ALIEN 3 (Production Hell, The Fiorina 161 Xenomorph Massacre & Ending) EXPLAINED

[@Th4tsCrunch]

While I really enjoyed the events the played out in Alien 3 I really disliked the decision to kill off newt and hicks. From the comic stories to Neill Blomkamp's script there's been soo many great stories that could've been adapted to film. I would've preferred to see those characters return to have events play out differently on Fiorina 161. I think it's fair to say Ressurection could've been an entirely different movie had things went down differently. Also have to admitt the casting on this movie was insane. I would've liked to have seen Charles Dance play a decendant of Weyland, after seeing him play Tywin Lannister I could totally picture him playing a ruthless ceo of a power hungry conglomerate

[@Cwhirt910]

good thing it's canon that Hicks is still alive, just a shame Newt stayed dead though.

[@sjc5411]

I believe Hicks and Newt are still alive in the comics? I could have sworn they both went to the alien home world to catch a queen in the comics.

[@EmonWBKstudios]

Not a single one of those stories feels like Alien. Alien 3 isn't as beloved solely because it wasn't Aliens 2.

[@bitters879]

I hate how they killed off hicks and newt, but I don't like the idea of newt running around in a prison with nothing but sicko murderers and rapists.

[@alexboehm3919]

Hicks is still alive. He got into a fight with some WY mercs aboard the Sulaco, and during the scuffle someone else was locked in his cryo pod before it was launched from the ship.

[@Cwn41]

These are the only films I’ve seen that terrified me. Ripely was iconic

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!! Been waiting for a year to see this video! The William Gibson screenplay was turned into a graphic novel called William Gibson's ALIEN 3. I read the novel and it's pretty impressive! Loved it! I would love to have seen that version.

[@PauloAnnunaki]

it's the robot alien one right, that people would mutate to a xeno.

[@seano4977]

I've read that graphic novel too. Has a much more satisfying result for Hicks, Bishop and Newt than the film. I used to seriously dislike Alien 3 with a passion. I still think it's the worst of the four original films but now knowing about all the interference, I can view it with a less jaded view

[@rickdeckard7161]

About time! Love the work ! This is a guilty pleasure of mine 😂 Love the PRACTICAL effects look of the Xeno!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

You and me both!

[@jessemilstead810]

Finally A solid alien 3 video from you. Been waiting years for this!

[@nanachimakenshi2512]

Honestly. The more I hear about the production of Alien 3, the more I a surprised it actually got made!

[@inferixer7096]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND HARD WORK!

[@HelenaSan425]

Noice vid filmcomics! 👍😁

[@LowPing156]

I hate how they just forgot about USCM which have a lot lore in Aliens. I want another alien movie that has the USCM again maybe one of the special units that deal with the xenomorphs

[@DragonKnightX12]

Should get a proper AVP movie that sets up a fight between the Xenos, USCM corps, and the Preds.

[@lordsathariel4384]

@@DragonKnightX12 that would have been too hard back then with todays movie studio's 99% chance they would ruin it politics bad acting or both

[@Grizzman47]

This movie should've never been made. The only way I accept it is as a hypersleep nightmare Ripley has. Killing off Newt and Hicks was a freaking terrible terrible move. To me Ripley, Hicks, Newt and Bishop are still asleep on the Sulaco.

[@themoon6226]

I've always loved aliens no matter how strange the universe is

[@grapeshot]

I actually like this movie. I like the concept of the dog alien. Also like the fact that Charles Dutton was talkin all types of 💩 when he was dying. Also like the fact that the Extended Cut the one with the alien comes out the ox. They gave the one inmate character a lot more depth. The one that called the alien a dragon.

[@fvoconnor]

Yes! Love the extended version! 1, 2, & 3 are all my favorites. I don't care that everyone hates 3, I love it.

