Alien Resurrection Review

[@roguebritgravy1]

I can describe these films so far in one word Alien: suspense Aliens: action Alien 3: grimy Alien resurrection: goofy. Man I didn't know tuco Salamanca was in this

[@arkadiusztrzesniewski4237]

Tight Tight Tight!

[@sebastianemond5313]

You know what's another movie I didn't realize Tuco was in? Operation Dumbo Drop. Just saw it recently, and it surprised me. Never expected that.

[@sebastianemond5313]

16:20 - 16:43 "Let us have a moment of silence for that black guy." "...You know, I don't think the fall would've killed hi-" "No-no, he's dead." "...There's no other aliens down there to get hi-" "No-no-no, he's dead." "...He could easily just swim out of there if he wante-" "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST ACCEPT THE INCREDIBLY RARE FACT THAT A BLACK GUY HAS DIED IN A HORROR FILM?!" "...Even all the face huggers were destroyed-" "You racist?" "How does that eve-?? *Sure!* "

[@sebastianemond5313]

@Gruggadubdub "You racist?" "I don't think you know what that word means."

[@sebastianemond5313]

@Pedro Sepulveda I wasn't forgetting anyone. I remembered the actor. That was the joke from NC review of Alien Resurrection, where they joked about the trope of black guys dying in horror movies, even though the guy looked okay, yet still fell to his death along with the alien. I get he was doing the self sacrifice for the paraplegic character he was attached to, but he just got acid burns on his face, not mortal wounds. The whole racist thing was in the back'n forth sketch Doug Walker made where a guy was questioning the death saying the black guy could've made it, but the other guy calls him out as a racist because he can't accept a trope.

[@strenuousspider9525]

He probably drowned. Wasn't his legs hurt which would make swimming much much harder to do, as well as the aliens hand was locked onto him dragging him further under the water as well as all his equipment on him.

[@Alknix]

@@strenuousspider9525 Oh, come on. Alien did not "lock onto him" - it was just hanging loosely with one claw. He, of course, could've shacked it off, but it would've dislodged anyway when they both fell into water. Also, no, his legs weren't hurt (he was just climbing the stairs), and equipment didn't stop him from swimming earlier.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Imagine Wallmart owning aliens! that would be great! acid blood goo for children to play with! Have your own xenomorph watchdog! space jockey lounge chairs! Yaaaay!

[@OttoVonGarfield]

Alexandre Martins all made in China somehow...

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

max larsen Sure!

[@havelthejock3761]

Alexandre Martins, it would be better if it was owned by google. Everything is better with google, google home, google wifi. All better that regular stuff.

[@stephenwolfe463]

Alexandre Martins your right about that any who breaks will be surprised to say the least.

[@stephenwolfe463]

Alexandre Martins and they would make all there Xenomorphs where Walmart uniforms lol

[@tomford5476]

"Whatsinfuckingside Me" is absolute remix gold!! So, so good! I just watched a few hours of Decker reviews and this was like dessert after a seven course meal

[@michaelaurban4120]

😅😅😅😅 THIS

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

Pity that they didn't include the second best line in the film, I'M THE MONSTER'S MOTHER!

[@phillipthegeek]

My favorite Joss Whedon quote regarding Alien Resurrection was "So I just gave them dialogue and stuff, but I don’t remember writing, 'A withered, granny-lookin’ Pumkinhead-kinda-thing makes out with Ripley.' Pretty sure that stage direction never existed in any of my drafts."

[@DeckerShado]

As far as my research said, the newborn was originally supposed to be a bone white thing with pincers and a inner jaw that drains it's prey of blood. The producers however, thought that concept was far too... what's the word... Alien? Oh, wait...

[@dancumbe]

Decker Shado Shit we can't have Alien in an Alien movie, what were you thinking man??

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

Yeah i don't blame Whedon i blame 20th century fox.They hurt the film.

[@franohmsford7548]

Whedon wrote a puckin' SPOOF! He's as much to blame as anyone!

[@MorrisseyMuse]

Phillip Hemmings of course he would say that.. lol I've no doubt Fox (and Sigorney Weaver herself) will have tampered with the plot somewhat, but it was his initial script so he can't be totally blameless. I'd love to read Whedon's original script :)

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

I like Alien Res. It's just popcorn filler, but it is still a blast.

[@TZMC219]

I don't

[@JFKJones]

So I'm not the only one who loves it!

[@greninjagamingtherobloxdud4855]

SAME!

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

It's a very silly, stylish flick and it's very watchable and enjoyable when viewed as a popcorn flick. Especially with a group of friends who like to riff on films. As a more serious film, it falls wildly flat though. But I enjoy the hell out of it for its stylish direction, over the top action and some of the Whedon jokes that do land the way he intended.

[@incanticle699]

I love it.. As Ripley's fever cryo-stasis dream. It's fun.

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

I'm glad you didn't hate on the movie as hard as some people have in the past. I really do like this movie. It's not a good movie, but a movie doesn't have to be "good" to be enjoyable. I find this movie incredibly enjoyable. In fact, I think I'm gonna go watch it now lol

[@frankbarbiera6725]

Room was enjoyable. So was Fanatic!

