Aliens Review by Decker Shado

[@MyFilmJunkie]

I prefer the special edition. I think the scene with Ripleys daughter is vital and the auto turrets scene adds some nice tension

[@homelesshannah50]

Oh please those scenes were pointless and unnecessary

[@kaijucifer3544]

@@homelesshannah50 You see this? This is what it's like to be wrong. You're welcome.

[@Saltyaf38]

I only have the special version. So that's all I've seen and I loved it.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

Visitormassacre except space travel ISN’T slow in the Alien Universe and it’s confirmed that humanity in this future has faster than light capabilities and the only reason Cryo pods are still in use is to A: save on resources and B: ensure the crew remains in shape for when they are actually needed.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

Visitormassacre to us yes but in the actual Alien universe it was always like that and will continue to be like that until another movie retcons it. And besides in the first Alien movie Captain Dallas said they were 10 months away from earth despite being in another star system and if you know anything about space travel then you know it would take 50 years for our fastest space craft to reach the closest star to our own meaning the Nostromo was going atleast 5 times the speed of light through some unknown means, that is more then fast enough to have a stable family while traveling throughout the galaxy as basically a space trucker so your argument is invalid.

[@chapmanstickman]

I thought the deleted scene of Ripley learning of her daughters death DID in fact add to the original story quite considerably. By learning of her daughters death we not only feel a powerful loss in the main heroine whose world is falling apart around her, but it also creates a commonality between her and newt in the future (Both have lost loved ones). Granted, the theatrical did touch on it (The first scene between the two in the medlab), but after all the action thats happened, its almost forgettable. Both characters lost something near and dear to them, and both have gone through similar traumatic events in life. That scene I think helps further illustrate to the audience the similarities and eventual closeness shared between both of these characters.

[@noozround]

Newt also becomes an almost-replacement daughter to the one Ripley left behind. And the film has a strong motherhood theme, with Ripley/Newt and the Alien Queen.

[@Thagomizer]

Yes. I agree that the scene in which we meet Newt's parents disrupts the tension and mystery, but I definitely would have kept the scenes establishing Ripley's loss. It makes her relationship with Newt that much more poignant.

[@clementineschalchen330]

Don’t tell people how I feel or anyone else feels how about that.

[@SpecialOrder_937]

I always thought Burke lied to Ripley with the news of Amanda if Ripley has no daughter she has no reason to go back to earth , and we find out later in the movie the whole plot is Burkes fault So his word means NOTHING

[@AlbinoMothDragon]

@@skullyskaric7779 mind trying that again? Your comment is kind of incoherent and hard to understand

[@parkermaisterra8532]

"Right in front of the little girl, our hero" Ummm that little girl has already seen the death of an entire colony plus the deaths of the marines. I don't think that the death of the guy who is responsible for ruining her life is going to effect her to much.

[@clementineschalchen330]

I’ve had death around me since I was a baby so your right I’ve seen lots of friends and family die and I find people dying quite enjoyable and satisfying so she was probably smiling watching the marines get killed.

[@conormacc2750]

I personally preferred the director's cut of Aliens. The turret scene was done really well since you didn't know what was going to happen once the turrets ran dry. Were the Aliens going to advance on and cause a massive shoot out or were the going to retreat? Also, seeing the colony before the outbreak didn't really make a difference since we already knew it was the Aliens that fucked everything up since the name of the film is, well.... Aliens.

[@FrancisR420]

@Degree7 Ripley explaining where babies come from to a little girl *in a Aliens movie* sounds like freaking gold

[@weldonwin]

Something about the colony scene, that I personally find hilarious, is that the Mayor/Colony Leader/Boss, is played by the same actor who played Captain Hollister from Red Dwarf, making me laugh to imagine that Aliens takes place in the same universe as Red Dwarf

[@kinagrill]

It made a literal countdown work out well because you knew every lessening in the number meant one less round to deter the aliens swarming towards the pressure hatch behind the sentryguns.

[@Johnny5ive0]

WOW! I can't believe you didn't like the Sentry Gun scene, When I saw it for the first time, it was quickly elevated to one of my favorites in the movie as it shows a the more "Hive mind intelligence" side of the aliens that is not shown in any other movie. Throwing wave after wave of Warriors at the guns trying to test the defenses of the Marines before finally withdrawing and attempting to find another way to get at them was not only interesting it was damn cool to watch as well.

