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Do we support the Special Edition or the original Theatrical Cut?

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[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago

Its probably one of my favourite movies of all time. Maybe not top 5 but top 10 for sure.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

Big same. For my it's the perfect sequel, some say that's reserved for Terminator 2, and while that's a good choice, Aliens is better.

[-] whisp@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

I'm in the sequels can't live up to the original camp. I don't like T2 but at least it doesn't have brownface.

[-] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

Terminator is literally wearing skinface, but ok

[-] whisp@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You know the actress who played Vasquez is white, right?

[-] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah I know. But what's more offensive: pretending to be one race? or the entire human race (as a white guy who appropriates bad spanish)?

[-] Nacarbac@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago
[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

Shame they cut out this scene, what a great little bit of world building.

[-] supafuzz@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

All indigenous violence against colonizers is justified

[-] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The aliens weren't indigenous to any of the planets the humans found them on, and in Alien 1 we're lead to think they possibly wiped out one ancient civilization. (although they might have only been travellers).

But it def could be the case of colonizing the colonizer, IE the fear that what humans are doing could also be done to them. Much like how aliens force men to give birth against their will.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I support the plight of the xenomorph against the colonialist marines.

[-] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

Cameron is Hollywood's greatest Marxist director so I think he would support both versions

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

Reactionary colonialist nuclear family propaganda with a side order of ecocide, as I recall hero-sparkle

[-] mickey@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

I like the theatrical cut, but the special edition has the extended part with Ripley at the space hospital and Newt's family going out to the derelict craft. I felt like that undermines the theme of Weyland-Yutani willingly putting all the colonists at risk by the xenomorphs, but the fan wiki says they were out there on company orders so I guess it still works.

im a special edition guy.

How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
You secure that shit, Hudson!

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

did millenials are killing capitalism cover it on their "imperial 80s" series?

[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Special edition imo

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