>I'm kinda surprised there isn't a clear consensus on that. I
>LOVE Aliens 3. David Fincher's first movie. Nuff said.

i cannot believe the studio fox cut the scenes where they *spoiler* actually caught and trapped the alien for a bit, before the one prisoner started basically devil-worshipping it and ultimately let it loose again. added so much more to the story.

i ain't mad at fincher. he took over for a fired director, admist an already-underway production on its 20 millionth script re-write that wasn't even finished. hicks and newt were supposed to have survived, with hicks becoming the main character over ripley. i think sigourney weaver politicking didn't help either. and wtf was fincher gonna do and say to anyone as a rookie film director?