content: Alien 3 is a huge disappointment. While this movie was in its pre-production and production phases it was obvious that it was going to be a disaster - there was no direction or vision of the logical next steps in the Alien franchise. The first two movies were amazing - both unique and entertaining in their own way. Alien 3 begins with ruining everything Ripley fought for in Aliens by immediately killing off the survivors and then transitions into a bleak and dull storyline that trashes the franchise. I always envisioned subsequent Alien movies to delve into the mystery of the derelict ship on LV-426 and create a situation where Earth had to be defended from infestation from the Aliens. I would not recommend this movie to anyone, and basically ignore that it was ever made. In my mind Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop returned to Earth and the story stopped or moved on from there.