And I said somewhere else now that she’s watched this, she must complete the trifecta and watch Predator and John Carpenter’s The Thing. For the latter she may want to bring a friend to watch with and she’d still have nightmares. But the reaction would be priceless.
@@puckarine Honestly would love for her to watch it alone, in the dark. Feel like that would give you the most genuine reaction. The Thing is amazing. Have you seen the remake as well? The Evil Dead would be a good movie to watch as well. So creepy, yet corny all at once.
@@c.t.1893 you mean the one in 2011? I haven’t seen it, but I hear it was a prequel rather than a remake, so it’s not off the table. But given what she said here, if we want her to give a straight up horror movie a chance, she may have to do it on her terms. Maybe she has another jumpy friend who also hasn’t seen it. Also maybe let her get in a few happy ones first, so she doesn’t get desensitized too soon.
There had been some really great horror films before, but this just took things to a whole new level. HR Geiger's designs were spooky as hell and truly alien feeling. Masterful use of long slow shots. Just a masterclass in horror.
@@mycroft16 - I bought Starlog and Fantastic Films magazines that previewed ALIEN coming out that summer. We went on the opening weekend and I bought a lobby magazine promo for the film before we went in. I still have it!
I was 12 and had never seen an R-rated movie. I begged my Dad to take me and a friend. When that thing jumped out of the egg and grabbed his face, we practically landed in the row behind us. I’ve never heard my Dad laugh so hard in my life.
@@thedeepfriar745 I know that opinions vary on that, but personally I think he ruined his own legacy just as much. Admittedly, I haven't seen Covenant, but that's because I found Prometheus to be such an awful movie I had no desire to watch the next one.
@@thedeepfriar745 if you look at Alien Covenant and Prometheus it's pretty clear that Alien is a good movie against Ridley's effort. He personally removed everything that was good in Aliens , when making both Prometheus and Covenant.
@@thedeepfriar745 Prometheus and Covenant suck and I'm a DIE HARD Alien fan. I love Alien and Aliens and I actually can appreciate Alien 3 but I HATE the other ones.
Ikr 😆 she clearly had no clue what she was getting into, a feeling many people have when watching this the first time. Easily Ridley Scott's greatest masterpiece
Is the scary part over???? Repear throughout the movie. The cat represents pure evil. 1) Runs away, causing a crew member to look for it. Death ensues. Cat crouches under something and watches. Close up on those pitiless cat like eyes. 2) Ripley tries to escape in the pod and blow up 5he ship with the Alien left behind, but cat runs away and Ripley is forced to look for it, giving time for the Alien to get to the escape pod and hide. Hilarity ensues. 3) cat escapes hibernation chamber, resets navigation controls, therefore escape pod takes years to return, Ripley's daughter dies of old age. 4) Before going back to hibernation, cat takes a large dump in Ripley's chamber, causing Ripley unending nightmares on the way home. I will admit reasons 3 an 4 are speculative in nature, but as logical as this movie is.
Your comment, "Why is she going after the cat?....Have we not learned in every movie not to do this..." Remember, this is 1979 and this is the movie we learned it from 🤣🤣
And the "stupid robot" ASH was not stupid. He was following orders to bring the Alien back to corporate for analysis (and profit) even if the Alien kills the entire human crew.
Let’s be honest: this was Dan O’Bannon’s baby. Same guy who wrote and directed The Return of the Living Dead(1985), and wrote Total Recall (1990). Those are two gems you could watch with your sister if you haven’t reacted to them yet.
This is the first Alien reaction video with a female reactor who wasn’t far more worried about the fate of the cat than about the fate of crew! The rest are like “get the kitty!”. Cassie is like “just get out and blow up the ship!”
Alien is one of the most perfect movies ever made. Perfect cast, perfect direction, perfect story, perfect score, etc... No CGI. Very hard to find flaws in it. And it's still good after all these years. BTW, when the alien explodes out of Kane, Veronica Cartwright's (Lambert) reaction was authentic, she wasn't acting. A pressure line that sprayed blood shot blood right into her face and she legitimately freaked. I loved her character because her fear seems so real. Fantastic performance by everyone.
An interesting fact about Lambert’s death and the nature of what took place, the subject of where the aliens tail was going has always been one people wondered about. Turns out if you watch the second movie and view closely at Lambert’s file, you’ll discover she was transgender. The alien you can learn from various media has no eyes and relies on scent and sound fro most of its sensory skills when killing. People have wondered why the alien violated Lambert the way it did and some fans theorize that it sensed Lambert was different and the mutilation of her genital area may confirm the alien was interested in her anatomy and why she was unique compared to its other victims. This is just a fan theory but terrifying to think of.
@@shanelogan630 Oh BULLSH**! Ridley Scott stated that both Ripley and Lambert were both originally cast as males, but decided to make them both females later on in the casting. Lambert was a female, period. Do I need to explain what a female is to you? Trans-whatever was not a thing till five minutes ago. It wasn't even a word in 1979. What James Cameron wrote in her file in 1986 was just to make the character interesting. They were goofing around. Ridley Scott himself has stated on camera that Lambert was sexually violated because she was a female. He raised the question of whether aliens have sexual urges. He said those exact words. The alien had grown inside a male.
This film was released when I was 12. A friend and I went to see it, the plan was to camp out in our fort in the woods nearby afterwards. When his mother picked us up she asked, " Are you still going to camp out?" We immediately began yelling " No way!!! "
How did you get in? it was rated R, I was 17 when it came out and got grounded for going to see it , my best friend lied about being 18 in order to see it
@@eolson1964 We'd discovered that one of the exit doors could be opened easily with a pocket knife, 😈 , slipped in right after the previous showing ended, walked in like we were supposed to be there, went up front for some snacks and went to find our seats! We got a few looks but no one cared so we pulled it off ( once again! ) Man I miss the 70s, fun time to be a kid. We pulled that off successfully quite a few times, we snuck into Animal House, Eyes of Laura Mars, The Hills Have Eyes, Rocky Horror Picture Show and others I can't remember! We eventually got busted lol!
My uncle was the special effects director for this movie. I always love when people discover his work. This is where he got the first of his 4 Oscar nominations although he only won 1 Oscar his other films are a lot less scary.
Oh wow your uncle KILLED IT on this movie, the special effects are out of this world good. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time and seeing it during this reaction really had me gasping in shock in some places because of how REAL everything looked. The face-hugger to me is still probably THE greatest practical effect of all time. It looks like a true organic creature.
Jon please thank your uncle for having a huge part in showing me a movie that I would never forget. I watched it at the Cinema and from the first minute of the opening credits to the final fade out I was totally immersed. The special effects along with the cinematography and direction made this completely unbelievable movie very very real. Tell him that if we ever meet I owe him a beer.
The first time I seen Alien, I was 15. I snuck out of the house with two friends. When the movie was over the buses where done running for the night. The three of us had to walk home in the dark about 5 miles. On that journey we had to go through a large hobo area, in a railroad yard. To this day, that was the most terrifying walk in my life.
Awesome but I can top that (maybe). I was maybe 12 and saw the first Terror on Elm Street. Then I had to walk home alone. I come out and there is a thick fog with rays from the lights just like in the dreams. For a section I also had to walk through the forest. That was scary.
Alien is the better film but at the same time Aliens is great as the first of the space marine type film. They are totally different in look and feel but do work well together and are both classics
It’s a testament of how good the film is! - 40 years later, the viewer gets drawn into its world, hooked by the story and score and still shocking people to this today - No CGI effects, all in-camera! - No wonder it’s considered THE seminal Sci-Fi film 😀👍👍 (the thing a very close second)
Yes, your right to a degree - The Thing was based on a 1951 movie called “The Thing From Another World” which itself was based on a 1938 novella called “Who Goes There?”
@@Hiraghm And Jaws was basically the proof of concept for not showing the monster much in movies that followed it like in this. A happy accident due to technical issues with the mechanical shark.
I don’t really like the term jump scares when applied to these films, because typically what constitutes something frightening you suddenly in these films is actually scary. There’s only a few fake outs, like with the cat.
@@nickmanzo8459 There's at least 3 good ones in the film, (Dallas knocking over the trays, and 2 involving the cat) but, yes, I totally agree, the amount of tension generated as the film grinds towards its climax is off the dial even for a modern film, let alone one that's 40-odd years old...
