You have no idea how impactful this movie was back in the day. Everything that came after...movies, video games, they all took inspiration from this movie. Another movie that had the same effect was 'Blade Runner' as it talked about subjects like A.I. way before they became everyday topics. It pretty much started the whole cyberpunk genre. Some think 'Blade Runner' is an action movie, but it is not and it is more of a drama/noir film with some deep subject matter. It is directed by Ridley Scott which is the same director who did this film. The Atmosphere in the movie is incredible.
On one hand: I find it hard not to view Alien as a hokey comedy, because it makes me laugh out loud so much even though I'm sure that's not the reaction I'm supposed to have. On the other hand: it is such a blatant rip-off of the 1958 film, *It! The Terror From Beyond Space.*
@@miller-joel we completely SPOILED half the experience for ourselves watching Romulus in theaters first! The thought didn’t even cross our minds tbh. We thought it was just a new Alien movie. After we watched it and read on Twitter it was connected, we knew we messed up…
Literally SPOILED the entire movie for us…it was still amazing and we really enjoyed it! But, we honestly had no idea that Romulus was a direct sequel-ish to Alien 1979. We thought it was just its own Alien movie in the ‘Alien Universe’. 🤦♂️
I saw this on the second day of its national opening at the giant-screen Uptown Theater in Washington, DC. Six or eight of us from the Disclave science-fiction convention down the street walked there to catch the day’s first showing. Perhaps because it was Sunday, there was no significant line. When my friends and I came out, the line of hundreds, waiting for the second showing, stretched down the block and around the corner. People today have no idea of the impact this film had then. In its own way, it was as innovative as “Star Wars.” The gritty, detailed set design, the horrifically stormy planet, the Hitchcockian suspense, and the working-class characters just doing a job (except for Ash, they are not scientists or soldiers)---these were things never seen in earlier space movies. Today, people are jaded. The revelation of Ash was, I think, one of the most shocking moments in film history, and the 1979 audience cheered at the end. The practical effects are still great today---some of the best ever done. The alien was resting or sleeping in the shuttle after having eaten a big meal, just like many animals do. BTW, the main idea was very similar to “It, the Terror from Beyond Space” (1958). Also, author A.E. Van Vogt sued the producers of “Alien” because of its similarity to his famous 1939 story, “Black Destroyer.” Van Vogt got a settlement, rumored to be half a million dollars.
Oh we bet! We can't imagine the suspense the audience was feeling in the theater. This movie was really good and one of the better films we have seen in a while! I'll be honest, we haven't really seen that much of Star Wars so that is another thing we will definitely start picking up!
Two things that always get me: 1. People are always mad that Ash tells Parker not to try to kill the baby Xenomorph after the chestburst scene. Did they miss the whole “acid blood” summit? As a 12 year old my immediate reaction was the same as Ash’s, just because I remembered the acid blood. 2. The Xenomorph was never going to get back into the shuttle once it was outside, unless it went back in through the door it went out. I don’t understand why folks don’t realize that the engine port is not a way into the shuttle, and that if the Xenomorph was as smart as they are depicted to be in later films, it wouldn’t have even entertained reentry into the shuttle by that port. Great reaction, and so glad to see young folks really appreciate the artistry involved in filming these stories “the old-fashioned way”. I’m 100% “team Director’s cut” when it comes to Aliens. I saw the theatrical cut IN the theater in 1986, and when I saw the Director’s Cut years later I felt kinda ripped off that that wasn’t the version I got to see back in the day. That’s pretty rare for me, but others obviously disagree. I much prefer the theatrical cuts of The Exorcist and Apocalypse Now, so it’s not just that I like the longer version of everything.
Yeah when we thought about it more and more after we filmed we also came to the conclusion about the blood being acidic. The movie was definitely phenomenal and one of our favorite. We will have to watch the directors cut. Seems like there's so much more in that!
The last part of Brett’s death scene was deleted for the theatrical release. It has been restored in the director’s cut. Parker and Ripley actually witness his death. If you slow down the frame rate in the theatrical release, you can briefly see Parker in the background, standing in the doorway to the landing strut.
One of the funniest things about this reaction is the continuous amazement at how good the movie looked having been made in 1979. For those of us who were around to experience "2001: A Space Odyssey," which came out in 1968, the astonishment that something made in 1979 could look this good just makes me smile. Yep, people were actually crazy talented back then too. 😄
A LOT of people are mentioning ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ definitely adding that one to the list of things to watch. We had no idea how good the movies were before the 90s! I’d say they are as good if not better than 80% of the movies today…it’s crazy how well done the effects are!
@@AstroKrushReactions -- Shall I assume that you've never watched FORBIDDEN PLANET, from 1956? Or 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, from 1954? THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, from 1953? This idea that superb special effects are "something new" is one of the most bizarre notions I've been able to find on TH-cam. :)
I saw this film in 1979, loved it. But I agree, in the original theatrical release there was a disconnect when Parker said it was huge and using the air ducts. You have to watch the directors cut to see how Parker saw the alien and the use of the air ducts. Great reaction. Love you two.
It is a great movie, don’t get me wrong! That’s the ONLY part where I was like “…..wait what…” but, like you said, that’s only because there’s a missing part or a Directors Cut. Overall an amazing movie, amazing visuals for a movie that’s over 40 years old…completely blew my mind away! We appreciate you for clicking on the video and interacting in the comments! 🫶
Two things to know. In the Director's Cut, Ripley and Parker do run in to the room where Bret is attacked, just in time to see him being carried away. Second, after priming the ship to explode, Ripley enters the Alien's nest. And encounters Bret, who is in a cocoon that is using hm as raw material, to breed another Facehugger. That is intended for Dallas who is also there, glued to the wall. Ripley then torches them both in an act of mercy.
That’s what a lot of people were saying too! Definitely need to watch the version of it! Thank you so much for watching along and providing us with this info!
