Alien 3 Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

(Re-uploaded after copyright take down) Join Gary and Iain for a review and discussion of, Alien 3 (1992) by Director, David Fincher. Starring, Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance and Lance Henriksen.
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[@rossross9281]

The more I watch alien 3 the more I like it.

[@noneya3635]

I agree, it does get better with multiple viewings. And finding out the 8th Doctor was in the movie gave it a few cool points for me.

[@dennyperez3872]

Same here…

[@skaro85]

Much better than prometheus or covenant rubbish!

[@Paul_1971]

Yeah, grew on me over time too - workprint version makes it even better.

[@kennethwilkinson2095]

The sad thing is, I've nearly watched all of off the shelf reviews, even on films I haven't seen. Great channel.

[@1994thuglife]

🎉

[@crassbandercoot4343]

Thats not a sad thing at all. Ive watched a ton of their videos while working just because i enjoy their friendly banter as a background noise

[@Bojack727]

I fucking love this film! It's SOOO much better than it gets credit for. In the last few years, as I became more aware of the pedigree of the actors populating Fury 161, I became aware of the fact that Sigourney Weaver has been basically marooned in a special prison made for Character Actors!

[@occam7382]

If only those actors were given the opportunity to shine liked they deserved...

[@jmwild1]

Cameron said that he would have wanted to see Ripley, Hicks, and Newt make it back to Earth safely and live as a family. It leaves the question of what would be the inciting incident to drive Alien 3. Having said that, I do love the Assembly Cut and I loved learning about the sordid history behind the making of the film. The quadrilogy box set is great.

[@jimbowlan5804]

I love the assembly cut I don’t watch the theatrical anymore

[@camgoodkicks]

I know this is an old comment, but my answer to this has always been the series is called “ALIEN” *not* “Ripley”. Let her story be done with Aliens, and let the universe continue without her. The company itself is enough of a force to continually push the alien into conflict. That also makes it matter more when Ripley, Hicks, or Newt return one day in the future

[@jmwild1]

@@camgoodkicks Agreed.

[@chrissyknowsitall5170]

James Cameron has also said he was really upset that Hicks and Newt was just killed off. He said he made these characters to go beyond Aliens too. He doesn't like Alien3 at all.

[@occam7382]

"Ripley, Hicks, and Newt make it back to Earth safely and live as a family. It leaves the question of what would be the inciting incident to drive Alien 3." That's actually very simple: Have them return to Earth, and after a timeskip, they're approached by someone (CIA, ECA, whatever works) who works for whatever government exists in this universe and recruits them to return to LV-426 to mess up the Company, which has built a base there and has been experimenting with Xenos under the government's noses.

[@soneast]

Nice to see movie reviewers who actually like Alien III. I have always enjoyed this movie. I guess I can understand the criticisms, but they don't diminish the movie for me.

[@poloshirtsamurai]

I love Alien 3 as well and is my favorite. I get the how the alien got to the ship as well as the effects criticisms though. But so I'm glad they killed off teakettle-Newt and Hicks.

[@creatingthelie]

There is only 1 CGI shot in the film. The scene where the alien cracks from the water. The rest is all puppet work.

[@irllcd13]

Not true. When its running around the halls there are obvious CGI shots. The lighting gives it away. The texturing is way off and the light/shadows don't fit the rest of the environment. And it's not really doing the movie any favors to say its practical effects look like shitty CGI.

[@ermatthe]

Those shots are puppets on a green/blue screen. Watch the making of documentaries

[@alexjaybrady]

No, those are puppets that have been comped in optically. watch the Making Of.

[@irllcd13]

ZX Spectrum That's even worse because it still looks like shitty CGI. It takes a high level of incompetence to make practical look worse than CGI in 1993.

[@adamduffield7782]

@@irllcd13 it was actually a new technique that they were trying out. Film a puppet on a green screen. Then superimpose it into the shot they want it in. Yes the technique looks incredibly dated, those shots have aged terribly . But it wasn't practical effects, it was basically the forerunner for full blown cgi. And back in 1993 it was an advancement in what was capable . Don't forget this was at a time the 1st Windows was released(windows 3.1) It's like watching an old 1950s b movie and moaning how bad the special effects are . Well of course they're bad the technology isn't there to do the shot perfectly ! I'm sure with today's technology. If someone went over those frames and fully rendered a cgi xenomorph to replace the puppet one it would look amazing .

