ALIENS (1986) Explored

Written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of Ridley Scott’s Alien, the film follows Ripley and an elite unit of Marines sent to LV-426 to discover why the settlers, scientists and families that lived on the planet were no longer responding.
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[@filmcomicsexplained]

"Get on the ready line, Marines, get some today!" - Who else also gets amped up whenever Apone speaks in this film?!

[@colincampbell3199]

Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I *love* the Corps!

[@ScryeTheMindless]

Just one question.... "How do i get out of this chicken shit outfit?" x'3

[@DLYskes1976]

Al Matthews ( Sgt Apone ) was the only real Marine among all the actors portraying Marines in the movies, and was also the first black Marine to be field promoted in the Vietnam War to the rank of Sergeant

[@DLYskes1976]

@@colincampbell3199 LOL a lot of the guys i was in the Marines with would say this line, and constantly quote this movie all the time

[@johncarter8103]

can you do battefield 5

[@steelhere5519]

"Aliens" should have received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

[@AlexFlockhart]

This got me curious as to what won, I looked it up and it's "Out of Africa" which I have never heard of.

[@itsMrNoble]

You should have received an Oscar nomination for best picture, mate, if anyone should....

[@Dina_tankar_mina_ord]

sure but then again the best prize is the appreciation by audiences all over the world.

[@aidanlambrech3822]

It’s my favorite movie of all time

[@jimbowlan5804]

Weaver should have won the Oscar for aliens she became one of the most iconic characters ever for her work in aliens

[@siralex3696]

"We're on express elevator to hell going down." Bill Paxton Rest in peace you fantastic actor.

[@kaijuar2003]

I miss Bill Paxton, he's one of my personal favorite actors out there.

[@BlankName88]

I watched aliens as a kid. I was terrified, yet enthralled. It's still my favorite sci-fi horror film. It's a masterpiece.

[@dvnmasterson4655]

My uncle would get drunk and watch Alien and Rambo on repeat. He would watch westerns and I would fall asleep. But when he put this on I would say some of the lines and his drunk ass word laugh.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Truth. Greatest movie of all time 4 me.

[@Justin-Theobald]

Did not realise that James Cameron was hated on the set of aliens.

[@waghprasad]

He was also hated a lot on the set of The Abyss. Ed Harris reportedly punched him and the cast were having a lot of physical and emotional breakdowns because of Camerons rigorous shooting.

[@PC85X]

People who didn't want to suffer for their art... Ridley Scott was also notorious for being hard on re-shoots.

[@cpt-cheese3489]

Justin Theobald watch fact fiends videos on how much the crew hated him

[@JM-cf8zy]

Sounds like the film crew were pissing about and not taking this serious. The vision and hard work needed to pull it off. Cameron didn't have time for time wasters. It's documented that the crew pissed about on set, placing bets, stopping starting all the time, joking around. End of the day Cameron had a budget and set time to develop the film on time and budget.

[@revenge3265]

I would've black listed them honestly. Imagine taking an hour to get to set just right and one of your crew members intentionally mess it up outta of spite without care. Yeah no, they don't need to be on another set if they wanna act that way.

[@BIOMISFIT]

"Game over man"

[@Enterprise-D666]

Harley (Slaps you in the face) Get ahold of yourself man!

[@clxwncrxwn]

Harley LOOK INTO MY EYE.

[@liam7930]

RIP Bill Paxton.

[@HistorywithMalachi]

"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW MAN??!! WE ARE WE GONNA DO??!!" SHUT UP HICKS!! LOL

[@jeremiahm1413]

@@HistorywithMalachi Maybe build a fire, sing some songs, huh??? Why don't we try that?????

[@shainewhite2781]

RIP, James Horner(1952-2014) and Stan Winston (1946-2008) We miss you.

[@1bottlejackdaniels]

RIP Bill Paxton (1955-2017) and Al Matthews (1942-2018) ..."you secure that shit, Hudson!"

[@retluoc]

And the stuntman Tip Tipping. He died in a parachute stunt recreating an accident where the original guy lived.

[@JesusGonzalez-mt3es]

retluoc never forget

[@jenniferloving9054]

Yes.

[@kevinpogue7294]

I saw Stan in person at the T-2 convention in L.A., one day before that movie was released.

