Alien 1979 * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Alien 1979. 👽 Yes, I am a 26 year old who has NO IDEA what this movie is even about is even about - so I take YOU on a journey to watch me give you: What I think the movie is about, real time me watching, and my final review.
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[@phizzbot]

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[@awkwardashleigh]

WOWOWOOWOW

[@ZION73082]

#BeansMerch Yasssss ;3

[@goneetfierdeletre4032]

@@awkwardashleigh Hi from Lyon - France I'm ready to watch your reacts on Alien 2 - 3 and yes the 4 (Not the best but alway fun to watch it , sigourney always good actoring ) Take care aurevoir

[@caribbeanman3379]

@@awkwardashleigh Please react to *Tremors* . You'll love it.

[@Saboteur709]

@@awkwardashleigh Your link is broken. (Or it's my stupid browser) teespring.com/stores/awkward-ashleigh

[@johnthompson8580]

My wife was pregnant when she first watched this movie, baby moved, she freaked and flailed, and I got hit lol.

[@Bus_Driver117]

Did her water break?

[@Jar0fMay0]

I should've done that. Our daughter moved all the time.

[@greatestscott6599]

Oh, yeah, that's good. Make sure to watch _Teeth_ right before any time you have sex, too. 👍

[@mortenBP]

This is NOT the movie to watch when pregnant!!!!

[@3Rayfire]

That's one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

[@tn_bayou-wulf8616]

Ashleigh: "I wonder if Aliens is this good?" Everyone: "YESSSS!"

[@shaun374]

People with a brain: “No!!!”

[@Tensen01]

@@shaun374 "This channel doesn't have any content" is the perfect description of idiots like you.

[@shalertw]

YES YES YES!!!

[@EQINOX187]

@@shaun374 This world has 2 types of people, people with an opinion and Assholes with an opinion, people with an opinion will give it and leave it at that where as the the assholes with an opinion will try and trash the other persons opinion and call them wrong and they to dictate that their opinion is the right one. From your comments it is clear you fall into the second group, If people like Aliens great if you only like Alien great also

[@baylessnow]

Abso-fooking-lutely!

[@ivannovak3414]

8:15 Hears cat growl at strange noise, goes to investigate alone in a dark room, assumes it was just the neighbor Clearly Ashleigh would not survive this movie

[@ruthdeckman9781]

Also, without a weapon...

[@ajalvarez3111]

LOL! This is why I love going through the comments on YT videos. There's always that one person who thinks of something nobody else did. Good job!

[@neilgriffiths6427]

LMAO - I didn't spot that, but - you're right! She's a gonna...

[@Muck006]

@@ruthdeckman9781 Definetely needs a flamethrower (for home defense)!

[@lindanicholson950]

When we went to see Alien at the theater we knew absolutely nothing about it. There was no trailer, no scenes from the movie. All they told us was that in space nobody can hear you scream.

[@lindanicholson950]

I would like to add that we saw this on a Friday (unusual for us) and the place was full of teenage girls. Some of the jump scares I experienced was because of their screams and not because the movie scared me.

[@tritiumH3]

"Alien" is more of a straight up horror-suspense, "Aliens" is more horror-action. Both are stellar examples of their respective genres.

[@toddkes5890]

And then, The Thing (from 1982)

[@stantheman9072]

Alien is a B horror movie story with an A movie budget. Aliens is a B war movie story with an A movie budget. Both very enjoyable.

[@SpurrBlack]

Wouldnt the star wars universe be great if they kept changing the genre all of a sudden?

[@toddkes5890]

@@SpurrBlack They have an entire galaxy to work with. Changing the genre should be among the easiest things there is. Horror (Event Horizon style) would be a party of non-Jedi trying to deal with a leftover Sith artifact. Fantasy would be a Jedi on a low-tech planet. Drama, police cases, soap operas, all of that should be easily within the scope of Star Wars. Now a musical, that would be a proper Disney film

[@williambanks2223]

"We can't blow up the ship because of the cat." "F*ck you, Jones!" 🤣🤣🤣 2 minutes later : "The cat's OK!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@awkwardashleigh]

IT WAS A ROLLER COASTER

[@MrHws5mp]

That's just Thursday for every cat owner...

[@bessarion1771]

@@awkwardashleigh I watched the original Alien in a movie theatre when I was 17 years old, and the Aliens when I was 21, and I was way more scared/excited watching Aliens...

[@Neocoolzero]

@@awkwardashleigh Laughed my ass off at the "FU Jones" xD

[@mordicus420]

@@awkwardashleigh the Sequel Aliens is even better then the Original (You can't say that with a lot of franchise these days)

[@sockpuppetworld2622]

The tagline for this movie was “In space no one can hear you scream.

[@FerDeLance06]

Nah, Rey is still the *bestest evar!!!* Heh, yreah right!

