Aliens (1986) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Aliens was Amazing!! I like to think that Ripley, Hicks, Bishop and Newt are one big happy family lol.... Please No Spoilers that shatter my dreams haha. If you haven't seen our reaction to Alien you can check out the following link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6erd2Wgip1jba8 Thank you everyone for the amazing support!!

[@thebaldcat6708]

Have you put the 1992 horror movie “Candy Man” on a list or something yet?

[@fabianenriquez2814]

I wish I could tell you things about this movie series. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. This is one of my fave films. At least I get to see both of your reactions. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

[@bcsr4ever]

I don't watch the third one. Fourth is okay(ish).

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

Avoid Alien 3, or your dreams will be shattered. I don't accept it as canon, neither does the director, David Finch, who disowns the film and doesn't talk about it. For valid reasons.

[@mordeckai]

as joseph blackburn said, ignore Alien 3. To quote James Cameron "it's a slap in the face of the fans"

[@JohnJackson-mn4ts]

The late Bill Paxton. The only actor to have been killed by The Terminator, An Alien and The Predator.

[@VenomKpp]

Thankfully a tornado couldn't kill him.

[@ceeball]

Depending on whether you think Bishop was 'killed' by the queen. I've enjoyed Lance's career so I'll give him the honor

[@judgegiant8951]

And a Mimic ( Edge of Tomorrow)

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

@@ceeball IIRC in Alien 3, it's implied he wasn't... salvageable.

[@conureron3792]

Never got to step on the moon, either.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The "have you ever been mistaken for a man", "No, have you?" is one of the most epic burns on film.

[@pamnicklas5536]

This movie has a lot of great lines!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@pamnicklas5536 Indeed.

[@jarls5890]

This is how you do humor in a movie which is not supposed to be a comedy. Unlike most modern super hero movies...

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@Dale Cooper Yep. Like many directors, James likes to work with actors he likes in many of his projects. He used Sigourney Weaver in Avatar, for example.

[@robertrutherfordjr355]

I say we dust off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. @#_#!& A. Best lines

[@Xxbenjee41xX]

I really like that they gave LT. Gorman a redemption arc. He starts off as an arrogant a-hole but once he realizes how far out of his league he is, he lets the people with real capability take control of the situation. When he and Vasquez get cornered in the vent, I was really moved by his willingness to die next to someone, bravely, by taking out as many aliens as they could.

[@ZannNewman]

I'm betting Gorman was hand picked by Burke as someone he could easily manipulate - that way would be under military control on paper if anyone needed to be blamed, but he could basically do what he wants

[@unidentifiedguy8253]

I also liked that the boot lieutenant on his second mission or whatever actually is shown in a sympathetic light at the end. The corporate asshole was pure evil to the end, like real life.

[@potterj09]

Well said, he was very human in many regards. The odd guy out needing to act like he was in control, until it all fell apart.

[@makasete30]

I feel like a lot of movies these forget to give a redemption arc to asshole characters these days. It’s very human. Even Hicks “gets his shit together” in the end. Apart from the corporate guy, of course. We love a good villain get his due death.

[@edwardslizewski4338]

I’m 69 years old now. I saw both “Alien” and “Aliens” when they first came out. I love both movies then and I love them now. I enjoyed watching them with you.

[@brilicusgaming6922]

My mom was the one that turned me on to the franchise. She saw the first two in theaters and I’m glad she showed me this franchise.

[@PungiFungi]

You did not saw the version they saw. You saw the original theatrical cut. You had the privilege of enjoying the movie’s carefully crafted suspenseful first hour. So many KZbinrs have been suckered into watching the extended version of which the only payoff was the revelation of Ripley’s daughter. The restored colony scene had the usual James Cameronesque cheesy acting and cheap pathos.

[@marcuscato9083]

@@PungiFungi amen to that. It’s a much sharper film without the extra stuff. I feel like for every film that deserves a director’s cut there’s about 5 director cuts that are just a money grab.

[@foxbat1766]

My local IMAX theater showed this on their screen (about 2/3rd the size of the full IMAX) and I saw it with my dad, who wasn't much of a science fiction fan. I'd seen it a dozen times, but watching it with him in that timeframe was a moment stored in my memory bank for all time...

[@PungiFungi]

@@marcuscato9083 ,and remember, ALIENS came out at a time before the xenomorphs became so thoroughly over exposed. We first time viewers went into this film with only the expectation that there will be more than one Alien and Sigourney Weaver was returning. The movie's first hour definitely thrived on the tension and horror reminiscent of the first movie and the latter half turned into action. So many fanboys so missed the point of why the colony scenes were cut.

[@taylorpiercey3190]

The character development in this movie is some of the best ever. Vasquez absolutely hates Gorman at first; she blames him for Drake's death and wants to kill him. By the end of the movie, Gorman redeems himself and goes back in the tunnel to try and save her with almost no chance of survival, and the two of them go out like absolute bosses while holding hands over that grenade and killing the xenomorph in the process. Legends

[@johnkongphooey3629]

Yeah Gorman's not a bad guy, just unlucky. He may not be an ultimate badass, but he's still a badass.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@christopherbako Omg, same.

[@jbrisby]

She sucked as a foster mom, though.

[@taylorpiercey3190]

@@jbrisby “She’s not my mother, Todd!”

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@jbrisby Omg, took me a minute. :D

[@pebblegarden]

I consider Aliens a perfect movie. There's not one thing about it that isn't amazing. I can watch it over and over, and it never gets old. Who knew a movie about battling mothers could be so epic?

[@DarkBath]

100% agree, would not change a frame. Saw it arround 50 times probably and will see it more.

[@arkantos2227]

I only take issue with the ending, disabling Hicks frustrated me. And Ripley going against the pull of space, while the queen couldn't... but I've watched the movie a dozen times, it's one of my favorites too.

[@PopFlipCatchStickRol]

I've seen thousands of movies and Aliens will always be my #1❤ Terminator 2 is my #2 Hmm...there seems to be a theme going on here

[@ps5392]

Right there with ya! Probably seen it 50-60 times and it simply NEVER gets old. Infinitely quotable.

[@maksphoto78]

Terminator 2 is also the perfect movie. We can have 2 perfect movies, right?

[@julianaFinn]

Additional: Ripley resonates so well because she isn't the typical Hollywood hero. She's scared, she's very human, and she's relateble. She's what we all hope WE would be like in that situation.

[@weldonwin]

What gets me, is how we get the woke brigade screaming about there being no female action heroes and how everyone just hates strong female characters and I just point them towards Ellen Ripley.

[@julianaFinn]

@@weldonwin exactly!

[@weldonwin]

@@julianaFinn I'm guessing they never saw a Cynthia Rothrock movie either for that matter

[@v8matey]

A lot of people also forget Officers Anne Lewis from Robocop. While she was not the main character, her character development and standing by the main character the entire time. Gets my respect every time I watched it. She drove head on into a firing squad to rescue Robocop. She also got beat up an thrown off a story an shot a few times. So underrated is the character OCP Officer Anne Lewis from Robocop 1 an 2.

[@unidentifiedguy8253]

She is also maternal, which is evil in today's media. It is nice to go back and watch movies where the hero can also have femininity rather than the modern dude with boobs trope.