[@drewcasteo2512]

Ellen Ripley: This is little girl survived long than that with no weapons and no training. Newt: (salutes) Pvt. Hudson: Why don't you put her in charge!

[@chamab.6800]

Hudson said what most were thinking. lol. He went out like a champ tho.

[@jacruz3923]

I went to the theater and Saw that movie when that quote came up everybody in the theater cracked up

[@arielle452]

Lmfao funniest part

[@itsMrNoble]

You should put her in charge, mate, if anyone should...

[@bdixie3290]

Still hilarious lol 😂

[@johntheechidna1]

One creepy bit of foreshadowing you neglected to mention was how when Ripley tries to reassure Newt that the Marines had come to help, the traumatized girl replies, "It won't make any difference."

[@robertmaybeth3434]

My favorite scene of Newt, one of the Space Marines is describing to the others "The plan" of how they will fight the Aliens. Newt, hearing all this just yawns. She already knows nothing will stop them for long.

[@oscarf5433]

Didn't like that part, Newt is technically telling her "Hey this is a movie remember? People has to die"

[@mcoupe69]

Hey John .. you wanna write edit and voice these videos? No? Ok then .. 🙄

[@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad]

@@oscarf5433 When you're so boring you bring the concept of 4th into the scene despite the fact that she's the only one that seen the Xenomorph killing people

[@lovemcurvy3126]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooh

[@johnporter9073]

Do I need to watch another video about the film Aliens? Why yes...yes I do!!

[@ruthantunez92]

This is what I say everytime I see some other video about this movie.

[@Dodgewwwc]

Ditto.. saw it, and and instantly clicked play

[@thomasdr08]

You know, I’m 35 and I’ve honestly never watched this movie. I’m making it a priority to watch today

[@Ryglado]

Did u watch it - thoughts on the movie?

[@ckooakley]

I envy you, you get to watch for the first time as an adult and not on VHS

[@jordanwright2313]

Hope you liked it

[@mrmeerkat1096]

What did you think of the movie?

[@spaceman081447]

@@ckooakley RE: "I envy you, you get to watch for the first time as an adult and not on VHS" I was 39 when I first saw Aliens in a movie theater.

[@twstf8905]

Cut the lights. "Cutting the lights!" Go to infrared. "Going to infrared!" And, pray to God. "Praying to God!" 😂

[@retluoc]

Say goodbye to your two best friends, and I don't mean your pals in the Winnebago. 😏

[@twstf8905]

Haha, well done, "@@retluoc" Well done, indeed. 😂 🤜💥🤛

[@enjolireyes643]

What the hell was that!? “This comment” It’s gone to plaid!

[@twstf8905]

Not ridiculous, "@@enjolireyes643" LUDICROUS! 😂

[@twstf8905]

@Alexander Steiner Ba dum dum PSSSH! 🥁

[@wingman-1977]

DYK: The actress that played Vasquez also played John Connor’s foster mother in Terminator 2.

[@chrisMc1972]

Didn't know that, thanks

[@jpgduff]

They were all in 'Near Dark' as well (a Vampire movie that no one talks about but is actually better than all that Twilight nonsense).

[@white-dragon4424]

And is actually Jewish with red hair and freckles rather than a dark skinned Mexican.

[@commandress74]

She also played a small role in Titanic

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

Another great actress

[@shainewhite2781]

The best Sci-fi action movie ever made!!

[@josemorales9871]

Top 3 for me with T2 and star wars episode V

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

It was better as a horror movie.

[@JW-jd6sn]

@@josemorales9871 can't leave out starship troopers 1,its iconic

[@IchigoKurosaki_]

Not gonna lie, the face huggers freaked me tf out as a kid

[@galaxystar3450]

Same I had nightmares for so long

[@assaulter99]

I believe they were designed to make you feel the fear of being raped. Some weird stuff tbh, like the aliens having phallic heads and all. 😅

[@abdulsmith9298]

Right. Still to this day I can't get down with things busting out of people and wrapping around them! Ughhh !

[@flutedscissors9655]

I thought it was hot to be honest

[@raymoney6503]

They still do, they’re the most disgusting and scary part of the aliens franchise

[@thanellen8757]

This is how your write a strong female character without having her telling us she's stronk x

[@DLKnightstick1989]

The general public and media weren't giant walking vaginas in the 80s like they are now.