[@SlimPug]

@@fvoconnor Just rewatched it, it's a god damn sin that they killed off newt and hicks, wtf man... not to mention the movie felt like it was made by rob zombie, horribly dislikeable cast, way to much blood all over the place, horrible cgi the alien looks like Dog shit most of the scenes, the movie was gross just to be gross like with the lice everywhere and finding hicks body just in total chunks, the gross men talking about raping females and molesting kids etc. not to mention finding out that it was "Ripleys" fault that there was basically no guns in this movie, and the cheap ass rip off of terminator with her falling in the fire or whatever tf that was.. just, so damn lame.

[@lopirobinson1991]

I've often appreciated Alien 3. To me it was the perfect example of how Ripley came across this parasitic monster in 1. It destroyed her life. She fought back against it in 2. There was a glimmer of hope but then, like the true parasite it is, this monster took everything away from her, eventually even raping her womb and consuming her life. 3 was the perfect representation of the hopelessness the Alien species represents, the relentless monster that will consume your life, destroy it and then take it over. I understand peoples gripes with it but for me it brilliantly showcases what the Alien can do to a person's life. There's a deep message, for me, about mental illness about it. The Alien is a parasite. Is there a happy ending when parasites in our world takes a host over and forces it to destroy itself for the parasites sake? I appreciate the bleakness. It's the logical conclusion to Alien and all this horrible species represents. While people were pissed that Ripley's seregote daughter died I was busy crying for Ripley, feeling her hopelessness and grief. It was beautiful the way sadness can be in art.

[@rolmodel12.]

Very well said. I, too, have a soft spot for this movie and think it receives WAY too much criticism. Few, if any, franchises have such a strong start in their first three films. Replete with a primary protaganist's full story arc, and a primary antagonist that stays familiar, while changing enough to be interesting. As an 80's child, whom loves a good tale, and has a near obsession with horror/sci-fi/fantasy, I love the original trilogy. I even tried my best to find positives with the fourth installment (an uphill task, lemme tell ya 😏).

[@iROChakri]

Hmm ... nope. We destroy parasites all the time. Burn it with fire. Alien 3 is just trash can. Might as well make a movie where Hitler and the Nazi won WW2 if you want stupid depressing gay movie lol

[@andreastewart8871]

👍 Another fantastic episode, Niyat 💜 hope you are well!

[@mebenn15]

Great video and very good points made. still one of my favorite movies series to this day. With the first 3 movies they made characters you got to know and care about. That has been missed the movies they made after.

[@icemav5740]

This movie isnt terrible but I will forever hate it for killing off Hicks and Newt offscreen. Watching Alien³ for the first time after watching Aliens felt like the biggest "fuck you" to me, and it put a very sour taste in my mouth. I think I'll just stick to Alien and Aliens

[@omegarugal9283]

they could just not show their bodies, say the eev crash only had ripley and bishop and that hicks and newt were missing

[@JanAndersonVO]

Thanks for the backstory! I think this film is underrated. Personally, I really appreciated the differences that this one brought.

[@DinoDave150]

It truly is a miracle that either cut of this film is watchable despite it being the poster boy for troubled productions.

[@nasis18]

The original plan they had for Alien 3 would have been epic.

[@The4thSurvivor1995]

The outro music always slaps, great video.

[@GamingRoomOficial]

great video. made me want to rewatch alien 3.

[@DarkLorde]

I enjoyed Alien 3's theatrical cut but when that Assembly cut was released with a DVD box set I found I loved that one more. As you said, it came with more character development and in my opinion it also had a lot better flow and made more sense. I've always felt bad for Fincher after hearing about the absolute hell he went through making the movie and I have always wondered what we would have seen if Fox had simply stayed out of it.

[@EmonWBKstudios]

Alien 3: The Assembly Cut is the sequel that Ridley Scott's Alien deserved. Aliens is the jarhead sequel to Alien, it killed the franchise by deviating too far from what Alien was about and destroyed what people could have expected from a fledgling horror franchise.

[@ayevee5349]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who likes this movie. Honestly 3 and 4 have always been guilty pleasures for me lol.