The reason she went to stop the self destruct: the alien was in the doorway leading into the life shuttle. No way around it. So she wanted to restart the meltdown sequence and give herself more time for hopefully the alien to move. But it failed so she had to just book it and luckily, the alien was not in the way the second time. Also the aliens don’t eat like we do, so the cat was in no danger. It’s not large enough to be a viable host, which is all it really cares about. Also they’re very smart, in later movies they show great intelligence and hatch escape plans quite frequently. The alien queens have above genius level intellect. And they can communicate telepathically to others around them, with this they can coordinate attacks and plans quite well (the Queen can use this on a planet wide scale to control the whole hive)
Yeah! That’s what we were wondering too! If the xenomorphs could affect an animal, because in this one the alien disregards the cat. Even this one seemed pretty smart, but in Romulus, they seem VERY smart! I’d assume it’s because this one was barely alive to really do or learn anything but we’re not sure…all together this movie was a masterpiece! Really want to watch the next one! ‘Aliens’ I believe is the name of it!
A "seen 'Alien: Romulus" couple are boarding the "Nostromo." What will they make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? Print and TV ads said only: "In space, no one can hear you scream." So we had no idea what kind of movie "Alien" was; it was something else.;) 4:05 The Company is sending the equivalent of a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 8:22 We never find out what kind of weapons the explorers have. 9:39 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 10:57 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 11:53 The first jump scare. 12:06 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 12:45 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for years. 13:44 Acid Blood! 16:24 A Props Dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. 17:55 Matte paintings, models, and set designer magic looks better than DFX. 18:47 Kane's last meal. 19:48 The Xenomorph, scaring audience for over 40 years. 20:19 Burial at sea, an old maritime tradition that spares next-of-kin the grisly details. 22:22 Along came Jones. 24:34 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 25:15 The Special Edition version has that scene. 26:00 How's that for a "syntax error"? 28:23 You're in command, Ripley. 30:27 In 1979, this was my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 31:55 Most didn't see this coming. 35:00 Some reviewers thought that Jones the cat WAS the Alien.;) 35:18 I've read that Lambert is standing in for us, the audience. 36:00 That's a Stinger. 37:28 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 42:26 Tonight's entree on the shuttle "Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 43:08 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star. On to "Aliens" (1986)!
This movie was beyond amazing, completely blew my mind away given it’s from over 40 years ago! Using prosthetics and practical effects! Which is so crazy! This movie literally looked better than half of the movies out right now in that genre. I could imagine this movie being completely terrifying in theaters! Yeah, I wish we had known the connection between this one and Alien Romulus, we didn’t know Romulus was a sequel-ish to the original before watching it in theaters. A bit of a bummer on our ends but, that didn’t take away the aw factor of this one. If anything just helped fill in the gaps. There’s so much lore to the Alien that we would like to explore! Thank you so much for shredding some light on key moments throughout the film! The space jockey was crazy looking!
Jones, also referred as Jonesy, was a cat kept aboard the USCSS Nostromo as Ellen Ripley's pet. While the cat's official purpose was to control rodents aboard the ship, he also served as a source of relaxation and entertainment for the crew like a theory animal. So, this was the reason why a cat was brought into outer space. Yeah, see the difference between them and me I'll pass up my paycheck I'll go get a new job I'm not putting my life at risk for exploring and unknown world and secondly as soon as I saw that face hugger on that guy's face, I would have been gone I would have stolen the shuttle and left with a cat.
That makes a lot of sense! We never thought of the idea of it being there to control any rodents. I'm so surprised that they didn't write someone to leave everyone behind.
We had watched that part back afterwards just in case we missed something but, just assumed it was a deleted scene or something. But, the directors cut thing makes so much sense! Thank you for clearing that up!
The so-called "director's cut" is neither a director's cut or canon. It was just a marketing thing the studio did for the release of the quadrilogy in 2003. Ridley Scott considers his cut the director's cut.
@@miller-joel did not know that!? I think it would have served some justice for that particular scene though, where they were talking about it amongst each other but didn’t show them seeing it before then.
i cannot tell you how scary and what this was like to watch on the "BIG" screen when it first came out no such thing as CGI everything was done with models and practical effects. Truly talented people back then. depending on which version you watch when the ship is landing there is a scene that shows 1 of the landing struts pressing down on a boulder and it is the boulder suddenly being crushed which drops the ship and causes the damage.
Can only imagine how terrifying this movie was for the first time in theaters. The movie had jump scares in it that got us, 40 years later. It was truly a masterpiece and definitely a pillar and staple for horror, sci-fi movie history!
Nope, they are not researchers, they just drive the cargo ship full of raw ore. Space truckers. I watched Alien when I was twelve and it quickly became one of my favorite sci-fi horror movies next to The Thing. The follow up movies they are making nowadays, like Alien: Romulus, pale in comparison. They can learn a lot by going back to these older classics and seeing how it is really supposed to be done. That facehugger was constructed with oysters, so you were pretty close when you said it looked like a mussel. The Alien is not male nor female, they are just hermaphroditic parasites. That they insert material into a host to parasitize it with a gene spliced larva that is a hybrid of the host does not necessarily mean that the interaction is anything but what you see some wasps do to a paralyzed spider. Parker saw it when Brett screamed. He ran to see what was going on and saw it pulling him up into the air shaft. They never put that scene into the movie, but it was part of the script. The initial Alien was supposed to have a venomous stinger like a wasp. It can sting a host to paralyze it. That was what they were trying to indicate by the tail stinging Lambert.
Woah! So much interesting lore to the Alien franchise! Thank you so much for the insight! Honestly, the scene where they were talking about what it looked like was a bit confusing because we thought we missed something, I wonder why they didn’t add that scene of the Alien in there… The stinger part makes a lot of sense! Just the way it was filmed looked odd 😂 Overall though, this movie was amazing and a true masterpiece! Couldn’t even imagine how terrifying this would have been in theaters. Thank you so much for watching and shedding some light on some stuff! We appreciate that!
@@AstroKrushReactions Yeah, the scene with Lambert getting stung was actually used from a scene with Brett when the Alien attacked him, but they decided to use it for Lambert to show that Alien stung her. A lot of people think the alien SAed her due to the noises she made when she screamed, but it has no interest in that and does not have the biology anyways. Alan Dean Foster wrote a rendition of Alien that has the scenes missing from the movie, but his descriptions of the Alien are a bit off since it does not have eyes.