[@catspaw3092]

In other Alien comics Nute survives & lives to become an adult she & Hicks are separated from Ripley & they try to find her.

[@leecalvinmusic]

Also the face hugger cracks Newt’s cryotube .... but later we see her tube glass intact. Loads of continuity errors.

[@kendane2001]

I’m not so sure it wasn’t Ripley’s tank the alien was getting into. I’m in the team that say’s there were only the royal face hugger , and one drone who was to protect the queen larvae till it was ready to start laying. Newts tank probably cracked on impact with the beach.

[@crazyrabbits]

A remnant of a deleted scene shown in the comic book adaptation (and possibly filmed) - the queen chestburster comes out of Newt's mouth (revealing it had originally infected her) in the half-sunken EEV, crawled over to Ripley and entered her mouth. It would have solved the problem of who the chestburster infected, but raises other continuity problems (namely, changing the biology of the chestburster itself).

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

This is my favorite review from you guys, I think Alien 3 might be the most underrated movie ever.

[@DesROWUnited]

Same, Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) is a masterpiece.

[@WoodBlock707]

DesROWUnited ive always watched aliens 3 on VHS back in the day. This video is the first hearing of assembly cut. Now I gotta buy the Blu Ray box set.

[@mattmidgley4275]

Fun fact for you- Brian Glover taught my dad at school as he was a teacher before he became an actor so when we watched this movie when I was young my dad would say “ there’s my teacher “ OTSR 👊👊

[@markbarrett4440]

I heard too that Brian Glover's teacher colleague was Barry Hines who wrote in the part of the sadistic PE teacher for him in Kes

[@scrmepal]

Just being nitpicky...... but Alien 3 was released in 1992, not 1993.........:)

[@davidahmed7792]

The score is very grand and sweeping - it's fitting for what I consider the final chapter of the Alien Trilogy. This is the perfect ending to a horror story, exactly in agreement - this tale was never meant to have a happy ending. Elliott Goldenthal composed the score for Tom Cruises "Interview With The Vampire" in 1994. I've really enjoyed your reviews - I watched The Thing reviews last night, back to back. On a side note, I think I read somewhere that Sigourney Weaver has family in England, on her mother's side. She's probably pretty at home with English actors.

[@williedoit3381]

"These aliens don't care, it doesn't matter if you're good or bad , you're meat... "Gary Nicholls"

[@MrSporkster]

Best version of Alien 3 is the Assembly Cut. If you haven't seen that, you haven't really seen Alien 3.

[@KaijuComics]

Not really, each version has their benefits

[@mistermatix8241]

Bit of trivia: Carl Chase who plays Frank Ellis was a good friend of my sister Fran (passed of cancer in 2018). I've actually met him, a bit of a character, but a really nice guy. I asked him about the shoot, and he signed for me. My sister was a singer in her spare time (a GP in her day job) and she met Carl as he loves open mic nights, live music etc. He's been in Red Dwarf too as old Lister. He got on brilliant with Fincher and knew that Fox, and David Giler (a power hungry, unreasonably nasty little dickhead according to Carl) were on his case. Carl told me Fincher found support with Charles Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite, Brian Glover and Charles Dance (who were very good friends, being both Yorkshire men). The cast had real camaraderie, as the sets, and atmosphere were very oppressive. Ralph Brown and Paul McGann were constantly asked about Withnail & I by Fincher between takes (who adores that film so much, he wanted to cast Richard E. Grant as Clemens as well, a mini Withnail reunion) , and it was funny at lunchtimes when all the "prisoners" are sitting together and Tom Woodruff would join them in the Alien suit without the tail and head! some interesting bts stuff. I asked him why didn't he look up the access pipe and check for aliens before climbing up with a flare and bucket of explosive slop!

[@worldlycashmoneyenterprises]

man I love Withnail & I

[@mistermatix8241]

@@worldlycashmoneyenterprises So do I, amazing film

[@5wheels178]

awesome

[@patrickodonnell1352]

I never believed Charles Dance’s character’s explanation on why he was imprisoned solely because of the scene with the superintendent who warns him if Ripley knew why he was convicted that she would want nothing to do with him. This statement doesn’t sound to me like he got high and botched an operation but, perhaps, he did something more sinister. It would be typical of Ripley and her run of bad luck to hook up with the Sex Slayer of Sector Six. BTW, I enjoy your reviews immensely.

