Funny, I feel the complete opposite when it comes to BLADE RUNNER and ALIEN... at least with BLADE RUNNER we got 4 versions of the movie to choose from. It would be interesting to see if the color timing was changed for the 1991 DC and the original theatrical release... the Final Cut is a given that things were going to be changed throughout, and personally I was very pleased with how it came out.

ALIEN on the other hand just came across like Ridley didn't give a sh*t and just slapped something out just to make some extra money. The thing is, I never really noticed the scenes above being that too far removed from the original color timing.. it was specifically:

(1) all of the shots with the Space Jockey had a washed-out blue tint

(2) when Ripley first enters the cargo room (when they are looking for Jonesy), it looks natural... yet when Brett enters the room, there is this godawful copper tint over EVERYTHING, where it may as well be "copper and white" as opposed to a color film.

(3) then, as soon as Brett enters the landing leg room, there is that damn "washed-out, blue tint" over everything, which shows up again when

(4) the Alien attacks Parker and Lambert. So essentially the 2 scenes where the Alien appears (other than the end) the details and colors of the Alien are washed-out and bluish.

On top of that, the hydraulic arm lowering the Nostromo model is still visible during the landing scene, and you still have the "disappearing coffee mug" when the computer starts up in the beginning... as far as I am concerned, Ridley Lucasfied ALIEN by doing such a half-assed "special edition" version.