timdiggerm said:

I am so glad to see Blade Runner explained. I haven't seen any version, and the confusion was not helping. Looks like I need to see the special version of Aliens... and I guess I know how to approach Alien3 now.

Still no idea what to do with A:R, and I haven't seen it.

1. Yeah, I always recommend the Final Cut of Blade Runner to people who've never seen it. I have my (very minor) problems with it, and some people *hate* the new color timing, but I still think it's the best available version, followed by the '92 Director's Cut. But the Final Cut just flows better, since the editing was tightened up to accommodate the loss of narration.

2. You might have already seen the Special Edition version of Aliens - if I'm not mistaken, that's the only version that was on DVD until the Quadrilogy DVD set came out, which included the theatrical verision. Not sure about VHS.

3. Definitely get the Blu-Ray version of the "Assembly Cut" of Alien³ if you can. It feels like a completed film with the new ADR, whereas the DVD version of that cut has the on-set audio with subtitles and feels more like a workprint. I wouldn't say the Assembly Cut makes it a good film, since it doesn't really address many people's basic issues with it, but I've always enjoyed Alien³ on some level, and the Assembly Cut does make it a better film.

4. Yeah, don't bother with Resurrection, it's garbage.