# "The Forgotten" -- Spoil the extended DVD alternate ending

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forgotten-spoil-the-extended-dvd-alternate-ending/306526>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 2, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forgotten-spoil-the-extended-dvd-alternate-ending/306526 "2005-06-02T10:13:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forgotten-spoil-the-extended-dvd-alternate-ending/306526/1 "2005-06-02T10:13:39Z")

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Wha’ happened? I’ve read comments on [imdb.com](http://imdb.com) that it was better than the theatrical release, but no descriptions what happened.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forgotten-spoil-the-extended-dvd-alternate-ending/306526/2 "2005-06-02T13:05:25Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5970854&postcount=10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5970854&postcount=10)

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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forgotten-spoil-the-extended-dvd-alternate-ending/306526/3 "2005-06-02T13:18:44Z")

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Thaaaaaaaaank you.

I can see how it’s more emotionally satisfying that she triumph over the aliens, but it’d be more in line with the nature of these reality warping beings that she eventually sucuumb, too.