If only... See, that's the issue with the third installment. Though inferior, it is not "bad" by any means, but the cheap suckerpunch you receive within minutes its enough to fuel the hate towards that movie still even today.
Saw this in the theater at 14. Packed house. The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped. When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk. Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible. Will never forget it. Great reaction 😊 👍🏼
Similar deal. Packed house in Cleveland on opening night. Crowd was already well lubricated from the jump, they cheered, swore and were into it the whole way. Huge cheer when Burke got his. Took the roof off the place at that iconic line. Whole movie was like being at a football game. Best movie experience I ever had.
Really Appreciate that, thank you. Might sound egotistical to some but we will never change for clicks. We are still learning and trying to grow the channel but we want to do it in the right way! We’re just having fun which is the main thing😃
The actor Paul Reiser who played Burke brought his mother to the premier of the movie and she cheered when Burke died. LOL You know you are a good actor when your own mom cheers your death on screen.
love Reiser in Stranger Things, a sort of opposite role of bad guy turning better as opposed to in this not so good guy turning much worse lol I'll But yep that's great that his mom cheered his character's death scene!
@@watchreadplayretro The thing that makes Burke such a good antagonist is how relatable he's written. He's not inherently evil. He's no evil mastermind he's an self absorbed asshole. A corporate guy. We can relate because those guys are always the root of evil in the real world. Selfish, egomanic, greedy assholes ruining the day since ever.
The first Alien is one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Aliens is an action/thriller. They're different types of movies and equally great in different ways. I will always love the first Alien because it's a beautiful piece of Art.
I always loved how they showed the space age and the self conscious computer in Alien with monochrome monitors running on probably 32 - 128 kB of RAM.. :D That movie was made 45 years ago and already 10 years passed since the Moonlanding. How different these movies would have been if they were made today... Probably a lot worse.
Often, a theater will run a classic movie series with "Alien" & "Aliens" as a double-feature. To all movie fans, be sure to jump at the chance. Both movies are incredible on the big screen.
Hicks is played by Michael Biehn who plays Kyle Reece in the first Terminator movie. Bill Paxton is one of my favorite actors, he's the character in this movie who was the unwilling participant in the hand knife game with Bishop.
Hicks was actually played by another actor, originally. That actor was caught doing drugs on the set, so they had to fire him. Cameron had worked with Biehn in Terminator, as you said, so he called to bring him in as a replacement. There are one or two group action scenes where you might see a marine you don't recognize from the group. That was the original Hicks. They couldn't afford to re-shoot the scenes, so he was left in.
As for your question in the first movie regarding the sequels, here's a bit of information: - Alien - Aliens (sequel to Alien, often considered just as good/better as the original) - Alien 3 (sequel to Aliens, not so positively perceived, but it does a good job in wrapping up the trilogy) - Alien: Ressurrection (sequel to Alien 3, but more of a fanfiction movie than an alien movie. Still entertaining, but it feels like a different kind of movie than the first three) - Prometheus (prequel to Alien, delving more into the lore of the alien species) - Covenant (sequel to Prometheus) - Romulus (sequel to Covenant) The spider-things have been called "Facehuggers" by the way. They never call them that in the movies, but the fanbase does.
Romulus is a sequel to ALIEN. It’s less than 20 years after. It’s after ALIEN and before ALIENS. Ripley is in the movie. The shuttle is on the space station. You can see it in 2 scenes.
You two really know how to pace a reaction. Ian's comments throughout so often mirrored MY thoughts WAY back when I saw it during it's theatrical release. And, I must say, I do believe this is the first time I have seen Steph make a snarly face. It was when Burke was shutting doors on everyone else to save himself. Great reaction!
Jenette Goldstein(Vasquez) is in "Terminator2" and "Near Dark," also. "Near Dark" also has Lance Henricksen(Bishop) and Bill Paxton(Hudson). Michael Biehn(Hicks), Lance Henricksen(Bishop), and Bill Paxton(Hudson) are all in "The Terminator."
10:37 my oh my. First time I've ever seen someone make that connection: "I could never harm a human being" with him putting his hand to prevent from hurting with the knife. Clever, very clever. :-)
A fantastic sequel to the 1979 original, Directed by Ridley Scott. This one is Directed by James Cameron, who already was famous for his Directing Debut and Box office success of Terminator (1984). I recommend you see The Terminator. A great Science fiction thriller. It stars Arnold Schwarzenneger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn, who plays Corporal Hicks in this film. I also recommend "True Lies" a great 1994 action suspense comedy film. It is also by James Cameron. A very fun film. Also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, the late Bill Paxton. Who plays Private Hudson in this film, and Charlton Heston. Also, about the character Burke. At the premiere of the film in 86, the mother of the actor who played Burke, actually cheered when Her son's character died, Burke was indeed despicable. Great review!
Crazy as it seems, the theatrical version was much better than this extended version. James Cameron's decision to eliminate some scenes and streamline the movie was the right move. But still, Aliens, is not just my favorite sequel of all-time, but my favorite movie of all time. I've seen this movie more time than I can ever count. Just pure genius on all levels.
No spoilers, but there are three actors in "Aliens" who were in "The Terminator" as both movies are directed by James Cameron. Two are fairly easy to spot but one is tricky because it is a great, well-known actor but in a cameo. See if you can get three out of three!!
In scientific terms, the alien would have come first before the egg. An egg is potentiality and the alien is actuality, and actuality comes before potentiality. Another great reaction!!! Feel better!!!
Funny, I was also thinking about "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" when watching the reaction. Scientifically, the answer to that question is that eggs were around very long before the chicken in evolution. I'm not sure about the aliens, of course, and you make a great point about potentiality.
Sorry but it’s actually the egg that comes first. If you’re going by evolution, every new generation changes and those changes come from each subsequent generation. THEY come from the eggs. The answer is simple to look at like this. Chickens are birds. Birds are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs laid eggs. Chickens didn’t exist during the time of the dinosaurs. Put 2 and 2 together. The egg comes first.
@lustrazor44 That's still just a theory. If you go back to the very first egg to ever exist from any species, then how exactly did that very first egg come into existence? I happen to believe in a more religious explanation. Over my 54 years on this earth, I've seen different scientific theories on evolution and other theories that were believed to be true at the time, only be disproved later on. I'm not saying you are 100% wrong or I'm 100% right, but there isn't 100% proof either way, and we are both entitled to our beliefs.
This movie influenced everything: Halo, Gears, WH40k, every military and sci-fi movie that came afterwards, Michael bay’s entire career.. Great reaction!
Great reaction! The loader Ripley fought the Queen Alien with was made by Caterpillar. You can see their "C" logo on its leg and it's painted with the companies classic yellow. James Cameron was a truck driver before becoming a director and fan of Caterpillar.
I see so many comments from those, who like me, saw movies like this in cinema. Those comments express the visceral excitement of a group experience. I own a huge collection of movies but watch reaction videos instead because part of the excitement is seeing other people experience these movies for the first time, which adds an element that is otherwise absent.
@Reactsandgames It was awesome. And neither of my grandmothers would have been caught dead watching an "Alien" movie. "The Sound of Music", on the other hand...
Thank you so much, brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Belated get well soon to Steph, although I'm sure you are by now If you guys liked Lance Henriksen (android Bishop) and happened to like the X-Files, please know there was a spin-off X-Files series by the same creator called Millennium. It was like the X-Files except X-files was 15 certificate, whereas Millennium was 18 cerfificate. It did get a little cheesy near the end of it's 3 season run, but Lance is such a great actor and most of us fans just cannot help but see 'Bishop' in most of his roles lol He was also in Terminator 1 and has been in the background or sideground of many great movies! Anyway great reactions, love how you guys pick up not just the action and plot but the softer side of things, plus the eye contact to each other is great, a real togetherness watching movies. Enjoyed this, Cheers guys!
It made no sense for Ripley to go down to the planet. She could have "advised" from orbit. And it made even less sense to take her and newt to the site under the reactor where the colonists were. They should have remained in operations and she could have advised from there. But then you don't have the same narrative that Cameron wanted.
And Raiders of the Lost Ark would have ended in the same gruesome way if Indy had simply stayed at home. But you wouldn't have a movie if things went logically
Did either of you realize you were watching the Director's Cut? The most obvious difference is the restored "settlement" scene with Newt & family/Face-Hugger encounter. This important scene (to me) was passed around school halls, camp fires, etc. like FOLK LORE. I had to wait, like the rest, for it to be released over a decade later on VHS.
Unfortunately, this scene totally ruin the suspense and pacing of the original theatrical cut. You are now waiting for the marines and Ripley to play catch up, instead of being along with them for the ride. I remember the scenes where Ripley saw the facehuggers in the lab and the discovery of Newt solicited an audible reaction from the audience. Reactions that would have been diluted as there were too much reveal and foreshadowing in the restored colony scenes, as interesting to see as they would've been. More is not always better.
I can't even begin to tell you how fantastic this reaction of yours was ! You're incredible ! You didn't hold anything down ! Marcelo here, from Brazil, signing off ! Peace !
I did not like it so much. Prefered Alien a lot over Aliens and IMHO it just got worse for sure with and after Alien 4. 3 is kind of another story it is more like Art. I would say in my List of great movies even Alien is not Top-Ten.