[@RebeccaODonnell-1941]

My buddy in high school wanted to work in special effects after graduation, so he had subscriptions to all the effects magazines. He told me we had to go see this movie “Alien” when it came out. Told me all the magazines were freaking out about it but wouldn’t give any details or photos. So we went opening night. We had popcorn and sugar babies and giant sodas, giggling in anticipation. Then the movie began. We didn’t eat a bite or a sip of soda the entire film, we were so glued to the screen. We went back and saw it nine, ten times more, dragging every friend and family member we could to see it with us. The film was revolutionary in its set compositions, creature design, directing and that a woman was not only the smartest and most level headed but the sole survivor in the end. Around a decade later, I was sitting in the theater with my husband, watching trailers before I don’t remember what film. A sci fi trailer came on that looked interesting. Then it showed Sigourney Weaver and the whole audience started murmuring, including us. Then it showed an Alien and every one of us started yelling and freaking out. James Cameron was doing a sequel to Alien. We were there on opening night for that one too. It’s a masterpiece too, in a very different way.

[@barrywonderdog]

Don’t forget the original Alien trailer. No dialogue. No giving away the plot. Only a few seconds of jump-cut footage and that sound. And yet every time it was on screen, everyone went very quiet and I bet everyone who saw that trailer saw Alien. Textbook stuff that no-one does now, sadly.

[@RebeccaODonnell-1941]

@@barrywonderdog I absolutely remember that! And Time magazine (I think) had Sigourney Weaver on the cover with the title “Scary Summer” on it. It’s the shot where she’s sliding down the wall when the alien is peeking ‘round the corner.

[@danholmesfilm]

Awesome

[@thekpmckay]

I talked my older brother into going w/ me after I'd seen it. He walked out after the scene in the mess hall.

[@joealvarez8733]

I remember sugar babies, sooo good...

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

In Spaceballs the man who says “Oh no, not again” is John Hurt and this is what he was referring to.

[@Bothandle70]

the long spaceship bit was also parody of ship in this movie.

[@ShadowTrailMedia]

@@Bothandle70 nah, that was definitely a gag from the opening of Star Wars. This is a big ship, though!

[@joeno-say5504]

I'm surprised Ashleigh didn't catch that immediately

[@MP-ej9pw]

The trailer for this back in 1979 closed with the statement: "In space, no one can hear you scream."

[@nikaltesla9400]

That was a great tag-line just because it was, but also Star Wars was still on everyone's mind.

[@rallybug]

On a Sigourney Weaver kick, Galaxy Quest is a must see!

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Anybody into Sci-Fi has to see that movie.

[@villverneshhand6049]

Raises the question if Ashleigh had seen enough Start Trek to get all the jokes

[@stephenbenner4353]

I think a little bit of Star Trek would good to watch first, but I agree. It also has Hans Gruber (Alan Ruckman) in it.

[@markweiner4430]

www.imdb.com/title/tt0125022/

[@tsogobauggi8721]

50 year old blonde Sigourney Weaver... Oh my... :)

[@OneVoiceMore]

"OMG she got about six weeks before anyone hears from her." Aliens fans: Uhh...thereabouts....

[@SamuelBlack84]

Give or take half a century

[@bewareraven3534]

Sir John Hurt claimed that Mel Brooks talked him into self-parodying his role from Alien (1979) by making it sound like it would be a brief walk-on cameo. Only when Hurt came to the set did he realize that the entire scene was an elaborate spoof of the chestburster scene from Alien (1979)

[@joshuagross3151]

"Not _again."_

[@agenttheater5]

@@joshuagross3151 "Cheque please"

[@Antropologopt]

"Hello my darling, hello my lady!" I honestly can not see The Alien scene ever more, with out beginning to sing the song in Space Balls spoof scene and also saying, "not again"!

[@ericjanssen394]

@@Antropologopt And now I have to look up the Spaceballs reaction to see whether Ashleigh got the Michigan J. Frog joke: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHyWh5ybmMqXntk

[@mjbull5156]

My cousins who was born after Alien came out but saw Spaceballs, never knew that scene was a reference to the infamous chestburster scene here until I told him about it after the old movie ride at Disney Studios.

[@NeilPower]

Burton: "On my god, she's got six weeks until anybody's going to hear her." Me: "If you only knew."

[@theman4884]

In space no one can hear you scream.

[@stevenroach6809]

Yup!

[@hairywelder5188]

🤫😉

[@notmee2388]

Shhhhh!!!

[@Brainfryde]

In space, no one can navigate either :p

[@gordondavis6168]

From the Alien’s perspective, this movie is Die Hard.

[@FanFanBessie2]

Hah! That's so true!!! 😂👍

[@SaraBanartist]

It did die super hard

[@darkmarv8045]

And Aliens is Die Hard 2 and 3 combined.

[@schnubbel76]

"I have acid blood now - HO HO HO"

[@greatestscott6599]

*John McClALIEN* *"Weyland-Yutani won't be joining us for the rest of your life."*

[@bryanmacklem2654]

Fun fact, Ian Holm who played the robot Ash here also played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies. He's done a lot of work over the years of course, but these are the two he'll be forever remembered for.

