ALIEN 3 (DVD/2 DISC/COLLECTORS EDITION/SENSORMATIC) DVD

Alien ³
Acclaimed director David Fincher's promising career was lucky to survive this astonishingly wrong-headed, almost universally despised second sequel to Alien (1979). The film careens into oblivion virtually from the beginning, as Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor of a crash-landing on a hellish, God-forsaken prison planet. Not only does the crash kill little Newt, completely obviating the entire point of the superior Aliens (1986), but Fincher then compounds his betrayal of that film's fans by having Ripley attend the girl's gruesome autopsy and barely bat an eye as the child's chest is bloodily ripped open with a steel bonesaw. Things just go downhill from there, as the rather unthreatening rapists and murderers harass Ripley and curse a great deal before being torn apart by large fans, having their heads crushed by the unconvincing CGI alien, and finally volunteering to be murdered by the beast rather than letting the evil Company get hold of it. Fincher does the best he can with a terrible script, and there are some nice supporting turns by Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, and Brian Glover, but nothing could redeem the film's first 15 minutes. By the time Ripley takes a suicidal swan-dive into a vat of molten lead, cradling a baby alien as it explodes from her chest, many viewers will not know whether to reach for the remote control or a warm bath and a razorblade. A loathsome experience by any standard, Alien 3 still made enough money for Weaver to return as a Ripley clone in Alien Resurrection (1997). ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley Charles S. Dutton as Dillon Charles Dance as Clemens Paul McGann as Golic Brian Glover as Andrews Ralph Brown as Aaron Daniel Webb as Morse Christopher John Fields as Rains Holt McCallany as Junior Lance Henriksen as Bishop II

Crew James Morahan - Art Director Priscilla John - Casting Billy Hopkins - Casting Sigourney Weaver - Co-producer Bob Ringwood - Costume Designer Dave Perry - Costume Designer David Fincher - Director Terry Rawlings - Editor Ezra Swerdlow - Executive Producer Elliot Goldenthal - Composer (Music Score) Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score) David Worley - Camera Operator Norman Reynolds - Production Designer Fred Hole - Production Designer Alex Thomson - Cinematographer Walter Hill - Producer Gordon Carroll - Producer David Giler - Producer Tom Woodruff, Jr. - Special Effects Alec Gillis - Special Effects George Gibbs - Special Effects Richard Edlund - Special Effects Mark Newman - Stunts Simon Crane - Stunts Vincent Ward - Screen Story Dan O'Bannon - Screenwriter David Giler - Screenwriter Larry Ferguson - Screenwriter David N. Twohy - Screenwriter William Gibson - Screenwriter Eric Red - Screenwriter Greg Pruss - Screenwriter Rex Pickett - Screenwriter Walter Hill - Screenwriter Amalgamated Dynamics - Creature Effects

Alien ³
(not reviewed)
 

Alec Gillis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) George Gibbs: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Richard Edlund: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Tom Woodruff, Jr.: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Visual Effects (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Includes both the 1992 theatrical version and the 2003 Special Edition Full-length commentary by cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., editor Terry Rawlings, alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., and actor Paul McGann (for both versions) "Developments: Concluding the Story" "Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Redesign" "Optical Fury: Visual Effects" "Adaptive Organism: Creature Design" E.E.V. Scan Multi-Angle Study Still photo galleries Storyboards DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 258 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 2. Main Titles [3:20] 3. Crash Landing [:43] 4. One Survivor? [:06] 5. The Facts [4:57] 6. The Sleeper Awakens [:51] 7. Inspecting the Ship [1:52] 8. A Possible Contagion [2:47] 9. What Killed Babe? [1:32] 10. A New Beginning [:45] 11. Disharmony [:24] 12. New Temptation [6:43] 13. Attracted in That Way [:02] 14. Diced [2:01] 15. The Flight Recorder [:06] 16. High Priority [:48] 17. A Re-Education [3:40] 18. Candlelight Dinner [2:04] 19. Bishop Speaks [2:40] 20. Discussing the Dragon [1:49] 21. A Long, Sad Story [:03] 22. "It's Here!" [2:00] 23. Who's in Charge? [2:25] 24. The Plan [1:20] 25. Preparations [1:59] 26. Wait for the Signal [:39] 27. They Don't Want to Kill It [3:03] 28. Cut Loose [:07] 29. Permission Denied [2:24] 30. Alien Unbound [:49] 31. Under the Scanner [3:15] 32. Better Get Prepared [1:11] 33. A Classified Code [1:57] 34. In the Basement [:32] 35. It Has to Die [3:17] 36. Plan B [4:41] 37. One Chance [1:23] 38. It Started [:51] 39. Improvising [1:15] 40. Ripley & The Beast [1:15] 41. In the Mold [1:08] 42. Time for a Cold Shower [:15] 43. Never Trust a Bishop [:05] 44. Ripley's Choice [:24] 45. End Titles [2:51] 2. Main Titles [3:20] 3. Crash Landing [:43] 4. One Survivor? [:20] 5. The Facts [2:48] 6. The Sleeper Awakens [:06] 7. Inspecting the Ship [1:52] 8. A Possible Contagion [2:47] 9. A New Beginning [1:32] 10. New Temptation [:49] 11. Diced [:24] 12. The Flight Recorder [6:43] 13. High Priority [:06] 14. A Re-Education [:23] 15. A Candlelight Dinner [:12] 16. Bishop Speaks [:44] 17. Discussing the Dragon [3:03] 18. A Long Sad Story [:15] 19. "It's Here" [:48] 20. Who's in Charge? [2:53] 21. The Plan [:03] 22. Wait for the Signal [2:00] 23. Under the Scanner [1:57] 24. A Classified Code [1:20] 25. In the Basement [1:59] 26. It Has to Die [:23] 27. Plan B [:57] 28. It Started [:07] 29. Ripley & The Beast [2:24] 30. In the Mold [:23] 31. Time for a Cold Shower [3:15] 32. Never Trust a Bishop [1:11] 33. End Titles [1:16]