*stressed and loving it* Aliens 1986 MOVIE REACTION (first time watching)

[@MrLivewire1970]

Back in 1986, I was 16, and Aliens and The Fly were showing as a double feature at our local movie theater. I went with my cousin and a friend from school and we were just blown away by both films. That was the only double feature I've been to.

[@toddhill7483]

That's quite a ticket

[@norwegianblue2017]

I was in high school and working at a movie theater when it was showing. There was this huge cardboard promo display with Ripley holding the flamethrower. Some girl who worked there asked if she could have it and they gave it to her! I was so jealous.

[@warhawkbm]

I was 4.... I wish I saw this in theaters >_< Instead my dad took me to see Nightmare on Elm street 5, n other horror movies while i was in the single digits...I hope I turned out right.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

"Get away from her, you BITCH!" is the most badass line ever delivered.

[@tear728]

Amen

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..if said by a ♀, of course?

[@timothymorris157]

Couldn’t agree with you more about that statement! It’s one of my all time favorites in all of cinema!

[@hadlee73]

I always love the moment Apone says "I want a nice, clean dispersal this time" when the team are about to exit the APC vehicle. Makes me think somebody fell on their face during their last drop :P

[@CoffeeMatt10]

It definitely alludes to a probably funny story 😂

[@dan_hitchman007]

Aria, due to the limited budget of this film, Stan Winston and his effects crew were only able to create six hero alien suits, so that's the full amount you see on screen at any one time. The way they lighted, shot, and edited each sequence allowed for your imagination to fill in the gaps and make it seem like there were many, many more. That was James Cameron at his peak.

[@pokes404]

The (re)introduction of the motion tracker was also genius. It was a great way to show their numbers without actually showing their numbers.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

​@@pokes404 and the diegetic sound of the motion tracker is just a fantastic tool for ratcheting up tension in a scene. Same with the homing on the bracelet and the rapid beeping when she finds it is almost like her panic made physical.

[@pokes404]

​@@j.f.fisher5318 It's really pretty amazing how much of the atmosphere and tension in this movie is thanks to the motion tracker sound design. I would bet you could play that sound effect for someone who hasn't seen the movie in years, and they'd still be able to tell you what it is.

[@Timmah73]

The switch from laughing at the chestburster from being reminded of Spaceballs to horror realiazing the walls are moving was priceless! lol

[@jeffthompson9622]

Bill Paxton(Hudson) was great at entertainingly playing an obnoxious character. For more of that, see him in "Near Dark," "True Lies," "Weird Science, and, briefly, in "The Terminator." "The Edge Of Tomorrow" is the last movie I saw him in. Jenette Goldstein(Vasquez) and Lance Henricksen(Bishop) are also in " Near Dark" with Bill Paxton. He was a central character in "Mighty Joe Young," "Twister" and "Traveler." James Cameron intended to create a role for him in the "Avatar" sequel but Bill died too soon.

[@Yogsothoth85]

Don't forgot Predator 2

[@slchance8839]

Vasquez was also in Terminator 2, as John Connor's mom. Vasquez was also in Predator 2, with Hudson, as fellow cops.

[@jeffthompson9622]

@@Yogsothoth85 Thanks. That fits the list. It is also one of the sequels that I like as much as its predecessor.

[@jeffthompson9622]

@@slchance8839 I was aware of Jenette Goldstein in Terminator 2, but not Predator 2. I think you are mistaking Maria Conchita Alonso for Jenette Goldstein in that one.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Lance Henriksen's name doesn't have a D in it.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Aliens is arguably the greatest sequel and the greatest sci-fi ever made

[@thomasbeauchamp3781]

Which makes Jonesy the oldest cat in the world!

[@toddhill7483]

Definitely, he went through multiple hypersleep cycles, at least one for a very extended period of time. Jonesey, space cat!!!!!

[@andrebrodbeck3883]

I would even say, in the universe!

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

And that's just ONE life! Eight more still to go.😁

[@stephen-truthseeker]

I think it was a different kitty in the second film

[@Dystopia1111]

The ping of that hand-held motion detector might be one of the most stress-inducing sounds ever included in a horror, action, or sci-fi movie.

[@joek468]

Queen takes Bishop!

[@ariachanson01]

That's what I should've put in the title:D

[@joek468]

@@ariachanson01 I didn't come up with it, I was just sharing... it seems widely used I saw it on a t shirt. 🙂

[@ariachanson01]

Yeah. It's a chess term that I've heard so many times. But your comment reminded me of it and it fits so perfectly with this😂

[@davewhitmore1958]

"Are we going to see this again, later in the movie?" Yes, it's Chekov's powerloader 😛

[@davewhitmore1958]

It's great that you're making up drinking game rules as the movie goes along :)

[@miller-joel]

It was set up even before you see it on screen, at the inquest, when the company revokes Ripley's license. Which forces her to work at the loading docks, which she would never do as a flight officer. Burke mentions this as the condescending axxhole he is at her apartment.