In my mid 20's I watched the Aliens movie when it first came out in theaters in 1986. It became my favorite action/sci-fi movies. Around 2 years later I had since moved to the Denver area where one of the things to do for an adrenaline rush was to enter abandoned nuclear missile sites that anyone in our community had found entrance to (Friends or acquaintances of outdoor party goers, bored energetic teenagers, etc.). One weekend we planned a pre-midnight gathering of friends to first watch Aliens and then enter a newly discovered tunnel entrance. Many of the tunnel sections are as they are in the movie, with grated walkways and ceilings, conduit, pipes and infinitely dark (No light whatsoever). It was crazy scary venturing down deep within the multiple leveled tunnel systems having watched this movie first...
@@Reactsandgames I've just left a comment re Alien 3. The two Ridley Scott Alien films made just several years ago are garbage. I don't know why given that that I watched Romulus, and also that I'd read pretty negative stuff about it, but I did. To be honest I was surprised, not that it was great or anything but just that it wasn't awful. If only they'd had the insight to not do the silly callbacks to the first two films it would have been more its own movie and much better. Using Ripley's famous line from Aliens was simply boneheaded and to a certain extent just makes it an 'imitation' vehicle. But given all of that it did surprise me and it was okay bordering on good. But we're still no closer to getting an Alien film that can stand along with the first two. Light years away from that.
Thanks to Liam and Steph! 👾 I hope you feel better soon, Steph. 🌿 I really love this one. The casting for 'Newt' was perfect. She's portrayed by Carrie Henn... she's a schoolteacher now, but is very active on the convention circuit for autographs, etc.
That’s awesome! And thank you. She’s still quite poorly this week unfortunately so she is resting in bed. That time of the year all the viruses are flying around!😷
Ripley is my favorite cinematic character ever. What probably not many people understand is that there was almost no female role models in the movies back in the seventies. At least it wasn't for being an action hero. Back then any woman that was the leader was either a b****, got it from nepotism or was crazy. Sadly that really hasn't changed a whole lot. Paging game of thrones. Or when she was leading she was acting like a man because they could not fathom that a woman could be a woman and still lead. That's why Ripley is so important because she is a woman she acts like a woman she has emotions she has fear, she just works through them and does what has to be done. That's what makes her such an important character in pop culture, to this day. As much as egomaniac as James Cameron is, he really knew how to write for a woman. I also loved how they had the final battle was between two mamas. Cuz there is nothing more vicious than a mother protecting her Young, I would put them against any man any day. I saw a hoodie I really want to get and on it it says Ripley and Hicks for president and vp, in that order. Below that it said its the only way to be sure. I'm planning on buying it on the 1st. Lol
The role was actually written for a man. When they cast "Alien", they auditioned Sigourney Weaver on a hunch and hired her, but they didn't change a word of her dialogue, and it paid off. I think her character was feminized but not weakened for the sequel.
@@altaclipper doesn't surprise me in the slightest it was originally meant for a man. Hollywood has tunnel vision. Thankfully, someone took that gamble and gave generations of women a role model . There aren't many in movies!
I was there opening night back in 1986. Sold out show and the audience went crazy when Ripley came out with that exoskeleton to fight the queen alien. Good times!
The audience went nuts when I saw it opening weekend too, especially the scene where Burke got it coming to him and the scene in the end where Ripley fought the alien.
@@fday1964 it was like a rollercoaster, the audience was with it all the way and reacting to all the great moments with cheers and applause. Was a great time, a total blast
a movie that never gets old! ❤👍and Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton are one of the few who had the "honor" of being "killed" by the alien, the predator, and the terminator! lucky people😁!
Another great thing I love about reaction videos are the fan comments. I learn something new every time. This time it was that the actress for Vasquez also played the Stepmom of John Connor in Terminator II. I never made that connection. Her acting was so good, I didn’t recognize her.
I saw ALIENS in 1986 in long gone Odeon in Warrington. It was an old theater with three tiers of balcony's that held a thousand people. Watching ALIENS with such a big audience was amazing. The cinema rumbled when the audience erupted in laughter and screams. It was an experience I'll never forget. You'll both love *ALIEN: ROMULOUS* too. *"Face Hugger's"* (spider aliens) galore in that one Liam 🤣 I met the sleeze ball bad guy Burke aka *PAUL REISER* in the early 1990's in a sandwhich deli in Liverpool of all places. He's a great guy, really friendly and down to earth.
@@Reactsandgames And now you also know the theatrical cut freaks are wrong. Were you bored at any point? Did you feel the "pace" was too slow? Did you feel the "mystery" was ruined at any point? Of course not. Those "arguments" are completely bogus.
@@miller-joel The pacing and "mystery" is better in the theatrical cut. Saying it was ruining is how you perceive "us" saying it, rather than how it is actually communicated. Both editions are great, one is just better for first time viewers. Get the arguments straight before talking trash :) Cheers!
Carrie Henn (Newt), her father was stationed at Castle AFB (where I was also stationed) in Atwater California when this movie came out. She became quite a celebrity on base at the time.
I was 15 when this came out and absolutely loved it. Such an amazing film. James Cameron has made some great movies, but it his earlier films that came out in my teens and early twenties that are my favorite. The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, T-2. I love those movies. And Titanic is amazing. I have always been quite taken with the story of Titanic, especially after having served in the U.S. Navy and learned much about ships. I still miss being out in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. At night, when the skies are clear, the view is breathtaking. Back to Aliens, I love the characters, the music composed by the late James Horner(who also did Titanic). After Ripley and Newt, Corporal Hicks is my favorite character. He had a level head and I loved how he was on Ripley's side from the start. Vasquez was a real badass. Jenette Goldstein, who played Vasquez, was also in T-2 and Titanic. In Titanic, she played an Irish woman with two children riding in steerage. And the late Bill Paxton as Hudson was great. The day Bill Paxton died was a sad day. He was an awesome actor. He had a lot of roles in movies that came out during my early teens.
I envy you watching all these classics that I grew up with for the first time. Watching your reactions is the closest I'll get to that feeling of that first watch. Glad you enjoyed this one.
Definitely bookmarking and subscribing. Just a bit of trivia for you, in one of the deleted scenes, just before Ripley finds the locator she gave to Newt, Ripley comes across Burke who is cocooned and he has an alien inside him. Burke begs Ripley to help him but instead, she says nothing and shows mercy... by giving him a grenade to use on himself.
I actually met Carrie Henn (NEWT) last year at a sci-fi convention; days before Halloween. Wish I could share a picture. Got her autograph on my Aliens DVD. Aliens was her only movie. I was amazed that Bishop remained useful after ripped in half, unlike a certain gold droid in Empire Strikes Back. The actor who played him didn’t know how to read until he was 30 years old! I was ecstatic when the movie was mentioned in an Avengers film and the basis for a rescue plan! They even did a camera shot that was reminiscent of it. Glad you watched the Special Edition of Aliens. Do NOT bother with the remaining sequels. HUGE disappointments. Normally don’t bother with audio commentaries but I enjoyed the one with the director and cast
Loved your reaction! Aliens has been my favorite movie since it was released and it’s always good to see it still being appreciated to this day. Keep up the great reactions!!
great reaction video!! for your offscreen satisfaction, look up Aliens deleted scenes, there's a scene that didnt make it in the movie, where Ripley finds Burke stuck on a wall after being impregnated with an aliens when Ripley goes looking for Newt. Thanks again for the video and keep making great content!
This is such a fantastic movie. I remember the first time I saw it, and I got blown completely away. It's been over thirty years, and I am STILL hyped when I see it, EVEN MORE so now that the standard version you get to watch is the extended edition. The original was good, the extended version is nothing short of awesome.
I saw this July 1986 the night it was released at what used to be showcase cinemas in the States at only 5 years old.... And MAN THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!
Great reaction. Since I don't know your names yet I will call you sir and ma'am. I really love couples that react to movies and shows. You are such a nice couple. Ma'am thanks so much for braving it out on a sick day to watch and react for us it's much appreciated by me. I feel that doing things that make you happy while sick can be better than doing nothing, and make you recover faster, or at the very least FEEL like you are recovering faster. My brother is such a big believer in this he even got me singing if I am very ill. When I sing now, my brother always asks what's wrong, but sometimes I am just singing to pass the time. Dead right on the Directors cut of the film. Giving Ripley a lost daughter made her interaction with Newt more meaningful and touching. Seeing some people on that base before the aliens arrived made the fact that it has gone silent all the more scary. Just a few short scenes to add so much to a movie. I don't know why they were ever cut. A bit of a word of warning re: Aliens 3. If you enjoyed the first two films don't watch the ones that follow. Or if you are really wanting to give yourself a bit of time before doing so. Just my two cents. People watch movies in different ways for different reasons, so your mileage may vary. Cheers and keep them coming. Best wishes sir. Hope you are on the mend soon Ma'am.
Thank you! Really appreciate it! Liam and Steph are our names😃. Thank you for the kind words regarding Steph, I have just passed them on and she said “aww that’s really sweet thank you” lol. Wait, so those scenes are not in the normal version? Seem like odd scenes to cut🤔. I continuously keep hearing bad things about the next movies. Maybe we will move on to something different. Although we do fancy Romulus!
