Went to a 45th anniversary showing for the first movie tonight. I didn't realize how used I've gotten to the director's cut - Lambert slapping Ripley, the Alien slapping the cat carrier - good stuff.
I don't miss the Dallas/Brett cocoon scene as it removes the urgency of the self-destruct sequence, but everything else feels like it helps the film breathe more; ironic considering the director's cut is shorter than the theatrical and Ridley trimmed some of his slow tracking shots to make room for the new bits, but a lot of the restored footage actually completes scenes that feel like they're cut too abruptly in the theatrical.
...and Darkness and Conan.
Gimme a break, those last two only get merchandise once per decade.
I don't miss the Dallas/Brett cocoon scene as it removes the urgency of the self-destruct sequence, but everything else feels like it helps the film breathe more; ironic considering the director's cut is shorter than the theatrical and Ridley trimmed some of his slow tracking shots to make room for the new bits, but a lot of the restored footage actually completes scenes that feel like they're cut too abruptly in the theatrical.
If there's any character that makes me less than levelheaded, it's Alien. And Predator.
...and Darkness and Conan.
Gimme a break, those last two only get merchandise once per decade.
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