*ALIEN (1979)* is FRIGHTENING!! | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)

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This was one of the most suspenseful horror films I have ever seen! So much attention to atmosphere, tone and mood. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way. Enjoy :)
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[@jeremiahrose4681]

What I heard was the dinner scene where the alien comes out of the guys chest....the actors didn't know of that scene until it happened, the reactions are real. Crazy.

[@anacarolmsc]

They knew about the scene but not how it would be made, so they freaked out for real during filming

[@nitrokid]

There's a misconception of this going around. Like the person above me saying- the actors didn't know the extent of the SFX the production was going, and freaked out because it was really gnarly 😂

[@jeremiahrose4681]

@@nitrokid misconception? Heck if you weren't their filming it's all hear say like I said "I heard"...and that's about it.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@jeremiahrose4681 Jesus. OF COURSE the actors KNEW what was going to happen - they'd read the bloody script! And if I have to clear this up ONE MORE TIME, somebody's getting a BEATING. On the brilliant Quadrilogy documentary, Sigourney Weaver says as much that they all knew. The other poster is correct - they didn't know exactly HOW it was to be done or just how "explosive" it would be.

[@Funnysterste]

​@@jeremiahrose4681 Well, there is a making off where it is made clear that their reaction was genuine when they got squirted with blood.

[@brianmatthews1736]

This movie is iconic...the face huggers are absolutely horrifying! John Hurt did such a great job of the chest bursting scene. Ripley is the best bad ass female protagonist ever! Sigourney Weaver is top notch. She was great in Working Girl, and Ghostbusters and Avatar..so many movies!!!

[@lovisalindstrom7920]

John Hurt plays Ollivander in Harry Potter as well. I love his voice from when i watched the british series called the adventures of Merlin.

[@user-tm6pj5ry6z]

Disney will never gonna make a real badass female like her

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

So my dad was a truck driver for a big oil company in West Texas. As kids, we used to hang out in the disbatch office a lot waiting for my father. Watching the crew in the movie just hanging out with one another reminds me so much of that experience. The actors really nailed that blue collar comradery.

[@ruth2141]

I wasn't consciously aware of it when I first saw the movie, but the sound design is genius. All that silence punctuated by sudden little electronic bursts.

[@Blackferret66]

Ash actually has a legit reason to say "Don't touch it!":" the acid blood. Parker was about to stab it with a fork, not just grab it. If it bled enough, it would eat through the ship's hull to space and potentially cause explosive decompression. Of course, he also seemed to nonchalant about the dead face-hugger. If it decomposed, it might also become acidic. Other than that, your observations were spot on and far more insightful than I've seen on other reviews.

[@darkarpatron]

Almost everyone seems to forget about the acid blood. And I get it, but it's like, "Dude, he's got a point!"

[@Tiisiphone]

I love that you were suspicious of Ash right from the start. He's the real antagonist, together with the Company of course. They wanted this to happen. I watched this movie back in 1979. No internet and no spoilers back then. It almost gave me PTSD! I was a teenager and I had trouble to go to sleep for a while. I really recommend watching the sequel "Aliens" from James Cameron. You will learn many things about the Alien and the Company, and it is a brilliant military/sci-fi/horror movie.

[@thecocoacouch]

Yeah he was just wasn’t cautious enough for a scientist 😆. I can see why people say the film is so terrifying, I can only imagine watching this back then!

[@ruth2141]

This won an Oscar for visual effects. There was a lot of advance publicity about Swiss artist HR Giger's designs, intended to convey a mixed organic and biomechanical effect.

[@Laoruperteen18]

not bad for a bunch of scrap metal, spray painted toy guns, and plastic bin bags eh? :P

[@erinpowell941]

I hope you are going to watch Aliens after this! Love your commentary. H.R. Giger did the design for this creature and the one in Species (1995). He was a Swiss artist and he has a whole museum in Gruyeres, Switzerland. It is the freakiest, most disturbing museum I have ever been in. If you Google it, the pictures don't even do it justice.

[@jamesfrench7299]

I only learned of H.R Giger when Alien³ came out in 1992 and he was brought back aboard after James Cameron declined his direct involvement in Aliens. I could immediately recognise the feel he brought back to the craeture's lore that was clearly missing in the criminally overrated second instalment. I was overjoyed when the visceral sight of the alien's smooth domed head returned after James Cameron totally spoiled it with the bumpy scones in the second film. I'm glad they killed off his characters as punishment for his meddling with the creatures.

