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@derekharrison1582

8 ай бұрын

So glad you guys watched the SPECIAL EDITION VERSION of ALIENS.The first two movies in this franchise are the best.It’s up to you to make up your minds on the rest.🤔

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Been hearing some pretty bad things about the rest thus far 😂

@KennieThAnseiJrUndertaker2

8 ай бұрын

Ari and Densie is your reaction to the Meg 2 the trench coming soon ???🦈🦈🦈

@ArcanumAscent

8 ай бұрын

Ok, now DON'T watch Alien 3. It's garbage from here on out.

@KennieThAnseiJrUndertaker2

8 ай бұрын

@@ArcanumAscent I understand that but let them have a chance to see what they think of it cause you might have watched it but they probably haven't.

Just wanna take this moment to point out that THIS is what an actual female hero looks like. Lt. Ellen Ripley is the absolute pinnacle.

@thisspaceforrent5737

6 ай бұрын

In the 80s they didn't *talk* about creating strong female characters; they just did it.

@Direwolf13PS3

6 ай бұрын

@@thisspaceforrent5737 Thats because it was about making strong characters. Gender 'war' nonsense wasn't even a topic.

@totallydougie9386

6 ай бұрын

Written by a dude though? What does that say?

@loris-bismar

6 ай бұрын

That is the thing though. The younger generations doesnt have any good comparissons to take inspirations from since all strong female leads for them have been flawless and op from the start and now they are writers who writes the same bs as them. Its sad really, it makes everything unwatchable now for us who grew up with great movies with great writing.

@Grf1556

6 ай бұрын

@@Direwolf13PS3 This post has strong "racism ended in 1964 until Obama made everything racist again in 2008" energy.

fun fact: the late great bill paxton, the guy who played hudson, has the distinction of being the only actor in history to have been killed by a alien, a predator, and a terminator.

@dbel1980

6 ай бұрын

Didn't Lance Hendrickson technically reach that status in AVP ?

@w1975b

5 ай бұрын

@@dbel1980 when did Lance get killed by an alien? He's an android and just disabled a bit, not "killed", because he's shown in a stasis pod at the end of Aliens. I'm guessing we're assuming he was killed by a terminator in the first movie since he was a cop in the station when it got shot up.

@Ryan_Christopher

5 ай бұрын

At this point they haven’t seen Predator 2 yet.

@renegado8588

4 ай бұрын

​@@dbel1980 Bishop was deactivated in alien 3. Not killed by alien

@valashar5313

4 ай бұрын

@@dbel1980 He's only got the terminator and predator checkmarks, no xenomorph kill for him.

This is it. You finished all the Aliens movies. Proceed no further.

@chriskalin8043

2 ай бұрын

There were more Aliens movies?

@americanjedi4938

2 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely. The “others” were just really bad fever dreams while in stasis. 💯

@freeheeler00

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, let's just leave it at that.

@chriskalin8043

2 ай бұрын

@@freeheeler00 ... that was the joke. They're so traumatic we've repressed the memories. Kind of like the rumor about the other Matrix movies.

@freeheeler00

2 ай бұрын

Alien 3 would be good as a stand alone film, but we were so invested in Hicks and Newt too@@chriskalin8043

One thing about Hudson - he was a whiny, obnoxious baby but when it hit the fan, he didn't back down.

@aleksandarradovanovic8496

2 ай бұрын

Hudson was a great, realistic character

@user-xn3qm2il4l

Ай бұрын

That's because he lost his mind.

I read that when Paul Reiser (Burke) went to the premiere of the movie, he took his mother with him. He was concerned how his mom would handle his death scene in the movie. When the door opened and the alien was standing there, the entire audience cheered. Paul looked at his mom and she was standing and cheering with everyone else.

@Fedorchik1536

5 ай бұрын

This is hysterical xD Also, Paul Reiser is a comedian, so him playing the ultimate asshole in the movie is set as a big surprise for the contemporary audience.

4 ай бұрын

@@Fedorchik1536 I was about to say that. And IRL he is such a nice guy. i remember that I loved his show with Helen Hunt, Mad About You.

@mst3KGf

3 ай бұрын

Burke is such a memorable villain that a big reason Paul Reiser was cast in "Stranger Things" was because viewers would see him and think, "This guy was Burke, don't trust him" (and then of course, they pull the twist by making his character a decent guy).

@wiilover07

2 ай бұрын

😂🤣

@sonofmoss

Ай бұрын

When he watched it with his sister, she turned and punched him in the arm.

Made over 35 years, this film STILL holds up against any film today. One of (if not THE) greatest sci-fi monster film of all time. Cameron delivers an absolute masterclass in filmmaking. Still think its his best work.

@GeminiWoods

5 ай бұрын

This and T2 are just fucking incredible.

@frankgnat8707

5 ай бұрын

@@GeminiWoods Don't forget the Abyss

@temjin44

4 ай бұрын

​@@GeminiWoodsthere are two types of movies. Ones made by James Cameron and the one that aren't. These two movies still are benchmarks of masterclass filmmaking.

@MontagZoso

4 ай бұрын

I still prefer the first Alien way more than the sequel.

@Oldschoolnana

3 ай бұрын

I remember the trailer. Black screen "In Space No One Can Hear You Scream. Was a must see. That was Alien. This movie is even better imo.😮

The Queen is NOT CGI; this is a 13-foot tall robot, which is incredible!