[@RachelG1979]

I enjoys the book.

[@16xthedetail76]

I like alien 3, dont hate me. The assembly cut was my first experience with the film, i think the acting was fantastic, it had a good atmosphere, despite a lot of retcon a lot of the situations and outcomes make sense, the ending is something ripley would do. I dunno i just think its a good film.

[@getschwifty5537]

Great review as always but two nitpicks: 1) Clone Ripley has super strength, because sure, why not, so I'm able to buy her tearing the facehugger off. It's at least consistent with the context provided. If say, Ron Pearlman's character did it "just because he's so badass" then I'd call bullshit. 2) While just as dumb as the idea of deciding to give up because your face is burned, I'm pretty sure the real reason is that the dead alien had a "grip" on his foot that he could have *EASILY* shook off, but nope, gotta do the heroic sacrifice because the plot demands it. But yeah, the idea is that they were being dragged down somehow by the alien's loose non-grip. Other than that, I had actually forgotten all about them not deciding to shoot aliens because of acid blood and the hull, but then proceeding to shoot them anyways when the plot demanded. Thank you for pointing that out. I shall now shake my head for every time I've seen the movie in the past and didn't realize this. I guess everyone's so high on the action of Aliens that they forget *why* they were able to freely blast them there but not in Alien.

[@kaijucifer3544]

David Lopez I always thought the acid was slowly making its way to his brain and that's why he sacrificed himself.

[@ThorfinnSonofThors892]

Alien Resurrection is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's over-the-top, cheesy, overstylized, action-packed fun, and that's what I enjoy about it.

[@villainousthoughts]

where's the scene with the 7 fucked up clones? I thought that was one of the only interesting bits of the movie

[@kevinprehm]

Antigone Harding that was probably too much for KZbin.

[@OpenMawProductions]

It's a nice enough scene, but ultimate it is completely pointless to the film. It doesn't really do anything to change Ripley or Call. Point of fact it is so disposable that it was swapped with scene where they find Purvis and the chest bursted victims. (You can actually see Purvis standing in the background even though they haven't found him yet. Oops.)

[@iKillerZombie]

Whilst I do think alien 3 is a better movie than this, I admittedly have a lot more fun watching this than I do alien 3

[@DAIadvisor]

Alien 3 was a masterpiece compared to this.. Very atmospheric and dark. This one was just lame attempt at comedy.

[@ahmadadzaroul3109]

You really think this

[@ayderla789]

i think i disagree resurrection was scary with a dumb end monster . 3 was a mess with lance hendrickson playing wayland killing higs and newt of screen and having ripley an hero in lava, and the dog alien. also ripley went from alien queen slayer to damsel in distress with an almost rape. 3 was almost set on woodern spaceship full of monks which honestly makes more sense than a religious prison colony turned devout celibates

[@OfficialNukeDukem]

@@Zeskop You're questioning the logic of someone that can't spell "Hicks", a name beyond simple that's listed hundreds of thousands of times on the internet.

[@antcow1239]

I realized something when i was half asleep last night. The alien hybrid baby seen Ripley as its mother is because the womb that the alien queen as was more Ripleys than its own, and the sperm that made the pregnancy happen came from the last man Ripley had sex with in Alien 3, Jonathan Clemens.

[@28098610w]

Alien Resurrection holds a special place in my heart as far as guilty pleasures are concerned. I watched it on VHS at a friends house when I was 14 , and was the 1st time I'd seen any of the Alien films. It was also the 1st time I saw Michael Wincott and Gary Dourdan in film or TV , and I loved it , still do. I feel like the narrative of the story and characters are better than the actual writing or payoff . The idea of space pirates being in the film is pretty cool and while they're not fully developed there are characters I enjoyed ,like Gary Dourdan's richochet marksman Christie ,Ron Perlman ... Well I love him in everything he's in , J.E Freeman RIP is suitably creepy and Michael Wincott as Elgyn .... His voice and cool demeanor are why I enjoyed his character. He's like Hans Solo with a gravely voice and more badass demeanor ... unfortunately he's also got a gun fetish and is very greedy ( which leads to his death) . Other things I like are the way it's shot , minus the cgi aliens. The lighting and contrast are beautifully shot , giving it a dark and eerie atmosphere . That being said it suffers from the fact that its one Alien Film too many , having used up all the surprises and ideas in the 1st two films , and the writing isn't anywhere near as good or consistent as those films . That being said I still think it's an enjoyable film.

[@britbloc123]

The only good thing about this film was Kim Flowers and her rather nice behind.

[@motelghost477]

Yeah, it's not if Winona Ryder is 100 times more beautiful.

[@anddudewaslike]

This is honestly one of my favorite movies in the Alien franchise; I really don't get where all the hate comes from. I'm also a fan of Jean Pierre Jeunet's other films, so maybe I'm biased.

[@scottwheeler1641]

Yes me too! Ripley is awesome in this movie. And I liked the idea of the synthetic being more human!

[@welshgamer98]

Ripley proved that white people can dunk!

