CHIIIIIIILE' the way I almost died LOL!! sorry the camera was out of focus in the beginning.. The Full Length Reaction can be found here: www.patreon.com/posts/alien-1979-full-100273141?Link&
@ChrisS-no3ft6 ай бұрын
You did a great job! This is a classic. Aside from the script and story, the direction and cinematography are unlike anything they even make today. Plus, Jerry goldsmiths score is disturbing creepy and captures the mood perfectly. Additionally, the production values really take this film to A-level status. One of the greatest, if not the greatest horror movie of all time. Now you have to watch the sequel Aliens! Probably one of the best sequels of any movie of all time arguably.
@caribbeanman33796 ай бұрын
Nia Maki jumping into the deep, scary end of the cinematic pool.
@biggary96026 ай бұрын
Your camera's inability to focus is constant, it isn't just at the beginning of the video.
@trulybtd53966 ай бұрын
"I've watched gremlins so I should be fine with alien" is one of the best set ups I've ever heard.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Lmao I failed so hard!! I was SO confident going in to it too, cause technically terminator was labeled as horror too
@NigelShepherd-z7k6 ай бұрын
Same thing! 😳🇬🇧
@DanAxl-x9d6 ай бұрын
Lol i thought wow poor girl
@NigelShepherd-z7k6 ай бұрын
@@DanAxl-x9d Absolutely right. Great comment 😕
@Crespwnian5 ай бұрын
i was laughing so hard hehe
@EllisThings6 ай бұрын
Brilliant. And this almost certainly means we're watching ALIENS (1986) pretty soon - which is some of the most iconic stuff there ever was
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Omg yes for sure!!!
@MrDirtyDego6 ай бұрын
Nia only watch Aliens, do not watch the rest they are terrible. But Aliens is a solid 10/10
@monsoon12345678906 ай бұрын
One of the best horror movies of all time and also one of the best badass heroines of all time
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
YESSSS! Ripley is just Perfect!!
@chrisby306 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactslooking forward to Aliens
@Codametal6 ай бұрын
"I'm a grown adult, I can handle it." Nia is soooooo funny. 8-)
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 I thought wrong!!
@Gort-Marvin0Martian6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts LOL
@Stogie21126 ай бұрын
Nia: "I can handle it." Alien: "Hold my beer...."
@NigelShepherd-z7k6 ай бұрын
🤨😄🇬🇧
@markhamstra10836 ай бұрын
46:00 The tech portrayed in this movie was already outdated in 1979. They weren’t trying to do futurism and project what tech would become; rather, they were trying to portray that this is not a state of the art research vessel, but that it is more like a working truck or tugboat operating under economic constraints.
@Stevarooni6 ай бұрын
Taking a step back from shiny, new tech makes it much more believable.
@NuclearFridge16 ай бұрын
The ship is "no expense attempted". The Company didn't spend anything on it they didn't absolutely have to.
@gregorygant42426 ай бұрын
Outdated for normal open citizen's tech or secret govt. tech ? Please elaborate if you can . I can guess the answer to that already !
@markhamstra10836 ай бұрын
@@gregorygant4242 Nothing secret or government about it. Things like Mother’s terminal were old compared to what was in a high school or community college computer lab of the time, had worse performance than the computer I had at home, and was waaay behind the liquid nitrogen cooled graphics workstation a friend of mine used at work.
@markbarrett44406 ай бұрын
The 'Nostromo's back story is that it was once a cruise vessel but WY retrofitted it with only rudimentary tech and converted it into a commercial towing vehicle.
@JackOiswatching6 ай бұрын
"Always Listen to Ripley" should be the tagline of this movie. She knows what's up!
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Yeah wise words right there!!
@stevetheduck14256 ай бұрын
Should'a listened to Lambert is just as good: she's the smartest person on the ship. Almost everything she says is correct and has bearing on what happens. Even the throwaway line 'I wonder what happened to the rest of the crew?'
@Applejack30three6 ай бұрын
During the chestbuster scene, the other actors were not told exactly what was going to happen. Veronica Cartwright's reaction was pretty genuine!
@paulbrut6 ай бұрын
Its a myth that the actors did not know what was going to happen I'm afraid ,they had all read the script , and the Cameras were all covered in plastic to protect them from the fake blood. Veronica Cartwright got a jet of fake blood in the face, so obviously she would recoil from that ,as she was not expecting it !
@reidmason25516 ай бұрын
They knew what was going to happen, but not _how_ it would be done. The freakout was to do with the blood pumps (spraying real sheep's blood) being aimed right at the actors and the stench of real animal organs and formaldehyde on-set. The actors didn't expect either.