[@Sjar86]

I love the part where that guy is pulled into the vent and the blood flies down and the other prisoner is like "FUCK!" haha.

[@spiraldown2710]

The stress ball dropping down 😂 this is my favorite scene also

[@Jasonjones-h2x]

Great line !!!! Lol

[@MrJappy31]

Why have Newt survive just to be exposed to child molesters, rapists, and murderers.... IMP they did her a kindness.

[@thedominator96]

A family friend met Sigourney in a pit while she was filming Alien 3 he gave her some of his food on his lunch hour and said watch out for those Aliens haha they filmed the opening on the blast beach here in the North East England (10 minutes from where i live) it's crazy i've walked that beach so many times and it really is as black and dull as the beginning of the film haha

[@Marauder1981]

You guys make the best reviews because you´re authentic and offer so much background knowledge. Stay that way. I wouldn´t mind longer reviews.

[@kissingzombieschannel3708]

there is no cgi in this movie except for one shot... so ALL of the alien footage is either a guy in a suit or a puppet... the composition/blue screen is terrible, but watching the behind the scenes of the Alien puppet, with like 4 puppeteers operating the creature is fucking amazing... also, the autopsy showed EVERYTHING, every detail, but the studio thought it was too much to show...

[@yodatrucker420]

This film will always hold a special spot in my heart. This was the first alien film I watched (when it finally came on HBO back when it released) I set down with my dad I was very ill and he made us some sandwiches and we watched this at 2 in the morning together. It was our first movie we watched just the two of us and he didn’t even cover my eyes for the bloody scenes been a huge fan of the franchise since when my dad passed I set that night and watched this film with a sandwich and just reminisced

[@xsm5525]

same with me, it's my fave one out of all the Alien films cause it's the first one I saw (as an early teen) it wasn't until much later that I realised long term Alien fans were annoyed at it, and I can understand why. but for me, I love its gritty, dark & raw atmosphere of dread throughout the whole film.

[@yodatrucker420]

@Coy Leigh just got 2 notification one from a year ago and one an hour.. I was ill because I had got shot in the stomach by a bully (yes he went to jail) so I was stuck on the sofa for 3 months because I couldn't climb the stairs.

[@Jasonjones-h2x]

I watched the original Alien with my dad in its original theatrical release.. After he passed away back in Jan of this year I rewatched it again, with my dads picture turned to the tv think him an I watching it all over again..I really miss him very much..

[@oldheadprisonofficer7024]

Ain't gonna lie. The doctors death was a very shocking death to me

[@barricade1391]

Couldn’t agree with you more lads. It’s somber and depressing but deliciously feral in its imagery of the xenomorph. Great character depictions and arguably the best riveting score in the franchise

[@91lifetime23]

“This is Alien³ and this is where the story ends” well said Ian

[@laraschauble]

I agree..I felt that once Ripley leaned over to fall to her death..that ended her story ...I did like the chest bursting as she was falling and she desperately held on to the baby alien to ensure its death too...I didn't watch anymore alien movies after the 3rd installment..

[@91lifetime23]

@@laraschauble im a massive fan of the franchise and i also like what prometheus and covenant added to the franchise, but for me Ripley’s story ended in the amazing Alien³, Resurrection was just unnecessary.

[@Thex552]

Lol its not cgi its all puppets imposed in the shot

[@mondomacabromajor5731]

Nah - there are loads of scripts that could have been written in which Ripley, Newt and Hicks could have all survived and gone up against the Alien zenomorph with no pulse rifles as Sigorney Weaver demanded. They simply wrote Newt and Hicks out so as to focus on a prison planet theme - which SUX !!! Almost any alternative script idea is better than killing two great characters to focus on a prison planet with no weapons! The film is a boring mess, with a silly cgi zippy dog alien - it deserves the low ratings ...

[@BIOHAZARDRUSGaming]

For me the best comedy part was after the superintendent gets pulled up, and another prisoner just shouts “FUCK”

[@redpillnibbler4423]

That was Morse again 👍😅 Brilliant character,reminds me of Johnny Rotten!