[@TheMOHANMANIAexperience]

But can they jump

[@socialdeviant13]

But that wasn't a dunk. It was a shot.

[@erainmartinez8175]

I love that remix in 14:00

[@nodinitiative]

8:44, I think that was how the Brotherhood of Steel was founded. You never let your own men turn into "experiments".

[@rustyfool3740]

nodinitiative so fucking true😂😂😂😂

[@amanibob1416]

Slogan: "Y'ALL SHOULD KNOW BETTER!!!" Cue any ACDC song a-la Iron Man/Tony Stark making a kick-ass entrance!

[@T1544767]

I had just turned 11 years old when I went to go watch Alien: Resurrection with my dad. It was a good father/son outing, but leaving the movie, I didn't know how to feel about the it. By that point, I loved the xenomorphs and knew all about them, but the Newborn legit freaked me out. My first interaction with the movies was when I stayed home sick from school one day when I was 10 years old and Aliens came on TV. The movie blew my little 10 year old mind, especially the ending fight with the queen and Ripley in the power loader. I went to school and told my friends about it at the school lunch table, but my friend Daniel said that there were more movies and that Ripley died in Alien 3, but that there was another one in the works. My dad bought the whole series on VHS as separate tapes from the local Wal-Mart and I think he wanted to nurture my more mature tastes in movies at the time. Alien 3 made me depressed before I knew what depression was; there I was as a little 10 year old having existential thoughts because my hero Ripley was dead. Then, I got excited after seeing all the marketing hype and the trailers and movie posters all over and that's when my dad and I went to go see it. It was a fun experience on the big screen. I just watched it yesterday, having pulled out my old Alien Quadrilogy DVD set that I bought with my money I had earned from mowing lawns in 2003 and decided to see what other people thought of it. I have these weird, fond memories of the movie now. It looks like a music video from around the year 2000, has Joss Whedon humor, it's gross, has great creature design, interesting concepts, has great visual design (the Auriga looks great, IMO), and the music is pretty good too. It's in this weird place in my heart where it came out at the right time for my pre-teen juvenile interest and I'll always have a soft spot for it.

[@SJ_RANKS]

14:03 What's in fucking side me Side me side me What's in fucking side me Side side side me

[@JohnPerry27]

SJ RANKS I thought it was "What the fucks inside me?!" Yeah I was right, welcome to the real world jackass.

[@AshanBhatoa]

Gosh The CGI Bug is horrible

[@AshanBhatoa]

***** I guess so but it's So obvious that's it'd CGI and I have seen better CGI in Movies which were made in the 90's

[@sijimo]

Yeah, the bug is neat, but in context of the movie it has no point

[@pyroeternal9392]

Ashan Bhatoa IKR

[@ahmadadzaroul3109]

#area 51

[@david2869]

yeah, bugs don't have mouths that open horizontally

[@Outrider74]

BTW, side note, Decker: Whedon wrote something like 5 or 6 alternate endings for the movie, and they completely ditched all of them in favor of what you see now. I have a feeling Whedon's endings were probably much better. Also... is it me, or does the weird "newborn" alien look like Pumpkinhead?

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

Huh, I took Ripley knowing the Alien was a Queen because of her connection with the Queen.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Ron Perlman and Brad Dourif are worth the price of admission. Plus the crew are a prototype Firefly cast.

[@VaderYouSeekVader]

I watched this again last night. Its not terrible and its definitely better than Alien 3. Just keep in mind it 20 years old but I still found it entertaining.

[@gioj.calixx1045]

Alien 3 has deeper, well written and properly developed characters with more purpose to the story; what the fuck does anyone in Resurrection contribute???

[@advancedlamb]

Alien 3 was better, rather objectively. It might have made people feel worse, due to how depressing it was, though

[@wolfcrow4822]

I would say, regarding the genetics involved, that this movie assumes that alien impregnation results in some kind of merging/extreme interaction between the xenomorph genetic material and the host DNA.It has been established in other movies that the progeny of the impregnation is the product of such merging. This is presumably how they are able to use blood samples from 'pregnant' Ripley to eventually produce a Ripley clone that contains a clone queen embryo. It is clear from the failed clones and the mutated queen (among other things) that this process was not completely clean, hence 'number 8' is part alien queen. It isn't difficult to believe that xenomorphs are able to pass on memories as part of their alien biology. This doesn't necessarily have to result from the known process that passes on instinct as it may be an entirely different, previously unknown mechanism. I've always thought that they missed an obvious continuation plot with Ripley 8's suppressed alien genetics coming to the fore when they get to Earth and her becoming the egg-laying mother of a new breed of Xenomorph/Human hybrids. That's a movie I would love to have seen. I prefer Alien Resurrection to Alien 3 because it's more entertaining. I also think Sigourney Weaver's acting is superb as a scary hybrid and the cast-off clones scene is incredibly well done.

[@WhorrorMovies]

Please do a response to Alien: Isolation. I loved your Let's Play with AVP 2010 and I want to see you get as hyped as I am for Alien: Isolation.

