Winona Ryder
Ron Perlman
Dominique Pinon
Gary Dourdan
Michael Wincott
Brad Dourif
If you have missed this movie then you need to backtrack and make sure
you do see it. The fourth installment in the Alien franchise was this 1997 film
titled Alien Resurrection, which had Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) cloned
after she died 200 years ago in the incidents of Alien 3. The cloned
Ripley had in her the DNA of the Alien, so what the company had “CLONED” was a
hybrid, a human and Alien DNA mixed.
The new Ripley had in her chest the Queen embryo, which was removed as
soon as the cloning process was a success. She was studied, and she bred a new
kind of Alien, a hybrid that was part human and part Alien, making this film
thrilling as you're eager to see what will happen next. As we all expect, the
aliens break loose as they always have.
Well, the company also had Alien eggs and they captured men in
hyper-sleep and used them to breed the Aliens. They caged them and tried to
train them, but soon the Aliens got smart and broke free and again all hell
broke loose.
What makes this last installment in the franchise good was the suspense. At every turn, there’s something you think you’ve figured out, till it changes the next second, making the story dynamic as it twists and brings in each twist excitement. Now, that being said, the movie as a whole is somewhat predictable, what I am referring to as suspense are some of the elements in the general story arc. As you would expect, the aliens to break loose and Ripley will be there to help stop them.
The film is written by Joss Whedon, who had worked on Buffy the
Vampire Slayer before this. The story and screenplay had enough action to
keep you on the edge of your seat.
The actors were on their toes throughout the movie, delivering their
lines and their interpretation of the characters with finesse. Another thing
that did it for me was the idea to use the Alien’s blood as part of the script.
Not much about this acid blood had occurred in the previous two installments,
but here it played a vital role in the story.
It was also directed by another director, a French director Jean-Pierre,
who I have to give kudos to, as he did a fine job in delivery.
The CGI and effects in this installment were better than all previous
three put together, and it has to be said even though this is not better than
part 2 (Aliens (1986)), it redeemed the image of the franchise. Another thing to note is that, not all the characters get a well grounded story, some are more shaollow than others.
This was the last time we saw Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and it was a
wonderful exit for her.
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