[@Infinity-Minus-One]

Ellen Ripley is the best female protagonist in my book! Sarah Connor is 2nd.

[@kylereese4822]

OH WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT THAT THOUGHT.....🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darthpaul490]

What about Princess leia??

[@Pixelologist]

@@kylereese4822 With a name like Kyle Reese, I suspect you're not exactly going to be impartial. lol :)

[@stevenr6397]

to be fair only Connor in T2, and though a badass she is a mess psychologically speaking, but Ripley is a classic hero, pushed to her limit where she must choose to either snap under the pressure or SNAP BACK and kick ass!

[@eTraxx]

Didn't Jennifer Lawrence claim she was the first female bad ass?

[@stevetokeley6542]

I love the end when Newt calls Ripley 'Mommy'.❤

[@MadcapMatt]

Having Newt call Ripley mommy in this director's cut hits so much harder with the added fact that she had a daughter her age when she left. The theatrical cut removed her daughter entirely. If you're curious what her daughter was up to while she was in hypersleep there's a game called Alien Isolation.

[@ariachanson01]

I would love to know more, I'll check it out... Thanks:)

[@norwegianblue2017]

1986 was an epic year for movies. Aliens, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stand By Me, Blue Velvet, Manhunter, The Fly, The Hitcher, Top Gun, The Mission, Hoosiers, Highlander, Platoon, Back to School, Big Trouble in Little China, At Close Range, Down and Out in Beverly HIlls, Star Trek IV, From Beyond....

[@Dystopia1111]

And the old school animated Transformers movie.

[@blastradius9136]

Hicks is played by micheal bienn guy that played Kyle Reese in terminator

[@quixote6942]

The picture of Ripley's daughter was actually of Sigourney's Mom. Hicks, Bishop and Hudson were all three in the Terminator (Hudson was one of the punks in the beginning), and Vasquez was in Terminator 2 (as John's Foster mother).

[@Bfdidc]

Hudson (Bill Paxton) was also in Predator 2.

[@DD00FF]

I love how Aria does not trust anyone in this movie 😀

[@JnEricsonx]

Happy I've met a few of the cast! "Gorman wasn't a asshole!" Said to his actor at a con last year!

[@miller-joel]

He was at first. And then he redeemed himself.

[@toddhill7483]

Newt: "I'm scared" Ripley: "Me too" Aria: "Me too"

[@nickmitsialis]

32:54 see, when 'Queenie' sees the elevator open, she gives that little head tilt, and smiles==you immediately realize she knows how things work.

[@urborg74]

Watched this movie so many times as a kid I had it nearly memorized, could almost quote the entire thing beginning to end.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Most quotable film ever? 😊

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

there is so many clips edited out for reasons concerning the film which i have and edited them into the film i have. Where Burke gets the xenomorph at the door they take him down to the nest where ripley sees him and gives him a grenade to blow himself up which he does the reason why they took the clip out was due to the timing where they take you to the hive to either be egg juice or impregnated .

[@BigGator5]

"Get away from her, you bitch!" One of the best sci-fi duopolies ever made. The other being the two movie Terminator franchise. I'm so glad that Hollywood exercised a measure of control and never made any more sequels. Yep, no more Alien movies whatsoever. 👍 😎 Fun Fact: Al Matthews, who plays a Marine sergeant in this film, was in real life the first black Marine to be promoted to the rank of sergeant in the field during service in Vietnam. Movie Magic Fact: The full-size queen puppet was actually too big to fit into the elevator. For the shot where she is seen there, her tail was removed, and yet the back of the elevator still had to be opened to accommodate the prop; smoke effects, dark lighting, and a black curtain at the back obscure this. Cute Kid Fact: When filming the scene with Newt in the duct, Carrie Henn kept deliberately blowing her scene so she could slide down the vent, which she later called a slide three stories tall. James Cameron finally dissuaded her by saying that if she completed the shot, she could play on it as much as she wanted. She did and he kept his promise.

[@ariachanson01]

That slide thing is really cute:D

[@BigGator5]

Aria C ...Indeed. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

[@raybernal6829]

There are 7 Alien movies including Alien 3 and the Alien v Predator movies and the last one Alien: Covenant

[@eTraxx]

@@raybernal6829 I hated Alien 3 .. loved Reresection ..

[@ashokmorar]

Glad you super enjoyed this one 🙌! Ripley is the best there is! We'd watch this movie countless times as kids back in the early 90's. Both my sisters idolised Ripley when they were teens and a few years back my eldest sister showed her son (who was in his early teens back then) this movie and he was mesmerised at the quality of the way this show was made. Pure James Cameron magic.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Hudson is still my favorite character in this movie. Bill Paxton was an amazing actor.

[@jeffreydavid6794]

I agree this is a perfect movie. And a perfect sequel.

[@jonathanmorris891]

Paul Reiser the actor who played Burke took his mother to movie when it came out she cheered when he died ..

