Aliens - Movie Review

[@vars280287]

Most directors would be lucky if they made one great sequel. With Aliens and Terminator 2, James Cameron made the greatest sequel ever made, TWICE! How awesome is that!

[@quando5862]

vars28 it's unprecedented. It's why I still have hope that Avatar 2 can be great. Over time I've come to despise Avatar 1

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..and james' very under rated strange Days... he pretty much help kathyrn direct it..

[@nicholasviespoli1885]

I love the fact that George Miller was able to make two outstanding sequels within the same franchise with The Road Warrior and Fury Road

[@samuellara2754]

An Abyss 2 would nice.

[@wellfedartist8502]

Radu Blanc Have it take place in the future where the aliens turn out to come from a planet called...Pandora.

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

*RIPLEY:* "Hudson! This little girl survived longer than that with no weapons or training". *HUDSON:* "Well why don't you put her in charge"?!!

[@ManuelVF79]

that was the best comeback ever for a whining man

[@voorheesjason3161]

Brilliant 👊🏻🎃👊🏻

[@bonedoc4556]

Any questions? Yeah, how do I get out of this chicken shit outfit?

[@mainsource8030]

@@bonedoc4556 you secure that shit hudson!!

[@mainsource8030]

affirmative.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Alien and Aliens are like Terminator and Terminator 2: the first movie was a small-scale sci-fi horror film (with a strong female lead) while the sequel was a big-budget action blockbuster which toned down the suspense and horror in exchange for fist-pumping thrills and even more great one-liners ("Game over, man! Game over!" "Hasta la vista, baby.") And then the third film came along, killed off beloved characters, rehashed previous concepts, and generally pissed everyone off, and the fourth film took the franchise to a _totally_ different place and got really weird and pissed everyone off a lot. Huh, Alien and Terminator are even _more_ alike than I initially thought...

[@Balty_Burnip]

ArcaneAzmadi Jesus Christ. That is unsettling.

[@AppetiteForIllusions]

ArcaneAzmadi I see you goddam everywhere.

[@MichaelBrown-rg8oi]

Predator is also almost on par with those as well... Except Predator just basically being the first and second movie in one.

[@southlondon86]

ArcaneAzmadi 100% spot on my friend.

[@luisemilianogonzalezvinces3400]

They have way more in common: Cyberdine and WY, both have movies directed by James Cameron and Starring Michael Biehn, both take a vulnerable and traumatized woman in the first movie and turned her in a badass killing machine, both have good child actors in the sequels whose carrers never took off.... well you get the idea

[@Sandra-wj4on]

My favorite scene? When Ripley's in the elevator preparing herself as she descends to the lower level to get Newt. How, without a word, she conveys her terror at what she would face below, yet allowed her fear to be overridden by her determination to save the girl. Her acting in that one small scene was brilliant! She made you feel as if you were riding in that claustrophobic elevator to hell with her.

[@Sgt.Lincoln_Osiris]

Bill Paxton said it best : "We're in express elevator to hell, going down."

[@rhondahoward8025]

What I love is how metaphorically, Ripley is descending down into the pits of hell. And yes, you can see the sweat soaking the top of her tank top, her eyes closing and her breathing ragged as she prepares to face the aliens to retrieve Newt. That's what made heroines like Ripley and Sarah Connor so timeless. There is no true bravery without true fear first.

[@michealbay1290]

📢Attention! Emergency! All personnel must evacuate immediately. You now have 15 minutes to reach minimum safe distance.📢

[@Sandra-wj4on]

@@rhondahoward8025 Yes! Her eyes closing ...that says it all.

[@Sandra-wj4on]

@@michealbay1290 Gives me chills!

[@worm2200]

This is my favorite movie of all time. Ellen Ripley shows us what bravery is. Not bravery for a woman..just badass bravery. She was scared but moved on anyway.

[@stonecold5373]

Aliens, Terminator 2, Empire Strikes Back. I rest my case.

[@herbsuperb6034]

@@stonecold5373 Don't forget Jaws: The Revenge!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

[@theoverseer3552]

@@stonecold5373 The Dark Knight as well

[@Eleven984]

​@@theoverseer3552 And Winter Soldier.

[@Mikenactor]

It's still my absolute favorite film. I'll never forget watching it for the first time.

[@leecroft1983]

Mikenactor I'm on the same page, I know how you feel. My second favorite movie, Terminator 2. But this movie, Aliens, just... amazing. I also remember watching it for the first time late one night when I was about ten, no other movie has made such an impact on me and most likely ever will.

[@palexstarks5553]

Also my favorite movie. i remember leaving the theater saying "I have never seen anything like this"

[@MykeFord950]

Yup I remember leaving the theatre sweating & exhausted I was sitting on the edge of my seat & tensed up for almost the entire movie..it was a rollercoaster ride Definately one of my top 5 of all time

[@yuampi5707]

Same here

[@aidanlambrech3822]

It’s mine too 🙂

[@Kains_Gaming_Channel]

Best line in my opinion. Bill Paxton; "I'm telling ya, there's something moving and it ain't us! "

[@mintwestwood7827]

Hell yeah! R.I.P. B. Pax

[@jimhuffman9434]

everyone else:Huson you're not helping here

[@goatse3504]

Game over man!