The Shining 1980 rules them all. It's total mind*uck of a movie. It could not get better then an evil sinister presence hidden between the walls of the Overlook hotel which slowly corrupts Jack Torrance.
To be fair, the scene in Signs where they're hiding in the basement is pretty damn creepy. I think that's the only time I had difficulty sleeping after seeing a movie. (Alien doesn't count; I was having nightmares about it years before I was old enough to see it.)
THIS is how you make and portray a strong female character. Whenever people say that we need more strong female leads I always revert back to Alien, T2, Xena and many others.
Ripley cant be compared with T2 (Sarah Connor) and Xena ; maybe with the Sarah Connor of T1. Ripley isnt a ''hero'' , or ''strong'' by definition. She is only a ''deliverer'' of cargo. All of the crewmembers were only kind of ''truck-drivers of the future''. They weren't super strong, or super smart. They were guys like you and me - average guys... dirty... just minding their own small lifes .Thats why we can relate so much to these characters. Ripley didnt really 'fought' this monster (at least not in Alien 1). She ran away... she was scared like hell (like all of us, and like all the crew members). And when she shoot in the end to the Alien it was much more a reflex ..as well when she opened the hatch in a moment of ''scared movement'' ... It was sheer luck , that her instincts lead to 'win' that thing. All the others had also their survival instincts but because of the circumstances they losed their lives. Ripley was aware of that,... She only tried to survive... thats all. There was no ''smart'' plan... The whole movie was about ''panicing'' and ''losing the mind'' in front of a superior creature. Thats total different to Xena or Sarah Connor (T2). Sarah Connor (T2) is very focused and even protective about her son - she is a lion , with muscles, and weapons. Same goes for Xena. Those are heros , like Wonderwoman, etc .... Ripley (Alien 1) was intelligent, but also very female , and just with her own small life. I like her that way ... And Aliens (second part) portrays her much more like a hero... When she burns the eggs even if she dont have too. She isnt really afraid anymore ... instead she provokes the Alien Queen ''come, fight me''... Its the typical action movie... And thats the reason, why Alien (1979) still has his unique charme - because its not like every other ''Alien-Action''-movie , or ''Hero-action-movie'' ... Its a kind of its own...
@@PygmalionFaciebat Because she developed as a character and she was still afraid as hell in the beginning, and everyone would piss their pants in the same situation, man or woman. Ripley was inherently stronger than Sarah connor, she was a Lieutenant and second in command in the Nostromo, military or not she was still trained in the basics. Sarah was just an ordinary young woman working as a waitress with no training and facing something that was superior but at the same time not beyond "familiarity" It is also unreasonable to compare any of them to Xena considering she was a warrior princess.
@@DarknessIsThePath Yes i think you are right. Ripley is probably comparable with a crew-member of a cargo-ship today. She probably had some basic background about dangerous situations , in fact she had to be familiar with selfdestruction protocolls , decompression failures, handling a space suit, navigation, quarantene protocolls,etc etc.. As you pointed it out correct: Sarah was in that sense ''naked'' .. she was 16 (according to the movie), and had the most ordinary job possible. She also mentioned she even struggles to manage the balance on her credit cards - and she seems to live with her girlfriend in the same apartment. She really had to grow from scratch. And yes - she is definetely not comparable with Xena , a warrior princess.
The scariest part of this film to me is when Dallas is in the ducts, specifically when he starts to lose his cool and panic and just wants to get back out. It's understated panic and you can see it building.
I'll drink to that, that was one of the movie's most claustrophobic, nerve-wracking scenes..... "It's moving toward you, get out of there! NOOO! Not that way, the other way!"
Such a legendary film. This movie was a landmark in filmmaking history because the major studios that produced the movies and put them in theaters didn’t believe Sci-Fi could be scary. As you experienced, it’s literally one of the scariest movies of all time! Even in the 2020’s, the movie holds up relatively well for a movie made in the 70’s!
I've seen a LOT of Alien reaction videos and this is the first where I've ACTUALLY felt sorry for the person watching it! I think this actually traumatized her!
When my little sister was 9 years old I paid her $10 to watch this with me. She made it to the scene where they're trying to get the facehugger off and it tightens around Kane's neck. She threw the money at me and ran upstairs lol
@@w41duvernay When she was about 25 years old she went with me to see the theatrical re-release of the director's cut. Still didn't like it lol. But she stayed to the end.
Even though sequels were made, I still think the original film is the best. Especially because it is so small-scale (as you've said, just a single spaceship) and very grounded. An ordinary crew facing an utterly vile, extraordinary monstrosity. Sigourney Weaver was the unknown newcomer in the cast back when this premiered in 1979, so her being the last survivor was actually meant as a surprise ending for the audience. :-)
The facehugger has disappeared, and the crew don't know where it is. Cassie: "Oh, you guys, there's a baby alien wondering about!" Everyone: Err... it's _so_ much worse than that....
"I´m hoping that it´s not too scary." - Well, there is that famous scene, where they are all sitting at a table eating, someone says "What´s the matter? The food ain´t that bad Baby." - And then ...
I wonder about the sequels, but Alien has a slower build-up to the Finale compared to the more action filled sequels. I recommend to skip Event Horizon.
"It's like having a mouse in your room and not being able to leave... but like a thousand times worse." I think that was what Ridley Scott was aiming for when he made the film, so absolutely nailed it 😆
The ultimate Hitchcock horror in space, visually perfectly executed. Whatever reaction video you watch, after more than 40 years since it came out, everyone is still very shocked by the film. A true piece of art
Honestly the best reaction I've seen of Alien as of far. It was priceless, just for the innocence of the total reaction. Sleep tight and don't let the aliens bite.
@@JET1970 all "horror" movies are, compared to ALIEN. the thing with others is that there's always a motive of some sort, which includes a thrill. with ALIEN there is no motive. it might not even be instinct
I saw this movie at the theater back when it came out in 1979. The screams from the audience were real for sure and my girl friend almost squeezed my arm off. Many times especially during the chest burster scene.
Wow that must have been amazing experience. I was a kid and my parents were watching it and didn't know what it was so let me watch with them and I was like 4-5 years old. Had nightmares for months after that experience :D
And countless other amazing roles... Mr. Kurtzmann in Brazil, Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, he was in eXistenZ and Time Bandits as well... fucking LEGEND (the real "Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian"). RIP!
Yeah, not gonna lie, I felt uncomfortable for her. lol I am impressed we didn't see several jump cuts with clear signs the video was shot over the course of multiple days. lol
Well if it's a NYC rat, it definitely ranks up there with the xenomorph. I would not hesitate to nuke my NY apartment building just like Ripley. "It's the only way to be sure."
Fun fact: in the scene where they first discover the dead alien seated at the console, those were kids in spacesuits. They did that so the entire set and the dead alien looked much larger than they actually were.
I saw this when it debuted in 1979 as a senior in college. Back then the ONLY way to see a first-run movie was in a theater with a giant screen and great sound. No breaks, no escape from the carnage.
In terms of horror movies ... Aliens is not one. That is a much more actiony film. Alien ... this one ... is the only true horror film in the franchise. The rest is imo weak imitations solely created to attempt making money of it.
@@muhest Your right. The Alien is a truckers in space haunted house horror movie.Scared the shit out of me as a kid. I think of Aliens(director's cut) as the perfect science fiction film. The Colony, the company, the atmosphere processor, the marines, the queen, the pulse rifle, and the coolest group of side characters put in blockbuster.
@@muhest The brilliance of Aliens is it didn't re-do Alien. Every horror movie gets progressively less scary. Seeing the alien for the first time is scary. Seeing it for the 100th time? Not scary! So, turning the sequel into an action movie works. It feels different, but still connected to the universe, and a continuation of the story.
I snuck out and hid behind the couch while my parents watched Alien when I was like 5 years old. I had nightmares until I was 18. At 37 it's one of my all time favorites.
@@mariak.chalmers2577 I like Veronica Cartwright! I was only pointing out she's the actor least likely to be recognized by viewers 40+ years after Alien came out.
"The scariest movies I've seen is Signs, and I Am Legend." After Alien, I feel that she should see a family movie with a nice, calm and heart warming plot and a strong Christian theme: The Exorcist. PS its funny that people think that strong female characters are a new think....Ripley started to kick ass over 40 years ago.
