Quote from: HuDaFuK on Today at 07:02:18 AMQuote from: SM on Today at 12:36:21 AMWhich ones?
They wouldn't address the issues you've highlighted, but the two scenes I've always regretted them cutting are
- Milburn (sp?) finding the shed skin - because it builds him up as a bit of reckless twat before he suddenly goes full moron and starts petting an obviously pissed-off space snake.
- And the chat between Janek and Vickers about his time in the military - not only is it a cracking dialogue scene, it likewise clues you in to Janek's mentality when he decides to kamikaze the derelict, which as a decision always felt like it came totally out of left field in the theatrical cut to me. Here's this lackadaisical, gives-no-shits captain and suddenly he's willing to off himself to save the world? His talk with Vickers gives that some much-needed (imo) context.
And while they don't help the pacing, both of those address one my personal biggest problems with the film which is the rubbish character(s)/development.
I don't think either of these scenes would've markedly improved the film. Finding the other lifeform earlier may have improved Milburn but he's still the guy frightened of dead things but excited by scary alien snakes.
And the Janek and Vickers scene is just too long when the real action belongs with Shaw and David. It humanises Vickers but not long after she's all 'Let's go home' and quite happy to strand Shaw.