[@vannk73]

Stressed and loving it is exactly how I would describe the first time I watched this movie. The effects, sets, music, acting, props.. just everything was done so masterfully that it still holds up today. It's kind of sad that not many other films can come close to this level of artistry.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Ah, Aria is finally getting to my all time favorite movie. This should be a fun reaction. This was Carrie Henn's (Newt) first and last movie. She retired from acting after this, and is now a schoolteacher. Paul Reiser (Burke) is mostly known for playing sitcom husbands/dads. His characters are usually very nice guys. He threw a lot of people here because nobody knew he could play a villain so effectively. 29:25 I like that one of the takeaways from this movie is that not all robots are assholes. A lot people in your comments are encouraging you to not watch any further in this series. While I can't guarantee that you'll like all the other Alien movies, I'd encourage you to judge them for yourself instead of taking other people's word for it. Personally I think Alien 3 and the prequels are mid, but Alien Resurrection is my second favorite film in the franchise after Aliens so I advise you not to miss it.

[@Otokichi786]

"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and has a Xenomorph-sized case of PTSD. What will the Weyland-Yutani suits make of her blowing up the "Nostomo"? 2:35 I see that you're watching the Special Edition version, with footage not seen in 1986. 6:53 Jenette Goldstein is/was a bodybuilder and was fluent in Spanish for "illegal Hispanic alien" movie roles. 8:46 The Power Loader was so convincing that construction companies contacted the studio to find out where they got them! 11:26 The Hamsters are too small to be hosts, which explains why Jones the Cat survived. 12:48 In 1986, I wondered how Ripley was able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca. A reviewer of the time said: "Sisterhood!" After I bought the Special Edition Laserdisc(!), I confirmed my suspicion that Ripley had been a parent. 14:49 I always thought that disarming troops headed into a hot zone was a bad idea. The Robot Sentry Boogaloo was a welcome SE surprise. 27:57 They went out like Klingon warriors. 29:30 The right tool for the job, with Duct tape. Aww, just like the studio, you deleted the ""Dwayne and Ellen" exchange.:( 31:08 Egg chamber. 34:24 The final battle. If you continue, the "Assembly Cut" of "Alien3" (1992) is somewhat OK. Who is this "Jennifer Lawrence" again?;) Sigourney Weaver has said that "Aliens" is about guns; I always though it was about Family.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

Nice summary of events. The added scenes regarding Ripley’s daughter and Newt’s family give a bigger payoff to the finale when Newt calls Ripley “mommy”. The Sentry Turret scenes make their situation even more dire as they have thrown everything at the Aliens, and the Aliens still find a way to get to them. Family? That’s the Fast franchise 😂 Jennifer Lawrence gets such a hard time for that silly comment about female leads. Solid actress and absolutely adorably dorky when she gets to be herself… especially when she’s drunk 😂 she’s THAT friend in a group of friends 😂

[@anthonyjamesvasquez]

Been missing you on here. I prefer "Alien" for its low-budget horror and suspense, and the performances of the ensemble cast. But I definitely agree with fans when they say this is one of the best sequels ever made.

[@ariachanson01]

Yesss, I really loved this sequel❤️

[@TheJereld]

I liked Apone.

[@ariachanson01]

Me too:(

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Fun fact: Apone's actor was a real life Marine. Saw some shit in Vietnam apparently.

[@Greenwood4727]

the video game Alien Isolation is great, in one of the DLC's you can play as ripley or dallas. the game follows Ripleys daughter to find her mother

[@SilentZombie]

The funny part is, the actor who plays Burke, took his mom to see it at the premier and she even cheered his death 😁

[@ariachanson01]

😂😂

[@SilentZombie]

@@ariachanson01 This movie cemented the intelligence of the Xenomorph. The Drones/Warriors/Gatherers/Hunters, weren't just mindless monsters. They problem solved. The Queen herself, showed extreme intelligence and even complex emotions and behavior humans do. Anger, vindictivness, reasoning, deceit, vengence.

[@supremedream1764]

While Alien is slow but suspenseful, Aliens is action packed with the basic horror elements. In my opinion the first two are equally well made.

[@chriskelly3481]

I will NEVER stop loving people feeling icky about Bourke... and the fact that Paul Risers Mom CHEERED when his character died! Gold! ❤

[@davidfrost901]

Aliens, for me personally, is comprehensively the greatest sequel ever made, and yes, i mean even better than T2. Imo

[@quellenathanar]

Great reaction. A great mix of commentary, balanced with allowing the movie to breathe. 1 suggestion: When the picture in the lower right corner goes partially translucent, the white cover on your sofa is a bit too contrasting with the content.

[@ariachanson01]

Noted!

