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From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: GODZILLA VS KING KONG ????
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:56:38 GMT
Organization: Columbia University

In article <1992Oct7.113356.59499@cc.usu.edu> slb3y@cc.usu.edu (Punk Rocketeer) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.133030.23167@shearson.com>, scarrobi@shearson.com
>(Steve Carrobis) writes:
>> there was also another one where king kong went against i robot of himself ...
>
>     Yes.  It was called (drum roll please) KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. 
>Or maybe the title was the same as that of this thread.  GODZILLA VS.
>MECHAGODZILLA (who was also known as the Cosmic Monster and the Bionic
>Monster, depending on the ad/time/channel) is a different movie
>altogether.
>
>     G v KK had two endings, from what I've heard.  One for Japanese
>audiences, and one for American.  Guess who wins in each one.
>-- 
>Patrick S. Clark | "We are not in the Eighth Dimension.
>Email is life!   |  We are over New Jersey.  All is not lost."
>Usual disclaimer | --Unidentified red Lectroid announcer

The film with MechaKong in it is KING KONG ESCAPES, and not KING KONG
VS. GODZILLA.

The Japanese and American endings of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA are the
same - Kong wins in both. How do I know? I have them both on tape.



David Milner  Columbia University
inet:   dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu
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        ...rutgers!columbia!blackbox.cc.columbia.edu!dave
Organization: Senior, History, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:00:56 -0400 
From: Kevin Paul Goldman <kg1i+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
	<hgjrb4d6@csv.warwick.ac.uk>

>BTW, is it true that all US copies of Anthony Burgess' original novel
>don't contain the final chapter that Stanley Kubrick didn't film ?

That's how it was until recently. Now a new version with all 21 chapters
has been relaeased.

Mongo
From: donnell@mantaray.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all tim
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:59:53 GMT
Organization: none

In article <P3795@MK.maus.de> Thorsten_Kitz@mk.maus.de (Thorsten Kitz) writes:
>Hey there,
>
>in my opinion, the absolut worst movie ever seen is "Top Gun". In Germany it
>was rated as PG-12 (the same as PG-13, but from 12 years on) and it is
>very violently, even more than a stupid horror film. If I can remember the
>film correct (I am not sure, cause I was very shocked when I have seen it),
>first they shoot some Russians into the nirwana, make a big party, than
>someone from the Americans was shot and the Russians were the "Bad, bad boys".
>I think, movies like this one, are very dangerous for children, because, they
>get a wrong view of the real world. I would rate the film R, if I would have
>the decisions, even better, put the movie into the rubbish container.
>
>Bye for now,
>
>Thorsten.

I can agree with this. I hated "Top Gun", except for some flying aerial      
photography. Apart from the odious aspects of the film, Here in some areas
of the states, they had recruiting officers for the Air Force in the
theatres. When everyone came out after the film <and the ad for the 
military that they ran before the film>, the soldiers would try to recruit
the moviegoers. 
Who the hell wants to pay for a commercial for the Air Force???!!!

					--Judex--
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: Thorsten_Kitz@mk.maus.de (Thorsten Kitz)
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all tim
Organization: Mausnet
X-Gateway: MausGate/Mail 1.14
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 10:00:00 +0000

Hey there,

in my opinion, the absolut worst movie ever seen is "Top Gun". In Germany it
was rated as PG-12 (the same as PG-13, but from 12 years on) and it is
very violently, even more than a stupid horror film. If I can remember the
film correct (I am not sure, cause I was very shocked when I have seen it),
first they shoot some Russians into the nirwana, make a big party, than
someone from the Americans was shot and the Russians were the "Bad, bad boys".
I think, movies like this one, are very dangerous for children, because, they
get a wrong view of the real world. I would rate the film R, if I would have
the decisions, even better, put the movie into the rubbish container.