Such a great reaction. It's beyond rare to find reactors who offer intelligible commentary without coming off as pretentious or cynical. Very well balanced commentary and both a voice for radio. Audio balancing was near-perfect. No excessive editing either. This movie remains my all-time favourite. Your commentary did it a lot justice. Equally impressed with the amount of care/diligence taken for both reactors and editor. A reaction by authentic people. Very refreshing.

@OfficialMediaKnights

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! We appreciate the massive compliment. We work a lot on the small details and it makes us so happy hear people do notice ❤️

@DIYBFF123

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Skoltrain

4 ай бұрын

I second this. My new favorite reactors.

@jonbutcher9805

4 ай бұрын

Yes. Love these two. Intelligence and humor combined.

Sigourney Weaver was nominated for Best Actress for this. Very rare for a sci-fi movie. So well deserved!

@ryanhampson673

5 ай бұрын

And they said wonder woman was the first strong female lead in a movie….Weaver knocked it out of the park 30 years before that.

@jameswilliams-zr8co

4 ай бұрын

she got robbed, she shouldve won

@lufasumafalu5069

4 ай бұрын

she was over acting in this B movie

@MakoBallistic

4 ай бұрын

@@lufasumafalu5069 Your troll game is beyond weak.

@lufasumafalu5069

4 ай бұрын

@@MakoBallistic i guess you didnt watch the movie

Saw this in a huge cinema and when Ripley delivers the line "get away from her you b****" the roar from the audience was deafening. It was such an awesome experience.

@carmenmonroe7

7 ай бұрын

Same here, I totally remember the theater going crazy! We felt it, it was such a thriller. Nothing being made or released like this today. 80s rocks!

@charleighkimber4611

7 ай бұрын

It's one reason I always get a huge kick out of being with/seeing someone watch this for the first time ^^

@AdyXer

6 ай бұрын

I always wondered what it would have been like seeing Ripley deliver that line in a cinema as it's one of my favourite moments from any film. Glad to hear you had the exact experience I wished for. 😊

@chrisrobinson3494

6 ай бұрын

And another scene that made the audience "roar" was when Ripley took control of that "Apc" vehicle and busted through that wall, wow!

@chadstewart5610

6 ай бұрын

Totally! People went nuts every time I saw it in the theater in 1986, which was four or five times. Another movie where people were going crazy, screaming and yelling and cheering and jumping up out of their seats: “Misery.” That movie and “Aliens” are two of my favorite movie going experiences ever.

Sergeant Apone was actually a real sergeant....all the actors playing Marines trained together except for Gorman, Burke, and Ripley so they would bond. I love this movie!

@christopherleipold9637

2 ай бұрын

And Hicks, b/c the original actor, James Remar, was kicked off the production bc of his drug addiction.

When I saw this in the cinema the first time, at the end Bishop says "not bad for a human" and someone in the cinema yells out "not half bad yourself Bishop". Hilarious.

@americanjedi4938

2 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂💀

Literally one of the best films about mothers and daughters ever made.

@MadCowCrazy

7 ай бұрын

and 3rd movie made it all pointless...

@Mahoney20x6

6 ай бұрын

@@MadCowCrazy If you pretend the first and second movie never happened, the third is a big pile of crap. I forget where I was going with this... except the 3rd one was dogsh-t lol.

@AdyXer

6 ай бұрын

Ripley's 'Get away from her you...' is IMHO one of the greatest moments in cinema history... certainly one of the best mother and daughter moments.

@patinho5589

6 ай бұрын

It’s probably the best film about fictional aliens ever made too.

@T1544767

6 ай бұрын

Supposedly, the script was originally titled "Mother". James Cameron says that he wrote scripts for fun and came up with an idea for space marines marooned on a desert planet with hive-like space bugs. The title "Mother" was in reference to a human mother who lost her child against the space bug "mother" as you point out. Supposedly, when Cameron was offered the sequel to Alien, he was asked if he had any ideas to which Cameron said, "I have a few" pulled out the script for "Mother" changed the names and reconfigured the main character to be Ripley and turned it in.

Fun fact.. Vazquez is portrayed by the same actress that played John Connors foster mom in "Terminator 2"

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

We gotta watch the Terminator movies!

@aislynn001

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights Oh hell yea

@gregstewart6973

8 ай бұрын

Dude, you're like the Chai latte of nerds.

@AbeVicious

8 ай бұрын

She's also in Lethal Weapon 2

@michael_monolithic

8 ай бұрын

And I appeared just in time for Pumpkin Spice season.@@gregstewart6973

Bishop getting sealed in the pipe still freaks me out

The child who played Newt wasn’t an actress. Her family were just walking through Heathrow airport and someone associated with the film heard her scream and chose to cast her. It’s the only role she ever accepted. ( I worked with her father and brother for 16 years. Great people to know.

Fun fact: When Hudson says yea right when she heard alien she thought illegal alien and signed up. That was an inside joke for the actress who played Vasquez when she auditioned thought it was a documentary about immigrants. She showed up in a dress and makeup only to see everyone else in military style clothing. Apparently the invite didn’t specify. She asked to come back the next and she did with a haircut and using that Latina accent and well Vasquez was born.

The person portraying Amanda Ripley (Ripley's daughter) in the photograph is the actress Elizabeth Inglis, Sigourney Weaver's mom. She was also used as the basis for Amanda Ripley's face in the game "Alien: Isolation".

