Would you feel better if Newt and Hicks survived?

[The Old One]

No @OP.

Yes, it's a good film regardless.

[[cancerblack]]

Always thought Hicks and Newt had served their purpose, story-wise. Plus, as others have said, the idea of the three of them becoming some kind of family unit pitted against the Aliens always struck me as pretty cringey, so I'm really glad they at least negated that.

Maybe I'm a nihilist, but to be honest, I always appreciated the balls the third film had in killing off all of its main characters, even if the execution was flawed. It certainly makes it stand out among big franchise movies, where anyone important is almost invariably protected by plot armour.

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[Roby]

The fact they die isn't the problem, more that it seemed they were just being killed off because they weren't useful in the story. (Or that the actors weren't available). Seemed more of a technical thing than story thing.

[Huggs]

They didn't know an alien bigger than a powerloader had snuck aboard until it started attacking everyone.

That even a face hugger went unnoticed, is no surprise.

Regardless, they had to croak. The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness. Fischer was wise enough to know and support this.

[Voodoo Magic]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

[Huggs]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

It is for Ripley.

[Voodoo Magic]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

It is for Ripley.

Death is easier when you have no one to live for.

[Huggs]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

It is for Ripley.

Death is easier when you have no one to live for.

There's always Christmas and Italian food.

[Voodoo Magic]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

It is for Ripley.

Death is easier when you have no one to live for.

There's always Christmas and Italian food.

Linguini in clam sauce does make a life worth living!

[The Old One]

Again,

If Dwayne Hicks and Rebecca Jorden (Newt)'s alive- Ripley's personal attachment  renders the sacrifice simple, save the family. But dead and the comfort's absent.

Ellen Ripley allowing the Company the Alien is revenge. The Company's bioweapon personnel die but countless innocent people withal.

Ellen Ripley's Alien abortion is selfless.
Ellen Ripley chooses sacrifice over revenge.

It's difficult to do the right thing when you've something to fight for.
It's more difficult to do the right thing when you've nothing to fight for.

Revenge is a emotional pursuit.
Ellen Ripley's clearly emotional.

The hellish beast is a hellish beast, but it's irrelevance is because the Company is the real world and Ellen Ripley's fictional world; vortex.
It's responsible for the Nostromo's investigation- beginning it all.

[Voodoo Magic]

Again,

If Dwayne Hicks and Rebecca Jorden (Newt)'s alive- Ripley's personal attachment  renders the sacrifice simple, save the family. But dead and the comfort's absent.

Ellen Ripley allowing the Company the Alien is revenge. The Company's bioweapon personnel die but countless innocent people withal.

Ellen Ripley's Alien abortion is selfless.
Ellen Ripley chooses sacrifice over revenge.

It's difficult to do the right thing when you've something to fight for.
It's more difficult to do the right thing when you've nothing to fight for.

I can repost my reply to your repost, but why do that when we can just group hug? 

[HuDaFuK]

Seemed more of a technical thing than story thing.

The fact they were dead in all but one of the various scripts written for the third film suggests it wasn't merely technical.

[Corporal Hicks]

The Alien universe cannot tolerate happiness.

Happiness is not synonymous with Hick's and Newt's survival.

It is for Ripley.

Death is easier when you have no one to live for.

There's always Christmas and Italian food.

Linguini in clam sauce does make a life worth living!

Come-on gents, let's refrain from doing this often. There's so much derailing lately.

[Stitch]

Seemed more of a technical thing than story thing.

The fact they were dead in all but one of the various scripts written for the third film suggests it wasn't merely technical.

Yeah. It makes sense. Scary isn't scary when you have company. It's why co-op horror games don't work. Alien Isolation with a friend would be way less tense.

[Voodoo Magic]

Seemed more of a technical thing than story thing.

The fact they were dead in all but one of the various scripts written for the third film suggests it wasn't merely technical.

Yeah. It makes sense. Scary isn't scary when you have company. It's why co-op horror games don't work. Alien Isolation with a friend would be way less tense.

Yet Ripley had plenty of company.