Bye for now,

Thorsten.
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: rush2112@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Troy Hickman)
Subject: You want bad?
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: alt.cult-movies
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:22:07 GMT


Why is there conjecture about the worst film of all time while Flowers in the
Attic is in existence? They really need to send a demolition crew to tear that
one down and build a movie in its place

Troy "Not the Grandmother" Hickman
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.sf.movies
From: kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
Subject: Re: alt.bladerunner
Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University
Distribution: alt
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:28:40 GMT

In article <JARI.MAKELA.92Sep30151854@valerian.hut.fi> Jari.Makela@hut.fi (Jari.Makela) writes:
          How about someone creating alt.bladerunner,
          alt.replicants.deckard-is-he?, alt.replicants.leon,
          alt.replicants.am-i-one-too?, alt.replicants.d,
          alt.bladerunner.spoilers and
          alt.deckard.is.a.replicant.oh.yes.he.is.oh.yes.he.is.oh.yes.he.is.NOT
          so that I could unsubscribe them all as the bladerunner discussion
          seems to fill all the film newsgroups.

Why bother? If you are too stupid to use the "Kill" feature of your newsreader,
why should we believe that you are smart enough to use the "Unsubscribe" 
feature?

By the way, "replicant", "deckard", and "bladerunner" would kill most every
Bladerunner thread. But I guess that that would be too difficult for you.

Michael

-- 
Michael Kaufman | I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on
 kaufman        | fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in
  @eecs.nwu.edu | the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be
                | lost in time - like tears in rain. Time to die.     Roy Batty 
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From: mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Markus Stumptner)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: alt.bladerunner
Date: 8 Oct 92 10:26:25 GMT
Organization: DB and ES Subdivision, TU Vienna

From article <1avks7INN7ge@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, by rick@crick.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller):
> In article <JARI.MAKELA.92Sep30151854@valerian.hut.fi>, Jari.Makela@hut.fi (Jari.Makela) writes:
>> How about someone creating alt.bladerunner,

> Or better yet, just ignore what you are not interested in; most threads on
> individual movies tend to die out after a few weeks

Exactly.  What happened to the Alien 3 thread that so many people
whined about in September?  Well, it's died, just as was predicted
then to those who were shouting for a specific alien3 newsgroup.

-- 
Markus Stumptner                                mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at
University of Technology Vienna                 vexpert!mst@relay.eu.net
Paniglg. 16, A-1040 Vienna, Austria             ...mcsun!vexpert!mst
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From: bwoolf@pro-woolf.cts.com (Beverly Woolf)
Subject: Question about Aliens
Organization: ProLine [pro-woolf] The Woolf's Den BBS & Vintage Hobbies
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 09:02:54 MDT

        I watched _Aliens_ again last night with my daughters and a couple
of questions popped into my mind.
        There are two scenes which I vaguely remember, but haven't seen in
the copy of the movie that we have.  These two scenes are:
        1) When Ripley is in the hospital at the beginning of the movie, I
seem to remember mention of her daughter.
        2) When Ripley is going after Newt in the lair, I seem to remember
her finding Burke strung up.  He asks her to kill him (or something) and
she gives him a hand grenade.
        Are these just figments of my imagination or were they originally
shown in the movie and then cut out later?  Thanks for any answers.
Please send any answers via email.

...Bev

System Operator of Pro-Woolf       (A ProLine BBS)
    1-208-234-4625 3/12/24/9600 baud supported
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ProLine: bwoolf@pro-woolf       AO: bwoolf@aol.com
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Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: swindley@elec.uq.oz.au (Robert Swindley)
Subject: Re: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 12:03:46 GMT

jmp2020@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:


>Hey, is anyone out there ever liked the movie, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE ?
>Well, it has been my cult film for a long time...almost ten years
>and still counting. I would love to talk about something related to
>this movie...so I'll be waiting. Also does anyone have any kind of
>memorabilia of this movie? Please reply as soon as you can...

>Your Humble Narrator, PAL.

