Alien: Resurrection is worthy of rediscovery, not just for the talent behind the screen (helmed by Amélie/Delicatessen visionary Jean-Pierre Jeunet, scripted by The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon, lensed by Se7en director of photography Darius Khondji) but for the film’s surrealist dark humor, comic book tone and wild consummation to the Ripley saga. Set 200 years after Alien 3, Sigourney Weaver is a cloned Ellen Ripley, created by the US military and genre-icon Brad Dourif to make a new generation of super-Aliens. The City of Lost Children stars Ron Perlman and Dominique Pinon reunite as space mercenaries, caught between making a quick buck and the vicious teeth of the deadly new breed. Featuring a fantastic John Frizzell score and a tense, terrifying and dangerous franchise-highlight underwater escape, Alien: Resurrection is best experienced loud and on the big screen.