[@commandosolo1266]

"Hey, what a premise to a game, though!" Allow us to introduce you to ALIEN: Isolation, the finest survival horror game in existence.

[@minkalampinen9519]

I don't think any game has ever respected its source material as much as A:I. Amazing game! It does have a few nasty bugs but most people don't seem to trigger them at all.

[@kenlykkeslett7501]

Other than the occational bug, it's a flawless game. Pure perfection really

[@kaydantonio3719]

I absolutely love Alien and Aliens. Watched them both countless times. You might be interested in knowing the second one, Aliens, was directed by James Cameron so you know it’s also a masterpiece.

[@thecocoacouch]

Oooh I’m keen!

[@VBSuper]

​@@thecocoacouchIf Alien is the haunted house, Aliens is the rollercoaster. Get ready for the ride.

[@wompa70]

Right?? The characters in this movie are so genuine. The actors were great. The alien design by Giger is phenomenal. The stuff of nightmares.

[@thecocoacouch]

So chilling 👌

[@MLJ7956]

If you like immersive creepy horror survival based video games, then check out 'Alien: Isolation' (it fills in the gaps between the first & second films as well as even tells you what really happened to Ripley's daughter when she went to search for her mother in space. Lots of attention to detail and references to both films & SPOILER ALERT - Yes Sigourney Weaver/Ripley does make a cameo in it - both her likeness and actual voice in newly recorded dialogue exclusive to the game). Be prepared to jump alot because an alien is hiding on board your ship....It's definitely worth playing IMO 🎮

[@thecocoacouch]

Oh awesome!! I’ll have to check it out if I eventually do a let’s play video.

[@jackwalsh6758]

​@@thecocoacouchBest reaction I've seen to this movie but you're subtitles are off. Parker said "Get out of the room" not "Get ready to roll". I bet you'll love "Aliens"

[@fxbear]

That game scared the ever loven crap out of me. At one point I thought I was alone and had been as quiet as I could. I turned around and the f****er was an arms length behind me. I’ve never come so close to crapping myself.

[@PungiFungi]

Meh...all these later extras that just explained way too much. Alien worked so well because it let you fill in the blanks yourself.

[@reverendjesus]

I hear it’ll absolutely make you poop yourself if you play it in VR

[@rexbitten]

Sigourney Weaver's first Academy Award nomination for (best actress) was for her role of Ellen Ripley in the sequel Aliens.

[@alistairrobinson3865]

Hearing Parker & Lambert over the intercom is one of the most haunting touches imaginable

[@CoffeeMatt10]

Parker, the hero Lambert didn’t deserve. Throughout the film he seems very self-centred, he just wants to be paid and go home. By the end he’s putting his life on the line to save someone who then stood frozen in terror and died anyway. He should’ve just let rip with the flamethrower.

[@joshuah9109]

Aliens is outstanding. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for BEST LEAD ACTRESS at that years academy awards. It's very unusual for a actor to receive a Oscar nomination for what was essentially a "summer blockbusters" film.

[@dubirdrs]

Favorite 'review' i've seen: Everyone ignores the smart woman, alien attacks and the only survivors are the smart woman and the cat. XD

[@BrandoBaggins73]

You’re absolutely right about Ripley being an incredible “strong female” character. Like Sarah Conner from Terminator, Trinity from The Matrix, “The Bride” from Kill Bill, and so many others, Ripley is smart and strong, and yet she’s still human and vulnerable. It makes us root for her and want her to succeed. Contrast that with the modern interpretation of a “strong female” in films these days… ‘Nuf said. 😅 But thank you for being so tactful in your reaction. Much respect my guy! 😎😊

[@JessieNebulousGaming]

Agreed. A lot of modern screenwriters interpret "strong female character" as "unlikable, indestructible bitch." A woman can be strong and compelling without being unlikable or unrealistically invulnerable.

[@omega311888]

these days they also attempt to create a strong female lead by emasculating the male characters. that totally isnt necessary but try to convince them of that.