Just a fyi Catrie Henn who plays newt became a teacher. Growing up she didn't have a chance to collect any posters or memorabilia from the movie. I personally collect movie posters and standes that the theater use. Back in the 90's I was able to get a 6 ft tall 3d stande that was huge. I put on eBay long ago to sell and Carrie bought it from me. She stated that she always wanted it but could never find it. I gave her a great deal on it knowing she really wanted it. My 15 minutes of fame. 😄

Hudson: Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? Vasquez: No, have you? Best comback line in movie history

@alistairrobinson3865

3 ай бұрын

“You’re just too bad!”

@smoqify

3 ай бұрын

currently some gender confused individuals can "FEEL" offended by that.

@AniwayasSong

3 ай бұрын

As a WM, I've stolen that retort, and used it, MANY times! ;-)

@freeheeler00

2 ай бұрын

It's weird because you're the only person I've seen even bring it up. Please stop forcing politics into fun conversations before you squeeze the life out of everything. @@smoqify

This and Predator completely defined how badass military squads are supposed to act in all forms of media and games. Iconic.

@gambar

8 ай бұрын

Every military squad should have their Hudson 😆 and sharp sticks!

@edwardpate6128

8 ай бұрын

Anyone who was in the military served with someone like Hudson! @@gambar

@DemitriVladMaximov

8 ай бұрын

@@gambar Sonic Harpooning Acoustic Reactive Projectile. I know that was meant as a joke, but yes that got turned into an actual weapon in the USCMC and is a penetrating impact/proximity fuse grenade.

@gambar

8 ай бұрын

@@DemitriVladMaximov it's quite common for industries (especially military) to find inspiration in sci-fi concepts... and in this case it sounds like fun :))

@RobocopReturns

7 ай бұрын

Wow, I just commented this. With Aliens I was just more along for the ride (James Cameron films feel like elegant thrill rides), but with Predator I was shocked and I seriously didn’t know if ANYONE would survive in that film (including Arnold).

I love how they manage to get THAT far into the movie before we actually see an actual xenomorph. Cameron is a master at building tension.

@theveteransergeant

7 ай бұрын

Ironically, they watched the Special Edition which spoils that tension building by having the Facehugger reveal so early. The Special Edition is great for fans, but the theatrical cut is the superior version for a first time viewer. The audience experiences the movie at the same rate as the protagonists.

@goatkiller666

7 ай бұрын

@@theveteransergeant - I agree. But, at least it was just a facehugger early on, not a full-on xenomorph. The moment the one on the wall behind Vasquez starts to move, and the audience realizes JUST how closely surrounded they are… still very impactful, even with the facehugger scene early on.

@ImYourHuckleberry2023

7 ай бұрын

@@theveteransergeant100% agree. In the theatrical cut there’s a mystery as to the fate of the colonists right up until the brutal cocoon reveal; this version undercuts that mystery and the tension that comes with it. From my experience, Directors Cuts only work when excessive studio interference caused cuts that were detrimental to the director’s vision. More often than not, however, cuts that were made were done because of pacing issues and are generally proven to have been correct decisions.

@asdfasdf7199

7 ай бұрын

@@theveteransergeant yes, there is a reason there are professional editors. all of the theatrical cuts of cameron's movies are superior in the way you described. director's cuts are needlessly indulgent.

@FawnFuentes

6 ай бұрын

​@@goatkiller666that wasn't Vasquez with the alien behind her. That was the white girl marine!

saw this in the theatre with my entire high school football team, Vasquez was such a favorite and made such an impression that the defensive line changed their huddle break to 'Let's Rock!'

you know that scene where the marines wake up? you know why they look like they are good old friends? is because that scene was the last scene to be recorded, they decided to record it last because they wanted the entire crew to aready have been trough a long period together, so that they were aready friends, so when that scene of them waking up starts, the actors are friends as well, that is why their chimestry is so great

18:30 The cast (except Michael Biehn; he was a late replacement for the actor originally cast as Hicks) did a 3 week boot camp in preparation for the film. Al Matthews (the actor playing Sgt. Apone) had been a Sergeant in the USMC, serving in Vietnam and receiving 13 decorations, including 2 Purple Hearts.

@kerrissedai6857

8 ай бұрын

RIP Al Matthews

@mattyoungs3627

8 ай бұрын

James Remar was the originally Hicks, you can see the back of his head in the wide shots sometimes

@WynneL

7 ай бұрын

That's amazing! I never even knew.

@Gizmo1st

7 ай бұрын

Biehn had already gone thru training tho for Terminator - I am sure if he had needed it, Cameron would have MADE SURE that he got it. Probably why he took Biehn in the first place to replace Remar.

@fighterx9840

7 ай бұрын

Did the guy who played Apone train the actors? I'm curious

You will be happy to know Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for Aliens. It was the first time an actress was nominated for a SciFi/Action film and a testament to how she dominated the film. I saw Aliens three times in the theater back in 1986 still one of my favorite films.

@JoeyMartz

8 ай бұрын

That's awesome. I had no idea she got the nom for this performance! And three times is well worth it. Cheers,

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! Absolutely deserved it 👏 she did such an amazing job

@65cj55

8 ай бұрын

Me as well, seen the both, they were quite scary on the big screen in a dark theatre.

@BeeDenver

7 ай бұрын

I was 15, and I will NEVER forget the experience. We were scared, laughing, grabbing our seats. It remains one of my fave to the day.

Legend has it that Paul Reiser's (Burke) own mother cheered when his character got killed by the aliens offscreen.

Love how Vasquez immediately pulls out a spare battery for the smartguns. She don't care.