[@VulpusArmory]

@ 5:09 I heard people say that Xenos have genetic memory so it sort of works but in the same way the Animus works in Assassins creed

[@Takusman]

So after realizing for so long, there is a huuuuuge plot hole or technical plot hole, which i have not seen anybody addressing it. If Ripley has acid blood, how come the "metalic" tools used in surgery did not melt at all? How were the scientist able to a metallic clamp to get the "bloody queen" without melting anything metallic?

[@Lolpy.]

Takusman I'd say most likely because I think she was just created and that didn't allow her to have fully developed all of her traits yet, but that's just my theory.

[@claytons2101]

Or they simply made their tools from non corrosion-suseptible metals.

[@dr.calibrations7984]

Space magic

[@russbennett5470]

The only problem with this question is you went into this thinking

[@advancedlamb]

Honestly it is 10x more likely they didnt even think about that than that they did

[@TheCosmicFireStar]

It was rumoured that Alien Resurrection as the start for a new trilogy that never got made. Alien 5 had potential to explore new territory preferably witnessing the Xenomorph Earth in the distance future Blade Runner style And ends in cliffhanger leading to Alien 6 taking place on the Xenomorph home world wiping out the threat from the universe and provide closure for the cloned Ripley regaining her humanity somewhat identical to Alien 3 or Terminator 2, Matrix Revolution but more in an action packed style, but as it stands Alien 5 isn't happening anytime soon, oh well. The Alien vs Predator movies while entertaining are considered a major letdown. Whereas Ridley Scott's Prometheus has definitely been a refreshing return to form for the Alien franchise, although the fans again feel conflicted about the movie, he'll have to wait and see how Prometheus 2 turns out, there's rumour they'll be a final third movie directly linking to Alien, we'll just have to wait and see. See you in the not too distance future fellow Alien fans.

[@d34d84]

The funny thing is that the death of the newborn is what happened to a crab underwater, you can find a video

[@peterlightning9235]

I love Alien 3. It's scary as hell. And the actors are amazing. It's really only guilty of coming after Aliens. When it's compared to Aliens, it doesn't seem like such a great movie. I did not initially like Alien 3 when it first came out because of this. But years later when I stopped comparing it to the other movies, I really started to like it. It's a great horror movie.

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

I like Ripley 8 being a hybrid and seen as a neutral to the Xenos lol

[@thatrandomguy9207]

I guess Ripley really feels alienated after the end of Alien3. I’ll go now.

[@SonOfmowgef]

I love how no-one mentions that both Ripley and Call are blatantly wearing New Rocks. Weyland-Yutani got brought out by Walmart, but New Rocks are still going strong!

[@Ron_Keffer]

8:02 How everyone describes Ron Perlman; look at Clay in Sons of Anarchy.

[@MotionRideVideos]

4:20 Oh, I thought he was played by Udo Kier but that must have been KoRn's "Make Me Bad" video (also featuring Brigitte Nielsen). ;)

[@austinung4710]

Whoa, there's a theory that the line where that someone says Weyland corp. getting corp getting bought by Walmart may by a lie.

[@DeckerShado]

+Austin Ung That's just what fans do when they can't believe a movie can really be that stupid.

[@pikachupikaoika7332]

+Decker Shado earth was destroyed by the spaceship they crashed there. earth was actually okay before that happend (and oh no they destroyed the eifel tower)

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

+safak dogan See, that's what I always said never made sense. A ship that size going that fast should have, at the very least, causes a regional Mass Extinction event.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Of all the You Tubers who film in their own home, I love Decker's house. Every part seen looks like an authentic grindhouse set. That is a compliment, btw. I mean no offense. It's just his house and its location are perfect for the sorts of movies he reviews. I think that is awesome.

[@Nocturnalux]

I'm of the minority that actually really enjoyed Alien 3. Few times have I been so sad over a character's death as I was upon finding out that Newt had passed and her autopsy scene still makes my heart cry after all these years. It was also so relentlessly dark that it made a great ending for the Alien franchise with Ripley's sacrifice. And then this movie happened...and I hated it with a passion. It was doubly horrible in that it was the one Alien movie I was old enough to actually see on the big scene when it was released.

[@billyreynoldsjr2229]

This was my introduction to the Alien series. Unfortunately, I wasn't born early enough to start several series, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, etc, and we only had limited money for rentals, so I started in the middle often.

[@Nocturnalux]

@@billyreynoldsjr2229 My parents were diehard Alien fans so they took me to the theatre to see this one. I ended up going to see it twice, with a friend the second time around (I'm not too sure why as I didn't like it even then) and we weren't old enough to see it without adult supervision. Normally, this is not an issue in my country but this time around, we did get stopped...I brazenly lied and said we were 16 but my friend turned to the guy and went, "we should tell the truth". I think he felt sorry for me- I mean, she could at least kept her mouth shut...- as he did let us stay and watch the movie, even though it was obvious we weren't old enough.

[@kinagrill]

This one is just a guilty pleasure. If I HAVE to accept it as 'canon'.... then I'm gonna do it with all the EXTREME FRENCH FLAVOR that it's been given. XD

[@reneemiller843]

The beginning bug looked like the arachnid xenomorph ( non cannon )

[@RickRaptor105]

Watching Alien: Resurrection after the internet has turned against Joss Whedon (being fed up with his brand of humour and how he writes female characters considering he sexually harassed women) is a hilarious experience. It's like the warning signs were already there.