[@Herbster41]

How about, “Man this is a big f***in’ signal!”

[@garyglaser4998]

"Why don't you just put HER in charge?" (Newt)

[@rapidreaders7741]

Wow Aliens was such a good movie. It had the most lovable characters ever, and especially at the end, Ripley's relationship with her "daughter" was made perfectly concrete in the last shot. Such a great duo, Newt and Ripley. And such great supporting characters, Hicks and Bishop. NOW IMAGINE IF THEY MADE A SEQUEL WHERE ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS DIED WITHIN THE FIRST ACT. *sighs. tears.*

[@DS-mi9ru]

What sequel? Aliens has no sequel. There are only 2 movies which are perfect and there is nothing else.

[@nickchavarria8052]

D S there you go that’s the way to look at it. Freakin alien 3😒

[@Draculas-knight]

Alien theory "Accounts of the earth war" (all am i going to say)

[@Roy_Godiksen]

"Alien: Isolation" is actually a game based on Ripply's daughter and her search for answers about her mother. It's a VERY good game with elements from Alien and Alien 2. And they kept the technology from the movies with large old fashion tv monitor screens and everything else. Its sett (obviously) between the first and second alien films. Worth checking out.

[@Balty_Burnip]

ZeaMoore4 He has a review on it.

[@PolentaSDR]

Zea Moore Easily one of the greatest horror games ever.

[@markpriss]

it's definitely a great game... i didn't play it, but watched the entire play through, and it's just brilliant. They got the feel of both movies in a way so well... and were not afraid to go low tech and it worked... Something that Prometheus and Covenant should have done as they are prequels. Instead they went all modern with holograms and flat screens...

[@gil3424]

I was amazing in VR

[@NuttyMongrel]

I've read that it's incredibly scary in VR

[@branscombe_]

Special edition all the way. I love the sentry gun turret scene.

[@adityap8387]

That scene increased the high Stakes damn ultra intensive. So Much Ammo spent in few minutes and they keep on coming.

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

Oh yah! Sentry guns, and you never actually see what they’re firing at.

[@colinmelton3815]

Loved it!! It equalized the stakes a bit, but they still were vulnerable. The part when they realize they are in the room...

[@therealmr.fruitrollup726]

I didn’t even know my version was the special addition until now…

[@toddthacker8258]

"Maybe we got 'em demoralized"

[@jp3813]

Gotta miss that era when female action leads existed w/o the dumbest controversies.

[@AlexSDU]

Back when Feminist haven't born.

[@jp3813]

+AlexSDU XD Feminism started in the 1800's. Even Wonder Woman was modeled after the creator's two polyamorous, feminist lovers in the early 1940s. By the time this movie was made, 2nd-wave feminism was transitioning into a 3rd.

[@AlexSDU]

Oh damn. They're older than I thought.

[@bsdx110]

AlexSDU You just demonstrated why such dumb controversies exist in the first place: people making assumptions on a subject that they know nothing about. LMAO!

[@AlexSDU]

Well I glad to help you out with it.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

"GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER! What the fuck are we gonna do now, what are we gonna do?!" Classic moment. RIP Bill Paxton

[@adrianavv3]

I'm really sad now because i didn't even know he died. damn.

[@AgrisJurjans]

They mostly come at night... mostly.

[@Psyclonus7]

Giggity

[@Mububban23]

And you have to say it in that weird accent :-D

[@krampusklaws2238]

@@Mububban23 That "weird accent" is called English.

[@Mububban23]

@@krampusklaws2238 haha, she's from California apparently, but she's got a strange manner of speaking. Mostly, eye-firmative. Just a few strange pronunciations :-)

[@krampusklaws2238]

​@@Mububban23 She was born in Florida, actually. Her father was in the Air Force and spent most of her childhood in England. Funny thing about kids when they develop, they tend to adapt to accents of where they learn. Mix that with mannerisms from parents at home. She would have learnt her annunciations at school and from her peers. Which would be the Suffolk dialect of the English language. Just like how Americans from Texas sound different than Americans from Nevada, England has many dialects and variants of annunciation. It's just a product of where she developed her speaking skills.

[@sandybeach123]

I have a good memory from my initial viewing of Aliens in the theater. Patrons were SO engrossed with the plot and loving the characterization that when Ripley delivered her line, "Get away from her, you bitch!" they started cheering, applauding and whistling. That moment was comically-bonding for everyone sitting in that theater. Love it!

[@netrolancer1061]

This was one of the best action packed horror movies I've watched.

[@joshuvuh8118]

I’d say it’s more of a horror packed action movie but yeah it is one of the greats

[@kinggrizzlybeard5677]

As a veteran myself, James Cameron's direction and the acting felt extremely genuine. Sgt. Apone was the epitome of the rough Gunny. The lieutenant was the perfect dummy that all enlisted men hate. Hudson is the perfect naive, straight out of basic, boot-ass Private. And Hicks is THE Cpl that every NCO wants to be.

[@trevorboyer2731]

I know it's 2 years later but I did want to point out that al Mathews (apone) is a vet and was given a lot of freedom with his lines and the interactions with the other marines to help with that realism.

[@christophermiller8589]

Definitely going to be showing this film during my upcoming deployment.

