You think THIS is candid, read some of the old Starlog magazine interviews from the 70's and 80's. People said *anything*. Now, the NDA's are so tight, if an actor or member of the crew even *breathes*, they get sued by the studio. There's one reason for that: social media. In the 70's and 80's, only movie geeks and sci-fi nerds read magazines like Starlog. Millions of people didn't see a quote within a few seconds like what happens today - and even the big newspapers didn't really pay attention to those interviews. Once social media came around, the studios started making anyone on a big-budget production sign an NDA that could literally ruin your life if you said something out of turn about the production - because they know that even a simple quote taken out of context that gets blasted on a thousand different movie sites and shared millions of times in a single day can ruin a movie's reputation. Back then, they let people say whatever they want, basically, because we still lived in a world where something somebody said wasn't instantly seen by the entire world on the same day they said it.
@@redadamearth That mentality has backfired though; look at the unbridled hate towards Disney now; they think they are better than their fans and the fans are walking away in droves, or actually getting more views trashing their movies/tv shows than the shows themselves. They actually invented the disgusting practice called "fanbaiting" where they accuse the fandom of being misogynistic or racist in advance of a release to deflect away from critical and commercial failures. Of course the shareholders won't give a damn what they blame it on in the long run.
I love going through old interviews on some magazines. Like those vintage playboys when the interview section features Kubrick the Beatles of heads of sweet bands, new world changing companies. Etc.
"Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!" RIP Bil Paxton, you legend! You had the best lines on this movie.
Yes, indeed. What a huge loss. Paxton was won of the finest character actors ever. A simple look at his filmography will tell you how iconic he became. RIP Bill...
Paxton was notoriously hard on himself as an actor. I hope wherever he is, he knows that he was a great actor who is loved by so many and is dearly missed.
Not even remotely. I'm late to the party on a comment but I HATE this thinking. As CGI is simply a tool. Just as 3D is a tool, as is surround sound a tool. Its how you use it and where you use it, is what matters. Practical is good for many things but not all things. See the new Dune as a perfect example of knowing where and how to use practical vs CGI.
@@KellicTiger Yes, you are right, it's gotten a lot better & seamless (Dune was amazing), but from the mid 90's to about 2015 it was severely overused, and the effects were not nearly as good as they are today. Countless movies u could tell where all the CGI was. To the point u really appreciated when a filmmaker resisted the green screen and implemented practical effects like in The Thing (80's version). There's no defending absolute horrible CGI like the Rock in The Scorpion King
@@KellicTiger It's simple, really. CG appears like things are happenning, but nothing is. Where are the Stunt Men? Where is 'The Danger'? Without that, don't waste My time. Of course CG looks better all the time, but I FEEL NOTHING frum it. Empty. I'd rather watch The Road Warrior again. That's Visceral. God Bless The Stuntmen! It's not an "Action" film without them, just eye-candy with loud noises. Unless things are actually being exploded, it's boring as hell. Of course, No Stuntmen were killed during the making of this comment. Kids today don't get it. Your movies suck This Must Change. I'll be a stuntman. Let's Go.
@KellicTiger CGI itself is not the problem, it's the absolute reliance on it that is the problem. Films filled with CGI tend to have no soul. Nothing tangible. It's just a bunch of glossy animated images with no depth for the most part. I remember as a kid I couldn't wait for video game graphics to catch up with movie special effects. They never did. What actually happened is movies became far more like videogames. It's not that the tool of CGI is bad, it's just that the generation wielding these tools grew up in an age where any and everything could be accomplished in post production. So its no big surprise that what is caught in camera these days also feels as hollow and artificial as the special effects themselves.
@@brandons4240Have you seen the video on TH-cam of all the incredible creature feature prosthetics they did for the Thing prequel. And then the studio execs said yeah get rid of all that and do it cgi. 🙄
I remember in Poland I just woke up with a terribly hangover, hated to lay in my bed anymore and to be home so I went out just to recover crossing the street pointless and walking near the cinema I thought it would be nice to sit down in the darkness to rest so I bought the ticket even not asking about what a movie they show cause I didn't care. I come inside, sit down ...and then ,oh shit ...I forgot about my hangover.
Saw this in High school summer vacation. A friend and I walked in the rain to the theatre for the 8 PM showing. We walked into the movie all humid and wet in a dim theatre and sunk in the front row chairs. I was never immersed as much in a movie as I was that night and it really felt like we were there - all tense, grimy and sweating like they were on lV426. One of my favorite movies of all time.
i saw it at a new multiplex during a bad late summer / early fall thunderstorm near mt vernon VA (with a bunch of soldiers in the packed theatre from Ft Belvoir who cheered on the colonial marines). It really added to the film lol
I had a similar "realistic" experience with the first film - it was summer, so I had on sandals, and someone in the show before had spilled a soda -- at some point during the film, I moved my foot right into it, so I had cold, sticky stuff on my toes --- as a teenage girl it was an 'eeeeeeeeeewwww" experience!!! I will always remember that!!! I like all 4 films, but Alien and Aliens are my faves, I can always watch them.
PSYCHOSEMATIC sensory overload, intense bro, I was 9 when I saw it but still had fun , not as good as your story though,im jealous, i just wanna grow up, oh wait im 42,lmao!
You should find the giant BP (for Bill Paxton) computer map image spelled out by dozens of storm chasers by driving to specific points with their GPS transponders all over Tornado Alley when he died.
Eddiethenotsogreat are you really going to post that to everyone that comments? I realise it has been a month but seriously? I'm just saying it seems like a waste of time for a bit of comedic effect, either way I am going to eagerly await your response to this, mainly because I want to know which word you choose to insert into your comment... Probably insert.
Even now, 30 years later, this is one of the greatest movies and incidentally greatest sequels ever made. It holds up so incredibly well, from the writing to the music to the effects. gotta love it.
They all tell a story if watch them one after the other.You will see the story its telling.Instead of you saying its crap which they are not.Maybe you need to watch them again .
Bill Paxton.... The first actor that made me cry upon hearing of his unexpected death. He always reminded me of my uncle...A good person with a good soul. I always looked forward to any movie or tv show he did... He'll be missed but always be remembered for the great memories he gave us all.... R.I.P. You were always the best part of whatever you did.
@@t.adamcollins2162 what's wrong with fans paying tribute to someone who clearly had impact on them? Death is always sad and terrible and people should mourn. Do you even have a soul? Guessing not.
Funny how Hurd doesn’t mention that James Horner also got nominated for an academy award. They treated him terribly, and yet, under such pressure, he produced one of the most memorable scores in film history. RIP
*Big time!, Music/score in film is really taken for granted, it can either make or break the movie, that is how important it is. Look at Halloween 1 ( the original )*
He's so good. Pretty nearly straight off of Star Trek II and III. If the scores sound similar, well, so do some Beethoven symphonies, or, nearer the mark, Shostakovich or Stravinsky. I never mind hearing motifs repeated from a good composer's soul.
I watched Aliens on tv, very late one night when I was 14 or 15 years old. It was the Director's Cut, it was fucking amazing, and it has aged fantastically to the point that I am going to watch it again in 2021.
The way he describes it, you can see how frustrated he was, especially at the fact that Gale&James kept on changing things - already being late, while at the same time demanding a score to be done on schedule. Such a glaring disrespect for other people’s time and effort. „We‘ll find somebody who can.“ - that’s pure hybris
The raw fucking skill and talent and art (they created on the fly) that went in the production of that movie is insane. Some of the techniques they used are awesome magic or awesome tricks even better than magic
My buddy and I saw Alien when it opened in theater and we were on mushrooms. OMG! I was terrified and thought I was was going to be killed. When the movie was over I was shaking and drenched in sweat. Most awesome experience - but I swore I would not do psychedelics again. Saw Aliens while striaght and it still scared the crap out of me. Great sci-fi horror films.
What a small world! My buddy and I on opening night in 1986 in Dallas dropped a hit of blotter acid each and had our minds blown beyond comprehension lol 😂
I know you made this comment years ago, but it’s still spot on. In fact, I’d argue that Aliens is one of those rare sequels that may surpass the original. Alien is outstanding, but this movie is nearly perfect. All of the detail builds a world that is completely intuitive and immersive, dropping us in without the need for expository explanation. When explanation is required, it’s done in a fluid and natural way - like the briefing on the reactors and how the marines intend to defend the area they’re in. There’s no explaining to people who should already know things, all of which makes the movie so rewatchable. The characters live in a recognizable world and the film makers trust the audience to keep up, something I’ve come to appreciate more and more.