You should know this movie was filmed and produced in Pinewood Studios , UK with a mostly British production crew but obviously the director James Cameron and main cast were mostly American. Ripley's cubicle she lives in after her arrival to Earth , was an abandoned airliner in Heathrow. The terraforming station structure was the location of an abandoned electrical power station in Birmingham , I think where most of the indoor filming was done. Director James Cameron who is a perfectionist , was very hard on production and filming crew as well as cast and directors during filming.
I'm glad you saw the Director's cut. The theatrical version cut the whole thing about Ripley's daughter and some other parts that just help round out the story a bit. This version helps reinforce Ripley and Newt's connection.
While the director's cut scene talking about Ripley's daughter adds a lot to her character, I do feel that the "before" scene at Hadley's Hope ruins a bit of the mystery and tension when Ripley and the marines arrive. Also, it straight up spoils the existence of the Queen ahead of time, significantly lessening the impact when she is revealed. So, I always recommend that someone's first time watching Aliens should be the theatrical cut, and then they can watch the director's cut later on if they want to get more...
So when Ripley is on the elevator and the announcement is made that there are 15 minutes till detonation, that sequence was edited in real time so 15 minutes does actually go by.
thank you so much for watching this! this is such an amazing film. just like Alien, it is timeless, perfectly done, a masterpiece! and.... i saw thi sin the theatre when it came out - we were repeating sooooo many lines for weeks. okay, years! in fact, if someone says "its the only way to be sure" i cannot help but think of Ripley! I also enjoy how everyone thinks Hudson is so annoying - but by the end we all love him - and i think the character's development is because of Ripley's perfect leadership. And Burke.... look up the trivia about that actor Paul Reiser, and what his mother thought of the film!
Thanks for watching! Someone commented about Burkes mother😂 that’s brilliant! lol some great one liners in this and it must have been epic in the cinemas in 1986!
It's great that you watched the Director's Cut. With Cameron, it's always the better version because the additional runtime is always important in his films. At the end, as they were leaving, the queen got caught on one leg of the landing gear, so they brought her with them. And I have to say, you are great as reactors, it's fun to watch you. Your reactions are natural, it's entertaining.
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? 3:35 You are watching the Special Edition version that I bought in 1990 as a Laserdisc(!). 9:07 Actor Jenette Goldstein is/was a bodybuilder, so pull ups were no sweat for her. Fluent in Spanish, she went to casting as a Latina gang member. (Origin of the "illegal alien" joke?) 12:00 Ripley shows Apone and Hicks that she isn't a front office paper shuffler like Burke, but a working class dog like themselves. 18:29 In 1986, I noticed that Ripley was able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca, unlike the female Colonial Marines. A reviewer of the time said: "Sisterhood!" Looking at the 1990 SE Laserdisc, I confirmed that Ripley had been a parent. 20:58 Vasquez has spare fire control modules so the squad still has fire support. 34:08 The Manual of Arms. 41:08 They went out like Klingon warriors. 42:57 The right tool with Duck tape. 43:18 The studio-deleted "Dwayne and Ellen" scene. 45:02 The Egg Chamber. 45:57 Negotiation time. 49:27 Queen takes Bishop. 50:35 Battle of the Mothers. 53:05 on to the Assembly Cut of "Alien3" (1992)?
Aliens Special Edition is the epic rollercoaster of the franchise. No character in the Alien universe becomes as intricate part of the movie as Ellen Ripley in Aliens. People assume the whole franchise is about Ripley because of Aliens. That's because of James Camerons groundbreaking use of 3D storytelling. He brings his characters to life like to other character in any Alien film. The more you watch Aliens, the more you care about his characters. That's why I personally consider Aliens to be the greatest sci-fi monster movie ever made... or will ever be made.
Thanks for watching! She was recovering but she’s under the weather again this week. Coming to that time of year where everyone is getting ill😭 I will pass on your kind words, thank you!
First, I'm glad you showed the directors cut. Second, the chick who had the machine gun was a body builder in real life AND the seargent was an ex Green Baret.
@@Reactsandgames ignore the naysayers. 3 is good in its own right for Ripleys story overall. You gotta watch extended cut. Also, David Finchers first movie, but he got crapped on by the studio, so he left through editing. Shame really.
I am happy to have found two reactors who enjoy movies, I subscribed. There 2 more with Ripley in the series, you will enjoy them, both, no matter what the haters say
Aliens is one of my most favourite world-creating dreamlike movies🥰. The Xenomorph Queen is an absolute divine🤩, I think of her as my spiritual 🫂guardian. Like when Bruce Wayne became Batman as terror itself. To me, only deep connections to all living things with compassion and love. 🖤❤💙💚🧡💛💜
I like that movie and enjoyed watching with you. The only thing I didn't understand in the script was why Ripley felt the need to destroy the hatchery and antagonize the queen when the whole planet was going to be exploding.
27:20 "RUN!" the crashing ship is rear-projected on a motion picture screen behind the actors. And you can tell, if you know what you're looking at. A 50 year old technique (at least) by the time Aliens was made, and completely effective to audiences of 1986 (and I would say, still). You lose a generation of contrast and sharpness doing it that way, but you would also have that problem doing it using the bluescreen techniques of the time, too, plus fringes around the actors. If it ain't broke.... But that's a Gen-Xer talking. I'm just glad young people can see past the janky effects to thrill to the underlying story, which is a pretty good one. I think that still, today, it's a pretty good looking movie.
Its very hard to produce a sequel as well as the first, highly successful film, BUT they sure pulled it off here. Other great sequels are T2, Deadpool,Avengers,Jack Reacher, wrath of khan, top gun maverick,winter soldier, devil’s rejects,the dark knight,and many more. 👍🏻
Okay...Fun facts time...Actor James Remar was originally Hicks,but had a drug problem and was about to get arrested and he was fired and rushed back to the states,the British crew hated Cameron and there was almost a revolt because they didn't think Cameron knew what he was doing because Terminator hadn't come out yet in England,the actors were trained by the SAS,The black actor that was the Sargent was a Vietnam vet and he was quite significant because he was promoted from Corporal to Sargent after combat in the field in the Vietnam war,the actors didn't like Paul Reiser,the little girl actress was the daughter of a US Colonel that was stationed in England,the mech suit,well there was a guy behind in the suit(which you can't see) was actually lifting the arms and legs...and then there's the Easter egg,which took people years to find and it's after the very last part of the end credits,you can hear an alien egg hatching...
Wow! Thanks for the info. They didn’t like Cameron and didn’t like Burke!? Makes me wonder why. Love fun facts so thank you! And the egg Easter egg! I’m going to have to see if I can hear it!
I just realized watching your viewing of it, the aliens probably wouldn't have attacked again so quickly had Burke not set the facehuggers up to get Ripley and Newt. Playing Alien: Isolation, the big ones do not like having the face huggers flamed or killed.
😂 Part II when I saw this in the theater and the facehugger hit the glass at Burke, I was towards the back and all the heads of the audience came back like a ocean 🌊 wave!! ☮️
James Cameron based this movie on the Veitnam war, where the marines were over confident in thinking they would easily defeat an unsophisticated enemy.
You say about how the girl must be traumatised... to make sure it didn't affect the actress Carrie Henn as she was still young, all the actors that played alien roles were extra friendly with her and having fun times with her. The problem is she kept messing up shots because she would react by laugh reacting to the actors when she was supposed to be scared, like in the water scene with the alien that comes up behind her. But I think it's lovely that they were extra kind so as to try and take steps so as to make her feel comfortable, and not suffer any kind of nightmares or anything during or after shooting. And Bishop is actually defective if you read his backstory, but he's defective in a good way. Ellen Ripley, one of the few ultimate kickass women of cinema. The thing is she just started out as a nobody, a "space trucker", third in command on a haulage rig, with no special training, no super powers or anything, and a lot of trauma on her shoulders, and she just goes out and whips. She was well written from the start, probably because she wasn't even a "she" to begin with, just a generic character with no defined gender, so no stereotypes to mess the first one up. The second movie James Cameron played a little bit into her femininity having her find a surrogate daughter in Newt, after losing her own daughter, and Newt finding a new mother after being orphaned, but that's it, they didn't turn her into a stereotype. She just got even badder, and that line when she comes out on the loader at the end just says it all: she's angry, she's had enough, and she's going to end it here and now. Aliens isn't just one of the best sequels ever because of how great it is, it's because it changed genre. The first one we had all the mystery of what we're actually up against, the lack of weapons, and an enemy picking everyone off one by one, starting with the at the time big name actors, leaving the then unknown actress for last, and it made for a great horror movie. If the sequel had gone the horror route, it wouldn't have had the same impact because you know what to expect, there's no mystery anymore, and it probably would have ended as an inferior movie. But going the action route made it a top notch movie without dethrowning the first movie. If you play on watching more Alien movies, then you need to get into Alien 3 and 4, but if not, I would leave it at Aliens personally. And Al Matthews, who played Serg. Apone, lived not far from me and I actually met him. He was quite a private guy, loved the simple life he made for himself, composing, and it was a shame when he passed away.
Kind of like Kyra Schon and Linda Blair, none of them seem to know what was REALLY going on. I mean it is hard for children to act scared when during a scene, you are really surrounded by the film crew and the camera is literally in your face.