[@buddybarlow9604]

And Gorman... well we all know

[@thecappeningchannel515]

Hudson is a technician. He hacks the door and uses the computer to seatch for the colonists. He's listed as a tech somewhere, maybe the script. So a computer geek essentially.

[@BlindRobotDragon]

First thing's first... thank you for your service. Secondly, thanks for answering a question I've often wondered about, but never asked out loud, that question being what active military personnel or vets such as yourself who watched this movie thought of the soldiers and the way they were portrayed.

[@deltaprime3509]

This movie is an A+ and one of mine top ten favourite movies of all time.

[@oskarneij6760]

DeltaPrime350 did you grow up with it?

[@diegoforlan2324]

I grew up with Zod's snapped neck xdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[@theanhluk9984]

ok good for you lol

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

i give it an A ++

[@alphavisuals7782]

Can't believe people didn't like the sentry turret scenes. Never has a scene showing numbers counting down been so intense and soul destroying. The same with the motion sensors. This movie does such a good job at building tension with the simplest of visuals.

[@thecappeningchannel515]

Its a cool scene, bit breaks up the pacing of the film

[@johntracy72]

Those sentry guns were freaking awesome mowing down the aliens.

[@lukebaxter3252]

Those turret scenes are some of the best in the film. You barely get glimpses of what's going on as you only see the ammo counter drop and hear the turrets in the distance. And the first scene had that thumping from the Xenos at the door, which still gives me chills whenever I watch that scene.

[@johneqwest]

"We take off, and nuke it from space." "That's a $4 billion facility." *My favorite line in the movie* "They can bill me!"

[@efnissien]

Yup and the second time it's used in the movie... When Van Leuwen tells Ripley the cost of the Nostromo (minus cargo) Ripley states "Bill me"

[@orlandobabe]

For me the best is "get away from her, you bitch!"

[@F00kbluepill]

Fucking A !!!

[@kingkong5483]

johneqwest She says, nuke it from orbit!😉

[@michaelnoble2432]

If it's your favorite quote, I'm surprised you mangled it so badly. The correct quote is: "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure". "Ho- ho- Hold on a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it."

[@yepperdeedooda]

Michael Biehn was pretty hot in that movie.

[@mattclaus3067]

Did you know that James Cameron was trying to make Aliens a really scary movie like the original Alien but everyone thinks he was just going mainly for action. He did say one thing that is true as can be though, he said that he refused to make Aliens really gory because gore doesn't scare people, it just disgusts people. I agree.

[@doublep1980]

''It's game over man,game over!!'' RIP Bill Paxton

[@rappscallion3238]

Aliens is without doubt my favorite action movie of all time. It does everything right. The alien effects, the script, the action, the suspense, the score and especially, the casting. This is a text book example how to do an action movie. Aliens have what most action movies lack today, a believable protagonist that you really, really root for. Ripley is just perfect. She's tough, yet tender when needed. Strong, yet vulnerable. She knows what they are facing and it scares her senseless but somehow she finds the strength within herself to survive and protect Newt. Nothing is more boring than a protagonist with no interesting background that comes across as invulnerable.

[@sakkasufle6326]

Hands down one of the best movies ever made. Everything feels organic and nothing is forced...Cameron just absolutely nailed it.

[@twstf8905]

There's a reason Jim Cameron kept using Bill Paxton in his movies. He was a National Treasure. 👍😎

[@turbo9698]

James not jim

[@truthskr7127]

Jim and James are the same name my guy.

[@pillsareyummy]

I remember reading that Cameron wished he had wrote the soldiers differently in the screen play. He modeled them after young draftees of Vietnam, he later wrote that he should have modeled them after 'elite soldiers', such as the SEALS. It's a great film that I mostly watch at night, mostly ...

[@mariodrv]

I see what you did there... mostly...

[@Tbone.357]

Touche' 😉 Mostly......

[@SheyD78]

Well, I think it works as well as it did BECAUSE they were just regular soldiers. The team was by no means rookies, just listen to their chatter at the beginning, but they've got a new, green lieutenant deliberately chosen by Bourke so he can take over the mission. If the soldiers were too elite I don't think half the movie would happen because some mistakes would (or at least should) never be made. I'd say don't mess with perfection.

[@MagicSpartan1992]

I actually prefer the Special Edition. I feel the additional scenes either added atmosphere, world building or welcomed context to certain characters

[@TheOriginalLilCC]

Whattt? The Special Edition has the sentry gun scene which is really tense/great. I'd say that's the best added scene when compared to the Theatrical.

[@PixelPirate269]

You didn't like the scene with those auto-turrets in the tunnels!?! *GASP*

[@Impulset0]

Geoff Pike a lot of the footage of the aliens being wasted were just reused clips from the nest ambush.

[@cryogeneric]

It's a cool scene, but it really adds nothing to the story.

[@steviewonder0850]

@@cryogeneric It demonstrates their intelligence.

[@templargfx]

@@cryogeneric It also explains why they are not immediately surrounded by Xenos as soon as they make they escape from Medlab. over half the entire xenos population is killed in this scene

[@malachiXX]

@@cryogeneric I have to disagree. Seeing the guns firing and the ammo counters dropping and the barrel temps rising just gave you a chilling feeling of inevitable death coming for you. It was also good to see a few aliens blown apart to let you know the protagonists have a chance at survival. Not a good one, but a chance just the same.

