@@timothylee2772 This scene in question happens pretty much right before Spunkmeyer and Ferro are attacked by the Alien and subsequently killed. That’s why the cheyenne crashes near them. They call it in and set a flaire so Ferro can pick them up.
The thing that kills me is his slow "yeah" when Ripley points out he is in command. Like "oh fuck I'm going to have to make this call. this is WAY above my pay grade." Then Gorman fucking calls him a grunt and he's like "Ok Fuck you too buddy"
I think that he was also taking in all the people that had to die and how much shit just went wrong for him to be in charge. Also, I think he was sincere with the "none taken" I've never met a Marine who was anything but proud of being a grunt.
So many great things about this scene. Ripley has earned the marines respect by saving them and demonstrating both competency and skills you can by both hudson and vasquez agreeing wither where formally they completely dismissed her. Then hicks realizing that he's in charge is both he really doesn't want to have the spot light on him, but also realization that the apone is gone so there's a sadness. He doesn't really want to take charge but I love the sudden change when burke insults him he instantly affirms his authority as a rebuttable. He doesn't want to take charge, but he will especially if you disrespect the corps. He insulted Hicks by calling him a grunt, but by extention he also insulted Vanquez, Hudson, (and still alive at this point) ferro and spunkmeyer because they were below him in authority. The scene then ends with a solidification of Burke as the outsider and Ripley as being part of the marine family by him quoting her plan back to her verbatim.
Would it be fair to say her character in 1&2 are great prototypes or archetypes for female characters? Not like the weirdness we get today with girl bosses or tough girls in action movies. She doesn't want to be there, she didn't ask for or go looking for it, she wasn't trying to be in charge. I describe her as the objective because her motivations are easy to get behind, stay alive and get out. Anything in between that is an irrelevant obstacle to go through because it doesn't outweigh the objective.
@@Whatisright do not annoy a mom who has just heard that her daughter is dead. Ripley is tougher than all the tough girls in the movies put together in a weird kind of blob action monster girl with too many legs and heads. and yes, Alien 3 shudov been ripley and newt v all the alien queens on the alien homeworld, with a lot of nukes ...
Bill Paxton stole the scene with one of the greatest line deliveries ever captured on screen. "Fuckin-A!" Never fails to make me laugh by the way he says it.
The more I watch it the more I feel that's when he started emotionally locking in on Ripley as a leader. Here's the person with the good ideas! He's at "Fuck this" she's at "Fucking Annihilate this with extreme prejudice, Now."
Love that line to. The way he says it is hilarious. He was shell shocked and scared to death he had been bragging to Ripley about their weaponry and how badass they were before they landed. Majority of their unit wiped the fuck out in a few minutes mind fucked him but he pulled it together saved Newt and went out like a "ultimate badass" my favorite character in the movie!
Ripley will always be everyone's ideal example of a strong female character. That being said, Vasquez to me ranks right up there as one of the most bad ass female characters ever. Decades later, she still scares the heck out of me!
Thing is, vasquez doesnt get enough screen time to be a more badasa female character. She does all the macho stuff but thats a general trap amongst action roles that they simply get to "do what dudes do". Ripley meanwhile gets to ride an elevator with a flamethrower ducttaped to a fucking assault rifle while at the same time showing proper fear. Following her maternal feelings and in the same scene, give a badass bitch look to the queen while tearing up her eggs. By having her be a mother and an action hero, she is the perfect female heroine.
Vasquez wanted to stick to the mission, and to be fair, her idea had some merit, but was too risky. Ripley went for the sure thing to deal with the Xenomorphs. Hicks considered the situation and decided that Ripley had the right idea. Of course, everything went sideways afterwards but hell, he did the best with what he had.
@Joshua Bullock Great point. They may also have just revalued their currency whatever it is even if there was massive inflation. So call each 1000 USD assuming thats what they use as 1 USD. I reckon the writers deliberately left the money in strangely small terms to give this similar but different feel to futuristic society. Clever.
>the entire colony is presumed dead >an entire unit of Marines save for 3 just got their asses kicked >realizes they're dealing with an extremely dangerous army of lifeforms and considers nukes as a solution >complains about potential multi-million dollar property damages Spoken like a true bureaucrat. Sure, Burke was sent for other nefarious purposes, but the point still stands.
Michael Biehn gets to deliver the greatest lines in sci-fi action history with courage and resignation. Between "with these weapons... I don't know." and "we nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." I cannot decide.
