Others say...

"Good scare"
Okay, again I don't own this movie, but I have seen it.
It was scary, but not as good as the first one.
Lots of blood, and gory scenes

"Good,but not great."
I liked this film better than part3. The ripley character is given a bit of depth by her being part alien. I thought the cast was pretty well picked also. The movie could have used a bit more action and the end is pretty weak to me. The whole alien,human hybrid should have been done with ripley. Them adding an alien who is part human is misplaced and gets in the way of more action. good film,but not as good as aliens.

"Its negative reputation is richly deserved"
To put the following in perspective, I consider the first movie (Alien) to be one of the best science fiction movies ever made. The sequel (Aliens) was a well-crafted action-adventure film that is excellent for what it is, and Alien 3 was a failed "art film" that left a bad taste in my mouth for aesthetic AND cinematic reasons.

Until recently, I'd avoided seeing Alien Resurrection (hereafter "A-Res") because of the overwhelmingly negative feedback from "professional" reviews and friends alike. However, a newer friend of mine who worships all things Joss Whedon (the guy wrote the screenplay) insisted that A-Res was a "misunderstood masterpiece" that needed to be viewed as a campy, self-parodying dark comedy. She also warned me that this intent was largely undermined by a director who chose to ignore Whedon's vision and play the movie fairly straight-faced and serious, the result being that much (though not all) of the allegedly-intended effect was lost. Despite that, my friend said, with some creative thinking you could still see what Whedon was going for, and it was worth the effort.

With that in mind, she loaned me a copy, and I attempted to suspend prejudice and watch it with as close to an open mind as possible.

Alas, that didn't work, and even early on it seemed as if the movie was daring me to find any redemptive qualities in it. Mission: failure.

This film is a mess on so many levels. The direction/cinematography was at best lackluster, and the performances unmemorable. Notably, Sigourney Weaver is blatantly collecting a paycheck by just being there, and Brad Dourif (who usually turns in solid "crazy" performances) seemed to phone this one in as well. The film trades the tense horror of the first film and the action of the second for a gore factor that was as unnecessary as it was unconvincing. As to the last, the special effects were one of the weakest aspects in this, especially the "new" elements to the alien species' mythology. My friend insists that the effects were intentionally "so bad they're good" but honestly, I don't see that, and don't buy her defense.

One of the biggest weaknesses in the whole thing was Whedon's screenplay. The film begins with a central premise: in the future, scientists can clone Ripley back into existence (which I have no technical problem with) and that somehow this clone will have an alien queen inside her (which I have a huge problem with). That just strikes me as lazy script-writing, especially if anyone is familiar with William Gibson's proposed (and wisely rejected) screenplay for Alien 3 which has a suspiciously similar element at its center. Even putting aside a fatally flawed premise, the overall story was so lame it would need a wheelchair to get around, and conspicuously missing were any type of dialogue "zingers" that would indicate this was somehow the "dark comedy" my friend suggested.

If A-Res *is* a "dark comedy" it can only be by sheer accident, much in the way people consider Battlefield Earth or Manos: The Hands Of Fate to be "comedies." Personally, I have a soft spot for such "so bad it's good" offerings, but this one was "so bad it's embarrassing." Others might be more forgiving and might get some chuckles out of the sheer awfulness of it all, which in all honesty is the only way I can see this being enjoyed. You have been warned.

"A good movie"
Although the best movie of the Alien legacy remains, in my opinion, "Aliens", this movie is number 2. Special effects are fine, we can see the aliens longer, and the screenplay is correct (and obviously it follows the screenplay of "Alien 3") despite some slight incoherences (in a physical sense). I only found weird enough that weapons have not evolved much since "Aliens" whereas there are more than 2 centuries between "Alien 3" and "Alien - Resurrection" according to the screenplay. Anyway, this is a good entertainment movie at low price. So I recommend it for Alien lovers and others.

"Alien Return"
Sigourney Weaver does it again in the final movie. No disappointment here, she kicks A**!!! In this final movie, there are people who survive with her, nice to see. It is a Movie that would be worthwhile adding to your action movie collection.