[@lindybeige]

There is something wrong with Alien: the Airfix sprue on the computer console.

[@amarok9749]

Oh damn hey lindy haha

[@HOTD108_]

We're not talking about Alien, we're talking about Aliens.

[@Animexcel]

I remember my first time watching Aliens. Well, I closed my eyes for a lot of it. My Dad took me to the movie theater when I was 5 years old; not sure how my Dad got me through to see a rated R film at the time. I still have the memory of walking out as the credits rolled, I felt like I just got off a rollercoaster. The last 15-20 minutes was such a rush. I specifically remember being terrified seeing Ripley and Newt trapped with the facehugger and got excited seeing Ripley fighting the mother alien with the power loader.

[@kevinthecleric]

I started watching this film when I was five years old. It may have scared me, I honestly don't remember. My cousins and I watched it over and over, acting every scene out. It is still my #1 favorite movie and universe to this day. Ripley is definitely my favorite action hero as well, Chris

[@override83]

You forgot to mention the sound effects. The pulse rifle is an iconic sound that started in Aliens. Hell, even Goreman's pistol sounded like it packed a punch. I swear to God, to this day, there has never been a "last stand" moment that is as badass as Hudson's in this movie. When he's just seething with adrenaline that overcame his fear, when he was swearing his ass off, mowing aliens down with attitude and aggression, he turned into the badass he was bragging about at the beginning of the mission. The lighting was amazing as well. The suits and models for aliens. Thank God this was made before CGI took over. It's one of the rare times I disagree with Chris. My personal favorite in the Alien franchise is Aliens, hands down. Alien was awesome, but as a kid, this movie captured my imagination and sucked me in. I'm very grateful my dad sat me down to watch this and the old Predator movies with him. RIP Bill Paxton :( still makes me sad knowing another one of my favorite childhood actors is gone.

[@gavinhebert27]

a month after i watched alien for the first time, john hurt died. a month after i watched aliens for the first time, bill paxton dies. i just watched alien 3 for the first time...

[@trixtrax]

Gavin Hebert can you watch terminator genishit and kill Jai Courtney

[@bradrolim3731]

This is the movie I had most nightmares with.

[@Divine_R]

Same. I was way too young when I watched it for the first time, but as I grew older it's become one of my favorites

[@carlosdonizetti9573]

Shit, unlike chris i had to grow up with Alien vs Predator :(

[@carlosdonizetti9573]

Halal Quinn when i was 10 years old yes , but today ohhh my god this movie deserves a hilariocity. It is horrible.

[@windowsVD]

Same, but the good thing is, it opened the door for me to discover the other Alien films.

[@MrNegativecreep07]

Compared to AvP Requiem it's a masterpiece

[@jonbaxter2254]

I liked that film as a kid

[@maicolmallers2999]

Carlos Donizetti And that's why Millennials have the discussion lost even before it starts: we old dudes got all the originals while you get the shitty remakes to grow up with.

[@lknanml]

One of my all time favorites. When they added the cut daughter story back in the mother daughter dynamic between her and Newt was elevated and the determination to retrieve Newt made her even more of a bad ass. In essence you get two main characters tapping into that "don't screw around with maternal instinct" motivation. It's a shame that they could not build on that going into the 3rd movie. Would have been interesting watching those three find themselves fighting the Aliens once again. The emotional attachment would have been solid and they could have tapped into that and rolled right into the action without having to build much of a backstory. Nice review as always..

[@CthulhuBuster]

I admit, this is one of my favorite films of all time. Random geek fact: the picture of Ripley's daughter in the special edition is actually a picture of Sigourney Weaver's Mother. Can we say META, boys and girls?

[@michaelgreene4816]

Bill Paxton God rest his soul. Miss him. And that soundtrack...G Dammm!

[@kaneaquino8295]

"I grew up with Aliens" Trump: *HEAVY BREATHING*

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Ha ha, you said "Trump."

[@MG-ok2bn]

wtf this makes no sense

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@MG-ok2bn like illegal aliens.

[@MG-ok2bn]

@@bigkmoviesandgames like Trump supporters

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@MG-ok2bn I'm just explaining the joke to you.

[@RationalLlama]

Terminator 2 and Aliens and Die Hard are my favorite action movies.

[@DTL0VER]

They just don't make films like this anymore...

[@chatteyj]

Because cgi is running and ruining modern cinema.

[@vijaz5559]

Devonian its not cgi's fault. there are some cgi movies with great story.

[@southlondon86]

Vijaz 45 Yeah they are usually 2 out of every hundred...cgi is definitely ruining films.

[@mariodrv]

southlondon86 Thats like saying the type of brush used is ruining a painting. Its just a tool. People ruin the movie. In Hollywood its the publishers with the investors breathing down their necks.

[@southlondon86]

mariodrv Some brushes create far better results than others.

