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    CLIP DESCRIPTION:
    Crawling through the vents, Dallas (Tom Skerritt) meets his untimely end.
    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    "In space, no one can hear you scream." A close encounter of the third kind becomes a Jaws-style nightmare when an alien invades a spacecraft in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic. On the way home from a mission for the Company, the Nostromo's crew is woken up from hibernation by the ship's Mother computer to answer a distress signal from a nearby planet. Capt. Dallas's (Tom Skerritt) rescue team discovers a bizarre pod field, but things get even stranger when a face-hugging creature bursts out of a pod and attaches itself to Kane (John Hurt). Over the objections of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), science officer Ash (Ian Holm) lets Kane back on the ship. The acid-blooded incubus detaches itself from an apparently recovered Kane, but an alien erupts from Kane's stomach and escapes. The alien starts stalking the humans, pitting Dallas and his crew (and cat) against a malevolent killing machine that also has a protector in the nefarious Company.
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    Cast: Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Sigourney Weaver
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Producers: Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ivor Powell, Ronald Shusett
    Screenwriters: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
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  • @BowserisOK
    @BowserisOK 7 років тому +4222

    This clip pretty much describes my experience with Alien Isolation.

    • @Richona
      @Richona 6 років тому +53

      Nocturus yep

    • @ohdonpiano3936
      @ohdonpiano3936 5 років тому +57

      Nocturus 100%

    • @Crazylegoman3791
      @Crazylegoman3791 5 років тому +67

      Nocturus I’ve only seen Markiplier play it, and I’m still scared of it.

    • @jack_db_1989
      @jack_db_1989 5 років тому +15

      I read this comment as he said i wanna get the hell outa here

    • @lid6963
      @lid6963 4 роки тому +76

      Alien isolation is one of those games that literally makes me scream. 😖 I wasted my fuel on a xenomorph and it went to the vents but then it came back I from behind me and it stabbed me in the back I screamed so loud and cried for half an hour. 😭😭😭

  • @MarcoMontenegri
    @MarcoMontenegri 4 роки тому +2421

    Its so disturbing when he suddenly says " I wanna get the hell out of here"....you dont expect it and you feel his fear...its brilliant!.

    • @mrdoggo3569
      @mrdoggo3569 3 роки тому +23

      @Bill Patrick Jones agreed, its like the alien was like ''eyyyy''

    • @ElBandito
      @ElBandito 3 роки тому +10

      @Bill Patrick Jones That's how they used to do scares back in the 70s.

    • @biaka7084
      @biaka7084 3 роки тому +5

      Why they split, they can just go together and may kill/injure the alien.

    • @BULL.173
      @BULL.173 3 роки тому +98

      I like that too. Dallas is a brave dude but not some corny action hero. He clearly reached and passed his “no go” point. He’s had enough and wants out. Adds a very human dimension to his character.

    • @docbrightside784
      @docbrightside784 3 роки тому +28

      You can definitely feel his fear in his voice

  • @logicaltips4107
    @logicaltips4107 2 роки тому +571

    Kudos to Lambert's actress for displaying such vivid panic throughout the movie. Even though we could be angry at Lambert for freaking out so much, we all know we'd probably be just like her in this situation

    • @firesocius9309
      @firesocius9309 Рік тому +33

      If you're angry at Lambert, the actress did her job. You're intended to be "wtf, "the other way?" You idiot!" Sorry for late response. :(

    • @Kaiyanwang82
      @Kaiyanwang82 Рік тому +20

      Veronica Cartwright is great, especially in these things. Compare with the finale of Body Snatchers 1978

    • @masterexploder9668
      @masterexploder9668 9 місяців тому +21

      We all think we would act like action heroes, but in truth we would most likely break down like Lambert or Hudson from next movie (before he got his balls back and died like a boss).

    • @anthonygerace332
      @anthonygerace332 4 місяці тому +17

      The way that Lambert freaks out is the way that 99.9% of people would react in this kind of horrifying situation. Especially given the fact that the crew members are, basically, blue-collar laborers, not trained military people.

    • @Wolf10media
      @Wolf10media 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Kaiyanwang82 Iconic scene. And she was more level headed in that movie.

  • @wyomingwindage135
    @wyomingwindage135 6 років тому +869

    I love how much the alien is patient. it takes its time and waits for the prey to come to him. Brilliant sci fi horror.

    • @DavidAGIII
      @DavidAGIII 3 роки тому +43

      If it was in Aliens, it runs towards him screeching mindlessly.

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam 2 роки тому +43

      @Raven Link IMHO the alien knew Dallas was there as they're heavily scent-oriented. The tracker showed it was also moving towards. When Dallas panicked and started to flee, the alien probably sensed it that its prey is approaching, so it waited.