One of the best Sci-fi Action movies ever made! Nominated for 7 Oscars: Best Actress Sigourney Weaver Best Original Score, James Horner Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Film Editing, Ray Lovejoy Best Production Design, Peter Lamont Best Visual Effects, Stan Winston, John Richardson, Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak. It won Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Mixing. It was a box office and critical success, making $193 million dollars ($403 million dollars today) against an $18 million dollar budget.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

It deserves all the recognition! These 2 films have become pretty much my favorites in the genre. Both films complement each other so well!

@boqndimitrov8693

8 ай бұрын

luckily, the movie was not made by people like those who made indiana jones 5, or other recent HITS!..

@k3n12ock

8 ай бұрын

@@boqndimitrov8693 what a dumb comment lol

@rneelymedia9152

8 ай бұрын

And written & Directed by a 32 yr old James Cameron.

@secondchance6603

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights Saw the first two when they came out and as far as I'm concerned this is where it ended, happily ever after.

A compliment to Paul Riser's acting, his own mother stood up and cheered when Burke got taken out.

Its so crazy that the alien movies ended here and noone ever had the bad idea to make any other ever after this ultimately perfect movie, ever.

@camarofan2008

22 сағат бұрын

No horrible sequels or crossovers. Thank goodness

I went to an HR Giger exibition when I was young (around the 2000s) and they had a lifesize Alien Queen mock-up. It was mind-blowing. The design of the Alien and the Queen are absolutely iconic.

@weldonwin

5 ай бұрын

Except Giger didn't design the Queen, since he wasn't involved with the series after his work on the original Alien

@emilywilhite5807

4 ай бұрын

I’m jealous. I’d love to see a Giger exhibition. I have several of his books.

@MrPerthglory

4 ай бұрын

@@weldonwinhe was involved with alien 3. He designed the dog / ox alien. He was involved with Prometheus as well designing murals and creatures.

@mmattson8947

3 ай бұрын

Don't remember the exact date, but the Smithsonian Museum had the actual Alien Queen from the movie. It didn't move, but people could stand next to it to be in awe of its size and design.

The soundtracks, "Ripley's Rescue" and "Bishop's Countdown" were used in over 100 movie trailers from the 90's to early 2000's.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Ohhhh that's what those songs are called, thank you!! It's honestly so iconic, it makes sense that it was used that much!

@darthmaul13

8 ай бұрын

Also the first part of resolution in the aliens score wasn’t used in the aliens film. It was used in Die Hard when terrorist Karl emerges from the Nakatomi building after his apparent death and attempts to kill John McClane.

@steverose3019

8 ай бұрын

James Horner was the composer, he was also nominated for an Oscar for Aliens. He also did the music for Start Trek2: Wrath of Khan, which is one of my favorite movie scores. From his wiki: "The climax of Bishop's Countdown, from his score for Aliens, ranks as the 5th most commonly used soundtrack cue in trailers.' kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3133Lhvgbafp6Q.html&ab_channel=HDFilmTributes

@tulinfirenze1990

8 ай бұрын

@@darthmaul13 Yep - I remember sitting in the cinema watching "Die Hard" and thinking, "You fuckers! You've stolen Aliens' music!!!"

RIP the great Bill Paxton. Fun fact he is the only person in Cinema to have the Honor of being killed by the big 3 Terminator, Preadator and Ailen

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

No wayyy! What an iconic actor, man, it's a huge loss... RIP Bill Paxton!

@boqndimitrov8693

8 ай бұрын

To some extent, this also applies to Lance Henriksen - killed by a terminator, by a predator, by the queen..

@declanflynn2580

8 ай бұрын

@@boqndimitrov8693 I didn't know that. The Original three then 😅

@paratus04

8 ай бұрын

If only he’d been killed by Robocop too.

Paul Reiser's own mother hated Burke so much that she actually cheered when his character was killed. 😂

I think Cameron's intention was to honor what the first movie did so brilliantly by not trying to imitate and top it, but to show a whole new angle on this franchise and add meaningfully to its lore, which he did with equal brilliance.

Sigourney Weaver received an Academy Award nomination for this role. In a science fiction film. And a sequel. It was such a unique honor that still holds, and completely awesome, as Sigourney's portrayal, and well-deserved.

Saw this in the theater at 14. Packed house. The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped. When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk. Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible. Will never forget it. Great reaction 😊 👍🏼

@patticake5367

8 ай бұрын

Bro that line gives me chills

@frankgnat8707

8 ай бұрын

I was 12, saw this in the theater with my Dad, step mom and step sisters. Other than the Abyss i have never been so in awe..

@SirPaulMuaddib

7 ай бұрын

I think this maybe was the only move I went to the theater to see twice..... That scene was EPIC.

@kingtonsiljockey528

7 ай бұрын

Im friggin jealous. I'd love to see this if it got a theatre run near me 😢

@BeeDenver

7 ай бұрын

I was 15 and the theatre energy was UNMATCHED. It remains one of my fave Movie experiences of my life.

It breaks my heart to see how happy the hosts are to see a happy ending, knowing the pain they'll feel when they see the beginning of Alien 3. 😭

@breitve

5 ай бұрын

what aliens 3... series only has 2 movies :)

@weldonwin

5 ай бұрын

There is NO Alien 3 in Ba Sing Se...

@LudusAurea

5 ай бұрын

Lol these comments. Grow up. Alien 3 is a good movie. Alien 4 and 5 suck though.

@breitve

5 ай бұрын

@@LudusAurea just didnt like how it ruined the happy(?) ending of aliens

@IAMCAVE

5 ай бұрын

I’ve seen all the Alien films and only bought the first two. The third and subsequent sequels … well in a word: sucked.