[@voorheesjason3161]

My fave, Hudson quote : Gorman : ok, I'm coming in ... ( comms vocal ) Hudson : Oooo, He's coming in. I feel safer already ... Hahahahaha 👊🏻🎃👊🏻 I always say that at work about my bosses, it's so sarcastic 👊🏻🎃👊🏻

[@Skeletal33]

The direction, acting, editing, pacing, lighting...everything was flawless

[@TheConstructiveCritic888]

Here’s the thing for me… I understand how some people can prefer “Alien” to “Aliens,” but it’s very simple and obvious for me when watching these films that “Aliens” is a superior film in so many ways. James Cameron has been able to do what no other filmmaker has been able to do, and that’s finding a way to take what is considered a masterpiece original film and make a sequel that elevates past it by a mile. He did it with “Aliens” and he did it again with “Terminator 2.” Look at what he was able to accomplish visually with “Aliens.” He wrote an unbelievable script that fleshed out Ripley to the point of an Oscar nomination, he added to the world even more, and he was able to build onto the alien species in such a way that it made it a fully realized entity. Like you can wholeheartedly believe that such a species exists somewhere in the universe just like this. Simply amazing! It’s scary, suspenseful, dramatic, funny, sad, and so fuckin action-filled. Alien$

[@LoveDoctorNL]

The sound of that machine gun is still the best ever!

[@ygsr]

I grew up with "Chris Stuckmann grew up with…" jokes.

[@ygganvlogs]

ygsr LOL

[@demonixsecret]

ygsr how young are you?

[@jr9843]

This comment made me blow air through my nose slightly faster than usual.

[@AQDuck]

Too meta.

[@ygsr]

Pvt. Duckling sorry, but nothng is too meta.

[@Kemotherapy360]

I was obsessed with Aliens as a kid. It might be my favorite movie of all time. You can't imagine my shock and disappointment when I saw Alien 3.

[@mrpolsco6872]

Could not agree more! from Aliens one of my top 5 movies ever made to an absolute abomination of 3 it stank.

[@DunkelheitVZ]

As a kid when I got my first VHS, I had Robocop and Aliens. Every single visitor wanted to see them, so I watched them 20times + easily. And every time it was fantastic and not boring for one second.

[@tanattecnocraft]

When I was working at a VHS rental store, I had ALIENS, playing on the screen all day during business hours, therefore the rental copies were always out.

[@TheBlackLodger]

These are some of the best sequels in my book, since I'm seeing quite a few users list theirs, some of which even I....grew up with: The Godfather Part II, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Dark Knight, The Return of the King, The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 2, Toy Story 2, Spider-Man 2, Aliens, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future 2, The Bourne Ultimatum.

[@alangomez5882]

My favorite movie is Nine lives

[@alpacagangaffiliated]

Alan Gomez EXACTLY

[@Slodenz]

Alan Gomez bless you

[@Slodenz]

Just a lonely blobfish don't forget the last airbender!

[@casualfanatic4217]

I know the people here are joking but it's painful reading these comments

[@lydiarand4786]

Alan Gomez I just LOVE Batman v Superman. *Throws up on the floor and walks away in shame*

[@trutwijd]

I really hope you give Alien 3 a thoughtful review and not the kneejerk "it's not Alien/Aliens" reaction that everyone else has. I initially didn't like it but the more times I've watched it the more it's grown on me, especially the excellent Assembly Cut. It's certainly not without its issues, and yeah it's a heartbreak (spoiler) to see what happens to some of the major players left over from Aliens, but I respect the chances it took and what it brought to the franchise. I'm honestly glad Blomkamp's sequel to Aliens that would have de-canonized (is that a word?) Alien 3 isn't happening...

[@GeeVanderplas]

Totally agree with everything you said!

[@geekedmedia]

Alien 3 is super underrated.

[@purpleunicorn1214]

F- he didn't grow up with Alien 3

[@kylehollenbaugh3464]

J Truts 😬

[@chatteyj]

I've actually not seen the assembly cut, I'm hoping the blu-ray quadrilogy of the Aliens films I bought recently includes it (goes and checks). It says it includes the 2003 special addition which I'm hoping is the assembly cut, if so yay! and I'll watch it soon.

[@edlee9432]

One of my favorite memories of watching a film in the theater was with Aliens.

[@jothishprabu8]

You have aliens as friends, huh?

[@rancorsbane196]

Love that you're wearing a Metroid shirt while you made this, Chris. Samus and Ripley are two of my favorite characters and I think they kinda have a lot in common in a strange way. And also the ending to Aliens with Ripley using the elevator and escaping before the colony is blown up by a self-destruct system is eerily similar to Samus' journey in Super Metroid with Mother Brain.

[@puertoriconnect4611]

This is one of my favorite movies but rewatching this in my 30s is a different experience. Obviously there’s so much that’s awesome. We all know that. One of the things I realized this time around was that the marines, who I thought were so badass as a kid and in my teens, were really annoying. I also question how they are marines with previous successful missions. They are so undisciplined. They act like bratty teenagers. Ripley is somehow a weapons expert after a brief explanation from Hicks on how a gun works. The Alien Queen taking an elevator was pretty comical. The gigantic Queen hiding on the ship was also pretty comical. And while the fight between the Queen and Ripley in her mech suit was awesome it went on for about 10 second too long and also became a bit comical. Again one of my favorite movies ever just felt differently about a couple things this time around.

[@joshnjericho]

This one is my favorite. Ripley having a daughter is better for me, especially as she finds redemption for missing out by finding and saving Newt. And Newt is awesome... but then alien 3 takes that development and wipes the queen aliens butt with it.