[@SPOILEDMILKPRODUCTIONS]

4 is definitely a guilty pleasure but not 3. I love 3

[@dr.j1416]

Honestly, despite as dark and depressing Alien 3 is, I actually really enjoy this movie. I respect it’s bold move to take the Alien saga into a new direction to create sympathy for the characters. After all, it’s about a monster running around killing people. You shouldn’t be cheering to see them get killed, you should be feeling sorry for them. Both Alien and Aliens stand as their own films, and Alien 3 should as well. I especially love the music score of this movie. It fits the tone of it perfectly in my opinion. Movies like this shouldn’t be trashed on, they should be appreciated and respected on what it took to make and what it was created into. I agree that the studio should have had more faith in David Fincher to complete the movie his own way, but I’m still grateful to David for managing to complete the film as it is.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Keep up the good work, Gozer The Gozerian from Ghostbusters by any chance of coming soon?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Adding it to the list!

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@filmcomicsexplained ok I’ll see if there’s any movie creature or virus you should know about 👌

[@Aaronjbrowne]

Awesome I go to work in an hr. I get to watch b4 I go. Thanks. Az

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Enjoy!

[@trevorstockwell8290]

The biggest plot hole in this movie was wen the hell was Ripley even impregnated with a xenomorph,that was never explained

[@omegarugal9283]

another facehugger, the one that broke her cryotube and caused the fire

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

This movie has my favourite line in the entire franchise, its right after when everyone first see's the xenomorph grab the warden in the cafeteria.... and Morse goes "FU**!?!?".... its very very well delivered...

[@benstevinson764]

The Runner Xenomorph in ALIEN 3 is Awesome!!! 🖤 😎👍

[@tonymoviechappied9neillblo996]

Hot take But alien 3 the assembly cut is my personal favorite of the alien franchise. I find it to be a very misunderstood sequel

[@fvoconnor]

I loooove Alien 3, I don't care that everyone else hates it. It's one of my favorites, especially the director's cut!!!

[@steviedow1701]

No one cares that people are unceremoniously killed off in The Walking Dead or Game of Thrones. In fact, it’s applauded. Ripley was also the only survivor of the first film. Newt’s death was shocking, but wasn’t that the point? Isn’t it supposed to be a shocking series? Hicks is likeable, but he didn’t even really benefit from any character development

[@DeanH92]

I met Paul McGann (Golic) at a con yesterday, and I said I’m sorry FOX messed up Alien 3, and he said “Oh yeah they messed Fincher around, but he had the last laugh though - he’s David Fincher!” He also went onto to say he’s never seen the film, but heard about the Assembly Cut, and the chances of Fincher reclaiming it and doing his own cut were probably zero.

[@balianrhade8745]

I agree with this assessment, yes what we saw in the comics would be epic on screen but it was not to be. What we got is an interesting study of faith in the absence of it against a killing machine

[@DragonKnightX12]

The idea of Wayland-Yutani trying a Xeno army fits well into the lore. It's always been a popular concept in the comics, novels, and games. That's where Ridely Scott should of taken the franchise, instead of coming up with the convoluted prequals.

[@sailorarwen6101]

It wasn’t an “idea” that the aliens wouldn’t kill Ripley, she figured out they wouldn’t after the medical bay scene where Clemens dies. That’s the famous shot from the film with the alien facing Ripley

[@shainewhite2781]

5:58, Cronenwith had developed parkinson's.

[@malachiseerisrael]

in the book Alien 3 Newt and Hicks survive Newt is sent to her grandparents she lived.

[@mattock1233]

Alien 3 scared the shit out of me as a kid, I like it as survival horror, I just wish the original premise didn't have to die for it.

[@Crylhound]

Awesome! Alien 4 next!

[@Le4thl3]

Although it had issues, for me it’s the last proper alien movie, it had some terrifying moments and a real “alien”‘feel

[@Tb0n33999]

Having Bishop separate Hicks and Newt from Ripley because of the queen egg would have been just as good. Terrible decision to kill off 2 great characters.