[@jimbowlan5804]

I love Morse and his volgurness I would like his story to be made a book

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@jimbowlan5804 I like that he turned from bad guy to hero at the end.I thought the film had some memorable characters.

[@randytaylor2485]

I think Alien 3 is getting better with age. Even though the CGI is dated, the cinematography, direction and character development is perhaps better than Aliens. I still hold Alien above all, but I would actually watch Alien 3 before Aliens.

[@Rilyn666]

I love Alien 3, underrated and gets far too much of a bad wrap than it truly deserves and i will defend it til the cow's come home. Great video as usual guys \m/

[@andrewsreed03]

moo!

[@goobermagoob9160]

Particularly the extended cut of the movie. It has just as much atmosphere, if not more than the first two. It just happens to be a downer at first. I found the ending to be uplifting; the idea of making the ultimate sacrifice for the good of others.

[@MethosChannel]

Assembly cut is far superior to the rest of all versions.

[@irllcd13]

The assembly cut is better, yes. But it's still bad. It's like being peed on or shit on. Neither is good, but one is clearly worse.

[@WoodBlock707]

I didn't have a problem with Alien 3. I thought it was awesome

[@Blaize24]

I'm so very glad not to be the only one who loves this movie. I think it's brilliant in story, cinematography, direction, acting, etc. I also agree about the bits I prefer from the theatrical cut vs. the assembly cut. ETA more words

[@91lifetime23]

Alien³ just gets better with time and the soundtrack is timeless, this movie did what Game of Thrones The Red Wedding episode did for TV, 2 decades before

[@jacksmith3189]

Gary, I enjoyed your emotional review Yours and Iain’s reviews are excellent

[@elgordo9525]

Alien was a horror movie, Aliens was an action movie. Alien 3 was something else. As a teen it was just a weird film. As an adult who can appreciate movies, I'm digging Alien 3.

[@DesROWUnited]

Alien 3 it's existentialism drama

[@jamesbrooking1287]

charles s dutton is always awesome in any film he's in

[@kramalerav]

Especially in Surviving the Game.

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

My favorite quote from Alien³: _"Buh"_ - Arthur (played by Deobia Oparei) (Right before ignition stick strikes the floor and causes ensuing explosion - Arthur is the 3rd black dude, after Dillon & Boggs)

[@altodomino2721]

Lol! That part was amazing

[@Jasonjones-h2x]

Bad editing here

[@WelshIron]

So glad you guys are not trashing this. I love it, loved it when I saw it at the cinema. Such a good film.

[@s1050]

I enjoyed Alien 3 and thought it was a good addition to the series. Ok, it wasn’t as good as the first two but what 3rd movie in a trilogy is?

[@jimbowlan5804]

It’s hard to follow two classic films and most third films are always the least favorite of the 3 movies

[@xArtremiix]

Always liked the 3rd movie, despited of ppl saying it's a crap, I think for some one it's great on subconscious level, they just liked it like me and for others it's not because of that heroes death and bla bla bla, most if not all things said in this review are correct, but thanks to it now I know exactly why I loved it first place, seems all this was also on subconscious level )

[@LockeWick]

I completely prefer the Assembly Cut. There is so much religious symbolism in the Assembly Cut that, while still not the near the best Alien movie, it makes it far from a shallow Alien film.

[@grantmcgowan8399]

I agree... a slight pity that this cut couldn't clean up some of the cgi..... budget to do so I guess.

[@Private-Hudson]

I could never understand how the queen could lay the egg..She ripped off the egg producing sack after Rippley blasted it with 3 grenades at the end of Aliens..

[@shamrockballs1066]

I love Alien. I love Aliens After watching both I want more and I always go into Alien 3 hoping I missed something from the last time I watched it and this time I'd get it. But no, I'm always underwhelmed and disappointed no matter what cut I watch. I think it's a poor sequel to Aliens.

[@handsomestik]

Just imagine if they would went with the planet made of wood setting. Charles Dance and Charles Dutton (the two Charles) were major huge contributions to this film. It has it's problems and they are very visible but it has elements in it that the other two films didn't have. Assembly cut helps the film a bit but it shows that this series cannot escape the aura of the original.