*sees that Cassie's next vid is Alien* Ohboyohboyohboy, this is gonna be one to watch! Cassie: "I have had a day... " Oh damn...! Cassie: "I kind of hope it's... like a fun alien comedy, kind of like Ghostbusters?" Oh you sweet child! 😬 Well, at least now you know three important truths: 1. Always listen to Ripley, 2) never eat just before bedtime, because those stomach cramps can kill ya, and 3) be suspicious of our movie suggestions!
Well, some films you don't 'enjoy' as much as just 'experience'. But please listen to your peeps and see the sequel called Aliens (1986) by James Cameron as well. It is worth it.
My favourite film of all time. Every detail of this movie is exemplary. From the carbon dioxide expelled from the astronauts helmets, the dripping water on the peak of Brett's cap, and the electronic voice of Ash's disembodied head. Even though it's a slow build, not a second is wasted, and it portrays the hopelessness of isolation unmatched in cinematic history.
A little late to the party and don't know if anyone mentioned, but during the chestburster scene, John Hurt was the only cast member to actually know what was fully going to happen. None of the others knew a thing cause they wanted to capture the casts genuine reactions to it. So them acting terrified is real.
The reason Ash is an android is so that the alien doesn't infect and kill him. This is to ensure there is someone who can survive and oversee the ship throughout its journey back. All the other crew are essentially food to keep the alien alive while it's transported back to earth.
This implies that the company already knew about the alien prior to getting the warning signal and purposely sent the crew, which isn't the case and has never been established as such.
@@caribbeanman3379 Ash being an android has nothing to do with the alien. They are returning from their work voyage when they encounter the signal. When they do encounter the signal the crew is considered expendable. To state that Ash is an android so that he doesn't get infected would imply that the knew how the Alien species infected people. This is clearly not the case.
I convinced my wife to name our daughter Ripley if that is any indication of how much of love this series and Sigourney Weavers character, she's a badass.
One of my all time favorite horror/sci-fi movies along with The Thing and The Exorcist. BTW, RIP Harry Dean Stanton (Brett), Ian Holm (Ash), and most recently Yaphet Kotto (Parker).
@@jamiegagnon6390 I'm pretty sure the book was great because I saw the mini-series which is faithful adaptation of the novel and I enjoyed it a lot. Speaking of the Kubrick's adaptation. He didn't failed at adapting the novel because he wasn't even trying to. Kubrick's version is a different story and the classic horror movie in my opinion. You just don't get it.
@@JohnSmith-jn7nc I actually get it more than most people; I understand what Kubrick was trying to get across and it was incompetent. He made a psychological thriller about cabin fever from a book which states multiple times, directly, that what is happening is not psychological at all but actually malevolent action by the Overlook itself. Kubrick always felt himself superior to the material he worked with but actually never was. His technical brilliance tends to overshadow the fact that he frequently failed to do the stories justice. Try watching Barry Lyndon some time.
Wow, that's probably one of the most dramatic, yet real reactions I've ever seen to someone watching my favourite movie of all time, definitely leaving a like :)
Aliens next. If Alien is a haunted house horror movie Aliens is an action horror movie. I still have scars on my leg from my GF at the time, finger nails digging into my leg, almost the whole movie.. 😂🤣😂😂
I first started watching Aliens when I was 14. Alone in the house in already dark winter early evening. Was holding and pushing myself in the chair up until Bishop crawling that small tube for the antenna and then I just turned the thing off, was too scary. Watched many times fully when 18+ years, but I will remember that first time forever.
Cassie went through an ORDEAL with this one xD I feel terrible for saying it was absolutely hilarious for me as someone who's watched Alien oh so many times
Great reaction, the jump scares still working for modern audience. I watched this when I was 13, sat with a cold sweat for 2hrs it scared the living hell out of me.
I just remembered an alien movie that you would probably enjoy since it's a comedy and also stars Sigourney Weaver. It's called _Galaxy Quest_ and it's super funny.
In 1980 I was seven years old. HBO was a new thing. Cable TV in my neighborhood was new. We got a cable hook up and Alien was playing on HBO that month. I had no idea what it was. Back then you could barely even tell the genre of movie before you started watching it. I remember getting to the part where the chest burster comes out before my mom got me the heck out of there and turned it off. I wasn’t exactly scared, but I was very interested in finding out what was going on in that movie. Many years later I was able to actually watch it.
I had a similar experience. My mum loves all things Sci-Fi and I remember being a young lad and sneaking out of my room after bedtime to see the films she was watching.
One of the coolest horror movies ever. Imagine a humanoid and insect derivative with no remorse or feeling, just eating prey and having "babies". The scene of leaving the Nostromo after landing to search for the source of the SOS, to me was so realistic and frightening. The static, the communication drop outs, the uncertainty of what is going on... You are in for it, Popcorn.
And the design of the movie is great. One person designed the Nostromo, and another person designed the alien derelict so that the ships would look different. The alien derelict looks as if it was grown rather than built, with the ribs on the walls and the vaginal airlocks.
I first saw Alien a long time ago and I knew the iconic chest bursting scene was coming. Watching you react to it for the first time made me wish I could've watched it without knowing about it so it could've had more of a surprise/impact.
I love your genuine display of concern, fear, and disgust. I also commend you on being the very first person to make note of Parker’s line, “I wanna go home and party.” It’s one of my favorite lines in the film, but everyone tends to not notice it. Amazing reaction video
@@ephennell4ever Yeah, I was kind of expecting something like that myself. But kudos to this young lady for sticking it out until the end - the most suspenseful, nervous-system-destructive movie ever made.
The physical and facial reactions of the actors when the alien bursts out of John Hurt’s chest are genuine as the director didn’t tell them what was going to happen.
The terror you felt throughout the movie, is the terror us normal folk would probably be feeling in that circumstance. Ripley's ability to deal with that terror and navigate the ignorance, stupidity, deceit and also the Alien, is why she's firmly placed among the badasses in my pantheon of cinematic heroes.
This is a prototypical female reaction to horror. After I got married, I discovered that if I try to show my wife a horror movie, after about 10 minutes, she says, "Why do you show me movies like this?"
@@Pinkielover was going to say the same about my 9 year old daughter... this kind of reaction is utterly fascinating to me, on every level, that a grown adult can take a movie so seriously, as if it's actually happening to them irl, lol
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“I’m hoping it's kind of like a fun alien comedy”
Well, for the Alien, it is.
Alien: "Oh boy it's a like a cup of noodles!"
From its point of view, the movie is 'Die-Hard'.
@@MrUndersolo :)) i love this
Technically speaking, for the Alien's perspective - this film is Die Hard.
Except Hans Gruber doesn’t blast John McLain into deep space and then go for a nap.
Cassie: “I’m hoping it’s kind of like a fun alien comedy...”
Everybody else: *stifling laughter*
For me, more like cackling like a madman at the terror that awaits a new, unsuspecting victim 😈
And I said somewhere else now that she’s watched this, she must complete the trifecta and watch Predator and John Carpenter’s The Thing. For the latter she may want to bring a friend to watch with and she’d still have nightmares. But the reaction would be priceless.
@@puckarine Honestly would love for her to watch it alone, in the dark. Feel like that would give you the most genuine reaction. The Thing is amazing. Have you seen the remake as well?
The Evil Dead would be a good movie to watch as well. So creepy, yet corny all at once.
@@c.t.1893 you mean the one in 2011? I haven’t seen it, but I hear it was a prequel rather than a remake, so it’s not off the table. But given what she said here, if we want her to give a straight up horror movie a chance, she may have to do it on her terms. Maybe she has another jumpy friend who also hasn’t seen it. Also maybe let her get in a few happy ones first, so she doesn’t get desensitized too soon.
Well ... at one point the alien does comedic jazz hands.
That was kind of fun...
The whole Alien series can pretty much be summed up with "You should've listened to Ripley."
If only they had followed the Containment Protocol
What do you mean by the whole series? There is only 2 movies.
@@DarkBath Four in the original series plus two in the prequel series.
No, actually, they should have listened to Lambert!
They weren’t going to listen to Ripley. The bosses had decided that they wanted to bring home an Alien.