[@thomas-stilinski8149]

DLKnightstick1989 true

[@AlexFlockhart]

@mysteryman2024 "Stalin Steel" just seems like he's projecting

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@mysteryman2024 Literally the OP and first comment.

[@speedmastermarkiii]

Sigh...You do know Aliens was criticized in 1986 for its female characters in the same way any strong female character is criticized today, right?

[@torvamessorem6686]

Almost 40 years late, but I'll take it! This one is a masterpiece.

[@JEBossTon92]

James Cameron had his crew working against him and still managed to make arguably the greatest sci-fi movie of all time.

[@maggs131]

It blows my mind that since its release until recently, I never saw the scene where Ripley finds out her daughter Amanda died. It's such a powerful scene and lays the framework of why she fights so hard for newt. Why was that *ever* cut???

[@bombomos]

No idea. What's even more crazy is I recently found out the picture used for Ripley's daughter is a picture of her actually mother

[@maggs131]

@@bombomos that's freaking awesome. I never knew that and I had to look into it. Her name was Elizabeth Inglis and theres no mistaking the mother daughter similarities. Thank you 😊👍

[@robertmaybeth3434]

One of the great mysteries of cinema - what I heard was, Cameron was planning to include the opening scene where Newt's family finds the alien eggs, plus the scene where they set up the automatic machine guns in the hallways to mow down a few of the aliens. But Cameron was ordered to cut out a lot of great scenes for "time" by the studio. The studio said they were worried the film would run too long in theaters and cut in to their other films in release at the time! Considering the abysmal quality of most films in 1986, (other than Platoon and Top Gun) I'd add they had little to worry about.

[@miller-joel]

Because Cameron didn't have the clout he has today. Couldn't tell the studio to F off.

[@wiseauserious8750]

God I know, and the scene with the automatic machine guns shooting at the unseen aliens as the round count goes down, such a brilliant scene

[@IftiAlam1999]

This film shows how to write and portray a BADASS female action heroine. The forever badass heroine ❤❤

[@turtle2720]

Which? Vasquez, Ripley or Ferro? ;)

[@stephenschneekloth1535]

@@turtle2720 Yes

[@hanknorris5642]

And it's not forced or contrived.

[@KentuckyFriedBeefer]

*cough* *cough* "captain marvel was a joke"

[@IftiAlam1999]

@@turtle2720 Ripley OFCOURSE ❤

[@Harri927]

Alien and Aliens are both masterpieces. Aliens is one of my top 15 favorite movies of all time.

[@tylercouture216]

Name some of the other 14

[@Harri927]

@@tylercouture216 1. Batman (1989) 2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 3. The Dark Knight 4. Batman Mask of the Phantasm 5. Men In Black 6. Home Alone 2 7. Spider-Man (2002) 8. Aladdin (1992) 9. Predator (1987) 10. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade 11. The Lion King (1994) 12. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 13. Ghostbusters (1984) 14. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[@sevensixfour5838]

Alien 3 like predator 2 has gotten better with time.

[@semerahpadi4484]

I like The Thing with Kurt Russell.

[@eleftheriaeleftheria3302]

"Alien" (1979) 100℅ masterpiece! "Aliens" (1986) 101℅ masterpiece!

[@russian6584]

Sorry 😞 dear I am little defy with u . Alien original movie was masterpieces 1979. But Alien part 2 was not masterpieces OK vague . Whatever alien awakening movie is coming prequel) finial chapter let see us Let us see what happens next 2022 year

[@maggs131]

It blows my mind that this was done with only 18 million dollars which equates to 40 million today but when you figure today's movie budgets are ridiculous. Dune was 165 million and avengers endgame was a staggering 350 million

[@oscarf5433]

Aliens III Total disappointment, to me at least

[@alessandronapolitano8620]

​@@maggs131 i mean most of budget today is basically thrown in the toilet. Million dollars movie and yet the effect look subpar

[@WillTellU]

I remember me and my brother renting the dvd for this movie, and the whole series, when dvd rentals still existed.

[@daviejohnstone12]

I remember renting this on vhs.

[@Joreel]

I remember getting a friend's sister to rent it for us when we had an overnighter at his house. We gave his sister the money to rent it and $20 for "her troubles" when was released on VHS.

[@WillTellU]

@@MamaMOB not in my country. The last one closed years ago.