Great acting from everyone here. Look at Paul Reiser (Burke) and the fear in his eyes. Everything is going south for Burke: he's losing his influence over the mission, he's physically in danger like the others, and he's increasingly in danger _from_ the others. Something else I've just noticed: the ominous shadow that falls over his face as he's talking 0:38, making us wonder who's approaching... Then Vasquez appears behind him.
"They can bill me" is so badass. She's already on the hook for the destruction of the Nostromo and it's cargo, what the fuck does she care about a dead colony?! Also it's Vasquez who steps in to intimidate Burke. And intimidated he should be.
One person talks a bit of nerve gas. Another talks about making a run for it. Then Ripley pipes up and suggests going right over the top with some nukes. Blows them away for a moment.
The first time Burke shows his true colors. And of course the way Hicks steps into the leadership role and as his first order follows Ripley’s advice to the letter. It’s a wonderful thing, the way Hicks uses his status to back up Ripley, and the way Gorman never once challenges either of them.
I'd like to point out that Burke promptly apologized for that remark, which told Hicks that if push came to shove, Burke was the one who'd be hung out to dry. If Burke had anyone in authority backing him up he wouldn't have care what the grunts thought.
Even though he’s demoralized, I like how Hudson is not an idiot. He knows how badly they’re outnumbered and he accepts it. Most people who get their asses kicked either deny it or blame someone else. But not Hudson, he knows they’re not ultimate bad asses and accepts that a drastic measure is necessary.
Casting comedian Paul Reiser as conniving corporate scumbag was genius. I hated his character so much, but... it's Paul Reiser. lmao There's almost something endearing about his sleaziness. I think we were all THRILLED when he tried to screw everyone and turned around to see an alien salivating in his face 😂👏👏👏
Paul Reiser appears in the TV show Red Oaks. It takes place in the 80s, and when some of the other characters go to a viewing of Aliens, one of them remarks "I knew he was a bad guy right away!"
I don't give a shit about c.g.i., modern acting style and current tastes: this movie is still the utmost masterpiece of sci-fi genere. The progenitor of an entire mythology.
What caught my attention this time that likely is different from most contemporary "action" films is not only that this is a long dialogue scene that allows people to act but also that there is no underscore or other cues to tell the audience "here's how you're supposed to feel."
We had /still have a mold infestation in part of our armory and the facilities management people were very slow to fix it, and still haven't fixed it. I sent this clip to my Soldiers.
"This is clearly an important species we're dealing with, and don't think that you or I or anybody has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them." This is perhaps the start of the plot-twist. Those who have seen the 1st Alien film it the traitor was the droid, but not any human, but in Aliens there is now a human traitor- the guy who planned the mission in the 1st place and convinced Ripley by deceiving her, and later Bishop turned out to a good-natured droid. It's all these unexpected turn of events that makes the 1st 2 Aliens films, and to a lesser extent 3(despite several major plotholes) so mesmerizing!
I loved Hicks, and Alien 3 wasn't as good but I loved the way it began: Hicks, Newt, Bishop, all dead in the first few minutes. Sets the tone for the entire movie:. And that tone is MEAN.
Modern technology means films like this just aren't made anymore, except under extraordinary circumstances. CG means environments are no longer realistic (because they had to be real sets), that much is obvious, but the other thing is that because directors have access to CG they're so damn keen to use it. Which means scenes like this, with fairly static cameras and long closeups on the faces of ordinary human beings while they have intense conversations in settings that are almost mundane apart from the fact they're sci-fi, are now very rare in action films. Sure, there will be closeups during moments of high drama and heroism, but minutes-long conversations like this? Doesn't happen often.
This all speaks to why Alien is my favorite sci-fi franchise. While technology has advanced stunningly, human nature hasn't changed at all. These characters don't feel like they're in the future. Everyone is still just punching a clock. That's why I feel it resonates so much more than something like Star Trek. Star Trek certainly has its appeal but those people are unlike anyone I've ever met. It's so idealistic. If you gave real, ordinary people the ability to travel through space, it would look a lot more like Alien.
