Alien (1979) | First Time Watching| Reaction| A Masterclass in Cinema

[@YoureMrLebowski]

52:46 "why didn't y'all tell me this was good?" Aliens (1986) is good. you've been told.

[@jgirlinluv55]

My favorite

[@lthomas6022]

I love that one too!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you!

[@A.Light33]

the alien running across the room after popping out of his chest gets me every time. I would have fainted if I was there.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Can we please talk about it because they just sat there in silence and that thing SCURRIED off like it was nothing!!! Absolutely not! Abort mission! Get me off the ship now! 😂😂

[@YoureMrLebowski]

12:32 Alien was nominated for Best Original Score (James Horner) but won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

It should have won Best Original Score too!

[@flippert0]

Composer for Alien (1979) was Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner did the OST for Aliens (1986).

[@YoureMrLebowski]

5:03 fun fact: Yaphet Kotto was 6'3".

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

He was so tall!!

[@bicknell67]

The suspense of this movie is legendary.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Yes! It is so good!

[@Doc_McStuffins]

Not Ash looking like the aftermath of a 15 on 1 😂🤣 Girl, the way I _cackled_

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂 it had to be said!

[@darkstar6909]

I managed to piss off my ex during that scene. I said to her I hope they told Ash they loved him first or at least said Happy Birthday or Happy Valentines Day. Coincidentally my ex girlfriends birthday was on Valentines Day. If looks could kill....

[@Nyctm91]

It is so creepy that I am watching this immediately upon you posting it lmao but I’m awake and that notification popped up so I’m like GUESS ITS TIME TO WATCH ALIEN

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

It was meant to be!!!! 💕💕

[@YoureMrLebowski]

53:57 "when I feel the need for speed..." the references y'all. the refrences.

[@dennisbaccam6235]

Great reaction and great film but now I’m so excited for you to react to ALIENS.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you!!! I am looking forward to watching it! I hear it is amazing!

[@blaze2001]

Girlll this movie is one for the history books it's perfect. It has this ominous feel to it as well this isolated vibe. I like how classic it is, this film came out in 1979 and because it's so minimalist in terms of effects it never looks dated. Kinda like Jaws and the Raiders of the Lost Art movies.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I hate to be this person but they just don't make movies like they used to! lol We'll get a good, original one every now and then but there is just something about the love they put into filmmaking in the 70's, 80's and the 90's that is unmatched

[@OzcarG0ld]

Now here I am, curious on how a Tubi version of Alien would look...

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I'm sure there is one on there! lol

[@dearmimi1072]

I'm soooo glad you watched this movie!! It's my childhood and a brilliant film. I'm also glad to hear that you will be watching the sequel 'Aliens' because that is also a PHENOMENAL movie. 'Aliens' is the reason why I love cinema. It's in my opinion one of the greatest movies ever made in history.🙌🏿❤Can't wait to see your reaction to the sequel.👌🏾

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

"One of the greatest movies ever made" is a strong stance! I will be watching Aliens very soon! Everyone has spoken very highly of it!

[@dearmimi1072]

@@SistaGurlonFilms Yes gurl! I don't want to hype it up too much but I got to be honest when I say Aliens is an absolute BLAST!!👍🏾👍🏾

[@texvor6949]

Good first time reaction Sista. Right about the music it sets the mood of the film perfectly.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I am listening to the soundtrack right now and this music is terrifying but in the best way possible! I don't know how this did not win the Academy Award

[@LaunchPadMcQuack4Hire]

Omg. The 15-on-1 gang bang comment was too funny. 😂😅😆 Definitely needed at such a tense and upsetting part of the movie. 😂

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂 they knew what they were doing with that scene!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

42:44 "goddamn it Jones." -SG 2... 1... "Jones goddamn it." -Ripley 😆

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Sick of that cat! 😂😂

[@JJgibson1]

Check out the movies The Thing(1982), Aliens(1986), Predator(1987), and Predator 2(1990).