The best one and only Stan Winston is missed by many sci fi fans. No one could touch his expertise in animatronics. Jurassic Park was incredible with the T. rex movements. It would have been very difficult to make that movie without Winston.
At 1:19:50 Cameron has a great quote, one that I think many filmmakers could learn from. Benefit from. "You don't create fear with gore, you create disgust. A whole different emotion." I think he hit that mark perfectly. It's about the same reasoning behind why "jump scare" is usually used as a negative critique of a moment or moments in films. Surprise isn't fear any more than disgust is. It only takes SFX to create disgust, and it only takes editing to create surprise. It takes *talent* to create fear.
Well he can have his opinion but I’m yet to have any sort of fear watching a movie I just want to be entertained and I get into movies like hatchet and slashers way more than any movie James Cameron has ever made. Being on the gore more the better, hatchet, evil dead, 28 weeks later, crazies, RZ Halloween’s, exploding zombie heads, squirting blood from severed heads and limbs, yes yes please
And no I’m not saying aliens is bad it’s just not scary it’s action I get the same feeling watching a war movie that I do watching aliens same anticipation. Movies today are just so predictable pretty much everything after 1980 is I’m more of a George Romero/Alfred Hitchcock are the non gore horror movies I like to watch over and over. The 30s, 50s, 70s had the best none gore horror movies that are rewatchable. Today I just go where the gore is when I want to be entertained, I want a new hatchet movie, Kane hodder kicks ass as usual severing body parts spilling gallons of intestines used to choke people out and gallons of blood. I tend to get bored very easy so my opinions on movies are usually not popular opinion, like I agree with Stephen King and that Kubrick ruined the shining and I don’t read books but it made me read the book and the book is actually very good the movie ruined the book so I give it a .5/10 best part is Jack going crazy
Indeed, compare thé original Texas chainsaw massacre to thé countless remakes. Thé original makes you feel uneasy and scared from thé start. However there is hardly any Gore in it. Thé remakes have tons of Gore but thé entire chilling atmosphere is gone.
When I was a kid I watched this movie...home...alone. I was so terrified that I could not look at the screen directly and hid my face with my hands and peeked through my fingers. However I just had to watch it to the end despite my fear, to see what would happen next. For days and days I was in shock, anxious, nervous, loss of appetite, couldn't sleep, It was an experience I will never forget and no other movie ever made me feel this way.
Sigourney Weaver is a magical actress and the entire cast and production unit were utterly brilliant. I have never felt so exhausted after watching a film (Terminator was close, but Aliens is an entirely different feeling). A wonderful film and everyone who participated deserves all possible praise for what they produced.
+CBright7831 15 minute tea break out of a 12 hour days wouldn't hurt, Just they were too cocky, They had a hit with Terminator and they thought that would carry weight and they could do what they liked, The British crew are professional, Many of them had worked on blockbuster movies for years, If American's directors had issues then why did they continue to make movies over here, Even to this day pinewood is still used to make big budget movies, Star Wars was recently made there, I think the tea break issues was very petty
Sounds like an excuse by Cameron to justify his bad reputation with crews. Even his supporters tacitly admit that he's a martinet who slows down production by micro-managing everything which causes a backlog and tremendous stress. He then tries to bully people into working at insane and counterproductive rates to make up time.This explains why his movies are often rather bland and seemingly generic.
There was a screening of Aliens at my local university back in the day. I went to see it with a friend, Rusty. When Ripley appeared in the mechanical lifter to do battle with the mother alien Rusty stood up from his seat mesmerised and bellowed 'FUCK YES'. Ahhh good times.
I might be old now compared to the youngsters watching today, but I was there during the hype of this instant classic action horror masterpiece leading upto the release in 1986. Today's Hollywood will never get back to doing films like this, and the 1980s is still the biggest pop culture decade of all time with every major iconic franchise making an appearance. Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Predator, Robocop, The Terminator, Batman, Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Rambo, Gremlins, Die Hard, Superman, The Karate Kid, Blade Runner, Conan, A Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th and Mad Max. All entries here with the exception of James Bond had their very best instalments solely in the 1980s. The greatest decade in film arguably apart from the 1950s in my opinion.
And that's what Hollywood needs to get back to making movies like the ones you name I'm tired of the superhero marvel movies the reboot remake we need creative again and built up movie stars.
Yeah I just saw Dune 2 and it felt flat and lifeless to me, but I'm old and jaded. I'm sure kids will be excited by it. I just saw the digital effects as too obvious and the practical effects of Aliens can't really be surpassed with digital trickery. Also the acting in the new Dune iteration leaves a lot to be desired as well.
When Jim talks about the chest burster and how they don't have to revel on that, this is exactly what the later movies, and Predator, and other franchises even like my beloved Tremors did wrong. They always need to one up what came before, it has to be MORE gore, and now it bursts out a guys back in Prometheus, and every new Predator looks more shitty than the last when all they had to do was to keep Stan Winston's brilliant design. Jim and Stan respected the original chest burster scene enough to say "we can't make the scene more impactful in our movie, so we're not even going to try." Kudos to everyone involved with this incredible picture.
A documentary!! What. I’m 40 years old and this is in my top three film of all time. Have watched a million times. A documentary!! Omg I have to watch this now
James Remar was originally cast as Hicks, although why he was replaced was always shrouded in mystery. It wasn’t until recently, when Remar himself commented more explicitly on the issue, that the reason James Cameron fired him became clear: “I had a terrible drug problem, but I got through it … I had a great career and personal life, and messed it up with a terrible drug habit.” Remar said of his Aliens experience: “I was initially cast as Corporal Hicks, and I was fired after a couple weeks of filming because I got busted for possession of drugs, and Michael Biehn replaced me.”
In a way it's a shame becasue Remar is a great actor. His portrayal of Albert Ganz in 48 hours was terrifyingly manic. However, I'm glad Biehn got the role becasue it's hard to imagine anyone else playing Hicks.
There is another Aliens documentary that is on Netflix that belongs to the "Movies That Made Us" series. In that short documentary, Remar explains what happened. He admits that he was doing drugs at the time. And he was arrested. James Cameron was at the time pressed for time. The British crew kept taking tea breaks twice a day. And the studio warned Cameron that if they ever went over the budget, he would need to foot the bill himself. So yeah, Cameron had no choice but to let Remar go. He hated having to do that because Remar came recommended by Walter Hill. But again, he was pressed for time and needed to find a replacement right away. So he called Michael Biehn who he had worked with recently in Terminator.
This movie still blows my mind. Even though over the years it has made the trasnsition from cutting edge to nostalgic I will still sit down and watch it when ever it is on. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has watched "Aliens" over 100 times.
Seeing Bill Paxton makes me sad but also glad he was in this film. He was (and still is) an undervalued actor. He was magnificent in this film and uniquely captures how any viewer of the film would act in that situation....you'd be shitting yourself!
It's so hard for me because I used to enjoy Paxton - he was never a great actor but he was usually fun to watch. But seeing him at whatever that awards show was when he insulted Michael C Hall (Dexter) for having leaukemia soured his appeal for me to a level I haven't experienced since I learned about Mark Wahlberg blinding an old Vietnamese guy as a young d!ckhead but asking the Pope for forgiveness for the felony so he could extend his Wahlbergers franchise and not for the act of assaulting a defenceless person when i reached a point of no return.I avoid most of Paxton's movies now because I can't divorce the actor from the distaste of the man
@@yourshadowself you're totally making this BS up. Stop trolling and disrespecting the dead with your awful and pitiful lies. Also he was a GREAT actor and if you think otherwise you must think Kristen Stewart is this generation's Meryl Streep.
Bill Paxton was great in this movie because some of his one-liners broke the tension and terror during the movie and brought a humorous aspect to it. ( ie, "why don't you put her in charge" )
ie. Stan Winston is the name I just heard in this documentary and I don't know any other special effect artists. So I'm going to write a ignorant emotional appeal soundbite.
This is my favorite movie of all time. Know every line...probably have watched it 200 times or more. On my tablet or computer..always the first movie I load.
