10 Fourth Movies That Ruined A Great Trilogy

10. Alien: Resurrection

Alien 3 was not the greatest film ever made.

It was a decent little sci-fi movie, but it didn't quite hold up against the two previous Alien films. That being said, it at least tied a nice little bow around the saga.

Upon finding that she is carrying the embryo of an alien queen, Ellen Ripley kills herself to destroy the unborn extra-terrestrial. Hero and villain of the series die together in a sacrifice play from Ripley. Whatever you make of the rest of the movie, there's no denying that's poetry right there.

Unfortunately, the producers just would not let sleeping Xenomorphs lie, and a fourth Alien picture was released five years later.

Instead of starting the story again with new characters, Alien: Resurrection decided to dump all over the ending of the third film by bringing Ripley back to life. Well, technically they brought a clone of her back to life, but the point still stands.

The story of Alien was done. Over, finished, finito. There was absolutely no need for an addendum to the tale, let alone one that opened the door for future terrible sequels and spin-offs.

Alien vs Predator, ew.