Great reaction as always , love your reaction videos you are both so genuine ( Some reactors I am sure have already seen content and come across as quite false ) your jumps and reactions are so great , and hope you get better soon Steph. I really love this movie and as generally sequels are not as good as the first it is so refreshing that this breaks the mould , but like you said Liam Alien is still a great ground breaking slow burn atmospheric , tension filled horror whereas Aliens is a total change of pace and more of a war / action movie . Everything about Alien is done so well the cast is fantastic , Sigourney is as great as ever and she really sells the major PTSD Ripley must be suffering , all the Colonial Marines are great too their camaraderie and banter is so great and funny too " Hey Vasquez you ever been mistaken for a man " " No have you " 😅 , their look is great too apparently Cameron allowed them to decorate their armour and weapons with logos and designs to give them a more squad feel . The standouts for me has to be Hicks - the ever reliable Michael Biehn and a regular Cameron actor . The late great Bill Paxton as Hudson is great too who goes to pieces after the first encounter and gets so whiney but has some really memorable and quotable lines and of course Jeanette Goldstein as Vasquez who continues the tradition of bas ass action Girls ( I had a major crush on Vasquez when this came out , I must like the feisty ones ) Al Matthews as Apone is great too and was areal life Marine Sargent in Vietnam too , Paul Reiser as Burke is suitably shifty and slimy and Lance Henrikson is fantastic too love the subversion that this time the Synthetic , Sorry Artifical Person is a good guy ( And dont feel bad for mistrusting Bishop after Ash who can blame you ) Given that this was made in 1986 ( Saw this on the big screen in Central London great experience ) it still really stands up today the effects are very well done you really get a sense of how lethal the Xenomorphs are en masse , one was bad enough in Alien but a whole swarm - Jeez . They only had a budget to make a handful of Alien suits but thanks to clever lighting and editing they made it seem like there were a lot more , the Queen is an amazing design it was a full sized puppet and they made miniatures for the showdown with Ripley at the end but looks so good , the Queen is a great addition to the Aliens lifecycle and makes a lot of sense as I believe the Xenomorphs are based on an insect society with , warriors , drones , workers and a Queen like Bees or Ants . I read somewhere Ridley Scott did not like the Queen idea which is why it does not feature in the later instalments he directs but I love the concept . The weird walls the find in the atmosphere processor is meant to be a secretion that the Aliens use to build their nest or hive , the Facehuggers ( Spiders ) are truly awful and it is great to see them so mobile and more menacing . The version you watched is the Special Edition which differs from the Theatrical and VHS release with additional scenes reinserted , with Newts parents finding the derelict , Burke telling Ripley about her Daughter and all the sentry gun scenes plus a few more scenes here and there . The pacing and direction is fantastic , James Cameron really knows how to structure and pace his films so well even his earlier entries like Terminator are great for that too also love the little touches like Apone with his Cigar as soon as he wakes up and when the Dropship crashes and explodes you can hear a metal bar hitting the ground - great stuff . I hope you continue with the series , next up is Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection which whilst being good are not quite as good as the first two , then you get into the prequels directed by Ridley Scott - Prometheus and Alien Covenant which I really feel are very disappointing and then after that is the latest Alien Romulus which is set after Alien but before Aliens I have not seen this yet but have heard it is very good and a return to form . Really hope you also check out two more franchises Terminator and Predator as you loved Alien I think you will enjoy these too . 😁
Love the reactions. Just watched the one for Alien, then came straight to this one. In my book Ellen Ripley is not only the greatest female protagonist in film history, but arguably just the greatest protagonist period. I know a lot of people love Sarah Connor, and so do I, but Ripley is in a whole other class.
1:58 [16 weeks] eh yes and no. 3:42 Ah good the extended director's cut, good choice. 2:45 [16 weeks] mostly no. 3:48 none good. 5:05 yes yes we must find that your reckless, and we did no wrong so we can cover everything up. 5:53 60-70 x an avg of 4 = 240/280 people. 7:33 Yeah your right, I won't be going in with the troops, because I'm going to be right here, as in not there. Thanks for asking though. buh-bye. roll credits. 29:13 Deleted gun scene. All the scenes with the sentry guns were deleted from the theatrical version. then put back in for the director's cut. 33:16 there's a Deleted scene that didn't make it into any of the releases where Bishop gets to a small junction room and encounters an alien, It ignores Bishop because hes a robot and thus "not real". 38:15 No one ever said they weren't intelligent. Hive minded maybe, and cunning. 45:05 She wanted to know what was laying the eggs,... Wish granted. 50:03 Watch how strong this alien queen is, When it hits that massive blast door it causes the door to stop for a moment. 53:17 Well sort of yes, but all that is gone now. and it's not like you age. so whenever you get home you can start your life over and now Ripley gets to do so with a child again. All thanks to St. Burke. Time for Alien 3. (then trust me stop there)
Also, glad you’ve watched both Alien movies now. Too bad there are no more movies in that franchise. 😜 Seriously, the rest are generally between meh (ok at best) and awful… I don’t recommend them, and I certainly wouldn’t watch them with high expectations… you should minimally wait awhile if you really feel compelled to watch any.
I’ll be honest I’ve heard bad things about them which has kind of put me off lol I do fancy Romulus as it’s between these 2 movies apparently? Interested to see how it connects because Ripley was asleep for 57 years😂
@@Reactsandgames I actually haven’t seen Romulus yet, so perhaps it’s good? 🤞. I haven’t gotten my hopes up in a while due to some of the other movies which I have seen, and that’s why I didn’t run out to see it. (Also not including the Alien vs Predator movies in this, which I feel are a largely different thing even if they are technically in the same canon.)
Paul Reiser played Burke. He did such a good job as a corrupt coporate representative that his mother, while watching in a theatre, applauded when his character was killed on screen.
I recommend the South Korean film "Train to Busan", regarded as one of the best zombie films; even skeptical zombie movie connoisseurs love it. It has multiple character development, social commentary, continuously suspenseful, and has an excellent performance by a child actor.
Sorry about the audio half way through guys! My Mic stopped working annoyingly! My fault (laptop space ran out😬)
Not a big deal.
WE all loved Bishop.
If you want to keep good memories of this one and want to enjoy rewatching it, avoid 3 at all costs. You've been warned.
@@miller-joel
Yep. Utter trash!
@@miller-joelNah. It makes no sense not to watch it. Skipping it makes even less sense.
Ellen, Duane and Rebecca made it safely back to Earth where they lived happily ever after with Jonesie the cat and the fully repaired Bishop. The End!
yawn.
If only...
See, that's the issue with the third installment. Though inferior, it is not "bad" by any means, but the cheap suckerpunch you receive within minutes its enough to fuel the hate towards that movie still even today.
@@KimitakeHiroaka Agreed. it is not a bad movie at all.
Sure....
Yes. And while in stasis Ripley had some horrible nightmares. Then woke up and lived happily ever after.
Saw this in the theater at 14.
Packed house.
The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped.
When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk.
Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible.
Will never forget it.
Great reaction 😊 👍🏼
Ditto, I was there 👊
Similar deal. Packed house in Cleveland on opening night. Crowd was already well lubricated from the jump, they cheered, swore and were into it the whole way. Huge cheer when Burke got his. Took the roof off the place at that iconic line. Whole movie was like being at a football game. Best movie experience I ever had.
You two seem like good people. My favorites. Don't change for the clicks.
Really Appreciate that, thank you. Might sound egotistical to some but we will never change for clicks. We are still learning and trying to grow the channel but we want to do it in the right way! We’re just having fun which is the main thing😃
@@ReactsandgamesI love both of you! Hope you watch more movies I can handle. Waiting for your favorite Star Wars!
The actor Paul Reiser who played Burke brought his mother to the premier of the movie and she cheered when Burke died. LOL You know you are a good actor when your own mom cheers your death on screen.
😂100%
love Reiser in Stranger Things, a sort of opposite role of bad guy turning better as opposed to in this not so good guy turning much worse lol I'll But yep that's great that his mom cheered his character's death scene!
@@watchreadplayretro The thing that makes Burke such a good antagonist is how relatable he's written. He's not inherently evil. He's no evil mastermind he's an self absorbed asshole. A corporate guy. We can relate because those guys are always the root of evil in the real world. Selfish, egomanic, greedy assholes ruining the day since ever.
LOL
When Aragorn kicked Dumbledore, Vader really broke his wrist.
Damn , I miss Bill Paxon! Game over Man! 😂😂😂
One of two people to be killed by an alien, a terminator and a predator!
fun fact: many of these actors are also in The Terminator movies: Hicks, Hudson, Bishop & Vasquez just to name a few.
Cameron’s repertory company
Also Vasquez is in Titanic as an Irish mother with her 2 children!!
Bill Paxton (Hudson) and Michael Biehn (Hicks) also found themselves on opposite sides of the law in Tombstone.
Yeah...good actors
And Drake was in the Shawshank Redemption
I know this may come across corny, but you two really seem like genuinely cool and nice people. Keep it up (and these very entertaining reactions)!
The first Alien is one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Aliens is an action/thriller. They're different types of movies and equally great in different ways. I will always love the first Alien because it's a beautiful piece of Art.
I always loved how they showed the space age and the self conscious computer in Alien with monochrome monitors running on probably 32 - 128 kB of RAM.. :D That movie was made 45 years ago and already 10 years passed since the Moonlanding. How different these movies would have been if they were made today... Probably a lot worse.
