I agree with ya 100%. The actors of old were so much more talented and dedicated to making the viewer believe what was being performed. Almost like it was really happening, great actors!
@@TheWopper78 Yeah as a 48yr old man who grew up in that era, a lot of the look of movies and actors were just.... down to earth. The actors look like everyday people you see in your life. Ordinary people put in extraordinary situations. Nowadays movies are just, I dunno.... really bland, and all the actors/actresses look like "Forever 21" models.
@@blackolantern5666 you’re so RIGHT! It’s almost comical how lame todays actors seem to me. I’m not a judge, but I like the substance and the enthusiasm of reality actors of yesteryear were. I loved your take too
The Facehugger being revealed for the first time has to be the most horrific moment of the entire film. Incredible effort to make the thing look so real and organic. Discovering that it bled acid hardly lessened its horror. I'd love to have seen inside HR Geiger's mind, but on second thoughts, probably not!
My father had a friend fan of him and finally met him. He said he was high on drugs when they met... I still believe it's one of the best artist of all times.
@@Sowta In an interview, Giger acknowledged his use of substances. When asked if he took drugs to access his dark imagination - his chilling response was that he constantly self-medicated in order to suppress the visions.
The reason why this film "aged so well" is primarily from the technological advances of regular film. Unlike digital formats, you could deeply enhance the actual film until it's clearer than initially presented. Digital on the other hand cannot be since the presentation is permanent. Pick your poison wisely people.
I love how clanky, used and grimey the set looks in older movies like this and star wars, as opposed to newer scifi where spaceships looks too clean and sanitized
I think it's great, too. It really makes you feel like it could be a real place and this could be really happening, even though its on a spaceship in the future. The set designers must have visited some oil refineries and other industrial sites to get the look of the sets and actors just right.
It all depends on the art style. Super clean sci-fi corridors or gritty dirty lived in ones... all depends on the style. Both are good in their own way.
@@prince-solomon I'd say the super clean ones are unrealistic. To have super cleaned ones, either the station/space ship has to be new or well maintained. Well maintained means either the surface is self cleaning somehow or that there are people or robots that constantly clean the floor, the walls and the ceiling. This style from alien movie is more of a seasoned spaceship which is far more realistic.
For me this movie is one of my all time favourite films. It captured the terror and horror perfectly. The tag line "in space no one can hear you scream" is one of the most iconic of all time.
I'm so jealous. My Grandmom got to see Alien in theaters. She said it was an unforgettable experience, and everyone gasped when the acid started eating through the decks.
I think this is a great scene, but it would get cut to hell in a modern film. And I think that's the problem these days, movies have to go so many places that they end up cutting out things like this. That's what I like about old films, there's scenes of people walking from one place to another, and looking at things for a while. I think it really helps with the immersion.
You also might notice movies before 1990's used to have the camera on people's faces more often. Dialogue. Take for instance the Star Wars movies. Episodes 4, 5 and 6. Lots of close ups, lots of emotions. Then the first three came out and all you get is tons of massive CGI battles, flashy effects and little to no real immersion in the storyline. Ruined the whole franchise. And that was BEFORE Disney took over.
True. Modern audiences are just way too rushed, so are the movies. I can feel that when I watch a "slow" movie with someone else younger, or even at my age (I'm not really old). If a movie drags too much in one scene, they start to yawn. If that happens too many times, they literally can't stand still on their chairs in agony! Unbelievable.
I really loved how Parker mentioned how the Xenomorphs acidic blood was a perfect defense mechanism and that killing it would in its own way be a huge disadvantage for you considering it can eat through the ships hull, causing a disasterous decompression to the ship
Alien and The Thing only a couple of years from each other is one of the best Sci-fi horrors I've ever been blessed to witness. The setting in these films is so good it sets the mood. I also adore the storytelling aspect of these films. Modern Sci-fi lacks these elements. It's so refreshingly inspiring to watch these movies.
Poor Parker. He always had the best ideas tbh. Eg: wanting to kill the alien as soon as it was born, wanting to freeze Kane so he could be taken care of on Earth, "Don't go under it", making the flamethrowers, etc. Too bad most of the time no one listened to him.
I think Parker was referring to that the nearest space station would have far better medical technology than what their cargo ship had. And that station would still be a significant distance from Earth.
@@joaquinferrazzi923or just keeping the damn thing in secure containment cell so it couldn't get out even after the chest burster came out. Most of the problems in alien movies are caused by them having terrible containment/quarantine procedures or just not following them because they want to save 1 person that is clearly screwed.
Im absolutely blown away every time that this is from the 70s. The quality, the pacing, everything feels very early to mid 2000s, something Matt Damon would be in.