After calling her a Disney princess to begin with, this is the moment that Ripley earns their respect. They just lost half of their friends and Ripley is like, yeah let's nuke this place. From then on, she's their leader
Ripley really should be applauded. She singlehandedly tried to wrack up the biggest debt by any one single human in history. If I recall, start of movie she was already owing the company over 40 million. Now wants to add to it? Bravo Ripley
Ripley was an officer on the Nostromo, and when she rescues the marines, it's like the flame inside of her reignited. Difference between Gorman, no experience, and Ripley, with plenty
You can tell at 0:18 that Hicks was already on board with Ripley's idea to nuke the entire site from orbit. In the second crossover movie, Aliens VS Predator Requiem, the U.S. military didn't hesitate to nuke Gunnerson, Colorado to wipe out the Xenomorphs.
I can tell this movie is nearly 40 years old because even though the story's timeline takes place roughly a couple hundred years in the future... Burke refers to it as a "multimillion dollar facility." Hell, nowadays "multimillion dollars" probably wouldn't cover the cost of the drop ship they flew down to the planet on.
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I love how Hicks looks at Ripley after she talks about nuking. He was like woah, she's not playing around but i like this idea!
First the Nostromo, now this.
That Ripley person has absolutely NO concern for our profit margins.
And she's convinced she has the right to arbitrarily exterminate an important alien species. Disgraceful.
HUMANS ARE DUMB THIS ALIENS CAN NOT BE CONTROL
Wonderful comment!
And eventually the Auriga
@@VigilanteAgumon she's a xenomorphologists nightmare.
"they can bill me" second best line tbh
Why is Hicks calling Ferro, "Ferro, do you copy?" I thought Ferro was killed along with Spunkmeyer inside the dropship earlier in the movie.
@@timothylee2772 This scene in question happens pretty much right before Spunkmeyer and Ferro are attacked by the Alien and subsequently killed. That’s why the cheyenne crashes near them. They call it in and set a flaire so Ferro can pick them up.
@@ThatFilmGuyyy I remember now...ok...thx
The Company did effectively bill Ripley by collecting her DNA in the next movie Alien 3 for the following movie Alien 4.
I can call you billus like telus
“Multimillion dollar installation.”
Ahhhh the 80’s. It’s at least trillions now.
They already explain this earlier in the film during Ripley's debriefing when they mention "adjusted dollars."
That's the future, atmospheric processors come cheap...
@@FormerHumanX Can't scameron the Cameron
"So... basically half a paycheck at this point. Okay, bill me"
At some point in the future they’re just going to chop zeroes off the end of money.
I can't begin to express how useful the "take off and nuke the site from orbit" line has been in my life.
Totally. I've left a couple jobs and ended at least one relationship that way...
Dude, all the time. I use the meme constantly.
I like the line about using Nerve Gas and how they dont even know if it will work on them
should've used it in Avatar
When your australian friends send you photos of spiders they found in their house
The thing that kills me is his slow "yeah" when Ripley points out he is in command. Like "oh fuck I'm going to have to make this call. this is WAY above my pay grade." Then Gorman fucking calls him a grunt and he's like "Ok Fuck you too buddy"
Gotta give a Soldier the proper respect. "Just a Grunt" is still a hell of a lot more honorable than anything most of us will be.
Not Gorman, but Burke. Gorman is unconscious after getting knocked out.
I think that he was also taking in all the people that had to die and how much shit just went wrong for him to be in charge. Also, I think he was sincere with the "none taken" I've never met a Marine who was anything but proud of being a grunt.
ty for this fvcking slang translate lol
@@3Rayfire Also, consider losing damn near your whole crew-within 5 minutes tops.
So many great things about this scene. Ripley has earned the marines respect by saving them and demonstrating both competency and skills you can by both hudson and vasquez agreeing wither where formally they completely dismissed her. Then hicks realizing that he's in charge is both he really doesn't want to have the spot light on him, but also realization that the apone is gone so there's a sadness. He doesn't really want to take charge but I love the sudden change when burke insults him he instantly affirms his authority as a rebuttable. He doesn't want to take charge, but he will especially if you disrespect the corps. He insulted Hicks by calling him a grunt, but by extention he also insulted Vanquez, Hudson, (and still alive at this point) ferro and spunkmeyer because they were below him in authority. The scene then ends with a solidification of Burke as the outsider and Ripley as being part of the marine family by him quoting her plan back to her verbatim.
Would it be fair to say her character in 1&2 are great prototypes or archetypes for female characters? Not like the weirdness we get today with girl bosses or tough girls in action movies. She doesn't want to be there, she didn't ask for or go looking for it, she wasn't trying to be in charge. I describe her as the objective because her motivations are easy to get behind, stay alive and get out. Anything in between that is an irrelevant obstacle to go through because it doesn't outweigh the objective.