[@saniyasicarius2797]

Alien Resurrection is my favorite Alien movie out of the set.

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

This movie has some charm to it. It's bad, make no mistake, it's VERY bad. But I can't actually say anyone in the movie is putting on a bad performance, everyone performs the roles they were given competently. And I dunno, when you look at her as a different character the Ripley clone is fun to watch as a creepy not-quite-human kind of character, though that might just be because Sigourney Weaver seems incapable of a bad performance.

[@CS-pq9lv]

well, with the extended cut of Resurrection, I love the references of Newt and Ripley's past griefs.

[@187mrsmith]

I think Sigourney Weaver was just looking at these movies as a steady big paycheck at this point of the franchise!

[@tonylane941]

I never understood why Alien 3 got as much hate as it did. Maybe some things could've been done a little better but if look past those things and just accept it for what it is, it's actually pretty good. The plot was decent, the acting from some of the cast members was good, and the tension was great. I love how they added the whole "no weapons" issue into the plot so they'd have to figure out a way to kill the damn thing. And killing off Ripley was probably the best decision on their part after deciding that Newt and Hicks were to be offed, leaving her with nothing. And the whole scene where she hooks up Bishop and talks to him was a nice throwback and certainly added some more emotional depth.

[@-Gurza-]

I've read Whedon's original draft. If you think the _film_ turned out super flawed... well, trust me, it could have been a lot worse.

[@dillondjenkins]

haven't seen that, what happens in original draft?

[@-Gurza-]

@@dillondjenkins Oh god, lol.. so for the most part the dialogue you see in the film remained intact, but the sequences in the original draft that either didn't make it or were different than the film read like Whedon did a line of crack beforehand. Like I don't know how he thought some of it would even be reproduced on camera or even fit an Alien film. Just to give you an idea, one example is after the underwater scene: the group happens upon a faux botanical greenhouse type of place that spans like 2000 yards across, and is covered in patches of tall grass. The group piles onto a Jeep - yes, a fucking JEEP - in order to traverse it; wherein, it turns into Jurassic Park, with the aliens trying to ambush them as they go, and having mini-battles on the Jeep; because why not add in some Indiana Jones while we're at it. Another, was the original Newborn scenes. Joss often waxed on how Junet ruined Joss' Newborn concept and sequence. Well, believe me, he didn't - Joss' ideas were a lot dumber. First off, instead of a bipedal humanoid, the Newborn was originally a bone-white, giant tick-like thing. It even sucked blood from a protrude, which is how it originally killed Gediman if I recall correctly. So already we have a creature that sounds like B-movie trash, which doesn't fall into any consistent logic on how it relates to its genesis. Anyway, the Newborn eventually rides the outside of the Betty to Earth, somehow not combusting on reentry. The fight continues from there, and so does Joss' cocaine binge. Ripley grabs a grenade launcher and runs through the forest they crashed in, chasing this thing. (Oh right, at some point it sprouts wings from a membrane on its back and starts flying around. ...Yep.) So Ripley finds it, they start fighting, and Call eventually rams it repeatedly with some kind of heavy vehicle - from the air - until it gets wedged in the vehicle's mechanism and dies, or gets ground up, or explodes; something like that. After the final "forest battle," Ripley and Call sit around the fire of the wreckage, and have their conversation as it was written for the special edition ending of Resurrection.

[@dillondjenkins]

@@-Gurza- geez and I thought the newborn was bad, that version sounds like a c-movie at best lol , thanks for the summary

[@JediJunkie247]

Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman AND Brad Dourif. And yet they still ended up with something THIS bad.

[@enriqueperez7387]

I love the remix at the end🤣🤣🤣. "What the fuck is inside me".🤣🤣🤣🤣awesome.

[@JohnPerry27]

I thought alien resurrection was a decent film, especially compared to alien 3

[@DarthRushy]

Weaver's shot wasn't Take 1

[@d0nKsTaH]

