Alien (1979) MOVIE COMMENTARY!

The crew record a commentary track for the 1979 Ridley Scott directed Sci-fi horror movie Alien
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[@mar1no124]

Alien and Aliens top 10 movies all time in the history of movies hands down.

[@theinsertfranchiseguy4210]

Just watched this film for the first time a week ago, and I have to say I really loved it.

[@farimer1232]

Play Alien: Isolation on stream!

[@dragonhunter1315]

I haven't watched the original Alien in 10 years, this is a treat

[@Timmayytoo]

Alien: Isolation does a brilliant job of building on the aesthetic of this film, and it's completely terrifying. The first time you encounter the alien was so upsetting to me I had to quit the game. Never played it again. By encounter I mean you're cornered and have to escape.

[@mikelelele7112]

You really should play it again. The first encounter is by far not the scariest part of the game.

[@misschieflolz1301]

I've played the game multiple times and.... well... yeah. Sometimes I get a little bit panicky but it's all controlled. Getting control over one's anxiety, stress and shutting down the urge to run is the hardest part of learning to play the game. The first part of the game is definitely more difficult in terms of the amount of stealth needed. I give the game props for doing this mostly without jumpscares. XD

[@DarthQueefious]

Try playing it in VR! I have never spent so much time in a locker before (or since)

[@monkworm421]

The Thing! Also, Dark City!

[@GhoulishGwyn]

The director’s cut for this definitely involved Scott, didn’t have a sex scene, and wasn’t an hour longer :P

[@somthingbrutal]

Gieger's art was full of dark eroticism, the director saw his work in his art book Necronomicon if i remember right there is an early version of the alien in that book

[@tucci06]

I love how Mother's room sounds like the breathing from the Queen in Aliens (the mother Xenomorph).

[@Neofilmcritic]

Alien is a Top 10 Movie of All Time, hands down

[@cloudsaremashedpotato]

Ay Greek

[@Fardawg]

While Scott prefers the theatrical cut, he did oversee the "director's cut" as he didn't like what they proposed for a longer cut. So he made an "alternate cut" that is actually a little shorter than the theatrical. It was Alien 3 where the director, David Fincher, had no input on the special edition cut; he barely had any input on the theatrical version either.

[@Tobytyty101]

Fardawg David Fincher got so much shit from the producers during his whole involvement with Alien 3. I’d hate to be in his position

[@Fardawg]

@@Tobytyty101 Alien 3 was a prime example of too many cooks in the kitchen throughout the whole process. They wanted a puppet, not a visionary director.

[@Merecir]

Alien, best horror movie ever. Aliens, best action movie ever. Alien3, best franchise destroying movie ever.

[@MrUndersolo]

Fair comment!

[@GhoulishGwyn]

The assembly cut of 3 is underrated.

[@DeanStrickson]

Wrong! Alien3 is okay. Prometheus on the other hand. THAT pile of retconning nightmare is a franchise killer.

[@darkarpatron]

Watch "Movie Defence Force: Alien 3" by KZbin channel The Escapist, video by Jim Sterling.

[@RandomShinigami7]

I love the original Alien. Easily one of my favourite movies, maybe even my all time favourite.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

ALIEN is a perfect blend of sci-fi and horror while ALIENS is a bombastic action film. Terminator 1 is like ALIEN and T2 is like ALIENS. And ALIEN 3 and T3 are not well liked and the following sequels weren't well received either.

[@brettthebest3978]

Alien 3 is a lot different than T3 U might hate on alien 3 but u have to amint that alien 3 is original and T3 is a redo or parody of T2

[@possessedslig]

I'd watch Alien 3 over Terminator 3 any day

[@MostPristein]

I love this movie, one of the greatest of all time for sure.

[@Fardawg]

The director's cut was not an hour longer, it is about a minute shorter than the theatrical. There is also no sex scene in the DC. I'm disappointed in Rick on this one.

[@DeanStrickson]

Fardawg Maybe he confused the work print with the DC.

[@Fardawg]

@@DeanStrickson If the workprint was available to watch, like it is with Blade Runner, then it would make sense to confuse them, but I only know of fan edits trying to reconstruct it from deleted scenes. And there is no existing sex scene, that was only in a script and a short screen test. He was basically bashing a non-existent version and confusing it with the DC. The problem is that these kinds of things tend to spread and get repeated. I'm not actually mad at him, Rick is my favorite crew member, but there tends to be a lot of misinformation around here and it is said as if they know them as facts rather than guesses or possibilities. It wouldn't have taken long to get a refresher over what is and isn't in the DC before filming, rather than just going off memory. That's a pet peeve of mine as people can tend to trust "facts" that get thrown around. I've seen it way too many times over the years.

[@nox5870]

Oh yes! Time to put Alien on my TV and watch this with you guys. My favorite Alien film! Classic Masterpiece.

[@Giovith13]

Yes the Aliens can breath under water, they do it in Alien Resurrection. They are a perfect species by genetic design.