[@sneakyfox4651]

And for his role as Cornelius in "The Fifth Element".

[@nickoftime5759]

Definitely watch “Aliens”. It’s just as good as the original, but more action than horror.

[@Stevarooni]

Great movies within their own genres, yeah.

[@shaun374]

Why do so many people hold this obviously wrong opinion? Aliens is a cheesy, 80s B movie compared to Alien.

[@Stevarooni]

@@shaun374 they're different genres, and excellent within each genre.

[@tomlyne99]

@@shaun374 So are you saying that it's not one of the best 80's action films?, it was never meant to in the same genre as the first film.

[@metalgrinch]

@@shaun374 get out.

[@ronaldh8446]

Rest in Peace Ian Holm (Ash), a terrific actor who died half a year ago.

[@lisaspikes4291]

Also John Hurt. The guy who had the alien bust out of his chest. One of my favorite actors.

[@ronaldh8446]

@@lisaspikes4291 Harry Dean Stanton (Brett) as well, about 2+ years ago.

[@lbd-po7cl]

Looking back, the prestige of those three actors alone - Sir Ian Holm Sir John Hurt, and Harry Dean Stanton, plus Sigourney Weaver - in the one film is astounding.

[@Wilmeiser]

Can't forget Bolaji Badejo who was The Alien in this movie he died in 1992.

[@ronaldh8446]

@@Wilmeiser Yes!!! No Alien without the ALIEN! 👍

[@bredincummings4381]

Fun fact: in the scene where the alien bursts through the guy's chest, the actors weren't told what was going to happen. So, their reactions were 100 % real!

[@jamesswainston826]

"I swear to god, if they all die...Ripley better make it out!" Roll credits, lol.

[@yungathart7801]

Alien has now been officially renamed "Is the Cat OK?" 😂

[@stevenroach6809]

No one can hear you meow in space.

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@stevenroach6809 Funny and awesome job remembering a (paraphrase) of Alien's original catch-phrase advertisement. *said for anyone who don't remember or didn't know where that comes from

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

There actually exists a how-to book on screenwriting called "Save the Cat". Just saying.

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@gozerthegozarian9500 not directed at me, but I'll have to look for it. thanks for the recommend.

[@ajclements4627]

Just me or would a shirt that says “Hi. Yes. Hello.” be a good one?

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Amazed this idea hasn't come up already! Definitely should be.

[@Gabriel26963]

LOL! Actually thats great!

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

I'm sure it's in the works. It's a great Ashleigh-ism

[@BoldExtraordinaryYou]

Definitely! I'd 100% buy one!👍

[@harrymc9263]

"Hi, Yes, hello" your right. I think you should be gifted a free film review of your choice for that one.

[@nessaarandur7740]

"DID THEY JUST YEET KANE'S BODY OUT OF THE SHIP INTO SPACE?!" XD Girl, I'm dead.

[@awkwardashleigh]

😂😂😂

[@fayej6591]

Space version of burial at sea..

[@jrytacct]

@@awkwardashleigh Actually, burial at sea is not an uncommon practice even now. As their ship was in space, that was the equivalent.

[@sdrawkcabsiemansiht485]

This is how to do a strong female character.

[@metalmayhem3622]

You know, upon thinking about it, I dunno anymore. It never triggered me, but she wanted to lock the dude out and the men wanted to let him in, I think that's reversed.

[@mesalgearsolid]

@@metalmayhem3622 Yes, because she didn't know how dangerous the creature on John Hurt's character was and didn't want to endanger the rest of the crew. She chose to do the right thing rather than what she would have wanted, which would be saving her friend. That's definitely a strong female character.

[@metalmayhem3622]

@@mesalgearsolid I know why, lol. It seems backwards to me is my point. All of the men make the emotional decision and the woman makes the logical one?

[@mesalgearsolid]

@@metalmayhem3622 Really? That's considered "backwards" to you? Jesus Christ, dude.

[@metalmayhem3622]

@@mesalgearsolid Yes, based on literally every experience I've ever had with men and women. For example, I've never heard a man say "aww!"

[@raymontes1030]

Quote of the week: : "Hyperdrive that bitch" Also, please watch, "Big Trouble in Little China"(1986) It's got 'that guy' from The Thing.

[@MravacKid]

As does Escape from New York. :)

[@AlanYoungIII]

Also, he is in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

[@mena94x3]

YES. BTiLC is so quirky and fun. The perfect cheesy blend of 80s fantasy, horror and comedy. She MUST watch it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂👌🏼

[@mena94x3]

Alan Young - I ADORED Kurt Russell in his early Disney movies - *Follow Me, Boys! *The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band *The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit *The Barefoot Executive *Charlie and the Angel *Superdad _And as Dexter Riley in_ *The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes *Now You See Him, Now You Don’t *The Strongest Man in the World GREAT memories! 🥰🥰🥰

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

KURT RUSSELL!!! The man! The Legend!!

