I love that you two showed such sympathy for Lambert. Lots of viewers bag on her for panicking and freezing up, but her response is entirely believable (and probably what many humans would do in that situation). It's refreshing to see reviewers who identify with her and are willing to say so.
Ridley Scott said that Lambert represented the audience, she's the rest of us. And Lambert is my favorite character. Veronica Cartwright's performance is amazing. You can feel her fear.
Saw this in August 1979 at gaumont Birmingham city centre. Blew my mind. I saw it another 8 times while it was on there and hundreds of times since..Fave film of all time. Great reaction folks..I’m 63 now still love it. Know it word for word..Right.
You two are great. You REALLY watch and take it all in, instead of talking over the top of everything. Great editing job too. You make a great couple. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your reaction to the sequel. Aliens has a different vibe, but still great. Subscribed.
I saw this back in 1979. I was 11. My dad took me. It's impossible to describe how absolutely terrorfying this movie was in pitch black movie theater with an audience that had NO idea what the movie was about or what was going to happen. The chestburster scene was shocking.
I saw ALIEN on May 25th, 1979, the day after its opening! The audience went ballistic and it was nearly 2 hours of unrelenting terror! This movie is perhaps the greatest Sci-Fi horror film ever made, and the creature is unbelievable! Great reaction!
I've only seen two reactions from this channel, but they were both bangers so my hopes are high that this be as good as the previous. I like this couple. You're able to suspend your disbelief for the length of these classics and I like it.
I maintain that the cat was in league with the alien. It lured Brett to his death, and it tried to do the same to Ripley. This is why I'm a dog person.
Pet? He's a member of the crew. Or part of it's equipment, depending on how you feel about thinks like that. Given how the company is, they probably consider him equipment.
Mate, I could not agree more. I've seen several where they're either cracking jokes every 5 seconds or just talking through the entire thing. This channel is so refreshing.
What a terrific reaction to this absolutely iconic landmark film. Having just finished my degree and started my first job, I saw it on first release when I was 21, and it terrified the entire movie theatre. The special effects, audio, scale, tension and realism took everybody by surprise; nothing as in NOTHING had ever been done like this before. Like everyone else stated, Cameron's Aliens is a next must watch for you.
One brilliant thing about this movie, is just how often the Alien is fully on screen and the viewer doesn't even see it until it moves. remember when Brett is searching for Jonesy and we suddenly cut toa top view with a bunch of dangling chains? The Alien is right in full view, hanging onto one of the chains but it's easy to miss even if you know it's there.
I was too young to see ALIEN when it came out, but I remember my parents coming back from the cinema and my mother was totally traumitised LOL I eventually saw it in my teens when it was shown on tele. I couldn't believe how amazing the sets and the photography of it was... is. Also, Jerry Goldsmith's brilliant score adds to the tension and palpable claustrophobia. And the shock reveal of Ash being an Android, I was like, WTAF?!! 😨
In 1979 there were twelve of us, all “tough” guys, all around 17 years old. During the scene in the dining room when the future alien is "born", we "tough" guys stood vertically in the air. And the rest of the audience was on or under the seats. According to my information, only John Hurt knew what was going to happen. The others' horror was absolutely real. The film plays in the old, brilliant Hitchcock style, with subtle horror until the last second. The film is still a milestone today and will certainly remain so for a long time.
you guys should play "Alien : ISOLATION" after watching this, great game - when its 15 years after the event of this Alien film, Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, learns that the flight recorder of her mother's ship, the Nostromo, has been located.. Then "Aliens" film comes next.. super fun game for October
Well now, if you really want to experience terror in a computer game, "Ryley Robinson," sign on to the Alterra capital ship, "Aurora" for a voyage to the edge of explored space. As the Non-Essential Systems Maintenance Chief, you may get shore leave to observe the alien flora and fauna from a safe distance on the unexplored ocean Planet 4546B. What could go wrong in "Subnautica"?;)
The Facehugger in the egg was done with Ridley Scott lying on the floor with a pair of marigolds on inside the egg twitching his hands .👍👍👍 also they used I belive Ridleys kids in tiny spacesuits to shoot the scene where they find the Space jockey ( creature in the chair ) to make it seem bigger than it was and I saw a brilliant behind the scenes photo of Sigourney Weaver and Ian Holm both cracking up before they shot the scene where Ash is revealed , also the actor who played the Alien was a man called Balaji Badejo who was an African student who was drinking in a pub thd crew were in , Balaji was very tall and slim and perfect to play the Xenomorph.
Young folks can’t quite understand what it was like in 1979. Access to media was quite limited. No streaming. VCRs weren’t common. Even cable TV had limited reach. Few production studios. But, HBO was a thing. As a 9 year old, this movie was off limits. Until it came on HBO at a friends house one night. Let me tell you - the sounds of the sirens on the ship burned their way into my soul. Absolutely terrifying. Love that it’s still holding up for the current generation.
Saw ut in the cinema when it was released. Omfg it blew everyones mind. Now you absolutely *have* to see Aliens. Best sequel in the history of cinema by far.
I first saw this movie in the theater when it was released, and I saw it on the Big Screen. We had not seen anything like it before, and it had us on the edge of our seats for the whole movie. Plus, there was NO CGI. Ridley Scott did it all in camera. Now, in the modern movies, aliens are all CGI, not scary, and there are no new scary aliens. This movie, ALIEN, set the bar for all space alien movie. Stars Wars had already been released, and that was a space action movie. ALIEN was the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACER IN SPACE Horror Movie, with the crew being taken out one by one, and no place to hide. Even today, it's a thriller to watch. Not bad, for a movie that had only an $8 Million dollar budget movie.
