Borrowing Blockbusters: The Best, Worst and Weirdest Aliens Knock Offs

[@Llyander]

Fishburne's perfectly delivered "We're leaving" is one of the greatest lines ever spoken in a movie.

[@cornjobb]

it's certainly a line spoken in a film.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

_"This place is a tomb"_

[@pickmeasinner]

Seems a fairly low bar!

[@Bluecedor]

That line was great. Almost broke the 4th wall reading the audience’s mind about his situation.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Not that you're wrong but it is so easy a line to deliver if you think about it. I think just about everyone has had that moment where they just had to escape the current situation pronto. It's not hard to imagine, that's all I'm saying.

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Truly one of the best series on all of KZbin. Always grows my list of b movie classics to watch!

[@tomhoward4905]

Excellent channel, so glad I found it

[@t0xcn253]

That's not all it grows.... haha sorry

[@MungoThorne]

Same, found so many cool movies off this channel.

[@kylerswamp1075]

For real!

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

It's like a highlight of all the movies you'd see on RedLetterMedia's Best Of The Worst series

[@michaelgodin938]

As others are saying, these videos are incredible and I can't imagine the amount of effort that goes into making them. The history, insight, vast knowledge and humour mesh together so perfectly to make the best channel for this subject matter - or any subject matter. So many videos will only skim the surface or make easy jokes when looking at these B-movies, but the fact that you are so passionate, attentive and able to identify the qualities of these movies makes these videos the de facto reference.

[@TheBadMovieBible]

That's a lovely comment, and much appreciated. Thanks.

[@huntinglightning3507]

​@TheBadMovieBible I always find it fascinating to learn about cinema and you provide insight into more history than any documentary or course in school. By the way, can you do a video about "Home Alone" Knock-offs for your next video? Your knowledge is invaluable. Keep up the good work.

[@KasumiRINA]

The research into which scene was stolen from which movie alone is something impressive, and the fact it's accompanied with frame by frame comparison is just mad editing skills (I can't sync footage to save my life).

[@robwalsh9843]

Fun fact: The infamous sewer monster movie C.H.U.D. has a scene strikingly similar to the hive scene in Aliens where a group a swat officers armed with flamethrowers enter the sewers while being monitored on camera. C.H.U.D. came out before Aliens and I wonder if Cameron saw it.

[@MisterMelange]

Well if you're gonna go that route, "The Vidicator" also was released by 20th Century Fox in 1986, with special effects by Stan Winston, and also has a team of soldiers entering into the sewers to hunt a monster.

[@jasonking3182]

I think 1954 Them! Is probably the original of army men with flamethrowers vs monster eggs

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

To be fair, a lot of that is just military procedure. Cameron used the technology these SCifi soldiers would have logically: helmet cameras sending a live video feed back to the command center, sensors in the body armour transmitting coordinates and life signs. If anything their equipment was decidedly low-tech (apart from the exoskeleton-supported miniguns) considering the setting has FTL spaceships and androids. On the other hand the robust technology fit the "used future" vibes of the first Alien movie. Similar to how characters in the Star Wars universe have tech that looks sometmes less advanced than what we have now, decidedly 20th century, with characters repairing spaceships with wrenches and welding tools and grease cans... unlike the energy-to-matter replicators on Star Trek, or the molecular 3D printers on Subnautica (video game) or the repair tools seen on Guardias of the Galaxy where even burnt and exploded bulkheads on a spaceship could be repaired by rebuilding their molecular structure from the ground up just by passing some plot device energy beam over them.

[@johnnyjohn-johnson7738]

Thanks for telling us about C.H.U.D. as it sounds exactly like a movie my mum was watching many years ago, I knew I wasn't crazy/imagining things when I said that there was another movie similar to Aliens but set on earth. Crazy to think that Aliens could've been inspired by another movie.

[@mkczygd3356]

I only know about this movie beacuse of the fact Larry Linville has a role in it.

[@williamselley4519]

These videos are absolutely brilliant, there’s nothing else quite like this on KZbin.

[@Hellseeker1]

Dead Space is basically Aliens and The Thing had a baby. Love it!

[@S_raB]

"Ends on a nuclear apocalypse. Can't find where he stole it from, so I assume he really staged it." That delivery! Lmao!!! Miss those old days of practical effects & genuine irony.

[@KasumiRINA]

I mean that's why Oppenheimer sucked, the nuclear explosion was real and lame, the only way movie even got publicity as a joke as people only watched it as companion movie to Barbie.

[@johns8369]

I never tire of watching the David Attenborough of Bad Movies. Thank you good sir!