[@celestialangel666]

me: "Hey ma, the millennial is watching Alien!" My mom: *who saw it in theaters* ~evil laugh~

[@mercurywoodrose]

i was so fucking scared after seeing this, going home at night from san francisco to berkeley by mass transit was terrifying, as was walking along dark streets in SF. what a trip.

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

My friend's mother watched it in the cinema when it first came out...she was 8 month pregnant with my friend at the time! And yes, the embryo DID move during crucial scenes!

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@gozerthegozarian9500 Oh man, that's up there with Rosemary's Baby on the Do Not Watch While Preggers list!

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Yeah, but she didn't know at the time. In 1979, it took more effort to have a movie spoiled than to avoid spoilers - these days, it's the opposite XD

[@tarasnead7374]

"What would you have done?" "Left him outside to die" 👏🤣

[@THEICEMANG94]

Entire crew dies. Ashleigh: BuT ThE CaT

[@wkanost]

“JONES MADE IT! YAY!” Six people died horribly. “BUT THE CAT SURVIVED!”

[@awkwardashleigh]

PRIORITIES.

[@jameswilson8433]

There's a reason Blake Snyder's book on screenwriting is called "Save the Cat".

[@wkanost]

@@jameswilson8433 - I know. It’s a screen writers rule that you don’t kill small animals as an example in films. It just struck me as so funny that she was so happy the cat made it. I had to laugh out loud. Maybe Ashleigh should watch “Pet Cemetery” next.

[@sam12six]

@@awkwardashleigh I hate to be that guy that makes everything political, but... your pro-feline stance seems to be making you unable to see the simple truth - the cat is the mastermind behind the whole thing. The orders the cat gave to the android to prioritize collecting a specimen over the lives of the crew were smokescreen to hide the fact that, like all cats, it just wants all humans to die. The AIDS epidemic across Africa, Communism, mumble rap - you think these are all just random bad things that are happening? Wake up, it's cats.

[@Teletran35]

Did the cat asked tocome? Sometimes except small children I would be happy the animal survied

[@Dr3amtime]

The artist behind the Aliens and their biological and technological aesthetic was Hans Ruedi Giger. He spent his whole life making art in that vein; he believed he was tapped into another dimension where it was real. Somewhat creepy. There's a really interesting documentary on him called Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Part of why I call the motion sensors “Giger counters.”

[@tycol322]

Something I love about this movie is that some how over 40 years later it still holds up graphically. It really is a testament to the power of practically effects and set design when done right

[@gavinwock6133]

Ashleigh : Neighbours couldn't have chosen a worse time to drop something. Neighbours: Why is Ashleigh screaming "F#CKING $H!T!!"?

[@awkwardashleigh]

😂😂😂

[@Esl1999]

Alien (1979) was groundbreaking sci fi horror-thriller. Aliens(1986) was a roller coaster ride that became one of greatest sequels in movie history. Both excellent.

[@nutzacio]

I concur with everyone who says watch “Aliens.” James Cameron wrote and directed it. It’s just a fun popcorn action flick. I prefer it over the original personally.

[@weldonwin]

I feel both Alien and Aliens are equally good, but in very different ways since they are (If you'll forgive the phrase) very different beasts

[@stevenwright6573]

Saw this on VHS alone at night when I was like 10 in early 80's. Scared the shit outta me.

[@tarasnead7374]

During "That scene" (you know the one) none of the supporting actors had any idea what was going to happen, so their reactions were genuine.

[@alexius23]

In Alien John Hurt is the guy who “gets pregnant” with the Alien. He played the same part in Spaceballs.

[@NecropsY1]

hes also in hellboy

[@AndrewHalliwell]

@@NecropsY1 and the war doctor in doctor who...

[@johnwhite7219]

Hence the line "Not again."

[@pazzn1177]

Fun fact about the "chest bursting" scene. The cast didn't know what was going to happen, their reaction was real.

[@Zentauri77]

I don't believe that is completely true, because there was one guy laying underneath the table operating the "blood pump". So, the cast must have guessed what's about to happend. But I think the cast didn't expect how horrifying the scene would actually turn out.

[@jwgtx5841]

And re-created in Spaceballs. Same actor did a cameo in the space diner and the little singing alien popped out of his chest and the guy said Not Again!

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Fun fact about your post: It is a misinterpretation of what did actually happen. Of course the cast did know what was going to happen. They read the script! What they didn't know however was how it would look like, how much fake blood there was going to be. Ridley Scott, famous for rehearsing all the scenes with the actors first, did not rehearse that one, because he wanted genuine surprise and shock at how bloody it was going to be.

[@pazzn1177]

@@Quotenwagnerianer No the cast as a whole had no idea how the scene was going to be done, they pulled John Hurt aside to get him into position while the rest of the cast was outside the room so they couldn't see the prep. Even the script said "alien emerges" with no details. There are several documentaries and interviews that support my comment with direct quotes from the actors themselves that say exactly what I said above. But nice try

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@pazzn1177 I'll have to rewatch the making of then from my "Qadrilogy"Box (whatever that word is supposed to mean, should have been Tetralogy.) ;)

[@AB2B]

"I wonder if Aliens is as good?" Yes. Yes it is. And just as stressful. lol Has anyone suggested The Terminator? Not sure if you've ever seen it, but it's another James Cameron classic.