2:49:10 "There were no test-screenings for the film; we didn't have time" - and right there is probably a major reason why this film is a timeless classic. I hate to think about the version of Aliens we could have ended up with if the film had been subjected to that damaging process...
My stepfather took me to this movie when it premiered. I was 11 at the time, and Aliens scared the living daylights out of me. The worst part was I couldn't even ask to sleep in their room because I was afraid that they might have a chest buster in them. So I named some of my toys after the colonial marines and slept with Hicks (a Pound Puppy) in my arms all through the night for weeks on end. I still have that stuffed dog and am such a fan of this movie that I watch it at least once a week.
I was 9 and went with my moms boyfriend who had already seen it, my favorite movie bar none, I remember saying they should use those big yellow loaders to fight the aliens , he just smiled and said "watch"
@@AlienGenotype DO YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD LITERALLY? YOU MUST NOT, UNLESS ALIENS SCARED YOU SO BAD THAT YOU VOIDED YOUR BOWELS IN YOUR PANTS. YOU SAID LITERALLY SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF YOU. DAMN, I'M SO GLAD I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT SCARED WATCHING A DAMN MOVIE.
This is --------hands-down------one of THE all-time best action films ever made. -------I still get my heart pounding , though I've seen it at least 25 times. ----------------------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
CGI, agendas, laziness, committee writing and fear of risks. The only good movies these days are based on books, just because the good story is already there. Anything else gets rewritten by different people with no vision based on random focus group tests. Even if it might have been good it gets disjointed and incoherent in this process. And even with a book source it's hit and miss. Arrival was great, Ender's Game was just OK.
That's how his filsm become successful. Because he put the first half on characters and then the rest for an uninterrupted thrill , adventure, action, horror, drama just like his Titanic
There are so many people to love here on this project. Signory and James working together to flesh out Ripley in the most accurate way possible goes to the the level of professionalism they both had on the film.
Like so many others, I worship the aesthetic of this film. The singular vision of Cameron and his colleagues permeates one scene after another. So many elements became woven dynamically into this film as if by providence. If this film were made today with a massive budget, modern technology, and all the time in the world, I doubt it would have turned out as well. Money constraints, scheduling problems, culture clashes between production crew, people with different acting backgrounds, etc. And yet it all resulted in something amazing. It was lightning in a bottle and I don't think it can be captured again. I've so much more respect for the fact that everything was done with practical effects, set work, and clever photography, not to mention some of James Horner's finest scoring work; even though it's undeniable he lifted several of the musical motifs from classical ballets almost note-for-note, it nonetheless remains a fine example of art through adversity just like the rest of the film. Today this would all be done in post-production CGI leaving nothing to the imagination, and while modern effects can show abundant detail, it lacks the organic authenticity of something shot on actual film like this was, no matter how many computers it gets processed on. I am particularly moved by Sigourney's humanity and personal onus as caretaker with Carrie Henn towards the end of production when they were the only ones still shooting on a very cold set with a lot of physical stunt work; she looked after Carrie's well-being on the set just as much as she did in the story, so what we see was only partially a characterization insofar as the technicality of a camera being on. It says a lot about Sigourney as a person and it shines through with an unspoken presence in the film, adding an intangible humanity to the screen that has yet to be truly recognized, much less rivaled, in any other film of the franchise.
1000 Thanks for the friend who posted this documentary here! I loved it in all ways! I wish I could get a copy on CD, to pass to my younger child who's much like my self and will love these movies like his dad.
It is still an absolute brilliant piece of work. It will never age. In Alien, Scott admired the beast and wove an atmosphere of terror. Cameron brought in the guns, the all conquering guns, and showed how completely useless they were. The xenomorphs can step it up to any level! Terrifying and brilliant.
It’s amazing how different people used to talk about the films they were involved in, understated, quiet, and with an endearing awkwardness that is oceans apart from the modern performative, and totally rehearsed and regurgitated drivel that accompanies todays’ film interviews. Even James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver sound so quiet and subdued. Love it
Agreed on all counts. Alien was scary as shit, it can never be remade. But Jim knows how to make an action movie. The greed of the corporation is still there, the ultimate monster, the Queen this time, is still there, our heroine is still there, but this is a different battle. For me, Alien was scarier, Ridley knows how to scare you & keep scared, but Aliens was more exciting. Knowing how the films were made does not detract from my enjoyment of watching them. And boy is the music important.
this movie is timeless..if it came out today it would still be a cutting edge awesome movie..the original predator is very similar to this film in term of it being timeless.classic awesome film that i never get tired watching over and over
evan c god it would be even more amazing since they don't use miniatures or any of the techniques they did back then in movies now, which makes them feel so fake. Mad Max Fury Road is the exception to this rule.
James Horner, H.R. GIGER, BILL PAXTON, Thank you all so much for the creative contribution to a timeless classic that'll remain terrifying for many years to come. Gone but not Dared FORGOTTEN!!!!!
84, 85, 86 man ther was some GREAT films made in the mid eighties, Aliens, Back to the future, The breakfast club, Terminator, Amadeus, Predator??, Beverley hills cop, ghostbusters, top gun, karate kid, stand by me, platoon..
The whole 80's was great for films though, I thought it was odd he chose those specific years. 1985 was also specifically a great year for music, dire straits, tears for fears, starship, duran duran, kate bush, to name a few all release exceptional albums.
I still watch my Alien series movies. You start off with Alien and you have to watch the next three. The best Sci-Fi Horror EVER. I've always loved Sigourney...and her acting...
I remember this was one of the VHS tapes I’d rent over and over as a kid. Jaws, Terminator, Commando. And FN Aliens. Playing Halo for the first time in 2000, it blew my Mind, the influence and inspiration for the Classic Space Marine Corps. The Flood. Totally took me back to Aliens. Apone. C’mon. Cryopods. Weapons. Pelican Drop ships. Quoting Hudson as we ripped through the crawling, bouncing Spores/Face Huggers. “You want some!?! Game over!” Ya nailed this sequel. One of the best. Clearly set the bar.
Watching this reminds me why I love and prefer movies before CGI came about. Filmmakers of old had to work incredibly hard. CGI doesn’t have to struggle to control the circumstances of reality that may not be cooperative for a fictional envisioning. It doesn’t have to coordinate so many elements that are out of its control to find that perfect moment to grab that shot.
CGI can be awesome too. It's just a tool and if used well it's fantastic. It's when it is relied upon or used inappropriately it looks either cheesy or fake ect... The trouble is building models and masks is expensive and time consuming so they resort to cheaper CGI. They know they can still make lots of profit selling crappy movies using hype and selling to the Fandom base. That's why there are so many shitty series out that either become a movie or had been a movie. Many younger views don't understand what makes a good movie which is why Avatar was a huge hit with kids even though it was not a great movie. Dialogue was cheesy and cliché and the storyline was so already done and predictable. Some scenes looked great while others were crappy.
Alien: Isolation does more tribute toward Alien, rather than its sequel Aliens. But it really does fit in the same mold. I would love an "isolation" done with the Aliens vibe, but it's a hard balance. How would they avoid making it into a traditional shooter? It'd be tough.
I hope they make a 2nd part to alien:isolation game. everything the game offers from the daughters pov is incredible. i wouldn't mind a multiplayer co op dlc to alien 3 on the maximum security prison planet. all of us trying to trap an alien.
Bill Paxton is still missed today.A brilliant actor and director.Loved him in Aliens, Weird Science, Predator 2, and even Twister.RIP dude.Game over man, game over.
THE best scifi movie ever made to my opinion. No matter what they throw at us now with computergraphics etc etc, they will never get up to the level of the hard work they put into this movie with real stuff they used and make it just as good or better.
The genius of Jim cameron, was he understood, that if the audience cared for the marines, they would invest in their journey. This is a major contributing factor to why Aliens was a huge success and now considered a classic. And rightly so. R.I.P Bill Paxton.
@@tamlandipper29 The marines in the movie are not charicatures, even though they are often considered as. They are businesslike (even Hudson until his breakdown) and they are in a situation of fear anyone - military or not - can sympathize with through basic imagination. You fall in to sympathizing with them because everyone knows that fear of a thing with teeth hiding in the dark from their childhood, and everyone knows that tribal instinct to band together to survive against an enemy. The audience is sucked in to the same situation as they watch, and we invest in them because we're "there" too with them.