[@skywalkerhunterarchive]

surely we cannot have this kind of story to tell our children about netflix😅

[@shainewhite2781]

19:05, the Alien Queen was conceived by Cameron and designed by Stan Winston studios.

[@shainewhite2781]

20:30, I take take old school Visual Effects over CGI any day.

[@ghostphantom8453]

Dude just look at hell boy and it's sequel. They did all those costumes and it looks amazinb

[@nigelcarren]

Agreed... or it just ANOTHER Gaviscon commercial, only the little fireman is in space.🏆

[@JM-cf8zy]

Hell yeah. Shame the movie makers see a cheaper faster option that never comes across as realistic or authentic?

[@AlexFlockhart]

@@ghostphantom8453 That's because it was Guillermo Del Toro, who almost always tries to do it practically. Can we get him and James Cameron in on an Alien 5? Or Alien 3 reboot, either way.

[@LittaDNB]

Yeah costumes in the dark over any infinitely detailed cgi. See Aliens vs Alien resurrection as proof of this statement

[@sfkeepay]

It was immediately compelling to hear how you happened to watch Aliens at an important moment in your personal history. My mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, and I went to see it in the theater. Sci-Fi and horror were definitely not her typical genres, but I’d already seen it once, and convinced her to give it a chance, Though the film’s intensity caused her tremors to increase dramatically, she was extremely enthusiastic about the film, even letting out an uncharacteristic “whoop” when Ripley finally managed to eject the Queen into space. It turned out to be the last time she was able to actually visit a theater, and is one of the happiest memories I have of her.

[@DieHardjagged]

I really wished i could had been born earlier, so that i could had seen this in Cinema.

[@agmurphy88]

If you have a Alamo Drafthouse or similar establishment in your city they often do showings of classics like this

[@aaron1182]

I watched the directors cut in a packed out indie cinema about 3 years ago. Think they were showing them for the Alien anniversary.

[@RiffHarvester]

It was amazing. I was 8.

[@Dang00TheAlien]

I went and saw both the first and second in cinema a few years ago. They did a double screening just before covenant came out.

[@kevinpogue7294]

I saw it three times in the theater when it came out!

[@mrdumbfellow927]

That scene of them crawling in the ceiling is nightmare fuel to me.

[@Mad_Oph]

I love most of the cast like everyone else, but that's really interesting about Matthews' (Apone) experience in the Marines. There's a level of authenticity that you don't see in most fictional military depictions, and it makes so much sense that Aliens pulled it off because they went through training AND had a genuine Marine NCO in the cast. I'm surprised I didn't realize it before this video, as his portrayal reminds me of many of the NCOs I had personal experience with when I was in the army.

[@kingschwag4208]

"Look into my eye" 👁

[@jeremiahmarkusmedia6915]

I certainly agree with this. I loved all of the military and scientific vernacular that was used to embellish the dialogue. It made it so believable

[@justifano7046]

It's crazy seeing how different mediums inspire future generations. Going from starship troopers to aliens to halo is an fascinating trail

[@bombomos]

Apone is legit the reason for Johnson in halo

[@Megatron_95]

I love Aliens. And Ripley, she's fucking awesome

[@Azakadune]

Megatron 95 yea she is awesome. She is an example of how to integrate more woman into movies, make them actually badasses with character development, don’t introduced them as already stupid powerful. (Ray from star wars for example, she almost kills kylo ren twice with 2 days of training at most.

[@tiellimilin6622]

Brie Larson as captain marvel is obviously better. She's the one and only best representation of strong female character

[@blizzyyt2281]

Dawson Toulouse ray only wins because Kylo had already been injured

[@urukhai5729]

@@tiellimilin6622 I want to was r/woosh but your comment makes me angry

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

@@Azakadune Because it was natural. Now it's all about culture war politics or not bothering to write a story so they throw a female in there, and that's supposed to be the story.

[@cruddddddddddddddd]

Great retrospective. I love what James Cameron said about making a sequel to Scott's Alien: He said he wanted to subvert expectations, while being respectful to the source material. This is why, I believe, Aliens was such a success. Subverting expectations is all well and good, but if you forget to respect the source material, you're really just an asshole.

[@assaulter99]

What could this mean? Rhian Johnson perhaps? 😂

[@gullwingstorm857]

Pity Kathleen Rat Kennedy and her little Roundheaded pig-boy didn’t have that opinion.