100% agree, and for a movie that is now 45 years old. And I think Aliens stands as a totally worthy sequel, in successfully taking the original into a totally different type of movie.
I've watched a lot of reactions to Alien, as it is my favourite film. Your reaction to the chestburster scene is probably the best I've seen yet. It's amazing to watch people who have no idea what to expect, it's like watching it again for the first time.
The reason the crew didn't try to kill the Xenomorph (Alien) by, for eaxmple shooting it, is because the Facehugger bled acid, which the full grown version definitivley have. If they shot the Alien, the blood would have eaten through the hull and the hole would have sucked the air out into space and they die from suffocation.
Space truckers encounter a first contact situation... Hilarity ensues. 🖖😁 Yes, indeed. All of the human stress/threat responses depicted: fight, flight, and freeze. 🤨😱🫣
In Alan Dean Foster's novelization, the Alien was actually unnerved by Jones in the carrier, arguably even afraid! Yup, it knew better than to mess with a cornered cat!
I love how in older movies there were less special effects and cgi. I know the Alien director fought for the insane amount of practical effects they did. But for me it's knowing the actors had an actual set and Alien to interact with. Same with the Princess Bride and such.
Alien Romulus is like 90% practical effects, even for those scenes which I thought were CGI at first. The director is a nerd himself and he went extra way with it.
38:10 Là, Ripley active la purge préalable à la décompression de la cabine, réveillant accidentellement la créature qui dormait dans son coin. Encore un trouvaille géniale de Scott, alors que les voyages spatiaux habités avaient à peine 20 ans, le travail de recherche minutieux qu'il a accompli est admirablement intégré au scénario. Du génie.
First vid of yours I've seen, and MAN do I appreciate how locked in you guys are. So many of these reaction channels are just going through the motions, checking off the popular requests, but you guys are genuinely watching. It really shows and makes a difference :) Subscribed ✅
Such great reactions guts! Oh, normally I feel bit of a thrill when reactors get to the dinner scene especially, but Steph is such a sweetheart that I actually felt bad she seemed so scared! Looking forward to watching your "Aliens" reaction next! Cheers!
Timeline Summary: Prometheus (2012) - Set in 2093-2094. Alien: Covenant (2017) - Set in 2104. Alien (1979) - Set in 2122. Alien: Romulus {2024) set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) Aliens (1986) - Set in 2179. Alien 3 (1992) - Set shortly after Aliens, in 2179. Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Set in the 24th century, about 200 years after Alien 3
Parker and Ripley did see the alien taking Brett as it was in the directors cut which showed them running to where he was and then blood falling with the water onto them. Alien and Aliens are cinema masterpieces, you will love Aliens.
The chest burster scene was done with John Hurts head and arms poking through a hole in the table ( John Hurt was a very good contortionist and able to bend his body about ) he had a fake torso attached to him which the chest burster would come out from they used a scalpel to cut the torsos t shirt but they did not cut deep enough which is why the chest burster prop take 2 goes to emerge , the cast where given very scant information about how to Alien emerges and were totally shocked to give them really shocked reaction so their looks of horror are really genuine , apparently they arrived on set for that scene all the crew had raincoats on and the cameras had plastic sheeting over them the 2 producers and writers were giggling like schoolboys , the shot of blood squirting over Lambert was not meant to happen but they left it in as it looked really realistic , I love the close up shot of the chest burster with Kanes hands twitching behind the Alien such an iconic scene in an iconic movie .
Great reaction, Liam & Steph. I'm hooked on you two. As for the Nostromo crew dynamic that you keyed on so often; the writers, director and cast created an environment that, combined with the claustrophobic sets, result in a building tension that , as the film progresses, develops into another character itself.
I was 16 in 1979. Back then, previews weren't the spoilerfests they are now, and all you saw in the TV ad was a slow zoom-in on the egg and the phrase `"In space, no one can hear you scream". My friends and I went to see Alien on the very first screening of opening night. What a ride ! I must admit I had a few nightmares after that.
one of the best honest reaactions of Alien I have ever seen, you almost acted like if YOU were in the movie with them and tried to find out what was going on :D Can't wait for Aliens next ;)
What a wonderful reaction! Your reactions were very genuine and reminiscent of my own as a 15 year old who saw this opening weekend at the theater in 1979. It was the most frightening and exhilarating cinematic experience of my life. H.R. Giger's biomechanics world was nothing the world had ever seen before up until this film. The twisted melding of humanity and its technology and the faceless, soulless power of the Corporation and its dehumanization of humanity is a powerful message that resonates with me then and now. His art is a warning. This film is a masterpiece.
There's a slew of movies in the series.. the chronological order is PROMETHEUS, ALIEN: COVENANT, ALIEN: ROMULUS (the new one), ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN 3 (Assembly Cut), ALIEN RESURRECTION.. The viewing order is probably best as release order.. ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN 3, ALIEN RESURRECTION, PROMETHEUS, COVENANT, ROMULUS.
Now I'm not saying other reactions are fake, but to say it from the other angle, you two clearly are watching this for the first time and the tension watching you two is just as good as the tension of the movie itself. Fantastic, instant sub and will recomment your channel to friends, this was absolutely wonderful! Thank you both! Agree with others, The Thing, In The Mouth of Madness, and whatever wins your polls next, I'm tuning in as often as I can.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! We really enjoyed Alien! We are looking forward to watching the sequel this weekend and The Thing is also coming soon! ☺️❤️
1:47 In today's world, supersized oil seafaring tankers have a crew complement of about 20 people. No passengers to babysit. The spacefaring ship in the movie is a cargo ship of sorts not requiring a large crew. I guess it's implied that ships of the future will be almost fully automated, run by AI.