[@paulobrien9572]

Aria my favorite drinking game happens at Christmas time when you do a shot every time Rudolph's red nose lights up, culminating in a double shot at the end when he says Ready Santa

[@bwiedor]

I think Burke just panicked, pure and simple. He thought that the Marines were going to just execute him right then and there (though Hicks would have listened to Ripley, I think), and so he just tried to lock them away with the aliens to die. Then if he could get back to Bishop, he could order Bishop to fly him back up to the main ship and escape. He'd have failed to bring back the specimens, but at this point I think he was just trying to keep from being killed. Thankfully that one alien decided to sneak around the back way. 😁

[@Telleryn]

Burke does strike me as someone who believes he is always right so when shit hits the fan the idea of relying on someone else just doesn't occur to him.

[@cb361]

Burke running away triggers everything else that happens. Vasquez has to take time to cut through the door, delaying everybody. That causes her and Gorman to be caught by the alien. Gorman’s grenade knocks newt into the water. If that didn’t happen, everybody could have escaped without meeting the Queen. And Alien 3 would never have happened. Bloody Burke.

[@delphipriestess9968]

First time I ever seen someone cut Burke some slack. I always just assumed he was a total POS 😂

[@bwiedor]

​@@delphipriestess9968 Oh, don't get me wrong, he totally is a complete bastard. He could have stayed with them and trusted that they'd all escape the aliens, but he figured (right or wrong) that they'd shoot him afterwards. Hudson and Hicks were all for it, even if Ripley was trying to tell them he needed to stand trial. So he threw everyone under the bus, including the little girl, just to try and save his own skin. 😁

[@Bfdidc]

There's a semi-canonical short story about Burke's last minutes as he's dragged down to be cocooned, and going in and out of consciousness.

[@davidkessinger1581]

You are getting so good with your predictions. Reminds me of my wife guessing her christmas presents lol.

[@ariachanson01]

🤣🤣

[@minnesotajones261]

As one of the producers, David Giler (sp?), said... Alien was the "haunted house" and Aliens was the "roller coaster." So glad you watched the Director's cut of this. The theatrical cut the scene talking about her losing her daughter, so that whole sub-plot was gone. Also, in this version, her and Hicks exchange first names, so we never would know her first name was Ellen... a very touching scene not in the theatrical version. And my favorite moment (in both versions) when Newt grabbed Ripley at the end and calls her "Mommy" - I lose it everytime.

[@davidward9737]

Ellen Ripley the last survivor of the Nostromo. We knew her name was Ellen

[@davidward9737]

Anyone say that Vasquez gun says Adidos. Also you have 15 minutes to get to safe distance. Start the countdown because it is actually 15 minutes

[@asdfasdf7199]

james cameron telling the world he's the premier action/sci-fi filmmaker

[@blakewalker84120]

I think at the end Burke was just trying to escape. The marines had already decided to execute him. If he stayed with them, they either all die then the aliens get him too, or they survive and then they kill him. No way to live if he stays with them. But Bishop didn't know that everybody else decided to execute him. So if he gets outside, he tells Bishop that the aliens killed everybody else and then he and Bishop escape the planet. That was his only chance. Didn't work out for him. The actor (Paul Reiser) told a story about taking his mom to see this movie and when the alien got Burke, the whole audience cheered, including his own mother. That's good acting. He's a comedian. Almost every role he's ever done was to be a cute funny guy in romantic comedies. And this. Acting so good in a serious villain role that even his own mother is happy to see the character die.

[@Scottie_S]

To catch up on Ellen's daughter, Amanda. you may like to play 'Alien: Isolation'. It's a heart-warming, cheerful story about a young girl looking to find out about what happened to her Mother. There are many wonderful moments catching up with an old friend of her Mother's and the many moments that made life worth living with plastic dolls that she could play with...

[@CoffeeMatt10]

She also knows the combination to every locker ever 😂

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

First movie - she runs in terror from a single alien the entire movie. Second movie - she runs over an alien with a tank and it’s only five seconds of the action in this movie.

[@miller-joel]

...but not like an invulnerable Mary Sue who is instantly an expert at everything. Ripley's superpower is that she's resourceful and courageous. And horror of horrors, a man has to show her how to use military weapons. That would never happen today. Every man would be an incompetent and useless waste of space, and Ripley would be a professional soldier without any training.

[@seanbrown453]

This is the special edition vision of Aliens rather than the earlier versions as originally vervain scenes were cut including the ones with Newts family.

[@miller-joel]

This is the original version. This is what Cameron wrote and filmed, and intended for the audience to see. THEN he cut it for time. And then he restored it.

[@xaxuelx7987]

