ALIENS (1986) | First Time Watching! | Movie Reaction

[@irina1296]

First two Alien films are the best of course (and the most iconic) but to be honest, each Alien film adds something new and fresh to the main lore, especially Alien 3.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

We are definitely really interested in the lore of the series. We also just watch Aliens vs. Predator, and despite it's bad ratings we really enjoyed it!

[@tulinfirenze1990]

Agreed with Devinity about the multiple strong females. Other than Ripley, Vasquez is the obvious stand out but you may have noticed Ferro, the dropship pilot ("We're in the pipe - five by five"). When the alien enters the dropship cockpit to attack her, Ferro does not scream or panic. In less than a second she assesses the threat and then turns quickly to get her gun to defend herself. Unfortunately the xenomorph is too fast but fact is, in that second, Ferro was an absolute BAD ASS.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@tulinfirenze1990 You're right!

[@omega311888]

very well said!

[@GergelyTari]

Newt is female too. They should have put her in charge.

[@amurizon]

I remembered Ferro from when I watched this as a kid for that reason! I always thought she was really cool for keeping composure/controlling her fear and just moving logically to trying to solve the problem. 👍

[@SgtTechcomDN38416]

This is true but Ferro also ignored Spunkmeyer when he said "There's something..." On a planet with xenomorphs running around, this is extremely negligent. It would be negligent at the best of times. To be fair, Spunkmeyer should have insisted on investigating further having found a very unusual residue on the ramp of the drop ship.

[@karlbecker8775]

I watched this in the theater when I was 12. This, T2, and Twister basically defined my upbringing.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thats awesome! I(Jrocks) didn't recall much of Aliens (I was young and at a birthday party sleepover when we saw it), but the Terminators I loved. Devinity hasn't seen T1 and T2 yet. We might have to check them out down the road

[@davidmottweiler7597]

@@JrocksAndDevinityDefinitely

[@DrJohnnyFever.]

I was also 12. Grandma took us. RIP.

[@thedragonlee76]

Damm,me too,when I was 11.Now,My dad was in the Airforce and stationed in England.My parents took me to see the movie in a movie theater in England...Best experience ever!

[@LukeLovesRose]

Alien and Aliens set the standard for sci-fi monster movies. I personally prefer Aliens: Special Edition. To me, this is the greatest, most exciting, most enthralling and intense sci-fi film ever made. I have seen Aliens so many times. Every time I watch Aliens, I care more and more about the characters and their place in the story. The magic of Aliens and its characters is largely because of James Cameron. Aliens is one of the best examples of 3D storytelling ever put on film.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

It really is an amazing movie! We didnt realize at the time there were multiple versions, we plan to give the special edition a watch on our own soon.

[@ChrisS-no3ft]

The beautiful thing about Ripley in this film is that, as a “strong female lead”, which I know is a cliche these days, she has flaws. The female lead of today has no flaws. They can do it all, and are better than everyone, especially men at everything, which frankly is ridiculous. Some people call that “woke”, but whatever. Ripley is compelling because she HAS flaws. She is traumatized, and is far from invincible. A character has to overcome something. And once she does in this film, momma takes over! Its not only instinct, but necessity! Well done guys! Great reaction. One of the best sequels of all all time right up there with Empire Strikes back, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, in the sci-fi genre. The original Trek films would be great! Consider doing those. Have a great one guys!

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thanks we appreciate it! We are big Star Wars fans so we seen all those obviously. Devinity has never seen T1 and T2 (as well as most of the early Arnold movies) so that is on our list of ones to watch here soon. I hadn't thought of the original Star Trek films, will add them to the list! Thanks!

[@ChrisS-no3ft]

Any time! Im a big SW fan too. Trek is a more thought-provoking style adventure series. The first film (simply titled “The Motion Picture”) Is a massive epic space mystery, but slow pace kinda like 2001: A Space Odyssey. I would suggest you watch Star Trek 2, 3, and 4 because they are a trilogy, with a connecting story, like Star Wars. But nothing beats William Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, and DeForest Kelley as “Bones” McCoy. Iconic. Definitely will get plenty of views. But its your channel. Im new here, so who am I right? Hey, thats my humble 2 cents. See you soon!

[@gorankopcic7827]

This movie is so amazing, that I have seen him for a 150 times or maybe even more. I've been a movie collector for a 37 years now, and I've seen this movie in some 1987. for the first time. And I have this movie in my collection now, Director's cut, in UHD! Greetings from Croatia!

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@gorankopcic7827 Greetings! The movie is amazing, we loved it! Thanks for the comment 😀

[@Otokichi786]

"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? 3:41 You're watching the theatrical version that I saw in 1986.

