Movie Title: Alien 4\Foreign Title: Alien: Resurrection\Other Titles: Alien 4: Resurrection (Rebirth, Counter Type)\Production Company: 20th Century Fox\Production Region: USA\Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet\Screenwriter: Joss Whedon\Producer: Walter Hill\Genre: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror\Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder\Runtime: 109 min\Release Date: November 26, 1997\Rating: R\Language: English\Color: Color\Dialogue Language: English\Box Office: $161,295,658\Plot:\ In the silent universe, a spaceship named "Betty" is flying toward the planet "Orion." Onboard lie dozens of Earthlings anesthetized and frozen, completely unaware of the impending disaster. In fact, the ruthlessly wicked military and businessmen lured these people here to incubate the egg laid by the Alien Queen two hundred years ago on Orion. Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) has become the reincarnated Alien born from the Alien Queen. Her genes carry Alien DNA, making her particularly strong and flickering, turning her into a "dual being." On "Betty," there is a young woman named Call (played by Winona Ryder), who is trying to sabotage the alien egg incubation plan. When "Betty" reaches Orion, an unexpected situation occurs!\ With the help of computers, this time the aliens are even more lifelike, using close-ups to let the audience see finer details, creating a sense of being on-site to fight the enemies. Using Ripley's dual nature as both the Alien mother and human, the film explores whether humans should destroy the alien or their own kind. Compared to scientists performing experiments on humans and treating their own kind cruelly, it makes one deeply consider whether the inhumane smugglers or selfish scientists, who thrive on bloodlust, are even scarier than the physically terrifying aliens!\ Moreover, Ripley's inner emotional conflict serves as a dramatic climax. Each actor's performance in the film is outstanding. A brilliant person in a wheelchair uses the wheelchair mechanism as a gun, and the emotional interactions with the team are touching, both humorous and moving. This is the most human-centered Alien film!My Review: Since the success of the first Alien in 1979, this series has generally received many positive reviews. This installment is the only one where all the aliens were created using computer graphics. Due to technical limitations, the effects can't be compared to today's standards, but they are still very spectacular. Moreover, this film truly deserves the R rating, because it is extremely disgusting—the computer graphics vividly depict this disgusting creature. From the smaller aliens to the Alien Queen and finally to the humanoid alien, it's all repulsive!
Effects: 6/10
Story: 8/10
Thrills: 5/10 (after all, it's not as scary as pure horror films)
Overall, it feels pretty good, though it's quite heavy in tone. I personally really liked the bio-engineered girl in it. If you have a weak stomach or low psychological tolerance, don't watch it. I recommend it to fans of monster movies; it's really worth checking out.