[@SquabbleBoxHQ]

Always enjoyed Alien 3, but the Assembly Cut only confirmed what I already knew. There was a great film in there waiting to get out. Whatever your feelings on the film, you can't deny that it signalled the arrival of a great talent. It should be absolutely unwatchable, but because they couldn't take away Fincher's abilities, it is never less than watchable, and for me, better than everything to come since. Have recently given your videos a go and I'm highly impressed, keep it up boys - Dave.

[@Psychlist1972]

I always figured Newt was killed off because she would have been a teenager, and grown a ton, unable to be the little kid from Aliens.

[@oskar_oskarewicz]

22:05 I've just had a realization! Maybe it's a tribuite to another great but underrated third entry in a horror franchise! Here's the hint: "Where do you want to sleep, Dr. Challis? That's a dumb question, Miss Grimbridge."

[@maxheadshot3287]

It's the legacy of Cameron's cannon fodder Aliens that the thread is only working in quite primitive and artificial settings like this one. I didn't buy this, especially the presence of facehuggers on the Sulaco (definitely not possible), but it's not a bad movie, more probably mediocre with some good parts in my eyes. That Aliens are genetically influenced by the host isn't a good idea neither, that is only distracting from Giger's aesthetics and opens room, for countless different and absurd descendants without any core identity. Bird-Aliens ? This can only be a joke, hopefully those ideas won't be developed, black goo, spores and David's chamber of horrors were bad enough. Edit: As i could read below, suspense and plain nihilsm should not be confused. it's a shame that every new director tries to realize his own narcissistic ideas instead of sticking with the essentials (if they are still existing after all)

[@leejones8582]

Poor Ripley she loses all her friends ends up in space for 57 years her daughter grows up and dies of old age she has PTSD goes to the Alien planet loses all the team barring Hicks,Bishop gets a surrogate daughter survives the Alien Queen then crashes on a prison planet loses her friend and surrogate daughter nearly gets raped and then finds out she has a Alien inside her,death was a blessed relief for her.

[@sweakerthan]

It is so refreshing to hear someone else talk about the great aspects that Alien 3 has to offer in the Alien series and as a film in general. I also love this film

[@8yerbrain]

Yeah, the British cast saves Alien 3 in my opinion. I appreciate it more and more, considering how awful the subsequent sequels turned out.

[@voxdraconia4035]

Not my favorite Alien movie...better than the new ones I guess...but I'd rather watch Resurrection, if only for the stupidity and fun you can have with that schlock, while Alien 3 is just depressing, and I do not care for such movies...I like heros leaving victorious, I am shallow as that I guess ... PS: A planet made of wood? Yeah, heard that one...no wonder the movie turned out to be rather dissapointing ... if those were really some of the first ideas...

[@neondeion12]

I believe there was also other early ideas like having it take place on earth/a city like New York (I believe was the very first idea, then came alien meets blade runner, a rural setting with giant wheat fields, and a prison space station orbiting Earth.

[@Commentator541]

This movie literally has only one issue: alien looks bad in some shots. If they could re-CGI just those bits I'd buy it again.

[@phrayzar]

Cudos to you guys, Alien III is an atmospheric ultra horror. It's the alien that I have when I'm having a nightmare. So many things to like in it. Franchise should have ended there. Some shabby treatment of it after this.

[@Melfichair]

I was so relieved to see the nihilism of alien3. We all want to be heroes and save the day.. but we just can't. When faced with a threat like the Alien. It's just death.

[@Nasoj0Tnek]

seriously, this was taken down. I knew something was missing... gosh, youtube is going to hell.

[@barricade1391]

I love alien 3, also love the review 👌🏼

[@FireTiger941]

12:15 Sigourney was just going for the Sinead O'Connor look haha

[@TheBeird]

As the years have gone on, this is one of my favorite movies (Assembly Cut anyway). I feel it's the strongest of the Alien film when it comes to drama, acting and thematic resonance. Hicks and Newt dying straight away was a decision based more on availability of the actors, age and whatnot but to me, that's what loss is like; sudden and unfair. How we deal with it and face our own mortality is where the strength to carry on comes from. And while some see this movie as depressing, I feel Dylan's sermon about the promise of new life is what the film is ultimately about, exemplified by the new dawn that comes at the end of the movie.