[@heatherharvey2558]

😄 I actually paused the video so I could focus on seeing if anyone in the comments had mentioned The Terminator. Seconding this vote, wholeheartedly!

[@ahedjehad8514]

if handling one alien is stressful, imagine a swarm... that's basically the gist of Aliens. :)

[@lotuswraith]

Watching your pre-review speculation I had a moment where I just thought: "oh, you sweet summer child, you have no idea what you're in for."

[@ruthdeckman9781]

You're not the only one who thought something along that line.

[@GonkThePowerDroid]

Always suspected Bilbo Baggins was a murderin' android

[@wizardsuth]

Strange... For decades I thought Ash should go on a quest to steal treasure from a dragon.

[@wilknoble6072]

The following sequel, "Aliens," is one of the best Sci Fi movies ever made... you'll need to add a star to your rating for Aliens.

[@Alexandrashepiro]

HELLLLLLLLZ YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tialori5815]

Absolutely!! The sequel surpasses the original

[@drake128]

It’s true

[@ACriticalGeek]

That said, you don't need to watch any more after Aliens. It kinda suffers from Police Academy Syndrome after that.

[@ericjanssen394]

​@@ACriticalGeek No, PAS is when a franchise tries to be a TV series by doing the same thing over and over-- Aliens 3 &4 is Warner/DC Syndrome: "Let's see what FANCY DIRECTORS would do with our biggest hit!...What about a David Fincher or Jean-Pierre Junet 'Alien'?"

[@ATFDC24]

"Get this man some pepto bismol!"

[@PianoHead26]

My mom and her friend went to see this at a drive in movie theater when it came out. Her friend was so freaked out that she had to turn the light on to get her drink out of the cup holder each time. LOL

[@maximillianosaben]

You must watch Galaxy Quest! So fun, and has Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. And Buzz Lightyear himself, Tim Allen.

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@hendrikscheepers4144 It's considered by Star Trek fans to be an honorary Trek film, and one of the best at that. The entire cast is brilliant, with sooooo many quotable lines.

[@derrisreaditbefore]

I second this! Galaxy Quest is full of all the goodness of being a fan of stuff.

[@Alexandrashepiro]

Galaxy Quest is sooo good!!!!!! By Grabthar's Hammer, By the Sons of Warvan, You shall be avenged!

[@Alexandrashepiro]

@@hendrikscheepers4144 I understood it perfectly! I used to goto conventions..and it was the perfect Mockery of Fandoms!

[@robinrahne1]

Fantastic movie, but not an 80s show. Might have to branch out to a new channel!

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "Aliens" too !

[@MrFarnanonical]

H. R Giger is the reason this is the most iconic sci-fi horror movie of all time.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

The spoon is so he wouldn't bite his tongue off while having a seizure. However, the exploded chest kind of made it irrelevant.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

And that’s one of the worst things to do during a seizure

[@nolaray1062]

@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin doesn’t it cause them to break teeth?

[@G1NZOU]

@@nolaray1062 Yes indeed, some people have broken teeth, but also people trying to jam things in people's mouths have been bitten trying to do what they're doing. Does seem to be a common thing in movies to do it, which is frustrating cause it's absolutely not what medical advice states to do.

[@TheJAMMER55]

Fun fact: only Caine "John Hurt" was the only one who knew what the chest buster scene was going to happened. That was actual terror on the faces of the other Castmembers.

[@henryottenhoff3471]

And John Hurt redid this scene in Spaceballs

[@TheAbstruseOne]

Not entirely true. They knew the chestbuster scene was going to happen (kind of hard to hide the animatronic and fake torso from the cast on the set). They weren't told all the specifics though so didn't know it would pop out so fast and didn't know there'd be a spray of fake blood splattering over them.

[@almostideal1306]

@@TheAbstruseOne A lot of that splatter was real animal gore, not fake blood.

[@Salguine]

Next check out the sequel, "Aliens." One of the few instances where the sequel is every bit as good as the original, but yet is a VERY different tone and style of movie. Ripley goes full-on badass.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Despite how unpopular it is, I really like Alien 3

[@jasonblalock4429]

@@SamuelBlack84 It's not as good as the previous two, but I do think it works on its own. At least the Assembly Cut. The og theatrical version is kind of a mess. Really, it's a testament to David Fincher's skills that he was able to take what should have been a complete clusterfuck and make a decently watchable film out of it. (But I'm pretty sure Ashleigh would hate it.)

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@jasonblalock4429 Considering all the crap he was getting from studio executives virtually every day

[@shaun374]

Aliens is nowhere near as good as the first. I think people haven’t watched the movie in 20 years and simply have memories of bad ass Ripley from their childhood floating in their minds. Sure, it’s the second best Alien franchise movie, but that’s not saying much. Alien is 9/10. Aliens is a 7/10. Nowhere close to the movie the original is.