[@amandareynolds-gregg5962]

Aliens is my all time favorite movie. I love it so much and get pumped every time I watch it.

[@reptongeek]

The one thing about Aliens you didn't mention was the fact that there is no action for the first hour, then the crap hits the fan!

[@cruddddddddddddddd]

I was 11 when I saw Aliens.. actually before the first film Alien. I thought Aliens was amazing. I got around to seeing Alien about a year later--my parents were reticent about my seeing an R rated gore fest. I didn't appreciate Scott's film until I was a little older--17 or 18--when the SciFi channel did an Alien marathon with the director's cut scenes. After that, I loved Alien. I think it's one of the greatest films of all time, from a design standpoint, direction, writing, acting... I love that movie, and consider it one of the few perfect films. Aliens, however, is still amazing. So many films and games have tried to mimic 'space marines vs monsters' and failed, utterly. I appreciate these reviews. Good stuff

[@danielcrick8871]

Aliens is one of the best sequels ever!!!

[@typeviic1]

Agree, but by today's standards its considered "woke" since it has a female lead

[@danielcrick8871]

@@typeviic1 sadly you are right 😓

[@Jack_nnn_]

I think this movie and the first are both AMAZING, but Alien is probably better. It feels like you're watching true events, because there's nothing overdone or theatrical about it. There are zero contrivances in the plot, and the story is tailored to the characters, not the other way around. I love how the dialogue is written and acted. People have throwaway lines that add nothing to the plot, talk over top of one another and sometimes repeat themselves. Why? Because that's what real conversations are like. The character of Ripley isn't as fleshed out as she becomes in Aliens, but this makes her seem like a human being, not a character. Aliens feels like a movie. Most movies feel like movies. Alien just doesn't, it's more of an experience. I would give both films an A+, but two very different A+s, if that makes sense.

[@64fury451ify]

Jack the way the two movies are shot and edited has a big difference too

[@Oatyquakenbush]

Jack it is hard to compare the two but if you absolutely have to I agree Alien is better.

[@jazzx251]

I can never watch an individual scene from Alien - I end up watching the whole thing every time. I half expect Parker to turn around and look at me cowering in the corner: "Brett's dead, Dallas is dead, and you've done nothing the whole time ..." "Sorry guys ... I'm so scared!"

[@DouglasVishalBrook]

Yes you nailed it - Alien has this amazing feeling as if it is real and you are experiencing something real happening - Aliens - while fun - feels like a theatrical contrivance .

[@Krakatit30]

The thing that makes the difference for me (in favor of Alien) is that unique eerie feeling of uneasiness that you have right from the beginning of the movie. At that point, you have absolutely no idea about the creature and if you come to think about it, nothing really really that bad happens in the first half of the movie. Kane recovers, they successfully leave the planet and so on. Still, right from the moment when the title letters slowly fade in, you have the feeling something is wrong, although you can't exactly put your finger on it. Then it gets under your skin and stays there. This is the reason I actually didn't like Alien too much as a very young kid (less than 14). I was of course drawn to it, but it was more like a morbid attraction. I liked Aliens so much more. It was only later that I've started to appreciate the beauty and also the subtlety of the first movie. Now I think Aliens is an amazing movie, but Alien... is just perfection.

[@Jackrabbit_Slim]

"show me everything. I can handle myself." "yeah, I noticed "

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

THIS is how you do female protagonists. You can have them be tough and do badass things, but she still has feminine​ qualities such as motherly tendencies and more emotional responses. Having a woman act like a man to have her be a strong, tough character isn't the right way to go.

[@crusty.kamikaze]

NeverSaySandwich1 Finally a comment that is not a meme

[@darthgzuz]

o come on ... its okay to be a man n be emotional but its not okay to be a woman n be strong? is that ur argument?

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Darth Vader When you have a female character act tough all the time and pretty much walk, talk, and act like a man all the time, you might as well have a man play the part. Having a good female character has her still maintain female qualities. If a male character was super emotional, dainty, and dressed like a woman, they might as well cast a woman to play the part.

[@SayHelloHelli]

I get what you mean, to have a female character with no female traits is to suggest that female=weak when in fact you can still be feminine and strong.

[@maicolmallers2999]

TheScape55 No, Vázquez is an unidimensional character, only that, another character and not the leading role. She's one more soldier, a tough one, a smart gun operator, strong, trained, nit that disciplined but the kind of sister-in-arms that will save your life when shit hits the fan, she's got the guts to do it. And that's it. Why is she like that? Who knows, maybe a movie about her life before becoming a space marine would be necessary but this movie is about Ripley facing aliens again.

[@manuelabella9485]

This is probably my favorite review of yours. You really explained how much this movies direction works in such a passionate way. ps. love the metroid shirt, since metroid is basicaly alien as a video game.

[@adamdreke]

This is my favorite Aliens movie and one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it at least once a year.

[@adityap8387]

I prefer Alien to Aliens

[@rogueplanet7776]

I thought Alien 3 was basically just a sh-tty story brilliantly told. The atmosphere, suspense, even the performances, all were just fine. David Fincher did a great job of creating a world and letting us live in it, but the story was such a huge letdown - especially after having killed off two of the best characters in the previous films right in the opening credits - that it just sort of let the air out of the balloon right from the get-go.