I really like the fact that the Gorman did redeem himself at the end with Vasqez

I was there opening night, and it was a sold out showing. The audience went crazy when Ripley appeared in that loader to fight the queen alien.

@mrtim5363

8 ай бұрын

We stood in lines around the block for movies we loved.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Man that was such an epic fight scene! Truly iconic! We would’ve loved to be there day one 😃

@fday1964

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights ... I was there opening night with family or friends for most of these classic films. Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Alien, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Back To The Future...and so many others.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

How I wish we could go in a Time Machine and join you guys the day of! That sounds incredible

@gambar

8 ай бұрын

@@fday1964 tell me you're old without telling me you're old, hahaha.... (i'm old too, i remember those times too)

When Ripley tells Burke "Allright, I'm in", she had to rip the card out as fast as possible so she wouldn't give herself time to change her mind... The amount of fear she was facing in that moment must have been overwhelming.

@kerrissedai6857

8 ай бұрын

She's a better woman than me. I would not have gone.

@gambar

8 ай бұрын

@@kerrissedai6857 of course. This is exactly why Ripley is one of the strongest female characters in movie history. She developed, grew tougher, faced her worst fears. "Writers" nowadays forget about this detail and skip straight to "she's the best because.. because she just is" and we end up with garbage like Batwoman, Rey or She-hulk...

@eq1373

7 ай бұрын

​@@gambar....or Captain Marvel

@gambar

7 ай бұрын

@@eq1373 I knew I forgot something haha

@dirac_dydx1830

7 ай бұрын

@@kerrissedai6857 She's a better human, in general, than most people. She's absolutely amazing.

The Aliens waited for 50 years for Ripley to wake up... to start the "game" again. 😁😁😁

HR Giger was the designer of the alien and the sets for the original alien movie. His artwork is unreal. He painted the album cover for Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Brain Salad Surgery".

This solidified Sigourney Weaver as one of the most badass women in Horror/Sci-Fi history. Jennette Goldstein (Vasquez) playing one of the heavy weapons specialists was a close second.

'Let's rock!' - Vasquez at the most badass

I believe the sergeant was an actual military drill instructor.... "Don't nobody touch nothing!"... My favorite line

I heard the mecha loader exoskeleton was so dope, that several construction companies thought they are real and asked the film makers where they can buy them as well.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Haha that is awesome man! I myself would’ve bought one if they were real. Carry groceries? Not a problem. A car parked next to mine inside my line making it impossible to get into my vehicle? Worry not, this loader is about to do all the work 😂

@vfa-2126

Ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights Someone actually built one. They couldn't make it walk properly, so they put it on treads. kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2lkpbpyqpiXcbA.htmlsi=5t6icGyQaBdsMUYD

Aliens is one of those rare movies that just gets better and better with age.

One of the best sequels EVER made. And Jim Cameron did that with just only 17 Million dollars !!!

RIP Bill Great actor.

I was 18 in 1986 and when I left the theater I immediately knew that would be my most favorite movie of all time. Guess what, it still is.

@DEADPEDAL

7 ай бұрын

Username checks out.

@KaraokeNig

7 ай бұрын

Mah man.

@NuclearFridge1

6 ай бұрын

I watch the director's cut once a year. Good times.

@Bhavyo

6 ай бұрын

Dont know if its my Nr 1 movie, but its definetely in my Top 3 Action movies of all time. When i get my new big a** 4k TV, Alien 2 will be one of the first movies i will watch and enjoy.

One of the best James Horner's work, Bishop countdown still give me chills.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

He’s an amazing composer and this did not disappoint! Added the soundtrack to my playlist 😄

@bradbarter8314

8 ай бұрын

RIP James Horner 🙏

a masterclass in film making,it perfectly builds the tension while balancing action ,horror and character development, you actually care about the characters and when one dies it hits hard, and the brilliant mother daughter development between Newt and Ripley makes for a great emotional connection between them and the audience. truly one of THE best films of the 1980's.

Forgot where I heard this, but Sigourney's performance is almost a text book case of someone who has severe PTSD. Such an outstanding performance and film. One of Cameron's best!

I was 19 when I saw this in a theater in 1986. I was completely physically, mentally, and emotionally drained when it was over. I don't think I moved for 10 minutes after the film ended. Such a testament to Cameron and everyone else involved in the film. Pulling in an audience to that degree is an extraordinary accomplishment. Quite simply one of the best films, regardless of genre, ever made. Great reaction as always guys!

@Stuntmandouble08

6 ай бұрын

This and Terminator 2 are dystopian sci-fi action master pieces. James Cameron and his team were very talented. Setting up the measure for practical effects in years to come; until The Matrix came out in 1999 which set the foot into the digital age.

@adventuresinportland3032

5 ай бұрын

I was 3. It's the first movie I ever saw in the theater but it stuck with me forever.

This movie still holds so well in the current time. One of the best sci-fi action movie ever made

I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out in 1986. I've seen it dozens of times since then and it's awesome to experience it again thru the eyes of others .

@temjin44

4 ай бұрын

Well said. Saw it at the perfect age as a young teenager and left an imprint on me for my whole life

Sigourney Weaver was a giant in these movies. Such great performances!

I love the shot where the Xenomorph just came out of the water. It had a mixture of horror yet badass entrance. This sequel is easily a 10 for me

Everything about this film was perfection! The casting, the acting, the directing, the visual effects, the sound, the art direction, the perfect balance of tension, action, and horror! Not to mention that James Horner's epic score was the cherry on top that made this movie LEGENDARY!!

