The ‘Alien’ Franchise’s Most-Hated Film Is Also Its Queerest

There will always be debate about the worst film in a franchise.

While some audiences find too much action objectionable, others might hunger for a deeper emotional connection between the characters.

Even in the Alien series, opinions vary about which film out of the six is the most disliked.

While there are those who feel that Alien 3 takes the cake — killing off beloved characters, comitting to strange camera angles, and mirroring the grungy style of its auteur, music video-turned-film director David Fincher — there’s a definite challenge to the title.

Alien: Resurrection, the fourth film in the franchise, is regularly cited as a fan-least-favorite, a footnote in the branching lore of the Alien story.

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