Often, a theater will run a classic movie series with "Alien" & "Aliens" as a double-feature. To all movie fans, be sure to jump at the chance. Both movies are incredible on the big screen.
Watching them back to back is also just a pretty great time 👍🏻
Hicks is played by Michael Biehn who plays Kyle Reece in the first Terminator movie. Bill Paxton is one of my favorite actors, he's the character in this movie who was the unwilling participant in the hand knife game with Bishop.
Hicks was actually played by another actor, originally. That actor was caught doing drugs on the set, so they had to fire him. Cameron had worked with Biehn in Terminator, as you said, so he called to bring him in as a replacement. There are one or two group action scenes where you might see a marine you don't recognize from the group. That was the original Hicks. They couldn't afford to re-shoot the scenes, so he was left in.
I think the late, great Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed by a Terminator, a Predator and a Xenomorph.
@@gyjdsss I agree
@ThrakazogZ I had no idea, thank you.
As for your question in the first movie regarding the sequels, here's a bit of information:
- Alien
- Aliens (sequel to Alien, often considered just as good/better as the original)
- Alien 3 (sequel to Aliens, not so positively perceived, but it does a good job in wrapping up the trilogy)
- Alien: Ressurrection (sequel to Alien 3, but more of a fanfiction movie than an alien movie. Still entertaining, but it feels like a different kind of movie than the first three)
- Prometheus (prequel to Alien, delving more into the lore of the alien species)
- Covenant (sequel to Prometheus)
- Romulus (sequel to Covenant)
The spider-things have been called "Facehuggers" by the way. They never call them that in the movies, but the fanbase does.
Romulus is a sequel to ALIEN. It’s less than 20 years after. It’s after ALIEN and before ALIENS. Ripley is in the movie. The shuttle is on the space station. You can see it in 2 scenes.
Thank you for the info! ☺️
You two really know how to pace a reaction.
Ian's comments throughout so often mirrored MY thoughts WAY back when I saw it during it's theatrical release.
And, I must say, I do believe this is the first time I have seen Steph make a snarly face. It was when Burke was shutting doors on everyone else to save himself.
Great reaction!
Appreciate you watching with us thank you! And thank you for the kind words!
Jenette Goldstein(Vasquez) is in "Terminator2" and "Near Dark," also. "Near Dark" also has Lance Henricksen(Bishop) and Bill Paxton(Hudson). Michael Biehn(Hicks), Lance Henricksen(Bishop), and Bill Paxton(Hudson) are all in "The Terminator."
Ripley is Legend 🙌
Alien is forever
Couldn't click fast enough 💯
stay Awesome ⭐️
10:37 my oh my. First time I've ever seen someone make that connection: "I could never harm a human being" with him putting his hand to prevent from hurting with the knife. Clever, very clever. :-)
Yeah she got me with that one as well. I never would have made that connection I’m not smart enough😂😂
One of the best Sci-fi Action Horror Thriller Films ever made!
It was brilliant! 🤩
A fantastic sequel to the 1979 original, Directed by Ridley Scott. This one is Directed by James Cameron, who already was famous for his Directing Debut and Box office success of Terminator (1984). I recommend you see The Terminator. A great Science fiction thriller. It stars Arnold Schwarzenneger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn, who plays Corporal Hicks in this film. I also recommend "True Lies" a great 1994 action suspense comedy film. It is also by James Cameron. A very fun film. Also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, the late Bill Paxton. Who plays Private Hudson in this film, and Charlton Heston. Also, about the character Burke. At the premiere of the film in 86, the mother of the actor who played Burke, actually cheered when Her son's character died, Burke was indeed despicable. Great review!
Crazy as it seems, the theatrical version was much better than this extended version. James Cameron's decision to eliminate some scenes and streamline the movie was the right move. But still, Aliens, is not just my favorite sequel of all-time, but my favorite movie of all time. I've seen this movie more time than I can ever count. Just pure genius on all levels.
We absolutely loved it! So good! 😊
No spoilers, but there are three actors in "Aliens" who were in "The Terminator" as both movies are directed by James Cameron. Two are fairly easy to spot but one is tricky because it is a great, well-known actor but in a cameo. See if you can get three out of three!!
more if you count Terminator 2
@@hyzenthlay7151 Great point!
In scientific terms, the alien would have come first before the egg. An egg is potentiality and the alien is actuality, and actuality comes before potentiality. Another great reaction!!! Feel better!!!
Funny, I was also thinking about "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" when watching the reaction. Scientifically, the answer to that question is that eggs were around very long before the chicken in evolution. I'm not sure about the aliens, of course, and you make a great point about potentiality.
@birchflash chicken eggs were not around long before chickens. Eggs in general from other species, yes.
Sorry but it’s actually the egg that comes first. If you’re going by evolution, every new generation changes and those changes come from each subsequent generation. THEY come from the eggs.
The answer is simple to look at like this.
Chickens are birds. Birds are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs laid eggs. Chickens didn’t exist during the time of the dinosaurs. Put 2 and 2 together. The egg comes first.
@lustrazor44 That's still just a theory. If you go back to the very first egg to ever exist from any species, then how exactly did that very first egg come into existence? I happen to believe in a more religious explanation. Over my 54 years on this earth, I've seen different scientific theories on evolution and other theories that were believed to be true at the time, only be disproved later on. I'm not saying you are 100% wrong or I'm 100% right, but there isn't 100% proof either way, and we are both entitled to our beliefs.
This movie influenced everything: Halo, Gears, WH40k, every military and sci-fi movie that came afterwards, Michael bay’s entire career.. Great reaction!
Aliens is one of the few movies I've ever watched that left me traumatized when it was over.
My favourite film of the franchise
We loved it! 😊
Great reaction! The loader Ripley fought the Queen Alien with was made by Caterpillar. You can see their "C" logo on its leg and it's painted with the companies classic yellow. James Cameron was a truck driver before becoming a director and fan of Caterpillar.
I see so many comments from those, who like me, saw movies like this in cinema. Those comments express the visceral excitement of a group experience. I own a huge collection of movies but watch reaction videos instead because part of the excitement is seeing other people experience these movies for the first time, which adds an element that is otherwise absent.
Don't forget the added impact of an enormous screen and theatre sound systems. They count for something as well.
Both movies were good and different the original Alien was a sci-fi horror movie and the sequel was more of a sci-fi action movie.
Paul Riser's (Burke) own mother cheered when he died. That's how you know you've done your job as a villain
😅🤣 no way!! That’s brilliant! He was great in this film! Nailed it! ☺️
Third favorite movie of all time. Our grandma took us to see it in the theater in 1986. RIP.,
Great pick! I bet it was awesome to watch in the cinema
@Reactsandgames It was awesome. And neither of my grandmothers would have been caught dead watching an "Alien" movie. "The Sound of Music", on the other hand...
Thank you so much, brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
Belated get well soon to Steph, although I'm sure you are by now
If you guys liked Lance Henriksen (android Bishop) and happened to like the X-Files, please know there was a spin-off X-Files series by the same creator called Millennium. It was like the X-Files except X-files was 15 certificate, whereas Millennium was 18 cerfificate. It did get a little cheesy near the end of it's 3 season run, but Lance is such a great actor and most of us fans just cannot help but see 'Bishop' in most of his roles lol
He was also in Terminator 1 and has been in the background or sideground of many great movies!
Anyway great reactions, love how you guys pick up not just the action and plot but the softer side of things, plus the eye contact to each other is great, a real togetherness watching movies.
Enjoyed this, Cheers guys!
Dope ass film man
It’s so good! 😊
It made no sense for Ripley to go down to the planet. She could have "advised" from orbit. And it made even less sense to take her and newt to the site under the reactor where the colonists were. They should have remained in operations and she could have advised from there. But then you don't have the same narrative that Cameron wanted.
Then you don’t have a movie 😂
And Raiders of the Lost Ark would have ended in the same gruesome way if Indy had simply stayed at home. But you wouldn't have a movie if things went logically
They can't leave a civilian on a military ship by herself.
Did either of you realize you were watching the Director's Cut? The most obvious difference is the restored "settlement" scene with Newt & family/Face-Hugger encounter. This important scene (to me) was passed around school halls, camp fires, etc. like FOLK LORE. I had to wait, like the rest, for it to be released over a decade later on VHS.
Unfortunately, this scene totally ruin the suspense and pacing of the original theatrical cut. You are now waiting for the marines and Ripley to play catch up, instead of being along with them for the ride. I remember the scenes where Ripley saw the facehuggers in the lab and the discovery of Newt solicited an audible reaction from the audience. Reactions that would have been diluted as there were too much reveal and foreshadowing in the restored colony scenes, as interesting to see as they would've been. More is not always better.
I can't even begin to tell you how fantastic this reaction of yours was !
You're incredible ! You didn't hold anything down !
Marcelo here, from Brazil, signing off !
Peace !
One of the BEST films EVER MADE Period!
Great movie!
It and the original are top 5. ALIEN, ALIENS, Terminator 2 are all top 5
I did not like it so much. Prefered Alien a lot over Aliens and IMHO it just got worse for sure with and after Alien 4. 3 is kind of another story it is more like Art.
I would say in my List of great movies even Alien is not Top-Ten.
