Alien Resurrection (1997)
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Synopsis: In ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION, the fourth installment of the wildly popular series of science fiction movies that began with ALIEN, a drop of Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) blood spawns a part human, part alien Ripley clone. Now that Ripley is dead, the clone has fallen into the hands of... In ALIEN 4: RESURRECTION, the fourth installment of the wildly popular series of science fiction movies that began with ALIEN, a drop of Ellen Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) blood spawns a part human, part alien Ripley clone. Now that Ripley is dead, the clone has fallen into the hands of government scientists who want to harness the Ripley clone's breeding powers. When the new and improved Ripley lands on a ship of androids, her mere appearance sets the action rolling. Stepping in to help put a stop to the madness is tiny android named Call (Winona Ryder), as well as the ship's fellow crew members (including Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, and Michael Wincott). For the first time in his feature film career, French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (DELICATESSEN, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN) takes sole directorial credit, leaving his partner Marc Caro to concentrate on artistic direction. ALIEN RESURRECTION has far more in common with ALIEN 3 than the series' first two parts, most notably due to its overtly humorous tone. Jeunet also applies his traditional Gothic visual style to the slimy, effects-heavy riot, resulting in a work that is as reliant upon style as it is substance. Scripted by Joss Whedon, creator of the Warner Brothers television show, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, the film marks an energetic and flashy transition to Hollywood film making for Jeunet. [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan
Producer: Bill Badalato, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Composer: John Frizzell
DVD Info
Release:
May 24, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
Disc 1:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Jean Pierre Jeunet - Director, and Crew
- 1997 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Special Edition version
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction (Extended Cut Only)
Disc 2:
- Pre-Production
- FROM THE ASHES: Reviving the Story
- FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY: by Joss Whedon
- FRENCH TWIST: Direction and Design
- UNDER THE SKIN: Casting and Characterization
- Test Footage #1 HAIR/MAKEUP
- ADI EFFECTS
- MARK CARRO PHOTO GALLERY
- THE ART OF RESURRECTION: Conceptual Art Gallery
- STORYBOARDS
- PRE-VISUALIZATIONS: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
- Production
- DEATH FROM BELOW: Underwater Photography
- PRODUCTION GALLERY: Photo Archive
- UNNATURAL MUTATION: Creature Design
- ADI Workshop
- ADI TEST FOOTAGE
- Post-Production
- GENETIC COMPOSITION: Music
- VIRTUAL ALIENS: Computer Generated Imagery
- A MATTER OF SCALE: Miniature Photography
- VISUAL EFFECTS GALLERY: Photo Archive
- CRITICAL JUNCTURE: Reaction to the Film
- SPECIAL SHOOT: Promotional Photo Archive
- EASTER EGG: Alien Extra
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Reviews
Un de ces films dont il faut savoir s'imprégner de l'idée de départ pour être en mesure d'en apprécier les ébats à leur juste valeur.
Jeunet and Whedon deliver the alien-attack scenes with a spin and a wink.
Alien: Resurrection has more visual flair than any of George Lucas' Star Wars films, and at times is almost as fun.
Poor Sigourney Weaver! Why does she succumb to the temptation of making these movies?
It's time they quit killing the aliens, and just killed the Alien series altogether. ... How the mighty have fallen.
Moviegoers who expect more surprise and mystery from the grisly and suspenseful sci-fi "Alien" series will be disappointed.
The much-maligned last part in the Alien quadrilogy should be approached as the comic book actioneer that it is.
...it's two hundred years down the road from Alien 3, and Ripley is long gone. If only. (Alien Quadrilogy)
Great effects, dismal story. Sigourney phones in a paycheck. Why is Ryder even in this? Ron Perlman is the only bright spot in a forgettable cast.
Unfortunately, Weaver and Jeunet's efforts are short changed by the ineptness of Joss Whedon's script, that seems to find a way to make action sequences unexciting.
The film is so insistently formulaic there is hardly a moment when you don't know exactly what's going to happen.
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