In the novels the alien in the first film from 79 was turning Brett and Dallas into what is called an ovimorph... or a egg pod that would have a face hugger in it. The end scene with Ripley in the shuttle has two other endings filmed one with her in hyper sleep and the camera pans to an egg behind the equipment. Another ending was where she is killed by the alien and then it sends the distress call using her voice. The idea of the ovimorph, egg on the ship, and Ripley dying were not well received by test audiences and by the board of Fox at the time so they scrapped them. Instead the scene with Dallas in the gear with the slime on him was chalked up to the alien creating a larder or pantry for storage. Interestingly, I have the ALIEN novel purchased from about five years ago and one from back in 79 and the latter has more stuff in it!... alot more stuff. They filmed a scene in Alien where the creature is fascinated by lights in an air lock and Parker and Ripley try to vent the lock to space if the creature goes in. Ash alerts the beast at the last moment and the door cuts off an arm of the creature spilling acid into the corridor and lock... Ripley and Parker are exposed to vacuum and that is why Ripley has bloody nose when she confronts ash in the Mu th ur computer suite. In Aliens she runs into Burke who grabs her with a freed arm in a cocoon... he has already been implanted with a xenomorph chest buster and begs Ripley to kill him... she primes a grenade and hands it to him... he holds the spoon as long as he can... When she and Newt turn to leave the big explosion is Burke and it forces them to divert thru the queens chamber. In the books the xenomorphs adopt the dna of their hosts to make them more suitable to the environment. In one comic book they have an alien that bursts from a panther and its very stealthy and more vicious that the others... another comes out of a giant snake on the same planet as well as a Gorilla type. In Alien 3 the xeno was supposed to emerge from a bull and they had planned to give it horns as it rammed people... instead it came from a dog (people care about dogs...thats why) and they made the creature run people down like the bull but it would eviscerate them like an attacking dog. So they must grow in a host to complete their development and fill in the blanks in their dna.

[@ariachanson01]

This was really helpful. Thanks❤

[@mikefoster6018]

Aliens is, surely, one of the most perfectly crafted blockbusters movies ever. The director James Cameron is such a rare creature, whose history of excellence (and being a challenging taskmaster) is virtually unrivalled. Even when he was younger and working on Galaxy of Terror, he quickly expanded his contribution to its production until he was working on almost every part of the film, including as both Production Designer and Second Unit Director. And some visual ideas etc in that made their way into Aliens. Personally I prefer the original Aliens cut to this much longer Directors Cut, as I think the extra scenes (the backstory near the start, the stuff about automatic robot gun emplacements etc) slow it down and don't add anything important, but both are great. Sigourney Weaver also absolutely fantastic and it's like Ripley has been stamped onto the imagination of many millions of cinema-goers. Ripley's almost more powerful than simply a character - she's like a vision of integrity and everyday resourcefulness. A victim who won't let that define her, instead rising above it and showing amazing natural leadership. And she shows how everyday folk (the marines) are also decent people with big potential, provided they aren't being misdirected. They're kind-of list and she's their shepherd, or mother. I love details like how Hicks lurches for Newt when he first meets her, but learns to be more calm and fatherly later. To find himself and switch off the marine act a bit. There's a nice realism to the characters and, while there's still a lot of foreshadowing in the film (even more in this Director's Cut such as talking about bee hives), it balances that with some nice reversal of expectations (such as allowing Vasquez and Drake to eschew the supposed big nuclear explosion risk and start shooting). And Gorman accepted his shortcomings quickly and didn't become a stereotypical 'bad leader refusing to lose control' etc. I like how the film delivers new information with multiple meanings, so that you can't quite know how each new thing will affect the plot. For example, the early use of the construction walker is foreshadowing its possible use later ... but actually the scene is being used also to 1) have her charming and impressing Hicks and Apone and 2) show her usefulness. So it makes the scenes important without them just appearing to be there for one plot reason, keeping us guessing. I love how it hits us hard too, for example when the aliens cut the power and attack through the ceiling within the space of under a minute - hammering it into us how intelligent they are, rather than just dripfeeding the idea. And, of course, not a single bit of CGI in the film (that I'm aware of). I love these masterclass films and, in other genres, it's films like The Sting, The Princess Bride, Casablanca etc that are similarly at the absolute top of their game.

[@PsiCorps85]

35:15 "How is she even climbing out of that?" Plot armor? IDK. Although the atmosphere would decrease in pressure, and velocity, each passing moment, so less air resistance with increasing time... though also less air, and less partial pressure of oxygen to work with too. Certainly would seem improbable, but there are many factors.

[@Th3Gam3925]

I just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately. Aliens is one of my favorite movies! 😀

[@raybernal6829]

Great reaction Aria ❤

[@mikezilla1986]

“Terminator “ and it’s “T2” another fantastic choice for future references

[@mattplus09]

Loved your reaction...thank you! Good journey :) Peace!

[@markjuarez1791]

Aliens is a marvelous sequel. I know that many fans regard this as a better movie than Alien. I disagree with that sentiment, but to each their own. Aria, I love how in your summary you appear to have empathy for the aliens/xenomorphs who are unable to be born and what their circumstances would be, lol. You sound like a nerdy fangirl, and that's a good thing. Another fantastic reaction. Keep 'em coming, Aria! You rock!

[@damianstarks3338]

This sci fi sequel is a pure masterpiece happy to see you reacting to this.

[@ivanbutenko8778]

Really cool movie!!! I remember when I was a child, this movie was often shown on TV and I wasn't so scared, but everything in the movie was very interesting and I really like James Cameron's films, I'm really looking forward to Avatar 3, Alita 2 and I hope that Cameron will make a decent movie in the Terminator universe in 3-4 years, he is already writing a script for a new film.