@@beamzsalt4252 Pacing matters a ton. I can't watch the Godfather, but Goodfellas is eternally rewatchable because it's a masterclass of pacing. Alot of movies prior to the late 80's move at a snails pace
sets up the threat later too with the xenomorph itself. because of its acidic blood they can't fashion a weapon t ofight it, fearing it would eat through the hull of the ship, considering how far a tiny drop of the facehugger's blood went. but even in the second movie, the acidic blood was a major threat still, as if too close when wounding or shooting it, it can kill you too.
I love how they build up the atmosphere in this movie. It's not about the story, or the backstory. It's not about the monster so much even. It's about the crew, we are just hanging with them, in their normal day. And we later see how they treat the problematic situation and how the horror of the situation reflect on them. It's about the characters. Many horror movies seems to not get it. The Thing movie get it. Blair Witch Project get it. It's one of the things that are not so well done in the Prometheus from what I remember. There was lot of exposition, lot of backstory, lot of unnecessary stuff that won't help you if the characters aren't credible. It was classic cliché slasher movie. First Alien is more like an observation.
I think when they started explaining the origins of the Xenomorph in detail it kinda ruined the mystique of it, what's so scary is that we DON'T what these monsters are really. Less is more.
Lore and backstory are ruining movies and have been since midichlorians. Writers/directors are spending too much energy on coming up with cool (stupid) ways to expand the lore of their universes instead of writing good stories. I do think there’s another good story or two in the alien universe and perhaps it will require expanding the lore, but the story has to come first. Ridley clearly made his alien prequels because he wanted to play with his “what if, like, the space jockeys created humans and the alien was, like, some kind of bio weapon of theirs. That would be really freaky man.”
I'm 22 and majority of the movies I watched have great CGI and all the cool modern stuff. This movie was made over 40 years ago and it amazed me more than anything I've seen.
Jerry Goldsmith nailed it with the musical score to this film, he managed to make the film even more creepy and unsettling with brilliant music RIP Jerry Goldsmith!
Masterpiece, timeless movie , just rewatched it again , so well put together ! The atmosphere they create leading up to the alien and then as the situation gradually unfolds ! Nothing too crazy or over the top in terms of action scenes , the suspense and tension amongst the small crew keeps you on the edge.
Just look at the practical effects in this. They look real, like this could actually be happening. In Covenant there was some good CG, but the digital effects for the Alien weren't as good. This movie shows how hard work turns practical effects into something just as good as today's special effects. Good job, Ridley Scott!
I always thought the Facehugger literally grasping around the head of a person was genuinely disturbing, and creepy. Because of that, it makes this movie all the better, and it shows how good it really is; it does it’s job! And this movie is still a masterpiece in 2023
You can't separate the facehugger once it secures its grip and latches to the face. If someone tries to separate forcefully, the entire upper skin will tear apart.
The aliens we encounter could be individuals the size of skyscrapers from a planet larger than Betelgeuse in some distant, unknown galaxy. Anything that comes to the imagination is possible, including aliens with physical similarities to humans. However, the chance that aliens would have any physical similarities to humans is incredibly minute when compared to the chance of them having no physical similarities, due to our understanding of the size of the universe.
@@ThughoriSadhuI mean I can definitely see why .. the gross graphic alien scenes were tough.. especially the one where John hurt burst out blood by the monster.
I love all the overthinking in the comments of this scene. The main reason for the the creature to have acid for blood was so that when they hunt the creature that bursts out of Hurt they can't simply shoot it because they risk a hull breach. This adds to the hopelessness of their situation reinforcing the claustrophobic conditions they exist in and this adds to the overall mystery of the unknown with this creature.
Ronin Dave and that is why they were so desperately trying to get it into the air dock so they can jettison it out of the ship and into space... Horrifically, that effort failed.
Ronin Dave Actually you’re the first overthinking. The reason was simply because it was original and cool to have an alien/creature with these features. No need to try finding the “big motivation” for everything. They had electric prods and flamethrowers to deal with the Alien without splashing the blood everywhere. Flushing it out into space was simply the safest option.
@@themurphy1245 Well regardless the alien probably had corrosive blood by design if they were engineered to be the ultimate predators. Similar to how some bugs/plants/amphibians and other creatures on our planet are poisonous to eat so even bigger predators leave them be. The acid blood would be a desired trait in the xenomorphs because it would further ensure that they could establish a hive and cause a successful infestation.