@amy_yoshikawa

8 ай бұрын

Yes, it gives me goosebumps Everytime i listen to the Epic score 'Bishop's Countdown' get pumped as well.

Thanks for watching this and for the reaction. These movies from the 80s are so fucking awesome and they totally hold up over time ❤😊

SOOO glad you guys watched the extended version! There was a mixup when this released in Theaters. Where I grew up in AZ we got this version, but when it came out on VHS they cut nearly 35 minutes out. All the stuff about Ripley's daughter, how they found the alien ship and that Newt's father was the 1st one face hugged, the extended hype speech by Hudson, the listing of what was left when the ship crashed and the scenes with the autocannons were all gone! We were PISSED...and the worst thing was, people who saw the 'theatrical cut' thought we were crazy!!

Hey guys 👋 I was petrified and mesmerized as a kid watching this. That Queen Alien had my jaw on the floor when she came on the screen. The fact that she backed away the other aliens from attacking, showed there was intelligence there and not just an all out killing machine. The whole movie was edge of ur seat stuff. Can't believe it's 40yrs old now and still holds up to this day. So glad u guys reacted to this masterpiece ❤️

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Honestly the fact that they teased a certain level of intelligence had us in absolute awe. This movie went big and they stuck the landing. That’s the way to do it 👏 thank you for watching this with us! ❤️

@ifly-fsx

8 ай бұрын

It's not a movie for kids.

@MKev_Gaming

8 ай бұрын

@@ifly-fsx fun fact: Born in 1982, I watched Alien when I was 12 years old on Super VHS. Shortly after I watched Aliens on TV and was addicted to it. Since I was a drawer deeply invested into art in my youth, I was and still am a huge H.R.GIGER and Royo fan. H.R.GIGER is the creator of this Xenomorphs and the complete design language around these aliens. I recorded the movie on Tape for my Walkman and Listened to the movie on boring nights. I was able to recall every single spoken word of this movie. It did not harm me in any way, it made me become a die-hard-fan of this franchise. 😅

@ifly-fsx

8 ай бұрын

@@MKev_Gaming H. R. Giger is not for kids, either 😀

@MKev_Gaming

8 ай бұрын

🤣@@ifly-fsx

This was the perfect ending for Ripley/Newt/Hicks/Bishop. This is where the story ends for me. Alien 3 and beyond is just a what-if in my mind haha.

@MLPDethDealr32

7 ай бұрын

Alien 3 is retconned in my mind. As bad as some say the game Colonial Marines was, i deem it an acceptable retcon for how shit the third movie was.

@JohnBeck-pb9xl

7 ай бұрын

Alien 3 was just a mess from the very beginning.

@WisteriaDrake

7 ай бұрын

Honestly, I always held out hope that Hudson somehow survived, since we never saw him die like the others. Sure, there was the nuke, but maybe he fell into the sewers and was carried off, or was deep enough to survive. He really changed over the course of the film and deserved to survive the most.

@danielrochette8231

7 ай бұрын

ALIEN 3 IS JUST A DREAM ALIEN 5 WAS SUPOSE TO BRING HICK NEWT BACK WITH BISHOP BUT NEVER HAPPENED

@PChazman1

7 ай бұрын

Aliens 3 is crap. Ugly visuals, horrible storyline, and wretched characters. Don't waste your time. You will be disappointed.

I just loved the scene when the alien snatches Newt and Ripley is driven to crazy by rage, desperation and maternal insticts. She would have deserved the bloody Oscar just for that piece of acting...

46:18....an absolute incredible shot of that xenomorph coming into that elevator.....scared the absolute shit outta me in 86

I was 14 when this came out. It's the only time I've ever witnessed a packed theatre crowd leap from their seats with cheers and applause when Ripley delivered that famous line near the end. Everyone stood for the remainder of the movie.

There's a great documentary on the making of Aliens called Superior Firepower. It was on the DVD release a few years back but it's up on KZread now. It really digs into the practical effects and filming of the movie, you'd love it.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing this out! We’ll definitely give it a watch. It’s always fun seeing what went into making these incredible films

@user-be7tc2bd6e

8 ай бұрын

Yeah,a very good documentary too,I 've watched it countless times.TOO bad Cameron doesn't do regular films any more,he's immersed completely with the cap-motion stuff.

@fiore7939

8 ай бұрын

Yes!

The first movie was actually shot using what they call the 'machine gun method'. You have a long period of no action, ACTION, shorter period of no action, ACTION, even shorter period of no action, ACTION, ACTION, ACTION, ACTION. It worked. I took my GF to the first one at the cinema, she held my hand all through the film. At the end I thought my hand was broken. Personally, I think the first was so much better. The second was a good action flick but the first one gives you nightmares.

The Pic of her daughter is her Real Life mother. Private Vasquez, (Jenette Goldstein), was John Connors Foster mother in T2. She was also the cop who died on the diving board in Lethal Weapon 2. Hicks sleeping during the Drop, that’s not a defense mechanism, its a nod to the fact that Grunts of any military branch, are usually run so ragged that they can and will sleep anywhere they can. They only had enough money to make 4 Xenomorph suits for the entire movie. The Xenos did NOT "cut the power". The power was shut down by the computer (AI) because the reactor is trying to dissipate the excessive heat that was caused by the damage from the initial contact under the cooling towers. The marines damaged the system when they started shooting. The system will keep cutting power to reduce the load on the system until it can not keep up. (Why the builders/ designers didn’t set it up so it would shut down completely on its own is a mystery.) Shes not wearing “Chucks” shes wearing Reebok Stompers (circa 2122).

