Watching *ALIEN* for the FIRST TIME! | Movie Reaction

[@pamelaallen-sanders5464]

99% of the special effects and set design still work in 2024. This is a classic.

[@allanasifuina896]

it's good that the recent one, romulus, used practical effects

[@NicDorough]

What about the other 1%

[@allanasifuina896]

@@NicDorough a little bit of cgi

[@commandosolo1266]

"That [tongue] seems like a massive design flaw on the alien species." The world's moray eels would like a word.

[@jenni5104]

Gotta love a good pharyngeal jaw lol

[@ShavayD]

Poor David. All his work just for Alex to say that

[@BRIDGECO1]

Sending extra *cat cuddles* for this one 😽💜

[@victoriac4317]

That Zzavid comment omggggg💀sounds like something he would say about himself lmao

[@Blahwoof85]

That Ripleys Believe It Or Not joke actually got me really good. I applaud you for that one.

[@jamielandis4308]

Point of correction; this movie is not a cult classic, but rather the standard to which all of horror sci-fi is measured. The cat is onboard to help control vermin. As with sailing ships, spacecraft also get rats in the cargo.

[@Fernando-dt8je]

And there's no other alien like the duo facehugger and xenomorph.

[@BERSERKERKINGREVIEWS]

Well now I have an unfortunate image of what a “oversized spider doing a 69” could look like . 😢 thanks pug !🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Puggapillar]

I'm so sorry but also thank you for buying me lunch ❤

[@Matrim42]

The mouth within a mouth isn’t a design flaw, it works just fine for them. Some animals on earth have similar setups, called “pharyngeal jaws,” though those don’t extend past the primary jaws.

[@mandyb2245]

Fun fact: Only the director and John Hurt knew the chestburster scene was going to happen. The reactions of the actors around the table were genuine. They were really freaked out. That's what I've heard anyway. Jonesy rules! So does Milo.

[@miller-joel]

False urban legend. The scene is detailed in the script.

[@B-Dad]

The only truth is they had no clue what it would look like or exactly when it would burst. But they knew something like that was coming!

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

The only thing that the actors (Except Hurt) knew was that the script said, "The alien emerges". Yaphett Kotto even had to go close himself off from people after the scene because it had freaked him out. Everyone's reaction is 100% REAL.

[@miller-joel]

@@YolandaAnneBrown95726 False. AGAIN, the script has a detailed description of that scene.

[@Lostmonster]

They knew the alien was going to emerge but they didnt know what it would look like. The also weren't expecting the blood to squirt out at them.

[@aurochtamer]

Don't worry. The cat's the only one who dies comfortable at home of old age in pretty much the entire franchise

[@holyknight5466]

Their reaction to the Alien coming out of him and his reaction to it was an honest reaction, because the actors didn't know that would happen. 😆

[@Jitterzz]

@11:57 Calling Bilbo Baggins “uncanny Mr. Bean” 🤣 I can see the similarity

[@melissayoung465]

That made me laugh so hard 😂

[@MS.Marie82]

15:13 He's eating for two now. 🤣

[@BunnyGirl71]

Spoiler Alert The funniest summary I ever read of this movie went like this: "Alien is about no one listening to the smart woman in a crisis so the only one who survives is the smart woman and her cat." I don't know where you come up with your twisted commentary (like 69ing a spider), but please keep it coming. It's hysterical. 🙂

[@QueensLadyDay]

Ripley was singing the song .."You are my lucky star" (from 'Singing in the rain')😊

[@ThePopcornFairy]

"Hi! I'm Spoiler the Cat! I survive almost everyone! Enjoy the movie." ~RiffTrax Presents Alien

[@Raygathex]

Aliens is one of the best sequels ever made

[@Bluesit32]

It's brilliant because Cameron knew he couldn't replicate the feel of the original, so it took it in a different direction. More action oriented instead of suspense.

[@runninginharran]

@@Bluesit32 I find it amazing how you knew exactly what Cameron was thinking! Imagine that! gtfoh Because you did not provide anything to back up your statement, it's just an opinion. And everyone has an opinion. Next time, when you make a declaration, provide links, facts, and data to support your comments.