[@jasonblalock4429]

@@SamuelBlack84 Exactly. Hell, he didn't even have a finished script. When he started filming, only the first half was locked down. Not to mention that a bunch of the sets had already been built, so he had to just work with what he was given.

[@martinschell4212]

Great reaction video. It's 42 years old, but films of this genre don't get any better.

[@UncleMilo]

I hope you see this comment: When Aliens came out, I was at a convention where representatives came to give us some early sneak previews for Aliens. Then the QnA came up and many in the audience raised their hands. First person said: Is Jonsey OK? Is Jonsey all right? (There was a lot of people who were certain that the alien had infected Jonsey) The people weren't sure what he was asking about and there was some discussion and finally he said "Oh! The cat! Yes, the cat is fine... and is actually in Aliens for a little bit. Next question? Not a single hand went up. It was one of the funniest moments I've had at a Sci Fi convention. Oh... after Aliens.... STOP. Don't watch ANY other Alien movie after that. The studio took the franchise away from Dan O'Bannon and they have ALL sucked since Aliens.

[@takewhataway]

oh come on, yes the quality is not as great as the first two but people are overreacting about how bad they are. I'd agree to not watch the third, but the rest are watchable and fun

[@w1975b]

what about Prometheus?

[@sneakyfox4651]

@@w1975b For me, the 'Alien' universe is synonymous with the four first movies with Weaver. From then on I think the manuscripts went bad very quickly.

[@thebosh7801]

"these little sphincters"........ just spat my coffee out....lol

[@PerfectHandProductions]

No sci-fi horror has ever outdone Alien. It's almost a perfect film.

[@ericjanssen394]

I remember when folks said, "Alien? Blade Runner? Ridley Scott is the COOLEST DIRECTOR EVER!!" :D

[@dirus3142]

Some would argue Event Horison is on par with Alien.

[@amandacogger3075]

@@dirus3142 Event Horizon is brilliant

[@darkknight777]

Best reaction from her thus far. That face she made when the Alien came out of the stomach. Lol

[@RebeDrawsStuff]

The first time I watched this film I was 9 years old. One of my classmates thought it would be a good idea to take a horror film for our last day at school before Summer vacation and of course he picked this one. I was shocked, horrified and fascinated. To this day, this is one of my favorite films and I even enjoyed the behind the scenes documentary with all the concept art made by H.R. Giger.

[@Huntress59]

This was Sigourney Weavers first starring role and one of if not the first intelligent female action hero. This movie made her a star.

[@weldonwin]

In fact, most of the cast were well known character actors and Tom Skerrit playing Dallas, was the biggest name in the movie, so killing off Dallas threw audiences at the time for a loop, since they would have all expecting him to be the hero and maybe have Ripley survive if she were his love interest

[@davidcampillo9714]

they say aliens is about parenthood, a little creature grows inside you burst out and destroys everything lol

[@deires77]

😂 so weird it just might be true

[@bessarion1771]

Aliens IS about motherhood (Ripley vs Alien Queen), but I like your analogy better (I'm a father of a 20-year old, and your analogy fits perfectly)...

[@thomashiggins9320]

Actually, it's about rape. Forcible penetration? Check. Unwanted, destructive pregnancy? Check. Repeated predation? Check. Watch how it kills Lambert, Veronica Cartwright's character, once again.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Ha ha ha!

[@SteadFast411]

@@thomashiggins9320 There's even more to it with regards to Lambert, at least enough to speculate. Lambert is a woman who went through transition - as revealed in her bio in the sequel. The intentional vagueness of her death scene has led to speculation that the Xenomorph sought to breed with her and Ripley in a state of panicked survival, only to discover with Lambert that she wasn't born with the appropriate reproductive organs, at which point it killed her. This is every bit a sexual horror story, it's one of the de facto horrors on fear of sexual aggression.

[@marsmacl6211]

This is one of the best reactions ever. I can't decide if this or Aliens is my favourite of these two. I noticed that you have also reacted to Aliens, so I'm off to watch that now.

[@andrewfleming611]

And now you know where the "Oh, no, not again!" line from Spaceballs came from.

[@williammccollom6847]

The cat was the smartest one on the whole ship, he decided to hide while the humans had to go explore the ship and get killed. Smart kitty. Lol

[@Nostalgio]

If Ashleigh has the option to retitle Alien it would be called “Is The Cat OKAY?”.

[@SanDeeMcGeek]

i love that john hurt was such a cool dude, that he had no problem doing that reference in spaceballs himself. which is also why he says "oh no not again"

[@Vana1970]

Fun Fact watch Lamberts face as John Hurts chest explodes, they didn't realise it was going to happen it was kept a secret. As the camera pans to her its a genuine reaction.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

Sigourney Weaver was 30 in this! Hard to believe she’s 71 now. If you notice at the end of this movie Ripley states she will reach the shipping routes in six weeks. The sequel Aliens starts with her being picked up from space and revived - 57 years later.