[@LeeMaitland]

That scene when she saves Newt, and the score goes quiet, and she realises what room she's in... Cinematic genius! Fills me with terror every time.

[@cristianplaza1466]

The best poster to frame!!!!

[@steemonkey2000]

The way the face hugger runs in the med lab is amazing. This was released in 1986 man. Amazing practical effects work. Some of the best ever.

[@mapesdhs597]

Indeed. That's why I love Carpenter's, "The Thing" aswell.

[@RedLP5000S]

Especially when it tries to suck Burke's face off when in its jar.

[@Smiff74]

They filmed it backwards for the effect to work, very clever.

[@X.Calibur]

How many movies have you watched where you memorized the named of every secondary character. That’s how good this movie is.

[@ghtsw11]

That is an exceptionally good point, which I have never thought or heard before. Well put!

[@SaraBanartist]

MEEEEEEEEEE

[@Glaaki13]

well im a nerd so I mostly know all the marines (mostly :-p )

[@csmelen]

So true. BTW Vasquez is a badass.

[@stancz-5490]

This Alien franchise and Die Hard (all the badguys) for me :D

[@urb4nviking219]

"Game over man, GAME OVER!!"......One of the best lines in history R.I.P. Bill, we miss you

[@CrayCruz]

I do miss him...I will never forget his performance in Edge of Tomorrow as Master Sergeant Farrell. But yeah, "Game over man..." is an iconic line that will live forever. But among my favorites from EoT: Cage: "Are you an American?" Farrell: "No, I'm from Kentucky."

[@g8kpr3000]

We used to say that a lot in the 80s and 90s. One of the best quotes. Also in StarCraft they use the “In the pipe, 5 x 5” for the game for one of the air support units

[@leandrodrabenche]

"I'm the ultimate badass, state of the badass art. You don't want to mess with me"

[@thegirlinquestion]

i also love “how can they cut the power man, they’re animals!”

[@ugaladh]

And that was an Ad Lib by Bill Paxton.

[@plastikk12]

This movie came out in 1986 and is still one of the best movies ever made. I would 1000% put this against any movie today.

[@Colin_]

I totally agree. I love this film and have seen it so many times but i never get tired of it. The writing, characters, set and creature designs were all so good.

[@masterkriebel]

The fact that mere clips makes me want to sit down and watch the movie all over again tells me that this is my favorite sci-fi film, and possibly my favorite film, period.

[@semajgnol601]

I totally agree with you. Every time someone talk about agreat 🎥 i tell them to watch Aliens!!!!

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

The movies today hasnt the same feeling or atmosphere. Now it is much with the CGI and marvel hero movies

[@julianaFinn]

This has aged well, or should I say NOT aged at all, unlike other films which may become cringy when seen 20 yrs later. This remains fresh and new to me with each rewatch, of which there have been maybe 50. The score gets me every time.

[@Embur12]

Michael Bein gets an honorable mention for fighting an Alien, a Terminator, and a Mandalorian.

[@metaltak1154]

Wait what? Mandalorian? Did I miss something?

[@metaltak1154]

Oh nevermind. That guard captain on the planet where Ahsoka resides

[@Andrew-yb1uv]

@@metaltak1154 The Force is strong in this one.

[@greyclaa]

and a Doc Holliday

[@MyReligionIs2DoGood]

Michael Biehn*

[@Patriiiiick]

"Get away from her you bitch!" is such an iconic line.

[@L1v1ngD3adGirI]

It makes me so happy

[@weldonwin]

Personally, I'm rather partial to *"LET'S ROOOOOOOOOOOCK!!!"*

[@L1v1ngD3adGirI]

@@weldonwin YESSS THATS MY OTHER FAV

[@simplyspeculation8259]

Best line in the movie. Epic in 2021 still.

[@MrMgbeares]

nowadays, an alien would be offended with this movie XD

[@bwestacado9643]

"They mostly come out at night. Mostly" and "Game over man! Game over!" are 2 of my favorite lines to quote in everyday life

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

I like "Why don't you put her in charge?" And "I don't know which species is worse...you don't see them fucking each other over for a God damn percentage"

[@cringekiller348]

Ha

[@Scottie_S]

I know I'm a little late here (2 years or so), but Carrie Henn mentioned in some of the content on the DvD features that her friends used to make fun of that line and would use it in sentences like "we mostly do our homework at night...mostly". She said it was funny at first but she was over it pretty quick.

[@bwestacado9643]

@@Scottie_S Well it sounds like it'd be awful, to be mocked over something you tried on. Still, I love that line a use it

[@archie7T8]

Aliens.....the perfect ending to the saga.

[@venomfuryx3250]

I feel the same about Terminator 2

[@CR41489]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@aidanclarke6106]

I actually love Alien: Resurrection

[@Orlor]

@@aidanclarke6106 - Resurrection is good for it's cheesy humor but it is a inferior movie to the first two. 3 on the other hand should not even exist.

[@JohnnyZenith]

@@aidanclarke6106 SHUT UP.

[@charmawow]

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this movie. It’s one of the finest examples of storytelling, character development, directing and action. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for a best actress Oscar and should have won, no problem. What also makes this film so great, is that we actually give a damn about the plight of the marines because of such a brilliant ensemble performance.....and of course, not forgetting the awesome score by James Horner. Simply put.....It’s a classic.

[@mattomite9097]

I always tell people good writing and the things you mentioned always makes a movie or TV show. Special effects only will take you so far. Think of the original Twilight Zone or Star Trek tv series.

[@georgechapman9688]

It's my go to movie when I want to eat chocolate and watch something awesome 🔥

[@F0dd3r26]

During the premiere screening when Burke is killed even Paul Reiser's mother said "good." To elicit that kind of response shows just how good of a job he did. Top to bottom this film is amazing and I'll even go out on a limb and say that it is one of the few sequels that is better than the first film.

[@IchiBrown92]

"Aliens" has really stood the test of time well, and is still in my opinion one of, if not the greatest action sci-fi movie ever made.

[@luislugo4687]

I definitely agree with you, the alien movies is still one of my favorite of all time.

[@melannyratliff9429]

i don't like action BUT i gonna SAY that usually if there any action, is gonna be bored, and NOW that i'm old, movies normally not suprise me, so i usually watch action movies for fun lately SO YES is the greatest cuz now i love action, and i always love sci-fi movies.

[@dzl8596]

Word.

[@herpderp3142]

Amen such a classic

[@herrlogan17]

Amen to this!

[@Jarlemoore1]

When Ripley came out in that loader and said "Get away from you BITCH!" everyone in the theater stood up and cheered when I went to see it.

[@cristianplaza1466]

Which year?I would love to live that in a theater

[@adamromero]

@@cristianplaza1466 1986

[@cristianplaza1466]

Where exactly ?

[@mauricehumphrey545]

They did the same thing when I wet to see it. You should have heard all the gasps in the theater. The women were covering their faces during the really scary scenes.

[@mattwilliams4222]

I can only imagine.. wish I could have seen it in the theater.

[@tyslaseelo]

I love that the final confrontation was essentially between two moms fighting for their children. Aliens is a Mother's Day film at heart. 🤣😂

[@miller-joel]

Not if you're the alien queen.