[@Bluesit32]

@@runninginharran You're right. Clearly Cameron watched Alien and thought the natural progression was to have the sequel be about space marines fighting hordes of them instead. Felt it fit perfectly with Ridley Scott's vision.

[@natek4488]

One of the best movies ever made if you ask me

[@ellie5995]

@@runninginharranJesus talk about an overreaction 😂

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Zavids channel is awesome! Honestly, awesome channel! 7:25 the new Alien movies make more sense now with this imagery , so good and I get it now. 😮

[@albertjimeno5315]

This one is a hateful homophobic bigot.

[@Oso_Bucco]

As a long-time Alien franchise fan, it tickled me watching your reaction to the chest bursting scene. The face-hugger will always remain as an irrational fear of mine.

[@Taramw32]

Jonesy the Cat: “I didn’t sign up for this shit.”

[@MS.Marie82]

6:10 Hey! I seen a video of a cat riding with its owner on a motorcycle. It even had its own little vest and helmet. 😸

[@mjm3091]

Btw - your guesses about how everything looks like male and female parts. It's actually one of the design ideas behind Alien. Majority of the animals are either based on futuristic artist or human biology. With how fallic and r-wordy it is - it hits into some fears never really explored before in the movies. It's a twisted version of getting pregnant an giving birth, that sometimes freaks out people - especially men, who in this universe also can be the "victims". 29:20 The head is shiny probably to enforce all the fears about bugs. Also they really wanted to make it look alien. 32:50 For modern screenings - definitely, but back then our knowledge of epilepsy, especially from the movies wasn't as advanced. It had to been until very big events like for example when Pikachu made explosion in Porygon episode that caused multiple kids to have an attack, that special measures were added to movies and tv shows. 35:30 It's a mechanism used to catch the prey faster or to reach further. At least that's how it works in real world, as this is based on real fish, who do that to catch food. A second jaw like element.

[@davidrose2739]

LOVED your reaction to this classic. But now you MUST watch ALIENS (aka the sequel) and you definitely must watch the Director's Cut of that one also. It has over 20 minutes of additional footage, and it still amazes me how much good material ended up on the cutting room floor when they edited the film. Take care, and have a groovy day.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Totally agree.

[@BrandonJames2016]

The alien is such an iconic creature design and boy was it at its peak with the original with how scary it was. The chest bursting scene was actually hidden from the rest of the actors so their reactions to when it happened were real. The face huggers are so disgusting and having acid blood I mean like cmon it’s so good. A shame the franchise stepped away from the horror in the sequels and chose to focus more on action. So I’m glad the new alien movie coming out will return to its horror roots. Aliens is a great sequel tho.

[@Muckylittleme]

"You can't have a flame in space" Ever wonder what that orange thing in the sky is?

[@SpearM3064]

Except that it isn't really a big ball of fire. That's a misconception. The sun glows because it is a very big ball of gas, and a process called nuclear fusion is taking place in its core. Nuclear fusion occurs when one proton smashes into another proton so hard that they stick together... and release some energy as well. This energy then heats up the other materials (other protons and electrons and such) nearby. This heating eventually grows out from the center (or core) of the star to the outside, finally leaving the surface and radiating out into space to be the heat and light we know stars emit. People, including scientists, sometimes say that the Sun "burns hydrogen" to make it glow. But that is just a figure of speech. Hydrogen really doesn't burn, it fuses into helium.

[@TheBeardSpeaks]

well stars are plasma so great observation Neil Degrasse Tyson

[@MS.Marie82]

3:03 I love the audio here. Everyone's voice in that tiny insulated space.

[@ohsukah]

Omg omg omg!! I’ve been waiting on this!!!

[@janellp]

I’ve always got your back Yutaka ❤

[@ohsukah]

@@janellp yaaaaasssss!!! Thank you!!

[@TheSlasherGirlofAU]

Same here mate! This is one of the best movies ever! I've actually seen it few weeks ago

[@Puggapillar]

I'll do Aliens soon for you! 🔥

[@TheSlasherGirlofAU]

@@Puggapillar Yes! I can't wait!

[@rivercrestfallen8725]

It would be really fun to see you react to more movies in the series.