When James Cameron tells you to slide into a wall, you fuckin slide into that wall. Thanks for the memories Bill Paxton, Hudson was a character among characters.
I remember seeing this in theater, and being absolutely exhausted by the end from adrenaline over load. I had to go home, and watch cartoons for a couple hours just to chill out. Then I went to it again the next night. It was the first movie I ever saw multiple times in theater. I ended up seeing it 4 times on the big screen.
OMG! One of favorite films ever and to understand all the challenges from this documentary give me a totally new appreciation of this iconic film! RIP Bill.
C'mon give the guy a break in regards to the tea break.At least if it had been a real man/womans beverage-i.e.coffee,but tea with crumpets and the pinky finger raised in the air!?
@DR Evil I'm curious about this. I will claim that Aliens is my personal favorite sci-fi action movie but what is Solaris? Where from? I'd check it out for sure
27:50 I loved that character. The mother/daughter relationship between Ripley and Newt drove the second film. I wish they had ended the franchise with the second film. It just hasn't been the same.
The third film committed cinematic homicide by killing off these beautiful characters, off-screen no less. Cameron gave the franchise future-proofing gold with the character of Newt, who could have had her own movie as an adult, and they threw it away. Absolutely baffling.
One of my favorite movies ever! I named my son Cameron James for James Cameron based on how the director made me think about the future! I Love the work of Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn and Jeanette Goldstein who worked with Cameron on multiple movies. Excellent work!
Just fascinating.....really enjoyed this bit of insight. Director,script,cast,crew...the perfect recipe. One of my all time guilty pleasures. A real true sequel to the original. Bishop was the fitting successor to Ash. Cameron came into his own with this little jem. Yes, I recall Galaxy of Terror..a sort of a cheap prelude to Aliens...I still have this movie on VHS. The crowning image is always the Alien Queen in all her glory....big,scary, cunning and lethal...the best villainess in moviedom. Thanks James and all involved!
I think it really translates in a movie when they seem to be doing the best they possibly can with the technology they have rather than doing too much with visual effects that aren't really ready. What an amazing film. Still thrills right to the final battle to this day.
God I miss the candidness and honesty of old behind the scenes documentaries, instead of the polished PR heavy fluff they put out now
You think THIS is candid, read some of the old Starlog magazine interviews from the 70's and 80's. People said *anything*. Now, the NDA's are so tight, if an actor or member of the crew even *breathes*, they get sued by the studio. There's one reason for that: social media. In the 70's and 80's, only movie geeks and sci-fi nerds read magazines like Starlog. Millions of people didn't see a quote within a few seconds like what happens today - and even the big newspapers didn't really pay attention to those interviews. Once social media came around, the studios started making anyone on a big-budget production sign an NDA that could literally ruin your life if you said something out of turn about the production - because they know that even a simple quote taken out of context that gets blasted on a thousand different movie sites and shared millions of times in a single day can ruin a movie's reputation. Back then, they let people say whatever they want, basically, because we still lived in a world where something somebody said wasn't instantly seen by the entire world on the same day they said it.
@@redadamearth That mentality has backfired though; look at the unbridled hate towards Disney now; they think they are better than their fans and the fans are walking away in droves, or actually getting more views trashing their movies/tv shows than the shows themselves. They actually invented the disgusting practice called "fanbaiting" where they accuse the fandom of being misogynistic or racist in advance of a release to deflect away from critical and commercial failures. Of course the shareholders won't give a damn what they blame it on in the long run.
I love going through old interviews on some magazines. Like those vintage playboys when the interview section features Kubrick the Beatles of heads of sweet bands, new world changing companies. Etc.
@@Puppy_Puppington Ironically Playboy actually did have some good articles.
This isn't that old it was made for the dvd but not the original interviews
Watches Aliens.
Immediately watches this.
Immediately watches Aliens again.
That's me cuz here I am again lol And no one wants to watch it with me because I know every line. This is my absolute favorite movie of all time😂
Watch it in the dark in your underwear😮 aliens
"Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!"
RIP Bil Paxton, you legend! You had the best lines on this movie.
"Why don't you put her in charge"
When she said Newt had survived without any help.. That line was a classic
"WHY DON'T YOU PUT HER IN CHAAARGE!!..." 😆🤣😅😆
Stop your grinnin and drop your linen FOUND EM
Yes, indeed. What a huge loss. Paxton was won of the finest character actors ever. A simple look at his filmography will tell you how iconic he became. RIP Bill...
"Game over!" Someone should have put that on his headstone.
Paxton was notoriously hard on himself as an actor. I hope wherever he is, he knows that he was a great actor who is loved by so many and is dearly missed.
His son played a younger version of his Agents of shield character in the last season. Damn near spitting image.
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I mostly watch Aliens at night, mostly.
Mostly....
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You may dislike the British crew but this is the best looking movie ever. They delivered big time.
Its what us Brits are known for.
It’s a shame the culture difference created some friction on the set. I hope they’ve all made up and are proud of what they achieved, great film
Weren't those two Art designers and several effects guys American? It was a team effort.
Actually, you can credit Cameron for most of that "look".
What do you mean "dislike"? The British crew was in the right here
So glad this movie was made before CGI was a thing. This movie is the greatest argument against CGI vs. real effects ever made.
Not even remotely. I'm late to the party on a comment but I HATE this thinking. As CGI is simply a tool. Just as 3D is a tool, as is surround sound a tool. Its how you use it and where you use it, is what matters. Practical is good for many things but not all things. See the new Dune as a perfect example of knowing where and how to use practical vs CGI.
@@KellicTiger Yes, you are right, it's gotten a lot better & seamless (Dune was amazing), but from the mid 90's to about 2015 it was severely overused, and the effects were not nearly as good as they are today.
Countless movies u could tell where all the CGI was. To the point u really appreciated when a filmmaker resisted the green screen and implemented practical effects like in The Thing (80's version). There's no defending absolute horrible CGI like the Rock in The Scorpion King
@@KellicTiger It's simple, really. CG appears like things are happenning, but nothing is. Where are the Stunt Men? Where is 'The Danger'? Without that, don't waste My time. Of course CG looks better all the time, but I FEEL NOTHING frum it. Empty. I'd rather watch The Road Warrior again. That's Visceral. God Bless The Stuntmen! It's not an "Action" film without them, just eye-candy with loud noises. Unless things are actually being exploded, it's boring as hell. Of course, No Stuntmen were killed during the making of this comment. Kids today don't get it. Your movies suck This Must Change. I'll be a stuntman. Let's Go.
@KellicTiger CGI itself is not the problem, it's the absolute reliance on it that is the problem. Films filled with CGI tend to have no soul. Nothing tangible. It's just a bunch of glossy animated images with no depth for the most part. I remember as a kid I couldn't wait for video game graphics to catch up with movie special effects. They never did. What actually happened is movies became far more like videogames. It's not that the tool of CGI is bad, it's just that the generation wielding these tools grew up in an age where any and everything could be accomplished in post production. So its no big surprise that what is caught in camera these days also feels as hollow and artificial as the special effects themselves.
@@brandons4240Have you seen the video on TH-cam of all the incredible creature feature prosthetics they did for the Thing prequel. And then the studio execs said yeah get rid of all that and do it cgi. 🙄
I remember in Poland I just woke up with a terribly hangover, hated to lay in my bed anymore and to be home so I went out just to recover crossing the street pointless and walking near the cinema I thought it would be nice to sit down in the darkness to rest so I bought the ticket even not asking about what a movie they show cause I didn't care. I come inside, sit down ...and then ,oh shit ...I forgot about my hangover.
Serdeczne pozdrowienia do Polski
@Infinity Nexus Reviews Stay cool , my friend!
Saw this in High school summer vacation. A friend and I walked in the rain to the theatre for the 8 PM showing. We walked into the movie all humid and wet in a dim theatre and sunk in the front row chairs. I was never immersed as much in a movie as I was that night and it really felt like we were there - all tense, grimy and sweating like they were on lV426. One of my favorite movies of all time.
i saw it at a new multiplex during a bad late summer / early fall thunderstorm near mt vernon VA (with a bunch of soldiers in the packed theatre from Ft Belvoir who cheered on the colonial marines). It really added to the film lol
Very cool, sounds like some lucky psychotropic effect took hold.. ;]
I had a similar "realistic" experience with the first film - it was summer, so I had on sandals, and someone in the show before had spilled a soda -- at some point during the film, I moved my foot right into it, so I had cold, sticky stuff on my toes --- as a teenage girl it was an 'eeeeeeeeeewwww" experience!!! I will always remember that!!! I like all 4 films, but Alien and Aliens are my faves, I can always watch them.
