Home > Horror >

Alien³

Watch Now

Alien³ (1992)

May. 22,1992
|
6.4
|
R
| Horror Action Science Fiction
Watch Now

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

...

Watch Trailer

Cast

Similar titles

Reviews

Dotbankey
1992/05/22

A lot of fun.

More
Odelecol
1992/05/23

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

More
Borserie
1992/05/24

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

More
Juana
1992/05/25

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

More
willnye-74430
1992/05/26

Look this movie gets way too much hate because they killed off Ripley and Newt But it was a good movie; the cast was memorable, the xenomorph was legitimately scary, they subvert a lot of expectations, Sigourney Weaver delivered an incredible performance as Ripley; like always, the effects were great, and the suspense is well done.

More
The Movie Diorama
1992/05/27

'Alien' is simply the best horror sci-fi of all time. 'Aliens' is one of the best sequels ever. Poor old Alien 3 had some hard luck, especially when your predecessors are that amazing. Essentially, this is a boring mess that tried too hard to be "out there". Y'know, so bold in certain plot twists that it wanted people to talk about it forever. Oh we talk about it all right...! Ripley crash lands on a maximum security prison filled with predominately white British men who are murderers, rapists and child molesters (hang on...we aren't all that bad!). A face hugger was on board, it implants an embryo and the whole thing starts again. Replicating the same narrative as 'Alien' but removing every horror aspect and injecting plenty of weird twists that just aren't executed correctly. Thinly written script, boring characters, no substance, blah blah blah. The dialogue just exists because it had to. It never progressed the story in an interesting way, in fact it was highly forgettable. Brave decisions were embedded into the narrative that seemed...out of character? I'm not too bothered by the ending, underwhelming sure, but the really annoying choice was for Ripley to fraternise with a prisoner. You've now just turned the most badass female heroine in cinema history into a tool. Me no likely! The effects are severely dated, especially when the Xenomorph is on screen. The editing on the theatrical cut was horrendously abysmal. I just felt nothing for this. Every director is allowed one poor film, this is Fincher's. I could see him trying, particularly during the final act where they trap the Xenomorph. The POV style and frantic action was effective, I was immersed. He utilised many inventive shots which makes me believe this isn't his fault. I still love the man. The acting was also fine, everyone perfectly did a good job especially Charles Dance. But Alien 3 just couldn't pull of the same success as the previous instalments, and for that it leaves a bitter aftertaste.

More
Paul Kydd
1992/05/28

Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)USA 1992 English (Colour); Science Fiction/Horror/Thriller (Twentieth Century Fox/Brandywine); 145 minutes (18 certificate)Crew includes: David Fincher (Director); David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson (Screenwriters, from Characters created by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett); Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill (Producers); Ezra Swerdlow (Executive Producer); Alex Thomson (Cinematographer); Norman Reynolds (Production Designer); Terry Rawlings (Editor); Elliot Goldenthal (Composer)Cast includes: Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley), Charles S. Dutton (Dillon), Charles Dance (Clemens), Paul McGann (Golic), Brian Glover (Andrews), Ralph Brown (Aaron), Danny Webb (Morse), Christopher John Fields (Rains), Holt McCallany (Junior), Lance Henriksen (Bishop II)Academy Award nomination: Visual Effects; BAFTA nomination: Visual EffectsThe woman who overcame horrific events in ALIEN and ALIENS (Weaver) crash-lands on an inhospitable planet that serves as a maximum security prison, where she must rely on her killer instincts and leadership qualities to work with an all-male community of hardened criminals, and defeat the rogue alien that surreptitiously hitched a lift in her emergency escape vehicle.Unsurprisingly considered disappointing on its release, following two gems (wasn't the rollercoaster ride of ALIENS, populated with self-confessed scum, with nobody to root for).Its reputation has nevertheless grown since, not least for being Fincher's début feature, where, despite unwelcome producer interference, his signature grim and moody style was already in evidence.Blu-ray Extras: Original Version (115 minutes), Commentary, Documentaries, Featurettes, Deleted/Extended Scenes, Interviews, Music-only Track, Storyboards, Stills Galleries, Outtakes, Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Multi-Angle Sequence, Time-Lapse Sequence, Production Notes, Trailers, TV Spots. ****½ (9/10)

More
NateWatchesCoolMovies
1992/05/29

David Fincher's Alien 3 is like the troublesome sibling, the antisocial, un-cinematic black sheep of the franchise, and I'm sure that's exactly what he intended it to be. Mean spirited, desolate and callous towards the characters who just came triumphantly riding in off the victory of James Cameron's Aliens, it's a bleak, hopeless vision that plucks Sigourney Weaver's Ripley our of the frying pan and plunges her right into the fire, namely a scary hellhole of a planet that's pretty much one giant maximum security prison home to folks who are almost as menacing as that persistent Xenomorph who, naturally, has followed her there. Sporting a new buzz cut, Ripley contends with hostile inmates including Charles Dutton, Holt Mccallany and Pete Postlethwaite, sparks a romance with one of them (Charles Dance) encounters the remains of heroic Android Bishop (Lance Henriksen in a couple sly cameos) and continues her ill fated, never ending crusade to destroy the hostile extraterrestrial beastie. Fincher's vision is a grim one, bereft of warmth, hope or humour, but he's always injected his films with that kind of nihilism, which infects every frame and beat of this one. Admittedly, it's the weakest in the initial quartet of Alien films, but in a franchise so consistently good, even the odd one out is still well worth seeing.

More