I don't know how kids feel when they watch sci-fi horror movies nowadays, but I guess is not the same as when I was a kid ..( today kids are bombarded with aliens and splatter videos from video games smartphones etc...) when I saw this movie the first time I wasn't prepared for such agonising journey ) in Italy they presented this movie by a very popular programme about science( the Presenter was Piero Angela, the Italian version of David Attenborough) so I thought it was going to be instructive... however he did warn the audience that the movie was dark and creepy... that night I couldn't sleep ... I was traumatised, but at the same time I was aware that I had watched I truly masterpiece!!! And I still watch it every now and then, this movie never ages!!!!
Sylvester Chint as a kid i came across it on TV. Seeing this scene I quickly switched channel, but i couldnt get it out of my head. I had to go back to see more.... Anyone else had the same?
I love the contrast of styles of intelligence the crew shows, Dallas is all about the cellular aspects of the acid and Parker just explains the basic creature defenses saying how hard it is to kill.
I was a new grad nurse working nights at a city hospital. This movie had just come out and my boyfriend and I wanted to see it. I was tired from work, but got up and went to a matinee. After that scene where the alien comes out of the crew member's body(and I just about jumped out of my skin), I wasn't tired anymore!!! What a movie!!!
@@karenmilcarek8299 did you? Or are you just saying that? I actually did see a comment from a Karen that went to see this at the cinema when it came out, that is not an insignificant coincidence
@@karenmilcarek8299 OK thanks Karen, I just thought you might have been answering defensively in a sarcastic fashion, because of all this hullabaloo with the hijacking of the Karen name, sorry
Fun fact: During a scene where they're examining the dead body of it, they used fish and shellfish to make the innards. Animal innards were used in the movie.
Ironically this is indeed 1960's music. They used the music from Jerry Goldsmith score for Freud (1962) for the temp-track and kept it in the movie (to Goldsmiths great annoyance).
I agree they really need to give the superhero films a break and do more alien and predator films i heard they are trying to reboot predator which will suck if they do hell the remake to pet sematary was awful the original was good. Im tired of this generation ruining great classics like this i was born in 92 i grew up watching these films. Movies of this day and age have nothign on these films
two of the most influential filmmakers of our time - especially when it comes to action and sci-fi cinema. In the one corner you have Sir Ridley Scott, the man who gave us Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, and… The Counselor. (Mean, we know.) In the other corner is James Cameron, the man who gave us Aliens, The Terminator, Titanic, and… Piranha II: The Spawning.
Who in their right mind would trace acidic blood from one level of a ship to another without goggles and body protection? " ...don't get under it! " Yea!
Alien: "That crap's gonna eat through the hull. That thing's gonna eat through the goddamn hull! Come on!" Aliens: "They're coming outta the walls! They're coming outta the goddamn walls! Let's book!"
I like how natural the setting, the acting and the dialogue feels. I wish more present day productions went back to this vibe.
@@jamesedleymusic A24 is nothing but copycat and pretentious
I agree with ya 100%. The actors of old were so much more talented and dedicated to making the viewer believe what was being performed. Almost like it was really happening, great actors!
@@danbam3411 and there it is lmao
@@TheWopper78 Yeah as a 48yr old man who grew up in that era, a lot of the look of movies and actors were just.... down to earth. The actors look like everyday people you see in your life. Ordinary people put in extraordinary situations. Nowadays movies are just, I dunno.... really bland, and all the actors/actresses look like "Forever 21" models.
@@blackolantern5666 you’re so RIGHT! It’s almost comical how lame todays actors seem to me. I’m not a judge, but I like the substance and the enthusiasm of reality actors of yesteryear were. I loved your take too
Predator: if it bleeds, we can kill it.
Alien: if it bleeds, it can kill us.
@@Trtuaz , the part that spooked me was Dallas being eggmorphed. He was begging Ripley to kill him.
Predator: Ain't got time to bleed !
@@menacelurkingyet8345 , Good 'ol Jesse.
Predator: if it bleeds, we can kill it.
Alien: if it bleeds, we can't kill it.
Why did Kane look🤔at the egg so dumb like if you agree
The Facehugger being revealed for the first time has to be the most horrific moment of the entire film. Incredible effort to make the thing look so real and organic. Discovering that it bled acid hardly lessened its horror. I'd love to have seen inside HR Geiger's mind, but on second thoughts, probably not!
The father of Headcrab !!
Made a lot of people look under their seats in the cinema. They had never seen anything like this before!
I got a whole H.R Giger artbook full of all his iconic works and sketches. His imagination was very dark and disturbing, to say the least.
My father had a friend fan of him and finally met him. He said he was high on drugs when they met... I still believe it's one of the best artist of all times.
@@Sowta In an interview, Giger acknowledged his use of substances. When asked if he took drugs to access his dark imagination - his chilling response was that he constantly self-medicated in order to suppress the visions.
