Palmer, “Oh, my God! It’s a monster! I’ll just hide in this chest in the corner…”
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But why did he insist on including all the pre-infection Hadley’s Hope stuff? The Marine’s first impression of the base, as well as Ripley’s shock at hearing that Weyland-Yutani had sent families there, would have been so much more powerful if we audiences members didn’t already have an inkling of what was going on. For my money, that’s a rare misstep for Cameron. Everything else about the DC is flawless.
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I prefer the original cinematic release version, which was the first one I saw. It is stripped down; and, like you say, makes the colony more mysterious. It has got a real Mary Celeste feel to it.
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Yeah, while I love that additional context around Ripley’s daughter, and the inclusion of the auto-turrets giving a real sense that the Marines are outmatched and under constant assault, the earlier stuff with Newt’s family spoiling our sense of discovery makes the DC a bit of a wash for me. I might agree with you.
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"Wait…what do you mean, I’m the Scooby Snack now? Zoinks!" 
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You make very fair points! For my money though, the suspense, dread, and sheer scope of how fucked they are is built so powerfully by that auto-turret scene that I cannot fathom the film without it. I’m willing to stomach a lot of other Cameron missteps to get that scene.
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Gotta be a prequel.
Also, Brian Glover.
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