[@2tinychickens]

I was the Alien the whole time?!? 😮 Also Paul Rudd is my vote, he hasn’t aged at all. Gotta be an alien.

[@justinebidulopoutchini9774]

Ryan renolds too lol

[@blueturret5596]

You think Paul Rudd is an alien? That’s absolutely ridiculous! He’s clearly a vampire, like Tom Cruise.

[@SpectacularSpideyfan646]

That make sense Paul looks 30 in his 50s definitely a alien

[@mcoupe69]

Kurt Russel is also an alien along with his Wife

[@Taramw32]

Or a vampire, but I agree

[@Anime-Kun2415]

Holy cow, Alien???? Glad you reacted to it! Hope to see another reaction of the 2nd movie lol

[@RebecaLawrence-w6e]

Alien 1979 is a great movie. 45 years later. It still holds up. It is fun watching a first timer watch the movie. Here's to many more years of the Alien franchise.

[@CC.CAPTURE]

Alex is the alien because they both have “A” at the beginning of their names

[@prescott7333]

Kevin Spacey...yes Kevin Spacey is totally an alien 👽

[@MS.Marie82]

5:35 Lethal Company flashbacks... All this scene needs is Bridgette singing "We love the company" 😂

[@serenitytoepper]

According to Google. This is the exact timeline in order. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) ... Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) ... Prometheus (2012) ... Alien: Covenant (2017) ... Alien (1979) ... Aliens (1986) ... Alien 3 (1992) ... Alien Resurrection (1997)

[@Shnazzmeister93]

That Louis Armstrong bit was absurdly funny. Thanks for that laugh 🤌

[@Missg-q5n]

Total classic. Thanks Puggapilla, Total legend! Hope You're alright & dandy guy. Again Thank You kindly For such a great upload :)

[@CrownlessKing88]

When it was counting down the first time it was counting down to the time limit for her to override the self destruct. Then the 5 minutes was all she had left to get out because she ran out of time to turn it off.

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

Side sleepers are immediately vented out into space for obvious reasons...😊

[@MS.Marie82]

23:38 😂😂😂 I seen you play Lethal Company. I think you're right.

[@vapors4villains]

“They grow up so fast!” 😂😂😂. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@prescott7333]

30:46 "Let me the fuck outta here!!"😂😂😂😂

[@sharonellis8776]

Please do part 2 - Aliens. It has more action, stunts and more Aliens !! xx

[@TheJerseyDevil13th]

I love these movies! After Aliens, they kinda went off the rails. I still think they're fun to watch, though. I'm excited for the new Alien movie coming out soon! 🤩

[@MorganAllison-bt9rn]

I loved predator vs alien aswell depite what people say about it

[@TheJerseyDevil13th]

@@MorganAllison-bt9rn Me, too! I loved the sequel to that one, too.

[@stepitup25]

Because of you, I call Zzavid “Z.Z. Avid”. Glad to hear you continue to say his name wrong lol. Great horror reaction as always!

[@XFLexiconMatt]

I was there in 1979, after "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters", i thought this would be a semi scary, fun little romp, man, was i wrong, it scared me for years. I never saw spider plants, the kind that are indoors, the same way again.😅

[@jamaalnelson6973]

The Sun is a perpetual explosion in space, LOL. Entertaining reaction video. Thanks mate!

[@RealBradMiller]

I have visceral reactions when a large leaf skitters towards me in the Fall because of the game, Alien: Isolation. Facehugger jump scares are no joke.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Remember the ship with the eggs is still there...

[@melissayoung465]

Thank you to Janell for requesting this and thank you to two other of my favorite reactors Zzavid and Mr. Movies for recommending this. I'm glad you finally watched Alien! Please do Aliens in the near future.

[@MS.Marie82]

36:41 It's interesting how it has that long ass head and it wasn't laughable to the audience. It's an iconic monster.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

That desing is so good! name another monster desing you can look in 2024 and still get creeped out by it, even when we already seen it a millon times over the years that thing would be terrifiyng to face irl

[@ChronosTachyon]

4:27 I don't know why but this reminded me of Amazing Horse by Weebl.

[@nostalgicstuff5552]

*Aliens (1986)* is a must watch.