[@jerrid1816]

What? There were many strong female roles in the 70s & 80s & 90s. Such as Carrie 70s & T2. There was even a quasi anthem in the 80s "Enjoli" perfume ;D So many movies nowadays are re-make's. Godfather, Star Wars, Jaws, Rocky, Serpico, Deliverance,Apocalypse Now all from the 70s.

[@dannywhite9975]

13:30 Kylie Reese taking a nap 😮

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@dannywhite9975 🤣

[@alancorradini2220]

Special edition is the way.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Yes, wish we knew ahead of time. We plan to watch the special edition on our own soonish though!

[@karlbecker8775]

If you haven't you need to watch the Riddick series. Pitch Black is one of my favorite movies, and stars someone you might recognize. ;)

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@karlbecker8775 Will add it to the list!

[@jean-rochdion4898]

again.... nice reaction...love it!!👊

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thanks again! We loved it! AvP is next up!

[@jean-rochdion4898]

@@JrocksAndDevinity I love soooo much that movie!! it's a nice mix of a lot of things!!

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@jean-rochdion4898 Awesome, we are excited for it!

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Brilliant, isn't i? Now, no need to watch any more, the Alien saga ends here!

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

It was! We did just watch Alien vs. Predator. Definitely not as good of a film as either of the Alien movies or Predator, but we thought it was honestly a fun watch!

[@carmenmonroe7]

Totally agree!

[@dolphinsrr]

Did you watch alien 3 that's the follow up to the saga. Which you will hate of what happens.​@@JrocksAndDevinity

[@flaviab5315]

​@@JrocksAndDevinity Continue The franchise, please

[@flaviab5315]

Alien Romulus is great too

[@40ozmangi]

Thank you for not editing the crap out of this movie .... Phew ....

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thanks, we don't edit these ourselves though (most don't, copyright editing is very time consuming)

[@dolphinsrr]

Well they did edited the family that found the eggs. Inportant scene to watch!

[@notmyrealname8282]

I think “Aliens” is awesome, I think “Alien 3”, is a hot mess. Apparently there was disagreements between the studio, the writers, and director. The studio rewrote the film. There are documentaries on the subject on KZbin, but I’m sure you can find a concise video explaining it. But if y’all cover “Alien 3”, I’ll still give you a thumbs up and a comment. But it’s for your commentary and banter, not for the film.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thanks for the heads-up, we actually have Alien vs Predator up next. Think we will skip Aliens 3 (maybe Romulus and Covenant down the road). We appreciate you!

[@notmyrealname8282]

@@JrocksAndDevinity “Prometheus” is good, it’s the “Alien” origin story, but the film doesn’t have the alien moniker.

[@karlbecker8775]

I agree. Everything after 3 is either relevant to the story, or just fun to watch! I personally do not include the AVP movie as part of the series. That was a money grab. The future Predator movies are awesome, though!

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@notmyrealname8282 Oh that one too then! I do remember hearing about it

[@notmyrealname8282]

@@karlbecker8775 , I wanted to add something to your comment, but you summed it up. I concur. (I didn’t wanna say I agree, because you said it, that lets you know I’m a contrarian, but I still agree with your statement.)

[@kevinslayzak1214]

Cool thing about Newt...she took her little paycheck for this movie and just went and had a normal life instead of becoming another child actor tragic story....think she became a teacher or something 👍 good for her.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

That somehow makes me love the movie even more ❤️

[@existentialgamer9206]

She and Sigourney are good friends to this day too 😊

[@thedragonlee76]

Her dad was a US Colonel, and he was stationed in England.She was cast because Cameron auditioned local girls.

[@darchon5]

Good reactions as usual, but sadly there's quite a number of big reaction opportunities missed bc of the editing choice to zoom in on the movie-only at so many of those moments. Yes I understand we get to see their faces soon after that, but it'd be nice to see how they're experiencing the entirety of such moments. And sorry to say, but the editing is quite choppy with so many quick jump cuts. Plus, there's also so, so many zoom-ins on each of them uttering a word or sentence, and I get that's your style, and a few couples reaction channels do such zoom-ins at times, but not continuously throughout the entire reaction. Doing it so often takes away from seeing the other one's reaction at that moment & what exactly they're looking at, which imho takes something away from the reaction itself.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@darchon5 Thanks for the feedback. We don't edit these ourselves (most reaction channels don't). We actually have been through at least 10 editors already with only 14 movies posted. Currently we have two that are doing a pretty good job. Many of the others were too bad to post and I actually took 2 of the reactions down after the fact because I wasn't happy with the quality. Its been quite the journey, but we are getting there slowly

[@darchon5]