Like a lot of other older movies, Alien is all about show don't tell. Almost all the questions you guys are asking are answered pretty quickly after the scene your watching.
Ah man you guys are quickly becoming my favorite reactors. You really watch and catch details and recall them later when they're relevant. I think I remember Steph mentioning she likes action, so I hope you both do Aliens. It's a bit more action-y. It's one of the greatest sequels ever made and a lot of people think it's better than the original. I myself go back and forth.
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A Science Fiction Masterpiece. Everything is so well realized, from the ship to the characters, and the Alien and even the Androids were incredibly unique at the time. There are some subtle hints toward Ash's true nature. For instance, right after they wake up and are eating, we see Ash reach for the pitcher of milk. Wonderfully subtle foreshadowing. These films are timeless, but sadly those new to them can never experience them the way we did in the theater. The big screen and dark theater aside, we had never seen anything like these films before, so everything was new and unexpected. Now they are so ingrained in pop culture that it's impossible to have that same experience.
Re. Lambert "She's terrified" "But that's exactly what you would be" Spot on. Some reactors diss on Lambert because she terrified but frankly I and every other reactor/viewer would be Lambert. We'd all like to think we'd be Ripley but... Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. (Greetings from Scotland btw). I've subbed.😀
Nice reaction. Makes me wish I was watching it for the first time as well, it’s that good of a movie. Once the alien appears out of Kane, the tension does not let up! Also, I like to think the alien saw the cat as a fellow predator and so left it alone. It can’t do anything with it biologically anyway.
In the novelization of the film, the reason the alien did not see Jones as a threat or try to kill him is because it saw Jones as a worthy creature like him. A hunter as it were. That's the reason it didn't kill Jonesy. Besides, how could anyone do that to a sweet kitty?
The new movie, Alien: Romulus, happens in between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Personally, I found it was a genuinely good movie despite a few things that were annoying like the heavy numbers of callbacks to other movies in the series, it's now my 3rd favorite after Alien and Aliens. It's not a masterpiece, but I love how they heavily used practical effects, kept the first Alien aesthetic and the movie mostly works. I would recommend it.
Ok, Liam and Steph. First, great reaction. You were engaged the whole way through, which made your reaction genuine. Next up is ALIENS. Make sure you watch the director's cut for the full experience and information left out of the theatrical release. ALIEN 3, ALIEN RESURRECTION, all have Sigourney Weaver. The sequels after the second film are a little uneven, but you can judge for yourselves. Then comes PROMETHEUS and ALIEN COVENANT. These are more modern takes on the ALIEN mythology, but the special effects are terrifying. Which leaves the newest film in the franchise ALIEN ROMULUS. It is designed to fit between the first ALIEN movie and ALIENS to take advantage of the time line in-betweenthe two movies. James Cameron directed the sequel ALIENS to give you some warning. Keep going and enjoy the movies.
Seeing this again, I have thought about it and have some questions. How did Weyland Yutani know about the Alien and what it could do and how hostile it was? Had they already experimented with people to see what would happen? As far as the movie suggests, Kane was the first to discover them in their first stage. How would Weylan Yutani know they were extremely dangerous and hostile and that they gestate in a living host? The second movie also suggests the company didn't know about the Aliens as they sent a colony of humans on LV 426 to set up a life there. Of course, it's quite possible the writers of the movie just didn't bother thinking of such questions and nobody is particularly bothered about it, but it does leave some interesting holes in the story.
I’m gonna write a couple of comments throughout the viewing, before I forget my train of thought. The reveal of the dead alien in the massive chair made everyone say: what is that? (Oh, and when “the only sane one says: let’s get out of here…, we aaaaaall say: yup, fabulous idea 😂 Ridley fought for this as he needed the budget increased, so that he could build that set. I seem to recall him saying something like: This is the moment when the audience realizes they’re not in a cheap, run of the mill monster movie, this was something else. He was so right, this just made everything more tense as you now really didn’t know what was coming as everything felt so dang real. PS: Three children were used for the scenes of them walking around the chair, it made the scene appear even larger because of that. Good old old school trickery Pokery 😊
Loved it when it came out. Another one, in roughly the same kind of setting, which has gone under the radar, is "Event Horizon". More psychological horror than Alien.
You are just great. I quite liked it. This is the prefect "real" reaction to this Sci-Fi-/Horror-Classic. The 1st ALIEN is my favrite of the series, especially due to the famous Jerry Goldsmith score which combines a very lyrical/atmospheric approach ("space") with pure horror (Alien), even knowing Jerry had major arguments with R. Scott about replacing/removing some his music cues.
I like how you guys actually cared about Jones. I've seen other reviewers make weirdly negative comments about how Ripley was saving the cat. I unfollowed someone for saying, twice, that Ripley should abandon the cat lol. I was like, what??!?
I saw this on the second day of its national opening at the giant-screen Uptown Theater in Washington, DC. Six or eight of us from the Disclave science-fiction convention down the street walked there to catch the day’s first showing. Perhaps because it was Sunday, there was no significant line. When my friends and I came out, the line of hundreds, waiting for the second showing, stretched down the block and around the corner. People today have no idea of the impact this film had then. In its own way, it was as innovative as “Star Wars.” The gritty, detailed set design, the horrifically stormy planet, the Hitchcockian suspense, and the working-class characters just doing a job---these were things never seen in earlier space movies. Today, people are jaded. The revelation of Ash was, I think, one of the most shocking moments in film history, and yes, the 1979 audience cheered at the end. The practical effects are still great today---some of the best ever done. To answer your question, the alien was resting or sleeping in the shuttle after having eaten a big meal, just like many animals do. BTW, the main idea was very similar to “It, the Terror from Beyond Space” (1958). Also, author A.E. Van Vogt sued the producers of “Alien” because of its similarity to his famous 1939 story, “Black Destroyer.” Van Vogt got a settlement, rumored to be half a million dollars.