[@VanArkride]

RoguePlanet i thought it was an ok story told fucking terribly. Except i hated that Newt and Hicks(?) got killed before it started

[@snaxandsoda]

I refuse to watch it knowing that they made Ripley's heroic rescue of Newt in Aliens all for nothing.

[@alexandrelovato8417]

I remeber watching Alien 3 as a kid and having that weird feeling afterwards ... I am such a fan of the first two. But that one ... SUCKS. What were they thinking

[@alphaenemy]

I like it, though it had some major flaws, and story is indeed one of the most glaring. It actually has the best performances in any of the other movies, particularly by the Charles's Dance and Dutton. Two incredible characters so well portrayed.

[@alexandrelovato8417]

I have to agree. But, for me, its the feeling. Its so depressing ... The first two are all about surviving. I my mind thats what sticks out the most ... so, there you go. I cant cope with the opening/ending

[@BrianDePalmaII]

My favorite line is "What killed the dinosaurs? The ice age!"

[@leo3star]

"Ridley Scott's ALIEN was a masterclass of sci fiction suspense James Cameron's ALIENS was a masterclass of sci fiction action" Perfectly describe it.

[@Justanothercrow123]

Hey Chris, love the channel and I've been watching for a long time. I gotta say: these recent reviews have seriously been lacking in content. This is a 6 minute video that really doesn't even try to say anything even remotely interesting about the film in question. I love that you like the movie, I just wish there was more effort put into these. Anyway, I'm looking forward to your Alien3 review. Have a good night!

[@jamesimpellizzeri1970]

EXCELLENT MOVIE!! "Aliens" blows everything away! A cool tidbit of behind-the-scenes info: The special edition footage, when they show Ripley's daughter's picture, as a much older matured woman, that's actually Sigourney Weaver's real mother. This way, there IS similarities, by way of inherent facial features, of both Ripley and her daughter. I thought that was cool! 😎👍🏻

[@kakashi101able]

No one going to mention of how Aliens highly influence the Halo series? Ok....

[@windostar2622]

Ikr?

[@that1dude733]

Same!!

[@brazwen]

I think it was mostly Star Wars that influenced Halo but yes there is some Alien influences in there.

[@Itsakoopahere]

Had way more of an influence on Metroid to be fair.

[@LuxBellator92]

If you're going to get into that, you could start getting into how Aliens was itself inspired by Robert A. Heinlein's novel, Starship Troopers. It's interesting but not really relevant to the movie itself.

[@sebastianfitzptraick7395]

I love Aliens,it's got great characters,exhilarating action sequences and an excellent score.I'll get that out of the way.HOWEVER I have one big problem with it and it's this.In the first film the alien was a haunting and strong presence,here Cameron kind of reduced the aliens to insects,ruined the elegance and strength that the first film had.But I still love the film,other than that one problem it's perfect.

[@armedraptor5114]

Preach. When you think of all the shit that happened in the first one. What a deal the xeno was and here they pop up on gunfire like Teddy bears... wtf. It's a cool film, but how the fuck can it be a "best of all time"?

[@armedraptor5114]

Matthew I know, they're marines, yet even as an action film, it lacks any of the tension the first one had. Like the fact that the average xeno screentime before it gets shot down is 2 seconds... The Queen was cool, indeed but I do believe they could've made a good enough (if not better) action movie without taking away everything that made the alien what it is in the first film. I know it's a Vietnam allegory. It's better at being that, than an Alien movie. This doesn't automatically make it great though.

[@blursithflow9442]

Perfect example of a movie with a strong female lead that isn't forced

[@Andman8210]

Totally agree, a great female lead that isn’t there because of an agenda.

[@Riddle99-v7q]

@@Andman8210 What agenda?

[@typeviic1]

It is considered "woke" as it has a female lead

[@jimbolic0809]

LOVING YOUR METROID T-SHIRT, which is highly inspired by this movie series!

[@MonkeyLaughing101]

My favourite movie of all time with the best one-liner of all time. I think Newt is the key to this movie in that she brings out the humanity in all the characters, especially Ripley. The tension as they try to plan their survival behind the barricades. Director's cut all the way.

[@LordBaktor]

Everybody is so "Aliens is great, but Alien is a better movie overall" and shit to sound like a knowledgeable film enthusiast. I enjoy watching Aliens a lot more than Alien. Alien is fucking amazing and still holds up to this day as one of the best both in the horror and sci-fi genres, but Aliens is just another level. I could watch Aliens, Terminator 2 and Robocop every day for the rest of my life and never get sick.

[@SWIFTrunmedia]

Lord Baktor i love Alien, but Aliens is just another level like you said.

[@MagicSpartan1992]

Lord Baktor Aliens is in my top 5 movies of all time. I adore it

[@latenightlogic]

No… the directors cut is the only way to go… the sentry gun scene is incredible.

[@fanboyslovetocrylikegirls6439]

I grew up with black friends

[@roguecrt]

Lol, that was one of his most awkward videos!

[@arcticridge]

(insert cheesy ass picture of white chris with group of black people)

[@jaredlam7897]

Do you think they gave Chris a pass?

[@jonbaxter2254]

"I don't see race." How? How do you not see race, it is pretty apparent that their are different people on Earth.

[@awesome420ication]

so you did grow up with aliens.

