Alien 3

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Alien 3

R

1992

1h 55m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.

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Critics Consensus

Alien³ takes admirable risks with franchise mythology, but far too few pay off in a thinly scripted sequel whose stylish visuals aren't enough to enliven a lack of genuine thrills.

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Marc Lee

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jul 16

As with Aliens, Alien 3 lacks the claustrophobic intensity of Ridley Scott's vision.

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

08/06/2024

1/4

One assumes that Weaver received enough combat pay to compensate for playing the now understandably cynical Ripley in this bleak and pointlessly grueling movie.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

08/06/2024

It does succeed in rounding the three movies off, not smashingly but interestingly. It drives us into the wall, throws Ripley into a blind alley from which, at last, there is no escape hatch.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Sep 3

2/5

Alien 3 immediately and completely squanders everything that made its predecessors great. This bold new vision swaps in a drab setting, unlikable characters, and an uninteresting plot that lacks suspense.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

08/15/2024

2.5/5

[Alien 3] just doesn’t have the same tension and visceral impact that the first two movies did so well.

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Robbie Roberts

News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

08/06/2024

2/4

The movie folds back upon its previous incarnations again and again, never attempting to advance its twice-told tale, content merely to retell once more. What's on screen seems aimed more at making money than making myth.

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Tina C

@RT00251507 1h

WHY?? The only Alien movie worse than this is Alien Ressurrection.

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Uld F

@RT10700606 Jul 26

A great classic—one of the greatest sci-fi horror productions. It is one of my favorites; it ranks second only to the original 1979 installment.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Definitivamente o pior que já vi desse tipo, muito previsível do começo ao fim.

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Xine F

@XineFury Jun 28

A slap in the face to fans of the first two.

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Dominic T.

@Dom2Chilly Jun 25

7.1/10. Good movie. Not too memorable but fun and opens up the universe to more hybrid creatures.

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Deckard B

@B26354 Jun 6

If you’re going to watch Alien 3 it has to be the Assembly Cut.

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Synopsis

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.

Director: David Fincher
Producer: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Larry Ferguson, David Giler, Walter Hill, Vincent Ward
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 22, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.8M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: 70mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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