I’ll be honest, a lot of comments have put us off continuing unfortunately! Although I do want to watch Romulus as its new and apparently it takes place between the first and second movie
@@Reactsandgames I understand but should try at least, u don't lose anything, I think u will enjoy. Also a reminder, u need to watch prometheus (great movie) to understand some stuff of Romulus and the ending too. Ofc there are some of them that are not that good as the others, but worth a watch
Very true. Ridley proved that hes a great visual storyteller in Alien. But its sequel is a masterclass in quick storytelling and immersion. James Cameron does it again. He gives us the ultimate 3D experience in Aliens, making us love and care about his characters and their story in no time. Aliens has the greatest rewatch value of the whole franchise and for good reason.
I think it's definitely a masterclass in genre shifting! Aliens is a blueprint for a whole new genre at the type. I do like Alien more than Aliens but that's subjective
that's funny when I first saw this as a kid in '79 at the theater , when they landed and the engine intake clog and shriek I thought it was a dinosaur as well! the movie scared the heck out of me and traumatized me to this day , seeing it as a kid you're much more impressionable
The sequel of the movies is Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Ressurection, Prometheus, Alien Covenant and the new, Alien Romulus. I recommend watch in that order.
An absolute masterpiece… after the fame of ET and Star Wars in the ‘70’s… this is not a brilliant film about horror… but a brilliant film of building character suspense. I lived it. Brilliant film, ahead of its time. Thx
Really enjoyed your reaction. You guys actually watch the movie...😊..Ripley is the protagonist of the alien movies.. Sagourney Weaver the next movie is Aliens made in 1986... It is absolutely unbelievable Brace yourselves, it's awesome.🔥😁
I love that you two showed such sympathy for Lambert. Lots of viewers bag on her for panicking and freezing up, but her response is entirely believable (and probably what many humans would do in that situation). It's refreshing to see reviewers who identify with her and are willing to say so.
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Lambert has the best lines in Alien
We can't fool ourselves....we would ALL be Lambert. 😅
Ridley Scott said that Lambert represented the audience, she's the rest of us. And Lambert is my favorite character. Veronica Cartwright's performance is amazing. You can feel her fear.
i want to have sympathy for lambert but i just cant. she NEVER apologized to ripley for slapping her.
Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. Sounds like a supermodel
Meddl !
Saw this in August 1979 at gaumont Birmingham city centre. Blew my mind. I saw it another 8 times while it was on there and hundreds of times since..Fave film of all time. Great reaction folks..I’m 63 now still love it. Know it word for word..Right.
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You two are great. You REALLY watch and take it all in, instead of talking over the top of everything. Great editing job too. You make a great couple. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your reaction to the sequel. Aliens has a different vibe, but still great. Subscribed.
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I saw this back in 1979. I was 11. My dad took me. It's impossible to describe how absolutely terrorfying this movie was in pitch black movie theater with an audience that had NO idea what the movie was about or what was going to happen. The chestburster scene was shocking.
Wow I bet that was an experience!! Haha! Such a great film!
So what you're saying is you're still in therapy.
I saw it on tv at 13 and was blown away, and shocked, of course. I'd never seen a sci-fi this classy except 2001 Space Odyssey
You're not kidding. I was 12 and scared to go out after dark for weeks.😁
Yeah, bigotry and irresponsible parenting. That's what the '70s was all about.
I saw ALIEN on May 25th, 1979, the day after its opening! The audience went ballistic and it was nearly 2 hours of unrelenting terror! This movie is perhaps the greatest Sci-Fi horror film ever made, and the creature is unbelievable! Great reaction!
Thanks for watching! Wow That must have been crazy to watch at the time! Great experience I bet!
As a Brit, nice to see some Brits reacting to films of my youth. Aliens next chaps.
Absolutely! We are really looking forward to the second one! ☺️
And a British film!
@@mgsparky8870With two British actors.
@@TheTechCguy And a British director.
@@rwentfordable And a sh!t load of aliens..........................😜
I've only seen two reactions from this channel, but they were both bangers so my hopes are high that this be as good as the previous. I like this couple. You're able to suspend your disbelief for the length of these classics and I like it.
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I maintain that the cat was in league with the alien. It lured Brett to his death, and it tried to do the same to Ripley.
This is why I'm a dog person.
Haha! We are also dog people! 🥰
I saw this when I was five, ON A GIANT CURVED SCREEN! The sets and cinematography, unlike anything I'd ever seen, blew away my little mind...
"unlike anything I'd ever seen" From your extensive history of watching movies when you were 5 . . . . :-)
@@fewwiggleIn terms of Star Wars, classic science fiction, and other movies, television etc. I actually saw quite a bit of cinema by that age.
Cats are often kept on ships as mouse/rat catchers, which is why Jones is onboard despite not apparently being the pet of any lone member of the crew.
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Pet? He's a member of the crew. Or part of it's equipment, depending on how you feel about thinks like that. Given how the company is, they probably consider him equipment.
Jonesy is actually Ripley's cat.
It's so nice seeing a reaction that is all about the movie and not making silly jokes, Well done you two.
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Mate, I could not agree more. I've seen several where they're either cracking jokes every 5 seconds or just talking through the entire thing. This channel is so refreshing.