[@amanibob1416]

It's a neat scene, but it's stupid in a logical, "military aren't stupid" way. 1: how many people=how many alien MAX. 2: There was a few hundreds peoples, so that makes a few Aliens at most... So how can a military expedition bring less than ten times that amount for an AUTOMATED SENTRY TURRET!!! 3: Hardware like the pulse rifle had a capacity of a hundred ammo per magazines, so three mags, (based on the current "real world" baseline for self-carry reliability is three full mag for any infantry-type "grunt", which would equal three hundred "bullets" pet trooper in Aliens. 4: As a surveillance and threat suppression "shoot what'ev ain't us" war machine, the idea of a sentry turret being rendered no-go after using up all of it's ammo supply is actually a ludicrous. 5: With each men/woman being equipped with at least three mag, three hundred "bullets", a sentry gun, made to "spit lead" like there's no tomorrow by default would surely be supplied the necessary "overly cautious" three thousands rounds, which would make it perfectly capable of exterminating the spawed aliens from: 60, maybe 70 families"... 6: So yeah, with four/five people per family tops, (space colony =population control), that leaves what 300, maybe 400 people at most. So, with ALL of them turned into Alien mo-fo, then, even if nice, that "running out of ammo for the sentry" idea is silly... 7: Possible if they instructed the sentry to shoot everything at a wall to deplete it's supply, but...

[@raptoid2518]

@@amanibob1416 You're forgetting something pretty important. That's not all the supplies they brought, that's all the supplies that were left after their dropship that stored most of them crashed and exploded. We don't know how will equiped they were before they lost all of their supplies to that occurrence. That's why the turret scene is so good, because anybody with any knowledge on the subject knows that they are massively under equipped.

[@__RD14533]

24:52 Wait what? That drastically changes the entire theme of the movie. It gives context and motivation for her bonding with Newt. It also changes the fights with the Queen into a fight between two mothers protecting their children. In the end it is a story about motherhood and her experience of losing her daughter, her redemption, and becoming a new mother to a girl who is linked with their shared trauma, they are the only ones who can understand each other. That one scene does all of this and the movie is weaker without it.

[@LuxBellator92]

+OwenBruch22 I agree with you completely. I also disagreed with Shado's other point about the sentry guns. That scene was incredibly effective to me, because it showed perhaps better than any other scene in this movie the sheer volume of Xenomorphs that were running rampant and just how relentless they actually were.

[@winter1235]

Maybe a tiny detail in a great movie, but I really like the dropship pilot going for her gun as soon as she sees the alien. That's top-grade badassery, that is, and it rarely ever gets mentioned.

[@Kem1kal13]

Theatrical version is infinitely inferior to the special edition...

[@thekidd7650]

Icon of Sin yes

[@mullaoslo]

It just feels wrong when I watch the theatrical.. It's like the cliff note version

[@oddeyes9413]

I only ever saw the theatrical version but I deeply want to see the special edition.

[@griffingower1883]

I have the special edition on DVD

[@gamefreck93]

Rip bill paxton u will be missed

[@KatOwO2235]

when did Bill Paxton die? he was in Aliens and Predator 2, the second film of both franchises

[@coryames1170]

PataponCreeper he died last year

[@KatOwO2235]

well, he will be remembered in both franchises forever as one of the funniest characters in the second film of both franchises

[@charlesvan13]

Game over. Bro.

[@dannymiller7187]

Jesus christ. Bill Paxton is dead I didn’t even know he was sick.

[@felynecomrade]

"And yet, in all this time they never bothered checking that derelict spacecraft just over the hill with that transmission signal that can be homed in on because..." Marlow deactivated it 42 years ago to ensure no other salvage crew could claim his find!

[@DeckerShado]

+felynecomrade More reasons to like Alien Isolation.

[@kennethramos3380]

+Decker Shado yo dawg the one woman got fucked to death? let me guess from avp 3. she got the xeno tail between her legs and it shot straight up and comes out of her mouth, right?

[@felynecomrade]

SwimCoyote 5 Not sure what that has to do with this other than being an Aliens game, but yeah, that gory execution it probably how Lambert went.

[@refurbishedtechpriest9076]

+Kenneth Ramos Actually no... Assuming you're seriously asking and not making a joke or something (Cause you know... Hard to tell with text sometimes), in the first ALIEN movie, the only other female crew-member is killed off-screen, but not before we see the alien's tail go up inbetween her legs, and what followed are some rather blood-chilling, tortured, and somewhat suggestive screams/cries. And when Riply finds her body, we only see her without shoes and pants. It has never been properly explained how she ultimately dies, though even the actress that played Lambert believes that was pretty much what happened to her character.