[@SkyFly19853]

I love this movie even it's not one of the best in the series.

[@snieves4]

Omgosh i miss these alien vids from you and alien theory

[@azrasashima3733]

xenomorphs vs space monks on a wooden spaceship. oh the things that couldve been lol.

[@omegarugal9283]

why wood and why monks...

[@Spidey-Mon]

ooooooo please do Alien Resurrection (4) ! I know some people think it sucks but I'd love to see more details about the lore and what not :D Great video by the way

[@peterrobson9920]

I know this movie gets a lot of grief but I personally like it, the art style and horror aspect is more in tune with the original than aliens or any of the follow ups

[@eddieb7938]

Alien 3 in an underrated masterpiece

[@norman5927]

Supposedly the movie did well with European audiences, which is something. The movie stands as a lesson of what can happen when studio execs stick their noses in business that they clearly don't understand. You can't make a movie by committee.

[@dedicatedgamer2500]

My second favourite Alien film after Alien. Great film.

[@bernandinocamilo1946]

Amazing history behind the film

[@shainewhite2781]

6:30, oh, okay! He DID talk about this film after all.

[@ferretchief]

I’ve always liked Alien3. Sure, it’s annoying that Newt and Hicks are killed off but it doesn’t stop me from enjoying it.

[@mapoosianmakrak1487]

OMG! That outro music tho'!!! Is there a longer version?!!

[@Genjitsu17]

Thank you!!!!!

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😁

[@malcolmhamilton8090]

With production that convoluted I’m amazed this movie even got made

[@SA-zoom1]

Always liked this movie. The Assembly Cut is the one to watch. Gives us a flavour of what a masterpiece it could have been if the studio left Fincher alone.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

The place with space monks was made out of wood

[@CalasTyphon488]

The version with the xeno ox is way better the dog version , it has so much more substance to the overall film , it's definitely the third best in the franchise.

[@trevorstockwell8290]

It's not on david in anyway, I don't blame him it's all on the studio higher ups

[@Andrew-zq3ip]

On its own merit, I liked this movie when I rewatched it years later. The first time, I hated it right from the start when it invalidated the previous movie and couldn't care less what happened to any of them.

[@Paul_1971]

Love the extended cut - just wish it was still the dogburster instead of the ox & also showed the Ripley chestburster at the end - that'd be my perfect cut.

[@DarkExhibit11]

It was amazing . . . The atmosphere . . . And the mood of the film . . Takes you to that planet . . .

[@thelonewanderer9097]

By far the scariest, darkest, and gloomiest movie of the series, only one person survived, and it wasn't Ripley 😳😳😳😳....always will be my favorite

[@johnrandolph1989]

It's a good movie. Not as thrilling as the previous two or as good as the fourth. We need to see more animal xenomorphs if 20th Century Fox decides to get it's act together.

[@Billbeaux]

Excellent take on this film. I feel for Fincher.

[@VitorHunter12]

I've been trying to find and buy the theatrical version of Alien 3 for quite some time, but i can't find it anywhere! Do you guys know a good place where i can find it?

[@benstevinson764]

ALIEN 3 is Dark, Gothic and BadAss Love It such an Underrated Movie!!! 🖤 😎👍

[@piyoweb]

Alien 3 is like the chest buster that killed the entire Alien Franchise. It never ever recovered after this film.

[@damianstarks3338]

Yeah this alien sequel is definitely a hate it or love it glade to see you reviewing it.

[@ttrestle]

I liked this movie when I was a kid but not as an adult

[@TheChuckwagonLite]

My man. Great choice again

[@Suave-nq7ot]

When you post something that die hard fans have been knowing for decades

[@epep50]

If they had stuck with the colonial Marines theme with this budget and talent I think we would have had a stellar movie

[@dwightstone6569]

😂 been watching and rewatching the series for years! Love ❤️ Your reviews, views and opinions!

[@shainewhite2781]

Renny Harlin was picked to direct the film and wanted to go back the alien planet where they will wipe out all the Xenomorphs. Sadly this never happened, as the producers refused to go back to the planet.

