So far the only thing that has surprised me is the fifield scene. I still think the creature looks goofy, but the scene just feels a lot better.
I have to watch the original again to compare.
Yeah, I would definitely now change the hanger scene to the sillier looking, but moving more like the classic xenomorph FiField, add in minimum vickers line about the creature in the other room, add the entire final battle, have the entire engineer speaks, and use more of that ending.
I would leave the rest on the floor, i like leaving out the conversation between the captain and vickers as the dialog reminds me of another movie[like so close in dialog it is funny, i cant think of what movie it is to save my life] and it makes vickers too human.
watched "paradise" again. I greatly prefer it. I don't think shaw should like david at all after the shit he has caused. I prefer that ending big time.