1) Alien 3. I've been a big fan of showing this to people, then there reaction. So many people have distain for this movie, but when the assembly cut was released in the fabulous Quadrilogy Box Set, people for some reason haven't given the assembly cut a chance. I haven't watched this in nearly 2 years, but the differences are extreme, not your typical directors cut.
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The hole religous sub plot was extracted from teh movie, the best example would be that of the prisoner, who survived the second attack by the Alien (the three men ligting candles). In the theatrical, the man who survies just dissapears, but his subplot is much more envolved in the assembly cut.
He beleives, as well as many other inmates, that in their spirtual, christian society, that the Alien is infact, the devil, come to clame waste to those non-beleivers. But, instead of having the normal fear, or distain for their creature that most has, this prisoner becames infactuated with it. Worshiping it.
Later, there's a scene where they discover that holding room, with the 6' thick walls. No way in, no way out except the main door. In the theatrical cut, the attempted capture of the alien was met with a large explosion, killing over 20 inmates, while the alien escaped. In the assembly, the Alien is caught due to the explosion scaring it into the room, with i beleive Ripley locking the door, trapping it.
Later, the above mentioned, alien worshiping inmate, freed from his restraints, opens the door, and goes in to meet the "devil"... obviously said prisoner is killed, and the alien escapes.
That is just one of many changes... I also did like the retooled ending, where Ripley jumps in, but NO alien jumps out of her chest... makes it a more endearing ending, instead of a "I'm sure it would bust out right when she's falling, lol".
The one change I do no not like is the Oxen birth.... The alien in the film ressembles a dog, and I perfer the dog birth scene with the sermon the one inmate is making. Luckily I have a program where I made my own edit of the film, replacing the ox, with the dog, and leaving the rest of the assembly cut intact.
2) Aliens. I love the machine gun scenes, and the extra time with the marines. Also, I enjoyed the colony scene, and how Ripley being found and her information actually lead to the fall of the colony. The two best scenes though, that add so much. the duaghter scene, where Ripley finds out her daughter died, adding more to the Newt relationship. Also, the name exchange between Hicks and Ripley... "Ellen".... "Dyawne"... a movie that is balls to the wall, then they add that, allowing the viewer to reconnect, and breathe a little bit while learning something new about the two heros..... makes Alien 3 opening more heartbreaking, yet, adds so much to the tragic Ripley character..
3 - 5) LOTR Trilogy. The gift scene, and opening of The Fellowship of the Ring. The flashback sequence and added Helms deep footage for the Two Towers... and the Sauramon death, Ghosts, and Mouth of Sauron scenes in Return of the King...