[@Pdotta1]

I never forget that Treat Williams and Famke Janssen end up stranded on an island of monsters and we NEVER got to see that sequel. 😢

[@MrJohndoakes]

6:36 The fun thing about "Shocking Dark"/"Terminator 2" is that Bruno Mattei broke with Italian tradition and actually had a sound crew on set, so it wasn't shot wild track and dubbed later.

[@MrJohndoakes]

Claudio Fragasso did the same thing when shooting "Troll 2" because his cast was mostly American and he didn't want to drag them back to dubbing booths in Italy.

[@3baxcb]

A special feature on the recent Blu-ray release goes into a bit of detail about the shooting locations.

[@Cam-pe3nd]

My favorite retrospective series on KZbin. The right mix of interesting theme, obscurity, plot summary and personal observation.

[@zoekm]

How this channel isn't blowing up, I will never understand.

[@TheBeird]

Great video. Nice shout outs to Event Horizon and Deep Rising, especially to Treat Williams. Great actor. Last thing I saw him in was We Own This City. Small role but impactful.

[@jasonking3182]

I always thought 1954 Them! was a huge influence on Aliens. You had army men fighting giant bugs in there nest with flamethrowers. You also had a proto Newt in the orphan girl who survived the monster attack and gives the movie its name.

[@tavarespalooza1323]

There's even the wrecked room with dinner still on the table, like the coffee and donuts left behind in Aliens. Clearly a big influence.

[@treborkroy5280]

Aliens was Cameron just putting what he read in starship troopers onto the screen.

[@KasumiRINA]

I mean original Alien took a lot of inspiration (stolen, the guys who made it used that word) from old black and white monster movies.

[@Gmthekiller]

You're like Encyclopaedia of b movies and no film industry is spared from your investigative prowess. Always a pleasure and privilege to watch your videos❤

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Your writing is so unbelievably good for these videos. I'm only a minute in and it's so good already.

[@Emulous79]

Great job editing all this footage together. Must have taken ages.

[@dysomnia]

Cameron Mitchell cutaways need to be the new default standard for censoring anything anywhere.

[@limlaith]

That episode of MSW was just on two nights ago. :)

[@lordsofkobol7385]

Zombiesaurus is a very Aliens derived no budget fever dream I stumbled on in a charity shop very recently.

[@Chronoplague]

27:11 was not expecting a Clarissa Explains It All clip in here!

[@Hellseeker1]

Sadly we will never get a Director's cut of Event Horizon with all the extra nasty stuff they cut out. It was one of the films that was lost in the fire.

[@Byrvurra]

"I didn't edit this" should be this channel's catchphrase. These are always a treat to watch, thanks for the effort you put into them.

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[@blackcatjimmy]

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[@TheBadMovieBible]

Very kind, thank you for the support.

[@lopaka76]

How you have not had a mental breakdown from watching so many bad movies, is amazing.

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Even if I don't seek these movies, at least I know the iceberg of b movies goes way beyond my imagination

[@dangittens41]

This has fast become one of my favourite channels, thanks for this.

[@Gmthekiller]

The level of research in this channel is unparalleled.

[@BretHiggins]

Deep Rising definitely deserves more love and attention, it's such a fun movie and it knows exactly what it is. Shame we didn't get to see Spiders 2 in the list, but if it had been included it'd probably be the only film in the list!

[@3baxcb]

The video clip used made it obvious that there wasn't going to be a big standoff like in Aliens but more like the standard monster movie where fleeing in terror is the better option.

[@xenoranger79]

At least now that we have Alien Romulus, the core franchise trying to get back on track.

[@inisipisTV]

R.I.P. Treat Williams. I remember him in "The Eagle has Landed" were he has to battle German N4zi Marines led by Micheal Caine off to kill Churchill.

[@MrJohndoakes]

The Germans are Luftwaffe paratroopers disguised as Free Polish paratroopers with German paratroop officer Michael Caine as their "British" officer because he can speak English with a British accent. It made more sense in the novel.

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I suspect that Erik Estrada's exasperation at Jan-Michael Vincent reading lines from the newspaper wasn't all acting!

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[@scottfw1193]

Never go full Newt 😊. Excellent episode

[@bmitw100]

Bless you! You may be the first You Tuber to give Shocking Dark a fair shake.

[@ryanricardo]

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[@BreakfastAtNoon]

"See how the camera and the actor both move" bro, it's way to early for me to spit coffee out.