At last someone else out there thinks this one was a big stink bomb... Hey Decker... Notice that this film comes across like a big soap opera? And by soap opera I mean.. .Days of our Lives, General Hospital etc... Even the beginning scenes were done completely different apart from the previous three. The music score didn't fit in some places... and sometimes when someone had something to say... the party or group had to stop in place and stare at the speaker (like in soap operas). While some music of "surprise" played along in the background. The aliens were too watery ... almost as if this was an over the top Burton picture. Too much cliches were used and half the time the group was walking they didn't seem worried about what was around the next corner... except the one guy who was overacting with his gun (rewatch to see what I mean). Then when they DO hear a noise they turn around so over dramatic (and yet so slow) to look at the elevator... which has their wheelchair friend in it. Sigh. If you just seen a xenomorph (like they did) and saw the result of what they do (to your captain)... you wouldn't be under-reacting to sounds coming from behind you. You (and your group) would also be a bit on edge.. not implying this mood throughout the film really made it comic-bookish. The reasons for the failures were producers who were too "hands on" and a director and crew who were already used to filming very weird stuff ---together. The director, Ron Pearlman, and the guy in the wheelchair had all worked together recently before this film on one titled: "The City of Lost Children". In fact, a lot of the crew for Alien 4 had worked on that film as well. The film was entirely in French and was completely bizarre. We ended up with a cluster fk of a film for the Alien franchise.. I didn't mind Winnona Ryder in the film ... and Ron Pearlman would have made a good character in it... but the storyline was pretty stupid and the sci-fi aspects completely non-existent. I mean who else noticed that in spite of the ship being in some hidden secret location in the far reaches of space... that it only took a couple hours to get back to Earth? Also... why all the implied "Earth-hate" by Pearlman's character near the end when he finds out? That is never explained... and it is something that since it is "outrageous" ----should, have been explained. Director treats us like we should have known why he said it. Only way to repair this mess is for the next Alien film to have Ripley, recall the events of Alien 3 and 4 as -- bad dreams in hypersleep. There is a way they can get away with this that would be canon.. just look at the opening lines of the Alien movie adaptation novel. "Seven dreamers..." The book talks about professional dreamers and how the Nostromo crew were far from it... apparently it is an actual profession in that era. Not a bad idea to use this as an instrument of removal for Alien 3 and 4 from the series. Would be a better way to distance themselves from the failures and pick up where Aliens left off. The nightmares they were.

[@bilwisss]

07:58 Ron Perlman bringing you monkey sounds since (at least) 1981.

[@ScowlieMeerkat]

It might seem interesting that each subsequent sequel came out quicker than the last, but 5 years is way too long to blame any decline in quality on "not giving themselves time". 5 years ain't exactly a rush job.

[@OfficialNukeDukem]

Neither of you understand how movies get made, the changes that happened since this movie, and basically anything about film making... yet you speak like you do. Idiots.

[@specxlaw]

I've always wanted to see these movies. I've been interested in these films for a while. I enjoy your reviews quite a bit as well. I hope you review the... OTHER films in the franchise... To see how bad or how good they did.

[@joshuagreenslade3445]

Thanks for not showing the full End scene. Lol that scene freaks the hell out of me

[@giovannyalpizar5351]

Hey Decker, (I know this is late but) have you ever wondered how the hell did the medical instruments used to open up Ripley and get the cloned queen in the beginning, not melt by her acidic blood?

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

The better question is, why didn't they make the alien cages out if that same metal?

[@TheCosmicFireStar]

There are two great scenes of Ripely in the extended cut that Decker glance over for some reason. The one where an image of a little is shown to Ripley and she's reminded of Newt. Alien Resurrection Deleted Scene: Medical Examination And alter in the chapel with call. "I tried to save people, it didn't work out. There was this gierl, she had bad dreams, I tided to help her, she died. And now can't even remember here name." "I dream about them, all around me, in me, i use to be afraid to dream but not anymore. Because no matter how bad the dream get when I wake up its always worse. Alien Resurrection Deleted Scene: Ripley & Call In Chapel This perfectly embodies the tragedy or Ripley's character.

[@paulman34340]

Actually there are hints (from what I heard, though it does make some sense) that the good doctor was lying through his teeth about Weyland-Yutani being bought out by walmart and that they were one's who got the military to do the process of cloning Ripley to get the Queen from her, While I dislike this movie just wanted to point this out.

[@WulfricUlfang001]

When I watch that bug scene I don't of think Alien or Aliens or even Alien 3, I think of something more along the lines of MIB.

[@OpenMawProductions]

I don't know if it's quite right to say that they didn't change Whedon's script. The entire last act is very different in terms of tone and presentation. Lot's of dialogue was tweaked or removed, the opening nightmare that Ripley suffers wasn't even filmed, an entire action sequence in hydroponics was removed. The script was actually quite a bit different. The big problem with it is the very premise is ridiculous.

[@cozyoni1425]

Ok why get all uppity about Ripley being the host of the xenomorphs when of course she had no say in the matter??

[@carsonhaught9934]

Serious Sam, now you are talking... see some of us do read right to the end. I like AR even though it is a frustrating experience where the phrase curate's egg springs to mind... apposite re the lifecycle eh? There are some ghastly bits in it though especially the creature du finale... or maybe as you say the CGI let them down, maybe the budget ran out... But at least it is an Alien movie and I still prefer them to many other movies. My money is on Alien3 over this one tho... Last, is the Saw franchise on your radar yet? Love these too as more guilty pleasures tho I know I shouldn't.

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

This film is a guilty pleasure.Its not good but its not as awful as Alien 3.Its not boring,and at least things happen oh its also gory.

[@Vivaciousghostonomy]

The band Chiasm has a song called "Inside" which has the "What's in-fucking-side me". It's worth checking out if you like unusual music. I think their music is gothic, industrial and perhaps some electronica. It's all very nerdy as they sample a lot of things from films, Independence Day and Saving Private Ryan. They also sampled a lot of things from the Star Trek films. Oh and they were on the Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, soundtrack. So worth checking out.