39:15 The cat was right where she needed to go. The bright white area you see in the background is the emergency escape shuttle access. She could just run by and leave the cat to die, but why?
Like others have said, Aliens is a must watch. While Romulus starts off with what happened to the alien, Aliens starts off with Ripley still in the shuttle.
@@AstroKrushReactions Make sure to watch the extended Director's cut version. Back in 1986, there weren't many multiplexes around, so the studios encouraged filmmakers to keep the movies short so it could be screened more times during a day to help sell more tickets. The extended Director's cut restores stuff that was cut such as backstories and other scenes relevant to the plot's overall logic. It's also James Cameron's preferred version.
@@GaryBonaducci The only thing I don't like about the director's cut is a single scene that changes the entire dynamic. I'll wait until they've seen it first, however.
@@GaryBonaducci Yeah, seeing this was definitely amazing! BUT, we did feel like there were potentially missing scenes in some parts, like when they’re gathered around talking amongst each other on what it looked like given the movie never showed us the crew seeing it prior.
One of the greatest horror movies ever made from Ridley Scott in my opinion I saw Alien Romulus in theaters and it was awesome I hope you two enjoy the Alien franchise👍
The late '70s and '80s was the middle of the practical effects area before CGI took over. They also didn't just make endless prequels and sequels as shameless cash grabs like they do today. The movies that were released in theaters were solid. The studios didn't just greenlight crap movies with the hopes of enough people liking them or getting fooled by the trailers and the film critics to make money. These days, nearly as many movies get made just as tax write-offs as are actually made with the expectation of making a profit. When a studio is having cash flow problems these days, they just make a movie with a modest budget, over insure the movie and then never releaase it and take the tax writeoff and make more money with the tax writeoff than they would have expected to make by releasing the movie and doing all of the promotional stuff.
Yeah, the movies back then, from what we have seen so far are amazing! The effects and everything seen really well done. Now, it seems like the slap on some CGI and call it a day. Which, don’t get me wrong, sometimes does really well done. But, sometimes the practical stuff looks better if done well. This movie is one of those movies that did it very well!
There were 5 planet of the apes in the 70s, 3 Star Wars movies and multiple TV specials in the 70s, we had reboots of classic 30s and 40s throughout the 70s. Hollywood has always been about money lol. By 1985, there were dozens of franchises spitting out sequels: Rambo, Indiana Jones, every horror film, Conan, Mad Max, Star Trek, etc
Ridley Scott made two of the all time greatest films at the beginning of his career, both of which happened to be Sci-fi films. I don't rate Gladiator anywhere near as highly as others do, so for me he peaked at the very beginning. I don't feel sorry for him because he managed to create two absolute masterpieces, very few people can say that. I laughed a bit as you're watching Sigourney Weaver's most iconic role and you say 'Is that the lady from Heart Breakers?' I've seen more films than anyone but I must confess, I've never heard tell of Heart Breakers. I'm officially middle-aged grump guy!
This movie was definitely one of our favorites. We will have to continue diving more into sci fi films. We noticed that she is actually in a lot of movies! More than what we actually remembered!
Obvi hit up Aliens, like everyone says just like Terminator 2 its one of the best sequels of all time. also check out all of H.R. Geiger's art for maximum inspiration : D
The guy in blue may be more familiar to you as a certain Hobbit, if you've seen Lord of the Rings. They're not explorers. Basically, they're tugboat crew in space. Kane specifically said it was hot as the tropics where the eggs were, not cold.
Alien Movies in (Chronological) Order AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) ... Aliens' vs Predator: Requiem (2007) ... Prometheus (2012) ... Alien: Covenant (2017) ... Alien (1979) ... Aliens (1986) ... Alien 3 (1992) ... Alien Resurrection (1997) and then there is the new one that just came out. Alien Romulus.
Your comment about how Ripley and Parker knew what the Xenomorph looked like after taking Brent, There is a cut scene where they come out just in time to watch the alien disappear along the roof with him and Parker screams his name. You should now watch the Director's Cut of it to see what they cut out.
You have to watch aliens (special edition) as its the best one. If you think this had impressive production standards and special effects for 1979, then you need to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). It still looks good, even now. Hell there are movies from the 1950s that look good: War Of The Worlds and Forbidden Planet for example, or epics like Ben Hur and Cleopatra. The proliferation of CGI in the 90s changed movies I suppose.
Now you have watched this genuine horror masterpiece by Ridley Scott and the stellar technical beauty of this film, you can move on to Scott's next film. The cyberpunk masterpiece made 3 years later; Blade Runner.
@@AstroKrushReactions Just make sure you haven't read the book, *Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?* which Blade Runner is (supposed to be) based on. If you've read the book you will despise the film, as it is easily one of the worst book-to-screen adaptations of all-time.
32:20 "this girl is too emotional" lets see how your handle your emotions when you witness a colleague (and perhaps a friend) violently die after having an alien birth itself from within him, only for that alien to rapidly mature and start picking your crew mates off one by one. You haven't even seen it yet. It's just been described as "huge" and "like a man". If that's not enough, one of your crewmates has suddenly gone insane and assaulting your female colleague in a suggestive way. How do you expect her to feel?
It’s just a movie reaction mate, but I applaud you for your enthusiasm and deep connection to the actions in the movie! We appreciate you and your passion for film! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
sadly, because you saw Romulus first, one of the bigger surprises has already been spoiled for you, that being ash. and the reason the alien was “resting” in the shuttle is because it wasn’t fully matured yet. but it’s not obvious. side note, i’m glad you guys can appreciate the practical effects. and on a personal note, i consider the series concluded after Aliens. #3 was dark and depressing. #4 was a bit too … meh, for me. i’m hesitating to see romulas.
Yeah, I wish we would have held off on seeing Romulus!…we thought it was its own thing but just about the Alien…had no idea it was a direct sequel-ish filler to the first one! We definitely ruined 75% of the first one’s surprises! 😭 BUT it was still amazing! Would definitely watch the 2nd one since that’s the one everyone says to watch. Just cautious now that we know the order they were filmed isn’t necessarily lined up with the timeline order with all of them.