"I’m hoping it's kind of like a fun alien comedy"
Oh, my sweet summer child 🤣
Poor girl😂
They said how far to earth..10 months..speed they seemed to going more like 10yrs😂
Can you imagine how horrifying this film was in 1979? I saw it in 70mm on a gigantic screen in Indianapolis. Didn’t sleep for two weeks.
There had been some really great horror films before, but this just took things to a whole new level. HR Geiger's designs were spooky as hell and truly alien feeling. Masterful use of long slow shots. Just a masterclass in horror.
@@mycroft16 - I bought Starlog and Fantastic Films magazines that previewed ALIEN coming out that summer. We went on the opening weekend and I bought a lobby magazine promo for the film before we went in. I still have it!
I was 11 when it came out, and the movie poster alone, with the tagline 'In space no one can hear you scream' terrified me lol
I was 12 and had never seen an R-rated movie. I begged my Dad to take me and a friend. When that thing jumped out of the egg and grabbed his face, we practically landed in the row behind us. I’ve never heard my Dad laugh so hard in my life.
@@yr2078 - I can totally relate. The film was SO realistic for 1979. It all seemed so real and tense that people were leaving the theater to escape.
Somebody should show this reaction to Ridley Scott. I think he'd enjoy the fact that his 40 year old movie still has the ability to terrify.
Hell the whole reason he made Prometheus and Alien Covenant was that he was pissed off at Alien3 and AVP ruining his legacy
@@thedeepfriar745 I know that opinions vary on that, but personally I think he ruined his own legacy just as much. Admittedly, I haven't seen Covenant, but that's because I found Prometheus to be such an awful movie I had no desire to watch the next one.
@@thedeepfriar745 if you look at Alien Covenant and Prometheus it's pretty clear that Alien is a good movie against Ridley's effort.
He personally removed everything that was good in Aliens , when making both Prometheus and Covenant.
These movies are very well made.
Cgi is not everything...
@@thedeepfriar745 Prometheus and Covenant suck and I'm a DIE HARD Alien fan. I love Alien and Aliens and I actually can appreciate Alien 3 but I HATE the other ones.
"We should always just listen to her" you just summed up the plot of every movie in the franchise.
Well not EVERY movie, the lead character can do some stupid things too.
@@xanthiusdrake2775 No but he said in the franchise. Ripley was logical even before she knew about the alien.
"I hope Alien is not too scary" gave me the biggest laugh I've had all year; this channel is glorious and I'm close to becoming a Patron
Ikr 😆 she clearly had no clue what she was getting into, a feeling many people have when watching this the first time. Easily Ridley Scott's greatest masterpiece
No, Cassie, it's much better if you're all alone, use headphones and turn out all of the lights...😈☠🤡
“I hope it’s not too scary”
THE TAGLINE OF THE MOVIE IS LITERALLY
“In space no one can hear you SCREAM”!!
She deserved every spook on that one XD
Is the scary part over???? Repear throughout the movie.
The cat represents pure evil. 1) Runs away, causing a crew member to look for it. Death ensues. Cat crouches under something and watches. Close up on those pitiless cat like eyes. 2) Ripley tries to escape in the pod and blow up 5he ship with the Alien left behind, but cat runs away and Ripley is forced to look for it, giving time for the Alien to get to the escape pod and hide. Hilarity ensues. 3) cat escapes hibernation chamber, resets navigation controls, therefore escape pod takes years to return, Ripley's daughter dies of old age. 4) Before going back to hibernation, cat takes a large dump in Ripley's chamber, causing Ripley unending nightmares on the way home. I will admit reasons 3 an 4 are speculative in nature, but as logical as this movie is.
"In the vacuum of space no one can hear you vacuum."
"I'm a little worried about those other...hundreds of eggs that were down there"
Yeah....there's a movie about that. I hear it's quite good 😝
Even if she is uncomfortable she gets the foreshadowing
lol, I had nearly the same response. Mine was "You dont have to worry about them now. That's for the next movie."
Yeah nah. Don't worry about those, they aren't important.
It is great but I'm sure body horror is not her thing.
She needs to watch Aliens 2 then, her worst nightmare comes true.
Your comment, "Why is she going after the cat?....Have we not learned in every movie not to do this..."
Remember, this is 1979 and this is the movie we learned it from 🤣🤣
True, always save the dog, screw the cat, the cat will get you killed. 80 years of American cinema right there.
that is not the cat, it seems.
@@Hiraghm Right. He was in charge of pest control.
My sister's reaction when she watched this movie: "Why do you have a cat in space???" Then of course "Why are you going back for the cat!!!!"
@@Ammeeeeeeer Mice exist on massive derelicts like that mining ship. Jonesy is a mouser. That cat earns his keep.
"The scariest movies I've seen is Signs, and I Am Legend."
Dear God. We must protect her 😐
LMAO...so true hahahaha
I can not WAIT for her to watch *HEREDITARY!!!*
You coment made my day hahahaha
😂
@@Defensive_Wounds never again.
"In space no one can hear you scream." I saw this film in the theaters in 1979 when I was a kid. Bravo Ridley Scott !!
And the "stupid robot" ASH was not stupid. He was following orders to bring the Alien back to corporate for analysis (and profit) even if the Alien kills the entire human crew.
Let’s be honest: this was Dan O’Bannon’s baby. Same guy who wrote and directed The Return of the Living Dead(1985), and wrote Total Recall (1990). Those are two gems you could watch with your sister if you haven’t reacted to them yet.
and what was it like to watch it?:D
@@hughjorg4008 - I would love to have seen this in the theater, what were the reactions like in your screening?
In space no one can hear you scream (bec the vacuum) but everybody can hear the loudness of the explosion and the jet...
The original Ghostbusters scared you.
This will not go well, I see nightmares ahead.
And only thing you can do after this is to watch AlienS.
Could you imagine her watching the thing
@@jukopliut Aliens is more of a action movie, and most of the time way less scary
@@Pinkielover She needs to stick to the original with James Arness as the 'carrot' monster...
@@nobodx It has its moments
This is the first Alien reaction video with a female reactor who wasn’t far more worried about the fate of the cat than about the fate of crew!
The rest are like “get the kitty!”. Cassie is like “just get out and blow up the ship!”
Anything to do with her being a dog person, as we see when she reacts to The Thing?
“The scariest movies I’ve seen are signs, I am legend, and sixth sense”
Alien:”Hold my facehugger.”
I was like, those are not horror movies, she’s in for a shock
Hahaha! This comment made me LOL
Facehugger: Let me hug your face.
yeah, when she listed those as "scary" i was like... oh yeah.. this is going to be fun to watch.
😂😂😂
Alien is one of the most perfect movies ever made. Perfect cast, perfect direction, perfect story, perfect score, etc... No CGI. Very hard to find flaws in it. And it's still good after all these years.
BTW, when the alien explodes out of Kane, Veronica Cartwright's (Lambert) reaction was authentic, she wasn't acting. A pressure line that sprayed blood shot blood right into her face and she legitimately freaked. I loved her character because her fear seems so real. Fantastic performance by everyone.
Perfect… organism.
An interesting fact about Lambert’s death and the nature of what took place, the subject of where the aliens tail was going has always been one people wondered about. Turns out if you watch the second movie and view closely at Lambert’s file, you’ll discover she was transgender. The alien you can learn from various media has no eyes and relies on scent and sound fro most of its sensory skills when killing. People have wondered why the alien violated Lambert the way it did and some fans theorize that it sensed Lambert was different and the mutilation of her genital area may confirm the alien was interested in her anatomy and why she was unique compared to its other victims. This is just a fan theory but terrifying to think of.
@@shanelogan630 Oh BULLSH**!
Ridley Scott stated that both Ripley and Lambert were both originally cast as males, but decided to make them both females later on in the casting.
Lambert was a female, period.
Do I need to explain what a female is to you?
Trans-whatever was not a thing till five minutes ago. It wasn't even a word in 1979.
What James Cameron wrote in her file in 1986 was just to make the character interesting. They were goofing around.
Ridley Scott himself has stated on camera that Lambert was sexually violated because she was a female. He raised the question of whether aliens have sexual urges. He said those exact words. The alien had grown inside a male.
@@Neorott Jesus calm down, they didn't kill your first born, they explained a fan theory.