[@zombiepunk8421]

I think alien resurrection is better than alien 3

[@gioj.calixx1045]

I seriously wonder what your IQ level is???

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Alien: Resurrection turns 25! I remember catching part of it on TV then buying the whole set on VHS Better than part 3 It's stupid but a lot of fun I like Winona Ryder despite Nostalgia Critic not being a fan of her acting Ron Pearlman's actually one of my favorite parts of the movie and I'm happy Sigourney Weaver was able to come back wrapping things up despite her insistence on doing it They also give the Ripley character something cool by binding her DNA with the xenomorphs She brings this attitude to the surface, while also demonstrating her private grief at her loss of identity (as a result of cloning) Weaver really gives the role her all, playing this new version of Ripley as far more alien than human, and watching her transform her entire presence to capture this new dimension is a bracing reminder of just how talented an actress she remains Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet whom was hailed in France and produced by Joss Whedon pre-Avengers (although they clashed on the script several times) The textures and lighting combine to give the central space station setting a very organic feel, while Jeunet adds humour to lighten the gore and overall tense mood It is a bit over the top with the extreme close ups and there's a sexist undercurrent of the dialogue but thankfully there's still lots of grisly practical effects and only minimal CGI The ending to this day is very polarizing but thought-provoking I'm happy too this wasn't the last 'Alien' installment as we would get 'Prometheus' followed by 'Alien: Covenant'

[@Justmyhandle]

*If it were up to me, assuming I wanted a 4th Alien to begin with, Newt would have survived Alien 3 while Ripley sacrificed herself to destroy the Queen embryo. The sequel would start a few years later with an older Newt as the new protagonist.* I would also explain how the Queen face-hugger got onto the getaway ship at the end of Aliens through a revelation by Bishop when Ripley plugged him up in 3. He'd confess that he put the eggs on their ship because Burke pre-programmed him to do so and deliver it to the company if anything happened to him. He would have told Ripley but was ordered not to. When Ripley reactivated his remains after the crash, his systems rebooted, erasing Burke's prior orders and allowing Bishop to be honest. Ripley would be furious but sympathetic that Bishop had no choice and burn him as he asked. Newt wouldn't be a gun toting marine-type but rely on her wits against the alien like Ripley in the original. The creature would be a hybrid created by splicing the late Ripley's remaining DNA with her Queen's. Its look and personality would be near-identical to 1979's Ripley, with her intelligence and recordings to study her past life (not memories, just learning). But she would have alien abilities (acid blood & spit, super strength & speed, heightened vision, mouth-tongue, fast healing), killer instincts and a new tail, making for a far deadlier threat closer to what Ash would call a "perfect organism". *The climax would basically come down to Newt having to save Earth from a monstrous "resurrection" of the woman she loved like a mother, challenged physically and emotionally as Xeno-Ripley psychologically plays on her attachments. Ultimately, Newt would tearfully kill Xeno-Ripley and return to Earth with evidence to expose Weyland-Yutani to the public.*

[@bilson7523]

0:25 I know you didn't know this at the time, but it doesn't stop here man... Alien Covenant is so much worse.

[@chravenschronicles7387]

0:55 as well as: buffy the show, angel the spinoff show, firefly and MANY more

[@SiegeTF]

Maybe Ripley's fight with the pirates released pheromones into the AC system that agitated the xenomorphs? Could have had the group in the cage perk up, sniff the air, then do the escape thing, I suppose.

[@neilprice513]

The Xenomorph's have extremely acidic blood, that eats through metal like it was wet tissue paper. You would think the scientists would find a way first to construct their Xenomorph cages acid proof Before they start mass breeding them. It would have been much more logical to have them chasing Cole through the installation, after she tries to kill Ripley and stray weapon's fire was the thing to set them free (by badly damaging the Xenomorph cells). Instead of Cole being captured immediately as she left Ripley's prison cell.

[@chrisdufresne9359]

I now want to see a crossover between Firefly and the Alien franchise. That sounds like a strange mashup that I'd love to watch.

[@chravenschronicles7387]

:50 not to mention BUFFY THE SHOW HAD BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS!!

[@sharkbombswedish9249]

can all xenos live under water or is that a new sort of alien

[@Lolpy.]

sharkbomb Swedish They don't breath so yeah I guess.

[@Outrider74]

You know, looking at the pirate characters, you see the beginnings of the crew from FIREFLY/SERENITY.

[@ryan4327]

Too bad they didn't use Sigourney's substantial talents to their full extent, but she did lend her acting against Ron Perlman which was fun. As per usual, she was a big deal.

[@OfficialNukeDukem]

Yes, the wonderful acting skills of someone literally only known for one franchise, that's so hard to work with that almost nobody will hire her, and has proven mediocre at best in every other role. Right... Before some dipshit comes to argue: Ron Perlman has 3 times the acting credits, and he's hardly what someone would call a seat filler.

[@thexenochannel11353]

I prefer this movie over AvPR or any Asylum film any day!!!!!!

[@Vmidnight1917]

thexenochannel yessssss

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

Love your work Decker!