[@thecomicexperience2654]

+felynecomrade From what I heard, the _Alien the Weyland-Yutani Report_ book details the history of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. The events of Alien Isolation was stated to be mentioned in the report. This makes Alien Isolation canon with the movies.

[@biggeek2256]

Fun Fact: Alpone was the inspiration for Sergeant Major Avery Johnson in the Halo series

[@griffingower1883]

Yes he was also Johnson will be missed i will never forget his motivational speeches

[@fyrentenimar]

@@griffingower1883 "Back in my time we had 2 sticks and a rock, and we had to share the rock!"

[@biggeek2256]

@@fyrentenimar "The Chief is gonna jump in this tank, roll across the bridge and blow up any inhuman son of bitch DUMB ENOUGH to get between him and the Prophet of Regret"

[@sydIRISH]

"Aliens" is quite possibly THE GREATEST action/sci-fi/horror film of all time. It's almost the perfect film. It has everything....action, science fiction, cutting edge technology, horror, drama, comedy, suspense. It's a total work of art. "Alien" is a beautiful film, "Aliens" is just fun to watch. I never tire of it. It's one of those films I absolutely need to watch watch once every month or so. Total classic. R.I.P. Bill Paxton (Pvt. Hudson) "Maybe we got 'em demoralized...."

[@bryanholland6987]

Decker Shado, fun fact about Bishop. In the novelized version, the Aliens did attempt to get at him while he was in the pipe, crawling toward the satellite up-link. The Alien he ran across quickly lost interest though because Bishop stayed still long enough. It was a tense scene.

[@KatOwO2235]

that would've been awesome to see in film form and pretty easy to make

[@kratal122]

I believe that Lance has said that the scene was filmed, however the footage has never surfaced.

[@bryanholland6987]

@@kratal122 That's too bad. Would have been freaky to watch.

[@CalebBelyeu]

I only seen the first 2 alien films... and they are all I need to see.

[@CalebBelyeu]

and I always find the directTV alien commercial kinda funny.

[@paulrodriguez3757]

actually.....yea

[@youfeartomorrow]

Caleb Belyeu you should check out Alien 3, Resurrection on the other hand, no.

[@CalebBelyeu]

Kvng Christian I have.. didn't particularly like it.

[@jordancarpenter6816]

Did you watch the Theatrical version or the Assembly cut of Alien 3

[@nuttycivicsi]

Since Alien: Isolation is apparently canon, it makes sense now why the signal wasn't active anymore on that ship because in a flashback sequence in the game you actually turn it off

[@apex2000]

always liked how Aliens was action compared to the original horror, felt kinda like an organic progression... the first film the monster was a mystery you was discovering it wit the characters, a creeping menace, kinda metaphorical conquoring of fears.... the sequel was ok you know the creature now so it no longer scary in its mystery instead its more overwhelming than disquieting "oh sh*t there hundreds of them, well time to go out swinging maybe I'll get lucky".

[@kratal122]

Alien: River of Pain actually covers the infestation and destruction on the colony, and is an incredibly well written story too. It’s read by an ensemble cast on Audible and is free with subscription.

[@silverclawedwolf]

Ive always wondered, based on the lines like "bug hunt" and Hudson laughing off Ripley's claims of seeing an alien, what other types of aliens the Colonial Marines had fought, obviously nothing intelligent but something similar to the Xenomorph and a threat to colonists. Its sad to see no one expanded upon that.

[@jakealter5504]

silverclawedwolf they might have faced the predators

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

Jake Alter according to the comics they have faced them and in many cases have had to work with them

[@paulharenchar9169]

LoneStarWolf Entertainment the comics with the predators are non canon. They are only canon to the actual avp universe and not to the other separate universes, except maybe predator. Besides, you would think that the marines would probably be scared as shit when they said Ripley saw an alien before if it was the predators since they are not a pushover species and they are just as deadly or even more than the xenos. It was probably some kind of harmless or unintelligent species like a gray alien or a wild beast like alien

[@Darkko88]

silverclawedwolf It's obvious, they were fighting the bugs from Starship Troopers.

[@jakealter5504]

Alex Rus which are also deadly as hell

[@aronhalverson2115]

Who else wants a crossover review between Decker and Deusdaecon? It'd be a great mix of seriousness and comedy

[@KyleRobots]

Nah man, the auto turret scene shows that while the ammo is quickly decreasing...the aliens aren't, so when they suddenly stop coming, you know it's because they're trying something else. Plus that classic 'Maybe we demoralized them?' line. Also, yeah, welcome to what they did in the olden days before aircraft. 'Daughter, I am going to the colonies. Be good and I will see you in a few years.' Incomprehensible to us NOW since we can travel anywhere on the planet and be back, even after a brief stay. Would quickly come back even with FTL because space is THAT BIG.