[@jonmercano1138]

Wasn’t expecting this! Awesome!

[@tylerthompson1842]

You said it.. if they just chucked him out with the alien still stuck to his face they’d be good. “later mate, you’re the throat goat 👋😑”

[@hyperchronicxlc]

5:52 “she talks like a robot” Oh, man 😏😅

[@BomikaEndGame]

ha, jocks on you i couldn't see my reflection. 😭🤣 ( 1:55 ) PS loved the reaction

[@donaldjz]

The 10 seconds of directors cut you showed was game changing

[@Zero_Fawkes]

Aliens and Terminator 2 are the 2 best sequels EVER made.

[@Roseforthethorns]

Part of what I love about this movie is that it’s basically long haul truckers in space.

[@Roseforthethorns]

Also fun fact: the gloop on the Xenomorph is KY Jelly because it was the only thing with the right viscosity. Also also fun fact: there’s a REAL GUY in the Alien suit. He was an illustrator, if I remember right, and he got the part because he was super tall and thin.

[@sharonellis8776]

Hi Alex, welcome to the world of Alien. The spider creature is a Face hugger ! xx

[@jonmercano1138]

Uh oh, theatrical is the preferred 😂 Ridley stands by it. He only did the Director’s Cut because they asked him to. The biggest difference is the cocoon scene in the middle of Ripley running to the escape pod “A giant spider 69ing his head” I mean…🤣 I’ve also always thought that image was an eye and a little frown! Jazz hands scare gets another one! 😂 The white stuff in Ash is circulation fluid. The thing that shoots out of the alien’s mouth is called a pharyngeal jaw, which is a real thing some animals have, like moray eels Apprently Jones is Ripley’s, according to an old trading card. An in universe tech manual says his official purpose is rodent control on the ship “And we just live happliy ever after?! How are there sequels?!” 😒😐 Wait, you’re calling it a cult classic as a joke, right? Because it isn’t. Just a classic.

[@GrudgesXYZ101]

Trivia: Fun fact the Xenomorph/alien's were based off ants. The reason why is because the aliens have a queen and the stages of the aliens are the stages of an ant along with the way they act the aliens are the guards that protect the eggs and queen plus the queen spends time laying a bunch of eggs. Just like an ant queen pretty cool huh.

[@NicDorough]

The little mouth is actually it’s tongue with teeth. Fun fact it was inspired by the moray eel’s little mouth

[@serenitytoepper]

Jones, also referred as Jonesy, was a cat kept aboard the USCSS Nostromo as Ellen Ripley's pet. While the cat's official purpose was to control rodents aboard the ship, he also served as a source of relaxation and entertainment for the crew like a theory animal. So, this was the reason why a cat was brought into outer space. Yeah, see the difference between them and me I'll pass up my paycheck I'll go get a new job I'm not putting my life at risk for exploring and unknown world and secondly as soon as I saw that face hugger on that guy's face, I would have been gone I would have stolen the shuttle and left with a cat.

[@Matrim42]

You can absolutely have explosions in space. All an explosion is is a rapid expansion of matter, usually gas or plasma. In this particular case, it was a nuclear reactor going supercritical. Effectively just a big nuclear explosion.

[@Demonkingrodan]

The spider thing is a face hugger the one that popped out that guys chest is a chest burster

[@Demonkingrodan]

Face huggers actually get rid of the memory of impregnating the host

[@lrcronk9874]

Holly crap!!! I never thought that this day would come!!! I'm so happy!!!

[@wozing]

The xenomorph is lucky Ripley shot it into space. Jonesy was about to serve up a fresh helping of skippity-paps.

[@serenitytoepper]

Okay, I had to remember where I left off at. But now I rewatched and caught up. Good Reaction.

[@MS.Marie82]

39:03 🤣!! I told Mr. Movies you didn't watch Die Hard this Christmas and haven't seen Return of the Living Dead yet. He said he'd remind you to watch Die Hard. So...🤭

[@mikeduplessis8069]

Remember 44 years ago there had been nothing like that before. Alien was the first. It genuinely freaked people out.

[@ZakhadWOW]

thanks for reminding me just how old I am, since I was in high school when this was first advertised.

