Alien 3

I just saw Alien 3 for the second time this past week. I had only seen parts of it on cable nearly a decade ago, and since I didn't care for it then I had little desire to rewatch it until now. It picks up right where Aliens leaves off with Ripley being the sole survivor of her escape ship. Newt and Hicks have died enroute and that is one of the key factors to many fans disliking this third Alien chapter. I think Alien 3 will only gain likability as time goes on and fans get over these deaths. The movie itself is dark and certainly not goofy like Alien Resurrection. I think it has gotten and will earn more respect as time goes on.

Alien 3 brings us a survival scenario similar to the original. There's one alien on the loose chasing a finite group of unarmed people, widdling them down one by one...and there is only one survivor. The plot gave the characters little weapons against the alien which I learned to appreciate on the rewatch. My favorite contribution from Alien 3 to the series is the half dog alien breed. This shows us that the alien which we've come to know in the first two movies is half parasite/half human because its hosts were always human. This little twist comes into play in later Alien movies.

The cast primarily consists of 25 men on Fury 161 and one woman, Ripley. Here is the bootlist:

26. Murphy

25. Rains

24. Boggs

23. Clemens

22. Warden Andrews

21. Frank

20-16 - Several unnamed prisoners are killed as a result of Frank's action

15. Junior - Sacrifices himself to trap the alien (not shown in theatrical release)

14. Arthur - Guards door and killed by Goric (not shown in theatrical release)

13. Golic - Insane and runs after "dragon" (not shown in theatrical release)

12. Vincent

11. Troy

10. David

9. Kevin

8. William

7. Eric

6. Jude

5. Gregor

4. Dillon - Lures alien into lead chamber where he sacrifices himself.

3. Aaron 85 - mocked for having an IQ of 85, he's the wardens assistant. He is shot and killed by Bishop and his company after he tries to knock out Bishop.

2. Ripley - With the new queen alien inside her, she commits suicide by jumping into the fire

1. Morse - Sole survivor.