Sounds like an amazing memory. You're lucky.
PSYCHOSEMATIC sensory overload, intense bro, I was 9 when I saw it but still had fun , not as good as your story though,im jealous, i just wanna grow up, oh wait im 42,lmao!
Rest In Peace, Bill Paxton. "Game over, man... Game over."
It’s a dry heat!
My friends & I have been quoting “Game over man, game over!” since high school in the late 80’s. R.I.P.
Same for Al Matthews Rest In Peace Sergeant Apone. " Hudson come here, Come Here! "
You should find the giant BP (for Bill Paxton) computer map image spelled out by dozens of storm chasers by driving to specific points with their GPS transponders all over Tornado Alley when he died.
@Shiftlotus Gaming …huh? Sorry, I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Is that another Bill Paxton quote from one of his movies?
Every time I watch Aliens it feels like the first time. There are only a handful of films in the world that can do that.
I'll feel YOU!
Eddiethenotsogreat I'll you YOU!
Eddiethenotsogreat are you really going to post that to everyone that comments? I realise it has been a month but seriously? I'm just saying it seems like a waste of time for a bit of comedic effect, either way I am going to eagerly await your response to this, mainly because I want to know which word you choose to insert into your comment... Probably insert.
Robotgrandma I'll post YOU!
Edward Davenport see now I’m gonna go watch it right now. Lol
Even now, 30 years later, this is one of the greatest movies and incidentally greatest sequels ever made. It holds up so incredibly well, from the writing to the music to the effects. gotta love it.
...and after this, the Alien sequels became a smelly pile of crap. Such a shame...
Terminator 2
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Also one of the greats.
I think thats the only sequel ever made that was better than the first.
They all tell a story if watch them one after the other.You will see the story its telling.Instead of you saying its crap which they are not.Maybe you need to watch them again .
Bill Paxton.... The first actor that made me cry upon hearing of his unexpected death. He always reminded me of my uncle...A good person with a good soul. I always looked forward to any movie or tv show he did... He'll be missed but always be remembered for the great memories he gave us all.... R.I.P. You were always the best part of whatever you did.
Bill Paxton has been immortalized by working with jim cameron 3 times or more and its some of bill's best acting...........
What's with all these weird maudlin comments? Like, yeah, he died. That's sad. Is this the first place you went to pay tribute?
@@t.adamcollins2162 what's wrong with fans paying tribute to someone who clearly had impact on them? Death is always sad and terrible and people should mourn. Do you even have a soul? Guessing not.
His Son James Paxton had a role in an ALIEN 40th Anniversary short called
ALIEN: ALONE
@Jimmy Hopkins
Him and lance are the only 2 ( but can you count bishop as he isn’t actually dead )
RIP, Bill Paxton, we miss you!
game over man!!!! game over..... :)
Funny how Hurd doesn’t mention that James Horner also got nominated for an academy award. They treated him terribly, and yet, under such pressure, he produced one of the most memorable scores in film history. RIP
so sad - i loved his music, especially Braveheart , titanic and Apollo 13
Hear, hear.
I agree. I was totally disappointed with Gale for not mentioning him.
*Big time!, Music/score in film is really taken for granted, it can either make or break the movie, that is how important it is. Look at Halloween 1 ( the original )*
As a mucisian myselft, I was shocked to hear about the timetable and conditions he had to work in.
"LET'S ROOOOOOCK!!!"
"YEEEAAAAHHH!!!"
Gives me goosebumps EVERY time.
I love that part in the movie.when Vasuez says..."LETS ROOOCK"!!
"Aliens" (1986) is one of the 20 best movies ever made! This is a unique masterpiece! Hello from Athens Greece!
I watched this few days ago again and I have to say this film never seem to grow "old" or outdated. It's quite something really
It’s a masterpiece
Look into my eye
Rip James Horner.... His score is classic.
He's so good. Pretty nearly straight off of Star Trek II and III. If the scores sound similar, well, so do some Beethoven symphonies, or, nearer the mark, Shostakovich or Stravinsky. I never mind hearing motifs repeated from a good composer's soul.
@@AlanCanon2222 he was also brought in practically last minute, some recycling was probably necessary. Great work
I watched Aliens on tv, very late one night when I was 14 or 15 years old.
It was the Director's Cut, it was fucking amazing, and it has aged fantastically to the point that I am going to watch it again in 2021.
Amazingly, James Horner sounds like the most reasonable and sane person on the production.
The way he describes it, you can see how frustrated he was, especially at the fact that Gale&James kept on changing things - already being late, while at the same time demanding a score to be done on schedule. Such a glaring disrespect for other people’s time and effort. „We‘ll find somebody who can.“ - that’s pure hybris
The raw fucking skill and talent and art (they created on the fly) that went in the production of that movie is insane. Some of the techniques they used are awesome magic or awesome tricks even better than magic
And almost got wrecked by Tea Time. LOL!!!
why curse asshole?
The fire and smoke effects were especially freaky. It sounds like they all increased their risk for cancer or emphysema by 10x on that set.
"Stop your Grinning and drop your linen, we've found em" Probably my favourite movie ever.
My buddy and I saw Alien when it opened in theater and we were on mushrooms. OMG! I was terrified and thought I was was going to be killed. When the movie was over I was shaking and drenched in sweat. Most awesome experience - but I swore I would not do psychedelics again. Saw Aliens while striaght and it still scared the crap out of me. Great sci-fi horror films.
What a small world! My buddy and I on opening night in 1986 in Dallas dropped a hit of blotter acid each and had our minds blown beyond comprehension lol 😂
this would not be a good movie to be tripping on
@@Dr_5150_ It sounds like an absolutely terrible idea. I made the mistake of watching The Fly while heavily stoned once, and that was bad enough.
this has go to be up for best sequel ever. this is a film i can watch over and over to this day.
I know you made this comment years ago, but it’s still spot on. In fact, I’d argue that Aliens is one of those rare sequels that may surpass the original. Alien is outstanding, but this movie is nearly perfect. All of the detail builds a world that is completely intuitive and immersive, dropping us in without the need for expository explanation. When explanation is required, it’s done in a fluid and natural way - like the briefing on the reactors and how the marines intend to defend the area they’re in. There’s no explaining to people who should already know things, all of which makes the movie so rewatchable. The characters live in a recognizable world and the film makers trust the audience to keep up, something I’ve come to appreciate more and more.
You know a movie's good when there's a 3 hour documentary about the making of it.
Gosh, losing Stan Winston was a tragedy no one ever speaks of.
many do. if you're in the field.
The best one and only Stan Winston is missed by many sci fi fans. No one could touch his expertise in animatronics. Jurassic Park was incredible with the T. rex movements. It would have been very difficult to make that movie without Winston.
How about the loss of an entire industry? Where are the matte painters? Where are the film editors, negative cutters?
Yes, they do!!
Digital media changed everything
At 1:19:50 Cameron has a great quote, one that I think many filmmakers could learn from. Benefit from. "You don't create fear with gore, you create disgust. A whole different emotion." I think he hit that mark perfectly. It's about the same reasoning behind why "jump scare" is usually used as a negative critique of a moment or moments in films. Surprise isn't fear any more than disgust is. It only takes SFX to create disgust, and it only takes editing to create surprise. It takes *talent* to create fear.
It feels like that was his only moment from the whole 3 hours movie... And he's not even titled
Precisely. With Aliens, I had a sense of fear the entire movie. With or without alien scenes. The tense situation itself did its job for me.