[@BrandoBaggins73]

@@omega311888 It’s sad but true…

[@steveturner3999]

I saw this with my late wife 6 months before we were married in 1979. A good friend of mine was with us and he’d seen it already. He was coaching me as to when I should hold on to her before a scary scene. It was during an afternoon matinee so the theater wasn’t full. She barely made it through. ‘’In Space No One Can Hear You Scream’’ may have been the tag line but in that theater everyone heard her! Miss you babe! Next Wednesday will be two years since I lost her.

[@fxbear]

I would have absolutely loved to take my late husband to see this in the theater. As it was, he was too stoned to pay attention. I’m dreadfully sorry that you lost your wife. Loosing a soulmate has to be the most awful pain I’ve ever experienced and I’ve survived cancer twice. My heart goes out to you.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

[@bryanCJC2105]

I was a teenager when this movie first came out. I walked out of it the first time. I couldn't take the suspense, I was about to vomit. I don't like horror movies anyways, so I waited outside the theater for my friends to finish watching it. About 15 years later, I watched it again and saw the whole thing. It's a great movie and does a masterful job of keeping you in suspense. IMO it's less of an action movie than it is a suspense movie.

[@Becksnnc]

It's so sad to me that only the actors for Ripley, Dallas and Lambert are still alive.

[@karlmoles6530]

The stuff that looks like skyscrapers is the automated refinery they are towing. The Nostromo is essentially a space Tugboat or Semi Truck. When you said the crew was transport you were right. They are essentially truck drivers in space.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Jonesy watched Bret die like "...and your name was?" 😄

[@ngugitwc6380]

On of the very best! 18:50 Captain Dallas takes the responsibility and risk upon himself, and while Ripley dislikes it it is not intended as distrust [in early scripts they had a closer relationship]. 26:17 Parker's last cry is actually "Get out of the room!" and is to my knowledge so given in most, but as seen not all, editions of the film.

[@fxbear]

All these years I never realized Parker said anything at all. My hearing isn’t the best so I thought it was a primal sound of fear. Well, duh.

[@irina1296]

This movie is the real masterpiece! I love the fact that we have mature characters here, not stupid teens.

[@loverofthearts222]

The designer of the Alien was a famous artist H.R. Giger. There's a great documentary on the making of it too:)

[@richardfairlamb9728]

The Gunnar scene with the giant, dead alien on the ship is one of the most original and genuinely alien set designs ever to be seen on film. R.I.P Giger.

[@avaria1538]

This is one of the greatest films ever made. Everything about it is just perfection. As for the game… check out Alien Isolation…. Absolutely terrifying.

[@peterphilly4148]

An organism with acid blood that incubates its young inside a living host. Sounds like something that would be totally out of place in Australia that is renowned for it's gentle wildlife.... 😁. This movie is noteworthy for its ability to create suspense without depending on advanced nearly magical technologies. So much Sci fi today just seems to center around the visual effects with almost no consideration of story or characters. Great reaction, Oscar.

[@thecocoacouch]

Ha! Yeah they probably got inspiration for it somewhere here. Cheers!

[@StarShipGray]

They made the game you suggested about 10 years ago. It’s called Alien Isolation and it takes place 15 years after the events of this film. It’s excellent and available for PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE and Nintendo Switch.

[@riskey]

It was said at the time that the filmmakers took the haunted-house movie template and set it in outer space.

[@jjjones8609]

Well the sequel Aliens gave Sigourney Weaver her first Oscar nomination for best actress for playing Ripley in a sci-fi adventure movie. Unheard at the time for a man or a woman.

[@ruth2141]

I first saw this in a darkened theater, where you could see more detail in the darker scenes. There was a guy behind me who kept muttering, "Forget the damn cat, lady"

[@scott88keys]

Ridley Scott's children were in the derelict ship walking around the space jockey in space suits to make it seem so huge because they were so small. Just an interesting fact. This is my all-time favorite sci-fi movie and it has the best sequel ever to any movie in my humble opinion

