Alien3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997)

[foxtrot_sierra]

2009 Thoughts:: Oh, "Alien3," will I ever make up my mind about you? I love the production design and the acting and the score and the ending showdown really is something. But not only does it undo most everything great about "Aliens" (much like "Terminator 3" and, yes, "Star Trek III" do with their predecessors (although I'm the first to admit

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[meiczyslaw]

I have not forced myself to sit through Alien Resurrection, but saw Alien3 when I was working at the movie theater. The odd thought that I had, late one night waiting for the movie to end so I could go home, was that the first three movies would be exactly the same except: the first was British, the second American, and the third Australian.

(It's odd to describe Fincher as "Australian", but I'd just re-watched Mad Max and Gallipoli, and the flavor was very similar.)

Also, I agree with you about the opening to Alien3. I can't watch Aliens anymore because I know it just doesn't matter.

[foxtrot_sierra]

I've never thought of the first 3 "Alien" movies as being the same movie made my different nationalities.

It has occurred to me that each "Mission: Impossible" film is the same story (traitor in the IMF, Ethan Hunt eventually on his own) filtered through the sensibilities of 3 distinct directors.