lucas1814’s review published on Letterboxd:
Hmm. I went to this as a fellow Gen X encouraged me to, but I'm not so sure.
I get that it's probably the strongest in a while, but I'm tired of mediocre retreads of incredibly successful legacy series being praised when they're not really bringing anything new to the table apart from maybe some 21st-century style. And that's not good enough.
The first three Alien films are individuals in their own right with bold new takes, coherent screenplays and sophisticated actors; all are brilliantly executed, but, by the time Resurrection came along, it was evident that Alien had probably had its day.
The never-ending cash-ins that have shunted up against the parental series since are never truly good enough, but I DO hope we one day figure out how to really update, upgrade, and continue a brilliant series that was always a bit more sophisticated than its peers.
Until then, we're just going to get Final Girl Ripley retreads running around dark corridors trying to kill the alien while the mad synthetic tries to save them.
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