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Alien Resurrection, 1997

Alien Resurrection

English

USA

Rating:6.2
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Profile of Alien Resurrection

The mood of Alien Resurrection is bleak, scary, and rough. The plot centers around evil aliens, space travel, and androids and robots. It is a horror, sci-fi, and thriller movie. Stylistically, Alien Resurrection stars a strong female character. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It happens in the future. Visually, Alien Resurrection involves special effects. The movie is known for being a blockbuster. Note that it includes strong violent content and profanity.

Summary of Alien Resurrection

In ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION, the fourth installment of the wildly popular series of science fiction movies that began with ALIEN, a drop of Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) blood spawns a part human, part alien Ripley clone. Now that Ripley is dead, the clone has fallen into the hands of government scientists who want to harness the Ripley clone's breeding powers. When the new and improved Ripley lands on a ship of androids, her mere appearance sets the action rolling. Stepping in to help put a stop to the madness is tiny android named Call (Winona Ryder), as well as the ship's fellow crew members (including Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, and Michael Wincott).

For the first time in his feature film career, French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (DELICATESSEN, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN) takes sole directorial credit, leaving his partner Marc Caro to concentrate on artistic direction. ALIEN RESURRECTION has far more in common with ALIEN 3 than the series' first two parts, most notably due to its overtly humorous tone. Jeunet also applies his traditional Gothic visual style to the slimy, effects-heavy riot, resulting in a work that is as reliant upon style as it is substance. Scripted by Joss Whedon, creator of the Warner Brothers television show, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, the film marks an energetic and flashy transition to Hollywood film making for Jeunet.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 26 November 1997
Runtime: 109 min

Cast and Crew

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Alien Resurrection
Sigourney Weaver

as Ellen Ripley

Winona Ryder as Annalee Call in Alien Resurrection
Winona Ryder

as Annalee Call

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Critics Reviews

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jeunet manages a terrific pass in an extended underwater sequence, but, beyond that, he runs out of ideas as we run out of patience.
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  • by: Rick Groen
Salon.com
Weaver obviously relishes playing this feral, sarcastic new Ripley, and her pleasure is infectious.
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  • by: Laura Miller

Users Reviews

Quite possibly the worst higher budget movie I have ever seen! In fact even if it was considered a B movie I would have called it crap! I walked out on it in the theater and now I'll have to get a lobotomy to erase the memory of ever have seen this...
  • 09.October.2009
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  • by: Atom
  • Atom rated this movie0/10
I dug it! Sure, the premise is a bit tough to swallow, but hey, IT'S AN ALIEN MOVIE, GET OVER IT! The whole plot and the dealings with the Aliens themselves are so different from any of the other Alien films that this one really stands out in the...
  • 20.March.2009
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  • by: sethdellinger
  • sethdellinger rated this movie0/10
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