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction to this classic sci-fi horror flick bro. Glad you liked it.... I urge you to definitely check out the sequel 'Aliens' (1986) directed by Janes Cameron (of The Terminator, Avatar & Titanic fame)...and please view the extended special edition cut of the sequel - it adds more depth, more background info & more great character moments that were cut from the theatrical version (due to studio involvement) but the the theatrical version is still good nonetheless - it's just that the extended special edition cut adds so much more in my own opinion (plus it is the director's James Cameron's preferred cut of the movie he directed). If I were to rate both cuts/versions, it would be - the theatrical version is a 4 out of 5 stars and the extended special edition cut would be a 4.5 out of 5 stars. Can't really go wrong with either version, it's that good of a film....it is up to you if you want to continue the franchise after then (each sequel after then the fan base is mixed but each entry has their own fans). FUN MOVIE FACT - Originally the role of Lieutenant Ripley was written for a male actor (the studio was looking at Burt Reynolds aka The Bandit, Christopher Reeve - aka Superman & even Sean Connery aka James Bond for the part) but when Sigourney Weaver (who was largely unknown at the time) did a screen test, her audition moved eveyone in the feels & blew everyone away (the director, the producers and the studio, etc) that they picked her for the part immediately (and even reworked/rewrote the character just for her). She would even be nominated for a best actress nomination for the sequel (sadly she lost to Marlee Matlin that year). Still it was a good honor just to be nominated for her performances as the character. ✌️

[@gerardohara959]

Your dad tried to show you this when you were 6. You would have had nightmares for years. But you dad sounds like a legend.

[@NemeanLion-]

Thanks for appreciating the horror of this film. I can’t tell you what it felt like to see this back in 1979. Back then, monsters looked like giant puppets. This is the first creature that truly terrified me. I still have dreams about it being after me lol.

[@christopheryochum3602]

You are the first reactor who didn't annoy the heck out of me for being "duh, what just happened...uh...gee...what' goin' on." When Ash let them back on the ship, you were alarmed. And, when Ash said, "Don't touch it," you said, "Why not?" When Brett found the shed skin, you immediately knew the creature was growing. That's just a few things I noted about how you really kept up with what was going on. So many reactors I've watched didn't seem to pick up on any of that, with their jaws hanging open..."Duhh??" Watching you watch this was a joy because you're obviously smart and you pick up everything. By the way, the sequel, "Aliens," is fantastic.

[@thecocoacouch]

Hey that was a really confidence booster for me today cheers 🍻 glad you enjoyed the vid. I can’t wait to see Aliens! Watching it soon.

[@Otokichi786]

A young modern is boarding the "Nostromo." What will he make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? In 1979, all we got from newspaper and TV ads was: "In space no one can hear you scream." What kind of movie was this? 1:54 MU/TH/UR is the computer system that runs the "Nostromo." 2:23 The Company is sending the equivalent of a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 4:17 We NEVER see what kind of weapons the "away team" carried. 6:04 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 7:34 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 8:29 How's THAT for a jump scare? 8:51 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 9:32 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for years. Yes, Science Officer Ash is sketchy. 10:30 Acid Blood solved the "why don't they just cut it off him?" question. 12:31 A Props dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. DFX can't match this level of reality. 13:53 Kane's last meal. 14:41 The Xenomorph, scaring audiences for decades. 13:17 Burial at sea, an old maritime tradition to spare next-of-kin the grisly details. 16:26 Along came Jones. 17:56 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 18:50 Capt. Dallas is finally stepping up to face this horror. 20:30 You're in command, Third Officer Ripley. 21:47 In 1979, this was my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 22:39 Most people didn't see this coming. 25:42 I've read that Lambert is standing in for us, the audience. 27:34 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 30:25 Tonight's entree on the shuttle "Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 31:08 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star and, along with Linda Hamilton, an Action movie Badass. "Jennifer Lawrence"? Who is that? Next stop: "Aliens" (1986).

[@doilysimpkin6972]

Dallas didn't let Ripley go into the ducts to look for the alien because he, as Captain, should assume the risk. He didn't want to put his crew in more danger. It was an altruistic decision, not a misogynistic one.

[@omega311888]

THANK YOU! not many people pick up on that.and part of me feels like he was trying to make up for wanting ripley to open the air lock despite the protocols, even though it was ultimately ash who violated them.

[@fantasyaj6510]

40+ years later and still one of the greatest horror movies of all time. The special effects are still amazing and Sigourney Weaver is legendary as Ellen Ripley. In space no one can hear you scream.