[@spaceman081447]

@Josh Morris RE: ". . . but if you forget to respect the source material, you're really just an asshole." That perfectly describes director Paul Verhoeven and his train wreck of a movie Starship Troopers. He most certainly did NOT respect the source material.

[@enforcerridley158]

@@spaceman081447 Exactly. Paul Verhoeven only read half the book and called it "boring," and was obsessed with portraying the Terran Federation as "Fascist" without even remotely understanding was fascism was beyond "Nazis were Fascists." I did enjoy the film of Starship Troopers but i wish it was far more faithful to the books.

[@brucewaynetumbla4476]

Like "the batman" I haven't bothered to watch it

[@jonarmstrong4399]

the limited time that James Horner was giving and the fact he recorded the soundtrack for the movie in 4 days just goes to show how great the man was at his craft. the man should have received a Oscar for this movie. RIP

[@jeremiahmarkusmedia6915]

That is s wild that he wasn't able to view the film, and basically had to write everything blind!

[@sockinvaders]

Well said. The more you study this film, the more you realise how incredible and unique the sound is. It's all so memorable. To have so little time but create this work is amazing.

[@GR-bn3xj]

Always loved the soundtrack and I even bought the soundtrack. Yes it was available for purchase back in the '90s. It was remarkably similar to the Star Trek 2 wrath of Khan soundtrack but I loved it

[@colincampbell3199]

Great ending on the "they're in the room!" battle. That was such a tense scene, enhanced by the whiney ping of the motion tracker, and Hicks discovering the xenos crawling in above.

[@white-dragon4424]

Ripley says: "It can't be, that's in the room." It's because Hudson is counting down the distance and she's questioning his readings, because if he's right they'd be right in front of them inside the room. She then snatches the scanner and checks for herself. That's when she realises where they actually are, right above them inside the ceiling.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

"Game over, man! Game over!"

[@Nah_Bohdi]

"Yeah...but it's a dry game over."

[@daviddunn4922]

What the fuck are we gunna do now??

[@GMCDBHOY]

A always hated that line when I first watched it as well lol

[@shainewhite2781]

7:23, RIP Al Matthews. 1945-2017.

[@yvetteszentesi6077]

"Get away from her you B**CH!" The scene where Ripley thunders onto the deck driving that walking forklift with a face SO full of maternal fury. I find it still the most epic one liner delivered with devastating skill in any one movie.

[@ondrejuz]

The collaborative genius of James Cameron with Stan Winston cannot be overstated.

[@liferealgood]

The requirement for them to undergo military training makes perfect sense given how they joked and acted around each other. The vibe was really easy to see.

[@Theblackdahlia1]

It’s amazing how great sci-fi films were in the 80s.

[@MattLonergan247]

100%!! There's just no substitute for quality story telling, world building, and memorable well written and fleshed out characters.

[@grantameele421]

Definitely one of the greatest movies of all time

[@Cwhirt910]

Really wish we got the true Alien 3 with Hicks returning and more Colonial Marines. The facial acting of Ripley in the nest is some of the best I've ever seen. Just the face she makes when she notices the facehugger coming out, you can't teach that.

[@damianstarks3338]

This movie is sci fi gold.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Hello, you and me have very good taste.

[@galaxystar3450]

I love how Ripley never once mentioned that she is female

[@esppupsnkits4560]

GIOVONNI ARENIBAR heck yeah!

[@daverobson3084]

@GIOVONNI ARENIBAR But, are you claiming that a man would not have gone back for Newt?

[@daverobson3084]

@GIOVONNI ARENIBAR She went back for Jones in Alien . She wasn't the mother of a cat. She went in for the marines when things went to hell at the reactor. She wasn't a marine. I would say that, even had she never been a mother, Ripley would have gone back for Newt , because, she's just that kind of person. She can't leave someone ( even a cat) behind, if she thinks she has a chance to save them. Some people would say that the " motherly instinct" thing is a " sexist" belief as, if it had been Micheal Biehn's character, Hicks, who went back after Newt, nobody would have been talking about his " fatherly instinct". They would have just called him a hero. Ripley is also a hero. She went back for Newt. She went back for Jones. She went back for all of the marines. Even the ones who ( kind of) made fun of her. Hero.