This movie is a classic , will always be one of the best films ever made!
Neil Tomlinson the modern ones suck this the only good one
You forgot about Aliens.
and Prometheus wasn't that bad either.
Riski Nur Hadiyanto but why the fuck would I want to? I can watch it on TV lmao
Your quite a "riski" bot aren't you lmao
yaaasss
Neil Tomlinson yup made in the late 70's! How about that!
Parker: "It's got a wonderful defense mechanism. You don't dare kill it." All while chewing an epic wad of gum. What a legend.
Parker was awesome. "If we don't get out of here in 10 minutes we won't need no rocket to fly through space!"
@@facilitypro Yahphet Koto is the coolest name i ever heard my life....... what a absolute legend
I went to see this movie all by myself, aged 16. Scared the life out of me. Still love it 40 years on 🤩
You are 56? Damn you are old.
@@Sami-hm9kq Don't worry you will get there too.
Ditto. but I was 40!
@Countess of Groan And quicker than he thinks.
@G E T R E K T Or many other things, then!
This movie has aged sooo well!
Indeed.
+Rina F 40th anniversary of the whole Alien franchise in 3 years, 1 month and 8 days time.
+Rina F. R Well except the computers with no GUI I agree with you
Hey! Not all female leads in movies are bad. Have you seen Charlize Theron's performance as Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road?
The reason why this film "aged so well" is primarily from the technological advances of regular film.
Unlike digital formats, you could deeply enhance the actual film until it's clearer than initially presented.
Digital on the other hand cannot be since the presentation is permanent. Pick your poison wisely people.
"Here's your pen back."
baker bear yeah lol I noticed that too haha that guy was like tf I don't want this now
"right"
@@JohnSmith-qn3ob What are you some kind of Parrot?
@@NoOne-yh4cl
Right
baker bear bro, I know! Like no I don’t want it now.
2018: People eating Tide pods
2122: People drinking xenomorph blood
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Except only one of those is actually a real thing dumbass bot
Its already 2020 and we are doing that
Syndrome Is a Hero yeah tide pods are just a myth...right?
@@dewolf123 shut up kid
Probably the greatest sci fi horror movie ever made. Even now after nearly 40 years it is still outstanding. Classic
I love how clanky, used and grimey the set looks in older movies like this and star wars, as opposed to newer scifi where spaceships looks too clean and sanitized
I think it's great, too. It really makes you feel like it could be a real place and this could be really happening, even though its on a spaceship in the future. The set designers must have visited some oil refineries and other industrial sites to get the look of the sets and actors just right.
It all depends on the art style. Super clean sci-fi corridors or gritty dirty lived in ones... all depends on the style. Both are good in their own way.
@@prince-solomon I'd say the super clean ones are unrealistic. To have super cleaned ones, either the station/space ship has to be new or well maintained.
Well maintained means either the surface is self cleaning somehow or that there are people or robots that constantly clean the floor, the walls and the ceiling.
This style from alien movie is more of a seasoned spaceship which is far more realistic.
The set was made like that to show in the movie that the crew have a good time living in that spaceship.
Is there dust in Space? Apart from human skin etc.
For me this movie is one of my all time favourite films.
It captured the terror and horror perfectly.
The tag line "in space no one can hear you scream" is one of the most iconic of all time.
I was literally shocked when I heard this was from the 70s, I guess they do have great movies during that decade.
You guess? Every classic movie considered the greatest ever came from the 70s. I watch classics all the time bc todays movies are awful
+bailey guan Dirty Harry, Jaws, Star Wars, Mad Max, Alien, there were a lot of great movies in the 70's...
bailey guan there are great movies from every decade film has existed. Well maybe not the first one
It was the best decade for films in my opinion, and this is coming from a millennial.
Damn you got gr8 taste!
I'm so jealous. My Grandmom got to see Alien in theaters. She said it was an unforgettable experience, and everyone gasped when the acid started eating through the decks.
I think this is a great scene, but it would get cut to hell in a modern film. And I think that's the problem these days, movies have to go so many places that they end up cutting out things like this. That's what I like about old films, there's scenes of people walking from one place to another, and looking at things for a while. I think it really helps with the immersion.
DaaaahWhoosh You're right
You also might notice movies before 1990's used to have the camera on people's faces more often. Dialogue. Take for instance the Star Wars movies. Episodes 4, 5 and 6. Lots of close ups, lots of emotions. Then the first three came out and all you get is tons of massive CGI battles, flashy effects and little to no real immersion in the storyline. Ruined the whole franchise. And that was BEFORE Disney took over.
