Ralph Brown is still more of a failed comic relief figure in the role of the warden’s second in command, never contributing much to the film except being the butt of jokes regarding his IQ. But not all has been improved Clemens is still killed off way too soon, if the producers kept him alive longer he might have provided a sympathetic character and helped the plot exposition. With all the inventive camera angles and nifty cinematography, “Alien 3” is more an art house film than a science fiction/horror movie. Clemens walking on the Fiorina’s beach and discovering Ripley, an expanded EEV salvage sequence, the alien emerging from an ox, more scenes of prisoners readying to fight the alien–all of these are shot by Fincher with a sense of dark beauty and bleak wonder. Some of the restored footage does little to enhance the plot, but simply looks gorgeous. A restored subplot involving the inmates trying to incarcerate the alien in a fiery trap is now successful, until Golic intervenes. Not only does this fix a plot problem, it also allows McGann to really flex his acting muscles and show the true depths of his character’s madness. A somewhat minor character who inexplicably vanishes in the theatrical cut, he becomes a major player in this cut as an inmate who worships the alien and is responsible for setting him free. Another actor who has his part restored is Paul McGann as the psychotic Golic.
The new scenes highlight his deep beliefs, as well and underscore his feeling of responsibility towards the men he’s taken leadership of. Charles Dutton benefits enormously from the extra screen time his character of Dillion goes from being a one dimensional leader of the convicts to an extremely religious man who views his fellow inmates as his flock. The addition of over a half hour of previously cut footage plugs some glaring plot holes, as well as adding some much needed depth to the stories and characters.
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