[@GodMajik]

Dave Robson I mean considering she saw how the aliens are born, she probably wouldn’t have been able to sleep again if she left Newt. Agreed tho regardless of why she did it, she’s a hero.

[@AlexFlockhart]

@GIOVONNI ARENIBAR You probably don't even have to say female in that title. I can't think of a better protagonist, male or female. Her character is also fairly consistent, making decisions that don't betray her character even between 4 different directors.

[@markable8144]

WoW! It's so nice to find someone else whose favorite movie of all time is Aliens! For those unfortunate to have not (yet) experienced Aliens, definitely avoid the Theatrical Release and watch the Director's Cut instead! See yous on LV-426!

[@shainewhite2781]

9:56, it's a good thing they learned to respect his craft and style of filmmaking.

[@colincampbell3199]

Boggles me they had to "learn" anything. They've been hired to do their jobs, not be passive aggressive about it. Makes me more impressed with Cameron, if he could pull off Aliens despite these difficulties.

[@experimetalfan8851]

I never knew a big part of the crew was this childish and unprofessional...

[@PC85X]

When you can rally Aliens quotes with someone you known you've met a true friend.

[@jamesfrank3213]

If I'm in a standoff with an alien invasion...I'll remember short, controlled bursts...

[@shainewhite2781]

15:28, Lance Henriksen, an amazing actor of stage and screen, was originally going to play the Terminator.

[@JM-cf8zy]

Never heard that before you sure? Thought OJ Simpson was meant to play the terminator? And Arnie was going to play Kyle Reese

[@LukeLovesRose]

Not enough can be said about this masterpiece. In my opinion, Aliens is the greatest sci-fi film ever made. It's TIMELESS.

[@traceyms1971]

Yes yes yes yes, a thousand times YES! This is my all time favorite movie!!! Thank you!

[@litesp]

Aliens has been my number one favorite film of all time. I was drenched in sweat and grinning from ear-to-earch with satisfaction when I first watched it. Having watched it hundreds of times, I know every scene and every line.

[@a.silvermane9936]

Aliens is by far the greatest Sci-Fi movie ever made. The set design, the pacing, the characters, the climax, the dialogue, ect its all flawless especially the directors cut which adds in 22 minutes of pure GOLD that make it even more amazing. Nothing comes close and nothing ever will again.

[@dlbarnes]

“What are we suppose to use harsh language?”

[@vinnydaq13]

Dwayne Barnes Hicks unslings shotgun : “ I like to keep this handy, for close encounters.”

[@itsMrNoble]

You’re supposed to use harsh language, mate, if anyone is...

[@Ghost-un6oe]

One of my favorite lines too, Frost died too soon.

[@jacobturnerart]

Hundson took this to heart before he was dragged into the floor :(

[@Ghost-un6oe]

@@jacobturnerart and it didn't work...

[@gsolo9515]

Bill Paxton stole that movie, so hilarious...But still terrifying...Game over man! RIP.

[@sarat8060]

Kyle Reece, the man of many talented skills.

[@henryramirez6106]

I have to say seeing this movie a countless amount some scenes still get me.

[@RuudDevil]

Wow given the apparent lack of professionalism from the crew, it's amazing the film turned out well at all let alone one of the greatest films ever made.

[@shainewhite2781]

8:20, deleted scene from the Director's Cut of Aliens.

[@junreaksaa]

Thats why im not familiar with it.

[@Nexus-6]

Frost: Hot as hell in here. Hudson: Yeah man, but it's a dry heat!

[@kingschwag4208]

Haha Hudson was awesome.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Thankful for these uploads man

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Aliens & T2 are the best sequels of all time 💯 Cameron is the king

[@teddybear1792]

Mezmerized4Life Jay not after Dark Fate

[@danielsweeney8164]

Unbelievable that this is one of the last of your treatments I have watched. It's like having eaten all the delicious candies in the dish and the very last one, buried by all the others, is the best. Your channel is a Top Tier subscription, and I make it a point to spend at least 30 seconds on all the ads, as much as I hate them.

[@fitnessoni7881]

The last great Alien movie, that is so sad.

[@DeathDustDespair]

FitnessONI I think covenant is good

[@urukhai5729]

@@DeathDustDespair I also enjoyed it

[@Chris-ci8vs]

Alien 3 is the last great Alien film.