@TheLaFleur6 ай бұрын
There's a deleted scene that explains how the eggs are made. In that scene near the end Ripley finds what happened to Dallas and Kane. Kane is practically turned into an egg and Dallas is in the middle of the process, the room is also covered in some kind of organic material, like some sort of nest..Dallas is half conscious and begs Ripley to kill him, which she does with the flamethrower. The scene could also explain what happened to the crew in the alien ship, since the ship is also full of eggs
@janekotoole87516 ай бұрын
Nia: I was okay with GREMLINS so I think I'll be fine with ALIEN. Narrator: She was not fine... Now for the sequel! Best of luck with that...
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
🤣 🤣 yeah that should have been added in the edit
@Browncoat666 ай бұрын
Game over man!🤣 IYKYK!
@snakeeyes56386 ай бұрын
Nia Maki: "What kind of robot sweats white?" Me:"What kind of robot sweats?"
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
🤣 🤣 🤣
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 😂 😂
@snakeeyes56386 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts 😂😂
@AmaroqFan6 ай бұрын
everyone forgets, when Ash yells 'Don't Touch It!' that 1-They are not on a planet anymore, they are in the vacuum of space, and 2- ACID FOR BLOOD. You stab that thing, and the blood could very well eat through many floors and through the hull. I don't know about ya'll, but I'd prefer a fighting chance of defeating this thing or escaping via the shuttle over sudden decompression and suffocating to death.
@calanor41306 ай бұрын
Cats have been on board ships since ancient times. In addition to being good company, they also catch vermin that could otherwise ruin the food stores. In addition, on a space ship like Nostromo rodents could get to the wiring, causing damage that could be very serious when you're literally an astronomical distance from home. Thanks for reacting to this great film!
@BwfVid6 ай бұрын
That's how the xenomorph got big, it ate all the rats!
@treadstone11386 ай бұрын
It's actually stated in some Alien literature that the cat was just there for window dressing. There are no rats on starships. When everyone is in hyper sleep, there's no oxygen in the ship so no rat or other animals are going to be able to live.
@Deined6 ай бұрын
Rats don't get on more "earthbound" aircraft. How would they get on spaceships? 🙄
@calanor41306 ай бұрын
@@Deined It actually does happen, although it's hopefully a rare occurrence. The press reported about such an incident on board a Sri Lankan commercial plane just a few weeks ago.
@calanor41306 ай бұрын
@@treadstone1138 That there wouldn't be any oxygen on the ship is a very good point! That's not evident in the film though, is it? I haven't actually read any of the literature. [Edit] On the other hand, considering that Jones would be in hyper sleep as well, he wouldn't exactly be able to fulfill his job as a rat hunter. I stand corrected then, seems like he was there for the company! 🙂
@zmarko6 ай бұрын
Dallas: "we're halfway there" Nia: 🎶 🎵 "Livin' on a prayer!" 🎶 🎵 🤣 🤣 Good one!
@Pink.andahalf6 ай бұрын
There's a deleted scene that shows what actually happened to Dallas.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Oh damn, I missed it
@eliasshaikh20656 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactsin the “director’s cut” version they include that scene with Dallas’ fate, and a few alternate takes on various scenes.
@artboymoy6 ай бұрын
@@eliasshaikh2065 Brett as well. He was further along.
@zedwpd6 ай бұрын
Lambert was also in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
@torpedoboy46 ай бұрын
and "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers". She's horror royalty
@LordVolkov6 ай бұрын
Witches of Eastwick. Veronica Cartwright always slays with the hysterics.
@frankjose40576 ай бұрын
Now you get the oh no not again joke that was made in Space Balls in the gas station diner
@goldean59746 ай бұрын
The face you made when the alien burst out of John Hurt’s chest was priceless.
@vercoda9997Ай бұрын
When someone's already confused by the intro's computer's boot-up activation sequence, it's clear that the 1970s are especially alien to her.
@meltorme-ntor29336 ай бұрын
And now you have to watch "Aliens". And stop there. You don't need to see any other movies in the franchise. 🙂
@jacklegend57985 ай бұрын
It's always interesting watching reactions to Alien from before Covid, when most folks were on the side of "let them in; he needs medical attention" to post-Covid reactions when folks are almost always on the side of "maintain the quarantine; leave 'em outside."
@NiaMakiReacts5 ай бұрын
Oh that’s interesting!!!!