[@shoemy89]

Something I found out is that the way they got the cat to react to the alien on command was that they had a german shepard on set, but hid it behind like a sheet or board or something, and when they needed him to hiss they lifted it up to show him lol

[@stuartwesthall]

That landing may have looked slow and smooth from the outside, but you've got to think of how much that ship masses - so when that landing pad comes down offset on that rock there'd be massive torque stresses transferred up through the frame of the ship causing components to overload - hence the sudden jerk and all those circuits blowing out on the bridge.

[@clarissa182]

I haven't even watched the reaction yet, but I'm sure you loved the film. I can't wait for you to watch Aliens!! It is my favorite sci-fi movie of all time.

[@w1975b]

I watched Aliens for the first time on probably HBO, late on a Saturday night and by myself. I was only 11 or 12. My mother and I were at her boyfriend's apartment.

[@willwhitman7534]

If you like this, and hopefully the following movie Aliens, and you enjoy gaming, you should really try out Alien: Isolation, it's a true masterpiece of a game and really envelops the franchise. They received so much to create the game and it's design and story really pulls you in and will scare the crap out of you at times but even when your not "scared", the tension is usually really high due to anticipation of what might happen at any moment. These movies are fantastic and I am truly happy that you are finally getting a chance to enjoy them!

[@deeasztalos2520]

I'm so happy that you liked the movie! I love watching young people who could almost be my grandchildren reacting to it over 40 years later! I saw it at the theater when it came out in 1979 (I was 22) with my boyfriend at the time. Back then there weren't anywhere near the number of scary movies as there are now - especially anything science fiction horror. All we had was the trailer that played on TV - you can find the original trailer here on KZbin. "In space nobody can hear you scream". When I finally got to seen it I was terrified before the movie even started. The slow burn made it even scarier. Of all of the Alien movies this one will always be my favorite. I've lost count of how many times I've seen it over all of these years!

[@kevincaulder20]

Ridley Scott used the 195o's horror movies of the blueprint for the movie. So, in 1979, the pacing was closer to the way we were used to at that time. Now that the audience of today has had more experience with horror and sci-fi themes it is harder to surprise people. But due to the direction under Scott's masterful skill and the design of the alien by H.R. Giger, it holds up very when compared to films since then. Now, get ready for ALIENS.

[@mrs.sherry]

Can you believe this was made in 79? Gotta love fx. Ya don't go searching for the cat, you shake a box of meow mix. It either shows up or it don't. They treated Ripley like a woman can't do anything without permission. She showed them.

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

In the original concept, on her way out off the ship, Ripley finds Dallas and Brett, both immobilized and covered in similar organic tissue as was in the alien ship. It reveals the motive of the Alien: Brett is almost completely transformed into a new egg, Dallas is halfway digested by the surrounding tissue and begs Ripley to kill him. The scene was cut from the film as it slowed down the pacing at the end when Ripley was in a panic to get out of the ship. The scene was restored in the Director's Cut, but some other scenes in return were cut (I have no idea why). So if you ever want to rewatch it, check out the DC. o/

[@jamielandis4308]

I saw this at age 14 in the theater. You should check out the trailer; it tells you almost nothing. When we saw it, every little noise made us jumpy. We kept wondering where the alien was. Ridley Scott cranked the tension up so high we were like coiled springs. We never saw anything like it before.

[@michaelpennington7800]

Tidbit. Parker, the last crew-member killed, was Veronica Cartwright, the young girl in Hitchcock's The Birds.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

I'd encourage anyone to take a deep dive into H. R. Giger's art. He is a one-of-a -kind type person for sure.

[@babyfry4775]

Love this movie. The suspense was great. Scarier to me than Aliens although Aliens is very good. Sigourney was one of the first female badass leads in movies. She was great.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

I'm jealous. You were really on to Ash as a bad guy from early on. You spotted all of that really well. I didn't catch on at all that he had really devious motives like that at all. I got that he was a bit of a dxxk, but I didn't seem him for what he was until it was too late.