Youre right. I liked this scene because it makes the Nostromo feel like a real lived in ship
True. Modern audiences are just way too rushed, so are the movies. I can feel that when I watch a "slow" movie with someone else younger, or even at my age (I'm not really old). If a movie drags too much in one scene, they start to yawn. If that happens too many times, they literally can't stand still on their chairs in agony! Unbelievable.
This comment is awesome plus the movies now all rely on cgi so much
I really loved how Parker mentioned how the Xenomorphs acidic blood was a perfect defense mechanism and that killing it would in its own way be a huge disadvantage for you considering it can eat through the ships hull, causing a disasterous decompression to the ship
It's the perfect organism
"Alien"(1979) probably is the best horror sci-fi movie of all time! This is a unique masterpiece!
The Thing is better.
@@jothishprabu8 I agree...
@@jothishprabu8 lol as great as the Thing is it's no where near as good as Alien
@@mickeyromeo both are basically perfect, along with Jaw they make up the holy trinity of horror a
Yet there are the commoners who think Aliens is better 🙄.
Alien and The Thing only a couple of years from each other is one of the best Sci-fi horrors I've ever been blessed to witness. The setting in these films is so good it sets the mood. I also adore the storytelling aspect of these films. Modern Sci-fi lacks these elements. It's so refreshingly inspiring to watch these movies.
"Don't get under it"
They go under it.
Mayne Ika yes, rather cautiously.
Around it*
The music. The lighting.
The filming. The editing.
Just brilliant.
Poor Parker.
He always had the best ideas tbh.
Eg: wanting to kill the alien as soon as it was born, wanting to freeze Kane so he could be taken care of on Earth, "Don't go under it", making the flamethrowers, etc.
Too bad most of the time no one listened to him.
Bringing the Alien to Earth could doom the entire planet.
I think Parker was referring to that the nearest space station would have far better medical technology than what their cargo ship had. And that station would still be a significant distance from Earth.
And they should have given him a bonus.
@@windowsVD nah, killing an alien on earth wouldn't mean space decompression, it would be easy to get rid of them
@@joaquinferrazzi923or just keeping the damn thing in secure containment cell so it couldn't get out even after the chest burster came out. Most of the problems in alien movies are caused by them having terrible containment/quarantine procedures or just not following them because they want to save 1 person that is clearly screwed.
0:30 one the best effects ever. Greatness.
manduheavy vazquez nothing like some colored Acetone and styrofoam for an awesome effect 🤘🏻
Even this movie is been 40 years old but still the effects editing wasn't looked like a cheap budget as well.......
@@slipknotmfkr3 I said that!!!!!!!
It looks like when I take a piss on my bathroom floor after a night of drinking sprite tequila and ether
Im absolutely blown away every time that this is from the 70s. The quality, the pacing, everything feels very early to mid 2000s, something Matt Damon would be in.
what does pacing having to do with any of that
Don’t know what Matt Damon has to do with that but ok😆
@@beamzsalt4252 Pacing matters a ton. I can't watch the Godfather, but Goodfellas is eternally rewatchable because it's a masterclass of pacing.
Alot of movies prior to the late 80's move at a snails pace
You don't dare kill it...
Now THIS is how you make a damn scary movie!
sets up the threat later too with the xenomorph itself. because of its acidic blood they can't fashion a weapon t ofight it, fearing it would eat through the hull of the ship, considering how far a tiny drop of the facehugger's blood went.
but even in the second movie, the acidic blood was a major threat still, as if too close when wounding or shooting it, it can kill you too.
I love how they build up the atmosphere in this movie. It's not about the story, or the backstory. It's not about the monster so much even. It's about the crew, we are just hanging with them, in their normal day. And we later see how they treat the problematic situation and how the horror of the situation reflect on them. It's about the characters. Many horror movies seems to not get it. The Thing movie get it. Blair Witch Project get it. It's one of the things that are not so well done in the Prometheus from what I remember. There was lot of exposition, lot of backstory, lot of unnecessary stuff that won't help you if the characters aren't credible. It was classic cliché slasher movie. First Alien is more like an observation.
I think when they started explaining the origins of the Xenomorph in detail it kinda ruined the mystique of it, what's so scary is that we DON'T what these monsters are really. Less is more.
Lore and backstory are ruining movies and have been since midichlorians. Writers/directors are spending too much energy on coming up with cool (stupid) ways to expand the lore of their universes instead of writing good stories. I do think there’s another good story or two in the alien universe and perhaps it will require expanding the lore, but the story has to come first. Ridley clearly made his alien prequels because he wanted to play with his “what if, like, the space jockeys created humans and the alien was, like, some kind of bio weapon of theirs. That would be really freaky man.”