[@ericdebord]

Was that a scene from Aladdin ? When the Genie tells Aladdin "Your getting yer wishes Now sit down" in the cave if wonders.

[@KamiRecca]

you Didnt like the turret scene? I have always found that scene to be rather awesome and smart. The marines banter about how awesome the turrets are, the apparent uselessness of them as we see the machine tick down as the suspense rises, the survival hanging on an empty hand, huping that the monsters dont call the bluff, the fact that it speaks of the numberless threat they are facing. I love it.

[@ApolloXL5]

You mentioned that it was not clear why the colony did not detect the distress/warning signal from the engineer's ship, but and spoilers here....it is shown in Alien Isolation why that is (ps. you should play the game, it is excellent) Great review of a great film/sequel. :)

[@brandontadday6288]

It really is a great game!

[@dloverise]

I have a signed autograph from Gorman... it says 'you always were an arsehole, good luck William Hope'.

[@jamesmartinez2427]

BILL PAXTON WILL BE MISSED

[@joshelliott1826]

"Vasquez, have ever been confused with a man?" "No, but I have been a pale red headed irish woman once or twice..."

[@chrisperrien7055]

chameleon aka lizard ;)

[@clementineschalchen330]

Say it in a full sentence without the broken English next time.

[@chrisperrien7055]

@@clementineschalchen330 "Chameleon, a.k.a. lizard, a.k.a. serpent." Is that better?

[@n.b.l.5709]

shes actually part portuguese....

[@Fenris77]

I loved the director's cut especially with those scenes before the destruction of the colony as it enhances the horror when Ripley and co. come later to find everything in the state it was. I also agree on the strings over CGI anytime!

[@Harri927]

I love Aliens, It's one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time and I love the design of the Aliens.

[@RedNinja115]

Man, being someone who loves both you and DeusDaecon this opening skit makes me want a crossover between you two so bad

[@martinokereafor]

Damn it, I'd never seen that Direct TV ad before and now I can't un-see it!!

[@workingjoe6424]

I think the sentry gun scene added even more build-up to the final fire-fight

[@Jesse12489]

Yeah I love the sentry scene. it shows how unstoppable they can be. plus Aliens colonial Marines added those in so it's a canon scene.

[@ronkeffer7072]

Big flaw in your review here: Hudson wasn't separated, he was hived as seen in Aliens: Colonial Marines. His ultimate fate was that he was hived and a chestburster killed him.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

"Big flaw" for not knowing a totally different piece of canon?

[@VancouverbyNight]

I was today years old when I realized that when Ripley said 'you're going out there to destroy them right, not to study not to bring back' she planted the seed in Burke's mind to do that.

[@sirfijoe450]

Aliens if my favorite movie of ALL TIME...

[@MegaKilerr]

+Nigel S. mine too.the most influential movie of all times too!

[@brettthebest3978]

Froguism alien 1979 is better

[@Kem1kal13]

I have the blu ray anthology and my Aliens bluray has both special and theatrical, here in the UK.

[@Warrior5089]

Same for me, and I'm in US

[@jordanwright2313]

Same, maybe he needs to check his settings on the menu.

[@eduardojara6955]

God I wish deus and Decker would do a collab, they are my favorite movie reviewers

[@dalekemperor1984]

"KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!" sees Newt "KILL IT ANYWAY!" LOL

[@187mrsmith]

I beg to differ the special edition which I just watched today shows you why Ripley is willing to give up her life to save newt It makes it that much more meaningful + Seeing what happened to the Colonists gives you a better understanding of what happened leading up to it ! Every time I watch the theatrical version I would always wonder what happened how come we never get to see the Colonists yeah the other version is shorter and everything goes by much faster there but when I watch a good movie I don't care if it's a little bit longer if it's that good!

[@Jay-gurl]

Wait.. OH MY GOSH! DEUS!! I've watched all his videos just like you Decker but had no idea he ever appeared on here. Bit sad he hasn't posted in almost two years but that's still cool two underrated reviewers I found by chance were on screen together.

[@robd9413]

@20:00 Burke's death was only a cutaway death because you are watching the theatrical cut. He doesn't die at this point in the Director's Cut (still dies, just later on) so there is no death scene to show here.

[@Xoncron]

Good news for you Decker, there is actually a book coming out later this year that focuses on the fall of Hadley's Hope.