@@Whatisright
do not annoy a mom who has just heard that her daughter is dead.
Ripley is tougher than all the tough girls in the movies put together in a weird kind of blob action monster girl with too many legs and heads.
and yes, Alien 3 shudov been ripley and newt v all the alien queens on the alien homeworld, with a lot of nukes ...
lot of gold lines in 2 minutes, but I can't get enough of the "nuke the site from orbit" with the follow-up "fuckin A" from hudson. classic
"They can BILL me!"
Or the "friggin A" from the pg 13 edit. 🤦
Fuckin eh!
"This is clearly an emotional moment for all of us" says the sociopath who is incapable of empathy...
Kinda reminds me of a certain group of people
Yes, the ones trying to captivate the minds of kids by telling them to use Hormones and watch insane men dressed as lady’s at Bars.
He may not be able to fit in with the people who can feel, but he can try.
@@RachDarastrix2
fan theory.... Burke is an android middle manager.
Bill Paxton stole the scene with one of the greatest line deliveries ever captured on screen.
"Fuckin-A!"
Never fails to make me laugh by the way he says it.
Exaaaacly! I love this whole scene, but I admit I came here to see him say that line.
The more I watch it the more I feel that's when he started emotionally locking in on Ripley as a leader. Here's the person with the good ideas! He's at "Fuck this" she's at "Fucking Annihilate this with extreme prejudice, Now."
@@3Rayfire well said!
Love that line to. The way he says it is hilarious. He was shell shocked and scared to death he had been bragging to Ripley about their weaponry and how badass they were before they landed. Majority of their unit wiped the fuck out in a few minutes mind fucked him but he pulled it together saved Newt and went out like a "ultimate badass" my favorite character in the movie!
@@3Rayfire Vasquez is right there with him: "Yeah-watch us."
Vasquez sidling up behind Burke like she's about to freaking garotte him always cracks me up.
supposedly thats who Kira's character in ST Ds9 was inspired from.
Definitely a bad ace heroine.
My whole fire dept was in love with Vasquez after we all saw this movie. ❤
@@gsyoung54John Conners foster mom
I love how Hicks had Ripley’s back at the end. That little nod he gave her at the end, I love it.
"Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events but we just got our asses kicked pal."
Hahaha god bless Private Hudson.
"Whadda we going to do now? Game over, man!"
An absolute legend in a legendary film. Right on 👌
Bill Paxton is the only guy to be killed by an Alien, a Predator, *and* a Terminator.
I just found out Bill Paxton's dead?! RIP he was a legend! He'll be screaming "they're comin outta the God damn walls!" up in heaven.
Private Hudson here, and Detective Larry Lambert from Predator 2, were his two best characters. At least as far as my opinion goes.
"Nuke the site from orbit"....the look on Hick's face..*bruh...what a woman*
…and Rip doubles down.
Gives the look right back at him when she makes him pull rank.
Hudson cheers up: "Fuckin A!!! :D"
Well, he's had a moment to think, so he's like, "Well shit,she wasn't exaggerating."
Ripley will always be everyone's ideal example of a strong female character. That being said, Vasquez to me ranks right up there as one of the most bad ass female characters ever. Decades later, she still scares the heck out of me!
Amen.
*as she should*
Are we talking Ripley, Vasquez, or both? Either way, will somebody please remind me never to piss either one of them off?
Yep, THIS is how you do strong female characters.
Thing is, vasquez doesnt get enough screen time to be a more badasa female character. She does all the macho stuff but thats a general trap amongst action roles that they simply get to "do what dudes do".
Ripley meanwhile gets to ride an elevator with a flamethrower ducttaped to a fucking assault rifle while at the same time showing proper fear. Following her maternal feelings and in the same scene, give a badass bitch look to the queen while tearing up her eggs.
By having her be a mother and an action hero, she is the perfect female heroine.
Bill Paxton had the best lines in film history.
“Ass like a 10 year old boy!”
Vasquez wanted to stick to the mission, and to be fair, her idea had some merit, but was too risky. Ripley went for the sure thing to deal with the Xenomorphs. Hicks considered the situation and decided that Ripley had the right idea. Of course, everything went sideways afterwards but hell, he did the best with what he had.
"multi-million dollar installation" lol, a space colony would cost like billions at least
"They can bill me!!" Ripley never afraid of going broke.