Rest In Peace Bill Paxton shiii GAME OVER MAN!! He was just awesome in the 80s & the 90s. I didn't expect that he had passed away after WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE. He was a very appreciative character human being. Prayers for his family.

"GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!" RIP, Bill Paxton, 1955-2017. This was the second film where he's killed by an Alien, Terminator, or Predator, as well as Lance Henriksen.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

The supporting cast in this was great too! Awesome performances all around!

I remember watching this secretly on my own when I was 12. I already thought it was the best action movie when Ripley was going to search for Newt. Boy, my mind was blown when it delivered two more great sequences.

I'm so jealous of anyone who gets to see Aliens for the first time again. It's such a pulse-pounding thrill ride of a movie, and easily the best sequel of all time.

once again Ripley is the most badass protagonist around ... I love how they upped the ante even more in this one and she just dominates from start to finish =)

@JohnBeck-pb9xl

7 ай бұрын

Hollywood activist :: buh we need strong female protagonists. Ellen Ripley :: am I a joke to you people.

"How have they not built a Alien theme attraction already" They did in London. Pepsi-Max Theatre. It was called "Alien War". It was opened by Sigourney Weaver herself, as well as Lance Henriksen and a Couple of Alien 3 actors ... and they tried it out... they said they was terrified. It featured Marines evacuating civilians through a invested colony. It had people in Xenomorph suits and holograms. I went there as a teenager and was traumatised... the acting was on point and the effects were amazing... i was scared out of my skin. I also tripped at the end of the tour and fell behind... so much so that the actors in Xenomorph suits had to improvise and started grabbing us and pulling us back into the "Hive"... i ran out crying my eyes off. Best experience ever... especially since i have always been a fan of the franchise. Also Alien 3 is worth a watch. It's not as good as 1 or 2 and is depressing and controversial. But it's gory, Ripley is a baddass and is the true end to the saga.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Ahh man! That sounds like an amazing experience! I (Ari) am a theme park and ride enthusiast! I would’ve loved to go check that out. Thank you for sharing! 😃

@babalonkie

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights Unfortunately they sold it off to a third party of which did a insurance scam, getting the place closed down. They tried to revive it a couple of times around the country but it lost the Aliens licence and was not the same. If it was still there i would be going there every month. Unfortunately, i think it was one of those things that will never be the same. There are quite a few documentaries about it here on KZread should you want to check it out, but i have watched them... and it does no justice to the real experience. I went late 90's and still have the ticket they give you to this day.

@MichaelParthum

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnightsOh no don’t watch Alien 3 if you liked the “happy” ending of Aliens.

@randomaccessfemale

7 ай бұрын

@rickking228 Well, there is a community that thinks the main storyline ended already in Aliens and the cancelled movie by Neill Blomkamp would have been the legit ending.

@Jigsawn2

7 ай бұрын

That experience sounds amazing. I wonder if there's any footage of it out there?

I am really glad that you mentioned that its not about the shock effect, but about clever writing. Ripley was very well written, very well executed by Weaver, but the whole cast made a really good job. To this day, it is still creepy and exciting. For me, its one of the absolute best sequels. I think its a masterpiece of a movie.

To this day, nothing quite tops Aliens. It is one of the quintessential science fiction/action films of all time. Of course, it is one of the "Big Three" of that genre-defining trilogy, with the other two being Terminator and Predator. It is almost impossible to fully explain how influential this movie was both at the time and since. The cinematography, the use of practical effects, the pacing of the story, the development of the characters. Nothing was compromised, nothing was rushed, and nothing felt forced or artificial. We really FELT the fear and excitement in facing the xenomorphs. Modern films simple are unable to comprehend this kind of emotion. This was a watershed moment in cinema.

1986 Special effects. The movie is 37 years old. Still beautiful. So much sci fi, Cameron is a genius.

In the script, James Cameron describes the Alien Queen as ‘horror incarnate’, which is pretty damn fitting. Also that Ripley realizes that she must have passed underneath it at some point and if she had looked up she probably wouldn’t have the nerve to go on.

I always prefer the theatrical version versus extended version . The pacing of the film is just better . However extended versions are good after you’ve seen the movie just to get added perspective. It’s like dessert .

Much of the production crew that worked on this movie had also worked on the first movie in England. James Cameron had so many issues with them because the crew was loyal to the first director and they weren't used to the Hollywood schedule. They were constantly at odds with Cameron on how the movie should look. They wanted their tea time (beer at the pub) and didn't want to work the long hours typical of a Hollywood production. They finally came to an understanding and finished the movie. When they wrapped, Cameron had some choice words for the production crew that would come true soon enough....

Thanks for watching the extended version! Shame they never made any more Aliens movies, but at least it ended beautifully. Definitely no other installments in the franchise that could ruin this.

@cnkclark

7 ай бұрын

Don't mess with perfection, right?

@Tbonyandsteak

7 ай бұрын

The 2 last ones are not really good. Different director

@alnu8355

7 ай бұрын

Jokes aside, yeah that franchise went down hard. Alien 3 is a crap film (unceremoniously kills of Newt and Hicks off screen, never explains how and why Ripley got an Alien in her and much more). To its defense? The set design was on point (creepy, industrial, forbiding, apocolyptic atmosphere), and production trouble was so bad it's actually a testament to the Director's talent (same guy who did Seven and Fight Club). A testement in the fact they managed to get anything out at all. Still a crap film though...though not near as bad as Weadon's wank fest, nor Ridley Scott's prequels (I swear those 2 films are made by a AI script bot that was exposed to too many euphoric atheist reddit threads). If you want a GOOD Alien 3? Darkhorse published the unused William Gibson (father of the Cyberpunk genre) script as a comic, and they latter made that into an audio drama. In the Audio Drama Lance Henrickson and Michael Bien both represent their roles.