[@mattdrago4660]

Top review man. Just discovered your channel and you’re on point! Thank you 👌🏻👍🏻

[@speedracer72va]

I saw Aliens in the theater the summer after the 8th grade, and was blown away. The practical effects still stand today and even look better than most movies today. Thanks for this review!

[@mjfernandez-muldoon5202]

When did Chris' comment section become so toxic?

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Ever since that Britney Spears song made being "Toxic" so COOL!!!

[@whiplash9548]

So that's it huh we're some kind of aliens

[@lisajohanna9738]

Alien better than Aliens? Really? Okay, Alien IS the mother of all Sci-Fi, monster, horror movies combined, but you have to admit that Aliens brought a much-needed human aspect to Ripley that was absent in the first movie. In Aliens, Ripley transitioned from survivor to mother F***ing bad-ass because of how fleshed-out her character had become. And that scene with Ripley and Newt facing the Xenomorph queen? The definition of suspense!

[@seymoresaymore]

Agree, but really the two movies complement each other so well. A yin and a yang as it were. No "vs" needed. (and no sequels or prequels needed, at least as developed by Hollywood...)

[@jazzx251]

It was a tie - but Alien won on penalties. It would have been awesome if Aliens was the first movie though ... and then we got a prequel called Alien, fleshing out the origin story of Ellen!

[@Sn4k3f1st]

Cameron is a hack

[@cryogeneric]

THANK YOU! When it comes to Aliens, the debate always rages over what version is better: Theatrical or Special Edition (directors cut). I have always contended that the theatrical cut is probably best. Sure I started with that version in theaters and then VHS for years so the additions just hindered the story with unneeded exposition & action. But there are actually some very objective reasons why I believe it's a better composition of the story. There are no "needed" additions, but I've also said the only addition that was, at least, debatable was Ripley's daughter. Though, even that seems shoehorned in as a plot device when you watch the films back-to-back as her daughter is never mentioned in the first film.

[@Romans8-9]

I don't see how that makes it "shoe-horned". Ripley's maternal status or otherwise in the first film has no bearing on the plot.

[@earlchatterton9133]

Aliens is my favorite film in the franchise, and one of my fave movies in general. Everything about this movie is absolutely perfect for it's genre. The fact that a young director James Cameron pulled off the stuff with the Queen is still amazing. Weaver is awesome, but that supporting cast is so great too...Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser. I loved that Biehn, Paxton and Henriksen turned up in so many movies together over the years. Listen to the cast commentary on DVD. They have such an incredible bond together, and Paxton is just the funniest and most charming guy in the world. RIP.

[@strategery101]

This movie is godlike.

[@onetwothree7577]

review the Phantom pain

[@IVUSER]

Should've said that a year ago...

[@onetwothree7577]

That One Guy he said he was going to review it and he never did!

[@BenSlashes]

Wicket Lucas he said that he wasnt a Fan of MGS 5, he never finished it. so no Review for MGS 5.

[@onetwothree7577]

Ben Slashes when did he say that??? Send me a link

[@BenSlashes]

Wicket Lucas look for his " Man Cave Tour" Video. there he said it at min 8:00.

[@jgedutis]

Where is Avatar 2? I am ready for another sequel that surpasses it's predacessor.

[@Name-fd2co]

This is in no way better than the first

[@edin201x]

Pvt Hudson: "Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen!" (RIP Bill Paxton).

[@dixondark2231]

I've watched the special edition and the original version. With the special edition you get that unnecessarily long feeling, BUT you get some background on Ripley's family which brings a lot to the story as Chris says, and you also get that brief 5 second scene that is so meaningful where Ripley and Hicks tell each other their first names. That brings so much to their interaction and makes the special edition my favorite.

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

I love this movie so much that for 4 years me & my girlfriend would put it on to fall asleep to. I shit you not!

[@jaimonjohn2516]

aliens & T2 is the 2 reasons why I have high hopes for Avatar 2 !!!

[@penndavis471]

The Queen has horrified me for too long

[@CaseyChristopher]

I had/have a VHS that I watched probably every other day over three summers. Probably seen it around 100 times in my life easy. Still like Alien as a film that creeps me out of my skin better but Aliens is just something I love to revisit.

[@adampellett8374]

Aliens is by far one of my favorite SciFi action/horror movies in the 1980s. James Cameron is an amazing filmmaker since the first Terminator film. Love the action, suspense, storytelling, film score by James Horner and the special effects in the 80s. Outstanding movie as it should be. I give it an A+!

[@Sci-Fi-Punisher]

I give it an *A* Mother Fucking *+* !!!

[@arcticridge]

he can't, he's Chris Stuckmann

[@Rachel-96]

The Punisher Did you watch the review?

[@AaronLitz]

Ahh, Aliens, the perfect sequel to a perfect movie, and the perfect way to end the story. I am so glad they just let it end there, and never tried to extend it into an increasingly awful, senseless series.

[@agentbrandt]

Hahaha I saw what you did there. 😂

[@PeteAmachree]

Flawless from start to finish. Production design, script, cast, characters, editing, soundtrack, character arcs, direction. And don't get me started on Ripley and Newt's relationship. Who's cutting onions nearby?

[@t.l3846]

i can't wait for alien 3 review with you and Brando!!!

[@therealmichaelgarcia6113]

I grew up with aliens