[@cuyhater]

You're so keyed in to the music! I do that, too! Maybe a reason it didn't win the Oscar is because Ridley Scott swapped in Howard Hansen's Symphony No. 2 over the end credits: it was a beautiful and iconic choice (even if it justifiably angered Jerry Goldsmith), but possibly some Academy voters thought it rendered the score "incomplete."

[@YoureMrLebowski]

33:06 your correct to be confused. there is a Directors Cut where Parker and Ripley rush in at the last moment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bSapWVfpWYg8ksi=qOK1ZnibiDgXOkpG

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you!!!

[@tonit336]

Alien is in my top favorite films, during the 70s they were supposed to make Dune, and it was going to be an acid trip of a film, they even talked to Pink Floyd to make an original score, but the supposed budget was ridiculously expensive, however the set designs and concept art was used for the film Alien

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I can only imagine if they had made Dune back then. I know people are huge fans of the series, so that could have gone really badly if they didn't get it right

[@YoureMrLebowski]

36:38 "um hmm. um hmm. um hmm. i knew it." called it.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I will absolutely check this out! I love learning about the creative process when it comes to movies.

[@jdg20042001]

One of Ridley Scott’s best films. If ALIEN is one of the best Sci-Fi horror films of all time then James Cameron’s ALIENS is one of the best Sci-Fi Action films of all time. Perfect time to watch ALIEN since May 25th marks the film’s 45th Anniversary! Also this year on August 16th in theaters we have a new film coming out called ALIEN: ROMULUS that is helmed by Fede Álvarez (Director of EVIL DEAD 2013 reimagining and DON’T BREATHE) and it takes place in between Ridley Scott’s ALIEN and James Cameron’s ALIENS. A cool thing to know about the film is the original effects designers from ALIENS created all the practical effects work.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Ohhhh!!! So I definitely need to watch Aliens before Romulus comes out!

[@davidferguson3031]

Nice! A truly iconic film this time. As mentioned by others, the first sequel Aliens (1986) is definitely worth a watch. Action packed and still pretty frightening too, with awesome effects! But speaking of nasty ass aliens lol, I think Predator (1987) could be a fun flick for the channel too. Maybe you've already seen it, but it could be a cool retro re-watch! 👍

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Predator is one of my favorite movies! That would be a great movie to react to on the channel!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

2:10 "I don't know if we're gonna watch the sequels y'all." with 100% certainty you will ❤ Aliens (1986). one of the best sequels ever. period. the rest of the sequels you can hold off on.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Aliens will absolutely be watched! Maybe even Alien v Predator...

[@kaidt5861]

Definitely was a fun movie and very well done for the time. Also, Sigourney as a badass works well. When you do get the chance to check out pt. 2, I think you'll have just as much fun if not more. As always, another fun react. :)

[@LaunchPadMcQuack4Hire]

I swear I totally feel what Ripley was going through in the last 3 minutes of the movie, every time I find a spider in my house at night. I don't want to do battle, but one of us got to go...

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂 That is hilarious!!! But I feel you!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

20:52 "i don't trust him." 🤨

[@mrd2581]

Yes definitely check out the sequels and don't forget the prequels "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant". You will not be disappointed. Also the other offshoot films Alien vs Predator are entertaining to watch. Oh and I Love your reactions. I had to watch the Def By Temptation one because Im catching on to your channel late and when you started dancing to the music I was vibing with ya lol. Im glad you recognized the scoring of the film. I feel that is like a missing art to a lot of movies nowadays. Most good films always have a good score that helps bring out the feels while watching the movie.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you for finding me!!! I hope you are enjoying the content!! And I agree, the music has to be right or it can ruin a movie. Ok, maybe not ruin the movie lol but it can absolutely impact the viewing experience

[@lthomas6022]

We are about the same age but I always enjoy watching this movie. You have to keep going now. Great reaction video as always.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Aliens is happening for sure and possibly Alien 3

[@centurycountess4949]

