radewagon t1_j5bsr21 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 9:27 PM

Reply to comment by Ocular_Username in Looking for movies with a dramatically different director’s cut by pornthrowaway1421

Assembly Cut is such a double edged sword. The added stuff is great, but the switch to the bull alien is terrible and its inclusion ruins the the single greatest scene in the Alien franchise (the funeral/birth scene). The dog's suffering makes the scene so so stupidly powerful.

Monday_Night_Miracle t1_j5cv4ck wrote on January 22, 2023 at 1:56 AM

I always skipped the part with the dog. It was too much for me.

Butch_Beth t1_j5e5gv0 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 9:42 AM

I've always preferred the bull, I think there's a lot of stuff in Alien 3 where Fincher was being an edgy young director, there's an extended Newt autopsy they shot which is just revolting, it's already too much in the Theatrical cut. I don't need to see a dog suffering, it's more upsetting than just being horror.