[@rogu3rooster]

H.R.Giger waas a mad genius for designs

[@evanirvana500]

Ripley. Probably the first truly female action hero, at a time when there were few for girls to look up to. You had to wait for the man to save you. In the sequel shes even more bad ass. Some will mention linda hamilton as a first female action star but ripley was first and sarah conner really didnt become a fughter till terminator 2.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

34:43 funny you should say that about gender… notice that no first names were used, just surnames (Dallas, Lambert, Kane, Parker, Ash, Brett and Ripley). Their genders were determined once the cast has been selected. The original draft had Ripley as a man, but they chose to be open minded and select the best actors/actresses and flesh the script out from there.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Tagline "In space no one can hear you scream" 2. Best explosion EVER 😱🏆💯(including Star Wars) 3. Dallas/Tom Skerritt also played Viper in "Top Gun" and Strawberry in "Up in Smoke". 4. Brett/Harry Dean Stanton had a very healthy resume. We lost him recently.😇 5. Ridley Scott is also known for directing the original "Bladerunner". 6. The hanging bodies weren't in the original release. They didn't expect a sequel.

[@iliketostayhome]

People prefer the sequel, "Aliens", but I love "Alien" more by far. That being said, I wouldn't watch past "Aliens". Prometheus was okay. Covenant was not.

[@MontagZoso]

My dad took me and my cousin to see Alien when it came out in 1979. I was 12. At that time, everyone had seen Star Wars , but THIS movie was like nothing anyone had seen. It scared the crap out of the audience and the chestburster scene caused my cousin and I to run out into the lobby crying and screaming. My dad came out and asked if we wanted to leave. “No! We want to see the rest!” So we went back in and saw the rest of the movie. 40 years later it is still my favorite movie of all time, next to The Godfather. Ridley Scott made a perfect masterpiece. Thanks Dad. ❤️

[@corinnevanessa22]

NEVER leave the 🐈 I’m so glad he makes it 😮‍💨 xx 💋

[@penoyer79]

according to some of the lore, these ships apparently had problems with vermin investations... hence the addition of the cat.

[@brianmatthews1736]

FORGOT....The Aliens' design is credited to Swiss surrealist and artist H. R. Giger

[@43nostromo]

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

[@127Foxtrot]

I think your reaction and interpretation throughout the movie were spot on ideal, if not identical to the die hard fans who first saw this iconic masterpiece over 40 years ago.

[@annemignano]

The alien is actually another actor in costume. It be cool to play a creature and be immersed in like thinking how it would react and whatnot. If you’re into imagination for that type of acting. To me, it be super fun!

[@2Askew84]

This is absolutely one of my wife’s favorite movies. I’m glad you got to watch it and I hope you enjoyed it truly

[@michaelbriefs9764]

You thought it was cool to see a badass, female character played so well by Segourney Weaver. You're right. However, just take a second to consider how totally effing cool it was in 1979!! Ridley Scott was way ahead of his time making the female character the "Final Girl", as is now the parlance. Awesome flick and set the new rules!

[@marievjing]

Don't forget to watch the "special edition/ extented cut" for its sequel "ALIENS" wich is even better than the first one and probably the best one of the franchise. And is as scary and stressful than the first one ;)

[@thecocoacouch]

Just saw it 😉. Coming Sunday…

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

I was fortunate enough to see this film in the theater in 1979. What a game changer for sci-fi films.

[@neojc128]

If you watch Aliens, I HIGHLY recommend that you watch the director's cut edition

[@shanespears73]

Why is Ripley a hero??? BECAUSE.... she went back for the kitty❤❤ teehee Sigourney... Legend. Queen.. Then mister Cocoa says "Leave the cat." Ugh, my ❤ sank lol I would let everyone on that ship die before i left my fur babies...

[@katie8881]

Fun fact from a Whovian: Ridley Scott (the director) was supposed to be the set designer for the third story of classic Doctor Who in 1963. The 6 part story was "Dalek" in which the famous dw baddie was first introduced and thus would have been designed by Scott. Instead, he got the chance to go to school for directing and so the iconic Daleks were designed by Raymond Cusick when Scott backed out. In 1975 (four years before "Alien"), the Doctor Who story "The Ark in Space" aired, in which a ship of cryogenically frozen earth colonists is taken over by an alien species. This parasitic alien species breeds by laying eggs inside the human bodies. The Doctor teams up with a serious and capable female crewmate called Vira to stop the aliens from completely taking over the ship and infecting all the humans. They surprise the main characters by growing and developing at a surprisingly and alarmingly fast pace from egg to insect-like full grown alien. This DW story tipped into the relatively new "horror space opera" genre, which was ultimately popularized by Alien. I'm not sure if Ridley Scott (who was very familiar to Doctor Who) ever cited his inspiration explicitly but it's widely believed that this DW story was one of the inspirations for Scott (and potentially the writers) when working on Alien. The parallels are too strong, more than I even mentioned.

