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Alien 3 [DVD] [1992]

DVD ~ Sigourney Weaver
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  • Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
  • Directors: David Fincher
  • Writers: David Giler, Dan O'Bannon, Larry Ferguson, Ronald Shusett, Vincent Ward
  • Producers: David Giler
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 15 May 2000
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004S8GQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,340 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Directed by stylemaster David Fincher, who went on to greater things with Seven and Fight Club, Alien 3 was the least successful of the Alien series at the box-office. 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 realises that not only has an alien got 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 life span 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. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

On the DVD: The clarity of the digital picture throws light into some of Fincher's darker recesses, but is unkind to the primitive computer animation (the CGI alien is never convincing). Compared to the Alien DVD there are few extras, although a "making of" featurette that covers all three movies is included.



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Trapped within four prison walls, the mother of all horrors is amongst them once again - three times the suspense; three times the danger; three times the terror.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars At last the real Alien3!, 4 April 2006
By A Customer
In 1992 I went to the cinema to see Alien3 having seen the previous two only on video. At the time,the excellent extended version of Aliens had just been released,Alien3 had a lot to live up to. Initially it was amazing, a scary credit sequence and the wonderful trashing of Jim Cameron's 'happy ending'(always the weakest part of Aliens).Then it all started to go wrong. Despite incredible sets and great acting from Weaver, Dance and Hutton the story just didn't work and some of the effects were embarrassingly bad. You got the sense that there WAS a good film in there but we just hadn't been given it. 11 years later and the extended version reveals the near masterwork Alien3 should have been.This version is a worthy successor to the works of Scott and Cameron. The subplot of the religious cult on Fury 161 fully fleshed out, the alien effects properly developed, the outside walk by Charles Dance used in the trailer but cut from the movie and the caging of the beast sequence a revelation not even hinted at in the original version. The film proceeds at a slower and more effective pace, the dank world of Fury 161 is delved into in much greater detail, lice and all.
This is a wonderfully dark 3rd act where arguably the series should've ended (unless they do the alien homeworld movie Alien3 was once going to be).The excellent documentary films on disc 2 are a masterclass in how NOT to make a film and show what inspired ideas were wasted in the development of the film. It's a great pity David Fincher himself is not interviewed but considering his experience in making the film this is hardly surprising.This is by far the best and most surprising of the Alien special edition set- a butchered film returned to it's full glory THIS is what the DVD format was made for!
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I think its great, 11 Aug 2001
By Mr. A. P. Venables "andi02" - See all my reviews
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I have to say that when I first saw this film I was not very impressed. Like a lot of other people I was disappointed by what seemed to be a rather tepid sequel to Aliens. Years later, after understanding a little more about it I began to realise how special this film really is. The film is the directorial debut of David Fincher who later made Seven and Fight Club.

The films events take place immediately after the end of Aliens. Ripley, the lone survivor of a crashing escape capsule awakens on a prison colony inhabited by sex criminals. Whilst recovering from the crash she attempts to find out why the spacecraft malfunctioned and if anything else survived the crash. As the truth about her circumstances becomes clearer she is compelled to act or all her previous victories will be rendered meaningless.

I believe that Alien3 works on more levels than it has been previously given credit for and is not dissimilar to David Fincher's more recent film Seven. Both Seven and Alien3 have a depressing and claustrophobic atmosphere. Like Seven, Alien3 also features such themes as evil, sin and redemption.

Certain elements established in the previous Alien films come into play here and are twisted into a fully functioning religious allegory. In the previous films the goal for the main characters was to escape from the Aliens with their lives while fending off corrupt characters who wanted to keep the creatures to suit there own purposes. In Alien3 the goal for the main characters is not survival but to kill the last of the creatures at any cost. The characters have no weapons at their disposal but reluctantly accept the situation as there last chance to find redemption. Alien3 is more about not letting evil succeed then the art of survival.

Of the three films this one focuses more on the drama (rather then suspense or action) and is more psychological. The characters are portrayed with considerable nuance; they lose confidence, become frustrated and are at times indecisive. Some of the scenes are moving, others are horrible but the film is never sentimental. Even the films most stirring scenes have a cynical edge to them. A film such as this needs good acting and Alien3 doesn't have a poor actor in it. Elliot Goldenthal's soundtrack is also great.

One thing the film does not have though is a sense of discovery. You see the Alien in the first half of the film and there is no Alien queen or huge set to look forward to. The film is visually stunning but you know you've seen all they have to show you in the first half. However these are not things the film really needs. This is one of my favourite films and I think its great.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A sequel to Alien, not Aliens, 3 Jul 2000
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After Alien and Aliens, expectations were high for the third in the series - too high. Viewers everywhere hated it, damning it for being too boring or too dull, having no guns or marines, only including a single alien (and one that looks too much like a regular animal - it was more frightening to think of them as being similar to us), having no hive scenes, having an all-male-but-one cast, having Sigourney Weaver with no hair, for killing off Corporal Hicks and Newt, and for placing a almost inescapable barrier to more sequels at the end (inescapable unless you want to damage a nearly flawless series with something way too open-ended, of course).

But Alien 3 is an excellent film. Sure it isn't as exciting as Aliens, but compare it to any other film and it is brilliant. We were expecting an Aliens sequel, but instead we got an Alien sequel. Alien 3 has an atmosphere that no other Alien film has matched, a malevolent and filthy air that has now become a trademark of David Fincher (the director). The music isn't bad, and heightens the excitement/fear/interest at all the right moments. There's plenty to think about: Dillon's (excellently played by Charles Dutton) 'new life' speech during the alien's hatching is well presented, there is the question of Morse's immortality (I was hoping that he would pop up in Resurrection), and there's much to suggest that Ripley is re-enacting the life and death of Jesus. The cast (tragic British accents aside) may not be as well selected as Alien and Aliens but there are some great performances from Weaver, Charles Dance and some of the prisoners.

There are, of course, many ways in which Alien 3 could have been better. Hicks, from Aliens, could have been included as a wounded accessory to Ripley (there's a rumour that Michael Biehn was approached but said no). Some say the decision to let Weaver in on the producing of the film was a mistake (apparently it was she who said "no guns"). Also, the special effects are poor compared to Aliens, with the alien being added via computer to pre-recorded scenes in many cases. But the setting, however dull it may seem, is not bad - an under-populated prison of bewildered and frightened prisoners (as in Ridley Scott's Alien).

Overall Alien 3 is a very good film, and acts as a good conclusion to the series (ignoring Alien Resurrection). As a stand-alone film it is still good, although knowledge of the story so far would be helpful. It is, however, not a sequel to Aliens in terms of action and special effects (maybe the Alien series will never again meet Cameron's work in the second film), but as a continuation of the Alien saga Alien 3 does a good job.

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