[@urukhai5729]

@@Chris-ci8vs you make me sick

[@a_cats]

@@DeathDustDespair I agree. The novelisation retcons the most common criticism as well

[@shainewhite2781]

10:03, James Horner did an impressive score to this movie, and if he were alive right now, he would have composed music for all the Marvel movies!

[@fromearth6282]

They don't make'em like they used to.

[@itsMrNoble]

You don’t make ‘em like they used to, mate, if anyone does...

[@scottmacgovern4259]

Awesome Niyat! I love all of the videos, but these in-depth videos on older movies are the best. The explanation of production techniques and all the history is a really nice touch.

[@sphere7158]

This is actually my favorite Alien movie

[@thedragonlee76]

There's a ton of info about this film The British crew didn't think Cameron knew what he was doing because the film Terminator wasn't released yet.The crew wanted the assistant director to direct it.The actors were trained by the British SAS.The actor that played Apone(he was a DJ in England at the time) was an actual Vietnam Vet.There's deleted scenes that showed what happened to Newts mom and dad and the rest of the colony.There's also the sentry gun scene and there's the Ripley finds Burke(that has an alien inside him) scene and gives him a grenade.

[@yeenmachine206]

I was 10 when I saw Aliens, and it’s still my favorite movie

[@panostsak]

What I loved about this film (besides the story, action and SFX) is the fact that the hardware such as weapons, vehicles, ships etc. are given a role. They are shown to the viewer, they have a name and they are cool. Also, there are so many of them! The Sulaco, the Drop-Ship, the Pulse-Rifle, the Smartgun, the APC, the Powerloader! They are not just mere "items" in the background like in most sci-fi films. They put effort in their design and they gave each item a story. Heck, even their Reeboks are cool!! (bought my 40th Ann. Alien Stompers recently) ;)

[@memadmax69]

This movie scared the shit out of me when I first watched it and, considering the year that it was released, is still holy fuck mind blowing... One of my all time favorites.

[@Sardaukar_7]

I love when you said this was your childhood man, movies like Alien, Predator, (Terminator and even RoboCop) was my childhood too, 90’s kid 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@8yerbrain]

Watching Aliens alone, in the dark and as a child is something I too was fortunate enough to experience. What a thrilling joy.

[@DarkLadyAthena1]

This, Godfather part 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade & T2 are my favorite sequels in movie history. Aliens is a great film. Sigourney Weaver gives one heck of a performance.

[@twstf8905]

James Cameron didn't just have a background in special effects, he was also an extremely accomplished graphic and architectural artist, as well. He not only completely designed the Terminator from the original film, he was also responsible for a majority of the storyboards, and a plurality of the conceptual designs of many of the vehicles, weapons, and buildings/environments shown in most of his movies. There's no question HR Giger deserves all the recognition in the world for the fundamental conceptual artwork for the Alien in the original film, and it's subsequent sequels, but Jim Cameron is an extremely proficient and inventive concept artist in his own right. And, his films are all better off, and we are all much better off as fans, because of that fact. 👍

[@kingmalcolm8695]

Another fun fact I've heard: In Titanic, when Jack is drawing a nude Rose, the drawing was actually done by Cameron and the close-ups of Jack's hands doing the drawing are actually of Cameron's hands.

[@twstf8905]

Yes! "@@kingmalcolm8695" I had heard that too, (from somewhere,) that's awesome! 🤜💥🤛

[@kwantologic]

You can hear this one comes from the heart..

[@bearencounter3184]

I always loved this movie, simply for the colonial marines

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

Ooh rah

[@andrewforte3852]

They should do a colonial marines vs. Predator movie.

[@fresherturtle1154]

"maybe we demoralized them!"

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

Man I LOVE this movie. I have seen it numerous times and its great even today without any question. This movie inspired many other movies and videogames, especially my beloved Halo franchise. Marines from Halo are clearly inspired by marines from Aliens. Without Sgt. Apone there would not be Sgt.Johnson. The same could besaid about the design of dropships, spaceships, etc. Im very glad that you included scenes from Special Edition. They make the movie so much better. HUGE thank you Niyat for this awesome video. Great job as always.

[@stillchaos]

We must be close to the same age. I watched this movie as a young boy nervously wanting all the different characters to make it out alive. Even today I consider this to be the best alien based film.

[@blackcellagent]

Amen!