Extension from last comment Hey girl here's a list of a few gems I promised you. but here's a few of some insane, good, and crazy ones you might enjoy. 1. Phenomena 1985 with Jennifer Connelly this film inspired a video game franchise called Clock tower 2.: Frogs 1972 all I'll say is nature comes back for revenge 3: Rats: Night of terror: 1984 :The woman who becomes a demon after putting on a mask in the film Demons, is in this. 4: Death on the Nile 1978: This has a cast of iconic actresses Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Mia Farrow 5. Puppet Master 1989: Chucky wouldn't last 5 minutes with this group lol 6: Intruder 1989: the creator of Evil dead and his brother have acting roles in this gem. I give kudos for coming up with a new location then the usual areas a horror takes place. 7: Haunted Honeymoon 1986: I thought we cleanse the pallet with a little horror comedy. I've only this to say about it... You're going to Love Aunt Kate.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you for the recommendations! I will add them to the list! I needed to add more movies to the watch list!

[@jessediaz1293]

Great reaction as always SG! Your inserts/edit game throughout the video is insane 54:16 lol 😂 If you get to Prometheus, the seventh or eighth film in the franchise lol it deals with the space jokey story, the big skeletal being that was sitting in that contraption when they land on the planet. (Not A Spoiler! Don’t worry) People love it or hate it. I can’t wait to see what you have to say about it (if you get to it)!!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Dumb and Dumber is easily one of my favorite comedies! 😂😂 I would definitely be open to watching Promethius after we watch Aliens. I hear I don't need to watch the other sequels after that

[@lthomas6022]

😂😆 at the alien attachment to his face being gone. Let's eat now 🤣😂

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂 They were not alarmed enough for me!! Eating oodles and noodles like he didn't just have an alien suctioned to his face!!!

[@hak4890]

Excellent reactions!! You already may have the answer, but if you watch the “Director’s Cut”, you will see how Parker and Riply knew where the Alien took Brett. You will also learn what happened to Brett and Dallas…

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you! Yea, someone gave me a link to the scene from the directors cut, which was super helpful

[@philshorten3221]

Fun Fact To make the outside elevator of the Nostromo look bigger they used 3 children in spacesuits instead of 3 full sized adults 😉

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Really?!! Oh wow!!! That is a fun fact! Thank you for sharing!

[@beannathrach2417]

Space Balls is indeed parodying John Hurt's eruptive meal just like this movie. That why John hurt says in Space Balls 'not again'. There's a deleted scene where Ripley does find some crew being turned into eggs. The issue is readdressed in Aliens. Brett screams alerting Ripley and Parker. Dialog suggest they got there fast enough to the alien climbing up the landing strut bay.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I feel like I have to watch the Director's cut of the movie. With your comment and some others, I see there were some important and interesting things cut from the theatrical release

[@centurycountess4949]

girl, I just rewatched a science fiction film that I think will blow your mind. You might like it because once the main characters get into the place you forget your're in space and in a ship. the film is called "Magnetic Rose" I think it's a mid 90's film maybe 80's. a space crew get a distress signal, they investigate and when they get inside the ship ...Girl they walked straight into Versailles. it's like astronauts just stopped into a rococo phantom of the opera vampire lair. It gets worse when they discover an insane woman who owns the ship who haunts it through deadly holographic cyber bots and laser shooting cubid bird fountain statues lmao! one thing I pre-warn it is an animated horror, but has been dubbed a forgotten masterpiece.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

That's a lot! 😂😂 It sounds like they just put a little bit of everything in it

[@centurycountess4949]

@@SistaGurlonFilms lol that they did 🤣. Plus the two men were idiots. The more smarter one you'd think would have blasted the ship's main monitor and shut the entire thing now. Nope he spent his time blasting holographic women and playing detective

[@alexandervelez9507]

great reaction, this is in my top 2 horror films. you should definitely react to aliens. it’s considered one of the greatest sequels of all time. some even consider it better than the original.