Absolutely Brilliant movie. I only managed to see it about 2 or 3
years ago, because it had been banned here in Queensland (Australia)
until then. Weird Huh! Unfortunely I haven't been able to see it again
since (No cinemas playing it). Ta for the memories

Bob
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: Shooting in circles (was: the absolute
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 16:03:25 GMT

In article 2734@cbnewse.cb.att.com, gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
> In article <1992Oct13.145645.14695@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@manowar.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
> >In article <1992Oct12.163553.11572@cs.ucla.edu> reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher) writes:
> >>In article <chil.718797449@sfu.ca> chil@fraser.sfu.ca (Keith Lim) writes:
> >>>
> >>>I remember a scene in "The Untouchables" where the four leads
> >>>were sitting around a small table, and while they were talking, the camera
> >>>went round and round and round and round the table. 
> >>>
> >>>  ____>______>_____
> >>> /                 \
> >>> |        #2       |
> >>> ^   #1 Table #3   v Camera goes round and round and round and round...
> >>> |        #4       | (possibly in the opposite direction)
> >>> \____<______<_____/
> >>>
> 
> Has anyone done this type of shot where the scenery or characters change
> on multiple circles?  Sounds like the kind of thing the Zucker-Abrahms
> group would try.
> 
> GMS

The legend of HELL HOUSE with roddy mcdowell i believe does this.. 
its pretty common accurrence 
---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
    -Vladimir Taltos
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: More BR stuff (Ha!, bet you dont have -BR- in your kill file!)
Date: 13 Oct 92 18:30:45 GMT
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.

Besides the many references to eyes, there also seems to be a thing about
fans. There are fans in many scenes. Angel Heart also had a fan in almost
every scene.
From: farant@terapin.com (Faran Thomason)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Valley Girl/Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls & Shatner/Nimoy...on CD?!
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:41:37 PST
Organization: BBS

I didn't realize he wrote Mudhuney (I knew he wrote other Myers films). I
didn't think Mudhoney was great but it was clearly Myers best seriously written
film that I have seen. It seemed like it would have been better as a stage
play. It lacked the excess of his other films.
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: lundin@solbourne.com (Thomas Lundin)
Subject: Re: Matt Dillon movie
Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:04:44 GMT

The name of the movie is "Over the Edge"
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: donnell@orca.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: Valley Girl/Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls & Shatner/Nimoy...on CD?!
Organization: none
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:50:04 GMT

In article <farant.1ua2@terapin.com> farant@terapin.com (Faran Thomason) writes:
>How many folks out there have actually seen Beyond The Valley of The Dolls ??
>
>This is the one Roger Ebert wrote and Russ Myers biggest budgeted film. It's
>great. To bad fox wont release it on tape. It's pretty ridiculous. IT just got
>rated NC-17(from X). However Basic Instinct featured more nudity and violence.
>Maybe Roger Ebert is just embarrased and paid Fox not release it. If you can
>find a copy(it was released on tape a long time ago) rent it or buy it.

It's a great film! How many of you knew that Roger Ebert also scripted
"Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens", and wrote "Mudhoney" under a fake
name<!!!>. 
I swear I have seen this for sale from a couple of places that deal mainly
in Meyers films, recently. I could be wrong. I'll check...

					--Judex--
From: donnell@mantaray.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Fellini
Date: 9 Oct 92 15:21:13 GMT
Organization: none

In article <Bvtvuy.DJ5@bagate.BELL-ATL.COM> dfqfrby@shoes.BELL-ATL.COM (Connor) writes:
>I'm trying to find a copy of a movie I think it is by
>Fellini called Toby Dammit
>or Never Bet your Head against the Devil.
>
>If youv'e seen it you know what I mean.
>I consider as powerful as Eraserhead in its own way.

This is part of a "compilation" film called
"Spirits Of The Dead", and features a Radley Metzger/Jane fonda version of
"Metzgerstein". Good stuff. I was always amused by the reports that 
Fellini almost turned down "Toby Dammit", saying that "Mario Bava was the
obvious choice"...heh

					--Judex--
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.sf.movies
From: seaverw@columbia.dsu.edu (W. A. Seaver)
Subject: Re: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE
Keywords: Godzilla Biollante Japan Monster
Organization: Dakota State University
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 00:11:44 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.020328.14203@news.columbia.edu> dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner) writes:

>She - yes, Biollante is female - is the result of the combination of
>cells from a rose, a human girl and Godzilla.