Every five years or so, I do an Alien/Aliens marathon.
Those movies are two of the best sci-fi movies ever created.
I'm 22 and majority of the movies I watched have great CGI and all the cool modern stuff. This movie was made over 40 years ago and it amazed me more than anything I've seen.
No CGI back then. It was all done with puppets, makeup, and skilled artists.
I was watching it at around 111 pm and I absolutely loved it. I was so tuned in.
because it's not CGI and your brain know it's a real thing than you can touch (even if made of plastic ... but your brain don't know this)
If only the fighters of MKX watched this video before performing their fatalities on alien
+Epicgamer526 Yeah, Mortal Kombat games always have illogical deaths, they never make a bit of sense.
+Anthony Nazario Still cool though.
Lol
Mainly Kotal Kahn with his Be Mine fatality.
+R0b3rt0. BT and then scorpion breaking there very thing
Jerry Goldsmith nailed it with the musical score to this film, he managed to make the film even more creepy and unsettling with brilliant music RIP Jerry Goldsmith!
Masterpiece, timeless movie , just rewatched it again , so well put together ! The atmosphere they create leading up to the alien and then as the situation gradually unfolds ! Nothing too crazy or over the top in terms of action scenes , the suspense and tension amongst the small crew keeps you on the edge.
Just look at the practical effects in this. They look real, like this could actually be happening. In Covenant there was some good CG, but the digital effects for the Alien weren't as good. This movie shows how hard work turns practical effects into something just as good as today's special effects. Good job, Ridley Scott!
Agree the xenomorphs should have never been cgi
What makes the alien so Terrifying is that the creature is only really in the film for about two minutes
Yep, same thing with the original Jurassic Park vs. Jurassic World.
@@ElBandito The Alien prequels are like what the Star Wars prequels had.
@@hiattgrey9161 ?? I must have missed the quality world building in Alien prequels then.
*I can't believe how Hollywood produced this amazing movie with beautiful visual effects 40 years ago*
the Thing 1982 as well, no CGI bullshit
*"Nah, 'Acid Blood' isn't good enough of a song title."*
- Taylor Swift
BlueFox94 and bad blood is Xd
@@RetroGaming-gp2ef Okay, but tell us how you *_really_* feel.
@@RetroGaming-gp2ef bro you ok
Bastille - Bad Blood 🩸
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Absolutely one of the best scenes in horror/sci-fi.... anxiety, believability, wonder, fear, disgust... ugh!
I always felt like this film was ahead of its time
So did everyone else when it came out.
0:03 “I’m lying through my teeth and I hope Dallas is buying it”
I always thought the Facehugger literally grasping around the head of a person was genuinely disturbing, and creepy. Because of that, it makes this movie all the better, and it shows how good it really is; it does it’s job!
And this movie is still a masterpiece in 2023
You can't separate the facehugger once it secures its grip and latches to the face. If someone tries to separate forcefully, the entire upper skin will tear apart.
@jonathanbirch2022 that’s crazy!!
One of the greatest films of all time.
It's dirty
this is how extra terrestrial should looked like. Not the gray alien in a space suit.
Roboartist
The point is that too many Scifi aliens look humanoid for no reason.
Social media your like a disease,You've even let aliens in on our tech
หนักหุนยน
ET...phone home
The aliens we encounter could be individuals the size of skyscrapers from a planet larger than Betelgeuse in some distant, unknown galaxy. Anything that comes to the imagination is possible, including aliens with physical similarities to humans. However, the chance that aliens would have any physical similarities to humans is incredibly minute when compared to the chance of them having no physical similarities, due to our understanding of the size of the universe.
What a great movie this was, I watched it way back in 1979.
"It's got a wonderful defense mechanism, you don't dare kill it." is just such a perfect line in the movie.
Imagine you’re 16 when this shows up at your local movie theater, and the whole audience sat there frozen, not knowing what hit them.
My younger cousin watched it when it came out and was traumatised. Nightmares for weeks and had to sleep with his parents
This movie is not scary, it's just dumb.
i was around 12 when it came to brasil. it was something.
@@ThughoriSadhuI mean I can definitely see why .. the gross graphic alien scenes were tough.. especially the one where John hurt burst out blood by the monster.
Together with Carpenters 'The Thing', 'Alien' they are the best Sci Fi horror films ever made!
Anche Blade Runner
@@nikolatesla42 Def Blade Runner too!
I love all the overthinking in the comments of this scene. The main reason for the the creature to have acid for blood was so that when they hunt the creature that bursts out of Hurt they can't simply shoot it because they risk a hull breach. This adds to the hopelessness of their situation reinforcing the claustrophobic conditions they exist in and this adds to the overall mystery of the unknown with this creature.