In my mid 20's I watched the Aliens movie when it first came out in theaters in 1986. It became my favorite action/sci-fi movies. Around 2 years later I had since moved to the Denver area where one of the things to do for an adrenaline rush was to enter abandoned nuclear missile sites that anyone in our community had found entrance to (Friends or acquaintances of outdoor party goers, bored energetic teenagers, etc.). One weekend we planned a pre-midnight gathering of friends to first watch Aliens and then enter a newly discovered tunnel entrance. Many of the tunnel sections are as they are in the movie, with grated walkways and ceilings, conduit, pipes and infinitely dark (No light whatsoever). It was crazy scary venturing down deep within the multiple leveled tunnel systems having watched this movie first...
Saw Aliens opening weekend, had a blast, it was so much fun. The first two Alien films are great, the rest you can skip
I’m hearing this. We do wanna check out Romulus though!
@@Reactsandgames I've just left a comment re Alien 3. The two Ridley Scott Alien films made just several years ago are garbage. I don't know why given that that I watched Romulus, and also that I'd read pretty negative stuff about it, but I did. To be honest I was surprised, not that it was great or anything but just that it wasn't awful. If only they'd had the insight to not do the silly callbacks to the first two films it would have been more its own movie and much better. Using Ripley's famous line from Aliens was simply boneheaded and to a certain extent just makes it an 'imitation' vehicle. But given all of that it did surprise me and it was okay bordering on good. But we're still no closer to getting an Alien film that can stand along with the first two. Light years away from that.
Did you say Cornish tea? I grew up 3 miles from Malwgan Porth! Pasty and a pint will get 'er right boi!
Thanks to Liam and Steph! 👾 I hope you feel better soon, Steph. 🌿 I really love this one. The casting for 'Newt' was perfect. She's portrayed by Carrie Henn... she's a schoolteacher now, but is very active on the convention circuit for autographs, etc.
That’s awesome! And thank you. She’s still quite poorly this week unfortunately so she is resting in bed. That time of the year all the viruses are flying around!😷
@@Reactsandgames Make sure she stays well-hydrated as she recovers. (((masked hugs))) 🌱
Ripley is my favorite cinematic character ever. What probably not many people understand is that there was almost no female role models in the movies back in the seventies. At least it wasn't for being an action hero. Back then any woman that was the leader was either a b****, got it from nepotism or was crazy. Sadly that really hasn't changed a whole lot. Paging game of thrones. Or when she was leading she was acting like a man because they could not fathom that a woman could be a woman and still lead. That's why Ripley is so important because she is a woman she acts like a woman she has emotions she has fear, she just works through them and does what has to be done. That's what makes her such an important character in pop culture, to this day. As much as egomaniac as James Cameron is, he really knew how to write for a woman. I also loved how they had the final battle was between two mamas. Cuz there is nothing more vicious than a mother protecting her Young, I would put them against any man any day. I saw a hoodie I really want to get and on it it says Ripley and Hicks for president and vp, in that order. Below that it said its the only way to be sure. I'm planning on buying it on the 1st. Lol
Great hoodie!😂 and I totally agree! Ripley is such a great character. Perfectly Written and sigorney weaver’s performance is 10/10!
The role was actually written for a man. When they cast "Alien", they auditioned Sigourney Weaver on a hunch and hired her, but they didn't change a word of her dialogue, and it paid off. I think her character was feminized but not weakened for the sequel.
@@altaclipper doesn't surprise me in the slightest it was originally meant for a man. Hollywood has tunnel vision. Thankfully, someone took that gamble and gave generations of women a role model . There aren't many in movies!
Which one came 1st d alien or d egg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
🤣🤣🤣
“Short controlled bursts”. Ten seconds later…mayhem. 😂
All plans are solid until xenomorphs show up, and then all bets are off.
I remember Ripley was given Lt. 1st Class when she went back with the USCM here in this movie. Warrant Officer to Lt.! Nostalgia!
I was there opening night back in 1986. Sold out show and the audience went crazy when Ripley came out with that exoskeleton to fight the queen alien.
Good times!
The audience went nuts when I saw it opening weekend too, especially the scene where Burke got it coming to him and the scene in the end where Ripley fought the alien.
I bet this was WILD at the cinema in 1986!
@@fday1964 it was like a rollercoaster, the audience was with it all the way and reacting to all the great moments with cheers and applause. Was a great time, a total blast
a movie that never gets old! ❤👍and Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton are one of the few who had the "honor" of being "killed" by the alien, the predator, and the terminator! lucky people😁!
Another great thing I love about reaction videos are the fan comments. I learn something new every time. This time it was that the actress for Vasquez also played the Stepmom of John Connor in Terminator II. I never made that connection. Her acting was so good, I didn’t recognize her.
I saw ALIENS in 1986 in long gone Odeon in Warrington. It was an old theater with three tiers of balcony's that held a thousand people. Watching ALIENS with such a big audience was amazing. The cinema rumbled when the audience erupted in laughter and screams. It was an experience I'll never forget. You'll both love *ALIEN: ROMULOUS* too. *"Face Hugger's"* (spider aliens) galore in that one Liam 🤣
I met the sleeze ball bad guy Burke aka *PAUL REISER* in the early 1990's in a sandwhich deli in Liverpool of all places. He's a great guy, really friendly and down to earth.
Wow. I’ve never seen this version of Aliens. Great scenes that were deleted. Adds a lot to the story. Thanks!
Glad you listened about the special edition. Good job.
It would have killed me knowing there was more story to watch and having missed parts!😂
@@Reactsandgames Nice
@@Reactsandgames And now you also know the theatrical cut freaks are wrong. Were you bored at any point? Did you feel the "pace" was too slow? Did you feel the "mystery" was ruined at any point? Of course not. Those "arguments" are completely bogus.
@@miller-joel The pacing and "mystery" is better in the theatrical cut. Saying it was ruining is how you perceive "us" saying it, rather than how it is actually communicated. Both editions are great, one is just better for first time viewers. Get the arguments straight before talking trash :)
Cheers!
@@miller-joel spoken by someone who was not there when this came out and the xenomorphs were still a complete mystery.
Carrie Henn (Newt), her father was stationed at Castle AFB (where I was also stationed) in Atwater California when this movie came out. She became quite a celebrity on base at the time.
I was 15 when this came out and absolutely loved it. Such an amazing film. James Cameron has made some great movies, but it his earlier films that came out in my teens and early twenties that are my favorite. The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, T-2. I love those movies. And Titanic is amazing. I have always been quite taken with the story of Titanic, especially after having served in the U.S. Navy and learned much about ships. I still miss being out in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. At night, when the skies are clear, the view is breathtaking. Back to Aliens, I love the characters, the music composed by the late James Horner(who also did Titanic). After Ripley and Newt, Corporal Hicks is my favorite character. He had a level head and I loved how he was on Ripley's side from the start. Vasquez was a real badass. Jenette Goldstein, who played Vasquez, was also in T-2 and Titanic. In Titanic, she played an Irish woman with two children riding in steerage. And the late Bill Paxton as Hudson was great. The day Bill Paxton died was a sad day. He was an awesome actor. He had a lot of roles in movies that came out during my early teens.
I envy you watching all these classics that I grew up with for the first time. Watching your reactions is the closest I'll get to that feeling of that first watch. Glad you enjoyed this one.
Definitely bookmarking and subscribing. Just a bit of trivia for you, in one of the deleted scenes, just before Ripley finds the locator she gave to Newt, Ripley comes across Burke who is cocooned and he has an alien inside him. Burke begs Ripley to help him but instead, she says nothing and shows mercy... by giving him a grenade to use on himself.
I actually met Carrie Henn (NEWT) last year at a sci-fi convention; days before Halloween. Wish I could share a picture. Got her autograph on my Aliens DVD. Aliens was her only movie.
I was amazed that Bishop remained useful after ripped in half, unlike a certain gold droid in Empire Strikes Back. The actor who played him didn’t know how to read until he was 30 years old!
I was ecstatic when the movie was mentioned in an Avengers film and the basis for a rescue plan! They even did a camera shot that was reminiscent of it.
Glad you watched the Special Edition of Aliens. Do NOT bother with the remaining sequels. HUGE disappointments.
Normally don’t bother with audio commentaries but I enjoyed the one with the director and cast
No way! She only did one movie!? Pretty great movie to have in your CV though!
I’ve got a signed copy of the anthology by Michael beihn and Lance henriksen 😊 only copy that exists !
For me, your reaction to "Aliens" is a introduction to your channel. I greatly enjoyed it and its predecessor in their theatrical releases.
Loved your reaction! Aliens has been my favorite movie since it was released and it’s always good to see it still being appreciated to this day. Keep up the great reactions!!
Appreciate that thank you! And thanks for watching with us! 😃
Congrats! You are one of the few reactors that remembers not to kill the queen aboard the ship at the end due to the acid blood!
Fun to revisit. Seeing it at the theater was awesome. Everyone jumped up with a whoop when Ripley Appeared in her Loading gear to do battle.
That was badass!
great reaction video!! for your offscreen satisfaction, look up Aliens deleted scenes, there's a scene that didnt make it in the movie, where Ripley finds Burke stuck on a wall after being impregnated with an aliens when Ripley goes looking for Newt.
Thanks again for the video and keep making great content!
One of my favorite movies of all times (and, as in the first movie, the aliens make no you laugh when you see then, they terrify you!).
