The Legacy Cut fan edit is better, IMO. Probably worth a Google.
nomnomsquirrel on
I was surprised to see that HBO has been adding directors cuts and extended versions of so many things lately. The Aliens and Alien Resurrection extended cuts are also up (I forgot to look for Alien oops).
tarzic on
This is weird as hell since the Alien stuff is Fox, which is Disney, and even Disney Plus and Hulu only ever had all the theatricals. Assembly Cut never hit their own service, even though it is the definitive (official) release.
kneeco28 on
> The lore behind this edit goes like this: Fox wanted a “Director’s Cut” of Alien 3 for home video. Fincher declined to participate. So the studio created this “Assembly Cut” and released it on the 2003 Alien Quadrilogy DVD box set.
It’s weird that you added his name to the headline in the circumstances.
Prize_Farm4951 on
Its not really “David Fincher’s Alien 3: The Assembly Cut” seeing that he had nothing to do with it.
Anyway go with the more recent Legacy Cut that is the overall the best version.
tannu28 on
Charles de Lauzirika (who was credited as the Restoration Producer) prefers the original name “Special Edition” than “Assembly Cut”.
He also directed the amazing “Making-of” documentary called *Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3*.
_nc_sketchy on
So anyway here’s my covert advertising campaign
MattDaaaaaaaaamon on
I’m still waiting for a 4K blu-ray release of this and Resurrection.
voltagejim on
hopefully this mean a 4k home release is coming down the pipe
aseddon130 on
I always thought this was the standard version these days??
tequilasauer on
I wish this had been a bit more of an announcement as I just recently re-watched Alien 3. I know sentiment on the film has improved over time, but honestly, I still found it pretty bad. I may skip through some of this cut, but I’m not optimistic.
Away_Feedback4191 on
that’s a super cool surprise! the assembly cut is way better than the theatrical version, definitely worth a rewatch.
SubwayHero4Ever on
Is this version included in the Blu-ray box set, that I drunkenly picked up at 3am in Walmart, like 15 years ago? Or is this a new unreleased cut?
69goldeneye on
I liked Aliens 3
AlterMyStateOfMind on
The Assembly Cut is actually a pretty solid film once you get over the fact that they kill Newt and Hicks right off the cuff. The film has time to breathe and you get a lot more time with the prisoners and they are given proper character arcs. Lots of atmospheric establishing shots that would go on to be a Fincher trademark. I highly recommend it to anyone that has only seen the theatrical cut because the quality is night and day.
julianitonft on
I don’t know of I ever want to rewatch any version of that movie 😐
PouchesofCyanStaples on
Still a hard pass for me!!!
There is Alien and Aliens, and that’s it!!!
Carsizzle on
As someone that has never watched it and has it on their backlog: thank you for posting this!
Constant_Flamingo828 on
I’ll give it a look but I can never get that horrible theatrical experience out of my mind.
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The Legacy Cut fan edit is better, IMO. Probably worth a Google.
I was surprised to see that HBO has been adding directors cuts and extended versions of so many things lately. The Aliens and Alien Resurrection extended cuts are also up (I forgot to look for Alien oops).
This is weird as hell since the Alien stuff is Fox, which is Disney, and even Disney Plus and Hulu only ever had all the theatricals. Assembly Cut never hit their own service, even though it is the definitive (official) release.
> The lore behind this edit goes like this: Fox wanted a “Director’s Cut” of Alien 3 for home video. Fincher declined to participate. So the studio created this “Assembly Cut” and released it on the 2003 Alien Quadrilogy DVD box set.
It’s weird that you added his name to the headline in the circumstances.
Its not really “David Fincher’s Alien 3: The Assembly Cut” seeing that he had nothing to do with it.
Anyway go with the more recent Legacy Cut that is the overall the best version.
Charles de Lauzirika (who was credited as the Restoration Producer) prefers the original name “Special Edition” than “Assembly Cut”.
He also directed the amazing “Making-of” documentary called *Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3*.
So anyway here’s my covert advertising campaign
I’m still waiting for a 4K blu-ray release of this and Resurrection.
hopefully this mean a 4k home release is coming down the pipe
I always thought this was the standard version these days??
I wish this had been a bit more of an announcement as I just recently re-watched Alien 3. I know sentiment on the film has improved over time, but honestly, I still found it pretty bad. I may skip through some of this cut, but I’m not optimistic.
that’s a super cool surprise! the assembly cut is way better than the theatrical version, definitely worth a rewatch.
Is this version included in the Blu-ray box set, that I drunkenly picked up at 3am in Walmart, like 15 years ago? Or is this a new unreleased cut?
I liked Aliens 3
The Assembly Cut is actually a pretty solid film once you get over the fact that they kill Newt and Hicks right off the cuff. The film has time to breathe and you get a lot more time with the prisoners and they are given proper character arcs. Lots of atmospheric establishing shots that would go on to be a Fincher trademark. I highly recommend it to anyone that has only seen the theatrical cut because the quality is night and day.
I don’t know of I ever want to rewatch any version of that movie 😐
Still a hard pass for me!!!
There is Alien and Aliens, and that’s it!!!
As someone that has never watched it and has it on their backlog: thank you for posting this!
I’ll give it a look but I can never get that horrible theatrical experience out of my mind.
Is that the “ok” version or the garbage one?