[@adamduffield7782]

It entirely true. When Micheal Bhein heard that 20th century fox was making another alien movie, he was psyked, and then when his agent told him he won't be in it and hicks is to be killed off he was pissed off! His agent did manage to get 20th century fox to pay Michael to use his likeness for Dwaynes corpse. But he he wasn't happy his character was killed off screen.

[@THUGSologist]

The only CGI of the alien u actually see in the film is when it shows its dome crack right before it exploded , every other scene of the alien in the film may look like CGI but its not, its nots stop motion either , its actually something new that was only done one single time in one single film & its in Alien 3 & the alien effects are actually all created by something that they invented during production called Mo-Motion which they use a miniature puppet in front of a green screen , there's no CGI at all. Watch the making of Alien3 if you want a full explanation of what Mo-Motion is because its too hard to discribe in a text but yeah theres only one entire split second of CGI when it comes to the actual alien in the film!!!!! I love alien 3 it has minor flaws because of production such as how the egg got on the Sulaco but i luv the film, it disturbed me as a kid but its actually my very favorite in the entire series because Alien3 is a drama sci-fi horror rather than a thriller sci-fi horror like Alien or a action sci-fi horror like Aliens so it brings a new genre into the series plus its a ballsy film, Its a giant fuck you to the fans & audience & yet it still works beautifully its one of the most underrated final films of any trilogy in the history of cinema💯 its also the darkest goriest , most violent, & has the most beautifully shot scenes of the Xenomorph of any Alien film from the entire franchise!!!! I think its got the best & most realistic death scenes & the explicit extreme amount of blood & gore fit extremely well considering we didn't get barely any in the two first films yet this species is supposed to be the perfect killing machine & Alien3 shows that in spades & what its actually capable of doing to a human body with such little effort because there's not a entire death in the film that aint original or ultraviolent unlike the first two films were(would have loved to see to cut scene of Newts autopsy where it actually shows it but it was so graphic that it was literally removed altogether & that's why its not in the assembly cut) , the chest burster scenes are literally the only gory scenes in the first two films💯 this movie takes the horror to the next level with showing the extreme amount of gore & how deadly the fully grown Xenomorph truely is & its never been duplicated since!!!!!! Alien : Covenant came close but it was mostly all CGI gore rather than practical effects & Alien 3 is the only film where you really get to see all the horror elements that all the other films did not allow you to see because they wanted to make suspense the key to the first two films where in this film you actually get to finally see the alien come out of the shadows & just go running around on a killing spree !!!!!

[@murph8837]

How the hell does he defend the egg being on the ship when the Queen NEVER left the cargo area? She gets off the ship attacks Ripley and immediately attacks Newt then fights Ripley again and thrown out to space, no egg laying time. And he is so blown how the majority of the cast was "Britesh".

[@MrOldboy360]

watching it at this very moment...had to put it on after hearing this

[@jeeveseventynine9263]

Very underrated and never understood why Fincher doesnt want to talk about it. Feels like the guy has been traumatized by the studios interference. It is amazing that he still achieved to make this movie as a debut director when people thought he was just an assistant when he first showed up on set. I also want to note that the CGI shots are not CGI by definition. Its not done digitally, but rather done using old school faking. I do agree that they look bad but it never really bothered me that much. Saw this at teathres when i was 13 and it left such an impression on me i will never forget. Alien was so original and started everything (best sci-fi and monster ever!), but I could agree with Gary here and this might just be the best Alien movie out there. For me, the Alien story stops here with the trilogy. Alien 4 was a joke and a cash grab. :(

[@mikemuir0178]

Cleaning up the mess - "Your going to need a bigger bucket"

[@WrestlingSmarks]

The only problem with the theory that Newt and Hicks would have made me care less about the other characters since I already don't care about the murderers and rapists.

[@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.

[@dedicatedgamer2500]

You guys are awesome. I actually prefer this to Aliens. Alien is, of course, No. 1.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Over the years I’ve reached the same conclusion.I like that all three films are so different.

[@kkuro7054]

Six years late, but I wanted to say it's still pleasant to encounter a review of this film that appreciates it so well!! (Though, puzzled at your attempt to create plausibility re: _not_ banging Charles Dance. Very bizarre.)