[@baylessnow]

Talk about giving the game away, I might as well have carried on writing out the script.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

@@baylessnow yeah nothing happens in the other 99.99% of the movie. No reason to even watch it now. 🙄

[@NexWraith]

1993 “Homeward Bound: An Incredible Journey” Ashleigh would LOVE it

[@ronpaul1082]

The adventures of Milo & Otis too Really there's a bunch of movies where the main characters are animals she would love

[@csaw1499]

the remake not the original

[@NexWraith]

@@csaw1499 definitely the 1993 version. Not the 1963 version.

[@ianobrien3248]

The Bear (1988)

[@dwaneanderson8039]

She should watch the original "Benji" movie. Definitely a classic.

[@katrin896]

I am heavily invested in you rooting for the cat the whole movie, love it! 😂😂😂

[@SwedishCandyPirate]

Great reaction. I remember when I first watched this movie on VHS back in the early 90's, I was 12 or 13 and this movie had a serious impact on me. Good times!

[@MovieswithMary]

I never heard the expression 'the devils lettuce' haha! I love the reaction to the alien coming out of his stomach 'That little guy said baah, I gotta go!' 🤣🤣

[@Skeezer66]

You must be new here, Welcome!

[@chrismcelligott5462]

@@Skeezer66 you should check out her youtube page she is also a reactor and is wonderful!

[@lonjil]

You should watch "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". It's an incredible classic.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Meh, I was bored silly.

[@skymasterson5833]

@@Aeroldoth3 "Gentlemen, please! There's no fighting in the War Room" Dead. That movie is a stone cold classic.

[@lindellbohannon5849]

Wonderful film, on many levels. Peter Sellers is genius.

[@SvenTviking]

@@Aeroldoth3 Then really, you might be a trifle dumb. It’s not something to boast about.

[@Aeroldoth3]

@@SvenTviking If it means not having your tastes, I'll sleep easy. Might wanna see someone about your issues.

[@LastMumzy]

09:39 It's an old naval tradition that continues to this day. Crew members that die at 'Sea' are buried at 'Sea'.

[@louismonnichii7619]

Check out the art of HR giger. He designed the aliens

[@tycol322]

He intentionally designed everything to have a vaguely.... Erotic sense to it that correlates to their purpose to make things even more unsettling. For example the facehuggers have a vaginal look to them and it "births" the chestburster into a host

[@ITPalGame]

"it can breathe fire now?" - she's armed with a flame thrower 😁🔥

[@tbirum]

The Sequel "Aliens" is arguably a better film, the first two are "MASTERPIECES" the rest are trash.

[@waynezimmerman5308]

It isn't better; doesn't need to be better, it's a different kind of film from the first one. I like to call Aliens audience revenge. 😁

[@toddkes5890]

They are both good; Alien is a horror movie, Aliens is a war movie (small squad)

[@znk0r]

It's a great sequel and better if what you want is an action movie. But for me Alien is the better movie and it's not even a question.

[@benhill8582]

Eh. Aliens is action/adventure, Alien is a sci-fi suspense thriller. They are both great, but the sequel is a lot more formulaic, whereas the original was a pioneer of the genre.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

@@znk0r 100% agree. Aliens is amazing and blood pumping, but Alien is as perfect as a movie can get.

[@johngardner4096]

One of the things that Ridley Scott was trying for was not a collection of military-trained explorers, but what he called "truck drivers in space." These were hauling a factory ship that was processing stuff during their trip, which required them to be in hibernation except for launch and landing. Thus, limited weaponry (except what their engineers could cobble together) and limited communications (they didn't expect anything like a boarding action). So this made the characters a little more understandable then the rugged heroic types that laugh at danger. (P.S. This was from a special that I saw shortly after it was released.)

[@prozzak1]

“Y’all are In space, smokin’ the devils lettuce “ hahahahahaha 😂 Also me the whole movie “ is the cat okay?” Lol

[@MrSheckstr]

So do you now get the diner scene in Spaceballs, particularly the “oh no , not again!” ?

[@p.z.arnott2329]

And it was the same actor

[@EdSigma]

Just realised that two veterans of Alien films have now played Doctor Who.

[@tjolsonmcse]

Check please!

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@EdSigma Two??? John Hurt and....???

[@FenrirInFlowers]

@@Leon-wz1js - Paul McGann was in Alien 3 and was the 8th Doctor.

[@KalKratos]

When I saw Dallas's fate, I knew you were watching the Director’s Cut.

[@stillfoufou]

yeah! i was surprised, i've heard of it but never saw it.

[@gordon861]

I was surprised as well, hopefully it'll be Directors Cut for the next one too.

[@jmcdermid]

@@gordon861 For a first time watching Aliens, theatrical cut is better. Directors cut for a rewatch though.

[@petermelhag]

To bad the inclusion of the scene with Dallas ruins the aliens breeding continuity as established in Aliens.