It’s such a great movie! We really enjoyed it! ☺️
This is such a fantastic movie. I remember the first time I saw it, and I got blown completely away. It's been over thirty years, and I am STILL hyped when I see it, EVEN MORE so now that the standard version you get to watch is the extended edition. The original was good, the extended version is nothing short of awesome.
I saw this July 1986 the night it was released at what used to be showcase cinemas in the States at only 5 years old.... And MAN THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!
Great reaction. Since I don't know your names yet I will call you sir and ma'am.
I really love couples that react to movies and shows. You are such a nice couple.
Ma'am thanks so much for braving it out on a sick day to watch and react for us it's much appreciated by me. I feel that doing things that make you happy while sick can be better than doing nothing, and make you recover faster, or at the very least FEEL like you are recovering faster.
My brother is such a big believer in this he even got me singing if I am very ill. When I sing now, my brother always asks what's wrong, but sometimes I am just singing to pass the time.
Dead right on the Directors cut of the film. Giving Ripley a lost daughter made her interaction with Newt more meaningful and touching. Seeing some people on that base before the aliens arrived made the fact that it has gone silent all the more scary. Just a few short scenes to add so much to a movie. I don't know why they were ever cut.
A bit of a word of warning re: Aliens 3. If you enjoyed the first two films don't watch the ones that follow. Or if you are really wanting to give yourself a bit of time before doing so. Just my two cents. People watch movies in different ways for different reasons, so your mileage may vary.
Cheers and keep them coming.
Best wishes sir. Hope you are on the mend soon Ma'am.
Thank you! Really appreciate it! Liam and Steph are our names😃. Thank you for the kind words regarding Steph, I have just passed them on and she said “aww that’s really sweet thank you” lol.
Wait, so those scenes are not in the normal version? Seem like odd scenes to cut🤔. I continuously keep hearing bad things about the next movies. Maybe we will move on to something different. Although we do fancy Romulus!
You should know this movie was filmed and produced in Pinewood Studios , UK with a mostly British production crew but obviously the director James Cameron and main cast were mostly American. Ripley's cubicle she lives in after her arrival to Earth , was an abandoned airliner in Heathrow. The terraforming station structure was the location of an abandoned electrical power station in Birmingham , I think where most of the indoor filming was done. Director James Cameron who is a perfectionist , was very hard on production and filming crew as well as cast and directors during filming.
No wayy!! That’s awesome! Thank you for the info! ☺️
I'm glad you saw the Director's cut. The theatrical version cut the whole thing about Ripley's daughter and some other parts that just help round out the story a bit. This version helps reinforce Ripley and Newt's connection.
genuine and immersive reaction. fun to watch along.
While the director's cut scene talking about Ripley's daughter adds a lot to her character, I do feel that the "before" scene at Hadley's Hope ruins a bit of the mystery and tension when Ripley and the marines arrive. Also, it straight up spoils the existence of the Queen ahead of time, significantly lessening the impact when she is revealed. So, I always recommend that someone's first time watching Aliens should be the theatrical cut, and then they can watch the director's cut later on if they want to get more...
So when Ripley is on the elevator and the announcement is made that there are 15 minutes till detonation, that sequence was edited in real time so 15 minutes does actually go by.
That’s so awesome!! ☺️
thank you so much for watching this! this is such an amazing film. just like Alien, it is timeless, perfectly done, a masterpiece!
and.... i saw thi sin the theatre when it came out - we were repeating sooooo many lines for weeks. okay, years! in fact, if someone says "its the only way to be sure" i cannot help but think of Ripley!
I also enjoy how everyone thinks Hudson is so annoying - but by the end we all love him - and i think the character's development is because of Ripley's perfect leadership.
And Burke.... look up the trivia about that actor Paul Reiser, and what his mother thought of the film!
Thanks for watching! Someone commented about Burkes mother😂 that’s brilliant! lol some great one liners in this and it must have been epic in the cinemas in 1986!
It's great that you watched the Director's Cut. With Cameron, it's always the better version because the additional runtime is always important in his films.
At the end, as they were leaving, the queen got caught on one leg of the landing gear, so they brought her with them.
And I have to say, you are great as reactors, it's fun to watch you. Your reactions are natural, it's entertaining.
Really appreciate that thank you!
I want to magically transport you two from that little screen into a sold out theater, watching it on the BIG screen. 🙂
I bet it was awesome in the cinema!
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? 3:35 You are watching the Special Edition version that I bought in 1990 as a Laserdisc(!). 9:07 Actor Jenette Goldstein is/was a bodybuilder, so pull ups were no sweat for her. Fluent in Spanish, she went to casting as a Latina gang member. (Origin of the "illegal alien" joke?) 12:00 Ripley shows Apone and Hicks that she isn't a front office paper shuffler like Burke, but a working class dog like themselves. 18:29 In 1986, I noticed that Ripley was able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca, unlike the female Colonial Marines. A reviewer of the time said: "Sisterhood!" Looking at the 1990 SE Laserdisc, I confirmed that Ripley had been a parent. 20:58 Vasquez has spare fire control modules so the squad still has fire support. 34:08 The Manual of Arms. 41:08 They went out like Klingon warriors. 42:57 The right tool with Duck tape. 43:18 The studio-deleted "Dwayne and Ellen" scene. 45:02 The Egg Chamber. 45:57 Negotiation time. 49:27 Queen takes Bishop. 50:35 Battle of the Mothers. 53:05 on to the Assembly Cut of "Alien3" (1992)?
Aliens Special Edition is the epic rollercoaster of the franchise. No character in the Alien universe becomes as intricate part of the movie as Ellen Ripley in Aliens. People assume the whole franchise is about Ripley because of Aliens.
That's because of James Camerons groundbreaking use of 3D storytelling. He brings his characters to life like to other character in any Alien film. The more you watch Aliens, the more you care about his characters.
That's why I personally consider Aliens to be the greatest sci-fi monster movie ever made... or will ever be made.
Alien - Horror/Action
Aliens - Action/Horror
Both great films.
Lovin' your reactions more and more. Keep 'em coming.
Appreciate that a lot! Thank you!
One of my all-time favorite movies. Hope you feel better really soon Steph.
Thank you!😊
The film is top level stuff, I love the part "Hudson shoot it out" and hicks dives through the window it's just fucking bad ass
Game over man, Game over. 😂😂Great reaction y’all. Hope you’re feeling better Steph. 😊👏👏🥰
Thanks for watching! She was recovering but she’s under the weather again this week. Coming to that time of year where everyone is getting ill😭 I will pass on your kind words, thank you!
First, I'm glad you showed the directors cut. Second, the chick who had the machine gun was a body builder in real life AND the seargent was an ex Green Baret.
Next, Alien 3 theatrical version
Hearing it’s not that good😬
@@Reactsandgames ignore the naysayers. 3 is good in its own right for Ripleys story overall. You gotta watch extended cut. Also, David Finchers first movie, but he got crapped on by the studio, so he left through editing. Shame really.
I am happy to have found two reactors who enjoy movies, I subscribed.
There 2 more with Ripley in the series, you will enjoy them, both, no matter what the haters say
Aliens is one of my most favourite world-creating dreamlike movies🥰. The Xenomorph Queen is an absolute divine🤩, I think of her as my spiritual 🫂guardian. Like when Bruce Wayne became Batman as terror itself. To me, only deep connections to all living things with compassion and love. 🖤❤💙💚🧡💛💜
I like that movie and enjoyed watching with you. The only thing I didn't understand in the script was why Ripley felt the need to destroy the hatchery and antagonize the queen when the whole planet was going to be exploding.
27:20 "RUN!" the crashing ship is rear-projected on a motion picture screen behind the actors. And you can tell, if you know what you're looking at. A 50 year old technique (at least) by the time Aliens was made, and completely effective to audiences of 1986 (and I would say, still). You lose a generation of contrast and sharpness doing it that way, but you would also have that problem doing it using the bluescreen techniques of the time, too, plus fringes around the actors. If it ain't broke....
But that's a Gen-Xer talking. I'm just glad young people can see past the janky effects to thrill to the underlying story, which is a pretty good one. I think that still, today, it's a pretty good looking movie.
Its very hard to produce a sequel as well as the first, highly successful film, BUT they sure pulled it off here. Other great sequels are T2, Deadpool,Avengers,Jack Reacher, wrath of khan, top gun maverick,winter soldier, devil’s rejects,the dark knight,and many more. 👍🏻
So glad you watched the directors cut. It is longer but well worth it with the extra scenes.
We really enjoyed it! ☺️
Okay...Fun facts time...Actor James Remar was originally Hicks,but had a drug problem and was about to get arrested and he was fired and rushed back to the states,the British crew hated Cameron and there was almost a revolt because they didn't think Cameron knew what he was doing because Terminator hadn't come out yet in England,the actors were trained by the SAS,The black actor that was the Sargent was a Vietnam vet and he was quite significant because he was promoted from Corporal to Sargent after combat in the field in the Vietnam war,the actors didn't like Paul Reiser,the little girl actress was the daughter of a US Colonel that was stationed in England,the mech suit,well there was a guy behind in the suit(which you can't see) was actually lifting the arms and legs...and then there's the Easter egg,which took people years to find and it's after the very last part of the end credits,you can hear an alien egg hatching...