You have GOT to be kidding.
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: pejulaju@sandman.cs.hut.fi (Pentti Lajunen)
Subject: Re: Bladerunner music
Reply-To: pejulaju@niksula.hut.fi (Pentti Lajunen)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 10:50:21 GMT

In article <199210070413.AA14747@opus.calstatela.edu> rkim@OPUS.CALSTATELA.EDU ("Richard H.S. Kim") writes:

>Ironically, while Ridley was re-editing BR, he got Vangelis to finish
>scoring the movie.  And in Ridley Scott's "1492", Vangelis is doing
>the music, so I guess they're on better terms this time.

Or they're are just tearing the old wounds open again.
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: Thorsten_Kitz@mk.maus.de (Thorsten Kitz)
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all tim
Organization: Mausnet
X-Gateway: MausGate/Mail 1.14
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:00:00 +0000

Hey Kurt,

Kurt Haverstock wrote on Wed. 10-07-1992 at 20:49 in alt.cult-movies:

KH> >in my opinion, the absolut worst movie ever seen is "Top Gun". In Germany
KH> >it was rated as PG-12 (the same as PG-13, but from 12 years on) and it
KH> >is very violently, even more than a stupid horror film.
KH>
KH> It's no excuse, I know, but I've seen Tom & Jerry Cartoons that were
KH> more violent than Top Gun.

it is not the violence you see in this movie, it is the "Americans are the
good ones, Russians are the bad ones", that I find very disgusting. OK, you
can say, there are a lot movies with such a plot, but this one, was the worst.
It is quite a few years ago, I've seen the movie, so I do not remeber the plot
in detail, only my impression of it.
One conversation after the movie, I found very interesting. It was with a
14-year old girl and I asked her, if she liked the film. She said, yes, very
much and I asked her why. She said, there was a nice hearty Love Story and a
Happy End. This is actually the most annoying point of the movie. The black
and white painting of the Russians and the Americans is mixed up with some
other "stupid nice" plot and young children cannot see the difference between
it. The flying part is also one of the surrounding plot, this time for the
boys (young and old). They all like the movie in some way and so, they get the
message the director has intended.
This is a very dangerous situation and this is cause, I would rate the film R.

KH> The PG13 rating requires children under thirteen to be accompanied by a
KH> parent...supposedly so the parent can explain the confusing parts.

I see, I made a mistake here. In Germany we have a different rating system.
The movie was rated 12, which means, the child must be 12 or older to view the
film with or without parents.

Bye for now,

Thorsten.
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
Date: Friday, 2 Oct 1992 12:21:18 EDT
From: <MIWHC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject:    Straight to Hell

I was visiting a buddies' house in Alphabet City, and I heard his roommate's
television/vcr playing "Straight to Hell" with the Pogues, Joe Strummer,
Dennis Hopper, Dick Rude, etc. I've seen it about 20 times.
   Anyway, I was getting ready to leave a while later, peeked in to adios his
roommate and Straight to Hell was DIFFERENT! There were additional scenes,
dialogue I've never heard and a Pogues song I've never even heard before.
She tells me it's a bootleg a friend from Italy loaned her. Now she can't
find her friend's phone #, and I'm ready to commit curiousity homicide.
   I've GOT to SEE it! I've Got to hear that Pogues song. (It's not on
the soundtrack.)
   Help! I'll pay, I'll grovel. I'll loan you my girlfriend. Pleeeeease,
someone find that movie for me!!!
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Subject: Re: GODZILLA VS KING KONG ????
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:19:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.150756.29908@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@mantaray.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.195638.26265@news.columbia.edu> dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct7.113356.59499@cc.usu.edu> slb3y@cc.usu.edu (Punk Rocketeer) writes:
>>>In article <1992Oct7.133030.23167@shearson.com>, scarrobi@shearson.com
>>>(Steve Carrobis) writes:
>>>> there was also another one where king kong went against i robot of himself ...
>>>
>>>     Yes.  It was called (drum roll please) KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. 
>>>Or maybe the title was the same as that of this thread.  GODZILLA VS.
>>>MECHAGODZILLA (who was also known as the Cosmic Monster and the Bionic
>>>Monster, depending on the ad/time/channel) is a different movie
>>>altogether.
>>>
>>>     G v KK had two endings, from what I've heard.  One for Japanese
>>>audiences, and one for American.  Guess who wins in each one.
>>>-- 
>>>Patrick S. Clark | "We are not in the Eighth Dimension.
>>>Email is life!   |  We are over New Jersey.  All is not lost."
>>>Usual disclaimer | --Unidentified red Lectroid announcer
>>
>>The film with MechaKong in it is KING KONG ESCAPES, and not KING KONG
>>VS. GODZILLA.
>>
>>The Japanese and American endings of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA are the
>>same - Kong wins in both. How do I know? I have them both on tape.
>>
>>
>>
>>David Milner  Columbia University
>>inet:   dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu
>>usenet: ...rutgers!columbia!blackbox!dave
>>        ...rutgers!columbia!blackbox.cc.columbia.edu!dave
>
>Funny, I have seen Godzilla win, once on California TV, but usually Kong
>wins.
>
>					--Judex--
>
I have seen every version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA - aside from the US
and original Japanese ones, there is an edited Japanese version that was
released in Japanese theatres during the 1970s, and in none of these does
Kong win. 