Well he can have his opinion but I’m yet to have any sort of fear watching a movie I just want to be entertained and I get into movies like hatchet and slashers way more than any movie James Cameron has ever made. Being on the gore more the better, hatchet, evil dead, 28 weeks later, crazies, RZ Halloween’s, exploding zombie heads, squirting blood from severed heads and limbs, yes yes please
And no I’m not saying aliens is bad it’s just not scary it’s action I get the same feeling watching a war movie that I do watching aliens same anticipation. Movies today are just so predictable pretty much everything after 1980 is I’m more of a George Romero/Alfred Hitchcock are the non gore horror movies I like to watch over and over. The 30s, 50s, 70s had the best none gore horror movies that are rewatchable. Today I just go where the gore is when I want to be entertained, I want a new hatchet movie, Kane hodder kicks ass as usual severing body parts spilling gallons of intestines used to choke people out and gallons of blood. I tend to get bored very easy so my opinions on movies are usually not popular opinion, like I agree with Stephen King and that Kubrick ruined the shining and I don’t read books but it made me read the book and the book is actually very good the movie ruined the book so I give it a .5/10 best part is Jack going crazy
Indeed, compare thé original Texas chainsaw massacre to thé countless remakes. Thé original makes you feel uneasy and scared from thé start. However there is hardly any Gore in it. Thé remakes have tons of Gore but thé entire chilling atmosphere is gone.
When I was a kid I watched this movie...home...alone. I was so terrified that I could not look at the screen directly and hid my face with my hands and peeked through my fingers. However I just had to watch it to the end despite my fear, to see what would happen next. For days and days I was in shock, anxious, nervous, loss of appetite, couldn't sleep, It was an experience I will never forget and no other movie ever made me feel this way.
Sigourney Weaver is a magical actress and the entire cast and production unit were utterly brilliant. I have never felt so exhausted after watching a film (Terminator was close, but Aliens is an entirely different feeling). A wonderful film and everyone who participated deserves all possible praise for what they produced.
James Cameron vs. the British production crew sounds like a movie in of itself. Tea time is serious business.
Don't f**k with Tea Time
I'll produce YOU!
CBright7831 It's for the greater good...
+CBright7831 15 minute tea break out of a 12 hour days wouldn't hurt, Just they were too cocky, They had a hit with Terminator and they thought that would carry weight and they could do what they liked, The British crew are professional, Many of them had worked on blockbuster movies for years, If American's directors had issues then why did they continue to make movies over here, Even to this day pinewood is still used to make big budget movies, Star Wars was recently made there, I think the tea break issues was very petty
Sounds like an excuse by Cameron to justify his bad reputation with crews. Even his supporters tacitly admit that he's a martinet who slows down production by micro-managing everything which causes a backlog and tremendous stress. He then tries to bully people into working at insane and counterproductive rates to make up time.This explains why his movies are often rather bland and seemingly generic.
R.I.P., Al Matthews. Thank You for service, _both_ for the military _and_ for *ALIENS....*
There was a screening of Aliens at my local university back in the day. I went to see it with a friend, Rusty. When Ripley appeared in the mechanical lifter to do battle with the mother alien Rusty stood up from his seat mesmerised and bellowed 'FUCK YES'. Ahhh good times.
_"Somebody wake up Hicks...."_
I might be old now compared to the youngsters watching today, but I was there during the hype of this instant classic action horror masterpiece leading upto the release in 1986. Today's Hollywood will never get back to doing films like this, and the 1980s is still the biggest pop culture decade of all time with every major iconic franchise making an appearance. Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Predator, Robocop, The Terminator, Batman, Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Rambo, Gremlins, Die Hard, Superman, The Karate Kid, Blade Runner, Conan, A Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th and Mad Max. All entries here with the exception of James Bond had their very best instalments solely in the 1980s. The greatest decade in film arguably apart from the 1950s in my opinion.
Amen! 100% spot on
And that's what Hollywood needs to get back to making movies like the ones you name I'm tired of the superhero marvel movies the reboot remake we need creative again and built up movie stars.
Terminator 2 is from 1991.
Never say never again is my favorite bond movie....yeah I know it's not official but it IS james bond lol
Yeah I just saw Dune 2 and it felt flat and lifeless to me, but I'm old and jaded. I'm sure kids will be excited by it. I just saw the digital effects as too obvious and the practical effects of Aliens can't really be surpassed with digital trickery. Also the acting in the new Dune iteration leaves a lot to be desired as well.
The best movie ever. The one that set the bar so high that not even Cameron reached up anymore.
Still one of the best movies I've ever seen.
3 hours of the making of my favorite sci-fi horror film of all-time! Thank you for this.
When Jim talks about the chest burster and how they don't have to revel on that, this is exactly what the later movies, and Predator, and other franchises even like my beloved Tremors did wrong. They always need to one up what came before, it has to be MORE gore, and now it bursts out a guys back in Prometheus, and every new Predator looks more shitty than the last when all they had to do was to keep Stan Winston's brilliant design.
Jim and Stan respected the original chest burster scene enough to say "we can't make the scene more impactful in our movie, so we're not even going to try." Kudos to everyone involved with this incredible picture.
All these years later with all the new tech i still haven't seen any sci fi/horror movie better than this.
A documentary!! What.
I’m 40 years old and this is in my top three film of all time. Have watched a million times. A documentary!! Omg I have to watch this now
James Remar was originally cast as Hicks, although why he was replaced was always shrouded in mystery. It wasn’t until recently, when Remar himself commented more explicitly on the issue, that the reason James Cameron fired him became clear: “I had a terrible drug problem, but I got through it … I had a great career and personal life, and messed it up with a terrible drug habit.” Remar said of his Aliens experience: “I was initially cast as Corporal Hicks, and I was fired after a couple weeks of filming because I got busted for possession of drugs, and Michael Biehn replaced me.”
In a way it's a shame becasue Remar is a great actor. His portrayal of Albert Ganz in 48 hours was terrifyingly manic. However, I'm glad Biehn got the role becasue it's hard to imagine anyone else playing Hicks.
I was wondering really why, thanks bro
Remember. Short controlled bursts.
He actually fucked james Camerons wife.
There is another Aliens documentary that is on Netflix that belongs to the "Movies That Made Us" series.
In that short documentary, Remar explains what happened. He admits that he was doing drugs at the time. And he was arrested. James Cameron was at the time pressed for time. The British crew kept taking tea breaks twice a day. And the studio warned Cameron that if they ever went over the budget, he would need to foot the bill himself.
So yeah, Cameron had no choice but to let Remar go. He hated having to do that because Remar came recommended by Walter Hill. But again, he was pressed for time and needed to find a replacement right away. So he called Michael Biehn who he had worked with recently in Terminator.
for 1986 this movie still holds up today. great movie
Damn right it’s a classic
Absolutely bad ass !
The subtle use of the original soundtrack in the background is brilliant.
This movie still blows my mind. Even though over the years it has made the trasnsition from cutting edge to nostalgic I will still sit down and watch it when ever it is on. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has watched "Aliens" over 100 times.
Seeing Bill Paxton makes me sad but also glad he was in this film. He was (and still is) an undervalued actor. He was magnificent in this film and uniquely captures how any viewer of the film would act in that situation....you'd be shitting yourself!
He was great in everything he did. Love him in Twister also.
It's so hard for me because I used to enjoy Paxton - he was never a great actor but he was usually fun to watch. But seeing him at whatever that awards show was when he insulted Michael C Hall (Dexter) for having leaukemia soured his appeal for me to a level I haven't experienced since I learned about Mark Wahlberg blinding an old Vietnamese guy as a young d!ckhead but asking the Pope for forgiveness for the felony so he could extend his Wahlbergers franchise and not for the act of assaulting a defenceless person when i reached a point of no return.I avoid most of Paxton's movies now because I can't divorce the actor from the distaste of the man
@@yourshadowself you're totally making this BS up. Stop trolling and disrespecting the dead with your awful and pitiful lies. Also he was a GREAT actor and if you think otherwise you must think Kristen Stewart is this generation's Meryl Streep.
@@kendallrivers1119 Search “Bill Paxton cancer card” and you will find plenty of articles about the incident. Including video of Paxton saying it.
Bill Paxton was great in this movie because some of his one-liners broke the tension and terror during the movie and brought a humorous aspect to it. ( ie, "why don't you put her in charge" )
Stan Winston was a fucking superhero. Nobody builds monsters anymore. It's all done by a Goddamned computer, and it looks stupid as fuck.
I'll build YOU!
ie. Stan Winston is the name I just heard in this documentary and I don't know any other special effect artists. So I'm going to write a ignorant emotional appeal soundbite.