@kevincaulder206 ай бұрын
The water was from the cooling units that were damaged when they landed. The alien likes to move through the air shafts to keep from being detected and hunt its prey. And you can't stab the chestburster because it is faster than you are, and the acid would destroy whatever part of you it splashed on. You missed the part where the chestbusrter tightened its tail around Kane's neck. But I love that you worked your way through the movie. But you must watch the follow-up sequel called ALIENS. It is more action oriented and will pull at your maternal instincts. I really can't wait. Keep going and enjoy
@phillipdry36966 ай бұрын
He meant facehugger wrapped its tail around Kane’s neck
@eowyns41816 ай бұрын
Congrats on surviving! =) Alien is one of those movies that is kinda timeless in its 'fearfactor' and even now it scares the ish out of people so genuinely: well done! I hope you watch the second one 'alienS'. It is somewhat of a favorite of mine as far as sequels go, very well done.
@austinpena56056 ай бұрын
Watched this for the first time when I was 12 at 1 am in the morning. Ya boy was scarred from that chest bursting scene
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
YOO I would have had the lights on!! hahaha!!!! especially how you didn't even notice it in the end?? my room would feel so unsafe
@russellward46246 ай бұрын
@NiaMakiReacts I saw it in the theaters at 7 years old. Was so scary with everyone freaking out around us. Lol
@stanimirgeorgiev.876 ай бұрын
I have watched many channels show Alien, but no one wanted to know as much about the creature itself as you did, which impressed me.That was an interesting reaction.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Welcome! Many people hate how much I question and speculate, but I just can’t turn off my brain. I guess it’s more scary when I don’t know its motive, abilities and how it operates so my mind is trying to figure it out lol
@stanimirgeorgiev.876 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts hahaha why? I think it's fun that you care. I'm prepping this for someone who doesn't pay attention. 😁 For example, I am interested from a scientific point of view. Don't worry, I'm not like Ash. 😁lol
@Pixelologist6 ай бұрын
Oh, Nia - you were so NOT ready. lol! I hope you've recuperated by now.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 yeah I’m good now… i think, editing it definitely had me on edge again though
@rodgerlang8845 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactsI’m well into double digit watches of this movie and I get sucked in every time and the ratcheting tension just works
@gluuuuue6 ай бұрын
This was made in 1979 and computers were noisy as all hell back then, along with most automated machinery. The main reason was the tons of mechanical parts-magnetic storage media took the form of large reels of tape drives, and even the disk drives that dominated the later era of the '80s up to the 2010s/today have spinning disk platters, cooling fans, power supplies also had their own cooling fans and sometimes electronic components that can hum for various reasons. I can tell you, when the IBM PC XT I had in the early '80s booted up, it sounded, in many ways, louder than the Nostromo computer waking the ship back to life. In the modern computing era, with solid-state drives taking over and tapes having become relics, the noise has largely been reduced to just cooling elements, like fans (or, nowadays, liquid cooling, depending on the intensity of the computing rig). The whirring, clicking, and grinding has mostly vanished.
@gotreactions6 ай бұрын
Hehe, they will never know or understand. :)
@jollygoodfellow39575 ай бұрын
A lot of old tech is analog which is why they make noise, like CRT tvs. There is benefit to analog technology, as it can calculate an infinite number of states between 1 and 0, but digital can only interpret 1's and 0's.
@jeremywagler34266 ай бұрын
The Thing (John Carpenter version) came out in 1982. Also, a great sci-fi horror with amazing practical effects. Would love to see your reaction to it!
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
I’ve seen a few comments like this, I think I may do this reaction too then. I’ll definitely include it in the next poll
@Swampthing716 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactsdo you really want to be traumatized? That movie is only for those who are not faint of heart. It's a great movie but I'll tell you that if you want to watch it then don't watch it on a full stomach. I miss movies where women felt like women & not boss b*cthes. That's what every female lead movie does now. At least here the female characters have flaws & are vulnerable. The female characters now don't have flaws & are perfect with no character growth.
@MrCOLBSTAH6 ай бұрын
The alien JAZZ HANDS gets almost everyone
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Hahahahahahah!!! Not the JAZZ hands 🤗
@manoz619418 күн бұрын
I thought it wanted a hug!
@zedwpd6 ай бұрын
Next movie, The Exorcist. We will see about old time scary.
@fidel2xl5 ай бұрын
Good reaction, Nia. Btw, per your comment around the 2:25 minute mark regarding the silence of electric vehicles today, actually EVs were extremely popular back in the 1890s and early 1900s...and those electric cars were quite silent as well. Over 33% of the vehicles on the roadways in the early 1900s were electric. It's really only in the past 20 years that EVs have been making a comeback (although a failing comeback...lol). But yep...the 1890s into the early 20th century were already mass-producing those vehicles. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the very first EV was conceptualized and an experimental prototype developed way back in the 1830s. Also, I assume that other commenters clued you in regarding the sequence of the movies (since you mentioned Alien vs Predator). Bear in mind, this 1979 movie and its sequel in 1986 were the original, and contained within its own universe. There was a 3rd Alien movie as well in the late 1990s. However, just imagine that many years later after the classics, the movie studio decided to exploit the franchise as a money grab. So they bring in a new team to write sequel and prequel scripts...mix the movie and ANOTHER movie franchise...and totally dilute from the original by releasing trash for the gullible movie consumers. In a nutshell, please watch this movie and its 1986 sequel as their OWN movies, and if you wish, proceed with caution if you decide to watch and react to the diluted money-grabs put out by the movie studios...LOL. (Btw, this movie was before my time, but even I know that it is a classic, and the recent trash with the 'Alien' name are insults to the original gems).
@lazyhominid6 ай бұрын
Ripley was canceling the self destruct because the alien was between her and the shuttle. She couldn't get to the shuttle.
@JTOCIII6 ай бұрын
There was a ride at Disney World called The Great Movie Ride When I was kid I went on it one of the things they had was Alien 1979 also nice reaction👍
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Oh snap! Was it stationary?! I’d totally 💩 my pants 😂
@JTOCIII6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts The Alien does move
@Behinddarkness866 ай бұрын
Fun fact, the parasite (facehugger) that attaches to Kane was originally going to be painted green. The writers and director visited H.R. Giger’s studio during pre-production to check on his progress. H.R. Giger was the artist behind the design of the alien creatures and spaceship. They saw the facehugger had just come out of the mold and the flesh colored latex looked more disturbing. It is funny how things like that work out. I love Alien and H.R. Giger.
@RailfanJason6 ай бұрын
You did kinda figure it out. It does have a very short lifespan. It was actually in the shuttle laying there waiting to die. It's not easy to tell, but the alien is a little more gray at the end of the movie than when we first saw it. I believe in Ridley Scott's comentary on the movie, he mentions that.
@treadstone11386 ай бұрын
Yeah he did say that in several interviews and on the commentary but later films kind of retcon that. The alien is actually the same color throughout the entire film.
@woeshaling64216 ай бұрын
Ridley is wishy washy about the lore. Any guess is as good as Scott’s “official lore”. And generally speaking, the alien makes little sense. Either as a lifeform or as a bio weapon described in later movies. But that’s ok, the less you know the scarier it is. Scott and Cameron made excellent films. But the more you know about the alien, the less effective it gets. It doesn’t help that characters get more frustrating as the franchise goes on.
@treadstone11386 ай бұрын
@@woeshaling6421 I will admit that thinking it's an organism whose sole purpose is simply to procreate kind of makes it terrifying because it's almost like a virus. As an engineered by a weapon, kind of interesting but now that they're trying to say David bioengineered it I think is absolutely ludicrous and I will never subscribe to that theory. As much as I love the David character, that aspect was dumb and how the lore got retconned later on just made it more ridiculous. Both Prometheus and Covenant are amazing films visually. But sorely lacking in substance, especially Covenant. But I agree that the less you know about it, the better. Like Lovecraft said: the oldest emotion of mankind is fear and the oldest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
@smashbrandiscootch7196 ай бұрын
Lmao our first Lasers and Feelings game would have made a lot more sense had you seen this first 😂😂
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
A LOT would have made sense if I a lot of movies. Even Rabbid’s… droid thing didn’t make sense to me until I saw Star Wars 😂 I really be confused a lot when I play sometimes 😂
@rabbiddawg79356 ай бұрын
Scrappy was a happy little droid interfacing with the mainframe. Maybe her name was 'Mother' too
@robertmaez67062 ай бұрын
Lambert(Veronica Cartwright) was also in Hitchcock's "The Birds" and the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". She's a great screamer!
@ulfingvar12 ай бұрын
"I've seen Gremlins, I can handle anything.."
@januzi26 ай бұрын
8:37 The best quote that comes to my mind when I'm seeing him getting so close to the egg is: "That thing is probably some kind of raw sewage container. Go ahead and rub your face all over it."
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Yeah WHO DOES THAT?!?!??
@noodle_fc6 ай бұрын
I wouldn't have made this connection but I'm GLaD you pointed it out.
@JJgibson16 ай бұрын
Another movie to check out with a female lead outsmarting people is Jackie Brown(1997).
@phj2236 ай бұрын
Just wanted to recommend the new series "Shogun", it's great. :) Based on the novel with the same name by James Clavell (and there was a fantastic miniseries created already 1980), it's set in medieval Japan. You have political scheming for power, some wild action, fantastic performances, stunning cinematography, and highly evocative and haunting score.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Ahhh it was mentioned in discord too; might put it on a poll then!
@bighuge10606 ай бұрын
This ages me but the trailer with the cracked egg sparked my interest in the movie. I then purchased the graphic novel, the art of Alien, and the making of Alien books before finally seeing the movie in the theatre. I purchased a film clip viewer of the movie, an Alien model and a giant Alien action figure. This wasn't my favorite movie at the time but I admired its realistic treatment of the crew through the acting and directing; the sequel being a comic strip/Hollywood-shallow action movie. However, for some reason, this movie captured my attention. It has been fun watching your reaction to it.
@goat14086 ай бұрын
Ripley not just a woman hero.... she's a badass!! Definitely a scifi inspiration behind my character Jelly of Jellybean Dream
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
dopeeee!!!! yessss, we all need a little Ripley and Jelly in our lives then lol
@goat14086 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts Most definitely.....would love to see you cosplay as Jelly one day!!! Did you ever see your art? kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWPRZomrqsiHo80si=XaamvEYoHtKFWtSy
@mageeaaron26246 ай бұрын
0:48 Yeah, Alien vs Predator takes place in it's own universe. It's still a fun movie, but it's not canon. Paul Anderson (The director of the movie) is known to change lore of many classic stories. Mortal Kombat 1995 movie, and the Resident Evil live-action movie franchise are huge examples of him. changing some of the lore.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Oh interesting, I didn’t know that!! You learn new things everyday 😆
@Holy_Wraith6 ай бұрын
AvP was created because of a prank, a person making the Predator skull scene put a Xenomorph skull as a joke and that's how it started (before the Internet hype)
@CharlesMosley1296 ай бұрын
i was told that when this movie came out, everyone HAD to see it. it was hyped like Jaws, Star Wars, and had lines around the block at movie theaters. it held people attention and fears until the sequel in 1986. and that one was a major hit too.
@Dslaughter876 ай бұрын
You finally made it here 😂 great movie reaction and can't wait for Aliens 😊
@gordondafoe35166 ай бұрын
It's a shame that all you newbies never saw this film at an IMAX theatre. What an experience! "Lot's of deep throat action". I like the way you think Nia.😆
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 it was A LOT of it!
@treadstone11386 ай бұрын
Well IMAX didn't exist in 1979 soooooo yeah. LoL
@jeremywagler34266 ай бұрын
@NiaMakiReacts the late great artist H.R. Giger (rhymes is eager) created the Alien design. "deep throat action" pretty much describes his artwork lol. I'm not dissing him, love his art, but that's a good description!
@abc123tiktok6 ай бұрын
Hilariously this was one of my favorite childhood movie. I remember one random X-mas with extend family slowly dying down we decide to watch a movie. As Alien pop up we all universally agree to watch from ages 8-82 XD
@cajunsushi5 ай бұрын
They gave us a hint in the beginning of the movie when Kane jogged in place like super fast.
@ZbigniewZiggyCzachor6 ай бұрын
The sequel is even better! You have to watch it! 😊
@AuroraMeansDawn272 ай бұрын
If you watch the scene where Brett is in the reactor, the camera pans up and you can see the Alien hanging on the chains, watching him.
@jeremywagler34266 ай бұрын
The Alien didn't eat the people. There is a deleted scene that shows what it did with their bodies. It doesn't really line up with what happens in part 2 though, so it's alright that it was cut out. When you watch Aliens, you should definitely watch the special edition!! The several extra minutes of run time is worth it. The sequels past part 2 ( Aliens) aren't as good imo, but Aliens is one of the greatest sequels ever made! This is a good time to watch Alien and Aliens, because Alien:Romulus hits theaters later this year.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
I’m getting opposite advice 😂 some say theatrical others day directors cut !
@Holy_Wraith6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactsGo with the Director's Edition/Special Edition. I've been a fan for 45 years and I tell ya, trust an old fan. If it was not for the Special/Director's edition, we would not see just what was lost, and how more intense things go. Please watch the Special/Director's Edition, you'll thank us.
@JamesGilburt-lb7sg6 ай бұрын
Hi Nia, it's great you've seen this sci-fi classic, please react to it's incredible sequel Aliens (1986) soon :)
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
It won the poll on Patreon so excited to watch it some time this week!
@Holy_Wraith6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReactsplease watch the Special Edition unedited version, it's better and explains a few things too.
@JamesGilburt-lb7sg6 ай бұрын
@NiaMakiReacts Brilliant, I'm glad it did and yes I saw it was uploaded onto here yesterday, I'll be watching it later :)
@OptmiusPrime1146 ай бұрын
Hey! The new trailer for Alien: Romulus is just released! Also, Alien is a great movie and you should react to Aliens as well. Stop there, though.
@smashbrandiscootch7196 ай бұрын
Lmao solid advice for sure!!
@matthewdinslage71796 ай бұрын
OMG yes lol. Definitely watch Aliens, one of the greatest sequels of all time, but stop there and pretend everything after doesn't exists.
@Wang_Monkey6 ай бұрын
So the hypnotic beginning sequence with the strange noises and what looked like an alien as you said (It's actually an emergency helmet for the pilot to wear if there's a hull breach and they lose air) is all intentional foreshadowing of things to come. The strange noise of the computer starting meant to sound alien and it mirrors the "distress" signal. Also when you compare the sound to that of when Kane leans over the egg and the facehugger leaps out, they are very similar. The emergency helmet with the strange "mouth" happens to be where Kane sits foreshadowing the facehugger breaking through his helmet later on. The helmet is placed looking at the screen making you feel there's a creature controlling the craft; a similar theme to the space jockey they find fossilised. If you love this movie like I do checkout the vid "Bizarre subliminal foreshadowing in ALIEN" an excellent analytical breakdown of that sequence ;) ;)
@thumperboyad10315 ай бұрын
Great reaction, loved it!
@seanorange56336 ай бұрын
I liked this b4 I watched the reaction, Alien is that good, so needless to say this reaction will be a memorable one......................even without those fabulous CURLS!
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 😂 😂 can’t have them out all the time, keeps the demand high 😂
@seanorange56336 ай бұрын
ooooohhh..sound logic, can't argue with capitalism, that's why i keep a stash of your Arcane reactions.....@@NiaMakiReacts
@maddwitch6 ай бұрын
The thing about the Predators is that they visit earth repeatedly. The Prey prequel takes place in the 1700s. The AVP movies are set in the early 2000s. This movie, Alien, is set in 2122.
@aideneifriehew6 ай бұрын
Literally the best timing in the world considering the trailer for the newest Alien film just dropped lol
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Can I watch it or would it spoil any of the other movies?
@aideneifriehew6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts Yeah! It's fairly short and the movie itself will take place between 1 & 2 so go ahead! It looks great!
@Stogie21126 ай бұрын
Nia! Re-watch "Spaceballs" and check out the diner scene towards the end!
@warmongeir84276 ай бұрын
Now you need to watch Aliens, best sequel ever. Make sure you watch the Enhanced or Directors Cut. Not as scary but action packed.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Good to know I won’t be as scared 😂
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
Better sequel than Hot Shots Part Deux?
@dazedandconfusedconfused95006 ай бұрын
I sure hope you follow through with reacting to the sequels that follow this.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
For sure!
@Mirage_Mach56 ай бұрын
According to Ridley Scott, the original ending had Ripley dying. She fired the harpoon gun, but it bounced off the creature, allowing the creature to close the distance and move in for the kill. Also, the creature would have made the final report of the USS Nostromo using Ripley's voice. Thanks, Nia!
@johnnie26386 ай бұрын
Timestamp 13:48 "Book Shield". LOL Yes, where is bookshield btw? 😊
@serenitytoepper4 ай бұрын
In the special edition I think it's called there's a scene added to the film that shows what happened to Brett and Dallas
@toiddiot16296 ай бұрын
H E double hockey sticks! Haven't heard that one before 😄
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 excuse my French
@philosopher00766 ай бұрын
We used to say that when I was about 11 years old, " H " , " E " double hockey sticks. Wow, I had forgotten all about that phrase. Haven't heard it since me and my friends used it back in the mid 1970's. It's an OLD OLD saying.
@toiddiot16296 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts oh, don't worry about the French, I speak it fluently 😉 Please, watch the sequel to this also, it's H E double hockey sticks uva good movie!
@RosaLichtenstein016 ай бұрын
Excellent reaction, Nia. If you decide to watch the sequel, Aliens (which is, if anything, even better than Alien), make sure you choose the extended version, which is much better than the original cinematic release edit. After Aliens, the rest of the fanchise is very poor and should only be watched if you like being seriously disappointed. Remember, this species reproduces by means of a 'face clucther', so the cat can't have been 'infected'.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Lmao “only if you like being seriously disappointed” im dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dragonage21126 ай бұрын
Extended version is no big deal so whatever!
@RosaLichtenstein016 ай бұрын
@@dragonage2112 Where did I say it was a 'big deal'? I said this: "[M]ake sure you choose the extended version, which is much better than the original cinematic release edit." Can you see the words "big deal" in there anywhere? Or anything else that implies I think that that version of this film is a 'big deal'?
@barreloffun106 ай бұрын
Personally I think the theatrical release is better.
@RosaLichtenstein016 ай бұрын
@@barreloffun10 I disagree and for the reasons I stated; the extended version gives the backgound to Ripley's relation with Newt, as well as Newt's own background. It also explains a little more about what happened to the colony.
@Uriahjw6 ай бұрын
Your jump reaction was among the best that I've seen. I can see it would be just as much fun watching you watch the movie as it would be to watch the movie with you.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
It was scary AND so gross as much as I was talking about Lambert I can see how i would just panic too
@Uriahjw6 ай бұрын
@@NiaMakiReacts maybe you should watch the thing, next time. Hehe
@mageeaaron26246 ай бұрын
16:36 IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!! The Xenomorph is here!!!! Fun fact: This chest bursting scene was 100% practical. None of the actors knew this was going to happen. Excellent movie! 🙏🏽💪
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
That would catch anyone by surprise 😂 and horror
@Gort-Marvin0Martian6 ай бұрын
A lot of your questions are answered in "Aliens." It was fun watching you see everything going on. It is great sci-fi horror film for sure. And Aliens is every bit as bad. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe. Everyone!
@ObsceneVegetableMatter6 ай бұрын
I have never seen a perfect film, but Alien is one of few films that comes very close.
@jollygoodfellow39575 ай бұрын
The AVP movies put the timeline in modern day to fit with the Predator timeline which is also in the modern day. They were trying to give a reason for the company to be interested in the alien before the crew of the Nostromo knew about it. 3:44 Interesting point. Predators come to us in the present day, but we come to aliens in the future haha. 30:02 I can speak from experience in scaring people in haunted house attractions that some people do get so terrified that the can't move.
@salvessen61005 ай бұрын
The old practical effects are still more horrific than the new CG stuff. Great reaction, thanks.
@Elixear4 ай бұрын
17:32 De toutes les réactions que j'ai vues à ce film (plusieurs dizaines), vous êtes la seule à avoir imaginé si tôt dans le film qu'Ash pouvait savoir des choses avant. Belle vivacité d'esprit, bravo. 😉
@PorterJustPorter6 ай бұрын
Ash obviously had sinister motives, but it was probably wise at the time not to kill the chest burster cuz of its acidic blood.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Yeah…. Still mad he let them back in tho
@therewasacrookedman58926 ай бұрын
Consider that there was a secret directive to bring back the life form and it took a while for Ripley to decode the message through the ECIU computer of a mining tug vessel. It would stand to reason that the company already knew what the beacon meant and had other info. In my view, Ash was there to ensure the organisms survival from the minute the company found the distress signal. Ash (robot) probably had his orders transmitted to him before the crew even woke up in the first scene.
@PorterJustPorter6 ай бұрын
@therewasacrookedman5892 Ash was clearly there to ensure the alien's survival. The fact that the other crew members didn't know makes Ash's actions consistent in retrospect. Yelling "Don't touch it" after it bursts from a chest, is one of those moments. My point, however, is that Ash was correct in not trying to kill it immediately. It has acid for blood... stabbing it with a knife at the dinner table would have killed the whole crew once the acid burns through the hull.
@kevinmackey31665 ай бұрын
Some of the equipment may seem outdated from a modern perspective, but it actually makes sense if you consider that the Nostromo is a towing vehicle. The company wants the highest possible return on investment, so they aren't going to spend the money to equip it with the most advanced technology. They would make sure the ship had what it needs to be functional, but that's all.
@serenitytoepper5 ай бұрын
According to Google. This is the exact timeline in order. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) ... Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) ... Prometheus (2012) ... Alien: Covenant (2017) ... Alien (1979) ... Aliens (1986) ... Alien 3 (1992) ... Alien Resurrection (1997)
@timfahey71276 ай бұрын
Did you really not make the facehugger/transfer of alien scenario? Tummy? Cute. Thanks for the reaction.👍
@asian-americanwithanopinio89546 ай бұрын
My all-time favorite Sci-fi franchise
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
The first two films are masterpieces. The rest are garbage.
@AngryVikingBiker5 ай бұрын
You asked how does the Alien also known as the Xenomorph grow so quickly? here's your answer... In the movie "Alien," the creature known as the "Xenomorph" goes through a rapid growth process due to its unique life cycle. After hatching from an egg, the creature undergoes several molts, shedding its skin and growing larger each time. This rapid growth is a characteristic of the Xenomorph's biology, allowing it to reach its full size relatively quickly. Additionally, the Xenomorph's ability to adapt and evolve in response to its environment contributes to its formidable and fast-growing nature. I hope this helped answer your question.
@phj2236 ай бұрын
Great and very funny reaction 😅 can't wait for your reaction to the sequel 😊
@caribbeanman33796 ай бұрын
1:35 That's an early morning, standing-in-front-the-toilet-bowl-pissing face if I ever saw one! 🤣
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Lmao I can’t unsee it now
@darthmaul136 ай бұрын
It’s such a good film!! I remember seeing it when my parents were watching it when I was 8. That scene stuck with me for a while. U have to watch the 2nd one Aliens. It’s a great film and more of an action film. If u haven’t watched it u need to watch Predator. One of the best sci-fi action films ever.
@barreloffun106 ай бұрын
For the sequel Aliens, I suggest the theatrical release, not the director’s cut.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
I’m gonna have to put a poll up cause people are saying opposite things 😂
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
Agreed. The director's cut is interesting to watch. But the theatrical is better.
@snorpenbass41966 ай бұрын
So the "pilot" (known as the "space jockey" unofficially) looks like that because of the condensation and eventual mummification. The condensation forms on the surfaces, drips down, brings with it minerals, those build up a layer with time and it gets to where it looks fused to the seat. So where does the condensation come from? Well... ...the egg chamber. 😁
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Oh interesting!!!!!
@CrownlessKing886 ай бұрын
Lambert couldn’t move because she was frozen with fear.
@mageeaaron26246 ай бұрын
3:07 Aye!!!!! Classic song! 😂💪
@ypey16 ай бұрын
great reaction! you are very perceptive on a first watch i must say... the second Aliens is a great action sequal
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Hopefully in early April I’ll have it out!!
@gambar6 ай бұрын
It's a slow-paced movie with immortal musical themes. Jerry Goldsmith knocked it out of the park.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Yes really set the mood!
@CrownlessKing886 ай бұрын
The Alien had a big day, him was taking a nap in the shuttle. Haha
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
😂 mood!!
@stevetheduck14256 ай бұрын
'Why is it so big?' It's 'biomechanical' as the style was back then, and it was taking power from the ship: remember when they were finding the cat, and the lights that didn't come on, then DID come on for no reason?
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Oh I didn’t even connect the issues with the light I just thought it was an artistic choice to visualize the chaos. I must watch it again now
@mdroid77555 ай бұрын
It was not taking power from the ship. And the lights weren't off and on for no reason, Parker explains the lights in that section shorted out during the takeoff and then goes to a panel to fix them.
@Vikinggirl16796 ай бұрын
Great movie and great reaction. Now you HAVE to watch the sequel ALIENS, plural,.one of the best sequels ever made. Ut stop after that. The rest are no good. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an oscar for her role as Ellen Ripley
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
All the comments seem to say to stop after that lol
@nedzed36636 ай бұрын
My mom was pregnant for me when she went and saw this in the movie theater with her best friend and scene where the alien bursts out of poor Cane's chest scared her friend so much she walked out. She was like "nope"
@mageeaaron26246 ай бұрын
1:32 RIP John Hurt! Great actor! 🙏🏽
@innercircle3416 ай бұрын
Aww my favourite ❤❤❤
@jamesharper39335 ай бұрын
New subscriber. Forbidden Planet (1956), 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars were all influences in the progression of sci-fi films. Alein was a total influence on the progression of sci-fi horror. Everything about this film was perfect; set design, alien design, cinematography, legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith's score, directing. This movie was the birth of the modern female badass IMHO. Great reaction too.
@stevetheduck14256 ай бұрын
Loud computers, etc. Yep, back then every switch went click and every light went beep. For us older users of modern tech, it's weird not knowing if it's working, and even weirder, not knowing that it's not working.
@NiaMakiReacts6 ай бұрын
Trust me, it bugged me when Apple got rid of the home button but I can’t even remember when we went from the loud dial tone to connect to the internet to now. It’s just makes u think what impossible thing can we not even imagine that will be available in the future lol
@chrisby306 ай бұрын
Great Reaction, looking forward to Aliens
@obscillesk5 ай бұрын
Speaking of strong women in movies, Prey is also a solid example. Naru is a solid badass
@DoktorStrangelove6 ай бұрын
When--not if, but when--you watch _Aliens_ make certain you watch the Special Edition. The theatrical edit is great, but the SE adds back a lot of character and story development and some scenes which ratchet up the tension even more.