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Buy This Item Alien 3 by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $12.98  on 11-25-2008     The least successful film in this series was directed by stylemaster (and content-underachiever) David Fincher. Ripley, the only survivor of her past mission, awakens on a prison planet in the far corners of the solar system. As she tries to recover, she realizes that not only has an alien gotten loose on the planet, the alien has implanted one of its own within her. As she battles the prison authorities (and is aided by the prisoners) in trying to kill the alien, she must also cope with a distinctly shortened lifespan that awaits her. But the striking imagery makes for muddled action and the script confuses it further. The ending looks startling but it takes a long time--and a not particularly satisfying journey--to get there. <I>--Marshall Fine</I> Reader Reviews When an alien attacked a ship full of irritating blue-collar workers, the people loved it. When the alien attacked a group of arrogant marines, the people loved it. So why on earth, in the name of corn, for the sake of all that is good in this world (namely pizza) can't people like this? Shaven headed, Self rejected, isolated in a prison, fundamentalist converts being attacked by aliens? Is it so original that it hurts their heads? Were they so scared that they pushed the traumatic experiences from their minds? Do they not like it when christians are put in a good light? Or all of the above? As far as I'm concerned, Alien3 is a gem that, not nly should be heralded as the best Alien movie, but one of the best sci-fi, horror films of all time. Why? Yeah, I knew you would ask that, I'll tell you. In this third installment of the Alien series Sigourney Weaver returns in her iconic role as Lt. Ripley. Though this time she is not backed up by miners or marines or even paid workers. This time she is backed up by a motley assortment of rapists, murderers and child molesters! But wait, there's more! they're religious converts! (I know you atheists just love this). Now I know it sounds like I'm trying to insult you by being sarcastic, but I'm not. I think that the reason Alien3 wasn't ever accepted, is because it might have 'offended' whatever group of people watched it. Atheist didn't like the positive light on religion, feminists didn't like how most of the main characters were rapists, those who believe themselves to be the respectable type didn't like being forced to like prisoners. The point is, all who watch the film should watch it from an unbiased point of view. I think viewers would like it if they just stop thinking about it being 'anti-them' and watch it without thinking from their automatic point of view. 9/10 stars.

Alien 3 Available from Amazon Price: $12.98 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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