Sellinga coerwa Um, No. Stan's done all my favorite monsters. Pumpkinhead has always tied with the Xenomorphs from Aliens.
You're a classic troll. Stan Winston is a legend in the field. Numerous accolades including four Academy Awards.
This is my favorite movie of all time. Know every line...probably have watched it 200 times or more. On my tablet or
computer..always the first movie I load.
HA! Only 200? Lightweight ;)
Thought there was something wrong with me but guess I'm not alone ..
Are you Apone?
Same here, always my go to movie.Lost count of how many times I’ve seen it.
2:49:10 "There were no test-screenings for the film; we didn't have time" - and right there is probably a major reason why this film is a timeless classic. I hate to think about the version of Aliens we could have ended up with if the film had been subjected to that damaging process...
My stepfather took me to this movie when it premiered. I was 11 at the time, and Aliens scared the living daylights out of me. The worst part was I couldn't even ask to sleep in their room because I was afraid that they might have a chest buster in them. So I named some of my toys after the colonial marines and slept with Hicks (a Pound Puppy) in my arms all through the night for weeks on end. I still have that stuffed dog and am such a fan of this movie that I watch it at least once a week.
I remember getting scared like that as a little kid.
Watching movies as a kid is awesome because they can literally scare the shit out of you. It's like mini traumas you go through.
big mike obama I suspect you are a Private Hudson type.
I was 9 and went with my moms boyfriend who had already seen it, my favorite movie bar none, I remember saying they should use those big yellow loaders to fight the aliens , he just smiled and said "watch"
@@AlienGenotype DO YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD LITERALLY? YOU MUST NOT, UNLESS ALIENS SCARED YOU SO BAD THAT YOU VOIDED YOUR BOWELS IN YOUR PANTS. YOU SAID LITERALLY SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF YOU. DAMN, I'M SO GLAD I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT SCARED WATCHING A DAMN MOVIE.
This is why I've watched it 100 times I still watch it and I don't go to cinema anymore!!!!
This is --------hands-down------one of THE all-time best action films ever made. -------I still get my heart pounding , though I've seen it at least 25 times. ----------------------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
RIP, Bill Paxton, Al Mathews --------& any other cast members who have passed on. ----------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
25 times, rookie numbers
Only 25
@@FrattaTV
Stop your grinnin and drop your linen
What about Al Mathews
One of the greatest movies of all time.
Why can't the movies of today be like this? :(
I'll be YOU!
MONEY that's why!
Use of imagination is too much of a gamble; and is not currently available to androids.
It might trigger the audience.
CGI, agendas, laziness, committee writing and fear of risks. The only good movies these days are based on books, just because the good story is already there. Anything else gets rewritten by different people with no vision based on random focus group tests. Even if it might have been good it gets disjointed and incoherent in this process. And even with a book source it's hit and miss. Arrival was great, Ender's Game was just OK.
After Cameron introduces the new characters and premise about 39 minutes in.... The ensuing 91 minutes is the greatest action film ever put on film.
That's how his filsm become successful. Because he put the first half on characters and then the rest for an uninterrupted thrill , adventure, action, horror, drama just like his Titanic
There are so many people to love here on this project. Signory and James working together to flesh out Ripley in the most accurate way possible goes to the the level of professionalism they both had on the film.
Like so many others, I worship the aesthetic of this film. The singular vision of Cameron and his colleagues permeates one scene after another. So many elements became woven dynamically into this film as if by providence. If this film were made today with a massive budget, modern technology, and all the time in the world, I doubt it would have turned out as well. Money constraints, scheduling problems, culture clashes between production crew, people with different acting backgrounds, etc. And yet it all resulted in something amazing. It was lightning in a bottle and I don't think it can be captured again. I've so much more respect for the fact that everything was done with practical effects, set work, and clever photography, not to mention some of James Horner's finest scoring work; even though it's undeniable he lifted several of the musical motifs from classical ballets almost note-for-note, it nonetheless remains a fine example of art through adversity just like the rest of the film. Today this would all be done in post-production CGI leaving nothing to the imagination, and while modern effects can show abundant detail, it lacks the organic authenticity of something shot on actual film like this was, no matter how many computers it gets processed on. I am particularly moved by Sigourney's humanity and personal onus as caretaker with Carrie Henn towards the end of production when they were the only ones still shooting on a very cold set with a lot of physical stunt work; she looked after Carrie's well-being on the set just as much as she did in the story, so what we see was only partially a characterization insofar as the technicality of a camera being on. It says a lot about Sigourney as a person and it shines through with an unspoken presence in the film, adding an intangible humanity to the screen that has yet to be truly recognized, much less rivaled, in any other film of the franchise.
anamnesis it takes me out out a movie when I notice the cgi
Well said.
I like your avatar.
Not the Avatar that was directed by James Camer-onion rings.
Can't believe I'm watching something longer than the actual movie.
Sometimes behind-the-scences is as or more exciting than the movie !
Peter Jacksons' behind-the-scences is phenomenal !
@@susie154 hell yea it is
@@susie154 haven't seen it yet
It's not better than the movie, but still worth it.
Miss you Bill. Thankyou for the years of entertainment and the wonderful characters you got to play. Rest in peace.
This and Alien are absolute classics. The passion that went into making these movies compared to todays CGI rubbish is to be admired.
1000 Thanks for the friend who posted this documentary here! I loved it in all ways! I wish I could get a copy on CD, to pass to my younger child who's much like my self and will love these movies like his dad.
Went to the theater three straight Fridays to see Aliens. It struck me. Hard. My favorite movie, ever.
No doubt you impressed when you got to see the directors cut??
about halfway through this, TH-cam stopped the documentary and reminded me that it was time for tea and crumpets.
It is still an absolute brilliant piece of work. It will never age. In Alien, Scott admired the beast and wove an atmosphere of terror. Cameron brought in the guns, the all conquering guns, and showed how completely useless they were. The xenomorphs can step it up to any level! Terrifying and brilliant.
It’s amazing how different people used to talk about the films they were involved in, understated, quiet, and with an endearing awkwardness that is oceans apart from the modern performative, and totally rehearsed and regurgitated drivel that accompanies todays’ film interviews. Even James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver sound so quiet and subdued. Love it
Game over man, game over. RIP Bill Paxton.
Yeah Paxton's great, funny dude and a solid actor. RIP indeed..
You fucking asshole. You beat me to the first thing that came to my mind and was gonna comment. You're in some really pretty shit now, man!!!
@@MrBoDiggety dude thiscomment is2 years old
@@cathycampbell6026 and?
@@MrBoDiggety and what? Your turn😉
best documentary ever. 3h is just about right for aliens.. one of the best movie sequels of all time *-*
Agreed on all counts. Alien was scary as shit, it can never be remade. But Jim knows how to make an action movie. The greed of the corporation is still there, the ultimate monster, the Queen this time, is still there, our heroine is still there, but this is a different battle.
For me, Alien was scarier, Ridley knows how to scare you & keep scared, but Aliens was more exciting. Knowing how the films were made does not detract from my enjoyment of watching them. And boy is the music important.
Aliens, Terminator 2, Rambo First Blood Part 2.....James Cameron sure does have a knack for sequels.
Rambo? I dont think he did that one.
@@Sixstringman he helped with the writing credits with stallone
Piranha II: The Spawning - technically his first movie
this movie is timeless..if it came out today it would still be a cutting edge awesome movie..the original predator is very similar to this film in term of it being timeless.classic awesome film that i never get tired watching over and over
You are 100% right.. Great comment
YOU are cutting edge.
Eddiethenotsogreat YOU are funny!
***** I'll propagate YOU!
evan c god it would be even more amazing since they don't use miniatures or any of the techniques they did back then in movies now, which makes them feel so fake. Mad Max Fury Road is the exception to this rule.
James Horner, H.R. GIGER, BILL PAXTON, Thank you all so much for the creative contribution to a timeless classic that'll remain terrifying for many years to come.
Gone but not Dared FORGOTTEN!!!!!
Stan Winston
@@sinkingdutchman7227 Cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️ 👍
"they can bill me"
84, 85, 86 man ther was some GREAT films made in the mid eighties, Aliens, Back to the future, The breakfast club, Terminator, Amadeus, Predator??, Beverley hills cop, ghostbusters, top gun, karate kid, stand by me, platoon..