[@theinnerlight8016]

The only negative thing I can say about this gem, is that the scene where Ripley is informed about her daughter's death is only in the director's cut. How such a vital piece of information could be cut from the cinematic release is beyond me.

[@thetreblerebel]

Still holds up in 2020 as one of the best scifi films ever made!

[@joryharris8002]

The Alien franchise ended for me the second they killed Newt offscreen. The ending in Aliens is the final cannon version.

[@miller-joel]

Tjhey didn't just kill Hicks and Newt in their sleep. They made all of Aliens completely pointless. Every heroic act, every death, every triumph. All for nothing. "3" can go F itself. Not even Fincher will go anywhere near it again. And it starts with a completely BS cheat, the egg on the Sulaco. You don't have a movie without that. So no, it's not canon.

[@jackoblllllllll]

THIS is how you do strong female protagonist

[@jenniferloving9054]

Yes. Current filmmakers, take note.

[@ruthantunez92]

You... Know this character is rumored to have been written with out gender specidic details... So they just wrote a character and Weaver was cast..history made as they say.

[@jackoblllllllll]

@@ruthantunez92 no, she was written as a man. then they changed it to a woman.

[@miller-joel]

@@jackoblllllllll Nope. That was an early draft of Alien. In Aliens, Ripley had always been a woman.

[@jackoblllllllll]

@@miller-joel I know

[@DeplorablePredator]

I saw this in the theater when I was 11 yrs old. It is my favorite movie of all time. I watch it once a year faithfully. And quote it at least 100 times a year!

[@Abrxas01]

The sound at the end of the Aliens credits is actually the sound of an egg opening

[@dumoulin11]

Such an iconic film. Thank you for covering it so brilliantly!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

My pleasure!

[@shainewhite2781]

14:00, thank God for the Director's Cut!

[@alanlee1355]

It's incredible. Till this day.

[@markcross2445]

Always loved the Alien series, mainly the 1st and 2nd, I saw it as a child and thought it was amazing. Thanks for your awesome work 👍

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mr79Shahin]

Hey bud, the prologue you gave about watching Aliens as a child, alone in the dark after family troubles really struck a chord. I too watched it at as a 10 year old by myself, in the dark on VHS. My parents were unhappily married with frequent hostility within the house. I remember the film just absolutely blowing me away! I had never had a cinematic experience like that before, or even since. It is probably also my favourite film of all time.

[@KC_Smooth]

I’ve watched this movie at least 20 times and I’ve never seen the part with Newt and her family getting attacked. Was it some kind of deleted scene? If so I’m glad they deleted it for the mystery.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

It’s the Directors Cut! I recommend you rewatch the Alien film series and watch Ridley Scott’s directors cut of Alien, James Cameron’s directors cut of Aliens, David Fincher’s directors cut of Alien 3.

[@leonefurlan137]

actually,i think the best A3 version (imo) is "the assembly cut"! The runner alien is birthed from an ox,not a dog,and there's a half an hour extra of movie in it! Much better if u ask me. Golic's story is so much more expanded. In the theatrical release he is just there in 1 scene,and u dont see him ever again. No explanatio,nothing!?

[@Quincy82AAC]

This is my favourite Aliens film of all time.

[@homeappliance4360]

Great video as always, love your channel man ✌🏼

[@ricardomurillo5205]

My favorite movie ever. I think it's the music and the vulnerability of society against the unknown. I especially like Burke reminding everyone that there is always a dollar to make or lose regardless if it spells the end of humanity. My bosses are so much like him.

[@cryobk3540]

Got here early for one of my favorite films

[@fenrirAWOL]

thank you! This movie has always held a special place in my heart since i was a little girl and would watch it repeatedly with my dad. I can't wait til my own daughter is a little older, i wonder if she'll still take my plush facehugger to bed after watching the movies for the first time.

[@Noah-kh6gh]

She even more badass when you realise that she doesnt have to wear Hotpants and Skin clothes like nearly every female Hero

[@reginaldtyroneshort]

Ripley went from the lone survivor of Alien to a person suffering from PTSD to a badass. You don’t see her as a strong female character just a strong character.

[@caspergarcia804]

I fucking LOVE this movie, My favorite film In the franchise!

[@seanelliott6276]

You made me tear up a little. I totally understand having something nostalgic to reminisce no matter how dark some of it is. It’s like loving the memory, even the pain. Growing from it