@@JrocksAndDevinity Thanks for the reply. Again, your reactions themselves are great, and I'm sorry to bag on the current editor(s), but I felt I had to be completely honest about the um, 'unique' nature of the editing here, as one who enjoys your reactions and watches a ton of reaction vids. I think that the zoom-in on each of you during certain exclamations or comments can add something... but to do it so much for the whole video on most things each of you say?? There are just SO many zoom-ins and cuts throughout that imho it robs the viewers of seeing more of your lovely faces (ie reactions) during pivotal moments. Your reactions themselves are up there with some of the better ones to this movie (and I've watched just about all of them), but I feel they're just held down a bit and somewhat muted by the editor(s) doing too much - it gets distracting, as if they're showing off, like 'see, how good am I?' Not accusing them of such intentions, but to me that's how the editing comes off.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@darchon5 One of the editors uses a kot if the zooms, the other doesn't use nearly as much. I agree with you and feel like non zoom ones are much more watchable (our Logan reaction for example). Interestingly though the retention time is much higher on the videos with the more zooms. Regardless I'm going to request less of the zooms. Again we appreciate feedback, we are going to trying to up the quality and production value 👍

[@darchon5]

@@JrocksAndDevinity Thanks again for the reply and it's clear that you care a lot about what you're putting out there. I want to make clear that I don't assume that my opinions speak for everyone and I get how the zooms can lead to higher retention time cuz it's something different and can keep people's interest, and they can be pretty damn funny sometimes, when done if you utter something humorous, and it's done in moderation (although it'd be interesting to see if your edits with more zooms have been on generally more popular movies, something like that, to see if that might explain retention time as well). I'm sheepish to admit that I had just unsubscribed after this reaction and I un-liked it halfway through bc the choppiness and missing some of your key reactions was getting tedious/predictable, but I'm happy to report that I've reinstated my sub and like, you deserve it.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@darchon5 That's awesome, thanks for that! And again we really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to give some honest feedback, when you could have much more easily dropped a thumbs down and moved on. About the retention time, I was wondering that myself actually. I was going to ask him for less zooms a few videos back but then noticed the retention time. I pointed it out to Devinity also and had her watch back examples of both. I decided to let it go for a few more videos and see what the numbers looked like with more data points. But regardless I am going ask for him to at least tone it down a bit for now and keep watching the feedback and analytics. We appreciate you ❤

[@Realjulianrma7]

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[@greatwhite444]

This is by far the best movie ever, for sure the best sequel for sure. need to watch the special edition of it, the story just gives you a little more insight on why Ripley bonded so fast with Newt, Cameron dubbed this movie the battle of the mothers, the knife trick with Hudson was a total surprise to Bill Paxton he wasn't supposed to have his hand under Bishops but he stuck with it when the actor that played Drake came over forcing Hudson's hand under Bishops he stayed in character and it was one of the best reactions he had as it was a total surprise to Bill.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

We loved it! We definitely do need to check out the special edition. We are planning to watch it on our own soonish! Thanks for the comment!

[@greatwhite444]

@JrocksAndDevinity you'll enjoy it, it's the only version I watch now. Love your vids

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

@@greatwhite444 Thanks! We appreciate you! ❤️

[@sproductionsinc]

I'm confused as to why people don't buy her bonding with Newt without knowing her background. Happens all the time with folks who don't have their own kids.

[@greatwhite444]

@@sproductionsinc it just gives the story another layer of substance, not that people can't do that it just makes the story better

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

Well, as a gay man, I can say, don't sell yourself short, sir, but she is beautiful and you make a beautiful couple. I hope you guys will go backwards in time. There's a cachet of movies out there like the poseidon adventure earthquake, vampire movies. I don't know if you're into scary movies. I don't know you that well yet. Keep up the good work

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thank you, we appreciate you! We plan on doing all ranges of great movies. Devinity actually hates horror movies, but she suggested maybe reacting to a few would be fun since she hates them so much 😂

[@thescrambler692]

Great movie and reaction but you left out the funniest line of the movie: "It doesn't mean we're engaged or anything". Also, are you guys in the same room together or are you watching from two different locations, because it sure looks like the latter.

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

Thanks! Sorry about that line. We don't edit these ourselves, we have a couple of editors that do the bulk of it. We are sitting at our own computer desks, about arms distance apart.

[@albertmassingo4249]

If you watch ripply ,she never shut the hatch. She just walks into the ship. Which she would never do. If you continue watching stuff like this just to move.The plot along just gets worse

[@nickmitsialis]

No, Newt shuts the ramp.

[@dolphinsrr]

Your going to hate alien 3

[@boulaisthomas2105]

Fincher's Alien is shit, he made Ripley die.

[@miller-joel]

Worse than that. But it wasn't really his movie.

[@tc-du4ip]

You guys edited too much!! Wasn't necessary 😫

[@JrocksAndDevinity]

We don't edit it ourselves, we send it out to professional copyright reaction editors. Funny enough this one hit copyright and had to be edited more before finally publishing