[@rileytheflamingwookiecooki5646]

AWSEOME! XD

[@MrSporeGamer]

dude, whats it called? I wanna know so hard

[@Xoncron]

It's called Alien: River of Pain.

[@MrSporeGamer]

thx man

[@philb7975]

To answer your Bishop question: They've since established that the xenomorphs will ignore androids until they make themselves a threat.

[@xentiment6581]

'Who would write a movie where Ripley gets magically impregnated inbetween the films?' Alien 3 writters: Write that down, write that down!

[@4Everlast]

The mech vs. qveen fight Is iconic, but "regular" fork lifter Is 10 times kvicker and more afficient than the mech, theres no reason to change It, except to make a film fight history.

[@Gomezli16]

Cameron’s attention to detail is commendable

[@dxbrothers1491]

Decker, I've been watching your vids for three years, thank you for all the vids!

[@LauranceDonMac]

Conker’s Bad Fur Day also referenced this movie at the end.

[@ajk6907]

The sentry guns scene is awesome, you fart sniffer!

[@jessicacrane9953]

Has anyone ever noticed , once the credits finish, as does the music in Aliens, there is the howl of the wind dying down as the ambient background noise (hiss) is increased, you can just hear the sound of an egg(s) opening up? People always say there was no way that you could explain the presence of an egg or a Royal Face-sitter ( I mean Face-Hugger, jeeze chill !)on board Sulaco during the journey home while Ripley, Hicks, Bishop, and Newt were in Hyper-Sleep. The company obviously knew they were going to either bring a sample back on the Sulaco, or impregnate someone in Hyper-Sleep. How convenient that they were passing Fury 161 when their is an electrical short and fire on-board,.. their Cryo Tubes were ejected in the EEV, AFTER the computer reported Ripleys impregnation while in Cryo to the Network . I often wondered if while Ripley was off after laying waste to the Queens egg chamber and rescuing Newt, if Bishop didn't sneak back to the lab and grab one of the Face-Hugger's in stasis to bring back? He did say early in the movie he was under orders, that a sample needed to go back to the company labs. Supposedly the only 2 alive were killed by gunfire when Burk tried to get Ripley and Newt impregnated, but somehow that Royal Facehugger got on the Sulaco. Unless the Queen still had an egg in her or 2 that didn't pass thru the birth sack before Ripley destroyed it...she hay have left them attached in the landing gear alcove on the drop ship before confronting Ripley in the launch bay. Either way, the audience was supposed to know there was at least one egg on Sulaco, else they would not have put the sound of an egg opening at the very end of the sound track as the credits and copyright info fades. Listen really good, turn it up loud, it's there plain as day. First time I heard it I was watching the Quadrillogy set DVD of Aliens in 7.1 DTS. I was like WTF..!!! You can still hear it easily on headphones, or on the regular DVD on a Stereo TV, doesn't need to be high end gear to hear it...

[@187mrsmith]

@ 8:04 when bill Paxton makes that face I just think of weird science when the lady turns him into a little troll monster

[@oddeyes9413]

DEUS DEACON! I LOVE THAT GUY! Also, super good review. I would love to see a duo review between you and DeusDeacon. RIP Bill Paxton. 😭

[@zerogee768]

_"What the hell are we supposed to use man? Harsh language?"_ _"Hm, works for James Rolfe"_ 🤣 Nice reference Shado!

[@tony0977]

I have a question that's puzzled me for a long time. When Hicks says he's going to waste Burke just before the aliens cut the power. Why does Ripply shout no he has to go back. Why does Burke have to go back with them?

[@bryanmccallum2378]

+Tony Woodcock Ripley want hims to pay for his crimes, instead of dying, which would be to light a punishment. she plans on turning him in for setting up the colonists to get killed by the xenos.

[@eddihurta7173]

You know...watching Decker Shado and his old videos are so great! I'm glad!

[@Jackie-McCann]

26:23 -26:46 Nice "Aladdin" reference, Timdiana! XD

[@sebastianemond5313]

I loved it too!

[@katalinabell2177]

Haha love it decker! I can always count on you to make me smile after a hard day!!!!

[@yassinfrench5231]

I absolutely love sigorney weaver she is an absolutely phenomenal talented actress and one of my personal favourites

[@mechinate]

It always bothered me that the surviving marines never found out that they had most of their ammo stripped off them because of Ripley's 'what do those pulse rifles fire?' question.