    • @redfieldchris998
      @redfieldchris998 2 роки тому +8

      The alien isn't a patient but a tricky creature.

    • @anamku00
      @anamku00 Рік тому +28

      @@DavidAGIII It was alone in a unfamiliar place so it had to work smarter and harder. When they’re together they have a hive mind

    • @michaelthomas2916
      @michaelthomas2916 Рік тому +13

      @@TheLambdaTeam I think you are spot on. The implication is that it was moving towards Dallas and, as part of its strategy, once the alien sensed that he was moving towards it, the alien just waited. Had Dallas gone the other direction or stayed up on that level somewhere, it would have likely tried something else.

  • @tazaycharla3426
    @tazaycharla3426 7 років тому +4333

    This is is one of the most brilliant jumpscares ever: No sudden silence to build it up, nothing to give away, all audio is normal until the xenomorph shows up and the only things we hear are the scream and static. It really catches you off-guard the first time and leaves you in shock

    • @InvictusMatrix
      @InvictusMatrix 7 років тому +149

      I was expecting the xeno to jumpscare him, but the loud screech and static got me lol

    • @todessehnsucht
      @todessehnsucht 7 років тому +81

      i shat my heart out the first time i watched this scene.

    • @CDeeez94
      @CDeeez94 7 років тому +50

      I'm pretty sure that's why I nearly shat my pants when I first saw it as a kid. I was like "C'MON DALLAS! MAKE IT OUT OF TH-shit, game over."

    • @michaelbarnhart2593
      @michaelbarnhart2593 7 років тому +64

      It happens so quick the first time you see it, it's great! It is only when you have seen it multiple times that you get distracted by the shaky rubber gloves the guy in the costume is wearing. ;-)

    • @Njbear7453
      @Njbear7453 7 років тому +18

      Taza y Charla jaws has the best jumpscare of all time when ben Gardner's head shows up when hooper is underwater searching his boat

  • @cizinec5117
    @cizinec5117 8 років тому +4492

    Instead of the title being Dallas dies it should be Dallas gets a hug

  • @DaveJenvey
    @DaveJenvey 3 роки тому +853

    The actress who played Lambert did a brilliant job in this scene with her dialogue with Ripley. I think no one ever really gives her the credit for this performance really.

    • @Beth-sx5lc
      @Beth-sx5lc Рік тому +68

      I just watched this movie and thought she had the most realistic reactions to everything going on, the other crew members act like this is just another day for them imo lol

    • @-_deploy_-
      @-_deploy_- Рік тому +15

      @@Beth-sx5lc Well they are astronauts and astronauts need to have a lot of emotional control. Some of them show this, while others get scared because it is a f00cking alien lmao

    • @garyaugustus690
      @garyaugustus690 Рік тому +33

      She was the audience's fear pov...

    • @amcclory77
      @amcclory77 Рік тому +24

      She has another iconic scream in the final scene of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

    • @Extreme96PL
      @Extreme96PL Рік тому +7

      @@Beth-sx5lc different people shows fear different you can see when Dallas here reached his point. It was his plan, he was confident and he did what good captain/ leader should do. But he is still human he reached his limit and you can see and hear how scared he is. He said he want to get out from there, during his lines he is pausing, "uhh' often, he freezed for a bit and then started to panick when he tried to escspe.

  • @sebastianlevenson9364
    @sebastianlevenson9364 Рік тому +401

    Something I really love in this scene is there is a brief shot of Ash just staring, emotionless. Knowing what we find out about him, it really does feel like he’s the only one in the room who really knows Dallas was dead the second he went down there and he’s just cataloguing everything

    • @natashafincher9696
      @natashafincher9696 Рік тому +8

      I was thinking the same thing when I watched this movie last night

    • @MCBhangramuffin
      @MCBhangramuffin Рік тому +36

      Great bit of foreshadowing, just like when Ash stares at Kane pre-chestburster, like he knows what's about to happen.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 Рік тому +4

      @@MCBhangramuffin Well, he does know what's about to happen, that's the thing. The only flaw in the script is, even if everyone else dies, how is Ash going to
      corral the beast and get it back to Earth? I mean, without it tearing him apart too? Or will he just program the ship to head back to Earth and then die and hope the
      thing still survives when it arrives back on Earth or in orbit? Or is the company sending out a rescue ship? And how does the company know any real details
      about the xenomorph and/or the derelict ship, and all that? These are questions that have gone unanswered.

