![]() You could make the argument that it popped out prematurely because it knew it was about to die, I suppose. Again, I'll have to watch it, but the scene struck me as over-the-top, especially when the chestburster chose that convenient moment to emerge. I might disagree on Ripley's fall into the fire, though. (The toy line really ran with that idea, as I recall.) It got one thinking about all sorts of variations on the alien design. This is in Russian but it looks like it has an English audio track - thanks While I like the theatrical version's final scene more, there are some major scenes removed from the theatrical version that are very serving to the movie IMO. When I first saw this movie, I was intrigued by the idea of the alien taking on some of the physical characteristics of the host animal. Alien 3 (Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition) (1992) BDRip from HQ. Plus, the shape of the alien is more dog-like. Plus, we don't see it suffer, so it lacks even that bit of emotional impact. We have more of a connection to dogs than to oxen. Thinking on it now, I agree about Spike being the better "carrier." His death is more tragic because the prisoners have a connection to him, as well as the fact that he's a dog in general. I'd have to watch them again, but I thought I preferred the Assembly cut, but you make some good points.
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