И вышел он в год моего рождения! :)) До сих пор величайший научно-фантастический фильм с оттенком великолепного Соляриса Станислава Лема.
This film was released when I was 12. A friend and I went to see it, the plan was to camp out in our fort in the woods nearby afterwards. When his mother picked us up she asked, " Are you still going to camp out?" We immediately began yelling " No way!!! "
How did you get in? it was rated R, I was 17 when it came out and got grounded for going to see it , my best friend lied about being 18 in order to see it
@@eolson1964 We'd discovered that one of the exit doors could be opened easily with a pocket knife, 😈 , slipped in right after the previous showing ended, walked in like we were supposed to be there, went up front for some snacks and went to find our seats! We got a few looks but no one cared so we pulled it off ( once again! ) Man I miss the 70s, fun time to be a kid. We pulled that off successfully quite a few times, we snuck into Animal House, Eyes of Laura Mars, The Hills Have Eyes, Rocky Horror Picture Show and others I can't remember! We eventually got busted lol!
@@goldenagenut That was the way we grew up. I feel sorry for kids today.
@@ianmarsden1130 I know right? We got away with so much hell back then! 😁 These poor kids...😔
@@goldenagenut most 12 year olds with internet access have seen far worse than aliens and got away with it tho.
This and John Carpenter's The Thing are the best Sci-fi Horror films ever made
The thing? You cant do that to her 🤣
@@alphatrion100, I'm worried about her watching Predator as well
@@15blackshirt
Dude,
2 things scarred me as a kid:
the exorcism in the exorcist and the head crab from the thing.
@@alphatrion100, the Predator's face and the Terminator endoskeleton traumatized me when I was much younger; I see you're a Transformers fan
@@15blackshirt
yeah mostly the g1 cartoon and 86 movie though
My uncle was the special effects director for this movie. I always love when people discover his work. This is where he got the first of his 4 Oscar nominations although he only won 1 Oscar his other films are a lot less scary.
Wow cool man. Tell your uncle thank you for one of my favorite films of all time.
Oh wow your uncle KILLED IT on this movie, the special effects are out of this world good. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time and seeing it during this reaction really had me gasping in shock in some places because of how REAL everything looked. The face-hugger to me is still probably THE greatest practical effect of all time. It looks like a true organic creature.
Jon please thank your uncle for having a huge part in showing me a movie that I would never forget.
I watched it at the Cinema and from the first minute of the opening credits to the final fade out I was totally immersed. The special effects along with the cinematography and direction made this completely unbelievable movie very very real.
Tell him that if we ever meet I owe him a beer.
That is so cool!! I saw this when it first came out, ground breaking sci fi
More information please.
The first time I seen Alien, I was 15. I snuck out of the house with two friends. When the movie was over the buses where done running for the night. The three of us had to walk home in the dark about 5 miles. On that journey we had to go through a large hobo area, in a railroad yard. To this day, that was the most terrifying walk in my life.
That story is awesome
Sir was that in the UK?
@@southlondon86 No, that was in the US.
I totally believe you!
Awesome but I can top that (maybe). I was maybe 12 and saw the first Terror on Elm Street. Then I had to walk home alone. I come out and there is a thick fog with rays from the lights just like in the dreams. For a section I also had to walk through the forest. That was scary.
Yes, Alien is a very heartwarming comedy, great for the whole family.
It was made by Disney, after all.
😂😂😂
Good one😏
Now that Disney owns Alien, does that make the Alien a Disney Princess? She's the daughter of a queen, after all.
sadskhasdkj stoooooop 😭😂
It even beats Mars Attack for god sake XD
It’s just totally cool how “Alien” and “Aliens” are in completely different styles, but they’re both in the same franchise and are both great.
Alien is the better film but at the same time Aliens is great as the first of the space marine type film. They are totally different in look and feel but do work well together and are both classics
Both are master classes in their genre, horror/suspense and action.
Like the terminator and t2 both totally different one a horror and one an action film but both equally brilliant in their own right.
Alien is vastly superior...still enjoy Alien's however
@@r.g.o3879 The acting in Alien is superior, the best out of all the Alien franchise, by a mile.
Makes popcorn to relax because it's been "a day"
Proceeds to walk blindly into stress inducing horror film 😆
LMAO mate!
This is how we get to watch Cassie gain weight over the course of the franchise.
This was almost like watching torture and I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s voluntary, though, so I guess it’s all right.
It’s a testament of how good the film is! - 40 years later, the viewer gets drawn into its world, hooked by the story and score and still shocking people to this today - No CGI effects, all in-camera! - No wonder it’s considered THE seminal Sci-Fi film 😀👍👍 (the thing a very close second)
Completely agree! Nowadays, if you can do CGI, no studio wants to spend the bucks on models or costumes. But it makes the film timeless.
The Thing I thought was just a reboot of Alien but in the Antarctic. A bit like the Abyss was like Close Encounters and ET under the sea.
Yes, your right to a degree - The Thing was based on a 1951 movie called “The Thing From Another World” which itself was based on a 1938 novella called “Who Goes There?”
The sequel, Aliens, is less scary (but not without horror elements) and more of an action movie since it is directed by James Cameron.
and written by
It's as good as the first. A rare thing with sequels. Too bad all the other Alien films are crap.
@@dan_hitchman007 Fact.
@@dan_hitchman007 I disagree. It was much better than the first. But I do agree all the other ones were crap.
Aliens was still scary AF even with the heightened amount of action
For a monster that was only on screen for less then 8 min ...gold standard
I can no longer hear the phrase 'gold standard' without Tom Cruise's voice in my head.
@@Hiraghm And Jaws was basically the proof of concept for not showing the monster much in movies that followed it like in this. A happy accident due to technical issues with the mechanical shark.
As they say: "Less is more."
Alien and The Thing are still the gold standard for jump-scares and tension. I hope we don't get an on-screen coronary...
I don’t really like the term jump scares when applied to these films, because typically what constitutes something frightening you suddenly in these films is actually scary. There’s only a few fake outs, like with the cat.
@@nickmanzo8459 There's at least 3 good ones in the film, (Dallas knocking over the trays, and 2 involving the cat) but, yes, I totally agree, the amount of tension generated as the film grinds towards its climax is off the dial even for a modern film, let alone one that's 40-odd years old...
@@viclagina347 Something tells me, it's going to be Disney musicals for a while.... 😉
The thing would be too much for her
The Shining 1980 rules them all. It's total mind*uck of a movie. It could not get better then an evil sinister presence hidden between the walls of the Overlook hotel which slowly corrupts Jack Torrance.
I think ALIEN is a landmark achievement in making a monster that truly looks unlike anything that came before it.
And then they turned it into an angry ant in later movies.
'The scariest movie I saw was Signs.'
The entire community of watchers: Oh, dear...
Signs is like a Disney movie in comparison.
My exact thought lol!
The one with the Aliens terrified of wood.
SIGNS?!
ROFLMAO 😂🤣
To be fair, the scene in Signs where they're hiding in the basement is pretty damn creepy. I think that's the only time I had difficulty sleeping after seeing a movie.
(Alien doesn't count; I was having nightmares about it years before I was old enough to see it.)
THIS is how you make and portray a strong female character. Whenever people say that we need more strong female leads I always revert back to Alien, T2, Xena and many others.
Mrs. peel from the Avengers started in 1965 but no one chooses to remember any movies or tv shows that are more than 5 years old
Ripley cant be compared with T2 (Sarah Connor) and Xena ; maybe with the Sarah Connor of T1.
Ripley isnt a ''hero'' , or ''strong'' by definition. She is only a ''deliverer'' of cargo. All of the crewmembers were only kind of ''truck-drivers of the future''. They weren't super strong, or super smart. They were guys like you and me - average guys... dirty... just minding their own small lifes .Thats why we can relate so much to these characters.
Ripley didnt really 'fought' this monster (at least not in Alien 1). She ran away... she was scared like hell (like all of us, and like all the crew members). And when she shoot in the end to the Alien it was much more a reflex ..as well when she opened the hatch in a moment of ''scared movement'' ...
It was sheer luck , that her instincts lead to 'win' that thing. All the others had also their survival instincts but because of the circumstances they losed their lives.
Ripley was aware of that,...