[@elbryan9]

I don't think this one is as good as the first two but I did enjoy it so it's always a bit of a surprise how much flak others give it. John Oliver did a Retrospective Review of this film and if I remember right, the scenes that look cgi are actually practical effects. It's just that the alien was composited into a background plate and the lighting was off so it looks fake and surprisingly cg. I don't know if that's true or not but it might be worth looking into.

[@eventhorizon4816]

If you don't like the movie, you just didn't experience it right. The movie is beautiful, characters were beautiful, opening was intense, the fact that the movie is not interesting is subjective. Some of the best sci-fi movies ever (Space Odyssey etc.) are kinda boring, but that boringness can be artistic, just like is the case with Finchers's movie. Epicness doesn't mean good, it's just making people feel good, money, commercial. You will make video in 10 years, when you realize how good actually the movie is and say completely different things about this movie. But this movie needs experience. And time. Like jazz. ;)

[@davemurray4858]

I totally agree. Still hate Jazz though 😅

[@eventhorizon4816]

@@davemurray4858 me too :D it was just an analogy

[@kramalerav]

David Twohy at one point was one of the writers hired to work on a screenplay for this sequel. Like that of his later film Riddick, it would have been a spin-off with the hero not battling extra-terrestrial monsters from the previous films, but the Fiorina prisoners. Needless to say, it ended up in the Twentieth-Century Fox round file.

[@perfectid3317]

Thanks for this review. I have never understood why people love Alien but hate Alien3. I've always thought both films are not so different. I respect but have never swooned over the first film, though. It was too slow during the first half, and most characters were flat-out boring. I therefore prefer Alien3 to Alien, as the threat is apparent from the beginning and I liked the characters a little more. I wept for Newt and Hicks though. I respect the ending but seeing Ripley die tore my heart out. I love Aliens most. It is in my TOP10 list of favourite films ever. It is the perfect mix of action, interesting stories, cool characters, strong lead characters, emotional investment, suspense, etc. So, I guess, my ranking list goes Aliens > Alien3 > Prometheus > Alien > Alien: Ressurection. I have not watched Alien: Covenant yet, though.

[@rexremedy1733]

I think because this movie is too cynical. You can have all kinds of dark movies, but somehow, at least one character has to stand for something better, for some kind of applied idealism. And that is what I miss in this movie. For example, to kill off Newt, is just too much after her ordeal in the last movie. She earned her rescue. And now in this she is killed off screen. It’s too much...

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

I used to hate this movie. Now it's my favourite of the entire series. There are still things that I think don't work, but it's the darkest, most beautifully downbeat sequel of all time. Now the only film of the series that I think has dated terribly is Aliens. It's so fuckin corny I can hardly watch it. When I saw it in the cinema I thought it was the greatest film I'd ever seen, now I can't watch it. Weird.

[@JerryBanks572]

The movies didn't change, you did. The people that are going the things are more interesting than the things that the people are doing.

[@vanessapham6914]

I always leave the room when it's the dog chest buster scene ): Can't handle it.

[@vanessapham6914]

@PhasedPlasmaRifle InThe40WattRange I watch the thing many times and the dog scene in there has no effect on me. But the one in Alien 3 hurts me so much I don't know why. Maybe because the monster burst from inside while the dogs in The Thing were attacked from the outside.

[@taniabackman6433]

Did it really came out in 1993? I remember buying a pirate VHS copy from Cyprus in summer of '92.

[@taniabackman6433]

Sorry about that. Even your synopsis says 1992. I was just listening and at point 31'30" 1993 was mentioned.

[@mickkimmings6186]

I've been watching this on repeat for the last couple of days now.. I love it now... hated it as a 15 year old. I find it easy to look past old CGI. Same as I can look past the original Clash of the titans clay may.and The 50's Alexander the Greats poor costumes, sets and small armies. That's what great acting and detection hide. I love the chunk of brain or flesh on the end of the priest guys crow bar. Before reeducation. Looks like Ripley holds it like a newborn as they fall... offering comfort?????????? Sorry that was so long... I've had a couple

[@homiiciidalkiitten6650]

Alright, I got the 4 movie pack from ITunes..... watched the first 3 on to Resurection! I had never seen these movies as a kid when they came out, its fun now at 30 to dig into these iconic movies with a huge fan base and experience it as a new movie.

