asterisk8 said:

Anchorhead said:

Aliens - Haven't seen, never going to.

Why not?

When Alien came out in the theaters, it was instantly one of my top ten films. I saw it weekly, much the same way I had with Star Wars a couple of years earlier. I bought the VHS (and later the laserdisc) as soon as it was available, wore out the soundtrack, etc. To me, it was a complete story and I had zero interest in what came after in the story or seeing the story go from cerebral-based to action-based.

Addendum to my initial post;

Blade Runner was also the same way for me - instant favorite, weekly viewings in the theater, etc. For many years, the theatrical version was all I knew. I had a laserdisc of it as soon as it was available and also made one of my first full-film audio rips from it. When the Director's Cut was announced, I wasn't terribly interested in a new version of the story. It's just not something that interests me in general, with any film.

After I read what the changes were, I decided to give it a look. The narration wasn't something I ever felt was needed, so dropping it was fine with me. The daytime happy ending had, to me, always been harshly out of place in the context of the the film. If I want to watch The Shining, I'll watch The Shining. ;-)

The Director's Cut is the definitive version for me now. All those other versions from the mega-set don't interest me. I've been an uber- fan of the film since its release, but I can't keep changing versions or relearning scenes and visuals which have been in my head for 29 years.