[Wayde]

Interesting how many there are. I think mine has three (or is it four) movies on a box.
What I love about ALL the Alien movies is they gave a different director a shot before they achieved a real presence.

Ridley Scott gives us Alien. Goes on to do Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and of course - GI Jane. Three outta four ain't bad.

James Cameron - Aliens relatively soon after Terminator then goes on to do Abyss and T2

David Fincher - Alien3.

Most people didn't like that one. I found the opening with the little girl dying to be kinda messed up and a lazy way to get rid of her – however it was effective. The film has redeeming quality. It has tension I found interesting. Fincher's best stuff would be later with Se7en, Zodiac and of course ... Fight Club (one of my favs). I’ve watched it again, and again, I try to find the Fincher who has done much better in Alien3, sometimes I see it.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Alien: Resurrection.

Some may ask why they bothered to resurrect it. I appreciated Jeunet's qualities, his trippiness that almost seems drug induced. It is the Alice and Wonderland of the Alien series. And better to play Alice than Winona Ryder.

Jeunet has a unique outlook on the future and an interesting esthetic on technology. He'd already done what is easily my very favourite French Language film - Le Cite Des Enfant Perde (the city of lost children). Some really like Delicatessen but I prefer Le Cite.

He went on to critical acclaim and awards with Amelie - of course. Amelie was cute. I'd personally like to meet her and date her. Love her forever and ever together popping bubble wrap every day with reckless abandon. But I still liked City of Lost Children Better.

The point is, these are four very acclaimed directors before they really achieved the notoriety. I think all four Alien movies are worth another viewing and an open mind based on the strengths and amazing variety of directorial style.