37:08 She should release the cat so it can fend for itself? What's it going to do, fight the alien? The ship is going to explode in just over 5 minutes. The cat won't survive a nuclear explosion. 😄
Please don't forget to get the "special edition/extented cut" for its sequel "ALIENS" (1986) which is even better (the best of the franchise ! ^^) and is as scary and stressful than the 1st one ;)
Man! We thought Alien Romulus was just a scary sci fi horror based on the Alien franchise! 💀 at the time we had no idea it was a sequel-ish to the first one. Did some research after we watched it because we were confused and found out what we know now. So, we went back to watch the first one…completely ruined everything. Smh 🤦♂️
@@brockbaby Yeah, I would have 100% gotten myself and my crew killed in that moment by trying to kill it on sight, unfortunately…thing was too quick anyways…there was no chance of catching it.
This was the first Alien movie -- a masterpiece made on a B movie budget. I don't understand the snarky idiotic comments by the dude. Put yourself in the shoes of the characters who were cargo haulers on a routine run. They were not trained for this at all. Watching after playing video games or seeing later movies of course means you know more than they do! Aliens directors cut is the next best one to watch and has the best continuity with Alien.
It’s definitely on the list! Although, now we’re very cautious about which ones we watch first because they seem to be out of order from the time they were released opposed to their timeline order.
Great reaction video, especially considering you both spoiled it for yourselves by watching Romulus before watching this original movie. Romulus is just plain stuffed to the hilt with fan service that it's probably one of the worst sequels to watch first of any franchise that I can think of. I hope you folks move on to other great movies from the 70s & 80s era, such as the Terminator franchise, the Rocky franchise (then Creed), Star Wars of course, Star Trek, and Blade Runner to just name a few. And please remember to watch them in release order so you don't spoil it for yourselves the next time!
We Completely SPOILED it for ourselves watching Romulus! 🤦♂️ we thought it was just a new horror sci fi Alien movie not connected…after watching it we were left with questions then we found out it was a sequel-ish movie to the original one! Those are all great choices from what we have read. A lot of others have referred those ones too from that era so we will definitely add them to the list! Thank you so much for the recommendations!
H R Giger was the artist behind "the Alien" creature. It was inspired by nightmares that he would sketch out upon waking. Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. AND YOU THINK THIS IS JUST A MOVIE ? Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. REMEMBER THE SCENE WITH DALLAS SAYING "KILL ME"? 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
That's insane, but makes the movie even better knowing a lot of that. They put some much detail into this movie. I can't imagine having a dream that scary to inspire such a masterpiece! Thank you so much for the insight.
@@AstroKrushReactions I don’t get it. Is it a joke? Or a means of driving engagement via comments? What was that word your lady friend said? Did she slur the word “false”?
It’s all still a little bit confusing. SPOILERS… But, from what we gathered the xenomorph at the end of this movie is the one they recover in a the beginning of Romulus. Different ship and crew were on that ship that retrieved the xenomorph in space.
In that scenario, we would absolutely go back for our dogs. But, watching someone else do it, hits different. 😂 But, we appreciate you for watching along and commenting! 🫶
Will definitely need to take a look into that! Thank you so much for the recommendation! Alien was quite the movie, so surprising that it’s from over 40yrs ago!
Thank you for watching! What did you all think the first time you watched Alien!?
You have no idea how impactful this movie was back in the day. Everything that came after...movies, video games, they all took inspiration from this movie. Another movie that had the same effect was 'Blade Runner' as it talked about subjects like A.I. way before they became everyday topics. It pretty much started the whole cyberpunk genre. Some think 'Blade Runner' is an action movie, but it is not and it is more of a drama/noir film with some deep subject matter. It is directed by Ridley Scott which is the same director who did this film. The Atmosphere in the movie is incredible.
On one hand: I find it hard not to view Alien as a hokey comedy, because it makes me laugh out loud so much even though I'm sure that's not the reaction I'm supposed to have. On the other hand: it is such a blatant rip-off of the 1958 film, *It! The Terror From Beyond Space.*
I think you screwed up by not watching it first. And Aliens. Romulus screws them up.
@@lonelyboy1977 is it!? I have never heard of this movie, I just searched it up though! I would watch it. But, I know what you mean. 😆
@@miller-joel we completely SPOILED half the experience for ourselves watching Romulus in theaters first! The thought didn’t even cross our minds tbh. We thought it was just a new Alien movie. After we watched it and read on Twitter it was connected, we knew we messed up…
Just realized at the beginning when you said “well, he’s an android”. Romulus spoiled the whole twist for you
Literally SPOILED the entire movie for us…it was still amazing and we really enjoyed it! But, we honestly had no idea that Romulus was a direct sequel-ish to Alien 1979. We thought it was just its own Alien movie in the ‘Alien Universe’. 🤦♂️
I saw this on the second day of its national opening at the giant-screen Uptown Theater in Washington, DC. Six or eight of us from the Disclave science-fiction convention down the street walked there to catch the day’s first showing. Perhaps because it was Sunday, there was no significant line. When my friends and I came out, the line of hundreds, waiting for the second showing, stretched down the block and around the corner.
People today have no idea of the impact this film had then. In its own way, it was as innovative as “Star Wars.” The gritty, detailed set design, the horrifically stormy planet, the Hitchcockian suspense, and the working-class characters just doing a job (except for Ash, they are not scientists or soldiers)---these were things never seen in earlier space movies. Today, people are jaded. The revelation of Ash was, I think, one of the most shocking moments in film history, and the 1979 audience cheered at the end. The practical effects are still great today---some of the best ever done.
The alien was resting or sleeping in the shuttle after having eaten a big meal, just like many animals do.
BTW, the main idea was very similar to “It, the Terror from Beyond Space” (1958). Also, author A.E. Van Vogt sued the producers of “Alien” because of its similarity to his famous 1939 story, “Black Destroyer.” Van Vogt got a settlement, rumored to be half a million dollars.
Oh we bet! We can't imagine the suspense the audience was feeling in the theater. This movie was really good and one of the better films we have seen in a while! I'll be honest, we haven't really seen that much of Star Wars so that is another thing we will definitely start picking up!