[@stephen70edwards]

Your videos keep getting better and better as their subjects get worse

[@paracyntrix]

42:45 "…and especially THE BATTLE SCENES. THIS IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE, AND IT AMOUNTS TO SONIC TORTURE. EVERY TIME IT STOPS, you pray it'll cut to people with faces that don't have machine guns. Well, they do. AND EVERYBODY IN THIS MOVIE HAS A MACHINE GUN, BUT THEY'RE NOT AL… they're not always firing them." Hilarious, man! 😂 I really did laugh out loud on that one!😂 Love it! The research, the production quality, the clips, the director/writer/production details, the cut-aways, and most of all, the jokes! Everything's awesome! Keep going! Want to see a lot more videos like this.❤

[@timmorehouse1237]

Appreciate the clips of Cameron Mitchell.

[@djnax0r]

Let's not forget Ticks, the Citizen Kane of genetically modified bugs attack troubled teens movies. Also features Carlton Banks in a "tough guy" role, 90s cinema at its finest

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Brilliant and very entertaining, plus another "I didn't edit this!" too - it's becoming your catch phrase! 😄

[@Matt.Willoughby]

The hospital was called the Middle East Asia General Hospital

[@pacoval4577]

i absolutely love this channel. i marvel at how the host can intelligently analyze movies that are garbage and do so with wit, humor and verve.

[@Derek_Smallshorts]

One of the also-rans in 'Creepozoids' was Kim McKamy, who absolutely refused to do nudity. She'd then go on to be better known as Ashlyn Gere, one of the biggest porn stars of the 80s. She was one of the few unapologetic adult performers who would be able to maintain a mainstream career by simultaneously being a regular on 'Space: Above and Beyond' whilst still appearing in naughty movies.

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Fascinating…

[@Kameruner]

6:35 best one yet

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Spectral is a guilty pleasure of mine, yes it’s completely unremarkable but there’s just something about it I like, I rewatch it way more often than I probably should.

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I actually enjoyed Spectral. Similar to The Darkest Hour.

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"alien 3000" rofl , "with lazer unicorn throwing sharks"

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Amazing video(s) on Alien(s)! One thing that came into mind is how The Expanse used so many visual cues from the different alien & other sci-fi classic movies (truckers in space, space marines, unknown matter taking over people, blade runner cities , etc.) and brought it together into another epic production

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[@tigerheart3824]

A fantastic trilogy, thank you Rob. Also thanks for the Treat Williams tribute at the end 💖

[@frambojan]

The Weekly Planet steered me right.

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Back of the net! Great content!

[@chadwik4000]

I just re-watched aliens yesterday! What great timing! I love this channel

[@kevingreer7877]

Thanks!

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Kudos to you for adding Jan-Michael Vincent's performance in the obscure German TV gameshow "Drei mal Neun", a predecessor to the later "Der große Preis".

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[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

I have immense respect for the way the guy who made the Xtro series regards those films. He's a legitimately talented film maker but he's not precious about his work at all. I envy his completely blasé attitude to his own art.

[@Bubumann40k]

18:33-18:39 saved for sampling 😂

[@JayTeeDE]

Massive thanks for all the work you put in your videos. They are both funny and interesting. I enjoy the mix of showing some of the most nonsensical takes on knock offs, but also giving context and also showing movies from all over the world not just America on Europe. Shows how all humans are the same in enjoying trying to get cheap bucks by copying popular movies. Also the lenght on the vids is truly incredible, must be at least a week of work into every new vid. Massive thanks for your work and you are completely undarrated.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

That Xtro Exposed footage feels like the Behind-The-Scenes interviews from Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. "He couldn't actually interact with, y'know, another actor. I've never seen that before, and I've never seen that since."

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I feel pretty confident assuming Red Letter Media owns all of these.

[@loommoon2301]

I absolutely Love your work! You're interlectual frustration that is reflected in your relaxed sarcasm is of the highest caliber. May I suggest an "enter the dragon - knock off" for a potential future video

[@marienbad2]

Another brilliant video for this series. I love the dry humour as much as the actual editing and research!

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this honestly feels like something id see on tv like amc or something either way more people should be wating this, its so great

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Just thought I'd reiterate what I posted on your Total Force video as your probably more likely to see it ... Mate, I've been binge watching your channel from recent to past. Great! Someone that reviews B-Movies and puts the record straight. Keep up the good work! Liked and subscribed!

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My day....week....month...hell, YEAR even....is now complete. Thank you, BMB

[@mikeosredkar8804]

I'm sorry it took so long for me to find your channel, but I am absolutely obsessed now that I have found it. I love amazingly bad movies, and whenever I hear "Italian" it takes me back to my first solo exploration into the madness. My first big one was "Zombi3" the half-Fulci bad zombie movie. I was so proud to find it on my own.

[@aileensmith7716]

I have to give you massive kudos for watching all these terrible, terrible movies. I read a review of Doom: Annihilation that read "I watched this movie on a plane and people still walked out" and I feel that this sums up most of the movies you commented on.

