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I had this movie at a 2.5/5 until I saw the extended version and it was a lot better. There's an awesome opening sequence that shows a lot more of what the planet is like and there is a different ending as well, which I thought worked better. How the alien is born is totally different as well and I liked that better too. Seeing what David Fincher originally wanted the movie to be is interesting and the fact that he was rushed into this production with no script at all shows that he could come up with an at least watchable movie. A lot of people were pissed off at him for making this but after watching what went on behind the scenes, and even before he was hired, I give him credit for calming down the gong show that Fox had made out of this whole story.
What I would also wish to see is the original story that Vincent Ward had, which involved the prison monks on a type of wooden planet. It sounds odd but the story was pretty cool to hear. I recommend watching the extended version of this film, although long as hell, it's a lot better.