[@nachofernandezcomics5238]

I think the reason the movie feels slow on 1st half, is because is just creating the set, the atmosphere, getting you absolutely into that stuff. And when you´re in, at ship with them, then the things go darker and creepier, and gorier, and you cannot scape. That´s a brilliant movie , with some nice sequel, (1986 ALIENS) and rest of franchise have been a bit erratic. I also love this one for the art design, that´s a beautiful sample of the sci-fi and fantsy art from late 70´s , from science fiction comic magazines like Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal: Moebius, Chris Foss, Giger... a great bunch of talents And Ripley is a wonderful character, an heroin, a sutrvivor, who at final part feels scared, crying and yelling to the inhuman computer, but going on, and never giving up.

[@lestatdelc]

The multiple explosions when she detonates the ship is caused by first the Nostromo blowing up, then the sections of the refinery it was towing blowing up in sections.

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

At 4:58 I think it's deliberate foreshadowing; those rock formations behind Dallas, Kane and Lambert were somewhat shaped like the fully grown aliens. Thumbs up, as if I had to tell ya!

[@raphie8488]

The towers are not part of the ship, that's the ore refinery the Nostromo was tugging to earth.

[@darryl1373]

Another fantastic choice! Alien is a perfect example of how practical special effects can be FAR superior to CGI. The alien was a combination of a man in an alien suit, a team of puppeteers to control the alien's movements, and KY jelly used for slime. With the right lighting and camera angles, we have a creature that is 100% better then anything that could be cooked up with CGI.

[@thecocoacouch]

Oi honestly the practical effects made it so flippin good.

[@ToxoPeep]

They did recently make a game that I believe falls in timeline between Alien and Aliens. Alien: Isolation. It's a tension filled time if you want to try your hand at game streaming.

[@boosterbuster2297]

Did you know that the chest burst scene was kept hidden from other actors so their reactions are genuine when the chest rips open... only director and the actor knew what was happening and how the Alien was going to be revealed.

[@jeremybr2020]

I'm not sure why so many people have difficulties understanding why their landing was so destructive. Try to imagine something as large as the spacecraft they're in. And the amount of strain and stress on the structure that happens when landing on a uneven rocky surface. It takes very little to do a large amount of damage with something that size. Now one could make the argument that something as advanced as they are in technology, should be able to plot out an even surface to land on. And that would be a good point. But you just have to remember that this movie came out in 79.

[@TheMarionetteKitty]

It's interesting watching someone from a much younger generation watch a movie I grew up with. I'm watching your shock and I forget you genuinely don't know what's going on. When I saw this movie, a lot of other people had already seen it, so I had a bunch of spoilers and knew what I was getting into.

[@333Ocsis]

25:21 "Why are they caring about the cat?" 27:40 “Yeah, leave the cat.” How rude! Cats have been onboard "ships" for thousands of years. They were originally used for vermin extermination. Jonesy was either there to perform that age old service, or to honor the tradition. In addition, he IS a fellow Terran and mammal. Shame on you.😉

[@laneneely1077]

Ripley and Sarah Connor are generally the main examples people give of strong female characters that are strong based off themselves rather than at the expense of other characters.

[@fantasyaj6510]

Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, and Princess Leia. All perfect examples of badass female characters done right.

[@IDyce88]

yeah in the ALIEN universe they have things called "synthetics" which are basically androids that mimic human forms. they are primarily designed to be medics, engineers, scientists, doctors...things like that...they aren't military. but there is some lore in the ALIEN universe where synthetics were used for soldiers but that was illegal (it was also never in the films, only in the games). 27:39 it blocks her path to the escape pod like a pro >:)

[@Thane36425]

When Ripley says they're going to seal off the command area and vent the rest of the ship to space, that's what they should have done in the first place, at least once they knew it got big. That probably would have killed it. It also looked like they had air locks going from that area to the rest of the ship, so they could have used space suits if they needed to venture out. A ship like that probably had enough extra air to restore atmosphere anyway. Being holed and vented is always a possibility so exta air would make sense.