[@dbstewart86]

Nathan Brookes There really wouldn't be anything to come of it though besides Ripley later saying she was right due to the impending explosion set up by gunfire. Decker is right here in that Gorman should have ordered a retreat since not only did they have a massively reduced ability to defend themselves due to safety concerns, they also had absolutely no intel about what they were walking into.

[@brb-blitz4592]

One of my favorite lines in this review - " A simple yet powerful line that has been burned into our memories ... only to be ruined decades later in a DIRECTV ad."

[@razorbike2964]

What line

[@andregiannotti1310]

@@razorbike2964 That line

[@mackdebruin999]

My God! that review ending early and the credits rolling has been done to death!!!

[@FrancisR420]

I was literally thinking right before you said it that Sigourney was definitely thinking, biiiiiiiiiiiiich Her acting style is like the definition 'show don't tell'

[@kevinpogue7294]

After I saw Alien 3 in the theater, I wanted to go down to Fox and punch the producer in the face! They ruined the ending of Aliens, and then the movie became even shittier after that! Only the first two movies are canon to me.

[@GetOverHereGaming13]

Which Alien Isolation used the daughter subplot as a means to introduce the daughter as the main character.

[@hungryfilms3707]

3:48 I almost missed that subtle joke there

[@IvanFloresArt]

Great review, I absolutely love this film! Everything about it (theatrical version)

[@Thundarr100]

What gets me is when people complain about how easily the xenomorphs die in this movie while the one single xenomorph was practically unkillable in the first movie. That was because in the first movie the crew of the Nostromo weren't soldiers. They were essentially space truckers hauling a load of ore from a mining operation to Earth. They had no weapons except for what they could jury rig together with what they had onboard at the time. Their flamethrowers were blow torches reworked to shoot a ten foot burst of flames. The space marines had actual guns loaded with actual bullets. And not normal modern day bullets either, but futuristic exploding bullets (kinda like Rambo's exploding arrow heads, but smaller), so of course the xenomorphs are going to explode when shot. Imagine a movie where a caravan of 18 wheelers gets stranded in the middle of nowhere, then the truckers that were driving the trucks start getting killed off one by one by a psycho killer, or a blood thirsty wild animal. That's essentially the plot of the first movie, only in space.

[@_reececargill]

Hix played the character Kyle Rhys in Terminator 1. Man he must of had a rough ride... lol

[@briandaniel7514]

And Lance Henrikesn was also in Terminator fyi and so was bill Paxton...

[@dootmcsploot4180]

And he gets shot in the head by Doc Holiday, poor guy can't seem to catch a break

[@72139]

With the exception of Newt's family finding the wreck I prefer the extended cut ! I mean personally as well ! I loved the movie for years before I even found out about the additional scenes ! The revelation that Ripley has a daughter explains her immediately locking onto Newt ! Mothering her ! "Check it out !" Hudson's rundown of the drop ship's armament and the weapons available helps you understand how much they lost in the crash ! Plus it's more Hudson time ! And I know it's probably the weakest of the additional scenes but I like the auto cannon scene ! By running them both dry I think it emphasizes how screwed they are ! And it shows that the aliens learn and adapt ! They just don't understand the concept of finite ammunition ! Because they could have just walked back down the tunnel ! I really just like the scene !

[@awickedtribe]

Ripley, watching Bishop go hyperdrive playing mumbly-pegs, doesn't have a slight suspicion he's perhaps not human? Anyways.... When I saw this movie I went in expecting another Dark Gothic Horror movie but in the end it didn't matter because I love this movie and still say it's the best sequel ever made, even better than the second 'Halloween'. It was a great action movie while retaining the feel for the first one enough to make it is, in my opinion, a well-rounded storyline. The questions it raised for me only made it all the better, especially by not being answered. I always figured the need for a host was due to some form of genetic harvesting because to deficiency in their own chromosomal make-up or possibly as a response to evolve the species to the next level in their biology the along the lines of the 'pequeninos' in the second book, 'Children of the Mind', of the 'Ender' series. If either was the case, then I would opine the Xenos would have some form of sensory that identified good candidates to host for the benefit of enhancing the species which is why Burke, who is by far the weakest of the entire group, is killed. The pick and choose to kill or host would seem to be selective as a survival technique. They would possibly have ignored Bishop as long as he didn't pose a threat, much like the Borg, which would mean they had awareness of artificial machinations, most likely through the Queen's awareness, so they stopped him. I was especially excited with the addition of Newt... Not because she would essentially be a driving presence to kick Ripley's survival response by triggering in her 'Mother Instinct' as a substitute for her own lost child. I was totally digging the idea that here was a replacement, or better yet, an evolution of the Ripley herself by proxy. Newt had her survival instinct early in her formative years thereby insuring her to be a 'Super Ripley' when she matures, instilling a built-in progression to carry on the storyline of the original 'Alien'. There was, in my mind, no other endgame for her characters true insertion in the arc... Right?