Ronin Dave and that is why they were so desperately trying to get it into the air dock so they can jettison it out of the ship and into space... Horrifically, that effort failed.
Ronin Dave Actually you’re the first overthinking. The reason was simply because it was original and cool to have an alien/creature with these features.
No need to try finding the “big motivation” for everything.
They had electric prods and flamethrowers to deal with the Alien without splashing the blood everywhere. Flushing it out into space was simply the safest option.
a Xenomorph is an SCP
@@themurphy1245 Well regardless the alien probably had corrosive blood by design if they were engineered to be the ultimate predators. Similar to how some bugs/plants/amphibians and other creatures on our planet are poisonous to eat so even bigger predators leave them be. The acid blood would be a desired trait in the xenomorphs because it would further ensure that they could establish a hive and cause a successful infestation.
Technically specking we never actually get confirmation in this movie that the Xenomorphs themselves have the acidic blood, just the facehugger
Still holds up today as a great looking sci-fi classic with stellar special effects and set designs! And a perfect cast!
One of the best movies ever made.
what have you been watching?
I don't know how kids feel when they watch sci-fi horror movies nowadays, but I guess is not the same as when I was a kid ..( today kids are bombarded with aliens and splatter videos from video games smartphones etc...) when I saw this movie the first time I wasn't prepared for such agonising journey ) in Italy they presented this movie by a very popular programme about science( the Presenter was Piero Angela, the Italian version of David Attenborough) so I thought it was going to be instructive... however he did warn the audience that the movie was dark and creepy... that night I couldn't sleep ... I was traumatised, but at the same time I was aware that I had watched I truly masterpiece!!! And I still watch it every now and then, this movie never ages!!!!
Luis Lizard True!! that unknown feeling which we had when we saw this as kids. Scary as hell!
I was exactly the same!
Sylvester Chint as a kid i came across it on TV. Seeing this scene I quickly switched channel, but i couldnt get it out of my head. I had to go back to see more.... Anyone else had the same?
Luis Lizard This is my favorite movie of all time. If you want to still get scared from alien, get Alien Isolation, a really good Alien game.
But if i'm a kid and i like the old movies in fact i think that i dont like this generation of movies
Crazy how this movie is still kicking the asses of movies made today
This is my all time favourite film. I'm glad you guys have it up here!
Cool.. but it's not my favorite...
I love the contrast of styles of intelligence the crew shows, Dallas is all about the cellular aspects of the acid and Parker just explains the basic creature defenses saying how hard it is to kill.
Can you imagine this film born at 42 years ago ? And it still looks awesome at 2021.
1:06 I love the sound of the strings in the music! Nice plucking!
One of the greatest movies of its kind, it's right up there with the thing. Perfect combination of horror and sci-fi
This movie is such a classic!
Spiderman: hey, do you remember that really old movie Aliens?
Capt.: I know, i know
What about Headcrab ???
@@aaadj2744 it has nothing to do in the alien universe
Duh
Ridley Scott knew 100% what he was doing, great film.
Too bad he didn't stay true to form
@@ralphangel561 That's because he didn't write this film.
This is why Alien is my favorite movie of all time.
This and the original robocop will NEVER be beaten.
Classsssssic films.
What about Prometheus and Covenant? Oh yeah they suck.
@@jasoncrandall5320
Both good films. Nothing insane but worth a watch.
The best part of the clip is the look on Brett's face after Dallas gives him his pen back.
The brilliance of this scene is how they figured out early on that they have acid for blood. Modern horror won't make them that smart.
Huh? They can see it has acid for blood the minute they try to cut it off Ash's face and it eats through two decks of the ship.
Absolute masterpiece, amazing it was made 42 years ago.
JAWS is the Superior creature feature though...
I was a new grad nurse working nights at a city hospital. This movie had just come out and my boyfriend and I wanted to see it. I was tired from work, but got up and went to a matinee. After that scene where the alien comes out of the crew member's body(and I just about jumped out of my skin), I wasn't tired anymore!!! What a movie!!!
I've just read another comment from another Karen further up, she said she watched it at the cinema too
@@jamesjameson4566 😆I just read another comment from another James further up👍
@@karenmilcarek8299 did you? Or are you just saying that? I actually did see a comment from a Karen that went to see this at the cinema when it came out, that is not an insignificant coincidence
@@jamesjameson4566 Yes, I actually did. James Hooper.