[@theAdMax1]

This scene gives me chills like no other

[@mattwilkes2321]

Big Trouble In Little China! Please! I want to hear you laugh.

[@thejoeschmoshow]

The original Amityville Horror is one of my favorite classics.

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

She's back in Aliens, one of the best movies ever!

[@TheGorignak]

The "That little guy is fast as f$%k! He said bye!" While holding up dueces. Made my day. Laughed for 15 minutes.

[@SouthPaw7896]

I replayed that twice. Lol.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

What the heck is a gorignak?!

[@TheGorignak]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 Character from the movie Galaxy Quest.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@TheGorignak Good job! You identified my line!

[@ColinFox]

I like your opening pre-review ... "I'm assuming they're not going to be friendly like ET was"... OMG you couldn't be more right. :)

[@myndlink]

Awww, the alien's all tuckered out...he's had a big day. Lol

[@TheTravelingCamper]

Aliens has to be the next movie. Alien and Aliens is the best out of the whole franchise!

[@panowa8319]

Follow by Predator and the crossover Alien vs Predator.

[@TheTravelingCamper]

@@panowa8319 predator most definitely, but the crossover Alien V. Predator movies were... kind of cheesy in my opinion. That’s just me though, they were the “nothing else is on” so I’ll watch movies to me kind of thing

[@TheTravelingCamper]

@@panowa8319 the one “predators” that came out a few year ago was ok. I think they could have done better with it, but I did like the idea of being on the new planet idea and the new predator and old predator concept

[@panowa8319]

@@TheTravelingCamper I didn't care for the first AvP, maybe because it was a PG-13. The sequel was much better. The last Predator movie looked like an action, horror comedy like "Shaun of the Dead".

[@thescourgeofathousan]

Great reaction as always. You gotta do Aliens now right away while the story is still fresh in your mind! It’s a different style of movie (action rather than suspense) but avoided the dreaded sequelitus by that change and turned out just as awesome a movie in its own way.

[@awkwardashleigh]

Should I do the sequel soon??

[@michaeljohnson4526]

Yeah I'd say do the sequel soon. Try and watch the extended special edition though if possible

[@thescourgeofathousan]

@@awkwardashleigh yep absolutely, it dovetails right onto the end of Alien so you get the most impact from her character arc having the memories of what she’s already gone through firmly in mind as you watch her in this one. Also agree with Michael above: you should absolutely watch the extended edition. Can’t wait!

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

@@awkwardashleigh yes yes yes!!

[@jasonscottjenkins]

@@awkwardashleigh Yes!!!! and then never watch the sequels after that. They are mostly garbage.

[@kencf0618]

On one level a haunted house set in space... Suspense updated. One yet another, perhaps the last science fiction films with walls of blinking lights. And... timeless chills and thrills.

[@TeamMemberNumberEight]

10:20 "Come on out babee, it ok" Narator: It was not ok.

[@CorrectFossa]

Fun fact: The Alien’s second mouth is based on eels, which also have second mouths

[@jasonblalock4429]

"When the jaws open wide and there's more jaws inside, that's a Moray… "

[@douglascampbell9809]

@@jasonblalock4429 When the eel latches on, and your air is all gone, that's a Moray....

[@chriscross9505]

@@douglascampbell9809 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@chriscross9505]

@@jasonblalock4429 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@paulinlongbeach]

Yes, ALIENS is just as good. You should do that next week.

[@hadtopicausername]

The first time I watched this one, I was perhaps 14, home alone, and it was autumn, late at night and raining outside. I don't think any other film has scared me more in my life.

[@ronaldh8446]

R.I.P. Yaphet Kotto (Parker) 😢

[@chartermuff]

“WHAT THE F@CK IS HAPPENING!” Best reaction ever 😂

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

lol her reactions are pretty funny

[@theAdMax1]

Ridley Scott presents: Alien „It had a big day too“

[@KelliePalmer24]

Happy New Year Ashleigh!! Im so happy your back to yourself and healthy!! Can't wait for a new year of Millennial Movie Mondays and your beautiful self and of course The Beans!

[@dovegrey1]

Tom Skeritt was the older good looking guy in Steel Magnolias. EDGE OF MY SEAT when I saw it when it first came out, and we were all pulling for the cat as well.

[@AerodeonThorne]

I cannot stress enough how much you NEED to see Aliens.

[@peterschmidt4348]

Please watch "Galaxy Quest" ( also with Sigourney Weaver )!

[@teanosuger]

By Grabthars Hammer

[@deebeedaydreamer]

S***W THAT!!! (But, in all seriousness: AGREED!)

[@Stargaze314]

After you see Aliens this would be a Perfect counterpoint. Funny as hell!

[@mike09271974]

That's a Star Trek spoof. She needs to watch those first...

[@jwgtx5841]

@@teanosuger "What a savings" :-|

[@liannemorgan5797]

Sigourney is a legend!!!!! Your reactions are the best "Omg would u really have all these kids running around on your spaceship like that" 🤣