Ripley 4 - Aliens 0

Advantages: More Alien fun.
Disadvantages: Bit formularised

...At last I've seen this film. I was a bit apprehensive since its been slammed by various people including personal friends of mine. OK, its a formula film but its different enough to give a new spin on a familliar story. Sigourney Weaver plays Ripley although not the one we know. She is a sort of hybrid human/alien whose blood is acidic. She plays it in a way quite different to the three previous films in that you never quite know what team shes playing for. Unlike the previous three films where she is concerned most of the time, in Ressurection, she almost enjoys watching the human/alien conflict, maybe reflecting her own inner torment. Winona Ryder makes an unlikely cyborg but manages to pass the role off quite well. The rest of the cast deliver too but its almost too easy to guess which ones don't survive to the end of the film...

stevesm 24.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Alien Resurrection (DVD)

Ripley's Game or Malkovich's finest hour?

Advantages: John Malkovich and Ray Winstone's scenes together.
Disadvantages: Extras on dvd are abit sparse.

...This film is about Tom Ripley, a character made famous by Patricia Highsmith's series of books. The lead role is played by John Malkovich, with the cast including Ray Winstone, Doughray Scott and Lena Headey to name but a few. This follows on from The Talented Mr Ripley which was an earlier film featuring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film starts with a flashback to Berlin where Tom and an acquaintance called Reeves, (Winstone), are about to pull off a scam involving fake artwork by Renaissance artist Caravaggio. It goes horribly wrong and we witness for the first time in this film what happens to those that cross Ripley. Feeling that what just happened was Reeves' fault, Ripley then double crosses him by walking away with millions of dollars worth of forged artwork. The film then jumps forward three years later and we meet Tom...

kevin121 08.12.2008 (04.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Ripley's Game (DVD)

A.L.I.E.N. - AN OUTSTANDING MOVIE !

Advantages: IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...Alien. = Written by Alan Dean Foster and Directed by Ridley Scott. And made way back in 1979, how time flies. This brilliant film is one of my all time favourites. Sci-Fi meets Horror but done with a touch of class. The spaceship, Nostromo, is heading back to Earth after a successful mining trip when it receives what seems to be a distress signal coming from a crashed 'Alien' spaceship. The crew are awakened from their hibernation and set off to discover what they can about the weird alien ship. But what they find is the stuff of nightmares. With a superb cast of; Sigourney Weaver ... Ripley John Hurt ... Kane Ian Holm ... Ash (My Precious) Tom Skerritt ... Dallas Veronica Cartwright ... Lambert Harry Dean Stanton ... Brett Yaphet Kotto ... Parker Soon the horror will...

Maximus-Qualitus 14.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Alien (DVD)

ALIEN

Advantages: GREAT FILM
Disadvantages: NONE

...Alien. A true classic and still as fresh today as when it was made in 1979. We follow the crew of the Nosromo, a deep space mining vessel as it has its return journey interupted by a unknown signal from an unexplored world. They investigate the signal and one of the crew ends up with his face covered by an alien creature. this later falls off but the damage has all ready been done. Shortly afterwards an alien bursts from John Hurts stomache and then the alien slug grows into an enormous 9ft killing machine. What happens from this point on I will not divulge here, surely you've seen it? The film began a huge 'alien' type spin offs and clone type films. But none ever to match the original. The only negative from a personal point of view was it was all too dark. The special effects are nothing special but the performances from...

MaldivesHoliday 26.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Alien (DVD)

The aliens vs. the Pearsons

Advantages: A brilliant film
Disadvantages: None

...A summer vacation for the Pearson family looks set to be a miserable one with failed exams, family disputes, boring activities and no TV to greet them, along with the surprise arrival of Bethany's irritating boyfriend, Ricky. But the vacation turns into an even worse one when cousins Tom and Jake come across four aliens on the roof who announce that they are going to kill all the humans and take over the world. At first it seems hard to believe that the two-foot tall, cute looking things can be so dangerous, but when they bring out their powerful high-tech weapons and take control of Ricky with a mind control device, the pair realise they are much more menacing than they seem. Gathering the rest of the Pearson children, along with any household items they can pass of as weaponry, the family must battle against the aliens and try to...

frankiefromings13 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Aliens In The Attic