[@darrenshoults4620]

The lieutenant was what we call Green. Probably just graduated and started his first command so he had no real experience in combat. That's why the marines were rolling their eyes and going Oh shit when he said two combat drops including this one.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

He’s also handpicked for the mission, probably a “company man”, or at the very least a “yes man”. They would’ve assessed him and noted that he doesn’t handle stressful situations, making him perfect for when hell breaks loose. And as he would be in charge, but also a “yes man”, he would take Burke’s orders instead of listening to Ripley… which is what Hicks did when Gorman was incapacitated.

[@tomnorton8499]

The actor that played Berk took his mother to the premier of the movie and she even cheered when Berk died.

[@Bfdidc]

I'm glad you remarked on Gorman and his redemption moment, and that you got to watch Bishop as a good guy android. Since you mentioned the alien design, they were originally created by Swiss artist, H.R. Giger. His artwork is very bizarre (and much of it would be offensive to many), but he was a talented guy.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

People tend to gloss over the fact that Gorman is Weyland-Yutani’s handpicked replacement LT. for the squad. He is inexperienced and clearly doesn’t work well in pressure environments, making him “perfect” for the plan (bring back lifeform, all other priorities rescinded - crew expendable). He doesn’t know the squad (getting Hicks and Hudson mixed up) and is an outsider. When they are having their meal, he is sat on the same table as Burke, Bishop and Ripley, to show how much apart from the squad he is.

[@UberDurable]

One of the best sequels ever made!

[@KennyMrTerrellThisIsTheWay2024]

Hi Aria I really enjoyed your reaction to aliens 2 1986❤ This is my favorite alien's movie of all time And I wonder if you'll see The Predator movies too.

[@leegend3004]

Glad you loved the sequel, i think most people do and to be honest in my opinion easily one of the greatest sequels and sci-fi films ever made and a very steep hill to climb after the original been so damn good too, would urge you though not to carry on with the series even though Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in every one of the films is excellent and one of the best ever heroines to grace any screen, after this one the series took a nose dive in how good each one was and never got better than this. This movie had everything- Action, Horror, Death, Life, Comedy, Suspense..... it just does not stop giving the viewer everything a film is made for and i would say has one of the best endings of any film i have ever watched and as for the Director James Cameron this is his best work i think, the only other film i have ever seen and thought the ending was as near perfectly done as this was Die Hard. Great reaction Aria to an absolute classic film👌.

[@chriskelly3481]

"But I don't trust him." Again... Correct. 😂❤ Never trust "the Man." 😜👍

[@christopheryochum3602]

You were too smart to hate Bishop all the way through, which was supposed to make you angry when, at the end, he wasn't at the platform to pick up Ripley and Newt. But you saw the goodness in him. I also liked that you saw Hudson as just a normal person expressing his fears (which I thought were hilarious). Some reactors had this awful resentment toward him, but I found him entertaining. I also liked that you left in the line with Vasquez shooting back at Hudson at the beginning, when he asked her if she was ever mistaken for a man. I love that scene. And I found Vasquez BEAUTIFUL. Nice reaction. :)

[@alexanderlarsson776]

A classic that i have seen many times thru the years, one of the best female leads ever.

[@stuartwesthall]

When the aliens dropped through the ceiling Burke probably realised that his best hope of survival was to lock the others in so they wouldn't survive to incriminate him. He could leave them for dead, get to Bishop and order him to take him off as soon as the dropship arrived.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Burke... Paul Riser, had a tv show with Helen hunt called, Mas About U. Cameron made a few appearances on it! Bishop... Lance Henrikson, also in terminator, and aliens 3, as a human. Ridley Scott did Alien and Bladerunner. Its ironic that in Bladerunner, Terminator and Aliens movies, there's always fake humans!😮😮😮

[@lazyperfectionist1]

6:06 "But I don't _trust_ him. I don't trust _anybody_ from that company." Ah. Good instincts. Paul Reiser does a pretty good job of making Burke seem trustworthy. That makes his ultimate betrayal _all the more_ galling.

[@broadsword6650]

In the "Alien" movies, the question really is: "who are the aliens?". The answer is: we all are. Great reaction, and well done in editing the movie. What was Burke thinking? Only of himself. He knew that if he survived and the group survived they would blame him, so he decided to use the aliens to get rid of the others. Why? Because he was a sociopath (as all the "company people" are in the Alien series. They, too, are alien, other, not human. The androids are alien too, but some (Bishop) are more human than some humans (Burke). Even Ripley is an alien... or in her case an Ellen. Her name is no coincidence.

[@delphipriestess9968]

my fave reactor♥️

[@ariachanson01]

❤️❤️❤️

[@davidelmquist8670]

On to the 3 rd!

[@aranerem5569]

Amazing movie

[@cb361]

I was one who ran out to rent Aliens Directors Cut as soon as it was released. But now I contend that the theatrical cut was the better film. The timing and pacing was better in the original, and the extra scenes actually detract from the mystery and tension.