[@lestatdelc]

Except the xenomorph doesn't need an atmosphere to breath.

[@sean_b_drummer]

My Father was A HUGE Sci Fi fan, which he passed on to me. Now, this came out when I was 10, I didn't see it in theater. However, a year or so later when it came out on HBO, I begged to watch it. I was fine until the dinner scene and by the time the first person was killed I was wrecked. And your Dad tried to show you this AT SIX!?!?!?! 😳

[@serenitytoepper]

Welcome back. And I am glad that your reacting to this old classic horror movie. I miss old movies like this.

[@barryhickman6911]

The tag line for this movie was "In space, you can't hear anyone SCREAM!" You MUST watch Alien 2, a must watch! Scarier than this one!!!!!!!!!!

[@thecocoacouch]

Just watched it! It’s up on Sunday 😉

[@RangerHouston]

The fact they had to respond to the SOS despite being a civilian freighter tug goes back to maritime law wherein all ships, upon receiving a valid distress signal, are legally obligated by International Law and Custom to render any assistance reasonable and practicable to vessels in distress.

[@blinkachu5275]

@15:33 "What a premise to a game though, wouldn't that be terrifying" Well boy howdy do I have news for you xD Alien Isolation exists ;) It's a story that bridges that gap between Alien and Aliens, focusing on Ripley's daughter, Amanda.

[@BrandoBaggins73]

Yay! I love getting the notification that another Cocoa Couch vid dropped. And GREAT CALL on doing Alien, too! Classic. And it’s brilliant how the alien only has 4 mins of screen time during a 2hr+ movie and yet has such a terrifying presence.

[@thecocoacouch]

I didn’t even realise that! That’s incredible.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

The talk of the playground in the early 80's when HBO played it to death. The Alien was the thing that lived under my bed for years...and maybe still does

[@c.krueger9530]

You know sci-fi movies looked different before Alien. Former aliens were goofy plastic rubber costumes that looked laughable. But how did we get Alien? a creature so frightening, no eyes, horrible and disgusting to look at.... Basically... A guy wanted to make a movie from the book Dune. Costume designers, starship designers, artists all over the world. Salvador Dali, h.r. Giger, Pink Floyd were involved. But it didn't go beyond the storyboard and concept art, due to lack of funding. The crew disbanded, frustrated, depressed. And one writer was seriously frustrated and depressed over that and began his work on a script for a sci-fi horror movie - Alien. They gathered many of the old crew, artists such as H.R. Giger for the Alien design. Artists for space ship designs and so forth. After the success of Alien, the members were later involved in many sci-fi movies: Blade Runner, Fifth Element and more. Some of the designs were even used for Darth Vader in Star Wars. And it all began with Jodorowsky's failed attempt at the sci-fi movie "Dune". And it spawned a new era.

[@Rudy4099]

@8:40ish.... "What the hell was that?! Some kind of noodle creature. But the kind of noodles your not suppose to like!" =X-D Lol!!! Name me a noodle that I'm not supposed to like! =X-D

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Yes you can have a strong leading lady in actions movies, if done right, but today they don't.

[@mattg177]

15:31 funny you should say that. You should look up the game “Alien Isolation” it is a follow up to this film that focuses on Ripley’s daughter.

[@House0fHoot]

Ripley is a fantastic lead character - it was so refreshing to see a female badass back in the day. Apparently it was written as a male, but such an inspired choice to cast Sigourney Weaver.

[@kristianberg4264]

Hopefully you continue through the entire Alien franchise, including Alien vs Predator, Prometheus, but you should also start the entire Predator franchise as they will intertwine and are both terrific movie franchises.

[@アキコ2003]

The alien vs predator movies are not good. He should just watch the alien franchise

[@finnmccool2851]

Wow! I'm so jealous...You were a step ahead or picked up on small details immediately! It usually takes me a number of watches to catch on!😮❤

[@lizmagu3189]

Great, fun reaction to a classic. If you've never seen Working Girl with her, Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith I highly suggest it.