[@Moviesstuff..1]

😂😂😂wow dude lol

[@susanmaggiora4800]

“They mostly come out at night...Mostly”

[@OriginalMergatroid]

Whenever I hear that I think of Cartman from South Park.

[@michaelshields7777]

"They only come out at night, the mean and hungry type," Hall and Oates - "Man eater."

[@Lutfi.H.Abdullah]

@@OriginalMergatroid ME TOO! "MOSTLY..."

[@pbxn-3rdx-85percent]

@@michaelshields7777 Watch out boy she'll chew you up (Oh here she comes) She's a maneater

[@tomlewis7898]

This has to be the most re-watchable film ever! It never seems to get old or boring. People are going to be watching Aliens for many decades to come, a true classic.

[@CrayCruz]

Agree 100%. It's better than most sci-fi today.

[@julianaFinn]

I showed the series to my nephew (15). Liked the first, felt it looked dated. Saw the 2nd and lost his damn mind lol. Looked at me and asked why wasn't there films like this now, and he specifically mentioned the score, and relatable hero and just couldn't help himself and watched it again, immediately. I was so proud.

[@deadlyredly1]

"they have guns this time, lots and lots of guns!" Newt - "It won't make any difference"

[@3101home]

Affirmative

[@complex314i]

The fact that Ripley had a daughter is not included in the theatrical release, only the extended cut. Her interactions with Newt take on a whole new dimensions with the extra info.

[@warre1]

Vasquez is played by Jenette Goldstein who also played John Connor's adopted mother in Terminator 2.

[@thedoneeye]

Yup! She also had a small part in 'Titanic' as a mom in steerage. As the ship was sinking her two kids were asking her, "When will it be our our turn?' She calmly explained that the people in first class were put in the lifeboats first and then it would be their turn. Tragic. She was an MP in the Sean Connery movie 'The Presidio' In a twist of fate, she's not even Hispanic! She explained in an interview that the make up team had to paint her skin the color of her freckles each and every day. She also got to reunite with Bill Paxton and Lance Henrickson in the vampire movie, 'Near Dark.' Nice lady too.

[@gutz1981]

24:35 One of the biggest chills in my body moment for me. She looks at what Gorman is planing on doing. She grabs his had and is 100% with his decision and brings it closer as they almost embrace it. It is beyond powerful to see this type of total acceptance of fate and to do something like this together.

[@justindearmond1]

also makes for a better death....closing the grenade in a tight space will do more damage....light off a firecracker in your hand it will go numb....close your hand into a fist while doing that and you'll lose fingers....id want to make sure as hell i died from that grenade rather than be eaten/taken by the aliens.

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

I would have ran my ass off & jumped over the Alien coming out of the before a tuck and roll. Fuck gorman....& you know, dying.

[@joelmogensen579]

Similar to the way 9/11 victims held hands as they jumped from the WTC.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Aliens is an absolute classic, there's nothing else like it.

[@pamnicklas5536]

Render Barn and never will be...all others try to achieve what this movie has done and fall short every time

[@onastick2411]

40 miles of hard road

[@weldonwin]

Actually there are many movies like Aliens, given the entire sub-genre of sci-fi creatures features it spawned, trying to emulate it

[@ZamWeazle]

...except The original Alien...and Alien 3, Alien Resurrection...😏

[@jazzx251]

@@pamnicklas5536 But I think that's because of ALIEN ... which sets up this movie perfectly. An extremely dangerous creature - how would a team of well-armed space marines fare against it? Not well - haha. This film is superb - James Cameron made an action classic for all time, which didn't in any way detract from the original movie. Sigourney Weaver was paid a shit ton of money to do this sequel - she didn't want to do it because she is a strong proponent of gun control and knew that being seen with a massive big gun would make her into some sort of iconic "badass with a gun" [she was right - lol] She was paid millions and millions - so she did the movie, and was worth every cent.

[@BMM44KalmarHufflepuff]

The one thing I’m disappointed about Aliens is that it didn’t get the "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” designation by the National Film Registry. It SOOOO deserved it. 😡

[@julianaFinn]

I agree. Everything else aside, for the time period it was made.. like wow. Perhaps with time. It doesn't age at all.

[@earthien]

Give them time...

[@RazorbackX99]

Aliens and Alien still are the benchmark for Sci-Fi Horror and extraordinary effort in design, set work, props and practical effects.

[@kingcosworth2643]

The biggest difference between Ripley and modern Heroines, and why Ripley is such a damn good character is that she is entirely believable. She is still Feminine, they didn't write her to replicate how they think a male Action hero would act, she shows motherly instincts to Newt, and she kicks arse when she has to and not a second more, no unnecessary risks, she does absolutely what is necessary for her and Newt to survive. All of this gives her depth as a character and makes her a completely believable badass!

[@1grantharper]

Sounds great, but falls apart once you realise that modern heroines are actually all that too. If anything Sigourney lacks a lot of the femininity of more typical heroines with her bone structure and height. Also has much more of a flat affect (compared to the hysterical Paxton for instance). I wouldn't be surprised if they created the Newt character to make Sigourney appear less masculine overall. Another thing that no one talks about is Ripley's lack of training, strength or skills and still managing to leave all the space marines/real men for dead. Sound familiar?

[@Mat-zi4po]

@@1grantharper Some of those issues from Ripley are addressed in the film. She had training with the loader, which you seen her use early in the film that makes a comeback in the big final fight with the big queen in the end. Hicks had a short scene introducing her to the weapons and Ripley first looked awkward the first time using one (when the aliens broke in the lab from above), which can be expected from first time firing a weapon. As for leaving the men behind, she mentioned they were being cocooned like the colonists were (and Kane in the first movie). Her response of nuking the site from orbit may be a more humane solution then living as an alien host.

[@pecm]

*And,* she doesn't have to demean men, neither the screen writers have to dumb down them just so she shines.

[@gaz1415]

@@1grantharper of course she has no training, shes a civvie, not a marine, she went in there as an advisor, all the hive stuff was new to her so even she was limited on what intel she could provide, and from she learned how to survive and did what she had to do not for the sake of it but because she had to, she didnt just have all the skills and 'badassery' at the end, she went above and beyond for the situation at hand.

[@necrona]

As far as know, the writers didn't know who was a man and who was woman when they first wrote Alien... so they made all characters believable. The director chose their gender after the script was done... so yeah, it'n not that writers could do a better job, it's just that they wrote a man. But once the character was established, the next writers just had to be consistent. Still, I agree with the commenter bellow... the writers introduced a daughter and a mother/daughter dynamic to make her feel more female/feminine.

[@heilmann18]

I love how everyone in this movie is smart, and also, can we talk about the special effects in this movie? The Alien Queen is horrific and so well done!

[@melannyratliff9429]

was actually a ROBOT and can move is so impressive

[@synthetic240]

What I love the most is that the matte paintings are *perfect*. When people are impressed by the alien hive sets, they don't realize that half of it is a matte painting.

[@mikeysmithh7819]

..except burke lol paul reiser played such a good slime ..james cameron writes intelligent characters.. and RIP stan winston ..alien queen, predator, jurassic park t rex, pumpkinhead.. and RIP bill paxton and james horner, al mathews

[@timcarpenter2441]

@@melannyratliff9429 I think this is what makes this movie so gripping - all the aliens were in camera, no animation effects. She was real, in a way.