+Eagle Chest [ inbetween the left n right wing] Big Trouble In Little China, The Goonies, it just goes on and on and on
Highlander and The Hitcher were other good ones. And Ferris Bueller's day off.
They Live, Commando, The Thing, Crossroads, Die Hard, The Lost Boys, Spinal Tap, Scarface, The Fly....
The Thing was 1982. Not in the ball park of 1984-1986.
The whole 80's was great for films though, I thought it was odd he chose those specific years. 1985 was also specifically a great year for music, dire straits, tears for fears, starship, duran duran, kate bush, to name a few all release exceptional albums.
Thank you for uploading this documentary, I love it.
I'll document YOU!
I still watch my Alien series movies. You start off with Alien and you have to watch the next three. The best Sci-Fi Horror EVER. I've always loved Sigourney...and her acting...
I remember this was one of the VHS tapes I’d rent over and over as a kid. Jaws, Terminator, Commando. And FN Aliens. Playing Halo for the first time in 2000, it blew my Mind, the influence and inspiration for the Classic Space Marine Corps. The Flood. Totally took me back to Aliens. Apone. C’mon. Cryopods. Weapons. Pelican Drop ships. Quoting Hudson as we ripped through the crawling, bouncing Spores/Face Huggers. “You want some!?! Game over!”
Ya nailed this sequel. One of the best. Clearly set the bar.
Watching this reminds me why I love and prefer movies before CGI came about. Filmmakers of old had to work incredibly hard. CGI doesn’t have to struggle to control the circumstances of reality that may not be cooperative for a fictional envisioning. It doesn’t have to coordinate so many elements that are out of its control to find that perfect moment to grab that shot.
CGI doesn't have people suffocating in a dark corridor and running in the rain for hours. CGI isn't real.
Give me a rubber monster over a CGI one any day. As long as its well made.
CGI can be awesome too. It's just a tool and if used well it's fantastic. It's when it is relied upon or used inappropriately it looks either cheesy or fake ect...
The trouble is building models and masks is expensive and time consuming so they resort to cheaper CGI. They know they can still make lots of profit selling crappy movies using hype and selling to the Fandom base. That's why there are so many shitty series out that either become a movie or had been a movie. Many younger views don't understand what makes a good movie which is why Avatar was a huge hit with kids even though it was not a great movie. Dialogue was cheesy and cliché and the storyline was so already done and predictable. Some scenes looked great while others were crappy.
No CGI and its perfect !
They’d mostly acted in commercials and smiled after takes. .. mostly
Well done!
Bravo! I got it! Lol
Newt: It won't make any difference. *smiles*
Just to put it out there, the game "Alien: Isolation," does this series a LOT of justice.
Watch the digital series. It makes the cut scenes into a full movie. It could easily be a sequel.
I agree. So much canon in the game.
Alien: Isolation does more tribute toward Alien, rather than its sequel Aliens. But it really does fit in the same mold. I would love an "isolation" done with the Aliens vibe, but it's a hard balance. How would they avoid making it into a traditional shooter? It'd be tough.
I hope they make a 2nd part to alien:isolation game. everything the game offers from the daughters pov is incredible.
i wouldn't mind a multiplayer co op dlc to alien 3 on the maximum security prison planet. all of us trying to trap an alien.
@@Krystalmyth black ops zombie mode crossed with alien isloation and a kick ass campaign thats how
Bill Paxton is right about himself that he did over-act, but he did it perfectly.
Bill Paxton is still missed today.A brilliant actor and director.Loved him in Aliens, Weird Science, Predator 2, and even Twister.RIP dude.Game over man, game over.
@@simoncarlile4961 EVEN in twister ? If he wasn't in twister we wouldn't even be talking about it to this day
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THE best scifi movie ever made to my opinion. No matter what they throw at us now with computergraphics etc etc, they will never get up to the level of the hard work they put into this movie with real stuff they used and make it just as good or better.
Please please never delete this video.
The genius of Jim cameron, was he understood, that if the audience cared for the marines, they would invest in their journey.
This is a major contributing factor to why Aliens was a huge success and now considered a classic. And rightly so. R.I.P Bill Paxton.
Given that most audiences would have had next to no military experience, how do you think Cameron achieves that goal of sympathy?
Which makes Alien3 even more tragic, with its multiple disappointing storyline continuations.
@@tamlandipper29 The marines in the movie are not charicatures, even though they are often considered as. They are businesslike (even Hudson until his breakdown) and they are in a situation of fear anyone - military or not - can sympathize with through basic imagination. You fall in to sympathizing with them because everyone knows that fear of a thing with teeth hiding in the dark from their childhood, and everyone knows that tribal instinct to band together to survive against an enemy. The audience is sucked in to the same situation as they watch, and we invest in them because we're "there" too with them.
One of the greatest movies of all time.
This kind of filmmaking is what’s missing from todays cinemas … and it’s a damn shame
When James Cameron tells you to slide into a wall, you fuckin slide into that wall.
Thanks for the memories Bill Paxton, Hudson was a character among characters.
I remember seeing this in theater, and being absolutely exhausted by the end from adrenaline over load. I had to go home, and watch cartoons for a couple hours just to chill out. Then I went to it again the next night.
It was the first movie I ever saw multiple times in theater. I ended up seeing it 4 times on the big screen.
Cameron experiences can get you hooked like that. That's what makes him so good.
It was worth that 4 viewings! Great movie ♥️
OMG! One of favorite films ever and to understand all the challenges from this documentary give me a totally new appreciation of this iconic film! RIP Bill.
The story of Cameron vs the Tea would be so damn entertaining to see as a movie.
C'mon give the guy a break in regards to the tea break.At least if it had been a real man/womans beverage-i.e.coffee,but tea with crumpets and the pinky finger raised in the air!?
One of my few pleasures of getting old is showing this movie to folks who never got to enjoy it.
The greatest science-fiction-movie i'v ever experienced. Thx for uploading this making off!
This is THE BEST sci-fi action movie of all time.
@DR Evil haha. What's better?
@DR Evil I'm curious about this. I will claim that Aliens is my personal favorite sci-fi action movie but what is Solaris? Where from? I'd check it out for sure
I have watched it. Closer to Alien. More thriller and less action. AWESOME MOVIE THOUGH. Forgot the title so thank you!
27:50 I loved that character. The mother/daughter relationship between Ripley and Newt drove the second film. I wish they had ended the franchise with the second film. It just hasn't been the same.
The third film committed cinematic homicide by killing off these beautiful characters, off-screen no less. Cameron gave the franchise future-proofing gold with the character of Newt, who could have had her own movie as an adult, and they threw it away. Absolutely baffling.
Agreed
As far as im concerned theres only 2 Alien movies. The others don't exist
Filmed at Acton Power Plant. I never knew that. Ten minutes from my house!
So was the first Batman film.
Star Wars IV ( a new hope ) was cut at Isleworth Studios
Thats brilliant!
One of my favorite movies ever! I named my son Cameron James for James Cameron based on how the director made me think about the future! I Love the work of Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn and Jeanette Goldstein who worked with Cameron on multiple movies. Excellent work!
What is up with those 1400+ dislikes? What an awesome movie...a director with a vision and a great making of....
Probably liberals
Brilliant masterpiece. Lightning struck twice.
1:05:18 Weavers like "I hate guns!"
Seconds later Paxton: "I love guns their the best part of my job."
Just fascinating.....really enjoyed this bit of insight. Director,script,cast,crew...the perfect recipe. One of my all time guilty pleasures. A real true sequel to the original. Bishop was the fitting successor to Ash. Cameron came into his own with this little jem. Yes, I recall Galaxy of Terror..a sort of a cheap prelude to Aliens...I still have this movie on VHS. The crowning image is always the Alien Queen in all her glory....big,scary, cunning and lethal...the best villainess in moviedom. Thanks James and all involved!
Why do you not put spaces after your commas?
The world is going to hell in a hand basket...and you are questioning my grammar?
@@edwardwilliams2438 No, I'm questioning your punctuation.
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 1987, including one for best music-original score. This was the first of
many for composer James Horner.
I think it really translates in a movie when they seem to be doing the best they possibly can with the technology they have rather than doing too much with visual effects that aren't really ready. What an amazing film. Still thrills right to the final battle to this day.