[@RunyaEithelNar]

Deusdaecon as cameo. O.O It was unexpected. It would be hard to make face to face crossover now, so maybe old "changing screen" type? :D

[@chaoticiannunez2419]

21:50 ''Are these...EGGSTRATERRESTRIAL?'' - Sgt. Rex Power Colt, 2007.

[@griffingower1883]

Ah yes Far Cry Blood Dragon

[@shiddy.]

17:50 there's an awesome comic about what happened to bishop in that pipe

[@toddaulner5393]

So.. 60-70 families who were impregnated with aliens, that is easily 250 Aliens. Thats alot of jumpscare cats too.

[@thehackmusician]

birks face when Ripley grabs him, what acting that is man. What direcing I'm sre, but wow, his eyes...

[@megaboss8140]

To me, Everything after Aliens is NOT CANNON. It makes this movie better.

[@kellywilson-lawson1857]

I like to think alien 3 and alien 4 take place in a different universe then the first two movies

[@xeoroth]

+Megaboss Well there is a new A L I E N film being made that rids 3 and 4 and makes a new canon. Check out avpgalaxy dot net.

[@kevinconk8164]

+Xeo Xeniro whaaaaat?

[@blackfiredragonthe13th43]

+kevin conk and it's being directed by Neill blomkamp.

[@dickpole2607]

Alien 3 is not that bad. Satisfying conclusion to the franchise imho

[@superlive98]

I'm pretty sure Hicks had plenty of time to notice that emitter was gone from Ripley's wrist; then he either checked his locator to find out it was on Newt or asked Ripley what she did with it.

[@nickmitsialis]

In the movie tie in, he actually commented on that rather pointedly-'I thought I gave that to you'

[@petervlcko4858]

good question about bishop . i always assumed that no aliens will not interfere with him. but nowadays i see him like living organism made by humans. not quite robot like loader. or i am wrong. but what kind of robot digest food and what kind of robot is made from material like flesh. who knows what it is made of.

[@czardeaner7713]

Where are all these crossovers? Did they ever get made? I demand to see you review Apeman! I've never heard of that movie but now I'm interested. lol

[@Agentname69]

You say Ripley in the scene sounds like a crazy conspiracy theorist, then who locked the door, and how did a contained face hugger get loose? The soldiers aren't brain dead they can put 2 and 2 together, the soldiers know they didn't lock Ripley and Newt up, and they know Ripley isn't stupid enough to leave her gun and radio in another room, and everybody knows it wasn't face hugger, which leaves the 1 person who made it pretty clear before arriving that he wanted the research data on the xenomorphs

[@Knowledge01]

Showing how the colony was overrun would be a crazy movie, and probably really scary if done right

[@KatOwO2235]

I just realised that the actor of Hicks is the same actor as Kyle Reese in Terminator

[@jimbobeire]

He's in a few James Cameron movies, and he gets bitten on the hand in each of them (Terminator, Abyss, Aliens). I think his role in this was his best.

[@jmdnelson4891]

Nah, Special Edition all the way!! You can't have ALIENS without the Jorden family finding the derelict, the father getting facehugged, Ripley's back-story with her daughter & the turret scene IMO. I can't believe you didn't like the turret scene, LOL. It's tense!! It shows that even their more powerful weapons are no match for the alien, and that they won't stop coming. (Especially the way the guns ate up their ammo to almost zilch!!)

[@gertjanmeijerink1730]

Funny thing there is a (deleted) scène where Ripley finds Burke cocooned incident the basement. Search for it. It.s very interesting!

[@lukassrensen4788]

There is a deleted scene where Burke is cocooned.

[@thekidd7650]

Lukas Sørensen yes its ok

[@schmidt640]

Man, for some reason, Decker really reminds me of Weird Al. I freakin love Weird Al so this is a good thing.

[@samphazm]

When I first encountered duct tape after seeing this movie, it was the holiest of holies! Bravo Decker, best film ever!