[@lthomas6022]

Not the Casper slide 🤣😂. Girl, you are crazy

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

She needed to get out the way!!! 😂😂

[@briandennis1474]

You don’t need to go down the rabbit hole. Lol. But Aliens is a must. Could make a case for Alien 3 because of the performance of Charles S, Dutton. All my opinion of course. Loved the video as always!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Charles S. Dutton?! That's all you had to say! I love him! lol So stop at 3...got it! I was told Alien v Predator is kind of good too...so maybe that one too🤔

[@Otokichi786]

A youngster is boarding the "Nostromo." What will she make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? 3:45 Even in 1979, the "Nostromo's" look was Utilitarian, since this is a Space Tug and not a fancy "Star Wars" Starship. 5:15 The Company is sending a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 8:22 Canny observers saw Ash's "calisthenics" as suspect. 9:52 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Am I the youngster? If so, I'll take it! 😂😂 I did love this movie a lot!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

19:42 "did y'all hear that... bloop bloop bloop bloop" the fingering. 😆 and the eye contact. the eye contact! gurl...

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I love a good orchestral arrangement! lol

[@marievjing]

Don't forget to get the "special edition/director's cut" for its sequel ALIENS (1986) which is even better and is as scary and stressful than the 1st one ;)

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Oh...say less! Thank you for the heads up!

[@docsaico]

If you’re into the lore, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN is a great doc about the art and the script. Something I found really cool: they wrote each part to be gender neutral, and they made so much of the ship bright and white to psych you out into feeling safe.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I will absolutely check that out! I love learning about the creative process behind movies

[@relaxedbro]

👍🏿👍🏿

[@centurycountess4949]

oh girl, When I saw this video title and saw" first time watching " and you explained this was your first I realized you're in for a horror treat of insanity. I will mention a fun fact. Kane who has his alien Birth, Gave birth twice. years after aliens when the film Space balls was released The same actor who played Kane Played the character again at a 50's inspired outer space cafe scene in that film and gave birth for a second time. the only words the character said. " Og god , not again! " lol but now knowing this was your first viewing I'm going to dive into my archive of horror movies and I'm going to give you some titles of some rare Horror gems. One that I can think of is Rabid Grannies from 1988. Not sure if you've seen the film exorcist yet but if you have it's like Grandma Vs exorcist. But soon as I dive into my collection I will send you a fun list of horror gems to you in the comments.🙂

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

What?!! I did not realize that was the same actor!! OMG. He did say "not again" but because I had never seen Aliens, I always thought he was saying that because that was a common occurrence at that diner! Rabid Grannies?!!! I have never heard of that in my life! I have to look that one up!

[@centurycountess4949]

@@SistaGurlonFilms fingers crossed you can find it girl. Rabid grannies was a trip. They had these old women do stuff and say stuff you'd never expect grandma's to do. I won't give too much away but my favorite bits are with the cook, and the maid. The cook talking shade about the rich society's dirty laundry is hilarious.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

5:28 "ummmmm..." 5:40 "um hmm..."

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I was all in! 😂😂

[@scaramoochscaramooch]

See Aliens !!!!!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

It's coming soon!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

15:38 "baby, look at them PeeWee Herman shoes." 😆

[@jgirlinluv55]

Lol

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂 Those white shoes had to be acknowledged!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

0:25 "I have never, in my black African-American life, seen Alien." welcome to the channel. 😆

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Welcome to the channel!!!! 😂😂

[@Tony-cc7cu]

I suggest the Just Before Dawn (1981). Peace

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I've never heard of that one! I'll have to look it up! Thank you!

[@wernergatterer2953]

I can't wsit to see your reaction from the 2nd part ALIENS!

[@texvor6949]

Yaphet Kotto and Billy Dee Williams don't get the total props in their part in two of cinema's big sci fi franchises. The props being at the time that Williams appeared in Empire Strikes Back and Kotto appeared in Alien, they were the two recently active biggest box office STARS that were in those films. Kotto was the only one in the cast to be the headliner in his own films up to that point and williams was a big star who also headlined his own movies in the seventies compared to most of the cast in Empire. But sci fi/horror fans ignore this fact.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

The fact that I had no idea that Yaphet Kotto was in this says a lot. He was such a great actor! I can't speak to anything Star Wars related because...I've never seen any of the Star wars movies either....🤦🏽‍♀️

[@texvor6949]

@@SistaGurlonFilms Well both williams and yaphet were stars of several blaxploitation movies which that genre was credited as saving hollywood up to the mid 70s because most mainstream movies were flops at the time but the blaxploitation movies were hits and billy dee was in a movie with diana ross which was a massive hit at the time. so they were stars by the time they appeared in those movies. Harrison ford who was in star wars became a bonafide star in box office after empire when he did raiders of the lost ark. before that he didnt headline a movie or proved he was a draw yet.