[@Biscuitchris7again]

Aside from the shot where The Queen hitches a ride on the dropship during the escape scene. It's basically a trash bag/paper mache and it looks... pretty bad. But they were over budget so they had to deal. The Thermonuclear explosion was blanket of cotton draped over a light bulb.

[@apollo4657]

Ripley has been and always will be one of my heroes. She’s incredible!

[@michaelcastillo3231]

U guys showed a lot more of the movie than most people who reacted to this movie. Respect.

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

The Alien Queen is a masterpiece of cinematic engineering, 3 man operate it and it is real, on screen effect, so it will never age !!

[@mocrg]

Stan Winston studios!

[@weldonwin]

The Power Loader, likewise is an amazing example of the art of practical effects, having an operator inside that moves with the actor as well as concealed rods in the back to keep it from toppling over

[@Bleckman666]

@@weldonwin Love the bonus clip "A boy and his Power Loader" on the Special Edition DVD/BD with Van Ling. He started his career by making a Haloween costume! Impressive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKxp4iYmrudp7M

[@GaiaLegend]

That is why I don't like CGI. It is so hard to see that this thing isn't real, unlike CGI that you can spot instantly. And I get it, it's cheaper, but it destroys the whole experience of it. When I see The Walking Dead and I see the zombies walk around, it looks perfect, but then they put some other zombies as CGI, and you can tell the difference and it just kills the whole immersion.

[@weldonwin]

@@GaiaLegend It has rather become a cliche to simply say that practical effects are always better than CGI. Yes, there is some terrible CGI, but there can be pretty terrible practical effects too. CGI is simply a tool for effects teams to make use of and there are a lot of things that you simply cannot do with practical effects. I do agree that CGI has become over used, frequently as a shortcut, where the same effects can be achieved with practical, in camera effects and in many cases, would have looked better as in camera effects. It just happens that on Aliens, James Cameron had considerable experience with practical special effects himself (He'd previously worked with Exploitation Schlock-Meister Roger Corman where he learned to make impressive effects shots on the cheap) and was working with his long time collaborator, Effects God Stan Winston who previously worked with Cameron on The Terminator.

[@julianaFinn]

This is arguably one of the best films made. I say arguably, because I don't want anyone coming for me. The music, the editing, the lighting, the acting... for me, it's flawless.

[@Sillysillylittleman]

No argument it's the best.

[@trash-heap3989]

I think there's no argument that it is ONE of the best movies ever made, saying it IS the best would be unfair to so many other amazing movies in our history, but it is an absolutel legend in our cinema history as a species.

[@conanlive3784]

Amazing that 3 of the top movies I've ever seen were made from 1984-1987......Terminator, Aliens, and Predator.

[@lukedavis6640]

Nah, its literally the best movie ever made. Have no regrets in your assumption

[@chrisvthe122]

No arguably. It is!!!!!!

[@JohnJackson-mn4ts]

The actress who played Newt left Hollywood behind and became a teacher.

[@AdamBorseti]

She mostly teaches elementary school.... mostly.

[@robertserrato3596]

Good one Adam!

[@heyitsmemg7494]

Good for her, glad she didn’t fall into that trap like many child stars do.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The guy that did Chappie and Precinct 9 had done a treatment for a version of Aliens that ignores all the ones after "Aliens" and had done artwork and everything for it. Anyway, Carrie Henn (Newt) supposedly was even on board to come back (as was Michael Bein and Sigourney Weaver and Lance Henrikson) and then Ridley Scott announced he wanted to do some more and that was the end of that idea.

[@anfo_4241]

@@heyitsmemg7494 I don't say this to be cruel, but she wasn't a good actor and I'm perplexed she got the role. I doubt her career would have taken off after this.

[@kenmasters734]

The original action women and people nowadays bleat on that we have no strong female leads, Ripley was doing it over 30 years ago.

[@kharilane1340]

Her and Vasquez were the most badass characters in the movie!!!

[@ryand34561]

Todays "strong female characters" are all overpowered with no flaws... boring.

[@genevieveachilles4662]

Ripley and Sara Conner were my fav movie leads, of both men and women. Both were normal women put in bad situations in their first movies, and became warriors in their second movies. And neither sacrificed their femininity. In both women’s case, they were spurred into taking extreme action because of their “mothers instincts” to protect their respective children. The past decade of movies have been so bad, i canceled cable years ago, and now I scour the bargain dvd bins for old classics to watch.

[@juliaortizmolina7111]

The big difference is that in that time female leads were friendly to men. Nowadays female roles seem to hate or ignore men... also the plots tend to undervalue men.

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

The problem is that compared to so many ones with male leads this has been one of only a few with women during that time. It's like how there was a push in Hollywood to have more movies about the Suffrage movement a few years back. They kept being said No because HBO did it with Iron Jawed Angels. There are about a hundred WWII movies every year. Most that feature life in a *segregated* US Military BTW.

[@Nangleator22]

No one seems to get that the sparkly frost in the capsule isn't just water frost. It's the atmosphere inside the pod, which is otherwise in vacuum. This detail in the film-making has always been very impressive to me.

[@mrpucklepops4447]

Creating this much atmosphere by using models, puppets, and men dressed in scary suits. Without a drop of CGI. just goes to show how much of a masterpiece Ailens really is.

[@charleshays5407]

The man who designed the Aliens won an Oscar for that. He also designed the T-1000 from Terminator 2 and the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park.

[@mrpucklepops4447]

@@charleshays5407 I didn't know that, thanks 🍻

[@nortski78]

Sigourney was nominated for Best Actress for this performance which goes to show how good she was in this movie as no sci-fi ever get's a look in for the main awards at the Oscars, at least back then anyway.

[@Mondoness]

The Oscars are a rich hollywood circlejerk anyways.

[@awesomness36]

@@Mondoness same people who made this film

[@chewiebacka4377]

When the sentry guns are out...the regular version cuts very important lines, roughly "There's nothing stopping them now." "Yeah, but they don't know that." This let's the audience know that the aliens are not just animals, but can think/strategize, which makes the ceiling scene all the more of an impact.

[@jcp1984again]

I disagree completely. The sentry scenes are pointless in relation to the whole story. Without them the creatures remain more mysterious for a little longer. Also the fact that they don't have sentry guns at all left makes the situation feel more dire and desperate. Not to mention how cutting the sentry scenes makes the movie flow smoother for time.

[@voxdraconia4035]

Simply one of the best movies ever made - still makes me feel un´comfortaby scared watching it. No matter how many sequels they'll make - Aliens will still be the best in the franchise, closely before Alien

[@mikeysmithh7819]

saw it twice in the theaters summer 1986.. james cameron is a genius.. RIP bill paxton, stan winston, and james horner

[@Keyboardje]

Alien and Aliens are the perfect combo. And there this franchise ends for me. I absolutely HATE the *"turd"* one.

[@VenomKpp]

Hudson was such a great character because he's easy to relate too. I love his line "THEY CUT THE POWER?! How can they cut the power, they're animals!" I still wish when he got yanked under that you could hear him shooting but the team had to leave him behind.