"Why the long faces?" That quip had me cracking up! Good one!! ❤😂😂😂😂
Sometimes they hit, sometimes they miss. 😂 Thank you for watching! We appreciate you!
Two things that always get me:
1. People are always mad that Ash tells Parker not to try to kill the baby Xenomorph after the chestburst scene. Did they miss the whole “acid blood” summit? As a 12 year old my immediate reaction was the same as Ash’s, just because I remembered the acid blood.
2. The Xenomorph was never going to get back into the shuttle once it was outside, unless it went back in through the door it went out. I don’t understand why folks don’t realize that the engine port is not a way into the shuttle, and that if the Xenomorph was as smart as they are depicted to be in later films, it wouldn’t have even entertained reentry into the shuttle by that port.
Great reaction, and so glad to see young folks really appreciate the artistry involved in filming these stories “the old-fashioned way”.
I’m 100% “team Director’s cut” when it comes to Aliens. I saw the theatrical cut IN the theater in 1986, and when I saw the Director’s Cut years later I felt kinda ripped off that that wasn’t the version I got to see back in the day. That’s pretty rare for me, but others obviously disagree. I much prefer the theatrical cuts of The Exorcist and Apocalypse Now, so it’s not just that I like the longer version of everything.
Too many people seem to forget about the blood....
Yeah when we thought about it more and more after we filmed we also came to the conclusion about the blood being acidic. The movie was definitely phenomenal and one of our favorite. We will have to watch the directors cut. Seems like there's so much more in that!
The last part of Brett’s death scene was deleted for the theatrical release. It has been restored in the director’s cut. Parker and Ripley actually witness his death. If you slow down the frame rate in the theatrical release, you can briefly see Parker in the background, standing in the doorway to the landing strut.
There is so much in the directors cut! We will have to watch that version.
One of the funniest things about this reaction is the continuous amazement at how good the movie looked having been made in 1979. For those of us who were around to experience "2001: A Space Odyssey," which came out in 1968, the astonishment that something made in 1979 could look this good just makes me smile. Yep, people were actually crazy talented back then too. 😄
A LOT of people are mentioning ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ definitely adding that one to the list of things to watch. We had no idea how good the movies were before the 90s! I’d say they are as good if not better than 80% of the movies today…it’s crazy how well done the effects are!
@@AstroKrushReactions -- Shall I assume that you've never watched FORBIDDEN PLANET, from 1956? Or 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, from 1954? THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, from 1953?
This idea that superb special effects are "something new" is one of the most bizarre notions I've been able to find on TH-cam. :)
I saw this film in 1979, loved it. But I agree, in the original theatrical release there was a disconnect when Parker said it was huge and using the air ducts. You have to watch the directors cut to see how Parker saw the alien and the use of the air ducts. Great reaction. Love you two.
It is a great movie, don’t get me wrong! That’s the ONLY part where I was like “…..wait what…” but, like you said, that’s only because there’s a missing part or a Directors Cut. Overall an amazing movie, amazing visuals for a movie that’s over 40 years old…completely blew my mind away! We appreciate you for clicking on the video and interacting in the comments! 🫶
Two things to know. In the Director's Cut, Ripley and Parker do run in to the room where Bret is attacked, just in time to see him being carried away. Second, after priming the ship to explode, Ripley enters the Alien's nest. And encounters Bret, who is in a cocoon that is using hm as raw material, to breed another Facehugger. That is intended for Dallas who is also there, glued to the wall. Ripley then torches them both in an act of mercy.
That’s what a lot of people were saying too! Definitely need to watch the version of it! Thank you so much for watching along and providing us with this info!
The reason she went to stop the self destruct: the alien was in the doorway leading into the life shuttle. No way around it. So she wanted to restart the meltdown sequence and give herself more time for hopefully the alien to move. But it failed so she had to just book it and luckily, the alien was not in the way the second time. Also the aliens don’t eat like we do, so the cat was in no danger. It’s not large enough to be a viable host, which is all it really cares about.
Also they’re very smart, in later movies they show great intelligence and hatch escape plans quite frequently. The alien queens have above genius level intellect. And they can communicate telepathically to others around them, with this they can coordinate attacks and plans quite well (the Queen can use this on a planet wide scale to control the whole hive)
Yeah! That’s what we were wondering too! If the xenomorphs could affect an animal, because in this one the alien disregards the cat. Even this one seemed pretty smart, but in Romulus, they seem VERY smart! I’d assume it’s because this one was barely alive to really do or learn anything but we’re not sure…all together this movie was a masterpiece! Really want to watch the next one! ‘Aliens’ I believe is the name of it!
A "seen 'Alien: Romulus" couple are boarding the "Nostromo." What will they make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? Print and TV ads said only: "In space, no one can hear you scream." So we had no idea what kind of movie "Alien" was; it was something else.;) 4:05 The Company is sending the equivalent of a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 8:22 We never find out what kind of weapons the explorers have. 9:39 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 10:57 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 11:53 The first jump scare. 12:06 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 12:45 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for years. 13:44 Acid Blood! 16:24 A Props Dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. 17:55 Matte paintings, models, and set designer magic looks better than DFX. 18:47 Kane's last meal. 19:48 The Xenomorph, scaring audience for over 40 years. 20:19 Burial at sea, an old maritime tradition that spares next-of-kin the grisly details. 22:22 Along came Jones. 24:34 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 25:15 The Special Edition version has that scene. 26:00 How's that for a "syntax error"? 28:23 You're in command, Ripley. 30:27 In 1979, this was my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 31:55 Most didn't see this coming. 35:00 Some reviewers thought that Jones the cat WAS the Alien.;) 35:18 I've read that Lambert is standing in for us, the audience. 36:00 That's a Stinger. 37:28 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 42:26 Tonight's entree on the shuttle "Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 43:08 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star. On to "Aliens" (1986)!