    • @CryosisOfficial
      @CryosisOfficial Рік тому +13

      @@thiscorrosion900 Xenomorphs don't attack androids, they've no reason to. Not a viable host. They only attack androids if they pose a threat. None of those are unanswered questions, humans have known about xenomorphs for a long time, their existence has just been very classified. Weyland-Yutani in particular have always sought the Xenomorph and would not want competition beating them to it.

    • @LeonGotGrahams
      @LeonGotGrahams Рік тому +8

      He admires the Xeno, was fascinated by its brutal nature to hunt and kill. Dallas was Ash’s white lab rat in this scene.

  • @TheBob1901
    @TheBob1901 9 років тому +2887

    Dallas didn't die in this clip - in the Director's Cut, Ripley later found him cocooned in the alien's lair on the ship - possibly transforming into an alien egg. That's when he begged Ripley to kill him, and she did.

    • @lewiscranston881
      @lewiscranston881 9 років тому +189

      Yeah, is that only in the director's cut? That's exactly what happened when I watched it. Don't think it was director's cut though.

    • @rap29134
      @rap29134 9 років тому +11

      TheBob1901 Isn't that the alternate ending?

    • @rap29134
      @rap29134 8 років тому +28

      Leviathan 425 Exactly, but Bob was saying that Dallas didn't die at all. He did in the original movie.

    • @ChrissonatorOFL
      @ChrissonatorOFL 8 років тому +104

      +Alex Lynch In the theatrical cut, it's implied he died... but in the director's cut, and before the Queen concept, the Alien species could turn bio-matter into eggs, etc. for birthing more facehuggers.

    • @EtorChristie
      @EtorChristie 8 років тому +17

      +Lewis Cranston Films Yeah its only in the directors cut. The theatrical release had that cut out.

  • @rickyyeagerjr.3908
    @rickyyeagerjr.3908 7 років тому +1291

    To me the scariest part in the film. It's so brilliantly done... You don't see the actual death, it just goes to static. The first ALIEN film is by the far more superior in fear and horror.

    • @Danlovar
      @Danlovar 6 років тому +33

      Time will pass and people will still talk about it.

    • @uniquename846
      @uniquename846 6 років тому +4

      I don't know, it seemed like the worst scene to me for some reason.. the other parts were freaky but this part was pretty tame

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 5 років тому +7

      That's IF he dies....oof.

    • @jothishprabu8
      @jothishprabu8 3 роки тому +1

      Not Really. It was pretty Boring for me. The Thing is better.

    • @MrTatsubei
      @MrTatsubei 3 роки тому +29

      @@jothishprabu8 The Thing has awesome gore an effects, but I wouldn’t say it’s scarier than Alien.

  • @opa-age
    @opa-age 6 років тому +603

    "It's coming towards you"
    "Move"
    "Not that way!"
    Not very helpful navigation instructions....

    • @JohnSmith-qn3ob
      @JohnSmith-qn3ob 6 років тому +94

      Ironically Lambert was the ship's navigator

    • @The_Quetot_Family
      @The_Quetot_Family 4 роки тому +9

      aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @mkaplan1383
      @mkaplan1383 4 роки тому +19

      Women drivers no survivors....

    • @jim6820
      @jim6820 4 роки тому +9

      TK Yang brilliantly played by actress Veronica Cartwright now age 70.

    • @mr8883
      @mr8883 4 роки тому +11

      At 1:22 the Alien was just saying...."Hey....Long Time No See" He welcomed him opened arms for a hug only
      Unless it was like Oh ....Nooooo....you're not meant to see me yet. I was meant to hide first then you come find me LOL

  • @EclecticCleric
    @EclecticCleric 9 місяців тому +113

    I love that the alien extends its hands as if to say "Ta-da!"

    • @derlich09
      @derlich09 Місяць тому +6

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

    • @stedankorn
      @stedankorn Місяць тому +5

      @@derlich09 Gimme a hug! Love me!

  • @bondking501
    @bondking501 8 років тому +581

    Bilbo doesn't seem too concerned.

    • @williambrady9578
      @williambrady9578 7 років тому +121

      Darren King He's got a ring that turns him invisible, the alien will never find him

    • @Danlovar
      @Danlovar 6 років тому +31

      He is thinking of a party he wants to give.

    • @muskatDR
      @muskatDR 6 років тому +25

      Thats because hed figured how to make the whole theater jump in the fellowship

    • @Mdebacle
      @Mdebacle 6 років тому +3

      Because Bilbo built the electronic gizmo to fail in the crunch.

    • @Alain-Delon
      @Alain-Delon 6 років тому +4

      hahahahahaha

  • @Killjoy45
    @Killjoy45 7 років тому +310

    The fact that you can't even hear it coming until its too late.