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

I cried when I saw that this comment was posted a year ago, because that means this person most likely watched Resurrection. :(

[@caseysand8227]

This is the movie that ruined the Aliens franchise for me. Absolutely terrible. Not the worst one tho AVP requiem was the worst of both franchises

[@SearchandDestroyFire]

So glad that there are two other people who think this is a great film.

[@jmdnelson4891]

I love Alien 3, but I don't think it's better than Aliens IMO, which is my favorite of the bunch. But to each their own. I've heard that some people like Alien 3 the best. I'm just I found 2 guys who actually like Alien 3 as much as I do, and the Theatrical Cut, too!!

[@Joe_Arch]

I absolutely love Alien 3. It's fits so well within the hostile dark future time of the Alien universe. It's brutal, horrible but beautiful. I actually wish they would do a 3rd cut. There's great bits in the Theatrical Cut that need bringing into the Assembly Cut.

[@JohnBlack2345]

there are alot of things I called the first 15 minutes......brilliant is NOT one of them.

[@marcfield1234]

If you do watch Alein 3, do yourself a favor and watch the assembly cut. It has an entire story line that is mising from the theatrical release. Fuck the theatrical release.

[@paulstaker8861]

Man alien 3 has such a great story that's begging to be realized to its full potential.

[@equals-kl9hm]

Alien 3 isn't the worst in the franchise, it's just no where near the greatness of the 1st two. Summing up this movie is simple. Ripley would have checked out the Sulaco bow to stern, port to starboard, every millimeter. After the 1st movie and the second, she wouldn't want any more surprises. Alien 3 makes no sense.

[@dennyperez3872]

I don’t understand the hate this movie gets, I love this movie, specially the assembly Cut which is closer to Finchers vision, however the movie it’s not perfect, there’s a couple of issues, some bad dialogue and bad cgi, but it’s still a good movie to me and it gets 4/5 from me..

[@lotrgirl275]

Hmm.. I always hated Newt and Higgs being killed off like this. But your explanations might change my mind from hating it 100% to 60% hehe

[@jimbowlan5804]

I hated it at first when I saw it in theaters but now I think it was the best course for the movie it made ripleys sacrifice at the end so much better

[@Commentator541]

Planet made of wood would work great. Someone should bring back that concept, it's visually amazing

[@M85619]

Space Termites

[@Jasonjones-h2x]

The assembly cut is far far better than the total shit theatrical cut..I just wished its musical score was a little more better than just alien fart sounds..

[@mrnaughtycat]

Omg it's mr Rottweiler from seres one first episode of bottom

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

Yeah ikr?

[@deckarobinson2768]

NOT TO WATCH GAME OF THRONES IS A SIN

[@davemurray4858]

Everyone who doesn't like the movie because of Newt and Hicks.. It's an Alien film. Not meant to have a happy ending. Go watch a rom com instead 😁

[@fortgrove3166]

From what I saw from the first Alien is that a facehugger has one egg to impregnate a host. It can’t do two. So Newt wasn’t facehugged lol. And to do it again to a dog or ox was against their biology.

[@stuarth6153]

This film took the alien back to being scary and giving the alien more character in itself. I can never just watch one film of the trilogy I have to watch all 3. Resurrection was awful but the first 3 are in contention for best trilogy ever

[@MindbodyMedic]

Note Ripleys Christ cruxifiction pose when grabbing onto the bars waiting for Dylan to whack her, then later on whilst falling into the fire

[@MrZoolook]

The ox is not dead when the chest burster hatches. It clearly starts moving and struggling just before. No different to Kane in Alien and the colonist in Aliens, it is simply comotosed after being impregnated. It's strung upside down, so it just can't move that much. And the prisoners aren't exactly bothered enough to check if it's alive, so just assume "Oh, it just keeled over and stayed unresponsive, so it must be dead."

[@alexives9274]

I loved alien 3 it was the perfect ending to the series life isn't about rainbows and flip flips to me the ending it ends the series and I fell like the prisoner at the end so it isn't sad its just good.

[@EternalRoman]

I am so happy to have seen so much love for both versions of ALIEN 3, I agreed with all the points of this video because all of them have been my defense for it throughout the years.

[@johnthemachine]

I still consider Prometheus seperate, but when watching that, followed by Alien Aliens and Alien3, this movie feels even better especially with its religious undertones.