What a terrific reaction to this absolutely iconic landmark film. Having just finished my degree and started my first job, I saw it on first release when I was 21, and it terrified the entire movie theatre. The special effects, audio, scale, tension and realism took everybody by surprise; nothing as in NOTHING had ever been done like this before. Like everyone else stated, Cameron's Aliens is a next must watch for you.
One brilliant thing about this movie, is just how often the Alien is fully on screen and the viewer doesn't even see it until it moves. remember when Brett is searching for Jonesy and we suddenly cut toa top view with a bunch of dangling chains? The Alien is right in full view, hanging onto one of the chains but it's easy to miss even if you know it's there.
Really? I wanna go back and see!!
@@Reactsandgames Yeah, I watched the movie for years and didn't notice until they pointed it out on the commentary.
I was too young to see ALIEN when it came out, but I remember my parents coming back from the cinema and my mother was totally traumitised LOL
I eventually saw it in my teens when it was shown on tele. I couldn't believe how amazing the sets and the photography of it was... is. Also, Jerry Goldsmith's brilliant score adds to the tension and palpable claustrophobia. And the shock reveal of Ash being an Android, I was like, WTAF?!! 😨
"I admire its purity. A survivor, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."
Best line of the film!
In 1979 there were twelve of us, all “tough” guys, all around 17 years old. During the scene in the dining room when the future alien is "born", we "tough" guys stood vertically in the air.
And the rest of the audience was on or under the seats. According to my information, only John Hurt knew what was going to happen. The others' horror was absolutely real.
The film plays in the old, brilliant Hitchcock style, with subtle horror until the last second. The film is still a milestone today and will certainly remain so for a long time.
It was absolutely brilliant! That scene was so shocking we didn’t expect it at all! 😱
They all knew what was going to happen, it was in the script. John was just the only one around when they rigged it up
you guys should play "Alien : ISOLATION" after watching this, great game - when its 15 years after the event of this Alien film, Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, learns that the flight recorder of her mother's ship, the Nostromo, has been located.. Then "Aliens" film comes next.. super fun game for October
Well now, if you really want to experience terror in a computer game, "Ryley Robinson," sign on to the Alterra capital ship, "Aurora" for a voyage to the edge of explored space. As the Non-Essential Systems Maintenance Chief, you may get shore leave to observe the alien flora and fauna from a safe distance on the unexplored ocean Planet 4546B. What could go wrong in "Subnautica"?;)
"In space, they can't here you scream" . The movie that launched a franchice. Where is Hudson when you need him.
The Facehugger in the egg was done with Ridley Scott lying on the floor with a pair of marigolds on inside the egg twitching his hands .👍👍👍 also they used I belive Ridleys kids in tiny spacesuits to shoot the scene where they find the Space jockey ( creature in the chair ) to make it seem bigger than it was and I saw a brilliant behind the scenes photo of Sigourney Weaver and Ian Holm both cracking up before they shot the scene where Ash is revealed , also the actor who played the Alien was a man called Balaji Badejo who was an African student who was drinking in a pub thd crew were in , Balaji was very tall and slim and perfect to play the Xenomorph.
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This is the most real reaction of Alien that I have seen. Brilliant. :)
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Young folks can’t quite understand what it was like in 1979. Access to media was quite limited. No streaming. VCRs weren’t common. Even cable TV had limited reach. Few production studios. But, HBO was a thing. As a 9 year old, this movie was off limits. Until it came on HBO at a friends house one night. Let me tell you - the sounds of the sirens on the ship burned their way into my soul. Absolutely terrifying. Love that it’s still holding up for the current generation.
Jonsey the cat gets an honorable mention for his great acting. He just sits there and his eyes follow Brett as he gets taken up.
Saw ut in the cinema when it was released. Omfg it blew everyones mind. Now you absolutely *have* to see Aliens. Best sequel in the history of cinema by far.
"I wonder what some of these rooms are for?" As an old boi from the 70s I laughed out loud at that.
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Great reaction! Your expressions of horror were hilarious😂 Can’t wait for Aliens.
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I will always remember that iconic scene.
He was just eating, then suddenly felt severely ill, then the unthinkable happened.
We didn’t expect it at all! Shocking! 😳
@@Reactsandgames Exactly!
Excellent reaction as usual !
I had already watched your reaction to Aliens, prior to this reaction.
Good job, guys !
Thank you so much for watching this with us too! ☺️
I first saw this movie in the theater when it was released, and I saw it on the Big Screen. We had not seen anything like it before, and it had us on the edge of our seats for the whole movie. Plus, there was NO CGI. Ridley Scott did it all in camera. Now, in the modern movies, aliens are all CGI, not scary, and there are no new scary aliens. This movie, ALIEN, set the bar for all space alien movie. Stars Wars had already been released, and that was a space action movie. ALIEN was the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACER IN SPACE Horror Movie, with the crew being taken out one by one, and no place to hide. Even today, it's a thriller to watch.
Not bad, for a movie that had only an $8 Million dollar budget movie.
100% agree, and for a movie that is now 45 years old. And I think Aliens stands as a totally worthy sequel, in successfully taking the original into a totally different type of movie.
The Xenomorph didn't mess with Jones, because Jones is a flerken.
STILL the best depiction of a spaceship. Not all white and clean everywhere, but dark and dingy made mostly from steel
So good! 😊
I've watched a lot of reactions to Alien, as it is my favourite film. Your reaction to the chestburster scene is probably the best I've seen yet. It's amazing to watch people who have no idea what to expect, it's like watching it again for the first time.
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Great movie! When there isn't any dialog, I think, is more scary than seeing the alien! Aliens is the next in the series, excellent as well!
