Alien at the Movies

It’s “Robocop” meets “Jason Bourne” meets “Rollerball” in 2563 dystopian Iron City & 300 years after The Fall. Cybersurgeon Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) salvages a living cyborg core from the scrapyard waste dropped from Zalem, the cloud city above. From this miracle find, Ido rebuilds a bot he names Alita (motion captured Rosa Salazar). Alita has no memory of her past & with wide eyed innocence explores her new environment & the people around her. Producer/writer James Cameron & director Robert Rodriguez create a fascinating decaying world & culture with bounty warriors & a United Republic of Mars mystery. This is a stunning action packed adventure based on an Japanese manga. Mahershala Ali & Jennifer Connelly costar. Cameron plugs in his Avatar special effects experience to dazzle the audience. By the end, you’ll be wondering what is next for the little bad ass battle angel.

Alien gives it 4 “Panser Kunst” stars out of 4.