I demand...ONE million dollar!
I imagine a bunch of Aliens running around it would decrease that value to roughly ZERO!!!!
@Joshua Bullock Great point. They may also have just revalued their currency whatever it is even if there was massive inflation. So call each 1000 USD assuming thats what they use as 1 USD. I reckon the writers deliberately left the money in strangely small terms to give this similar but different feel to futuristic society. Clever.
@Puppyllary Response what is ISS?
>the entire colony is presumed dead
>an entire unit of Marines save for 3 just got their asses kicked
>realizes they're dealing with an extremely dangerous army of lifeforms and considers nukes as a solution
>complains about potential multi-million dollar property damages
Spoken like a true bureaucrat. Sure, Burke was sent for other nefarious purposes, but the point still stands.
not bureaucrat, company man. Corporate goon.
Bruh he was covering for his ulterior motive to get the xenos back to Weyland Yutani, nothing to do with property damage at all.
@@Gggmanlives I'm pretty sure op covered that. Read the whole comment before commenting some snarky bs, gman.
Yeah, and OP didn't say that was covering for his ulterior motives, dumbass. Maybe read the comment too.
@@Kearnach same thing, man, same thing.
They can bill me
add it to the Nostromo bill
She should have some savings after all those years of income while drifting in space
Best movie ever made.
Hell yeah it is you cannot compare this movie to the first one the third one and the fourth one. This is a way different movie.
@Abra Cadabra Action movie.
@@aarondowning5791 Yeah and?
Michael Biehn gets to deliver the greatest lines in sci-fi action history with courage and resignation. Between "with these weapons... I don't know." and "we nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." I cannot decide.
Not to mention the first delivery of the line "come with me if you want to live"
From The Rock - "you know god damn well I can't give that order!"
@@jmorris023 Cheers. That’s another great one!
Don't forget "EAT THIS!" when he blasts the Xenomorph's head off with his shotgun.
@@JessicaChastainFan And short, controlled bursts.
I doubt there's a single movie that has as believable characters as this one.
"Watch us".
Kickass line.
If he had said "Hold My Beer", he would be up on a charge of Drunk On Duty
Bill's character was no coward, he was just a pragmatist with a healthy dose of Survivalism.
Watched this movie again recently with a friend. They don't make them like this anymore.
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit"
just to be sure...
I'm all about Vasquez...."yeah watch us"
Even before she says that she moves behind Burke, not having any of his slimy, corporate bs thinking.
She is one of the best badass female characters. In movie history. Everything about her is believeable. Not difficult to make bad ass women in movies.
Great acting from everyone here. Look at Paul Reiser (Burke) and the fear in his eyes. Everything is going south for Burke: he's losing his influence over the mission, he's physically in danger like the others, and he's increasingly in danger _from_ the others.
Something else I've just noticed: the ominous shadow that falls over his face as he's talking 0:38, making us wonder who's approaching... Then Vasquez appears behind him.
Мой самый любимый фильм в детстве! ( да и сейчас). Настоящий шедевр, правдоподобно всё до мелочей!
Vasquez: Let's tickle them with nerve gas.
Ripley: Nuke everything.
A woman after my own heart
"They can bill me" is so badass. She's already on the hook for the destruction of the Nostromo and it's cargo, what the fuck does she care about a dead colony?!
Also it's Vasquez who steps in to intimidate Burke. And intimidated he should be.
00:18 That "seriously" look from Hicks is just beautiful... Perfect mix of surprise, but also careful consideration.
FUCKIN A! 🤣🤣
RIP BILL PAXTON!! it's never game over for this movie.
The framing of that scene; seeing Hicks and Hudson's heads slowly swing around as her words sink in. Brilliant!
One person talks a bit of nerve gas. Another talks about making a run for it.
Then Ripley pipes up and suggests going right over the top with some nukes.
Blows them away for a moment.
The first time Burke shows his true colors. And of course the way Hicks steps into the leadership role and as his first order follows Ripley’s advice to the letter.
It’s a wonderful thing, the way Hicks uses his status to back up Ripley, and the way Gorman never once challenges either of them.
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
~ Ripley from "ALIEN"
Fuckin A!
How many times have I wanted to take off and nuke the site from orbit...
And leave Burke behind
@@arminxvs3372 Well, obviously.
I like to think that Hicks wasnt fully on board with nuking till Burke calls him a grunt.
