Not terrible.

It definitely did not stand up to the quality of the first two. Its not that it was a terrible movie overall - this film was just a clear step down in the series which apparently has never recovered.

Judged on its own merits, this film is not half bad. As an entry into the Alien mythos, however, it doesn't hope to measure up. First of all, why in the hell would you kill off Newt, Hicks and Bishop (ok, Bishop was never really alive, but you...
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Judged on its own merits, this film is not half bad. As an entry into the Alien mythos, however, it doesn't hope to measure up. First of all, why in the hell would you kill off Newt, Hicks and Bishop (ok, Bishop was never really alive, but you know what I mean)? And then, as if that weren't enough- you infect Ripley! Stupid. Just stupid. And a fatal blow to the film's chances of ever being accepted by the ferocious fan base of this story. I got an idea for Alien 5: Ripley wakes up aboard the Sulaco just as Hicks is stepping out of the shower... wow, Alien 3 and 4 were just a dream!

This is the worst of the Alien movies by far... even though one of my fav directors was at the helm, and the acting was superb... Not even Fincher or Weaver could save the horrendous script...

This is the dramamovie of the Quad Damage that is Alien. Not as bad as I suspected from all the ravings, but not up to par either. An alright movie that didn't really use it's good backingstory well enough. I mean, what way is that to treat the...
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This is the dramamovie of the Quad Damage that is Alien. Not as bad as I suspected from all the ravings, but not up to par either. An alright movie that didn't really use it's good backingstory well enough. I mean, what way is that to treat the survivors from the last film?