is ridley revisiting the suggestive lambert scene?

@QES,

Thanks for the link to the deleted Lambert scene. Funnily enough, one of the associated videos was a deleted cut of Brett's death scene.

Something I didn't realise was that the tail-between-legs was also tried on for Brett too! I can't tell if the actual legs are Brett's or Lambert's but judge for yourself. (Need to ffw a little bit)

It just gives you insight into how much the editing room can and does influence the end product.

UPDATE: ah sorry guys, that was a 'fanedit' :p so false alarm on the Lambert/Brett duality :(

Indeed the Brett Scene was great.... showed a different side to the Xenomorph.. than the kills on sight we got in the movie..

Sadly i think they was cut, because they felt showing less of the Monster.. adds to the Horror and Mystery with Alien it was what you dont see that made it what it was.

Yeah the ol' less-is-more trope. Worked in Jaws and certainly works in Alien. It makes us beg for more, but the director has to balance how much to reveal and how much to leave to our imagination -- especially for pre/sequels.

It would have been chilling to see it tear Lambert's clothes off, if done correctly

Stan Winston (deceased)

I think you had it right the first time. I remember reading somewhere that the tail between the legs was originally for Brett and when they cut the excess they reused it on Lambert.