This sequel was a radical tonal departure, with 1986s action-heavyAliensbeing a very different moviefrom its predecessor.

However, these same critiques may have led to the uneven tone of the next outing.

This resulted inAlien: Resurrectionbeing both too colorful and not colorful enougha problem reflected in the uneven tone.

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Scotts ownPrometheuswas all cool blues and neutral tones, a more washed-out version of the slick blue-tinted futurism ofAliens.

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Ellen Ripley in a space suit with the Xenomorph coming out of the fog in Alien’s ending.

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley aims down the sights of a Pulse Rifle, while Michael Biehn as Dwayne Hicks admires her in Aliens.

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