[@RedNinja115]

God, this movie review intro makes me want a review of whatever with deusdaecon, I love both of you and would LOVE a crossover more than people want spidey in the mcu

[@kiiltochii1607]

Burke actually dies by suicide. While Ripley is searching the nest for Newt, she gets startled by Burke, now cocooned and impregnated. He pleads Ripley to help him but Ripley only gives him a grenade and moves on, leaving Burke clutching the grenade and crying. An of screen explosion can be then heard when the camera follows Ripley through the nest

[@superpaytonmars8852]

3:31 no this is what happens when you leave Ash's downloaded consciousness in charge of navigation. Seriously look it up!

[@wehateyourlife7987]

This guy really needs more subscribers than he has..

[@ogbee9690]

Not really. Just another generic nostalgia critic rip off.

[@SamSphinx]

+Brandough Crox He's the Nostalgia Critic of Sci-Fi

[@kirkbupkis]

@@SamSphinx Except without all the cringe, the gay skits, or the annoying cast of characters.

[@SamSphinx]

@@kirkbupkis oh God. This was 3 years ago me. Back when I actually LIKED NC. JFC

[@Bourikii2992]

@@ogbee9690 Confused on how he is anything like NC?

[@wastelandviking4547]

wow...decker i have binge watched all of your videos on more than one occasion...that being said i never realized that you were um....related to deausdaecon. I firmly believe that both of you are in the top 5 movie/series reviewers in existence. I really think that if the two of you decided to colab, that you two could create possibly the best review ever created, and seeing as deaus has lacked/slacked on the reviews lately do to whatever it may be...you could help revive/boost his channel. I feel that you reviewers should help one another and when you are both that good it can do nothing but help each other!

[@Nintendozilla98]

The alien anthology on bluray DOES include the special edition of Aliens.I know because I own it.

[@DeckerShado]

Yes, I... kinda screwed up there. (I do mention this, and the fact that I screwed up, in the Alien 3 review)

[@KlingonCaptain]

Decker Shado What Alien 3 review? I can't find it.

[@silverioluna]

+KlingonCaptain same with me

[@KlingonCaptain]

***** Yes, I own the first three movies individually and they have both versions of each film.

[@bryanmccallum2378]

+Carlos Aubert aaaww man, no way. AR, is a good flick, not as good as the first two, but definitely superior to 3.... just my 2 cents worth.

[@Flanavision]

Dude, did a Deusdeacon crossover ever happen? That'd be awesome. Love both of y'alls channels.

[@chrisfields4092]

Re-watching this as background noise while working I had a though when you talk about the attack on the colony and wishing you could have seen it. That story would make a great stand alone game. A more action based FPS created out of the Isolation engine.

[@nickmitsialis]

I like your comment that the Xenos are 'slow moving'; I have to say, of course they are as they are mostly either practical effects or stuntmen in suits as opposed to CGI in later films.

[@chrisperrien7055]

This film was in 1986, which was shortly after the Beirut Barracks attack and several Red Army attacks in Europe. It was common for US soldiers(and I am sure Marines*) to have "extra" unauthorized ammo, firing pins/back-plates for machine guns and cannons, and unauthorized "keys" to arms/ammo lockers and AFV's/tanks. Command and officers could order "no ammo" for guard duty/ in the field/whatever, lock up our tanks, but whatever , we always had the ammo and means and attitude to Rock and Roll!. ROE? LOL * I believe this is why this movie has Marines with unauthorize ammo/magazines aka "clips" 😜 When I carried a weapon in the Army M1911/M9/M3/M16 , I always had ammo/full clips for it on my person, orders be damned.

[@PsychicViper]

In all honesty Hudson was probably one of if not my favorite character in the film. He started out as the smartass, then when shit hit the fan he started to lose hope, realizing the threat of the Aliens. But in the end Hudson was a strong marine, he could have survived that scene, but he dropped a large number of advancing xenos which would have proven a problem. In the end, Hudson's sacrifice was not in vain. He kinda saved the lives of those who got away by holding them off. He had a fair amount of character growth in the film and I really do wish he survived, but as I said he served a valiant purpose. Also, Rest in Peace Bill Paxton, you were always my favorite Colonial Space Marine.

[@KaoticReach1999]

I loved the scene with the turrets, it was kinda like a countdown

[@robertleeluben]

In the book Bishop comes face to face with an alien while heading for the roof, it just lets him go by.

[@oshin_aykaz6889]

At least the black guy didnt die first.....

[@FireTiger941]

Actually, he did LOL

[@oshin_aykaz6889]

+FireTiger941 ooh, sorry its a long time ago since i watched this movie lol

[@AlexSDU]

Yup, the 1st one to die, not including the colonists, was Pvt. Frost when he got flamed by Dietrich who got grabbed by the Alien.