She only tried to survive... thats all. There was no ''smart'' plan... The whole movie was about ''panicing'' and ''losing the mind'' in front of a superior creature.
Thats total different to Xena or Sarah Connor (T2). Sarah Connor (T2) is very focused and even protective about her son - she is a lion , with muscles, and weapons. Same goes for Xena.
Those are heros , like Wonderwoman, etc ....
Ripley (Alien 1) was intelligent, but also very female , and just with her own small life.
I like her that way ...
And Aliens (second part) portrays her much more like a hero... When she burns the eggs even if she dont have too. She isnt really afraid anymore ... instead she provokes the Alien Queen ''come, fight me''... Its the typical action movie...
And thats the reason, why Alien (1979) still has his unique charme - because its not like every other ''Alien-Action''-movie , or ''Hero-action-movie'' ... Its a kind of its own...
@@PygmalionFaciebat Because she developed as a character and she was still afraid as hell in the beginning, and everyone would piss their pants in the same situation, man or woman. Ripley was inherently stronger than Sarah connor, she was a Lieutenant and second in command in the Nostromo, military or not she was still trained in the basics. Sarah was just an ordinary young woman working as a waitress with no training and facing something that was superior but at the same time not beyond "familiarity"
It is also unreasonable to compare any of them to Xena considering she was a warrior princess.
@@DarknessIsThePath Yes i think you are right. Ripley is probably comparable with a crew-member of a cargo-ship today. She probably had some basic background about dangerous situations , in fact she had to be familiar with selfdestruction protocolls , decompression failures, handling a space suit, navigation, quarantene protocolls,etc etc..
As you pointed it out correct: Sarah was in that sense ''naked'' .. she was 16 (according to the movie), and had the most ordinary job possible. She also mentioned she even struggles to manage the balance on her credit cards - and she seems to live with her girlfriend in the same apartment. She really had to grow from scratch.
And yes - she is definetely not comparable with Xena , a warrior princess.
@@PygmalionFaciebat It's very much a horror movie, in that respect.
The scariest part of this film to me is when Dallas is in the ducts, specifically when he starts to lose his cool and panic and just wants to get back out. It's understated panic and you can see it building.
He's like... hmm... this was a bad idea. Yep, nope, I'm getting out.
I'll drink to that, that was one of the movie's most claustrophobic, nerve-wracking scenes..... "It's moving toward you, get out of there! NOOO! Not that way, the other way!"
@@nathanfitzgerald6651 ::alien hug::
Yup you nailed it with that last sentence. There was more to appreciate in that scene than most people probably realized.
Such a legendary film. This movie was a landmark in filmmaking history because the major studios that produced the movies and put them in theaters didn’t believe Sci-Fi could be scary. As you experienced, it’s literally one of the scariest movies of all time! Even in the 2020’s, the movie holds up relatively well for a movie made in the 70’s!
I've seen a LOT of Alien reaction videos and this is the first where I've ACTUALLY felt sorry for the person watching it! I think this actually traumatized her!
I'm sure it did...but in a funny, entertaining way for the rest of us, LOL.
I laughed through the whole video
Then she remembered it was just a movie? And not one based on a true story.
Cassie is a fun reactor. 🙂
This is probably what the theater experience must have been like in 1979.
"I hope this is a scifi comedy!"
Audience smiles widely while eating popcorn
She should have watched Spaceballs.
**popcorn chewing intensifies**
@@InvertedWIng amazing idea
When my little sister was 9 years old I paid her $10 to watch this with me. She made it to the scene where they're trying to get the facehugger off and it tightens around Kane's neck. She threw the money at me and ran upstairs lol
Lmao
@Karl Zaraiva No, that's a story to tell her grandchildren.
@@gordon861 No, that's a story to RECREATE with your grandchildren.
Did you sister eventually watch the whole movie?
@@w41duvernay When she was about 25 years old she went with me to see the theatrical re-release of the director's cut. Still didn't like it lol. But she stayed to the end.
Even though sequels were made, I still think the original film is the best. Especially because it is so small-scale (as you've said, just a single spaceship) and very grounded. An ordinary crew facing an utterly vile, extraordinary monstrosity. Sigourney Weaver was the unknown newcomer in the cast back when this premiered in 1979, so her being the last survivor was actually meant as a surprise ending for the audience. :-)
I agree :) The sequels are fine too, but they have a completely different feel, they are more action /adventure.
I agree, it is the best of the bunch, although Aliens is a worthy successor.
I can remember seeing Tom Skerritt in several episodes of "Combat!"
The acting in the original Alien was certainly the best. It was brilliant in my opinion.
“I’m hoping it’s kind of like a fun alien comedy"
Me: "Oh no... no no no."
You sound like the maid from Get Out... 🤣
Me: "you sweet summer child."
@@McD5791 ROTFLMAO! I can't unsee this now.
She needed Spaceball instead, trough she would have missed all the references
oh No no nooooo no no no. . . .no no NOOooOoo no nooo nooo no no no noooo. --Mike Stoklasa
Funny how she asked if this was 80s, 90s, 00s....it was actually the 70s! lol This, is the beginning of a beautiful journey of Horror films!
The facehugger has disappeared, and the crew don't know where it is.
Cassie: "Oh, you guys, there's a baby alien wondering about!"
Everyone: Err... it's _so_ much worse than that....
yeah sure a cute yoda running around, more like chucky
For the scene where the alien bursts out of his chest, the director didn't tell anyone what to expect.
Their terrified reactions were real.
Not entirely true. Tom Skerritt insisted on seeing the rigging before the scene was shot.
Veronica Cartwright even fainted during the scene.
"I´m hoping that it´s not too scary." - Well, there is that famous scene, where they are all sitting at a table eating, someone says "What´s the matter? The food ain´t that bad Baby." - And then ...
The birth scene...
And then they say "get this man some water", and the black guy says "Water my ass! Get this guy some Pepto-Bismol!"
@@DamonCzanik "Check, Please!"
@@CrocodilePile please tell me you're referencing Dr. Steve Brule
@@Nova-fh2et No he's referencing the same scene as Damon Czanik does.
Well Hey, you just watched one of the scariest movies ever made, so you ripped that band aid right off. 👍🏻
This is the first time I have actually felt badly for someone reacting to a movie . Good on you for finishing it!
I wonder about the sequels, but Alien has a slower build-up to the Finale compared to the more action filled sequels.
I recommend to skip Event Horizon.
Check out Come and see
I've felt bad for some people watching Joker. Not a good film for some people to watch.
I’m more excited for her I love this movie
😅 She's so awesome! Can't stop watching these reactions of hers!
"It's like having a mouse in your room and not being able to leave... but like a thousand times worse." I think that was what Ridley Scott was aiming for when he made the film, so absolutely nailed it 😆
Maybe a mouse with a chainsaw.
Your reactions are refreshingly authentic. Now you will get bombarded by requests for The Thing (1982) and The Exorcist (1973).
"In space...no one can hear you scream". Classic movie.
_Alien_ will be forever for me a sci-fi on late-night TV
"I hope it's not too scary."
Oh my sweet summer child.
It has that lovely ending music
Um. About that...
The ultimate Hitchcock horror in space, visually perfectly executed.
Whatever reaction video you watch, after more than 40 years since it came out, everyone is still very shocked by the film.
A true piece of art
Honestly the best reaction I've seen of Alien as of far. It was priceless, just for the innocence of the total reaction. Sleep tight and don't let the aliens bite.
I’ve heard this crew called “space truckers.” I love that. These are blue-collar people doing their thing.
Exactly! Just a bunch of sailors and truckers in space. Adds so much to the feel of the movie.
It was the plan I think.
Direct opposite of polished high tech space shuttles of Star Trek. When the people in chairs barking orders.
And the beauty, for me, is the cast of excellent actors playing blue collar workers. Their skills lend immeasurable authenticity to this movie magic!
You were literally sweating watching this movie. I've watched Alien so many times that I forgot how genuinely terrifying it is, what a great reaction
Me over here who had a rager the whole time watching it at the age of six. I'm not a weirdo, I swear.
@@thewinner7382 If HR Giger's work doesn't traumatize you, you haven't grasped it.
Now we need to get her to watch The Thing 1982:)
Now you've got to watch Aliens (Part 2) and go through it all over again! Aliens is AWESOME as well!