This movie was beyond amazing, completely blew my mind away given it’s from over 40 years ago! Using prosthetics and practical effects! Which is so crazy! This movie literally looked better than half of the movies out right now in that genre. I could imagine this movie being completely terrifying in theaters! Yeah, I wish we had known the connection between this one and Alien Romulus, we didn’t know Romulus was a sequel-ish to the original before watching it in theaters. A bit of a bummer on our ends but, that didn’t take away the aw factor of this one. If anything just helped fill in the gaps. There’s so much lore to the Alien that we would like to explore! Thank you so much for shredding some light on key moments throughout the film! The space jockey was crazy looking!
This and The Thing are God Tier films
The Thing was phenomenal! This was too though honestly! Peak horror / sci fi cinema
Jones, also referred as Jonesy, was a cat kept aboard the USCSS Nostromo as Ellen Ripley's pet. While the cat's official purpose was to control rodents aboard the ship, he also served as a source of relaxation and entertainment for the crew like a theory animal. So, this was the reason why a cat was brought into outer space.
Yeah, see the difference between them and me I'll pass up my paycheck I'll go get a new job I'm not putting my life at risk for exploring and unknown world and secondly as soon as I saw that face hugger on that guy's face, I would have been gone I would have stolen the shuttle and left with a cat.
That makes a lot of sense! We never thought of the idea of it being there to control any rodents. I'm so surprised that they didn't write someone to leave everyone behind.
25:29 when did they see it? In the directors cut there is a short cut added of them seeing the alien drag him up into the vents
We had watched that part back afterwards just in case we missed something but, just assumed it was a deleted scene or something. But, the directors cut thing makes so much sense! Thank you for clearing that up!
@@AstroKrushReactions yeah there's a few extra scenes in the directors cut version
The so-called "director's cut" is neither a director's cut or canon. It was just a marketing thing the studio did for the release of the quadrilogy in 2003. Ridley Scott considers his cut the director's cut.
@@miller-joel did not know that!? I think it would have served some justice for that particular scene though, where they were talking about it amongst each other but didn’t show them seeing it before then.
@@AstroKrushReactions It's an alternate version. You can still watch it for fun.
i cannot tell you how scary and what this was like to watch on the "BIG" screen when it first came out no such thing as CGI everything was done with models and practical effects. Truly talented people back then. depending on which version you watch when the ship is landing there is a scene that shows 1 of the landing struts pressing down on a boulder and it is the boulder suddenly being crushed which drops the ship and causes the damage.
Can only imagine how terrifying this movie was for the first time in theaters. The movie had jump scares in it that got us, 40 years later. It was truly a masterpiece and definitely a pillar and staple for horror, sci-fi movie history!
Nope, they are not researchers, they just drive the cargo ship full of raw ore. Space truckers. I watched Alien when I was twelve and it quickly became one of my favorite sci-fi horror movies next to The Thing. The follow up movies they are making nowadays, like Alien: Romulus, pale in comparison. They can learn a lot by going back to these older classics and seeing how it is really supposed to be done.
That facehugger was constructed with oysters, so you were pretty close when you said it looked like a mussel.
The Alien is not male nor female, they are just hermaphroditic parasites. That they insert material into a host to parasitize it with a gene spliced larva that is a hybrid of the host does not necessarily mean that the interaction is anything but what you see some wasps do to a paralyzed spider.
Parker saw it when Brett screamed. He ran to see what was going on and saw it pulling him up into the air shaft. They never put that scene into the movie, but it was part of the script.
The initial Alien was supposed to have a venomous stinger like a wasp. It can sting a host to paralyze it. That was what they were trying to indicate by the tail stinging Lambert.
Woah! So much interesting lore to the Alien franchise! Thank you so much for the insight! Honestly, the scene where they were talking about what it looked like was a bit confusing because we thought we missed something, I wonder why they didn’t add that scene of the Alien in there…
The stinger part makes a lot of sense! Just the way it was filmed looked odd 😂
Overall though, this movie was amazing and a true masterpiece! Couldn’t even imagine how terrifying this would have been in theaters.
Thank you so much for watching and shedding some light on some stuff! We appreciate that!
@@AstroKrushReactions Yeah, the scene with Lambert getting stung was actually used from a scene with Brett when the Alien attacked him, but they decided to use it for Lambert to show that Alien stung her. A lot of people think the alien SAed her due to the noises she made when she screamed, but it has no interest in that and does not have the biology anyways.
Alan Dean Foster wrote a rendition of Alien that has the scenes missing from the movie, but his descriptions of the Alien are a bit off since it does not have eyes.
39:15 The cat was right where she needed to go. The bright white area you see in the background is the emergency escape shuttle access. She could just run by and leave the cat to die, but why?
Like others have said, Aliens is a must watch. While Romulus starts off with what happened to the alien, Aliens starts off with Ripley still in the shuttle.
Oh!? We need to watch that then! I’m so curious how it continues on with more Aliens given what happened to the one at the end of the first film.
Special edition.
Steve
Great reaction, you two. Next up, ALIENS..?
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Thank you for watching! And definitely want to see the second one!
@@AstroKrushReactions Make sure to watch the extended Director's cut version. Back in 1986, there weren't many multiplexes around, so the studios encouraged filmmakers to keep the movies short so it could be screened more times during a day to help sell more tickets. The extended Director's cut restores stuff that was cut such as backstories and other scenes relevant to the plot's overall logic. It's also James Cameron's preferred version.
@@GaryBonaducci The only thing I don't like about the director's cut is a single scene that changes the entire dynamic. I'll wait until they've seen it first, however.
@@GaryBonaducci Yeah, seeing this was definitely amazing! BUT, we did feel like there were potentially missing scenes in some parts, like when they’re gathered around talking amongst each other on what it looked like given the movie never showed us the crew seeing it prior.
@@roachmojo Yeah! It seems like it may be necessary or crucial to see the Directors Cut? From what we have read, at least.
One of the greatest horror movies ever made from Ridley Scott in my opinion I saw Alien Romulus in theaters and it was awesome I hope you two enjoy the Alien franchise👍
We’re glad you enjoyed it! We also enjoyed it too! They were both really good!