[@newfate26]

The "Ultimate Badass" speech is one of my favorites in all of cinema.

[@kharilane1340]

@@newfate26 Tactical nukes and sharp sticks!!!lol

[@OriginalMergatroid]

Game over man, game over.......

[@altoid1804]

Hudson was definitely the "voice of the audience character."

[@chrismaverick9828]

An important thing to note on this is that for Ripley only a few weeks or months have passed since she lost her crew, and then she's going back there to face it. If there is something that shows her personal strength, THAT is it.

[@mullcrumthesage6303]

It is the best sequel ever made in the history of Hollywood (period)

[@davidmink6686]

Best movie ever made. Has everything.

[@grunthostheflatulent9649]

I couldn't choose between T2 and Aliens. The work Linda Hamilton put into preparing for the role really was impressive.

[@scotsbillhicks]

More reverence is given to a certain Francis Ford Coppola vignette, but I just couldn’t say which of the two I prefer. Alien, Aliens amazing Terminator, terminator2 amazing Godfather, Godfather 2 amazing. All franchises* 3+ dross *Star trek even numbers good (2 excellent) Odd numbers...quite.

[@mineboygamez]

shrek 2

[@cristianplaza1466]

Asi es la mejor secuela !!!! And it’s framed in a big poster at my room

[@TheLanceUppercut]

Believe it or not, the scene where Ripley learns her daughter's fate is one of the Special Edition inclusions. It was cut from the theatrical release, which I think is crazy. It makes her relationship with Newt that much more powerful. Also, the scenes with the automated guns shooting Aliens were a Special Edition add. They might seem superfluous, but without them the Aliens kind of disappear for a huge chunk of the middle of the movie. Good to have them test the defenses to keep the threat up. On the other hand, I don't think they needed to include the scenes on the colony, before the outbreak. They kind of slow the pace down, don't really add anything relevant to the story, and I think it's a lot more tense not seeing the colony until the Marines open the doors and move in.

[@JohnnyZenith]

The colony scenes were a mistake. It is much more horrendous to imagine their lives and the horror.

[@shadowdramon01]

@@JohnnyZenith I agree about the Colony scenes. It’s more frightening to not know what happened to the colony and why everyone stop making contact with the Company until the Marines show up and see it for themselves.

[@namelessjedi2242]

My first exposure to the film was an extended TV version with the daughter storyline and the sentry gun scenes added in, so those are important parts of the film to me As a fan I like all the added scenes but the cut to the colony then back to Rippey kind of sucks for the movie’s flow. I prefer the narrative following Ripley and the Marines there for the first time.

[@markmcauleymcauley9287]

The lady playing Ripley daughter in the picture was Sigourney weaver's mum

[@charlesderosas5577]

@@JohnnyZenith I disagree with you there I actually liked the colony scene.

[@jeffreywong3155]

Highly anticipated, this sequel was so big and well-received, it exceeded the hype, and Time Magazine put Sigourney Weaver on their cover during the summer month of July. She was heralded as one of cinema's first true heroines.

[@stiimuli]

This movie is a master class in building and sustaining tension and dread. Roger Ebert famously said that for days after the movie he was still sick to his stomach from the unnerving fear the movie created.

[@PungiFungi]

Let’s make it clear that theatrical version was the one Ebert was talking about. In the extended version, the restored colony scenes revealed too much too soon and drained away the fear of the movie’s first half. Remember, people watch this movie when it premiered with no idea which direction it was going to take and they expected at least a horror film and the movie’s first hour delivered.

[@SpideySensei72]

It could've also been the cancer.

[@andyc6542]

@@SpideySensei72 Disgusting, and disgraceful.

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

To think James Cameron could have directed Jurassic Park - about which he said he would've just made Aliens with dinosaurs

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

34 years later and still one of the greatest films ever! And that's it, don't watch any more Alien movies, trust me just stop there.

[@Carandini]

Same as Terminator, you stop at the second one.

[@r.g.o3879]

Alien 3 did suck but number 4 though not as good as the first two is ok to watch when there's nothing else available

[@gojewla]

@@r.g.o3879 There were a few good things about 3, but nothing good about 4. At least in 3, there was some sort of a plot, but the idea that they genetically replicated Ripley in Alien 4, complete with all her memories, etc. was the most intellectually insulting thing I have ever seen on screen. Plus, the alien baby thing was so stupid. I never laughed so hard when it got sucked out of a hole in the spaceship.

[@SolidMikeP]

the SCENE when she is taking the elevator down to find Newt is SOOOOOO badass.

[@georgechapman9688]

I love her interactions with Hicks

[@redviper6805]

Bishop managed to be helpful even after being split in half, unlike a certain gold droid in Empire Strikes Back

[@kharilane1340]

C3P0 has his moments but on the whole he is pretty useless.

[@The-Lone-Wolf]

Well, what do you expect of a droid, made by a small kid? ;-)

[@deathproofpony]

Thought you never missed, Bishop.

[@pbxn-3rdx-85percent]

Hyperdyne Systems Bishop 341-B with energizer batteries. Cut them in half and they still keep going and going and going and going ............and going and going ........... : )

[@deadlyredly1]

I first watched it over 30 years ago, was so young I recorded off TV and watched it after school. I then watched the "uncut" version (as back then TV was very heavily cut), and then a couple of years later the directors cut came out. Since then, it is still (to me) the best god-damn movie ever made. The character development is great, the action is great, the cinematography and effects still hold up to this day - it is a MF masterpiece!!!

[@deadlyredly1]

@OriginalTharios Respect your comment, and each to their own! Glad you enjoy it regardless!

[@pamnicklas5536]

I can watch Aliens over and over and never get tired of it. That in itself should tell you something..(I can't say that about any other movie)

[@deadlyredly1]

@@pamnicklas5536 I couldn't even begin to count the number of times I have seen it. I could most likely write the script from start to finish lol.

[@gagon1979]

I agree - Masterpiece. Let's also not forget she was nominated for an Acting Oscar for this movie. This is one of those movies that I can watch again and again.

[@kingcosworth2643]

@OriginalTharios MF Masterpiece!!!

[@fedord01]

The sound design and editing in this movie on top of everything else of course is just sooo iconic. Whenever i hear those cryo pods opening up on the Sulaco i get goosebumps. Same when you hear the sounds of the mech that Ripley uses, the sounds the pulse rifles make, the beeping of the motion detector etc etc etc...just iconic. Those sounds just immediately resonate with this movie and nothing else...ever.

[@MrCageCat]

"There's a potential family, Ellen, Dwayne and Newt." Yeah, about that.....

[@abefactory]

There is a comic where they all survive called earth wars

[@MrCageCat]

@@abefactory Yeah, good read that 👍

[@mdc2142]

I know 😂

[@hoshistar6123]

If you don't want that family image destroyed, DO NOT watch Alien 3!

[@Hichigo1554]

Aliens 3 NEVER existed, it didn't happen, NADA!