We will be watching that soon! Can’t wait!
Also, the man, the actor Bernard Hill, who plays King Theoden in Lord Of The Rings also plays the captain in The Titanic movie.
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The reason the crew didn't try to kill the Xenomorph (Alien) by, for eaxmple shooting it, is because the Facehugger bled acid, which the full grown version definitivley have. If they shot the Alien, the blood would have eaten through the hull and the hole would have sucked the air out into space and they die from suffocation.
When the alien comes out of the egg and attaches itself to the face, they are known as 'facehuggers'.
Horrible things! 😬😬
@@Reactsandgameswatch the second movie lol
Space truckers encounter a first contact situation...
Hilarity ensues. 🖖😁
Yes, indeed. All of the human stress/threat responses depicted: fight, flight, and freeze.
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The mouth is based on a moray eel with a phyrangeal jaw, which is basically a second set of teeth that come out and drag the prey in.
That is so interesting but also terrifying haha! 😅
Her eyes are so expressive it's amazing! When Dallas gets grabbed in the air shafts her eyes are incredible!!!
Haha thank you very much! I do get quite engrossed! 🤣👀
In Alan Dean Foster's novelization, the Alien was actually unnerved by Jones in the carrier, arguably even afraid! Yup, it knew better than to mess with a cornered cat!
I love how in older movies there were less special effects and cgi. I know the Alien director fought for the insane amount of practical effects they did. But for me it's knowing the actors had an actual set and Alien to interact with. Same with the Princess Bride and such.
There was no CGI in older movies. Be cool if there was in things like Rear Window.
Alien Romulus is like 90% practical effects, even for those scenes which I thought were CGI at first. The director is a nerd himself and he went extra way with it.
@@zedwpdWhy would Rear Window need CGI ?
38:10 Là, Ripley active la purge préalable à la décompression de la cabine, réveillant accidentellement la créature qui dormait dans son coin. Encore un trouvaille géniale de Scott, alors que les voyages spatiaux habités avaient à peine 20 ans, le travail de recherche minutieux qu'il a accompli est admirablement intégré au scénario. Du génie.
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First vid of yours I've seen, and MAN do I appreciate how locked in you guys are. So many of these reaction channels are just going through the motions, checking off the popular requests, but you guys are genuinely watching. It really shows and makes a difference :) Subscribed ✅
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Such great reactions guts! Oh, normally I feel bit of a thrill when reactors get to the dinner scene especially, but Steph is such a sweetheart that I actually felt bad she seemed so scared!
Looking forward to watching your "Aliens" reaction next! Cheers!
Thank you so much for your comment and for watching! That scene completely shocked us! Haha!
Timeline Summary:
Prometheus (2012) - Set in 2093-2094.
Alien: Covenant (2017) - Set in 2104.
Alien (1979) - Set in 2122.
Alien: Romulus {2024) set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986) - Set in 2179.
Alien 3 (1992) - Set shortly after Aliens, in 2179.
Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Set in the 24th century, about 200 years after Alien 3
Parker and Ripley did see the alien taking Brett as it was in the directors cut which showed them running to where he was and then blood falling with the water onto them. Alien and Aliens are cinema masterpieces, you will love Aliens.
The chest burster scene was done with John Hurts head and arms poking through a hole in the table ( John Hurt was a very good contortionist and able to bend his body about ) he had a fake torso attached to him which the chest burster would come out from they used a scalpel to cut the torsos t shirt but they did not cut deep enough which is why the chest burster prop take 2 goes to emerge , the cast where given very scant information about how to Alien emerges and were totally shocked to give them really shocked reaction so their looks of horror are really genuine , apparently they arrived on set for that scene all the crew had raincoats on and the cameras had plastic sheeting over them the 2 producers and writers were giggling like schoolboys , the shot of blood squirting over Lambert was not meant to happen but they left it in as it looked really realistic , I love the close up shot of the chest burster with Kanes hands twitching behind the Alien such an iconic scene in an iconic movie .
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This is one of the best reactions to this film I have ever seen. Well done sir and madam!
Aww really appreciate that thank you!
Great reaction, Liam & Steph. I'm hooked on you two.
As for the Nostromo crew dynamic that you keyed on so often; the writers, director and cast created an environment that, combined with the claustrophobic sets, result in a building tension that , as the film progresses, develops into another character itself.
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The sequel 'Aliens' is one of the best films of all time. Please watch the directors cut though.
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" Please watch the directors cut though." - I second that! They cut ALOT of good pieces out of the theatrical cut!
This is a masterpiece...The second film ok...After that they lost me....Great reaction. Thank you!
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I love first timers watching Alien. Also the Editing is good, by which I mean you keept the integraty of the movie without cutting it apart. Cheers
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Very good reaction, please watch the movie john carpenter's THE THING!!!I think you will like it
Second this!
It’s on the list! ☺️
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Definitely
I was 16 in 1979. Back then, previews weren't the spoilerfests they are now, and all you saw in the TV ad was a slow zoom-in on the egg and the phrase `"In space, no one can hear you scream". My friends and I went to see Alien on the very first screening of opening night. What a ride !
I must admit I had a few nightmares after that.
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This how you write an action star without any agenda. Have never heard anyone say they didn't like Ripley.
She is great! 😊
@Reactsandgames She is the epitome of "Ride or Die!"
one of the best honest reaactions of Alien I have ever seen, you almost acted like if YOU were in the movie with them and tried to find out what was going on :D Can't wait for Aliens next ;)
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What a wonderful reaction! Your reactions were very genuine and reminiscent of my own as a 15 year old who saw this opening weekend at the theater in 1979. It was the most frightening and exhilarating cinematic experience of my life. H.R. Giger's biomechanics world was nothing the world had ever seen before up until this film. The twisted melding of humanity and its technology and the faceless, soulless power of the Corporation and its dehumanization of humanity is a powerful message that resonates with me then and now. His art is a warning. This film is a masterpiece.