[@BubblyRainbows]

I like the Extended Version, but not substantially more than the Theatrical release. I just feel like they made one mistake in the theatrical release, and that was cutting the scene where Ripley finds out about her daughter. They could have left out every other extra scene in the extended edition, but they should have kept that one.

[@Will-nn6ux]

I agree!

[@miller-joel]

Zero people who watch the special edition first complain about the pace or any of that crap. And removing the colony scene creates plot holes.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

5:37 "What would you say if I told you I could get you reinstated as a flight officer?" Personally, I would have _misgivings_ about that under _any_ circumstances, depending on just what it _means_ to be a flight officer. Ripley just spent 50 years in _stasis._ Let's just take a minute to put that in context. Spending 50 years in stasis _nowadays_ would mean coming out of stasis in 2023 that you went _into_ in _1973._ Now in 1973, the technology was pretty advanced, but it progressed by _leaps and bounds_ just over the next _ten_ years. By leaps and bounds _more_ with every _subsequent_ decade. Ripley has just _done_ this. Now I _have_ to figure that up-to-date technical skills are even _more_ important between the years of 2122 and 2172. Nowadays, in the early 21st century, one who has a degree in something _technical_ has to undergo, as I recall reading, a week of _refresher_ training, every year, to keep their skills _current._ If you opt to forego this, you're going to find it progressively _more_ difficult, every year, to stay in _demand._ So foregoing this for _50 years_ means one will have to undertake _overhaul-level_ retraining to become _qualified,_ again. But Burke just offered to get Ripley reinstated as a flight officer, and possibly breeze her right past _all_ of this?

[@lazyperfectionist1]

8:22 "I have a Class 2 rating." 🤨 ...on equipment that was new 50 _years_ ago.

[@lisamaitland157]

19:47 The little girl survived because the Xenomorph queen allowed it. They hunt by heat and echo location, the hissing sound they make is a heat echo sensor close to a bat. So hiding, would still revel you to there heat location. It would be a smart move for the Xenomorph Queen to leave 1 alive to ensure more will come "for rescue or just come" The little girl is not a threat to them, as we saw they were bedding down for hibernation. The Queen only started laying eggs again when she knew more host were present. Sense these Xenomorphs have a Queen, there actions and movements are by her command.

[@miller-joel]

False. If the queen was intentionally going to leave someone as bait, it would not be a defenseless child, who probably wouldn't survive on her own. It would be someone who could call for help. There's also zero indication the aliens use bait.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

14:59 "Is he fuckin' _crazy?!"_ I would think, as a _Marine_ officer, he would know better than to order _Marines_ to _disarm._ If you have a military unit in a setting in which it's dangerous to discharge _firearms,_ you don't resolve this by telling them to _disarm._ You resolve it by having the unit pull back to the last place they were where firearms were _safe_ to discharge.

[@elibeckham7711]

Love your content. You should do the whole franchise. Including Avp, Avpr, and the prometheus movies

[@chrisgonz9963]

Aria Aliens just might be The Best Sequel Movie Ever No Doubt one of The Best All Time Classic

[@sca88]

Yes, the 'face hugger' that comes out of the egg needs a host. If the face hugger attaches to a dog like in the not so good Alien 3, the Alien is part dog and on all fours. The Alien will carry DNA from whatever creature was the host. 'Alien vs Predator' isn't a great film but it's worth watching for the fight scenes and some of the action.

[@seanbrown453]

S lot of the cast appeared in the firstvtwo Terminator films which were also Directed by James Cameron who directed this film

[@georger.3489]

Not bad reaction for a human.🤖👌

[@cherylsims5636]

Well Aria, have to say I enjoyed your reaction. Best part at 27:00 with the fingers. Im sure you did this unconsciously. Have to check back and let us know. This is what like to see in reaction video maker. Did you watch reactions made by "Devin G, Dasha, and EOM" ? Im sure they gave you good idea how to make you better reaction. My one complaint was you didnt show enough of the expressions by Hudson the became Pop culture expressions. There are many more movies in the series. I must say to understand the series you MUST watch PROMETHIUS , it is the pre sequel to Alien. Be sure to watch the version which has extended conversation between David and the Engineer. It explains much about the aliens, the company and the the robots. David is the first, Ash is the second and then Bishop. One of the other in the sequels follows David. As far as the other movies in the series I have to say ahhhhhhhhhh. Other than Promethius I think they are junk. Other fans I know will disagree. See what you think..