@Bhavyo

6 ай бұрын

I agree, Alien 3 was shit. I remember back then how dissappointed i was. I expected so much after Alien 2 and it was pretty much a bore.@@alnu8355

@rwxstudio7173

6 ай бұрын

​@@alnu8355Alien 3 and 4 are more "What If" movies in my head. It was confirmed that Alien 3 was a fever dream Ripley was having during hyper-sleep.

Bishop is the real MVP of this story. He's fast, capable, honest, and loyal, and he really was the only one qualified to remote pilot the ship down to the surface.

@weldonwin

5 ай бұрын

The sad thing is, in the unmade Alien 3 by William Gibson (The God of Cyberpunk), Bishop was going to be an even bigger MVP. Instead, he gets smashed off screen and literally tossed on a trash heap

@pmarreck

5 ай бұрын

@@weldonwinIs there a script somewhere for this?

@pmarreck

5 ай бұрын

It was a good "android redemption arc" since the first movie's android was so evil.

@weldonwin

5 ай бұрын

@@pmarreck There's a comic adaptation and an Audiodrama on Audible, with Lance Henrickson voicing Bishop

@pmarreck

5 ай бұрын

@@weldonwin Wow!

Hicks sleeping while the descent is funny, cause in the army you learn to sleep anywhere when you have even a couple of minutes.

A great example of two very different directors helming a film within the same franchise and coming away with very different but both brilliant works.

her daughter is actually Sigourney's mother in that photo. The first Alien is still my favourite, but this is pretty damn close. Please watch The Thing next, (if you haven't already). Another masterpiece !!

The situation with the woman and the chest burster is sadder than what you see. The fact that she is still alive when they get there means she lasted a long time like Newt, and except for bad luck, she almost could have survived. Don't know if she and Newt teamed up at all, though. Even sadder if they did.

“Squish it and twist it”. Yah, that’s how I spend my Friday nights too. 😂

It's wild that Michael Biehn got to play the male characters, Kyle Reeves and Corporal Dwayne Hicks, who give some starter training to two proper examples of a strong female protagonists in 80's movies, Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley, haha

What I love is that this movie was basically practical affects and little cgi. Same with the thing from 1982. I love it

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

Yesss!! We fell in love with how much of it was practical, it really makes a difference!! What a fantastic movie! Cannot wait to watch and react to The Thing, it's coming up soon!!

@acfan2135

8 ай бұрын

@@OfficialMediaKnights you gonna love the thing then it’s gonna be crazy

@richieclean

8 ай бұрын

Try no CGI at all.

@acfan2135

8 ай бұрын

@@richieclean their’s cgi it just close to none.

@richieclean

8 ай бұрын

@@acfan2135 which shots contain computer generated imagery?

There are very few movies I regret not seeing in the theaters when first released, and this is one of them. As it was amazing at home, I can only imagine how killer it would have been with the full movie theater experience. While this movie started at a slow burn, once it got going, it was just EPIC. A+

@NuclearFridge1

8 ай бұрын

I saw it in the theatre. Amazing. That moment when Ripley walks out in the power loader suit and says "the line"... We all cheered. No lie.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

The way they build up the tension is phenomenal! It truly is a rollercoaster with a slow start rising upwards right before they unleash absolute chaos!

@LilannB

8 ай бұрын

I saw Aliens three times in the theater in 1986. Big moment for me was Bishop rescuing Ripley and Newt from the Alien queen. Seeing the ship rise behind them filling the screen with James Horner's pounding score playing over the scene.

@jjsdad4952

8 ай бұрын

Had to copy paste my comment from above. Yeah, I feel very lucky to have had that experience. Saw this in the theater at 14. Packed house. The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped. When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk. Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible. Will never forget it.

@luketimewalker

8 ай бұрын

I saw it when it came out but there was so much missing that I'm just discovering in the director's cut! Especially the Colonists alive? Trekking into the OG alien ship? Never saw that until now!

the 3 hours behind the scenes on youtube of this movie are amazing.

If Burke said to me "These two specimens are worth millions", I'd actually be like "How much we talking? what's the split? Because my crew found them first, not yours".

@anthonymcgrath

2 ай бұрын

yep... just smile and wave at him.. then point him in the direction of facehugger town as you pack yer bags with the specimens hehehe

Masterpiece ever. The best sequel ever. Great

I have surely seen over 50 Aliens reactions over the years by now. YOURS was one of the better I've seen! You totally got everything! You constantly reacted accordingly. Welcome to the Alien fan base! As Cameron proved by adding an S to the title, making this plural, the more we Alien fans are the better.

@OfficialMediaKnights

8 ай бұрын

After seeing that many reactions we thank you for giving ours a shot! It means the world. Thank you for the massive compliment ❤️

So many people today complain about lack of strong female lead in movies. But here is one in this movie. What is amazing is it is done with strong story and characters. That is what is missing in todays movies, which does strong female characters just for the sake of having one without good characters and story.

That moment with vasquz and the snub gun on a gimble rig, a lot like this cameraman with steady cam.