Alien Quadrilogy (1986)

Alien³

While lots can (and has) already been said about this set, I just want to reiterate one thing: the best part of this DVD is the restoration of Alien³.

Unfairly maligned on release mainly because it follows James Cameron's action-packed blockbuster Aliens, Alien³ is an intentional departure in tone from the previous chapter. Even if you don't like the film, I'd call such a dramatic shift in tone commendable by franchise standards -- it took balls to make Alien³, and on that basis alone, it's so much more interesting than a lot of cookie-cutter sequels.

The highlight here, which might have been trimmed out of the theatrical version (I hadn't seen any of them before I bought this set, and I haven't bothered to watch the shorter cut since then) is the raw performance by Sigourney Weaver. The change of pace electrifies her character, both in a great softer moment with the doctor played by Charles Dance, and during the action sequences (featuring the movie's biggest blemish, an awful-looking optical Alien effect), which swoop around the corridors of the prison planet in ways that will be familiar to fans of director David Fincher and his visual style.

Of all the things uncovered by the Alien Quadrilogy, the workprint version of Alien³ is the strongest, a breath of fresh air into a movie that already is one. It's dark, sure, but it is what it is, and taken as part of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, what it is is worth a look, worth a re-evaluation, worth studying and eventually taking into account as an important chapter in a great series. July 10, 2008

aliens

the alien trilogy is my favorite of all sci-fi films and i'm so thankful to amazon for making it possible for me to purchase the whole set on dvd so that i can enjoy them with my grandson who is also an avid fan. thanks again. also i want to thank amazon for their outstanding customer service.when i realized that i should have received them in the mail(and had not), i called them and even though the records showed that they had been delivered, they promptly sent out another one. thanks again Amazon!! June 25, 2008

great horror quadrilogy

Alien sequels were as good as the original. Sigourney Weaver is fabulous, perfect for this role. This is very good series of this genre. This genre is not my favorite but this is my favorite of the genre. Great CGI, very good script and cast. Very good direction by Ridley Scott and James Cameron. For horror buffs this is definitely 5 stars June 15, 2008

Buy It Two Times Baby!

I bought this set when it first came out. It was on sale lately and I bought again. Someday I'll open one of them. June 15, 2008

Everything Good

Everything was good with this order. I got the item, as advertised, in a timely fashion. June 9, 2008

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