Popcorn says that she likes movies with "happy endings," well these two do in a way.
@@georgeallan1375 I remember Ridley Scott being quoted as saying that he chose a peaceful "sleeping beauty" ending to balance out "Alien."
"the scariest thing I've watched is Signs"
Oh this is going to be good
Agreed! cant wait.
she did not disppoint :D
In signs, the aliens can't even open a wooden door.
Signs is a joke compared to Aliens
@@JET1970 all "horror" movies are, compared to ALIEN. the thing with others is that there's always a motive of some sort, which includes a thrill. with ALIEN there is no motive. it might not even be instinct
I saw this movie at the theater back when it came out in 1979. The screams from the audience were real for sure and my girl friend almost squeezed my arm off. Many times especially during the chest burster scene.
Wow that must have been amazing experience. I was a kid and my parents were watching it and didn't know what it was so let me watch with them and I was like 4-5 years old. Had nightmares for months after that experience :D
How old were you? :)
@@AirPowered I was around 17-18 years old.
The guy playing Ash is Ian Holm who also played Bilbo in LOTR.
And countless other amazing roles... Mr. Kurtzmann in Brazil, Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, he was in eXistenZ and Time Bandits as well... fucking LEGEND (the real "Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian"). RIP!
Cassie, I have to say, you are a very brave woman! You were scared to death and still kept watching! 👏🍾🏆
i have trouble comprehending how she could even be scared by a movie that isn't remotely scary
now watch it alone and in the dark.
Yeah, not gonna lie, I felt uncomfortable for her. lol I am impressed we didn't see several jump cuts with clear signs the video was shot over the course of multiple days. lol
"There's a baby alien on the loose" should be the tagline of this movie from now on..
Nah, its actually tagline is better: "In space no one can hear you scream."
@@nathanfitzgerald6651 r/woooosh
@@JK-xt7ro found the Reditard
@@Ugramosch Haha you are just sad
Seven crew members, one wild little mischief maker!
“That was like having a mouse in your room and not being able to leave...”
Scariest... Mouse... Ever!!
Well if it's a NYC rat, it definitely ranks up there with the xenomorph.
I would not hesitate to nuke my NY apartment building just like Ripley.
"It's the only way to be sure."
Yeah, this mouse is 7 feet tall, almost unkillable and wants your tasty human meats.
Biggest mouse ever too! 😨
one difference, that mouse also has acid for blood.
Fun fact: in the scene where they first discover the dead alien seated at the console, those were kids in spacesuits.
They did that so the entire set and the dead alien looked much larger than they actually were.
Cassie Before "The Exorcist": "I've never heard of this movie before, but I hope it's not scary."
The Exorcist was a yawn.
IT"S A TRICK CASSIE, DON'T WATCH IT!
To be honest, The Exorcist isn't very scary. Too fantastical.
@@t0dd000 If you're a Godless heathen, yeah, I suppose.
@@t0dd000 Honestly the novel's scarier, but a lot of spiritual horror doesn't click for some folks, 'n that's fine.
I saw this when it debuted in 1979 as a senior in college. Back then the ONLY way to see a first-run movie was in a theater with a giant screen and great sound. No breaks, no escape from the carnage.
Way more scary in a dark theatre.
I'll bet that theatre Alien experience must have left a very strong impression on you.
Welcome to the Alien franchise! Next up is one of the best sequels in cinematic history, Aliens (1986).
And then the franchise stop there.
Trust your peeps on this, Aliens is one of the best sequels in film history.
In terms of horror movies ... Aliens is not one. That is a much more actiony film.
Alien ... this one ... is the only true horror film in the franchise. The rest is imo weak imitations solely created to attempt making money of it.
@@muhest Your right. The Alien is a truckers in space haunted house horror movie.Scared the shit out of me as a kid. I think of Aliens(director's cut) as the perfect science fiction film. The Colony, the company, the atmosphere processor, the marines, the queen, the pulse rifle, and the coolest group of side characters put in blockbuster.
@@muhest The brilliance of Aliens is it didn't re-do Alien. Every horror movie gets progressively less scary. Seeing the alien for the first time is scary. Seeing it for the 100th time? Not scary! So, turning the sequel into an action movie works. It feels different, but still connected to the universe, and a continuation of the story.
I snuck out and hid behind the couch while my parents watched Alien when I was like 5 years old.
I had nightmares until I was 18.
At 37 it's one of my all time favorites.
No one ever talks about how bananas this cast is. This is a lineup of some serious heavy hitters.
Some of the best character actors available at the time.
A brilliant ensemble cast of stage, character, and established actors. Plus, that unknown Ms Weaver in her first major role...
Yeah, everyone on this cast but Veronica Cartwright has a stacked IMDB profile. And Veronica’s ain’t bad in its own right!
@@maxducoudray Yes but Veronica and her sister Angela have been acting since they were children.
@@mariak.chalmers2577 I like Veronica Cartwright! I was only pointing out she's the actor least likely to be recognized by viewers 40+ years after Alien came out.
HR Giger, the artist who came up with the alien design and its various transformations did a genius job!
Has seen some of his stuff and wow, I was surprise how mild the Xenomorph was.
@@NetAndyCz The facehugger is a penis and testicles with spider legs.
The MoPOP museum in Seattle has the original costume -and it was an honor to get to see that thing up close. It was extraordinary.
The guy probably was from another planet himself
Read up on some of the titles of his work.
"The scariest movies I've seen is Signs, and I Am Legend."
After Alien, I feel that she should see a family movie with a nice, calm and heart warming plot and a strong Christian theme:
The Exorcist.
PS its funny that people think that strong female characters are a new think....Ripley started to kick ass over 40 years ago.
Hahaha, you think like me: twisted in a good way.
LOL You cruel person you. I literally laughed out loud to your comment. hahaha
Good idea. Or if she would like a kitchen-sink drama about a young, recently engaged couple in northern England then she might enjoy Threads.
@@lambjalfrezi 😁😁😁
Speaking of "kick ass": This reminds me of Hit Girl in Kick-Ass: th-cam.com/video/5gSJMxpYB2w/w-d-xo.html
Imagine seeing this at 17 ... They managed to keep the look of the alien a secret until it came out .... and it was truly horrifying!!
*sees that Cassie's next vid is Alien* Ohboyohboyohboy, this is gonna be one to watch!
Cassie: "I have had a day... " Oh damn...!
Cassie: "I kind of hope it's... like a fun alien comedy, kind of like Ghostbusters?" Oh you sweet child! 😬
Well, at least now you know three important truths: 1. Always listen to Ripley, 2) never eat just before bedtime, because those stomach cramps can kill ya, and 3) be suspicious of our movie suggestions!
Well, some films you don't 'enjoy' as much as just 'experience'. But please listen to your peeps and see the sequel called Aliens (1986) by James Cameron as well. It is worth it.
It’s so freakin' fun to see someone watch Alien for the first time....
My favourite film of all time.
Every detail of this movie is exemplary. From the carbon dioxide expelled from the astronauts helmets, the dripping water on the peak of Brett's cap, and the electronic voice of Ash's disembodied head.
Even though it's a slow build, not a second is wasted, and it portrays the hopelessness of isolation unmatched in cinematic history.
A little late to the party and don't know if anyone mentioned, but during the chestburster scene, John Hurt was the only cast member to actually know what was fully going to happen. None of the others knew a thing cause they wanted to capture the casts genuine reactions to it. So them acting terrified is real.
"Let's make her watch 'Alien'". Well, you just learned that your viewers are sadists.
It does seem like a lot of people get recommended movies like this for that reason.
Well you got to watch Alien before you watch one the best action movies of all time. Aliens.
I mean, half the fun of watching reacting TH-camrs is seeing them get scared by the parts that scared all of us at one time or another
fr we need to keep her the hell away from Schindler’s List or anything made by Ari Aster lmao
I've been saying this since The Sixth Sense.
FORTY TWO years ago already! 1979. STILL holds up! No mobile devices. Future kind of internet/facetime. CLASSIC!
"They should have listened to her! (Ripley)"
That's true of the entire series. :)
The reason Ash is an android is so that the alien doesn't infect and kill him. This is to ensure there is someone who can survive and oversee the ship throughout its journey back. All the other crew are essentially food to keep the alien alive while it's transported back to earth.