I'd like to point out that Burke promptly apologized for that remark, which told Hicks that if push came to shove, Burke was the one who'd be hung out to dry. If Burke had anyone in authority backing him up he wouldn't have care what the grunts thought.
“None taken (punk ass REMF)”
I like how Valdez positions herself behind Burke as he's talking
They mostly nuke the site from orbit...
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One of the best movies ever made!
"They can bill me." BEST CLAPBACK EVER.
She might regret that having to work weekends and graveyard shifts to pay off that debt.
Even though he’s demoralized, I like how Hudson is not an idiot. He knows how badly they’re outnumbered and he accepts it. Most people who get their asses kicked either deny it or blame someone else. But not Hudson, he knows they’re not ultimate bad asses and accepts that a drastic measure is necessary.
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit ... It's the only way to be sure."
Ripley = straight up BOSS.
F*ckin A!
Casting comedian Paul Reiser as conniving corporate scumbag was genius. I hated his character so much, but... it's Paul Reiser. lmao There's almost something endearing about his sleaziness. I think we were all THRILLED when he tried to screw everyone and turned around to see an alien salivating in his face 😂👏👏👏
His MOM cheered in the theater apparently.
@@JnEricsonx 😂 I can believe it
Paul Reiser appears in the TV show Red Oaks. It takes place in the 80s, and when some of the other characters go to a viewing of Aliens, one of them remarks "I knew he was a bad guy right away!"
Kyle Reese trying to save the world in every timeline...
This is one of a kind movie I enjoy every second of it. Even the credits roll.
I don't give a shit about c.g.i., modern acting style and current tastes: this movie is still the utmost masterpiece of sci-fi genere. The progenitor of an entire mythology.
100%, I love this movie, never understand the hate it gets.
@@worldofazerothWho could hate Aliens? Only a bunch of retarded.
@worldofazeroth I don't think I seen a single person hate this movie
I can’t stop watching this movie ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I love Hudson goin' "Fuckin' A" to Ripley's idea.
Gives you a sense of the rapidly devaluating value of the dollar. in 1986, saying millions was a way to describe a nearly priceless asset.
Growing up I always thought that "fuckin A." line meant Ripley was going too far. It wasn't until now I realized he was on board with that idea XD
Hudson was ALL over it mate, that idea was like she spoke what he would've been thinking, but hadn't said it/processed it yet
The fancy pants type always look down on grunts, but it's the grunts that get the job done!!!
Very good depiction of corporations in movie.
What caught my attention this time that likely is different from most contemporary "action" films is not only that this is a long dialogue scene that allows people to act but also that there is no underscore or other cues to tell the audience "here's how you're supposed to feel."
One of the best movies ever. They don't make em like this anymore.
And THIS, ladies and gentlemen... is how you write badass female characters (Riplay AND Vasquez)
If the APC hadn't blown they would've just nuked the site from orbit and be on their merry way.
I love Hudson in this scene 🤣
You mean every scene right lol
Paul Reiser is a genius: you cannot NOT hate this guy in this movie.
We sure miss Bill Paxton. Whatever he did, we were entertained.
Cowboys and Indians in Outer Space. One of the great examples of several actors being cast in the perfect roles.
This is how avatar should have ended
Nah
Love the way Hicks says “None taken” like he’s not ashamed to be a “Grunt” but he definitely takes offense at the way it was said.
Well, in the modern US military, a grunt is certainly an honorable thing. There is a reason for the insult POG. Person other (than) grunt.
"Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events but we just got our asses kicked, pal!"
👌🏼
Lmfao the look on Hicks face screams “oh yeah, I’m hittin that”
We had /still have a mold infestation in part of our armory and the facilities management people were very slow to fix it, and still haven't fixed it. I sent this clip to my Soldiers.
0:30 why are there so many great lines in this film
Script writers were Cameron, Giler & Hill. That's why. No woke Hollywood tards.
"This is clearly an important species we're dealing with, and don't think that you or I or anybody has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them." This is perhaps the start of the plot-twist. Those who have seen the 1st Alien film it the traitor was the droid, but not any human, but in Aliens there is now a human traitor- the guy who planned the mission in the 1st place and convinced Ripley by deceiving her, and later Bishop turned out to a good-natured droid. It's all these unexpected turn of events that makes the 1st 2 Aliens films, and to a lesser extent 3(despite several major plotholes) so mesmerizing!
What are the several plot-holes you talking about?