[@jataviouswilliamson976]

Renny Harlin should I've made it easy for him To Do The right Sequel for Alien 3 and Renny Harlin Alien 3 should I've focus on Ripley and Hicks and an adult Newt and Bishop and Jones The Cat and An adult version of Rebecca Newt Jordan in a big time jump and Rebecca Newt Jordan will Be 25🐈

[@MAGAwithVengeance]

Awesome video! I love Alien 3! So underrated! David Fincher did a great job, I wish he didn’t hate the movie so much.

[@duncanself5111]

I always really liked Alien 3, it had a great atmosphere and actors, the film that came after (Alien Resurrection) was truely awful though, the ending was at least

[@ario2019]

After so many changes, Alien 3 is still far better than Alien 4.

[@VeeHausen]

I re-watched the Assembly Cut many years ago, long after watching the original....and it was really bloody good! I loved all Aliens and Prometheus/Covenant movies except for Resurrection. Personally I would love to see where David ends up in the end as I was so drawn in to what Michael Fassbender did with David in Prom and Cov. Alien 3 Assembly Cut is definitely more watchable than the original and fills in a lot of plot!

[@sirdanoman]

Horrible use of CGI vs the practical effects. Did love finally seeing difference physiology from different host like the comics and novels.

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

Is there a legitimate way to watch the work print cut?

[@AllanElMelon1043]

I think the first couple of minutes of the movie is a good indication of where the rest of the movie and even the rest of the franchise is hoing

[@samlukowski3562]

I love Alien 3 - especially because it ends the Ripley Saga so epically. I love that it kills off Newt and Hicks immediately and SPOILERS, I love that Ripley chooses to kill herself to save the world from both the Alien Parasite and the evil Weyland Yutani Company. It has a very ancient Greek Theater Tragedy feel to it! I hope that in the future, all further chapters of the franchise will leave the Ripley Saga alone.

[@spawnofragnarok9267]

Film comics events I like you take a look at an examine and analyze SCP 3812 will you do that for me please 🥺 ?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Sounds good!

[@hat3th3hat3r2]

I know I am in a huge minority here but I really enjoyed Resurrection AND i didn't really mind 3. Almost everyone else I have ever met that likes the aliens movies have hated on Resurrection. I actually would have liked to have seen a sequel they could have gone further with the predalien idea from Requiem. Imagine a fully mature predalien queen......or maybe not because that is bloody terrifying.

[@354Entertainment]

Very very underrated Movie, i think this is one of the best Sci-Fi-Horror Movie ever made! Yeah, the production was the Hell, but i think except a few crap cgi shots from the Xenomorph, the movie looks soo great to me. There ist a lot of weaker movies out there and in the longer fincher version, the movie gets better as the cinema version ever did...

[@trevorstockwell8290]

At least in resurrection they did try something different with it

[@leopardshark9581]

This movie is nowhere as bad as everyone thinks it is. We are just spoiled by a great franchise and overestimating how much we actually understand about films.

[@jeremiahp17]