[@mjm3091]

Even the Thing was after this.

[@phantomcollector1976]

AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE

[@sharktooth1995]

Facts. I get enough anxiety when I can’t even find my cat. One time he jumped into a dresser drawer and closed it on himself 🤣

[@Robbie2007]

I have waited so long for this

[@ZakhadWOW]

I remember being in high school and seeing the first info coming out on the movie. It was monumental, and up there with Jaws in impact.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

I was 12 and had a balloon with me when I was watching this for the first time when it came out. When the Chest burster scene happened, I freaked out and let go of the balloon and it floated in the air and across the screen, freaking people out even more. Those were the days!

[@ZakhadWOW]

THis was the first major role I was aware of for Ian Holm, and his last major role was Bilbo Baggins in the LOTR Trilogy. Amazing Bookends.

[@Bluesit32]

The extra mouth is for breaking through the skull. The force is enough to go right through. Have you ever seen "Return of the Living Dead"? That's a good one.

[@jenny_lee_87]

Cant wait for Aliens 💜💜💜

[@Fayemous]

if youre not sure how to watch these movies, please watch in the following order of release ^^ ALIEN ALIENS ALIEN 3 ALIEN RESSURECTION PROMETHEUS ALIEN COVENANT Thank you so much for uploading a reaction to my all time favourite movie franchise

[@midianmtd]

They would have all survived if they had just listened to the crazy cat lady. 😊

[@buckbeak72]

Alien is an actual Classic! 100%

[@sharonellis8776]

Jones the cat is smart because he stays away from the Alien xx

[@jamesoblivion]

Fun fact: The Director's Cut is a director's cut in name only. Ridley Scott agreed to do an alternate version for Fox, but he still prefers the theatrical cut. Some of the model-based vfx shots are kind of compromised on the Director's Cut, as well, with slight motion judder that was not present in the original version. I also don't think the cocoon scene really fits where they crammed it in, either. It's like a big brick wall in the middle of the race-against-the-clock pacing. The theatrical cut is just better, is what I'm saying, I guess. 😆

[@alexmolina4005]

Okay that Believe It or Not joke was good lmao

[@jamesoblivion]

It's true, you can't have a flame in space. But you may have missed the fact that there's actually no flame when the Nostromo explodes. 😆

[@MS.Marie82]

2:35 Immediate question!?? Can I sleep in privacy. I need to be buried under a mountain of blankets.

[@DarkSister.]

Oh this is going to be fucking hilarious 😂

[@crazyratlady3026]

LOVE the Zzavid shoutout, lol. I've been binging him so much

[@miller-joel]

In this case, the "director's cut" is no such thing. It's not even canon. It was a marketing scam by the studio. In the case of Aliens, it's the opposite. The special edition is the preferred version, the original story written and filmed by Cameron, and the one he intended the audience to see.

[@seancromwell327]

John Hurt became my favorite actor after watching this

[@MS.Marie82]

15:22 Yeah McDonalds would be the first franchise in space. 😂

[@brittanyreusser9696]

You can have an explosion in space. Watch the episode where the Mythbusters tested whether you could shoot a gun in space... Long story short, if you had a ship explode in the vacuum of space, the explosion would be HUGE!

[@raspberrybellini]

Love this reaction 😀

[@gacchan]

Great vid Alex, hope that you check out the whole series eventually. Janelle, shout out for a great pick as always.

[@MS.Marie82]

15:02 What if one of the crew members actually said that. 😂😂😂

[@kyrielapatra]

Aliens, alien's sequel, is a slight tonal shift into action sci-fi then horror sci-fi. But, is often credited as a better film by some. Highly recommend it Pug. Its more culturally referenced and just well.... you'll see

[@centurycountess4949]

so someone redubbed the alien chest bust scene with south Park characters. the moment the busting happens. short hair lady's voice is dubbed with Kyle his iconic OMG! the other acto whose about to stab the alien baby is dubbed with stan who says " you bastard! then the iconic alien growl was replaced with Cartman in perfect lip syncing it literally so well done the alien actually looks like it's calling everyone " Dildos!" in cartmen's voice before bouncing out.