12 Films So Bad That They Killed Off Their Franchise

While Alien 3 may have its share of detractors, it at least had the decency to be done with some sort of purpose and originality. Resurrection could not feel more like a corporate cash-grab of a sequel if it tried. It is the most boring Alien film anyone could possibly imagine, with a rag-tag group of space pirates getting trapped on a ship with a magically revived Ripley, who has to kill some aliens and save the day... again.

And yes, technically Weaver's Ripley is a clone of her former self whose genes have been spliced with the Xenomorphs', but come on. It sounds ridiculous on paper, and its even worse in the actual film.

It forgoes the tension and terror that made the first film such a classic and the bombastic blockbuster-ness of the sequel, to instead tread the tamest path imaginable, essentially making an Alien film that was doomed to please no one.

Casual fans found the nonsensical writing to be a turn-off and hardcore fans found it far too sanitized to make any sort of impact. The film effectively murdered our chances of getting the proper follow-up that Ridely Scott and James Cameron were crafting together(!!!), which is a crime punishable by death in some states.

Ever since, the franchise has been solely relegated to prequel mode, without daring to broach the subject of following whatever the hell kind of story this was.