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| Alien 3 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | 
| Director: David Fincher
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul Mcgann, Brian Glover
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (331 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41828
Format: Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 114 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2009858D
UPC: 024543098584
EAN: 0024543098584
ASIN: B00012FXB8
Release Date: January 6, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: May 22, 1992
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Description
Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well.
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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. --Marshall Fine
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 Why Director's and Special Editions exist! January 6, 2009
I saw this movie in the theaters when it originally came out and other than the style I thought it destroyed the Alien series. When Resurrection came out I even thought of it as being better than this film. Well, I picked up this DVD and watched the Special Featurettes (before I watched the film) to give me insight into why the film didn't work originally and about the amazing soundtrack.
After watching this short films I learned a lot of the extremely troubled production of first time director David Fincher. Some say he shouldn't have been selected to do this film as his first but that's ancient history now. He started making this movie without a script and only a vague idea of the ending and made it work.
What we are left with is a dark, gritty, and painful journey into the depths of Ripley's despair. The only hope is that the creature will be destroyed before harming anyone else. The religious aspect of the film drives that since of lost hope even further until you are so involved in the story you wonder how it can be resolved. The DVD extras and additional scenes add the missing piece to the story and the characters motives behind their actions.
I can say this movie is one of the films that makes me grateful for Extended and Directors Cut versions. We get to see what the Studio Execs and test audiences didn't enjoy in their version. Often times we agree with cuts and other times we disagree completely. Thank you 20th Century Fox for allowing this film and this series to get the treatment it deserves.
 What happened? December 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I remember seeing Alien and Aliens and I consider them classics and was really looking forward to this one. However this one seemed to be a whacky spinoff from the originals, it was pathetic the story was dull and the characters weren't interesting and were boring. Sigourney Weaver seemed tired and not interested in her character especially now that she had no hair. Another major let down is that the Alien is now CGI animated and doesn't build up any tension and isn't frightening in most scenes and frankly when the prisoners were being killed I didn't care. Also we see a brand new breed of alien. With the replicated genes of a dog, this alien runs on all fours, is incredibly fast, and is by far the meanest Alien we have ever seen in this movie series yet. The bad parts about the movie are obvious. After seeing the Colonial marines in action, it is tough to see the events of this movie. You will miss the marines. Another very troubling aspect is the deahts of Hicks and Newt, whom Ripley had strived so very hard to rescue in the last movie, only to have their lives sorrowfully taken from them.
There is no suprise that this one was the least successful in the Alien series. Especially being director by constant underacheiver David Fincher also with 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. Truly this should of had been the last movie in the series.
For most fans of the series this movie was a disappointment and there was no suprise that this one was the least successful and popular. Unfortunately, Alien: Resurrection ruined this closure by bringing us a rather poor plot and extremely poor acting, not to mention a whole new take on the Aliens, which i felt was stupid and unnecessary. Keep Alien 3 as the final movie. Watch Alien: Resurrection if you are in the mood for a 'wacky spin-off', because that is all it is.
An Ugly, Depressing Sequel November 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't know if I've ever seen a sequel that makes so many bad decisions so fast and so early in. Even before the opening titles were over, I had no idea how this film was going to win the viewer back.
Face-huggers get loose in the ship escaping the second rousing film, ALIENS, do their dirty deeds, then die and bleed acid to breach the systems and hulls. The survivors are jettisoned without ever waking up. Newt, the adorable little girl from ALIENS, is killed. Michael Behn's heroic Marine--killed in the crash. The droid--tilt. All that's left is Sigourney Weaver and she crash lands on a dreary, dirty prison planet populated with dirty, repellent inmates.
All of this in the first five minutes. Ugh. On top of all that, they shave Sigourney's hair off and turn one of her eyes blood red.
It's almost as if they had a pre-production meeting and asked, "How can we ruin the ALIEN franchise? Let's ugly up the star, fill the movie with the scum of the galaxy...."
There's a reason this is "the least successful in the ALIEN series."
Total Wrong Direction: This movie almost ruins the franchise. November 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
1. We don't learn anything new about the Aliens. THE STORY REAKS!
2. Instead of making this movie about the Aliens, the producers make this movie about Ripley's emotional journey.
3. It does not add to the storyline: What about the company? Where did these creatures come from? How can they grow so fast? Are they intelligent?
4. It doesn't make sense: How did an egg get on board and kill Newt and Hicks. If Ripley is infected, why does she live so long?
5. They kill off two great characters: Newt and Hicks. Oh and the Android.
6. They almost completely ignore all the work that was done in the previous films.
7. The film is cut poorly and is very choppy.
8. THE PLOT AND THE TOTAL DIRECTION OF THIS FILM IS BAD. It should of never been made and the producers and the director and all the writers should be shot! THEY SCREWED OVER ALL THE FANS OF THE FIRST TWO MOVIES, WHICH ARE CLASSICS. SHAME ON YOU!
Better than its reputation November 4, 2008
This film manages to produce a good, effective atmosphere and some good shocks. It's better than it's given credit for as a lot of it works very well. Worth seeing.
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