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The stunned silence at the chest burster scene was fantastic.great reaction.
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There's a slew of movies in the series.. the chronological order is PROMETHEUS, ALIEN: COVENANT, ALIEN: ROMULUS (the new one), ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN 3 (Assembly Cut), ALIEN RESURRECTION.. The viewing order is probably best as release order.. ALIEN, ALIENS, ALIEN 3, ALIEN RESURRECTION, PROMETHEUS, COVENANT, ROMULUS.
Now I'm not saying other reactions are fake, but to say it from the other angle, you two clearly are watching this for the first time and the tension watching you two is just as good as the tension of the movie itself.
Fantastic, instant sub and will recomment your channel to friends, this was absolutely wonderful! Thank you both!
Agree with others, The Thing, In The Mouth of Madness, and whatever wins your polls next, I'm tuning in as often as I can.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! We really enjoyed Alien! We are looking forward to watching the sequel this weekend and The Thing is also coming soon! ☺️❤️
You guys have a wonderful empathy with the films you watch, which makes for great reactions. Thank you
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In today's world, supersized oil seafaring tankers have a crew complement of about 20 people. No passengers to babysit.
The spacefaring ship in the movie is a cargo ship of sorts not requiring a large crew. I guess it's implied that ships of the future will be almost fully automated, run by AI.
Like a lot of other older movies, Alien is all about show don't tell. Almost all the questions you guys are asking are answered pretty quickly after the scene your watching.
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Ah man you guys are quickly becoming my favorite reactors. You really watch and catch details and recall them later when they're relevant. I think I remember Steph mentioning she likes action, so I hope you both do Aliens. It's a bit more action-y. It's one of the greatest sequels ever made and a lot of people think it's better than the original. I myself go back and forth.
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A Science Fiction Masterpiece. Everything is so well realized, from the ship to the characters, and the Alien and even the Androids were incredibly unique at the time. There are some subtle hints toward Ash's true nature. For instance, right after they wake up and are eating, we see Ash reach for the pitcher of milk. Wonderfully subtle foreshadowing.
These films are timeless, but sadly those new to them can never experience them the way we did in the theater. The big screen and dark theater aside, we had never seen anything like these films before, so everything was new and unexpected. Now they are so ingrained in pop culture that it's impossible to have that same experience.
great reaction guys. not bad for a 45 years old movie. you 2 were really scare. it was beautiful to see lol that's why we watch these videos
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Re. Lambert
"She's terrified"
"But that's exactly what you would be"
Spot on. Some reactors diss on Lambert because she terrified but frankly I and every other reactor/viewer would be Lambert. We'd all like to think we'd be Ripley but...
Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. (Greetings from Scotland btw). I've subbed.😀
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A pretty solid franchise! The first two are absolute classics. Hope to see more of you reacting to these 👽
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I have always loved the countdown part near the end love mothers voice the woman that did the voice for mother is in superman 3 with the bingo machine
I love Brits...they're all like, "What in the bloody badly-timed tea & crumpets was that!?"
Hahaha! Love this comment!
21:20 The room with all the chains is the landing claw storage
Nice reaction. Makes me wish I was watching it for the first time as well, it’s that good of a movie. Once the alien appears out of Kane, the tension does not let up! Also, I like to think the alien saw the cat as a fellow predator and so left it alone. It can’t do anything with it biologically anyway.
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And she never allowed quarentine to be broken ever again
Too right! Lol
In the novelization of the film, the reason the alien did not see Jones as a threat or try to kill him is because it saw Jones as a worthy creature like him. A hunter as it were. That's the reason it didn't kill Jonesy. Besides, how could anyone do that to a sweet kitty?
Really enjoy this reaction. You guys had no idea what was going to happen in the film which made it fun to watch.
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The new movie, Alien: Romulus, happens in between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Personally, I found it was a genuinely good movie despite a few things that were annoying like the heavy numbers of callbacks to other movies in the series, it's now my 3rd favorite after Alien and Aliens. It's not a masterpiece, but I love how they heavily used practical effects, kept the first Alien aesthetic and the movie mostly works. I would recommend it.
Ok, Liam and Steph.
First, great reaction. You were engaged the whole way through, which made your reaction genuine.
Next up is ALIENS. Make sure you watch the director's cut for the full experience and information left out of the theatrical release.
ALIEN 3,
ALIEN RESURRECTION, all have Sigourney Weaver. The sequels after the second film are a little uneven, but you can judge for yourselves.
Then comes PROMETHEUS and ALIEN COVENANT. These are more modern takes on the ALIEN mythology, but the special effects are terrifying. Which leaves the newest film in the franchise ALIEN ROMULUS. It is designed to fit between the first ALIEN movie and ALIENS to take advantage of the time line in-betweenthe two movies.
James Cameron directed the sequel ALIENS to give you some warning.
Keep going and enjoy the movies.
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Thanks for reacting to this timeless masterpiece! It aged like a fine wine. I like the fact that you mistrusted Ash right from the start.
