I think my issue with the queen is that it bears no relation to the human born aliens. I'm not knocking the quality of the Stan Winston build which is a remarkable achievement, but the queen is just so at odds with the stalking killer of ALIEN.
I don't really understand why it looks the way it does. It's a big baddie at the end of the film - ok I get that. It's got elements of some of Giger's other designs witinh it - ok I get that, but it's born of a human - (confirmed by Ripley's scan in Alien3) so why does it look like a giant spider / dinosaur hybrid? And why do the aliens suddenly feel like filler until her reveal?
Whilst some here talk about messing with beloved lore, I see no difference (less in fact) with the situation as it is now over as it was in 1986. It just comes down to personal preference and expectation. But fans 'demanding we should get what we want means nothing.