@@luisvelez1952he said plot twist not plot hole
I have to watch the movie again now.
F**kin-A!
It needs to come back out in theaters.
"It's the only way to be sure".
0:14
When you see a spider in your bedroom.
"They ' need to re-release this move in rhe theater.!
I never had issues being called a "grunt".... Point of pride actually lol
1:21 Hicks thinking about the friends he's just lost whilst Burke only thinks about money
what were they thinking of killing off Hicks, him and Ripley...cinematic gold
I loved Hicks, and Alien 3 wasn't as good but I loved the way it began: Hicks, Newt, Bishop, all dead in the first few minutes. Sets the tone for the entire movie:. And that tone is MEAN.
Vasquez positioning for a shank Lol
Ripely did more than the entire marine core! Because she understood what she was up against! Unlike the marines who weren’t humble !
Modern technology means films like this just aren't made anymore, except under extraordinary circumstances. CG means environments are no longer realistic (because they had to be real sets), that much is obvious, but the other thing is that because directors have access to CG they're so damn keen to use it. Which means scenes like this, with fairly static cameras and long closeups on the faces of ordinary human beings while they have intense conversations in settings that are almost mundane apart from the fact they're sci-fi, are now very rare in action films. Sure, there will be closeups during moments of high drama and heroism, but minutes-long conversations like this? Doesn't happen often.
This all speaks to why Alien is my favorite sci-fi franchise. While technology has advanced stunningly, human nature hasn't changed at all. These characters don't feel like they're in the future. Everyone is still just punching a clock. That's why I feel it resonates so much more than something like Star Trek. Star Trek certainly has its appeal but those people are unlike anyone I've ever met. It's so idealistic. If you gave real, ordinary people the ability to travel through space, it would look a lot more like Alien.
Ripley has the solution for the infestation in DC
It’s the only way to be sure
Great idea
Ripley: I say we take off and nuke the side from orbit
Hudson & Hicks: :o
Don't mess with Chet!!
You're stewed, buttwad!
After calling her a Disney princess to begin with, this is the moment that Ripley earns their respect. They just lost half of their friends and Ripley is like, yeah let's nuke this place. From then on, she's their leader
I like how it's the eccentric civilian woman who immediately goes full Armageddon. Mama Bear energy
Not eccentric. Traumatized. She's seen these monsters before.
Ripley really should be applauded. She singlehandedly tried to wrack up the biggest debt by any one single human in history. If I recall, start of movie she was already owing the company over 40 million. Now wants to add to it? Bravo Ripley
This debt would be billed to Hicks. Ripley only gives the marines the idea. Hicks is in command and it's his call at this point.
Weyland-Yutani would've had that shit insured, and if they didn't, that's on them.
Ripley was an officer on the Nostromo, and when she rescues the marines, it's like the flame inside of her reignited. Difference between Gorman, no experience, and Ripley, with plenty
0:50
Ripley: Wrong!
0:51
Vasquez: Yeah, watch us!
Then they got picked up, Nuked the site from orbit and saved mankind from endless slaughter
For ages I thought the line was "nuke it for morbid" which didnt make much sense to me but i thought it was just one of those sayings....
Same. I took it as military lingo for “kill everything”
Burke is that asshole boss who constantly reminds you that they consider you "family" as a way to dodge your questions about working conditions.
A perfect film.
The minutes hicks repeated what Ridley said, she smiled and was like, “I like this guy”
"This is a 10-20 dollar installation" Aliens if it was filmed in the 1920s
Watching this now, Paul Reiser is the perfect stereotype for his role. 😂
You can tell at 0:18 that Hicks was already on board with Ripley's idea to nuke the entire site from orbit. In the second crossover movie, Aliens VS Predator Requiem, the U.S. military didn't hesitate to nuke Gunnerson, Colorado to wipe out the Xenomorphs.
"Yeah... that sounds like a decent plan actually." Is likely his thought processes.
I can tell this movie is nearly 40 years old because even though the story's timeline takes place roughly a couple hundred years in the future...
Burke refers to it as a "multimillion dollar facility."
Hell, nowadays "multimillion dollars" probably wouldn't cover the cost of the drop ship they flew down to the planet on.
00:23 'Fuckin' A!
This whole time I thought she said "nuke the entire site for morbid." For three decades I've been *WRONG*
I thought almost the exact same thing till about a year ago. When the light went off I felt so stupid for not having got it before.
Drumpf when he learns of a hurricane.