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Title: It had potential. . .but. . .
Review: Probably the most frustrating thing about this movie was the fact that it had so much potential. It had such a terrific setup from the previous film. There were so many great paths they could have taken the story at the conclusiion of "Aliens" that it is hard to figure out where they took such a bad turn with Alien 3. There are very few characters that one can sympathize with since it takes place on a prison planet filled with rapists and murderers. Sigourney Weaver tries to work with a particularly lackluster script and story. If it weren't for her sincerity and history with the creatures, the movie would have been a complete disaster. The end of the film is also disappointing, giving us a particularly depressing conclusion to the trilogy. Several years later, I was excited to see "Alien: Resurrection," but it was even more disappointing than this was. If you want the true "Alien" experience, you can't go wrong with the first two films.
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