[@platinumare]

Aw, your girlfriend's reactions to Newt and Ripley had me bawling my eyes out (these scenes get even harder to watch when you become a mum). I saw this as a 11 year old and it just was so gut wrenching to see a child that young in a movie like this! The most upsetting is the sleeping scene, because every child can only truly rest when they feel safe enough to sleep, then face huggers and I couldn't sleep for weeks! So pleased to see you guys watching my child hood movies!!!! Awesome and yes, I've been a Paxton fan for a long time, he was always just on the sidelines, keeping the pace meandering with his different characters.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Now that both the Aliens and Predator franchises are part of Marvel, which is now owned by Disney -- the xenomorph mother is now officially a Disney princess.

[@evandrolima1724]

But seriouslly, they may actually pull it of in a Lego movie.

[@dianaramirezjara9659]

well...after what Disney did to Star Wars and after even Ridley Scott kind of killing a part of Alien with Prometheus and Covenant, who in his or her right mind would watch a Disney Alien movie ???

[@Braken888]

I really hope we get the Alien movies on Disney +

[@jameswilson8433]

I have faith in the Mouse. I'm sure they're perfectly capable of managing to make a worse movie than Alien3.

[@rodyrubber]

I guess the company finally got their hands on a xenomorph then.

[@RR64434]

“Alien” was about being stalked.... “Aliens” was about being swarmed. Great reaction guys. Both Movies are in my top 5 All Time Favorite Movies

[@RandomShinigami7]

That’s actually a perfect way to describe the two.

[@RR64434]

@@Alix777. I actually was one of the few of my friends that liked Alien 3 but personally it doesn't hold up to the first 2 installments. I liked that it finished the story arc of Ripley (I don't count Alien Resurrection) and it had an interesting plot that I don't think was fully recognized, but it fell short in too many areas for me to be considered for my all time favorites list.

[@zachf4877]

@@Alix777. Which is funny because one of Weaver's demands for Aliens was "no guns" lol. Finally got her wish in Alien 3

[@AG171281]

I have been watching this great movie since 1992, perhaps 50 times. Love it! The atmosphere is so well produced, filmset, actors, music, script, camera, sound are absolutely perfect created.

[@elnavales]

The amazing creativity in the practical effects is what makes this movie so amazing to me. NO CGI.

[@nickmanzo8459]

The loader effects were so impressive for the time that a bunch of corporations wanted to use them to replace their forklifts and other similar equipment. They were shocked when it turned out to be a combination of puppeteering, stop motion, and other such tricks.

[@williamjpellas0314]

True story: after being utterly blown away by this movie when I first saw it, I used to "entertain" my friends at our various gatherings by lying down in a doorway with a mouthful of milk so you could only see me from the torso up if you were standing outside the doorway. I would then quote Bishop's line "Not bad for a human" with the milk squirting out of my mouth. Good times, good times.

[@theConquerersMama]

😂

[@SleepySloth2705]

6:59 Originally, Lance Henriksen(Bishop) was gonna do the knife trick on himself, but they decided to prank Bill Paxton with it, meaning his scream of terror is 100% real 😂😂🤣

[@librahoshino6752]

Hicks is a total babe. He's clearly the best in his team but doesn't make a big show and dance about it. He's the badass introvert of the party.

[@whodatninja439]

Michael Biehn one of the best action heroes of the 80s

[@manneianevski]

He's also the only one showing empathy, giving him a total contrast to Burke who is supposed to be "at the head of a big company", a complete coward with no sense of selflessness, who would kill his mother for a bonus. Great character and great actor!

[@Sinewmire]

He's confident and experienced (sleeping on the dropship), doesn't run his mouth and believes Ripley when she says she can handle herself. He's tough, reliable and humble. I really hope we get to see more of him in the proposed sequel.

[@Ruosteinenknight]

One of Cameron's most trusted actors, Michael Biehn. It's no coincidence that he's been in so many works with Cameron over the years. Well, besides talents, he's probably one of the few who can stomach Cameron's whims. "You can't scare me, I've worked with James Cameron."

[@L1v1ngD3adGirI]

Hehehehehhe I have a crush on Hicks but I want him,Newt and Ripley to be a family- Which kinda sucks cuz Newt and Hicks die

[@alexvaraderey]

''This is important. Ripley had a daughter that age''. As usual, your insights are spot-on. Whether it's Ripley & Newt, the Aliens & their victims, the Alien Queen or even humans & androids, the Alien films are about parents and their children. Particularly Mothers.

[@rod0524]

They don't make movies like this anymore.

[@leecroft1983]

They don't, they really don't.

[@richardwani2803]

True that

[@mikeysmithh7819]

..80's flicks still the best

[@mizmera]

Only things always giving away the age... is the computers. :P

[@tadejsadar7033]

You replace old computers and CRT screens with new ones, and you get movie that it looks like it could be filmed in 2020.

[@yuriiblendonohy5070]

HUdson & Vasquez were brilliant characters. I felt so sorry about them. I know, you can't get all your faves in the "survive" category but still

[@davidbennett1357]

you know that the woman who PLAYED Vasquez played John Connor's foster mom in another of Cameron's films: Terminator 2

[@yuriiblendonohy5070]

@@davidbennett1357 Year, I know it. I also remember her in Near Dark (1987) where her partner was Bill Paxton (RIP)

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@davidbennett1357 Also the Irish mom in Titanic who holds the children in bed as it sinks.

[@MrLee2e]

what about drake he was cool as fuck

[@rosstee]

@@MrLee2e and Apone

[@lukedavis6640]

TBR is my favorite reaction channel, and Aliens 1986 is my favorite movie of all time. Aliens is (imo) best movie ever made. I can quote every line. I love every character, from Burke to Vasquez, Hudson to Apone. The set design and visual effects are top notch. All the practical effects still hold up!! What an amazing movie to watch, if anybody involved in it's production reads this... Aliens is a masterpiece of filmmaking and I heartily applaud you. I love this movie more than you can ever know.

[@lukedavis6640]

Adendum: I actually love Alien 3, I guess I think of it as a parallel universe. In one universe, Ellen Dwyane and Rebecca go back to Terra (or maybe colonize a virgin world)... but.. but in the other reality of alien3... Lt. Ripley faces the truth of an unimaginably horrific "hostile organism" and those dreams of a family are smashed. "You tell me, man, I only work here"

[@michaelriddick7116]

"They can bill me!" 😂😂🤣😂😂

[@michaelriddick7116]

This was a staple in my house growing up. Hadnt watched it in YEARS and I *still* had anxiety, even knowing what was going to happen! Lolol

[@captaincell]

I appreciate the fact, that you guys react to what is actually happening, in the movie. In my opinion, that's better than constantly speculating about what you think might happen.

[@peartreeproductions1993]

Literally the perfect movie. I can't fault a single thing.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

I actually saw this opening night. No one knew what to expect. Cameron still wasn't well known. But it turned out to be the best theater experience I've ever had. Cameron was smart in not trying to just copy the first film,a mistake that all the other films made in one way or another. Sadly this film would be the high point for the franchise. After this it's all downhill in various ways. Even the ones by Scott,who you think would know better,are just laughable in their stupidity. Your comment about them being a family was spot on. In fact in the great commentary for the film by James Cameron he says that he set it up that way for the next film. He wanted to do a third one but for some reason they never got back to him so he made the Abyss instead,which was a far better film than Alien 3 turned out to be. Alien 3 was,in Cameron's own words,a kick in the balls to the fans of the second film. It's a franchise that should never have been a franchise. Especially once the AVP films came out the entire thing became a joke. Best to react to The Abyss instead of any more of these.