Thank you for watching! Yeah Ash was giving us red flag vibes! Haha! ☺️
Seeing this again, I have thought about it and have some questions. How did Weyland Yutani know about the Alien and what it could do and how hostile it was? Had they already experimented with people to see what would happen? As far as the movie suggests, Kane was the first to discover them in their first stage. How would Weylan Yutani know they were extremely dangerous and hostile and that they gestate in a living host? The second movie also suggests the company didn't know about the Aliens as they sent a colony of humans on LV 426 to set up a life there. Of course, it's quite possible the writers of the movie just didn't bother thinking of such questions and nobody is particularly bothered about it, but it does leave some interesting holes in the story.
I’m gonna write a couple of comments throughout the viewing, before I forget my train of thought.
The reveal of the dead alien in the massive chair made everyone say: what is that? (Oh, and when “the only sane one says: let’s get out of here…, we aaaaaall say: yup, fabulous idea 😂
Ridley fought for this as he needed the budget increased, so that he could build that set.
I seem to recall him saying something like: This is the moment when the audience realizes they’re not in a cheap, run of the mill monster movie, this was something else.
He was so right, this just made everything more tense as you now really didn’t know what was coming as everything felt so dang real.
PS: Three children were used for the scenes of them walking around the chair, it made the scene appear even larger because of that. Good old old school trickery Pokery 😊
"go back to sleep for 6 weeks" lol
Wish I could do that 😂
Loved it when it came out. Another one, in roughly the same kind of setting, which has gone under the radar, is "Event Horizon". More psychological horror than Alien.
It wants to survive, travel and evolve. Gotta keep moving onto the next traveling ship!
You are just great. I quite liked it. This is the prefect "real" reaction to this Sci-Fi-/Horror-Classic. The 1st ALIEN is my favrite of the series, especially due to the famous Jerry Goldsmith score which combines a very lyrical/atmospheric approach ("space") with pure horror (Alien), even knowing Jerry had major arguments with R. Scott about replacing/removing some his music cues.
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I like how you guys actually cared about Jones. I've seen other reviewers make weirdly negative comments about how Ripley was saving the cat. I unfollowed someone for saying, twice, that Ripley should abandon the cat lol. I was like, what??!?
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The alien is a perfect organism. And Alien is a perfect movie.
You two did a great job! Thanks so much!
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I saw this on the second day of its national opening at the giant-screen Uptown Theater in Washington, DC. Six or eight of us from the Disclave science-fiction convention down the street walked there to catch the day’s first showing. Perhaps because it was Sunday, there was no significant line. When my friends and I came out, the line of hundreds, waiting for the second showing, stretched down the block and around the corner.
People today have no idea of the impact this film had then. In its own way, it was as innovative as “Star Wars.” The gritty, detailed set design, the horrifically stormy planet, the Hitchcockian suspense, and the working-class characters just doing a job---these were things never seen in earlier space movies. Today, people are jaded. The revelation of Ash was, I think, one of the most shocking moments in film history, and yes, the 1979 audience cheered at the end. The practical effects are still great today---some of the best ever done.
To answer your question, the alien was resting or sleeping in the shuttle after having eaten a big meal, just like many animals do.
BTW, the main idea was very similar to “It, the Terror from Beyond Space” (1958). Also, author A.E. Van Vogt sued the producers of “Alien” because of its similarity to his famous 1939 story, “Black Destroyer.” Van Vogt got a settlement, rumored to be half a million dollars.
“I wonder what some of these rooms are for?”
The entire vessel is a refinery. Very industrial.
7:03 the cat had been in cryo sleep, yes. And don't call her Shirley 😆
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I want my voice mail greeting to be the voice of mother counting down the auto destruct
When the alien bursts out of Kains chest the others didn't know that it would happen so their reaction is genuine.
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i loved ur reaction guys, great movie. I hope u guys can watch all the saga and also the prequels, prometheus
I’ll be honest, a lot of comments have put us off continuing unfortunately! Although I do want to watch Romulus as its new and apparently it takes place between the first and second movie
@@Reactsandgames I understand but should try at least, u don't lose anything, I think u will enjoy. Also a reminder, u need to watch prometheus (great movie) to understand some stuff of Romulus and the ending too. Ofc there are some of them that are not that good as the others, but worth a watch
Very true. Ridley proved that hes a great visual storyteller in Alien.
But its sequel is a masterclass in quick storytelling and immersion. James Cameron does it again. He gives us the ultimate 3D experience in Aliens, making us love and care about his characters and their story in no time. Aliens has the greatest rewatch value of the whole franchise and for good reason.
I think it's definitely a masterclass in genre shifting! Aliens is a blueprint for a whole new genre at the type.
I do like Alien more than Aliens but that's subjective
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that's funny when I first saw this as a kid in '79 at the theater , when they landed and the engine intake clog and shriek I thought it was a dinosaur as well! the movie scared the heck out of me and traumatized me to this day , seeing it as a kid you're much more impressionable
The sequel of the movies is Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Ressurection, Prometheus, Alien Covenant and the new, Alien Romulus. I recommend watch in that order.
Personally I'd skip Alien 3. Resurrection is a great film.
An absolute masterpiece… after the fame of ET and Star Wars in the ‘70’s… this is not a brilliant film about horror… but a brilliant film of building character suspense. I lived it. Brilliant film, ahead of its time. Thx
It’s soo good! We loved how suspenseful this film was! We can’t wait for the sequel now! ☺️
22:30 they saw it. There's a scene that was cut that shows them entering the room.
Really enjoyed your reaction. You guys actually watch the movie...😊..Ripley is the protagonist of the alien movies.. Sagourney Weaver the next movie is Aliens made in 1986... It is absolutely unbelievable Brace yourselves, it's awesome.🔥😁
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The only way to relive horror films is to watch reactors see it for the first time. Good job! The sequel Aliens is also excellent.
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You guys are GREAT. Thanks! 💙🇺🇸👍
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