[@ariachanson01]

The fingers thing was definitely unconscious. I haven't seen the reaction channels you have mentiond but I used to watch a lot of blindwave though:)

[@rogerrabbit5110]

“Hey, what’s up?” Always love the simple, short, straightforward intro. 😂 By the way, many may suggest to avoid watching Alien 3, but I personally like it, for it shows that the alien franchise is far greater than the desires of a “Disney Happy Ending” troupe. I recommend you watch it and perhaps even react to it. If you do so, I recommend watching the Director’s Cut. Anyway, thank you for your reaction, Aria❤

[@Will-nn6ux]

Well, that's it. Aria is free to push ahead if she decides to reject the advice of us "Disney Happy Ending troupe" members who loved Aliens and hated Alien 3. ;) Your choice, Aria. 🤣

[@jeremyfrost2636]

*trope

[@Will-nn6ux]

@@jeremyfrost2636 Ah. That does make more sense. 😀

[@BubblyRainbows]

I'll second watching "Alien 3," especially if it's the Assembly Cut. I really do think the extra material elevates the movie and fixes some of the issues the original Theatrical Release had. There are definitely those who didn't like it, but there are plenty of people who enjoyed it too. And personally, I wish people would stop telling reactors to skip movies in these franchises. I might not like Movie X, but that's just my opinion. By encouraging you to skip it, I might be talking you into skipping a movie you would actually enjoy. I suggest watching them all and making up your own mind. ✌🤓

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@@BubblyRainbows Exactly!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

9:02 "Another fun way to watch this movie would be to take a shot every time this guy says 'sweetheart' and every time they high-five each other." I think the average person would pass out pretty _quickly,_ drinkin' like that.

[@iainmulholland2025]

Love how you try to physically dodge a scary scene 😂.

[@bxpolo]

Might I suggest a sort of prequel to Alien. The movie is prometheus. Directed by the same director Ridley Scott.

[@miller-joel]

So disappointing. Specially from Scott. All the characters are forgettable morons. The opposite of Alien and Aliens.

[@christopherbarahona8983]

Because alien is singular meaning, one and aliens, is plural meaning many if it was called alien 2 then there would be a single alien once again

[@amangill3154]

my favorite movie

[@lazyperfectionist1]

2:46 "Age 66. And that was at the time of her _death."_ A _certain_ amount of tragedy is inevitable under the _best_ circumstances in life. Under the _best_ of circumstances, small children are going to outlive their _grandparents_ and adults are going to outlive their _parents._ This is natural. Something has gone seriously _wrong,_ though, when one outlives one's own _children._ And things take a _weird_ turn when the reason the child passed away was _old age_ while the parent was in _stasis._

[@williamjones6031]

1. Michael Biehn/Hicks played Reese in Terminator as did Bishop/Lance Henriksen as the assistant police chief. 2. Am I the only one thinking that maybe they're so cheap that they sent her back out hoping she isn't going to collect her back pay. 57 years is a shitload of Benjamins. They totally screwed her. 3. Bill Paxton RIP Bill😇 He was Chet in "Weird Science". Much of his dialog is ad lib. 4. Possibly the best dialogue in the movie: Hudson, "Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" Vasquez, : "No have you?"🤣 5. IRL Paul Riser's mom during a preview viewing actually stood up and cheered when his character Burke got his. 6. Carrie Henn/Newt after this movie her nickname became SCREAM 7. Mom VS Mom. Don't piss off momma🤬🤬

[@riveraharper8166]

Really smart reaction. Called most of it. :)

[@larryleisuresuit3566]

There's a wasp specie that lays an egg inside a spider. The egg hatches and eat the spider from inside out.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

James Cameron was meticulous about everything being set up and paid off which is so satisfying. The queen isn't shown getting on the shuttle but an explosion buffeted the shuttle into the platform and wreckage is shown being caught in the landing bay. I'd point out that after watching numerous times that Ripley mad a (totally understandable) error in escalation management. If she'd only destroyed half the eggs there would have still been room to negotiate with the queen. Life lessons from movies haha.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

33:52 Black Queen takes White Bishop, check. 35:08 White Queen takes Black Queen, checkmate.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

29:32 Now _this_ is the kind of weapon the Marines should've had, earlier. Rifle on _one_ side, flamethrower on the _other._

[@stephen-truthseeker]

Stay Frosty

[@philmullineaux5405]

A couple of unique ties here. In the First alien, Dallas, the captain, in one scene it briefly shows the personnel's resumes'. Dallas worked for the Tyrell corporation! Bladerunner 😮😮😮in the prequel movie to all, Prometheus, Engineers were the first being, with its chest blown out, in the chair! Engineers seed life on planets and if they don't like how the life is progressing they seed another life to wipe out the remaining then they destroy each other! Engineers created humans, Aliens supposedly Predators, and gave humans the technology for Replicants and Terminators!😮😮the knife trick, Bill Paxton didn't know that he was going to be in it! The other actors held his arm and body down! Paxton was the very first death in terminator, and in True Lies!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

_Alien_ is a _horror_ sci-fi movie. _Aliens,_ though, is an _action_ sci-fi. Generally, these cost more to make, and so they're a lot more likely to be the _second_ movie in a series if the first one did well. This pattern also bears out in the _Terminator_ franchise. The _first_ movie was a _horror_ sci-fi that did very well at the box office. The second was _action._ It cost a lot more to _make,_ but it made enough back at the box office to _compensate_ for this.