[@DariusMedine]

When I personally say an Alien movie I saw the 3rd one first. This was due to my family showing me the movie. At the time I thought it was alright but nothing more. Once I became a teenager and I saw the first 2 films I couldn't really accept anything beyond the first 2 movies. What sucks is they still keep fucking up the franchise and I don't ever see hope for it being good anytime in the future. Alien and Aliens was the prime of the franchise, it died and then some cooperate big shots came in and made it into a stuffed corpse of a product forever to be defiled.

[@Theomite]

@Kellin Winslow Cameron said in the commentary that he couldn't even begin to describe the audience reaction to Ripley showing up in the power loader to fight the Queen. Since you were there, what was it like? Did they manage to shut themselves up just before she said the line or were they still cheering and mostly missed it?

[@Titanicus2]

Then they made number 3 the worst cinema experiance Ive ever had. Never expected so much and got so little.

[@Lensver03]

The original script for Alien 3 was a completely different story.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

@@DariusMedine You couldn't be more right.

[@StarlancerAstro]

You watched a masterpiece of cinema, the fact that a movie from 1986 with that much effects can still hold up in 2020, is amazing, a timeless classic.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

24:23 Fun fact: Vasquez is the only human in the entire Aliens franchise to dispatch a Xenomorph at close quarters.

[@theConquerersMama]

Really?

[@yankee9niner400]

What about when Hicks goes "eat this!" as one attempts to get into the atv?

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

Not true

[@weyland-Yutani-Intern]

imagine being 10 years old and watching this movie for the first time in the theater. My jaw dropped when I first watched this and became one of my favorites movies till this day.

[@rayzrsharp]

I remember everyone walking out exhausted, emotionally. Hands sore from gripping the seat rest. Awesome time.

[@romeross1557]

I was the same age when I saw this film with my cousin. I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish.

[@Uncle_T]

It's a brilliant sequel, not trying to emulate the original but turns it into an action suspense movie instead of a horror suspense and amps up all the brilliant bits of the original. AND it makes Ripley the most bad-ass character ever. One of the best sequels ever IMO.

[@scottknode898]

One of my favorite movies and I am only 35 years old. Aliens is a classic and definitely felt it better than the first film although first movie is classic in its own right. Aliens has a good story line and fun characters with the Marines. Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton steal the show as Hicks and Hudson. Paul Reiser does a good job playing the sneaky Company official more interested in getting the species back for testing and not caring about Ripley and others. Lance Henriksen is memorable as the robot Bishop. Sigourney Weaver is even better as Ripley and like how she takes in Newt as her own played by Carrie Henn who was in her first film and only movie before becoming a teacher in her adult life.

[@zapfogldorf]

The Abyss is another must watch. Extended version, of course.

[@watzizname]

I hope they watch that instead of Alien 3..

[@evandrolima1724]

Another classic. Probably the best stand alone action/sci-fi of all times.

[@maestrolodahl8681]

Indeed :) It allso rocks :) And yes.. the extended version..in general.. Special edition/extended versions of a movie is the best imo :)

[@jimjones4838]

they need to watch point break, T2, commando, and predator

[@zapfogldorf]

@@jimjones4838 Great flicks! I think they may have already cleaned off that list though. Except for Point Break. Hopefully they watch the original for that one.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Other than Captain America summoning Thor's hammer in Avengers Endgame, seeing Ripley in that exoskeleton to fight the alien queen is one of the most badass things I've ever seen in a movie theater. I remember the whole place screaming, "YEAH!!!!!" when that door opened and she was standing there.

[@pamnicklas5536]

And that iconic picture of her in the loader...just great!

[@Docktavion]

You know the 'funny ' fact about the power loader suit. It required a person being in the back in order to control extra features. Only thing seperarting Ripley and this technician was the black seat padding. Well unbeknownst to both as a stunt the crew rigged a lever to rise at the push of a button to simulate a rising bulge this pressed into Ripley's back. Much hilarity ensues with Ripley arguing with this guy and his 'behavior'

[@profelibro2351]

Before the time of the digital formats I managed to watch this movie over 90 times. It is by far my favorite movie of all times. It has it all

[@InkWarrior]

If anyone ever said there weren't any strong female leads in the 80s never watched Aliens or Terminator.

[@VelkanAngels]

Which is why I doubt anyone ever said that.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@VelkanAngels I doubt your statement. There are so many millennials who haven't seen many 80's movies at all, which is why they're making so many reaction videos on them.

[@JohnWick-mi4hy]

I grew up watching these movies, Aliens, Terminator, Predator, etc. Its awesome to see that these movies can still make someone "cover their eyes in fear ". Movies were better back in the day😉

[@seanmills7586]

dont forget day of the dead! 😀

[@keithzatkalik5805]

This is how you make a strong female character!

[@NarvT86]

a strong female character who's strong, courageous and smart not just a bland OP one.

[@Merecir]

You mean a strong character who happens to be female.

[@mikeysmithh7819]

..james cameron is a genius.. he wrote great strong female characters.. aliens, T2, strange days

[@wagstag89]

I've always said Ripley was my favorite female badass because she was actually convincing. The tough girl role is usually way overdone and comes off as trying too hard and frankly it's annoying but Ripley was just a natural born badass

[@djayk9692]

@@wagstag89 Ripley, the T2 Sarah Connor, and Captain Janeway from Star Trek Voyager......AND KIRA!!!!

[@eddiecreutzburg7375]

Ha, my favourite movie of all time... Favourite line: Somebody wake up Hicks... lol

[@CrayCruz]

Mine too.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

He's an E4, catch sleep when you can.

[@HyperionWasabi]

So glad you guys got to watch the only two Aliens movies ever made

[@marcuscato9083]

😂 Hopefully they’ll watch the only Jaws movie ever made, and the only three Star Wars movie ever made.

[@LordLOC]

Sigourney Weaver was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars that year, along with James Cameron for Best Director and 5 other nominations overall. It was a landmark nomination for Sci-Fi/Horror at the time. The movie won for Sound Effects and Editing.

[@tomislavcehajic9642]

Not is not true at all, Cameron didn't have oscar nomination for best director, not for best movie, won best visual efexts and nomination for best actress, you dont now nothing

[@morelenmir]

The extended version is the cut which Cameron himself considers to be the definitive version. It really is a nice improvement which some small but very effective character pieces--I particularly like the moment where Bishop looks at the (supposedly caseless 10mm) pistol which Vasquez hands to him with distaste and then quietly gives it back to Ripley while her back is turned.

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

What I didn't like about the extended cut was it took away some of the mystery that the Theatrical Cut had

[@Arthur_King_of_the_Britons]

They should have made the version with the early colony scenes the super-extended only

[@miller-joel]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 What "mystery"?