The late '70s and '80s was the middle of the practical effects area before CGI took over. They also didn't just make endless prequels and sequels as shameless cash grabs like they do today. The movies that were released in theaters were solid. The studios didn't just greenlight crap movies with the hopes of enough people liking them or getting fooled by the trailers and the film critics to make money. These days, nearly as many movies get made just as tax write-offs as are actually made with the expectation of making a profit. When a studio is having cash flow problems these days, they just make a movie with a modest budget, over insure the movie and then never releaase it and take the tax writeoff and make more money with the tax writeoff than they would have expected to make by releasing the movie and doing all of the promotional stuff.
Yeah, the movies back then, from what we have seen so far are amazing! The effects and everything seen really well done. Now, it seems like the slap on some CGI and call it a day. Which, don’t get me wrong, sometimes does really well done. But, sometimes the practical stuff looks better if done well. This movie is one of those movies that did it very well!
There were 5 planet of the apes in the 70s, 3 Star Wars movies and multiple TV specials in the 70s, we had reboots of classic 30s and 40s throughout the 70s. Hollywood has always been about money lol. By 1985, there were dozens of franchises spitting out sequels: Rambo, Indiana Jones, every horror film, Conan, Mad Max, Star Trek, etc
Ridley Scott made two of the all time greatest films at the beginning of his career, both of which happened to be Sci-fi films. I don't rate Gladiator anywhere near as highly as others do, so for me he peaked at the very beginning. I don't feel sorry for him because he managed to create two absolute masterpieces, very few people can say that. I laughed a bit as you're watching Sigourney Weaver's most iconic role and you say 'Is that the lady from Heart Breakers?' I've seen more films than anyone but I must confess, I've never heard tell of Heart Breakers. I'm officially middle-aged grump guy!
This movie was definitely one of our favorites. We will have to continue diving more into sci fi films. We noticed that she is actually in a lot of movies! More than what we actually remembered!
"Why is Jonesy up there?"
Because he's a mf orange cat, they're crazy.
Orange cats are the craziest ones too!
When Ash said he and Mother were still collating, he was saying they were still gathering information (which of course was a huge lie).
Oh! Absolutely a lie…that little weasel.
Obvi hit up Aliens, like everyone says just like Terminator 2 its one of the best sequels of all time. also check out all of H.R. Geiger's art for maximum inspiration : D
Yeah, definitely want to watch the second one! The Alien lore is so crazy and interesting! Thank you for the recommendation!
@@AstroKrushReactions Special edition. Don't screw that up, too...
The guy in blue may be more familiar to you as a certain Hobbit, if you've seen Lord of the Rings. They're not explorers. Basically, they're tugboat crew in space. Kane specifically said it was hot as the tropics where the eggs were, not cold.
Good eye! We did not even notice that until you said that about Lord of The Rings!
Alien Movies in (Chronological) Order
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) ...
Aliens' vs Predator: Requiem (2007) ...
Prometheus (2012) ...
Alien: Covenant (2017) ...
Alien (1979) ...
Aliens (1986) ...
Alien 3 (1992) ...
Alien Resurrection (1997)
and then there is the new one that just came out. Alien Romulus.
Thank you! We saw some timelines online, but this is super helpful. We will have to go through and watch them in this order!
Your comment about how Ripley and Parker knew what the Xenomorph looked like after taking Brent, There is a cut scene where they come out just in time to watch the alien disappear along the roof with him and Parker screams his name. You should now watch the Director's Cut of it to see what they cut out.
Yeah, that’s what a lot of people were saying too! Would definitely would have cleared a lot of things up if they left it in
You have to watch aliens (special edition) as its the best one.
If you think this had impressive production standards and special effects for 1979, then you need to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). It still looks good, even now.
Hell there are movies from the 1950s that look good: War Of The Worlds and Forbidden Planet for example, or epics like Ben Hur and Cleopatra.
The proliferation of CGI in the 90s changed movies I suppose.
Thanks so much! A lot of people recommend space Odyssey so we will definitely be watching soon!
Now you have watched this genuine horror masterpiece by Ridley Scott and the stellar technical beauty of this film, you can move on to Scott's next film. The cyberpunk masterpiece made 3 years later; Blade Runner.
We really want to see that one too! I bet it’s phenomenal!
@@AstroKrushReactions Just make sure you haven't read the book, *Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?* which Blade Runner is (supposed to be) based on. If you've read the book you will despise the film, as it is easily one of the worst book-to-screen adaptations of all-time.
The alien have the ability to stealth
@@richardjackson5786Oh wow! That's incredible. We didn't know that. Thank you for the insight on that!
32:20 "this girl is too emotional" lets see how your handle your emotions when you witness a colleague (and perhaps a friend) violently die after having an alien birth itself from within him, only for that alien to rapidly mature and start picking your crew mates off one by one. You haven't even seen it yet. It's just been described as "huge" and "like a man". If that's not enough, one of your crewmates has suddenly gone insane and assaulting your female colleague in a suggestive way. How do you expect her to feel?
It’s just a movie reaction mate, but I applaud you for your enthusiasm and deep connection to the actions in the movie! We appreciate you and your passion for film! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
sadly, because you saw Romulus first, one of the bigger surprises has already been spoiled for you, that being ash. and the reason the alien was “resting” in the shuttle is because it wasn’t fully matured yet. but it’s not obvious. side note, i’m glad you guys can appreciate the practical effects. and on a personal note, i consider the series concluded after Aliens. #3 was dark and depressing. #4 was a bit too … meh, for me. i’m hesitating to see romulas.
Yeah, I wish we would have held off on seeing Romulus!…we thought it was its own thing but just about the Alien…had no idea it was a direct sequel-ish filler to the first one! We definitely ruined 75% of the first one’s surprises! 😭 BUT it was still amazing! Would definitely watch the 2nd one since that’s the one everyone says to watch. Just cautious now that we know the order they were filmed isn’t necessarily lined up with the timeline order with all of them.
Watch the making of Alien. Lots of great stuff about how they made the practical effects and the story of writing the script.