Wow! Thanks for the info. They didn’t like Cameron and didn’t like Burke!? Makes me wonder why. Love fun facts so thank you! And the egg Easter egg! I’m going to have to see if I can hear it!
Funny when you say Robots are Mental 😂, just Kiddin’ ! Cool Fun Reaction!
I just realized watching your viewing of it, the aliens probably wouldn't have attacked again so quickly had Burke not set the facehuggers up to get Ripley and Newt. Playing Alien: Isolation, the big ones do not like having the face huggers flamed or killed.
😂 Part II when I saw this in the theater and the facehugger hit the glass at Burke, I was towards the back and all the heads of the audience came back like a ocean 🌊 wave!! ☮️
Haha brilliant!
So good to see you guys, cannot wait to see the Return of The Jedi reaction. Tempting to Patreon! Best from Portland, Oregon, USA, you're the best!
James Cameron based this movie on the Veitnam war, where the marines were over confident in thinking they would easily defeat an unsophisticated enemy.
You say about how the girl must be traumatised... to make sure it didn't affect the actress Carrie Henn as she was still young, all the actors that played alien roles were extra friendly with her and having fun times with her. The problem is she kept messing up shots because she would react by laugh reacting to the actors when she was supposed to be scared, like in the water scene with the alien that comes up behind her. But I think it's lovely that they were extra kind so as to try and take steps so as to make her feel comfortable, and not suffer any kind of nightmares or anything during or after shooting.
And Bishop is actually defective if you read his backstory, but he's defective in a good way.
Ellen Ripley, one of the few ultimate kickass women of cinema. The thing is she just started out as a nobody, a "space trucker", third in command on a haulage rig, with no special training, no super powers or anything, and a lot of trauma on her shoulders, and she just goes out and whips. She was well written from the start, probably because she wasn't even a "she" to begin with, just a generic character with no defined gender, so no stereotypes to mess the first one up. The second movie James Cameron played a little bit into her femininity having her find a surrogate daughter in Newt, after losing her own daughter, and Newt finding a new mother after being orphaned, but that's it, they didn't turn her into a stereotype. She just got even badder, and that line when she comes out on the loader at the end just says it all: she's angry, she's had enough, and she's going to end it here and now.
Aliens isn't just one of the best sequels ever because of how great it is, it's because it changed genre. The first one we had all the mystery of what we're actually up against, the lack of weapons, and an enemy picking everyone off one by one, starting with the at the time big name actors, leaving the then unknown actress for last, and it made for a great horror movie. If the sequel had gone the horror route, it wouldn't have had the same impact because you know what to expect, there's no mystery anymore, and it probably would have ended as an inferior movie. But going the action route made it a top notch movie without dethrowning the first movie.
If you play on watching more Alien movies, then you need to get into Alien 3 and 4, but if not, I would leave it at Aliens personally.
And Al Matthews, who played Serg. Apone, lived not far from me and I actually met him. He was quite a private guy, loved the simple life he made for himself, composing, and it was a shame when he passed away.
Kind of like Kyra Schon and Linda Blair, none of them seem to know what was REALLY going on. I mean it is hard for children to act scared when during a scene, you are really surrounded by the film crew and the camera is literally in your face.
Love you, guys. Stay genuine.
Great reaction as always , love your reaction videos you are both so genuine ( Some reactors I am sure have already seen content and come across as quite false ) your jumps and reactions are so great , and hope you get better soon Steph.
I really love this movie and as generally sequels are not as good as the first it is so refreshing that this breaks the mould , but like you said Liam Alien is still a great ground breaking slow burn atmospheric , tension filled horror whereas Aliens is a total change of pace and more of a war / action movie .
Everything about Alien is done so well the cast is fantastic , Sigourney is as great as ever and she really sells the major PTSD Ripley must be suffering , all the Colonial Marines are great too their camaraderie and banter is so great and funny too " Hey Vasquez you ever been mistaken for a man " " No have you " 😅 , their look is great too apparently Cameron allowed them to decorate their armour and weapons with logos and designs to give them a more squad feel .
The standouts for me has to be Hicks - the ever reliable Michael Biehn and a regular Cameron actor . The late great Bill Paxton as Hudson is great too who goes to pieces after the first encounter and gets so whiney but has some really memorable and quotable lines and of course Jeanette Goldstein as Vasquez who continues the tradition of bas ass action Girls ( I had a major crush on Vasquez when this came out , I must like the feisty ones ) Al Matthews as Apone is great too and was areal life Marine Sargent in Vietnam too , Paul Reiser as Burke is suitably shifty and slimy and Lance Henrikson is fantastic too love the subversion that this time the Synthetic , Sorry Artifical Person is a good guy ( And dont feel bad for mistrusting Bishop after Ash who can blame you )
Given that this was made in 1986 ( Saw this on the big screen in Central London great experience ) it still really stands up today the effects are very well done you really get a sense of how lethal the Xenomorphs are en masse , one was bad enough in Alien but a whole swarm - Jeez . They only had a budget to make a handful of Alien suits but thanks to clever lighting and editing they made it seem like there were a lot more , the Queen is an amazing design it was a full sized puppet and they made miniatures for the showdown with Ripley at the end but looks so good , the Queen is a great addition to the Aliens lifecycle and makes a lot of sense as I believe the Xenomorphs are based on an insect society with , warriors , drones , workers and a Queen like Bees or Ants . I read somewhere Ridley Scott did not like the Queen idea which is why it does not feature in the later instalments he directs but I love the concept . The weird walls the find in the atmosphere processor is meant to be a secretion that the Aliens use to build their nest or hive , the Facehuggers ( Spiders ) are truly awful and it is great to see them so mobile and more menacing .
The version you watched is the Special Edition which differs from the Theatrical and VHS release with additional scenes reinserted , with Newts parents finding the derelict , Burke telling Ripley about her Daughter and all the sentry gun scenes plus a few more scenes here and there .
The pacing and direction is fantastic , James Cameron really knows how to structure and pace his films so well even his earlier entries like Terminator are great for that too also love the little touches like Apone with his Cigar as soon as he wakes up and when the Dropship crashes and explodes you can hear a metal bar hitting the ground - great stuff .
I hope you continue with the series , next up is Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection which whilst being good are not quite as good as the first two , then you get into the prequels directed by Ridley Scott - Prometheus and Alien Covenant which I really feel are very disappointing and then after that is the latest Alien Romulus which is set after Alien but before Aliens I have not seen this yet but have heard it is very good and a return to form .
Really hope you also check out two more franchises Terminator and Predator as you loved Alien I think you will enjoy these too . 😁
Love the reactions. Just watched the one for Alien, then came straight to this one. In my book Ellen Ripley is not only the greatest female protagonist in film history, but arguably just the greatest protagonist period. I know a lot of people love Sarah Connor, and so do I, but Ripley is in a whole other class.
Thank you so much for watching with us! ☺️❤️
1:58 [16 weeks] eh yes and no.
3:42 Ah good the extended director's cut, good choice.
2:45 [16 weeks] mostly no.
3:48 none good.
5:05 yes yes we must find that your reckless, and we did no wrong so we can cover everything up.
5:53 60-70 x an avg of 4 = 240/280 people.
7:33 Yeah your right, I won't be going in with the troops, because I'm going to be right here, as in not there. Thanks for asking though. buh-bye. roll credits.
29:13 Deleted gun scene. All the scenes with the sentry guns were deleted from the theatrical version. then put back in for the director's cut.
33:16 there's a Deleted scene that didn't make it into any of the releases where Bishop gets to a small junction room and encounters an alien, It ignores Bishop because hes a robot and thus "not real".
38:15 No one ever said they weren't intelligent. Hive minded maybe, and cunning.
45:05 She wanted to know what was laying the eggs,... Wish granted.
50:03 Watch how strong this alien queen is, When it hits that massive blast door it causes the door to stop for a moment.
53:17 Well sort of yes, but all that is gone now. and it's not like you age. so whenever you get home you can start your life over and now Ripley gets to do so with a child again. All thanks to St. Burke.
Time for Alien 3. (then trust me stop there)
Those “spider things” are called “face huggers”… for obvious reasons. 😜
Great reaction! 👍
Also, glad you’ve watched both Alien movies now. Too bad there are no more movies in that franchise. 😜
Seriously, the rest are generally between meh (ok at best) and awful… I don’t recommend them, and I certainly wouldn’t watch them with high expectations… you should minimally wait awhile if you really feel compelled to watch any.
Thanks for watching! Love that nickname😂!
I’ll be honest I’ve heard bad things about them which has kind of put me off lol I do fancy Romulus as it’s between these 2 movies apparently? Interested to see how it connects because Ripley was asleep for 57 years😂
@@Reactsandgames I actually haven’t seen Romulus yet, so perhaps it’s good? 🤞. I haven’t gotten my hopes up in a while due to some of the other movies which I have seen, and that’s why I didn’t run out to see it. (Also not including the Alien vs Predator movies in this, which I feel are a largely different thing even if they are technically in the same canon.)
Paul Reiser played Burke. He did such a good job as a corrupt coporate representative that his mother, while watching in a theatre, applauded when his character was killed on screen.
No way! 😂 that’s brilliant!
I recommend the South Korean film "Train to Busan", regarded as one of the best zombie films; even skeptical zombie movie connoisseurs love it. It has multiple character development, social commentary, continuously suspenseful, and has an excellent performance by a child actor.