[@jeffreynunya4716]

I love Alien, but Aliens is one of my favorite movies of all time. I've probably seen it dozens of times. I think it would make a great reaction/commentary. More interesting characters, great set pieces, and in general there's a lot more going on plot-wise. It's definitely a Terminator to Terminator 2 level escalation.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

I wonder if they had been called something like Alien Encounter and Alien Encounter II, what that woukd have done?

[@brettthebest3978]

Its ur opinion of course but to me alien is far superior to aliens More memorial characters doesn’t mean better, what makes the original alien cast better is how simple they are, its kinda surreal of how normal the characters are of being in space Alien has better set design because of how the atmosphere and set work together so well also the design of everything alien is one of the best ever I like aliens but sadly its effects is very old looking now like with the ship flying and others examples also its look is kinda generic Ur right about aliens having alot more going on with the plot but sadly it loses its great atmosphere, tone and overall theme Also having more plot doesn’t mean better like 2001 a space odyssey has very simple characters and story but everything is spectacular of its look and feel im not saying ur opinion is wrong they are both great movies but I just feel alien is a masterpiece of just being a movie and aliens is a masterpiece of action but thats it This became a longer comment than I thought sorry

[@Neofilmcritic]

Fun fact about this movie, it has had the most College/Professional Essays/Papers written about it of all time, beating out movies like "The Godfather" and "Psycho" Here is an article about that : www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/24/alien-horror-classic-that-academia-loves

[@CharlesDunkley]

Oh hell yes! One of the greatest films ever made.

[@schnocksej.6774]

I really recommend a playthrough of Alien Isolation! Its a magnificent game. And spooky too ^^

[@MrUndersolo]

Went to an event last weekend that showed the first four Alien films (8 pm to 5:30 am). Would have been nice to have some of this then...

[@jackdarbyshire8121]

just about to go to bed and then get a notification of alien movie commentary. My priorities dictate that i stay awake and watch.

[@kalevi7821]

The MOST iconic death scene in cinema history!

[@anthonyhudak9363]

You have to do a commentary for The Thing

[@Thomaswake]

I'm sure someone has said this but just in case, Alien 4 doesn't take place on earth but rather earth is part of the plot

[@novadragonz7357]

Yea at best they enter orbit

[@CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

I'm really enjoying this journey into the world of "Alien". Here's to hoping you tackle "Aliens" as well.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

I wonder if they'd consider doing a Pitch Black commentary?

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

It's crazy the amount of models and glass painting used in that movie...the effect are almost immortal because of it ! That movie is 50 year old and barely looks old...There is a reason why it's considered one of the greatest Sci-Fi and Horror movie of all time ! There is almost no weakness to it, the first act is such an amazing build up !

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

Still too scared to actually sit through Alien or Aliens, but I will happily listen to these guys' commentary on the first movie here. 🤪

[@Hawk_of_Battle]

I'd love to see them watch Aliens next. Easily my favorite movie ever. T2 is a close second though.

[@thetangentareapodcast5005]

Really wish u had a reaction highlight just of the start of the movie so i actually know where to start lol

[@starfire6764]

5:16 A new hope and alien had a budget of around 11 million usd.

[@GreatGarloo]

Veronica Cartright (Lambert) explains that those aren't her legs that the Alien's tail goes through. Its unused footage of Brett's death. She also said that those aren't her bare legs either. Lambert was originally supposed to die of fright.

[@noahevans5702]

You guys need to do Aliens!

[@rachaela4281]

Stay frosty and alert and do a commentary on Aliens, pleaseeee

[@Thomaswake]

I'm hoping for all of them tbh but I know that probably won't happen

[@SolitaryLark]

They should do an alien rpg session when it comes out

[@akshayhere]

Wait director's cut is not an hour longer right?

[@ScottAnderson_94]

Great movie!

[@Ghilhans]

hands down

[@kajamison2]

The first film I own that I can watch along with this reaction! Also my first horror film Also, Blind Wave, check out Alien Isolation. Aaron's right, it's a brilliant game y'all need to play

[@eamon4800]

It’s been theorised that The Alien and the Blade Runner Franchises take place in the same Universe so if you wonder what earth looks like during Alien it might be like How it is in Blade Runner 2049.

[@Thomaswake]

I never heard this before but I now take this as canon

[@GhoulishGwyn]

There’s also a theory that they both connect to Firefly too.

[@Spartan_Ghost98]

Is there a thing where I have to sink the movie to the stream

[@somthingbrutal]

i think you have to remember things might have went differently if they hadn't been set up and had ash planted in the crew their original science officer probably wouldn't have been lying to them about kane's condition

[@somthingbrutal]

still my favourite movie in the franchise and its got a young War Doctor in it he was well known in the UK after his role in I Claudius and the Naked civil servant ( he also voiced Aragon in the cartoon version of lord of the rings) p.s i think its oil they are hauling

[@edgymoji8260]

1:50:23 that’s exactly what I was thinking 😂. Man I loved that game

[@mikelelele7112]

Please do "The Thing" next! (The one from 1982 ofc)

[@GhoulishGwyn]

Mikelelele That one is actually a remake of the original from the ‘50s, but I agree it’s the best one.