[@FirebirdCamaro1220]

@@miller-joel mainly the audience (as well as the marines) having no idea what happened to the colonists until the first xenomorph attack over an hour into the movie. Also, having the xenomorphs on screen for less time makes them more frightening. Ridley Scott understood this with the first film

[@miller-joel]

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 If you have no idea what happened to the colonists, how do you have enough brain power to breathe? They lose contact with the colony soon after Ripley's inquest. Gee, what a mystery. I wonder what happened. Seriously? Also, this was never going to be a repeat of Alien. Obviously, we were going to see a lot more of them. Cameron didn't linger on them, though. He used a lot of movement blur and other techniques to hide the fact they only had 6 guys in alien suits. The threat in this movie is the sheer number of them, and how heavily armed marines were overconfident and under-prepared. Not to mention Ripley's arc and her confrontation with the alien queen. If you wanted to see Alien again, go see Alien again. No one is going to stop you.

[@victorsos100]

Director's cut is stellar. More story elements. Plus cool extra scenes. Sentry guns my favorite.

[@Kainlarsen]

I feel like the director's cut gave too much exposition in a lot of places, but this is still an awesome film! Also, interesting note: The actress who played Vasquez was also the foster mother in Terminator 2. :D

[@sdm7512]

Still my favorite movie experience in my life. Everyone gasped at the end when Bishop flies in to get Ripley on the platform. Back then we didn’t have the action heavy movies we have today so it was new to us. The pacing, the action, the characters, the world, the vehicles, story and suspense are all top notch in this movie and it stills holds up IMO. Alien is a classic but I like Aliens more for all the reasons I mentioned before.

[@theConquerersMama]

On the edge of your seat anxiety and excitement.

[@x-wingflyboy8177]

The cuts made to Aliens was all time saving. The loader was done by placing a stunt man inside the suit. The model sequences look so good because they were filmed live, the dropship was hung from thin lines and physically moved. The whole squad of actors playing marines were placed in a fake military boot camp for a few weeks to learn how to look genuine. The actor originally playing Hicks dropped out so MB stepped in at the last minute to play him. That's why Hicks kinda stands out from the others in a way as he didn't do the few weeks boot camp with the other cast. Apone (Al Mathews) was the real deal, a former Marine Sergeant, so what you see is about as real as it gets. A really bad shoot was this film, stress and tension, Cameron fell out with James Horner, the UK crew fell out with Cameron, the lighting director ignored (kind of) Cameron design for the atmosphere processor level where the marines meet the Aliens. The original theatrical version has a great editing mistake, where Ripley is getting armoured up in the dropship, they get the wrong sequence of weapons. She picks up the pulse rifle and puts down the flamethrower, then picks up the flame thrower and puts down the pulse rifle. Also, Cameron really hated that the Uak crew stopped for tea breaks lol.

[@vigorousera]

"That's inside the room" Serious goose bumps line right there.

[@ChazUBCS]

“It’s reading right man, look!”

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

@@ChazUBCS "Well you're not reading it right!"

[@iancampbell2295]

How many times do you hold your breath watching this? Every time you think it's finished it just keeps going. Classic!

[@csmelen]

Check out The Abyss. Another James Cameron sci-fi classic. Great reaction guys.

[@antwhite1987]

Yes! Watch the Abyss! Director's Cut if you can. Then watch all of the BTS stuff on it. The making of that movie was absolutely insane.

[@davidbennett1357]

The directors cut of The Abyss is literally one of my absolute all time favorite films! I strongly concur that TBR Schmitt should watch that movie in the near future.

[@csmelen]

@@samantha_schmitt Excellent!

[@williamhicks7736]

The Abyss (the extended version) is a very good film... although I hate the ending. Cameron spends a couple hours creating a world rooted in realism with mysterious ‘underwater flying objects’ and then goes full on fairytale “and they lived happily ever after”... it doesn’t work. He should’ve kept everyone in the dark about the UFOs, have Ed Harris still diffuse the nuke and then send an obscure message right before he dies... and then end the movie with the crew doomed to suffocate... that would’ve made it a great film... leave the viewer wondering...

[@strwrz1]

Fun fact: the pulse rifle is actually just a Thompson sub machine gun with cosmetic additions and the Rig mounted “smart guns” are MG-42 machine guns. The best sci fi weapons are always the ones that use existing weapons as a base. It gives it a more believable ascetic.

[@benuticone3079]

Another Great example of this: RoboCop's Auto9, a Beretta 93R with a custom barrel and compensator to make the gun look larger and more aggressive.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

strwrz1 You're kidding me?! TOMMY GUNS?! The Pulse Rifle is a cosmetically altered TOMMY GUN?!?!?!?! Congratulations, my friend, you have officially BLOWN MY MIND.

[@BruGaleen]

@@kevinnorwood8782 They chose the weapons based on the size and intensity of their muzzle flash. Tommy guns breathe fire, LOL :)

[@dnf-dead]

There is a video on KZbin of them firing the pulse rifles

[@Musabre]

@@kevinnorwood8782 It weighs a ton too! I got to hold them at a London Film-con a few years back. Those weapons look weighty in the movie because they actually do weigh alot haha. As strwrz1 said, the best sci fi guns have a real base, really adds to the believability.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

I work with a lot of machines and depending on what they're programmed to make, they can make a lot of different sounds. One day, a machine was doing a cutting cycle that sounded exactly like the motion detectors in this movie. It immediately snapped me out of whatever I was doing and that sound had my FULL attention for the few seconds it took me to recognize what was going on. If you watch this movie enough, that sound will get to you.

[@crazyfvck]

@GUNNER67akaKelt LOL! One of the machines in the factory where I work made a similar noise. It was only for a day, and I never figured out which machine was doing it. Also, one of the air handler units sounds like the giant ants from the movie THEM, when the bearings start to run out of oil :D It really makes you think about how they create some of these sound effects for movies.

[@budmeister]

Bill Paxton's character was the best. RIP man.

[@mattomite9097]

He makes the movie dynamic even better. He is the King in this.

[@GORT70]

Game over, man! Game over!!!!!

[@darthmaul13]

So happy u watched this and the extended cut too.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Awesome thanks so much for the support!! Since we only watched the extended version I’m not even sure what scenes we would have missed in the theatrical version lol

[@porflepopnecker4376]

@@TBRSchmitt You would miss all the scenes with the colonists and the whole subplot about Ripley's daughter. (In addition to other stuff like the automatic sentry guns and various other short scenes.) That's why it's so crucial to watch the extended version.

[@darthmaul13]

@@TBRSchmitt I think most of the stuff with ripleys daughter is gone, showing the colonist on the planet and newt and her family finding the ship is gone. Both scenes with The sentry guns are gone. Some scenes inside The Sulaco are extended.

[@misterkite]

@@porflepopnecker4376 I disagree. The extended edition absolutely spoils the newt reveal and it removes all doubts about the colonists fate.

[@fastertove]

Nothing in the extended version is really needed. It isn't a bad version, but it does dulls dull the movie down a little compared to the original version.

[@Aileron90]

the best science fiction action film ever made, these reactions were so genuine, i Guarantee you will not get those reactions with CGI, the practical effects are amazing. ive seen this about 500 times, and i LOVE seeing other peoples reaction for the first time.

[@norwegianblue2017]

THIS is how you do a strong female lead in an action movie!

[@TheFirehawkTT]

@sisuphos Exactly! I've noted the same thing. She's strong and brave because she has to be in order to save the girl who she's come to see as a daughter.