[@Nyctm91]

Another hilarious reaction! Excited for you to watch the second one! The third is ass

[@djstuntfox]

The Director's Cut of Alien 3 is actually pretty good. It makes more sense.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

noted!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Someone mentioned Charles S. Dutton being in the 3rd one, so I have to watch it just for him lol

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

So that you know, the second one is the best of all of them so you can take your time if you want to, but you'll like that 1 better than the first one I do believe i mean some people like the first one better but you have a plethora of aliens in the second 1. It's not scary. It's more action and blood. And pain and suffering

[@srosemyers11]

Girl you instincts were on point you picked up so much so quickly.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Sci-fi movies make me focus really hard so I am like inspector gadget when I watch them 😂😂

[@srosemyers11]

@@SistaGurlonFilms I can see lol.

[@elkalipu3947]

Well, I have to be honest, I think that if you had been part of the crew of the Nostromo with all your recommendations for caution and your lucidity of the situation, there would have been no deaths, and the Alien would have ended up ejecting from himself in the space of spite ^^ 😂

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Period!!! 😂😂😂 the whole crew would have been safe and Kane would have been floating in space somewhere 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@user-mi8qt1gq7o]

I saw this movie when I was in highschool when it first came out, and this was the first sci-fi movie that really scared me, but I want to make a movie suggestion to you, check out (A Soldiers Story, New Jersey Drive and Network), and also you have a beautiful smile 😊

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you for the compliment! New Jersey Drive is absolutely on my list to watch at some point. I've never seen A Soldiers Story or Network so those could be options as well!

[@user-mi8qt1gq7o]

@@SistaGurlonFilms thank you, also check out " Devil in in the Blue Dress"

[@chaycole5150]

You definitely have to watch aliens then john carpenters the thing a few of my favorites. 😊😊

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I want to watch The Thing! I hear it is amazing!

[@New-tu3mn]

All of the subliminal sexual imagery you thought you saw in the film, you actually did see. Alien is laced with it. If you re-watch the film with that in mind, you’ll notice that subtle, and not so subtle, sexual imagery seems nearly everywhere. Alien is based on the art of Swiss surrealist, H.R. Geiger. Google his name along with the term, Necronomicon’. Geiger’s art is a mix of bio-mechanical horror, and sexual stimulation. Ridley Scott masterfully includes Geiger’s art to heighten the horror of Alien. Fear, and sexual arousal both set the nervous system on alert. They are two sides of the same coin, as it were. Scott laces Alien with sexual cues so to sub-consciously stimulate the audience’s autonomic nervous systems. Then, when something scary does happen, it’s all the more fear inducing.

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Thank you for confirming that for me! I thought maybe I was just being a perv! 😂😂

[@MGillDesign]

I've never watched Alien... i'll have to watch it...looks good for 1979 gonna click off, so i don't ruin it....

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

So, I'm not alone?! lol You have to share your thoughts once you watch it

[@jgirlinluv55]

Planet of the apes music be scarier than the apes

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

I've never seen the OG Planet of the Apes 🤦🏽‍♀️ I may have to start a Sci-Fi series on the channel

[@jgirlinluv55]

Aliens is one of my favorite movies of all time. Please don't watch alien 3

[@GingerCC-he8be]

15 on 1.. that's just nasty y'all 😭

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂

[@willeat11]

Hell Naw…not 15-1 bbc😂

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

😂😂😂

[@MrDDM10001]

they should've put dude in the freezer smh...especially after he woke back up...AHT AHT To the freezer you GO!!!

[@SistaGurlonFilms]

Exactly!!!! The minute he woke up looking crazy, he should have immediately went to the ice box!!! 😂😂

[@positivelynegative9149]

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