[@coolhrv]

Great work! I also recall FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN having some ALIENS vibes.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Came here hoping someone else called it out... It wasn't subtle, and it had nothing to do with the source material despite being adapted by the developer themselves.

[@stevenwillard8436]

Your videos are truly some of the best stuff on KZbin. Never stop.

[@Moochtv]

Yey I've been looking forward to this video trilogy capper! Great work as per usual!

[@TheCaptainSlappy]

And yes...Laurence Fishburne in Event Horizon is the only smart space captain that ever existed. Other than Captain Dallas, but he screwed up and wanted to leave afterwards, not before. We saw how that turned out. "...sit tight, or run. It makes no difference, you're mine." -MaMa (Dredd)

[@silvermoose2631]

These videos are seriously excellent. Would love to see one for Blade Runner eventually 🙂

[@pontiusporcius8430]

Sword and sorcery for me

[@probablynotmyname8521]

That opening gag makes me giggle every time.

[@Caredroia]

Thanks Rob for another insightful/funny retrospective. Your Channel, like Stitched Together and Voxis Productions, deserves more plaudits and viewers!

[@RobinJohnstonphotography]

These videos are possibly the best thing in the internets.

[@ivorybow]

Oh my gosh where has this channel been all my life? I just got the best watchlist. I am an inveterate bad movie lover, as long as they come by their badness honestly. I am going right to my movie channels now to find these tarnished gems.

[@lancerevell5979]

It's really bad when schlock doesn't just copy the plot and story of "Aliens", but even uses the same danged SCRIPT! 🤨

[@jamescappio7434]

The final scene of DEEP RISING *truly* sets it apart.

[@rowsdowerpower]

Thanks again! This has been a great source for suggestions. I got a shopping list for my next trip to vinegar syndromes archive!

[@KGH3000]

"I wonder why parodies and endorsements of fascism tend to look the same." Absolute gold

[@drdarkeny]

Because why use Fascism if not for the cool uniforms and weapons...? 🤣

[@3baxcb]

@@drdarkeny The one thing that I think stood out in Starship Troopers is how all the militant and testosterone-fueled invasion of the bug home planet Klendathu gets repulsed almost as soon as it begins. I do agree with the video regarding the director's intent and that if the parody was picked up, it might have been better received at the time of the release.

[@treborkroy5280]

​@@3baxcb"testosterone filled" it was men and women literally right there for you to see, women. And fascism isn't fashion. If the director wanted the movie to satire fascism he should have put fascism in the film instead of simply putting uniforms that were worn by fascists and propaganda remakes that look no different than a commercial for any American product. The movie simply isn't fascistic outside the veneer of imagery associated with known fascists. That's it.

[@AB-bg7os]

Both of them show that its cool and works. You can cope and seethe all you want about the first movie being a parody but I assure you that its original message backfired.

[@KGH3000]

@@AB-bg7os lol who is coping and seething here? I'm just laughing at something funny

[@herbaldragonX]

got the the starship trooper section and thought ohhhh thats why I remembered this channel.

[@MaxskiSynths]

10:07 actually quite realistic

[@thestomp1647]

Another great video. Glad you’ve watched all these terrible movies so I don’t have to.

[@lobachevscki]

I love this series and this channel so much.

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

17:53 Is that Michael McDonald? From MADtv, among other stuff.

[@angbald]

Yes it is.

[@LateralTwitlerLT]

@@angbald Man, he's sure been around, and with a long career in Hollywood by now. One of my favorites from MADtv's early years. Thank you for the reply.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I would say this has been the most entertaining of your recent series, not that the others weren't entertaining... just that this one was particularly good. There were a lot of comically bad movies that ripped dialogue and scenes a little to close for comfort. I wonder if the directors understand that there is such a thing as homage. Although I've seen a small number of these knockoffs, the two I most enjoyed were Legion Deep Rising. Legion was a B- movie, but it also had a charm. Deep Rising was B+, the characters made the story a lot of fun, it had a lot of rewatchability.I like the way you structure your videos into different themes. Fantastic video.

[@deejaytubbster8983]

I searched for decades for the title of the brazen Italian rip off (Shocking Dark), which I have seen in TV those days and really laughed my ass off! Thanks so much!

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Kevin Bacon? Michael Gross is the real MVP of The Tremors series

[@DonutGroove]

congratz on the channel, it must take a lot of effort to watch and analyze all these films not alone the research

[@ThisIsTheRoad]

Tiny mistake in this masterpiece: You picked the wrong "The Rift" poster at 34:11, that one is a short film from 2012. 😉

[@thedirectoroffrustration1255]

new fav channel