Are you sure you are remembering what you saw correctly? How did Godzilla
win? How was this version different from the US one?


David Milner  Columbia University
inet:   dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu
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        ...rutgers!columbia!blackbox.cc.columbia.edu!dave
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From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies,rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: alt.bladerunner
Date: 8 Oct 92 21:01:29 GMT
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA
Originator: gharris@jade.tufts.edu

In article <1992Oct8.133708.22798@nntp.hut.fi> pejulaju@niksula.hut.fi (Pentti Lajunen) writes:
>In article <6004@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at> mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Markus Stumptner) writes:
>
>>Exactly.  What happened to the Alien 3 thread that so many people
>>whined about in September?  Well, it's died, just as was predicted
>>then to those who were shouting for a specific alien3 newsgroup.
>
>Yeah, but ALIEN 3 was the best big budget film from Hollywood in years!

	Excuse me?  I might admit that Alien^3 was the best big budget film
from Hollywood in May of '92, but I'd have to check to see what else was re-
leased then.  Further than that, I'm not willing to go.

--
gharris@jade.tufts.edu          "She had ever chance for happiness, ever 
George W. Harris                chance in the world, and stomped ever one 
Dept. of Mathematics            of them chances down in the dirt like a 
Tufts University                bug."   _The Devil's Dream_
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
From: donnell@mantaray.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: the absolute worst movie of all time,
Organization: none
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 14:41:08 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.132706.23029@shearson.com> scarrobi@shearson.com writes:
>Flash Gordon... re-make .. only the queen soundtrack is salvageable ...
> what was that 3-d flick .. something across the forbidden xone ... with Richard Mull
>
>---
>Steve C. 
>
> ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
>                             - Just fools who think they are.
>---------------------------------------------------------------		

That's Richard Moll, and the film is "MetalStorm: The Destruction Of Jared
Syn". Not really bad, just mediocre and boring. Not interesting enough to
really be BAD...

					--Judex--

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From: ins769v@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Veltyen)
Subject: Re: More "ALIENS" questions
Organization: Monash University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:07:52 GMT

Daniel Larkin (lark@solbourne.com) wrote:
: Hello,
: 
:         Was there a scene in this movie where the marines set
: up a security system with "sentries"; two or maybe three "high tech
: machine guns" like the ones Drake and Vasquez carried, positioned
: down a certain hallway in case the aliens tried to attack them from
: this corridor? I thought I remember seeing this scene in the original
: movie at the theater but have never seen it on video. Do I have the
: right flick?

Robotic Guns with movement sensors auto-tracking and a laptop control
computer? 

Yes there is a scene like that. However the standard video misses that.
A coupla' months ago here (Melbourne, Australia) a tv station showed
a Special Edition version (mainly as an add for alien^3). It had included
the auto-guns, the daughter scene and so on and was thought to be (and 
presented as)the editors cut, uncut and complete. It still missed a couple
of scenes that I have heard where on the laserdisc version though 8-(

: P.S.- I apologize if this has already been covered.
Probably has, "But the public has a right to know."
: 
:            Thanks, Dan L.

-Veltyen
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies