So PERFECT I Shed a TEAR! First Time Watching *ALIENS (1986)* Reaction

[@TheDorkSideTV]

I did not have crying happy tears while watching ALIENS on my bingo card for the horror marathon but dammit it was that good! Alien Romulus should be coming out soon and then we will be back on our regularly scheduled Elm Street Marathon! Much love and let me know what you think of no greenscreen background- Cole

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

Aaaaand never watch Alien3. :D

[@carlgibson285]

The no greenscreen background looks great! As for future Alien movies, I notice you're a Marvel fan from the stuff behind you, so if you do ever get around to watching Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection you'll probably enjoy them more if you think of them as Alien Multiverse movies and pretend the characters are variants in an alternate timeline 😅

[@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg]

If you enjoy playing video games, try playing Alien Isolation. The game takes place in between Alien and Aliens. The game has the same music, atmosphere, feel as the movies. I believe you might enjoy it

[@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg]

I suggest not playing on nightmare difficulty on your first play through

[@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg]

Bishop character steams from the Bishop the man in AVP. Alien vs Predator. That part is worth a watch as well. Some don't care for it but it builds on the world.

[@spencertucker2902]

Not even finished watching your reaction yet, but I just wanted to say what a pleasure it is to see someone truly enjoying a cinematic masterpiece to the point of tears. . I’m an emotional guy, and I’ve cried during a ton of films. Even Aliens, despite the fact that I’ve seen it hundreds of times. . Saw this as a kid, along with the Thing and other 80s classics and I love seeing these generations seeing and appreciating classic cinema. . This movie is definitely in my top 10 all time. . Aliens . The Thing . The Usual Suspects . BvS: Dawn of Justice UE . Raiders of the Lost Ark . Conan the Barbarian…. . Just to name a few. . Thanks for sharing your love of cinema. This is one of the most real aliens reactions I’ve seen….snd I’ve seen dozens. Nicely done!

[@giggitygiggity8391]

Amen brother, agree with you 100% 👍🤙

[@TheDorkSideTV]

@@spencertucker2902 I love this comment and appreciate the passion we share for movies! I love when a movie can make me so happy I shed the tear. That is always the ultimate sign I will always love the film. Glad I got to capture it on camera. Thanks for writing out this comment and watching along my friend

[@vendelayindustries]

"-Game over, man. Game over!" - One of the greatest lines ever. Love your reaction, man! ... and yes, I cried (happy tears) with you at the end!

[@mihajlonet]

I love that you cried - that scene gets me every time! Best movie ever!

[@suttonbrybry]

"Fold him up like a lawn chair" I'm fucking crying laughing

[@billyb583]

Dude you got so invested in this movie so fast haha love seeing you get so hyped up! The love for Ripley and Newt and the pure hatred for the aliens and Burke was perfect. Yet another great reaction Cole!!

[@TheHeirOfPoseidon]

Honestly yeah “Aliens” is just an absolutely perfect sequel to an already outstanding movie.

[@TheDorkSideTV]

It is hard to comprehend how well done the sequel is. I want to rewatch it ASAP

[@DerekHarrison-d5d]

@@TheDorkSideTVAliens is definitely one of the greatest sequels ever.Up there with the likes of Terminator 2: Judgement Day,The Godfather Part Two,The Empire Strikes Back,Superman 2 and Top Gun: Maverick.By the way Sergeant Apone played by Al Matthews,was an actual Marine Corps Sergeant who served in Vietnam.RIP🙏Sergeant Matthews😔

[@FireTiger941]

53:30 FUN FACT: When the computer says "You now have 14 minutes to reach minimum safe distance", that is EXACTLY how much time passes until the explosion! You can't edit a film any better than that!

[@patterrum]

I love your reactions mate. You're pure emotional moments show you are a true fan of cinema. U deserve more subs.

[@wyrdspace_01]

I am laughing so hard - "second alien mouth up Carter's backside..." hilarious. So glad you're getting to see one of the greatest sequels of all time. Feel the hype!👽

[@evanirvana500]

Oh and have to say paul reiser doesn't get enough credit for playing a villian so well that his own mother was happy when burke bought it. Now thats a good actor.

[@Imylover]

Absolutely agree! Burke is one of my fav villains. And the best & unique part of that is that he is a normal guy in a suit! No super power. Doesn't even pick up a gun. And yet he shows such evil & causes so much trouble & mayhem. THAT is the pure purpose of any story's villain. Oh, also; he even looks like a sweet little boy from next door. But indeed don't ever let that fool you. He's the Devil & rotten to the core!

[@RebeccaODonnell-1941]

Seven years after Alien came out, my ex and I, both big Alien fans, were sitting in a theater watching trailers before a movie. Then this trailer came on that had the entire audience murmuring, “Wait…what the…is that Ripley?” Then it showed Hicks panning his flashlight, then for a split second, multiple Aliens jumping all over the screen. The theater erupted. Everybody was screaming, including us. No one had a clue that a sequel to Alien was even being made. I don’t even remember what movie we were in the theater to see. All I remember is that incredible trailer.

[@pepperje11y]

What an absolutely awesome story!

[@Merecir]

And then the tagline: "Aliens. This time, it's war!"

[@CrownlessKing88]

Something funny I read about recently was that the actress who played newt kept messing up the take when she was sliding down that slide to the watery area because it was a lot of fun ha ha. James Cameron caught on and promised her she could slide as much as she wants after they get the right take so then she did it right.

[@2kooldancin]

The tears of joy is what is expected w/ this movie! It’s so good! Glad u enjoyed it! 🩵🖤 Also, some great one-liners as always this vid! 😂💪🏾

[@jenni5104]

The best standalone sequel ever made. Glad you enjoyed this one, Cole! 😊

[@jessielallier9483]

Cole says 69, then looks at the camera like he's in The Office lmao

[@aidanclarke6106]

Of course we want the full franchise reaction 😂❤

[@trollingboy9729]

YES! 😂 he may hate the next few but we want the reaction as well.

[@JerkyPuck]

Aliens is so hype! They don’t reach this level again, but Romulus is damn good.

[@MsBlackdeath13]

Recently saw a photo on Reddit of a little girl dressed up as Ripley with a toy rifle at a convention, where she went up to the actor who plays Hicks and asked if he’d show her (in character) how to work the rifle - just like Hicks does in this movie. He did and the pictures are so precious and sweet. Highly recommend looking them up.

[@monstermastergodzilla6813]

My favorite of Alien franchise! The Queen is the best part!

[@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: Theatrical movie debut of Jenette Goldstein. Historical 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. Gun Enthusiast Fact: James Cameron personally designed the M-41A pulse rifle. He based it on the WW2 Thompson sub-machine gun. The pistol used by Colonial Marines is a Heckler and Koch VP70. 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.

[@nammis77]

If you have not seen Terminator and Terminator 2 you def. should get on those movies. Masterpieces:)

[@DavidLopez-yt1ds]

I saw this movie in the theaters and everyone cheered when Ripley said, "get away from her you bitch". It was awesome! Wow this movie is quite the throw back. Even now at age 50 I still get hyped watching it. Great reaction and lots of luck to you.

[@Dylan_Platt]

14:24 "Do they know about the Xenomorphs?" Today, it's commonly known that Xenomorphs means "the aliens from the Alien movies". But when Cameron wrote this, he simply used it as the futuristic military's generic term for "unknown organism". It's Latin -- "xeno" meaning strange or unknown, and "morph" meaning shape or form. That's why, when Gorman is giving this speech to the Marines and he says "we think a xenomorph may be involved", you can hear Frost say "excuse me Sir... A what??". It's the brass's jargon-y admission that Ripley's "impossible monster" might really exist and be part of why the colony on LV426 went dark. It was only in the wake of this movie that the term was widely applied as the name of these specific creatures. Fantastic reaction as always man, I knew you'd love this one. Being driven to tears by the sheer awesomeness of a movie is an incredible thing, and no movie deserves it more than this one.

[@corinnevanessa22]

57 YEARS! 😱 One of the best sequels EVER ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Purr-fect reaction Cole 🐱 👏🏻🫶🏻👏🏻

[@skiwlz]

'I do like that we're picking up right where we left off from the last movie'.... Well.... About that....🤣

[@mikemiller8975]

Fav movie ❤😊 watch every week😊 has everything ,action ,horror etc😊

[@eXcommunicate1979]

New subscriber. Great reaction.

[@TheDorkSideTV]

@@eXcommunicate1979 ayeee welcome to the Dork Side family and thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ztomas1]

Its hilarious when you jump when you get scared 😂😂 its like you're there

[@karrieorr1613]

Not the "throw it in reverse Terry!" 🤣🤣🤣💀 These moments are why you're one of my favorite reactors!🤗

[@dewey70]

Has to be my favorite movie. In the theater, when she came out in the power loader, the entire audience went ape shit.

[@treverboyce9545]

Dude, I dig how you pay full attention of the story and immerse yourself in it. Keep up the good work!

[@lilithofnod]

July 14, 1986, was one of the best days of my adolescence. This film was the best thing that I had ever seen in my life. I too cried at the end out of happiness. Then I called my Nana and told her I wanted to watch it again and then again and then again. I watched Aliens for a week straight, 28 times. Thank you so much for your great reaction. I love seeing other people fall in love with this film. As for the rest of the movies....well....there's a lot of back and forth on the quality. So here's my tale. I walked into the 3rd movie with so much anticipation. I won't spoil but after Ripley wakes up, well I walked out and asked for a refund. I had never done that before and I have never done that since and I sat through the Human Centipede. I have never been more disappointed in a film. I read the alternative script by William Gibson (the great sci-fi author) and LOVED it. So in my mind, that's the REAL Alien3. That's what really happened to Newt, Hicks, Bishop and Ripley. Period. As for the rest, I picked it up again with the prequels and didn't hate them like many die-hard fans did. So all that being said, make your own call. But I will totally understand if you stop the reaction or hate Alien3 or hey, some people like it ok...but I've yet to hear anyone say they love it. But yes, Aliens is one of the best movies ever made, and you can't possibly top that in a sequel that was not directed by James Cameron.

[@ClaireWW]

I cry every time Newt shouts "Mommy!". And it's so great that we know that she went on to live a long, happy life with no other problems at all.

[@jeffcleveland2268]

The power-loader ending is so good because the way James Cameron set it up was masterful. As moviegoers, we've all been trained to subconsciously expect certain things. Namely the whole "Chekov's Gun" principle, in that if something is setup earlier in the movie, we subconsciously expect a payoff for that setup later in the movie. However Cameron tricks us into forgetting about the power-loader setup scene, by using that same scene as a payoff for an even earlier setup (Ripley talking with Burke, back in her quarters on the station, about how she's been running loaders down at the docks.) Thus the first appearance of the power-loader doesn't stick in our brains the way a normal setup scene would; we don't subconsciously view it as a dangling-thread. And then when the power-loader does show up again at the end of the movie, we're completely surprised, but with no sense of immersion breaking that would come if it was a solution that never had a setup. Instead our brains instantly recontextualize the first power-loader scene as a setup, and not just a payoff, and then it's all, "Holy shit. That's the perfect solution, and it was sitting in front of us the whole time, and we just forget about it."

[@captainastro_]

The hype is so real! Fantastic reaction Cole!🔥

[@peterfairburn6596]

i always find it awesome how the actors can lay down a solid and convincing performance when they have real physical sets to explore not green screen make believe emotion less

[@dennisbaccam6235]

One of my Top 10 favorites of all time, and quite possibly the best sequel ever made! So happy you checked out the Special Edition too, since it adds so many more layers to the story than the theatrical edition (although that still kicks ass). I will say this now though…proceed with the rest of the franchise at your own risk!

[@thomasbaker2067]

This movie is the reason why Ripley is my third favorite final girl.

[@Imylover]

"Do something, Gorman!" "Yeah! SHOOT Burke!" Best response ever!!!

[@tvdroid22]

Ripley is like the reluctant hero, and thats the most relatable. Shes fine living in the crowd, but when those who should stand, don't, she rises to the challenge.

[@cmorrow74]

The real hero of this movie is James Cameron, whose ability to do so much with so little has been kind of forgotten since he was given the golden key to massive movie budgets. Aliens was filmed on a budget of around $18M, which was a modest budget even in 1986. He had no more than six xenomorph costumes to work with, and yet, through camera angles and creative editing managed to make it seem like there were hordes of the creatures at every turn. Cameron also designed the Queen, channeling his inner H.R. Giger (who was tied up in production on Poltergeist at the time of filming). Giger was duly impressed with cameron’s design.

[@CrownlessKing88]

So glad you watched the director’s cut! You wouldn’t have learned of Ripley’s daughter.

[@EstebanGunn]

And it's a better tie in to Alien Isolation.

[@CrownlessKing88]

@@EstebanGunn yes! I meant to make a separate comment that he should play that now haha

[@BurlyBricks]

Aliens is my favourite movie. Alien 3 I don't care for but I can say Sigourney Weavers performance is incredible.

[@cyrilmauras4247]

Fun Fact: The briefing at the beginning with the Colonial Marines was filmed last so that all the actors would have bonded together making the film.

[@clarissa182]

One of my favorite movies of all time and my favorite sci-fi movie of all time. I LOVE this movie. Great reaction, Cole. Also, shouts out to Pugga for the edit!

[@rodgill9376]

Cole, you’re probably the only reactor I’ve saw to ever shred tears during the final confrontation. It was real and genuine and I felt that shit. I got excited to see your reaction and it was amazing! Glad you enjoyed the movie man. Please continue with the reactions.

[@Imylover]

Now you have seen Alien & Aliens, two historical milestones in cinema- & cult history! The fan base have always been divided depending if you favor the horror or the entertaining action, but Aliens is among the very few sequels in movie history that is even better than it's original film! A very exclusive club. Personally, Aliens is one of the best films ever made. Other reactors have even said that Aliens puts modern film to absolute shame, which is SO true! Nothing today even gets close to this craftsmanship, story telling, character focus & just pure entertainment fitting for anyone willing to get involved. Sigourney Weaver was in fact Oscar nominated as Best Actress for this film, & at a time when sequels were considered second-rate cinema. And this is a sci-fi, horror sequel. Welcome to the Alien fandom, my guy! Anyone crying happy tears when the best female character ever created for cinema says one of the most legendary lines ever written is most welcome on our bug hunt! The only sad part with finishing Aliens is that, no matter where in the Alien franchise you decide to go next, it will never get as good as this again. Not even close. Still all worthy to check out. But this was the top of the highest mountain, trust me.

[@emoartist12]

Alien vs predator isn’t bad. I would definitely watch Prometheus.

[@foglight11]

Saw this in the theater back in the day. I knew you would be so hype watching this movie. It's SO good. They really really don't make movies like this anymore. I am so glad I grew up with this stuff and movie nights with my dad. I miss those days!! Thank you for making this nostalgia so much fun, Cole!!

[@foglight11]

And for whatever my opinion is to you, I'd skip Alien3. Even I have only watched bits and pieces. Just read what happens :)

[@MotorbreathChannel]

Thank you for these reactions, Cole. The 3 & 4 are worth checking out at least once if you are digging the Alien franchise. Another three movies that are far less famous and appreciated but have their own cult following in case if you need recommendations and haven't seen those yet; they are all in about the same sci-fi horror/action vein as Aliens: Starship Troopers (1997) Pitch Black (2000) Screamers (1995)

[@cyrilmauras4247]

GREAT REACTION!

[@darchon5]

"Class 2! Class 2!" Gotta say, that's the 1st time I've heard anyone ever use Ripley's cargo dock rating to trash talk the queen, pretty great haha. And this is one of the absolute best reactions to my fave movie (and I've watched just about every reaction to it), instasubbed!

[@ztomas1]

At 55:21 - "Its head is massive " 😂😂 I cant tell how often I hear that 😂

[@miamayhem6085]

I can honestly say I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this it felt like I was sitting with you. Thank you

[@tvdroid22]

Gotta hand it to the queen. She was no quit, all the way down. And when she tore Bishop in half, that was just plain gangster.

[@tvdroid22]

22:49 Also, the Sarge was real military. It shows. Newt was the little girl at the beginning of the movie in the initial encounter.

[@Marcus_1001]

1:01:44 "Get away from her you BITCH!" is easily one of the greatest movie lines in cinema history.

[@DavidBretton]

They do have FTL travel, but it still takes weeks for a fast ship to get places. It took 3 weeks for the Sulaco to get from Earth to LV-426 - you'll hear some background grousing from the marines

[@dejavu2030]

Yeah this movie goes SO HARD. Most of the Alien films, with the exception of part 3, are fire.

[@PGoodmanCOG]

Everybody gives Hudson shit because he's high-strung and weeks from getting out. BUT...who was the technical expert? Who found the colonists? He just needed guidance, and pointed in the right direction. He was an experienced Marine, who was good at his job. And who stepped in front of the kid in Medical? Who took on dozens of aliens by himself, knowing he was about to die, and took down an assload of them so that the rest could get away? Put a little respect on hus name. As far as Lt. Gorman is concerned: He was no coward. He was green, and was in fact an asshole, but he was no coward. He had no business leading a combat op without more training, but he was also set up to fail.

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

The belief now is that Burke hired Gorman because he is green/ inexperienced and thus easier to control/manipulate. ( potential backstory)

[@tvdroid22]

I donwish there had been more action-oriented films with Sigourney Weaver. Her appeal here proves how believable she is in that role.

[@coolassbrian]

A lot of people hate on Alien 3. It’s a really cool premise, but the execution falls short. Still worth a watch. They also leaned to much into CGI before it started looking really good. So sometimes the alien has that weird rubbery look that early 90’s CGI had.

[@brash_and_sassy]

So much of the hate starts with what people don’t see though.

[@coolassbrian]

@@brash_and_sassy yep

[@TheDorkSideTV]

@@brash_and_sassy Matthew!! So good to see you again my friend! I hope you’re doing well 🙏❤️

[@Iiva69]

There's almost NO cgi in alien3, only one scene.

[@coolassbrian]

@@Iiva69 I guess that one stuck in my head. It’s been a while since I watched it.

[@MREmusique]

Amusing anecdote: Paul Reiser (Burke) was at the premiere with his mother, and he was a bit worried about her reaction to his character in the film and his ultimate fate... and she stood and cheered with the rest of the audience when his character got killed LOL

[@isaintrovert]

STOP, I looooove puggapillar!

[@TPBXDRicky420]

One of the best reactors out there!

[@TheDorkSideTV]

@@TPBXDRicky420 I appreciate the love! Thanks for watching along and taking the time to comment my friend 🙏 just made my night!

[@brendanwaldon2117]

This was such a great reaction Cole! Make sure to watch Prometheus and Covenant, and also don't forget to play Alien Isolation which is an absolute masterpiece! It's set 15 years after the first movie, you play as Amanda Ripley in search of what happened to her mother.

[@Supernovice942]

I get hype tears from that scene too ❤😅

[@jenniferdarling6]

I cry at all amazing films, can't help it lol

[@lennygriffin1149]

When you watch Alien: Romulus there’s a couple really good jump scares. They got me good.

[@neojc128]

puggapillar is a GREAT editor, good move

[@chaepark8720]

Please continue with the franchise!

[@josephleap5327]

new subscriber here, Aliens is the best in the series, great reaction👍🏻

[@tvdroid22]

They've been terraforming for 20 years so the atmosphere is now breathable.