37:08 She should release the cat so it can fend for itself? What's it going to do, fight the alien? The ship is going to explode in just over 5 minutes. The cat won't survive a nuclear explosion. 😄
Not fight the Alien! But the alien wanted nothing from the cat, so he was okay from the xenomorph. Just had to worry about the exploding ship! 😆
They saw it when they heard Brett Holla they rush in the and saw the alien carrying him up into the ceiling. You have to get the special edition copy.
Yeah! That’s what we’ve been hearing. Dang. Definitely need to see that one!
Please don't forget to get the "special edition/extented cut" for its sequel "ALIENS" (1986) which is even better (the best of the franchise ! ^^) and is as scary and stressful than the 1st one ;)
🍿😌 Love this movie!
Same! It’s crazy how well done movies like this were back then!
HOW THE HECK did you watch Alien Romulus without watching this one first (and Aliens)? 😮😮😮😮😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
This should carry an automatic prison sentence. Imagine going into this knowing Ash is an android. Knowing the alien life cycle.
Man! We thought Alien Romulus was just a scary sci fi horror based on the Alien franchise! 💀 at the time we had no idea it was a sequel-ish to the first one. Did some research after we watched it because we were confused and found out what we know now. So, we went back to watch the first one…completely ruined everything. Smh 🤦♂️
Watch the 1982 movie from John Carpenter's "the thing"... nevermind, I see that you guys did watch. I'll check out your reaction
Yeah, that one was amazing! It’s truly crazy how well done these movies were from over 40 years ago! And thank you so much! We appreciate you.
When the baby alien is born on the dinner table.. if they had stabbed it.. the acid would have likely burned a hole through the ship.
I don't get why so may reactors can't understand that
Nope, it eventually oxidizes and becomes inert. Or at least less potent.
@@brockbaby Yeah, I would have 100% gotten myself and my crew killed in that moment by trying to kill it on sight, unfortunately…thing was too quick anyways…there was no chance of catching it.
@@Paul_1971 we make dumb impulsive decisions under stressful circumstances…😔
@@miller-joel did not know that!? 🤔
Watch Aliens feel the impacted
We added it to the list of things to watch! The first one was great! Thank you so much for the recommendation
need to watch aliens next
Yeah, that’s what everyone is saying! Definitely adding it to the list! Thank you so much for the recommendation!
Aliens kicks ass.
It has such a great and deep lore! Stoked we watched it, this one was amazing! Hope the rest are equally as great!
Special edition.
You were 14 in 1979? You look mad young. Cudos.
I’m Sorry, I lied to you…😭 I wasn’t even an idea yet for another 20 years.
@@AstroKrushReactions Hilarious lol. I was born in 1980 so I could tell. Thanks for that.
This was the first Alien movie -- a masterpiece made on a B movie budget. I don't understand the snarky idiotic comments by the dude. Put yourself in the shoes of the characters who were cargo haulers on a routine run. They were not trained for this at all. Watching after playing video games or seeing later movies of course means you know more than they do! Aliens directors cut is the next best one to watch and has the best continuity with Alien.
We applaud you for your deep connection to the actions from the movie and appreciate you for watching and commenting! You can’t please everyone. 🫶
So I guess they're on to Aliens?... and deal with all that trauma?
We have a feeling there's going to be a lot more trauma 🥴
Mate, if you were 13 or 14 around 1979, like I was, that would make you about 56/57 years old. Are you an immortal. If not, I want your secret please.
😂😂 I can’t gatekeeper forever. “Stay away from the sun and drink water”
See Aliens !!!!!
It’s definitely on the list! Although, now we’re very cautious about which ones we watch first because they seem to be out of order from the time they were released opposed to their timeline order.
Special edition.
Great reaction video, especially considering you both spoiled it for yourselves by watching Romulus before watching this original movie. Romulus is just plain stuffed to the hilt with fan service that it's probably one of the worst sequels to watch first of any franchise that I can think of. I hope you folks move on to other great movies from the 70s & 80s era, such as the Terminator franchise, the Rocky franchise (then Creed), Star Wars of course, Star Trek, and Blade Runner to just name a few. And please remember to watch them in release order so you don't spoil it for yourselves the next time!
We Completely SPOILED it for ourselves watching Romulus! 🤦♂️ we thought it was just a new horror sci fi Alien movie not connected…after watching it we were left with questions then we found out it was a sequel-ish movie to the original one! Those are all great choices from what we have read. A lot of others have referred those ones too from that era so we will definitely add them to the list! Thank you so much for the recommendations!
You were 13/14 at the time? It was 1979, not 1997!
H R Giger was the artist behind "the Alien" creature. It was inspired by nightmares that he would sketch out upon waking.
Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
AND YOU THINK THIS IS JUST A MOVIE ?
Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
REMEMBER THE SCENE WITH DALLAS SAYING "KILL ME"?
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
That's insane, but makes the movie even better knowing a lot of that. They put some much detail into this movie. I can't imagine having a dream that scary to inspire such a masterpiece! Thank you so much for the insight.
Bloody hell Jory, you're looking good for a 58 year old!
Thank you, thank you 🧛♂️🤫
Dude no way were you 13 in 1979
…it’s a conspiracy 🤫
@@AstroKrushReactions I don’t get it. Is it a joke? Or a means of driving engagement via comments? What was that word your lady friend said? Did she slur the word “false”?
A shame that you started with ROMULUS.
We feel this way too as we continue to talk about the movie.
The reason alien Romulus sucks is because the nostromo was destroyed and vaporized so how could they actually go back to it??🤷🤔🧐😏
It’s all still a little bit confusing. SPOILERS… But, from what we gathered the xenomorph at the end of this movie is the one they recover in a the beginning of Romulus. Different ship and crew were on that ship that retrieved the xenomorph in space.
Romulus does not suck lol
I like this guy. He was watching the movie. But she is VERY annoying.
Also, Ripley is a CAT LADY. We Cat People don't leave them behind. PERIOD.
In that scenario, we would absolutely go back for our dogs. But, watching someone else do it, hits different. 😂 But, we appreciate you for watching along and commenting! 🫶
Watch the making of Alien. Lots of great stuff about how they made the practical effects and the story of writing the script.
Will definitely need to take a look into that! Thank you so much for the recommendation! Alien was quite the movie, so surprising that it’s from over 40yrs ago!