This implies that the company already knew about the alien prior to getting the warning signal and purposely sent the crew, which isn't the case and has never been established as such.
@@jonathanw1019 It is the case. Didn't you see the readout on the computer about obtaining the specimen and saying that the crew is expendable?
@@caribbeanman3379 Ash being an android has nothing to do with the alien. They are returning from their work voyage when they encounter the signal. When they do encounter the signal the crew is considered expendable. To state that Ash is an android so that he doesn't get infected would imply that the knew how the Alien species infected people. This is clearly not the case.
@@gymratt17 Why was Ash's being an android not divulged to the rest of the crew?
This is probably the dumbest theory about the movie I've seen.
I convinced my wife to name our daughter Ripley if that is any indication of how much of love this series and Sigourney Weavers character, she's a badass.
Well, technically it's Ellen, but Ripley is an awesome name
@@J4ME5_ well yeah it's Ellen but Ripley is vastly cooler.
Do her friends call her “Rip” for a nickname? That would be extremely cool.
@@danl.909 I call her Rip all the time but she's only a year and a half old. I hope when she gets older and has a group of friends that they do!
That's freaking awesome!
"The scariest movie I've seen is Signs."
...I think we are about to have a new winner.
"I'm a little worried about those other hundreds of eggs that were down there." Foreshadow of the century.
Alien + Aliens (the sequel) are a couple of the best creature-features of all time.
The third movie is pretty meh, but its the fourth one that ticks me off, with the whole cloning thing.
One of my all time favorite horror/sci-fi movies along with The Thing and The Exorcist. BTW, RIP Harry Dean Stanton (Brett), Ian Holm (Ash), and most recently Yaphet Kotto (Parker).
I agree. These are pretty much the trinity of good horror movies
@@JasonHauser125 And the Shining 1980.
@@JohnSmith-jn7nc No. The book was great. Kubrick failed to live up to it.
@@jamiegagnon6390 I'm pretty sure the book was great because I saw the mini-series which is faithful adaptation of the novel and I enjoyed it a lot.
Speaking of the Kubrick's adaptation. He didn't failed at adapting the novel because he wasn't even trying to. Kubrick's version is a different story and the classic horror movie in my opinion. You just don't get it.
@@JohnSmith-jn7nc I actually get it more than most people; I understand what Kubrick was trying to get across and it was incompetent. He made a psychological thriller about cabin fever from a book which states multiple times, directly, that what is happening is not psychological at all but actually malevolent action by the Overlook itself. Kubrick always felt himself superior to the material he worked with but actually never was. His technical brilliance tends to overshadow the fact that he frequently failed to do the stories justice. Try watching Barry Lyndon some time.
Wow, that's probably one of the most dramatic, yet real reactions I've ever seen to someone watching my favourite movie of all time,
definitely leaving a like :)
Then there's my reaction to the full-grown alien. "Jazz hands!"
Aliens next. If Alien is a haunted house horror movie Aliens is an action horror movie.
I still have scars on my leg from my GF at the time, finger nails digging into my leg, almost the whole movie.. 😂🤣😂😂
I first started watching Aliens when I was 14. Alone in the house in already dark winter early evening. Was holding and pushing myself in the chair up until Bishop crawling that small tube for the antenna and then I just turned the thing off, was too scary. Watched many times fully when 18+ years, but I will remember that first time forever.
@@mojeimja Cameron made prob the two best sequels ever, Aliens, and Terminator 2.
@@murraypft TOP15 sequels - for sure, TOP10 - maybe, TOP5 - Aliens - yes, T2 - well, possible...
Cassie went through an ORDEAL with this one xD I feel terrible for saying it was absolutely hilarious for me as someone who's watched Alien oh so many times
Great reaction, the jump scares still working for modern audience. I watched this when I was 13, sat with a cold sweat for 2hrs it scared the living hell out of me.
TH-cam threw a commercial just as the facehugger jumped out of the egg. Possibly the best timing ever.
I just remembered an alien movie that you would probably enjoy since it's a comedy and also stars Sigourney Weaver. It's called _Galaxy Quest_ and it's super funny.
Galaxy Quest is considered by many to be the best Star Trek film ever made. ;)
R.I.P. Alan Rickman. "By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be AVENGED"
@@ClickToPreview "By Grabthars hammer....what a savings."
@@ksavage681 XD
“I have ONE job, it’s STUPID! but I’m going to do it!”
In 1980 I was seven years old. HBO was a new thing. Cable TV in my neighborhood was new. We got a cable hook up and Alien was playing on HBO that month. I had no idea what it was. Back then you could barely even tell the genre of movie before you started watching it. I remember getting to the part where the chest burster comes out before my mom got me the heck out of there and turned it off. I wasn’t exactly scared, but I was very interested in finding out what was going on in that movie. Many years later I was able to actually watch it.
I had a similar experience. My mum loves all things Sci-Fi and I remember being a young lad and sneaking out of my room after bedtime to see the films she was watching.
I saw it alone eight years old on VHS in the nineties - did it affect me? Probably :D
I am so sorry if this was difficult for you. THANK YOU for letting us watch your reaction - it was so much fun!
This is a great movie about the struggle of a lone infant against 6 aliens all trying to kill it.
Yep, Sigourney Weaver plays the most dangerous creature in the movie...
From the Aliens perspective, this movie is Die Hard.
Illegal Aliens face great struggles in trying to move to a better neighborhood.
Technically 5 aliens and a robot who admires it
So Baby's Day Out In Space?
One of the coolest horror movies ever. Imagine a humanoid and insect derivative with no remorse or feeling, just eating prey and having "babies".
The scene of leaving the Nostromo after landing to search for the source of the SOS, to me was so realistic and frightening. The static, the communication drop outs, the uncertainty of what is going on...
You are in for it, Popcorn.
And the design of the movie is great. One person designed the Nostromo, and another person designed the alien derelict so that the ships would look different. The alien derelict looks as if it was grown rather than built, with the ribs on the walls and the vaginal airlocks.
“That was my first, possibly last sci-fi horror!”
I casually glance at the que, and her viewing of Aliens is next…
I first saw Alien a long time ago and I knew the iconic chest bursting scene was coming. Watching you react to it for the first time made me wish I could've watched it without knowing about it so it could've had more of a surprise/impact.
"I hope it's not a scary movie" *proceeds to watch what is hailed as probably the scariest movie of all time*
Nope that's _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_
Nope, that's The Exorcist.
Today she is a woman.
Not the scariest, but one of the BEST scary movies. It's aged so well and is so pure.
@@ravissary79 Can't go wrong with a haunted house in space!
I love your genuine display of concern, fear, and disgust. I also commend you on being the very first person to make note of Parker’s line, “I wanna go home and party.” It’s one of my favorite lines in the film, but everyone tends to not notice it. Amazing reaction video
I'm halfway through this reaction and my only thought is, "This woman is gonna die of a heart attack..."
@@ephennell4ever Yeah, I was kind of expecting something like that myself. But kudos to this young lady for sticking it out until the end - the most suspenseful, nervous-system-destructive movie ever made.
The physical and facial reactions of the actors when the alien bursts out of John Hurt’s chest are genuine as the director didn’t tell them what was going to happen.
The terror you felt throughout the movie, is the terror us normal folk would probably be feeling in that circumstance. Ripley's ability to deal with that terror and navigate the ignorance, stupidity, deceit and also the Alien, is why she's firmly placed among the badasses in my pantheon of cinematic heroes.
Definitely. Whatever you are up to, you want a Ripley on your team
This is one of best reaction videos ever on a classic movie. Hope you have the nerve for the sequel-which is one of best movies of all time.
Oh hell yes! I love how sweet her demeanor is. It's like watching a 12 year girl watching scary films the first time :)
My 10-year-old niece gets less scared..
This is a prototypical female reaction to horror. After I got married, I discovered that if I try to show my wife a horror movie, after about 10 minutes, she says, "Why do you show me movies like this?"
@@brandonflorida1092 I feel your exact pain
@@Pinkielover was going to say the same about my 9 year old daughter... this kind of reaction is utterly fascinating to me, on every level, that a grown adult can take a movie so seriously, as if it's actually happening to them irl, lol
Congrats on watching one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.