[@BrianZatzke]

Ripely, going from Final Girl to Action Hero. ❤ Such a bad ass. Corporate is evil. When you thought the Suit wanted to destroy the Aliens and not study, I thought to myself, No he’s another Ash hole. 😂Should look up the trivia about this movie. It’s a lot of good stuff right there. If you do choose to watch Alien 3, should watch the directors cut. Idk what the cut is called, but it’s the closest thing to what the director wanted.

[@pepperje11y]

When you mentioned how cool it is when movies can pick up right where they left off, immediately I thought I wonder if he's seen John Wick series? 🤔😊

[@domino427family]

you have to remember, back then B*tch wasn't said. I saw it probly late 1980 as a kid and her line was much more distinctive. love your reactions gonna watch more

[@tvdroid22]

This ship would be much faster than a cargo tug. I don't remember the number, but in the background after the soldiers wake up, you can hear one say the number of weeks they'd been asleep. Seven-ish? Something like that, but definitely not 10 months.

[@pepperje11y]

All of them are good in their own ways. No matter what, they're mostly a fun time... mostly 😉 iykyk

[@spookyweirdo6650]

The Thing (1982) - top f*cking tier film. You'll love it.

[@cuauhtemoc1973]

Awesome movie and no frickin cgi

[@fakenuke7487]

Burke has now joimed Dr. Scrub on the "Hope he gets brutalized" hate train. What a fun time this movie was, I'm glad you liked it. I do recommemd watching Prometheus as a plot detail from that movie directly ties into Romulus in a big way

[@robja19]

Know your feelings and wishes I could watch it again for the first time. But "unlucky" for me I watched it unlimited times 😊

[@markrobinson3714]

Game over man game over 😂

[@jessielallier9483]

I cannot wait until we get to Alien Resurrection and Alien vs Predator, they're so bad that they're good lol. Alien Covenant is probably one of my favorites though. Prometheus isn't bad either.

[@aranerem5569]

Great movie

[@anthonyholmes1060]

@56:03-56:08....how hard I laughed...lol

[@maidenofjourneys1962]

08:15 RIP To this family, there were 70 families, now its about to be 69. LMAO

[@snakeeyes5638]

🪖Game Over Man!! Game Over!! 🪖

[@B-Dad]

LV 426 has no sun. They weren’t doing anything in the middle of the night. THATS DAYTIME 😱😱😱😂👍🏾✌🏾

[@CrownlessKing88]

You strike me as a gamer such as myself, so if you like horror games, definitely check out Alien: Isolation. You play as Ripley’s Daughter, between Alien and Aliens.

[@Christopher-or6pr]

TEARS OF HYPE!

[@MitchellRoberts-dk2mb]

Alien 3 will really make you cry..

[@CrownlessKing88]

Xenomorph is just a fancy word for “Alien life form”. Greek, Xeno which means “other” or “strange”. Xenophobic meaning you’re scared of people from other places. Morph meaning “shape”.

[@bellamcrae7977]

I’ve watched this movie so many times and seen numerous reactions. It’s my all time favourite movie, but some of your comments were so fucking funny, I laughed out loud. And original too… love your reactions. Given how much you enjoyed these characters, I wouldn’t suggest watching the third. I like 3 & 4 but they’re not on par with 1 & 2

[@jimberjamber8540]

Would you believe me if I told you the budget for this movie was only 18.5 million? That would be about 50 million in todays economy. James Cameron really knew how to use a budget back in the day. When he was filming The Terminator, he would set up on a random street without any permits and quickly shoot the scenes before someone called the cops lol.

[@cnikkiturner76]

Inside joke…the actress that plays Vasquez thought the movie was about illegal aliens so she dressed as an immigrant during casting. That’s why Hudson said she “signed up” during their briefing.

[@Spunkmire-h7c]

yes, please finish the alien franchise

[@erickee-e3g]

Hi Cole are you gonna react to Romulus ?

[@TheDorkSideTV]

I am! Gonna try and release asap once I watch it!

[@Otokichi786]

"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"?