[@mikelelele7112]

@@GhoulishGwyn Oh right! I completely forgot... Well, I corrected it now.

[@johnashley327]

By the early 90's you could smoke in the back of the plane on international flights.

[@GhoulishGwyn]

The space jockey in Alien and the Engineers from Prometheus are the same species.

[@mRfree13xBox]

So glad, Rick went all in with the Giger sex and rape imagery. It sometimes goes over peeps heads, but Ridley definitely makes the Giger themes focal to the Alien franchise

[@gar5685]

Oh god

[@camryn7023]

y’all should do batman: hush

[@RandyReviews1990]

finally Arron has some knowledge on a movie their watching lol.

[@unhandmepriest]

Rick must have a record for references to genitalia during a movie....its changed my feelings towards Alien forever.

[@IBEtripz]

What would we do without Calvins laugh

[@SPastaL]

Settle on (insert name)'s laugh?

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

You want something funny about that movie ? If it wasn't for the failed attempt at making Jorodowsky's Dune, that movie might not have existed, or at least at this level ! HR Giger, the creator of the creature was found by the crew of Dune's for the design of the Harkonnen and Dan O'Bannon who worked on the script for both movie remembered his crazy desings ! In fact many of the design from the design book from Jorodowsky's Dune are found in many Sci-Fi movie from the 80's and even 90's with Contact for exemple...also some who worked on Dune crew endend up working on the Star Wars crew as well...to many, Jorodowsky's Dune failure as molded the Sci-Fi as we know it now ! There is a documentary about that failed movie and it's fascinating how a failure could influence so much a genre ! Also Ridley Scott at a point was supposed to take Dune in the 70's but his brother just died that year...who knows what would have happened ?! He directed Alien after his mourning period and it gave him the drive to do more movie !

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Jones-the-kitty thanks you all! 🐱

[@BlackWolfie66]

28:13 Alien Isolation, i hate that game. i had a terrible nightmare woke up hit my head on the wall had a bruise on my forehead for like a week. I HATE IT

[@MrUndersolo]

But did you win?

[@BlackWolfie66]

@@MrUndersolo no thats the worst part i kept dying and reloading and dying again and again and again

[@Timmayytoo]

@@BlackWolfie66 Same. I found it nearly traumatizing. I quit and deleted the game from my PS4.

[@BlackWolfie66]

@@Timmayytoo can't wait for Aaron to play it some day on twitch tho lol it's gonna be great

[@josescalcagno]

Eric: "We should have trucks with guns". Calvin: "The militay does Eric" Me: "Yeah, now a days we call them Tanks and APCs" And I don't count ATV with mounted gun positions as "with", they are mounted. Rick, the comics are now outside canon pretty much like Star Wars EU was with the new movies, that was a real bummer to me and the rest of the xenomorph-yautja universe, as the new movies eliminated the whole shared universe and the Xenowars on earth and the periphery.

[@brettthebest3978]

ALIEN is the best movie ever!!!!

[@Thomaswake]

Originally she was going to be naked in the ending stuff but they thought it was too much and changed it

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

Blade Runner FInal Cut is the last one he did and the one considered the complete one...there is a reason why they didn't do another one after...

[@im_notaperson907]

I think it’s time for a Spaceballs reaction.

[@therealmfbtl]

i don't think the ripley bothering people has anything to do with women. no one likes to be bugged when they are doing their job. especially when you believe you are doing your job correctly.

[@GhoulishGwyn]

therealmfbtl The mechanics were barely willing to do anything without bonus pay, and Ash disobeyed protocol. So they really weren’t doing their jobs correctly.

[@markbarrett4440]

The amount of inaccurate information you guys spout here is staggering.

[@destroyer45000]

Next movie reaction Assault on Arkham

[@ohc1492]

I love you guys, you know I do.. but.. if you're gonna do a commentary you have to do your homework. You were shooting inaccurate facts left and right.. and making uncomfortably long pauses (although I understand is a slow burner). If you filled yourselves with information and fun facts beforehand it would make for a funner, more relaxed experience, both for you and us.

[@darthbullymaguire2072]

Flash is out reat to flash season 6 episode 3 o wait in this time its nat out jet

[@markphillips6356]

Yawn

[@AlexandrovitchA]

boooooooooooooooooooooooooring, show the movie

[@MFSeaMen]

This is a commentary, if you want to watch Alien, watch Alien

[@urbanundergroundracingleag4956]

Great movie, poor reaction. Childish 'v' obsessions aside there was a lot of 'Morris the explainer' chatter rather than reactions. A lot of it was from future releases in the franchise that were not even contemplated with this movie. Movies of this era rarely planned for sequels until after proven success. I saw it in the theater when it was released and did not need someone to explain the characters motivations or add in information that, at the time, did not exist. We watched in silence to hear the key dialog. Reacting as a group is great but stick with what is in front of you at the time.

[@lilith1992]

Good that this is clearly a movie commentary and not a reaction then. Also I fail to understand how analyzing Giger's eroticism he expressed in his artwork is childish. I mean its totally okay if you dont like it and express that, I just think if you wanted a reaction, why would you pick a video thats titled commentary.