That fucking disappointing to find out they had a better movie but fucked it up

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

_Alien³_ is a work of depressive realism, and I think most people fail to appreciate this. It has the best cinematography and acting in the franchise, and Goldenthal's score is outstanding. People who complain about its bleakness should know that horror films aren't supposed to have happy endings. It takes third place in my top ten films of all time. In contrast to what many people think, I have my suspicions that if Fincher had been given free reign, the final product would be _inferior_ to what we've got here. A bold claim, I know, but hear me out. His initial concept of a wooden planet was just ludicrous and I'm so glad it never went ahead. I also haven't liked any of Fincher's other movies, except for Panic Room, and I think that if he had been given complete creative control, his Alien picture would have been much less subtle in its themes of sacrifice and salvation, similar to the overtly biblical themes in Se7en, which I've always found self-indulgent and a bit pretentious. _Aliens_ was brash and overbearing, a film suited to a more immature audience who care only for gung-ho action. I think that's why Americans love it so much. Clearly this film has much more subtlety and nuance about it. At heart, it is a much more European film. The chestburster coming out of a dog evokes more of an emotional response from the audience, but it makes no sense, since the alien that emerges is the same size as the dog. The birth taking place in a slaughterhouse is very creepy, and I detect some religious symbolism. Jesus was born in a manger amongst oxen, and the alien here emerges from a bovine carcass in a macabre slaughterhouse. Ripley's swan dive into the fire has more emotional weight without the chestburster, as it suggests that she could indeed have been saved by the company. Having it burst out of her mere minutes after she declines Weyland's offer completely nullifies any sense of sacrifice, as she was going to die anyway. My only regret is that Goldenthal's phenomenal score for her death scene is edited to fit the shorter scene, diminishing its power. I also love the Golic subplot, which should never have been dropped. _Alien³_ is where the design of the creature was finally perfected. A feline finesse replaced the clunky man-in-a-rubber-suit vibe that dogged the earlier films. I'm glad they ditched the cumbersome tubes on its back, which really streamlines it into a lethal predator. Most of the rod puppet shots look pretty bad, but there are several shots that look phenomenal. It's too bad they didn't have the digital compositing tools we use today.

[@joezjymnazium77]

"All that matters is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your fuckin KNEES...BEGGING!?"

[@donovanbradford8231]

Myself I have loved this film sense I was a kid. Dillion was a character I absolutely loved because of his strong character both physically and spiritually. I also loved the intresting harsh nature of Morris and loved he survived in the end. I totally understand why so many people disliked this film, I absolutely loved Hicks and the relationship that Ripley makes with both Newt and Hicks. And this was why whenever I think of a strong female character Ripley is the first one that jumps to mind. But this film and Aliens are the very reason why Ripley is as strong of a character as she is in each film we see the journey of one person through hell and nightmares that would terrify even the coldest of people yet Ripley keeps pushing forward and that's what makes her such a compelling character. I do understand that people were sad to see Newt and Hicks die but given the fact that I have read the original script turned into a comic for Alien 3 I feel it was the right call if your thought process is to put your hero on the shelf for nearly the whole story then sorry you're out the door. Even the execution of the hybrid xenomorph was not impressive in my opinion and given this xenomorph variant would ultimately show up in Alien Resurrection I stand by that statement. Given by this point in the series you needed understand two things the first is Ripley is your lead which means you need her in the story from start to finish the second is Ripley needs to continue to grow so she conquered her fear of the xenomorphs and started a new family in the process now you must take that family away and make her worst fear a reality, the fear of losing her family, no the fear that she is carrying a xenomorph in her. Given that Ripley chooses to fight and save as many of the most irredeemable people possible adds to the great character Ripley is. At this point for me Alien 3 ended the character and the arc of Ripley. At this point the newer stories while not perfect at least show you don't have to be so reliant on Ripley. So keep trying to craft new stories because for years the comics and games did this and that's what's kept the franchise going.

[@metzgermeisterfuchs1]

I remember watching A3 in theaters when I was 7 with my sister. I was so pissed when I saw Hicks and Newt were gone.

[@omegarugal9283]

they allowed a 7 yr old in the theater??

[@Davion197]

I wonder if the "The Howling" series will ever be covered on this channel.

[@mspionage1743]

Saw this in the theater for my first date hah. Good movie, I enjoyed it.

[@tomjones2348]

I Sigourney brought her A game, again, on this film. It's got significant flaws, but I love it anyway due to the filming, sets, cast, performances, and some brilliant scenes. I can't imagine what David went through trying to make this film.

[@Amarianee]

I HIGHLY recommend the yeeted script turned novelization, "Alien 3" by William Gibson. They turned it into an awesome audiobook that only made me angry because, _that's_ not the movie we got. Gibson's movie would have been miles above what we got. Great Audible performances though 👍

[@ginukai]

Very true.