@@karenmilcarek8299 OK thanks Karen, I just thought you might have been answering defensively in a sarcastic fashion, because of all this hullabaloo with the hijacking of the Karen name, sorry
Hollywood is now all about catering to the largest audience possible, usually the PG13 audience. Never see such classics as this anymore :(
Four quadrant trash is all they're making now
@@visionist7 I agree Felice, it's mostly trash. That new IT movie can't hold a candle to this 70s great movie.
Arran Vid The new IT movie was pretty good, but compared to this classic, it’s a mediocre film.
"Now?" Hmm, methinks you have an incomplete understanding of cinematic history,
Hollywood caters to adolescents with short attention spans.
we still use pens in the future apparently.
Well think about when the ink and quill was first used and how long that has last.
Any smart idea to replace them?
@@carlosdgutierrez6570 everything being touch screen
@@saamankingofkings1213 Touch screen sucks
@@aspiknf In all likelihood though, it will soon completely replace the pen and paper.
Ok, seeing this 2 minute clip convinced me I need to go rewatch this 2+ hour movie all over again for like the 300 hundredth time….😬 🍿 🥤 😋
I love this movie.
The way the acid eats through the floor gives me goosebumps.
Alien: Our blood is acid to you
Signs: Out water is acid to you
the music goes perfectly with this
That little 'good, god' line that Ash says makes this scene seem even more realistic. Brilliant
Fun fact: During a scene where they're examining the dead body of it, they used fish and shellfish to make the innards. Animal innards were used in the movie.
"Here's your pen back, Pinback."
Happy 40th Anniversary, Alien! :D
I love 1960's-1970's movie soundtracks
Ironically this is indeed 1960's music. They used the music from Jerry Goldsmith score for Freud (1962) for the temp-track and kept it in the movie (to Goldsmiths great annoyance).
It freaked me out that the blood just kept dissolving through everything, I was wondering where will it end?!
if it breaches the hull, you can't really just plug it up with a caulking gun or patch kit like a sailboat!
@@thiscorrosion900 It's only one atmosphere of pressure. You could seal it with a sheet of plastic and a caulking gun.
@@CTimmerman If you insist! LOL ok
Alien and Jaws scared the crap out of me as a teenager in the 70s.
Acid Blood is one of the best plot device.
This movie was ahead for Its time
Ian holm passed away he was great actor in ALIEN and LORD OF THE RING
and yeah R.I.P Ian holm 😢😢😢😢😢😢
So much mystery and patience, this crew is smart and cunning. They don’t rush decisions (unless it is dire). Love monster-sci-fi horror
Saw this in the theatre when it came out. One of the all time great sci-fi horror thrillers. Scary as hell
Forever my favorite movie. The Shining coming in second.
They don't make movies like this anymore..
Nowadays its all comic book movies, action movies or T rated "horror" with only jumpscares.
I agree they really need to give the superhero films a break and do more alien and predator films i heard they are trying to reboot predator which will suck if they do hell the remake to pet sematary was awful the original was good. Im tired of this generation ruining great classics like this i was born in 92 i grew up watching these films. Movies of this day and age have nothign on these films
@@aaronnantz2289 Originality has pretty much died and is replaced by movies made for focusgroups.
To be fair, this movie had quite a few jumpscares.
interstellar.
The Conjuring!
nice setting while the Spaceship operates on DOS...lol loved it...
Rip John Hurt
Think of how badass these aliens are to have acid running through their veins.
Like my ex .
two of the most influential filmmakers of our time - especially when it comes to action and sci-fi cinema. In the one corner you have Sir Ridley Scott, the man who gave us Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, and… The Counselor. (Mean, we know.) In the other corner is James Cameron, the man who gave us Aliens, The Terminator, Titanic, and… Piranha II: The Spawning.
The soundtrack is skincrawkingly great.
RIP Ian Holm 😢
Love this movie. A sci-fi movie with Sigourney Weaver. Great!
I like how the energy is so hype. And Wow..1979? That was a while ago. I wasn't even born yet.
上手くできてやがる！これじゃ殺せない！
I feel like the strength of the acid blood varies greatly and is only as powerful as the plot wants it to be for that specific scene
Who in their right mind would trace acidic blood from one level of a ship to another without goggles and body protection?
" ...don't get under it! " Yea!
And thus, Science Fiction Horror was introduced to the Earth.
in a big mainstream way.
That prop looks so real. Utterly convincing. Incredible
Its got a wonderful defence mechanism
You don't dare kill it
"Here's your pen back" 😳
1979! Wow
Alien: "That crap's gonna eat through the hull. That thing's gonna eat through the goddamn hull! Come on!"
Aliens: "They're coming outta the walls! They're coming outta the goddamn walls! Let's book!"