[@mathiasjuhlin6210]

Ive been crying since Aliens 3 came out..........

[@eatenjaguar9854]

Hey decker I have a question which sounds better for xenomorphs, the queen laying eggs and the eggs contain the iconic face-huggers or the eggs open up to release a small and frail drone which grows into a regular drone or both?

[@twstf8905]

Drink! Every time he smacks himself in the forehead lol there isn't a movie that EXISTS that doesn't get picked apart brutally on this channel, I've noticed. Even objectively great films are dissected with the same clever "wit" and sarcasm as the worst ones. And, the novelty is definitely wearing thin at this point. I've been watching these "reviews" for a couple days now, but unless I start seeing more than "one note" laid over EVERY movie, good or bad, I probably won't be back. Let's just see how this one goes. I'll come back and edit this comment at the end... (BTW; Raymond Cruz is AWESOME. And this was way before Breaking Bad.) Edit; okay, I'm back lol and the review ended with "Two things in-fucking-side me out of five. So, Its good but I wish it were better, so it would be gooder"?!?! Yeah, I'll leave a 👍like always, but this is definitely going to be the last one I watch. Peace! ✌😊

[@HyperHorse]

This review is almost as funny as the film. Thank you very much Decker!!!

[@tormentorchick1755]

Ripley is part xenomourph or something? Wish I was...

[@Crimzon960X]

Best reviews with the best hair.

[@ElderGodBrandon]

the ending ties into the comic book sequel Alien Vs Predator vs Terminator, the reason teh planet looked wrecked was cuz of skynet

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

ElderGodBrandon The* Because*

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

@ThatViolentMelody_93 No, and no, I just did it because I could and felt like it.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

@ThatViolentMelody_93 You're welcome, at least something cares about my important happenings, that's the first A+ I've ever gotten, I'm so glad I never went to college, very wonderful, simply spectacular, amazingly awesome, absolutely and Infinitley, completely perfect.

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

I thought it was connected to Blade Runner since Dallas had worked for Tyrell Corp

[@xentiment6581]

@@skwisgarskwigelf7191 original was connected and possibly aliens but they later decided they didnt care

[@Wafflepudding]

14:01 It's like a Static-X song

[@lolglolblol]

when did it say you couldn't remove a facehugger without dying?

[@Jay-gurl]

The 2nd movie. When they find the lab of the planet swarming with Aliens because they put a colony on the egg site. There are facehuggers in the lab and journal entries state how removal of the parasite killer every victim.

[@lolglolblol]

@@Jay-gurl I actually remember that scene because I rewatched the movie very recently. They actually said only _one_ person died when they removed the facehugger Edit: I looked up the original english dub of the scene, since I watched it in German. I'll admit the phrasing is kinda ambiguous. They do confirm one subject died during removal, but it is not clearly stated that all did. Tho I think, they'd have made that explicit if it were the case

[@SuperKamiGuru-i3c]

Doesn't even need a "rival space pirate". Just say he's laying low after attacking and stealing the crew of another vessel. Also, to be fair, Ripley started that fight, not the pirates. Not even sure why really. I get that she didn't like Pirate Lord Pearlman hitting on her, but her reaction to it is to try and murder him with a basketball...which might be the only time I'll ever have to say someone tried to murder someone with a basketball. Wish I didn't like this movie so much. It's embarrassing, but I really really like this stupid fucking movie. I guess I like a little cheese and ham every so often.

[@zancrowcrockett749]

Why did they clone the alien from the last movie

[@gojira851]

Outstanding work Decker.

[@ohlawd3699]

LOL

[@xxrocketshark216xx4]

Yknow, this movie is pretty awful, but id still watch it fifty times in a row before I'd *ever* decide to rewatch Prometheus or Alien Covenant.

[@veralindqvist3944]

Alien Resurrection is a guilty pleasure of mine, even if it is a bad movie 😅 it’s my first introduction to the aliens franchise so it holds a special place in my heart. But you’re right, there are some nonsensical scenes in here. Good thing they edited some of them out.

[@brandonsalisbury3688]

I love watching your videos decker keep it from! Love from Maine!

[@KatOwO2235]

anyone got the link to the what's in fucking side me remix?

[@bilson7523]

9:55 It was not first take, I'm surprised you mentioned this because the Quadriology special features for this movie talk about how she trained for about a week for this shot and it still took several dozen takes before she got it because she trained at a different distance than the set.

[@MrJimmyd500]

Not sure exactly how it would play out underwater, but you'd have to basically be sat on a grenade for the shock-wave alone to kill you. Its the shrapnel that provides the largest degree of lethality. In all likelihood an underwater grenade would just rupture your ear drums so long as you weren't right next to the damn thing

[@TheZXKUQYB]

I was ok with Ripley being able to remove a facehugger since she has some Alien traits in her. One might be partial immunity of the paralysis mechanism , or the facehugger has corruption its DNA, making it a Fauxhuggler or a Facesnuggleror even better yet, there is something that might be telling the facehugger, Ripley might be recognized as self in some way.

[@RosettisRevenge]

Whys Weird Al reviewing Alien Resurrection?

[@anubusx]

lol.