Compared the director's cut of Alien 3 to the theatrical version and it's night and day

I finally watched the Assembly Cut last weekend after years of only knowing the theatrical version. The difference in pacing is huge. The whole subplot with the prisoner revolt and the actual development of Ripley's character arc makes so much more sense now. Felt like I was watching a completely different movie that actually had a point. Anyone else find a deleted scene version that totally changed their opinion of a film?

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thomasshah12d ago

Assembly Cut fixed everything wrong with that movie.

hernandez.finley12d ago

Idk, the Assembly Cut is definitely more complete but it still felt messy to me. All that prison stuff just dragged on and made me miss the tighter, weirder vibe of the theatrical version. Maybe it's just me but I kind of prefer the trainwreck it was before.

lindaowens11d ago

You said the original felt like a trainwreck, so what makes that mess more enjoyable to you than something coherent?