    • @xmangle5382
      @xmangle5382 4 роки тому +10

      We cant because of that stupid girl fricking out lol

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam 2 роки тому +1

      @@xmangle5382 Yea...and she was supposed to be the ship's navigator...
      Some navigator she was! I felt no remorse when she was torn apart by the xeno.

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop Рік тому

      You can but the noisy area and Ash going the wrong way to where it was literally waiting for him was his demise.

  • @galmorzu
    @galmorzu 5 років тому +202

    You know what makes the genius of the building tension in this scene even better? The fact you see Dallas, who's ordinarily very calm, collected, and in control, finally start to crack. When he says he wants to get the hell out of there, you can hear in his voice (brilliantly acted) that he is absolutely terrified, and as a viewer, you pick up on that and can't help but feel that terror growing even more. The scene builds organically to a well-earned and masterfully executed jump scare that leaves you feeling drained after.

  • @alc4117
    @alc4117 Рік тому +99

    0:41 Tom Skerritt was brilliant in this scene. This specific part when the fear is starting to get to him and he mutters to himself in panic really makes you feel like he regrets this plan

  • @jcalli66
    @jcalli66 8 років тому +861

    Saw this in the theater when I was 13 in 1979 and simply the scariest single scene I ever saw in a movie. An absolutely brilliantly-done scene that should be used in every film school class on how to do a suspenseful scene. That dark, cramped claustrophobic space Dallas is in, Goldsmith' ominous music, Skerritt's brilliant acting where he's trying to conceal his rising panic , the menacing, advancing Atari-like blip, and of course, that hideous monster popping up like that...as they say, it's what you don't see that scares you more than what you do...Kudos to Ridley Scott...

    • @jackkitchen737
      @jackkitchen737 5 років тому +14

      Same here. 13 in 1979, saw this and remember this scene specifically. Scary as hell.

    • @pinkacid
      @pinkacid 4 роки тому +9

      Kudos to all involved- they really nailed this film Xx

    • @nynphose
      @nynphose 4 роки тому +6

      I was 6..... yeah I don't think my aunt thought that this movie was going to be this intense. I got the figure for my next birthday, yeah I might have become a bit warped but loved it.

    • @pb4ugo08
      @pb4ugo08 4 роки тому +4

      @@nynphose My grandma took me to see Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4 when I was 9 or 10 because I convinced her ( not sure how I did that ). I remember being mortified on the part that he turns the girl into the cockroach.....I had to leave the theater from crying.

    • @slycat128
      @slycat128 4 роки тому +3

      It was probably scary because you guys weren't used to the unthinkable. I mean, you knew that the unthinkable existed in books, comics, and the Bible, but when you can actually see it, you're scared out of your goddamn mind.
      Just saying.

  • @EyeBeZombie
    @EyeBeZombie 7 років тому +399

    After playing alien isolation i know exactly how dallas felt at that moment

    • @ChrisCrossThaRealistGaming
      @ChrisCrossThaRealistGaming 4 роки тому +30

      The xenomorph did that screeching like the game alien isolation

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 6 місяців тому +1

      Still want to play that game on PS4!

    • @ArtofLunatik
      @ArtofLunatik 5 місяців тому

      i was always so nervous in those vents lol

    • @-Zevin-
      @-Zevin- 5 місяців тому

      @@Gadget-Walkmen if you still haven't played it, do it, game still holds up great. One of my favorites.

  • @Alex.ActingandVO
    @Alex.ActingandVO 4 роки тому +86

    At 1:20, if you look at the fire Dallas is holding, behind it, you can see the flame light reflect on the Alien’s head, before the jump scare. So creepy how it just sits there, waiting for him to come down.

    • @Octofox01
      @Octofox01 Рік тому +9

      Xenomorph: surprise gotcha 👽

  • @SpideruManu
    @SpideruManu 4 роки тому +138

    "We found this laying there..."
    Are you kidding me?? You guys went back inside that damn dark vent tunnel looking for Dallas? Talk about a death wish.

    • @SillyUwUBilly
      @SillyUwUBilly 4 роки тому +10

      Yea exactly , like wtf . And he probably went down there with Ash , so double risk.

    • @mrmoot8722
      @mrmoot8722 3 роки тому +3

      I'm guessing there were other doors to the vents through out the ship.

    • @nodeberiaestaraqui93
      @nodeberiaestaraqui93 3 роки тому +14

      I mean, those flamethrowers were few and their only defense against the xenomorph. They had to retrieve it if they wanted a chamce to survive

    • @walterheisenberg251
      @walterheisenberg251 3 роки тому +15

      That’s how much of a badass Parker was though.