Alien Resurrection

Advantages: The under water scene
Disadvantages: Awful, annoying characters; Ultimately grotesque; This isn't the "real" Ripley; Bad jokes

...Oh dear. Even for a dedicated and passionate Alien follower, such as myself, it is hard to see any good in Alien Resurrection. So immensely grotesque (even for my liking); a cold, heartless Ripley that is a disappointing far cry from the female action hero we used to love; and a group of wannabe badass marines that neither come close to the crew from Aliens they aspire to be, or strike any emotional chords with the audience- this is one ugly, ugly film. Two hundred years later, some arsehole scientists have decided to mess with Ripley's DNA in an attempt to "resurrect" the franchise and the alien inside her. Unluckily for avid Alien fans, Ripley #8 is nothing like the original Ripley as her DNA has become entwined with that of the alien, making her a sarcastic, egotistical monster, littered with bad humour. What's worse is Winona...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Alien Resurrection (DVD)

Blonde Aliens

Advantages: Alot of hot women, funny
Disadvantages: The decoy look and effects

...Decoys 2 is a 2007 film directed by Jeffrey Lando (never heard of him). It is a straight to DVD sequel to a not so well known film and I really wasn't expecting a lot from it. Especially after reading the blurb which gives the gist that sexy female aliens are going about seducing men so they can lay their eggs. This sounded like one of those really trashy films that's all about getting as many sex scenes into a film as possible with a very weak story line pulling them together. I hadn't seen the first film and I was expecting to just take a quick look at this film and watching something else but I was pleasantly surprised as it was quite good. The film starts and two teenagers are kissing in the back of the car as they start to undress the girl's stomach bursts open and all these tentacles jump out and down the guy's throat. Then we...

Phelthew 15.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Decoys 2 - Alien Seduction (DVD)

Ripley Court - Rip Off?

Advantages: Location
Disadvantages: Not great value

...Before going to Dublin for a long weekend with friends we had been warned that it was an expensive place to visit. This was proved to be true when I started looking for somewhere for us to stay. We were looking for somewhere affordable but a bit posher than a hostel. My search led me to the Ripley Court Hotel. The reasons I chose it were: - proximity to O'Connel Street - availability of a triple room - breakfast was included in the price We had three nights (over a long weekend) for 500 Euros which I thought was pretty steep for a two star hotel, considering that all three of us were sharing a room. (Hint: staying from Saturday to Tuesday instead of Friday to Monday would have saved a fortune - week day rates were only 20 Euro per person!) On arrival we noticed that a train line ran right outside the hotel so my immediate...

chcouper 10.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ripley Court Hotel, Dublin

"Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" - Blackpool - A review

Advantages: Lots of info, lots of variety and shelter from weather
Disadvantages: Prices could be less steap

...Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is situated on Blackpool's front where thousands of tourists come and visit all the time. Ripley's.. is a great place for a family, however some younger children may find some parts frightening. The prices arn't too good, but there acceptable. When me and my dad visited recently, I think it cost us just over £10, and I'm 16 so I'm not sure if they classed me as a child or an adult, but I would assume an adult. The whole place has a huge range of displays from all over the world, each with a lot of information concerning it which means you can read up on things that catch your eye - pretty much all of it! For example, one of the first displays in the place is a range of "freak animals" such as a sheep with 6 legs, a cow with 2 heads, things like this. In the same room, theres also a display of different...

ConnorH 18.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ripley's Museum Blackpool

Aliens AND Monsters Really Exist?

Advantages: Excellent Special Effects, Simple Storyline
Disadvantages: 3-D not available in all viewing options

...Easter is nearly upon us, which means the usual release of children friendly movies with this one being an exception. I was lucky enough to get tickets for a private screening at the Waterloo Imax Cinema and a great treat it was for us and the little ones. Starting in Modesto, California, the plot centres around Susan, a normal young lady about to marry the man of her dreams and live in supposed married bliss when she experiences the radioactive fallout of a meteor which falls to Earth. After absorbing a substance called quantonium, Susan grows into a giant and is captured by a secret group within the US military who operate to capture different types of monsters. An alien called Gallaxhar seeks out the quantonium and after tracing it to Earth, heads to Earth to retrieve the quantonium. After the US military fail to overcome...

jupiter28 09.04.2009 (04.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Monsters Vs Aliens