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam 2 роки тому +5

      @@nodeberiaestaraqui93 IMHO they weren't goin' back for the weapon - it's a two-hander, and everyone had one, so it was meaningless - but tried to save Dallas.

  • @chotzrary
    @chotzrary 8 років тому +347

    When Dallas says "oh my God, please help me". He knew he was going to die.

    • @OpenMawProductions
      @OpenMawProductions 8 років тому +92

      +Jules Love One of the best subtle character arcs in the movie. Dallas tries so hard to remain calm, cool, and collected throughout the entire ordeal, in that moment all of that fades and he becomes a terrified, panicked, man.

    • @brianmccoll2060
      @brianmccoll2060 8 років тому +14

      +Jules Love I've loved this film since the 1970s and have never picked up on this dialogue, thank you for.

    • @ianlytle7241
      @ianlytle7241 8 років тому +16

      He actually didn't die then. The alien cocooned him. Ripley ended up killing him with the flame thrower. Directors cut.

    • @OpenMawProductions
      @OpenMawProductions 8 років тому +4

      Close enough. The alien's cocoon was slowly metamorphosing, and metastasizing him into a spore. He was dead either way.

    • @oryctolaguscuniculus
      @oryctolaguscuniculus 8 років тому +28

      Are you talking about 0:42? He actually says "C'mon, get a hold of yourself"...but yeah, he's losing it.

  • @travisbickle5381
    @travisbickle5381 8 років тому +3645

    Dear Hollywood:
    This is how you do jumpscares!
    Sincerely, the Xenomorph.

    • @Jack_Klash
      @Jack_Klash 5 років тому +39

      Aye Travis Bickle is a fan of the Alien films :)...

    • @SadAndVengeful
      @SadAndVengeful 5 років тому +25

      This is not a "xenomorph". This "title" was not in this movie. What happens after this movie is trash.

    • @manulito2
      @manulito2 5 років тому +49

      I recently rewatched this in a theatre and was amazed how many people still jumped at this scene

    • @kevinfrazier1692
      @kevinfrazier1692 5 років тому +44

      I hate cheap jumpscares, but this one was truly fantastic!

    • @manwithoutanidea4637
      @manwithoutanidea4637 5 років тому +5

      Michael Chacon Yes yes we are 👍

  • @killerfrank8974
    @killerfrank8974 6 років тому +118

    One of the best jump scares in film history. Also, notice how impassive Ash's face was during the lead up to the scare. A tell-tale clue that he wasn't human and capable of emotions.

    • @thechosenone93
      @thechosenone93 Рік тому +6

      That wasn’t really a clue of him being deceptive. The two real clues were that a,Ash is never seen eating anything and b,he was the only one who saw Kane’s X rays so he knew about the Xenomorph before everyone else but obviously didn’t say anything

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 10 місяців тому +4

      It’s definitely a sign that he didn’t have the best interests of the crew in mind at all. Dallas is expendable just like everyone else.

  • @Thoralmir
    @Thoralmir 5 років тому +20

    1:00
    If you watch closely, you'll notice a brief shadow moving with a faint slithering sound. Probably why Dallas went down instead of up.
    My guess? That shadow was just the cat again. $5 says the cat's working with the alien too.

    • @Wyatt0987654321
      @Wyatt0987654321 2 роки тому

      yeah i noticed that to

    • @jullianvuitton4404
      @jullianvuitton4404 2 місяці тому

      Damn, was looking for this comment. That makes the scene even more better ´cause it’s make credible the fact that he went down

  • @djdjor9207
    @djdjor9207 8 років тому +506

    The cinematography has aged so well.

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 3 роки тому +5

      yep.

    • @Plathismo
      @Plathismo 3 роки тому +25

      This film, like Blade Runner, hasn't aged a day in terms of design because artists are still imitating it.

    • @tabularasa2015
      @tabularasa2015 3 роки тому +6

      TRUE

    • @nicinat0r
      @nicinat0r Рік тому

      Truuuue

    • @samreid9106
      @samreid9106 Рік тому +1

      Ridley and his team completely changed the way people designed and photographed sci-fi and horror

  • @victor6620
    @victor6620 8 років тому +2589

    You know, sometimes I wish I'd never seen this movie.
    So I could relive the scares all over again.

    • @NickZephyr
      @NickZephyr 8 років тому +2

      I've never seen it... ._.

    • @NickZephyr
      @NickZephyr 8 років тому +5

      Aleksej Berezucki I avoided it for so long because of the disgusting chestbursters lol.

    • @tk-5509
      @tk-5509 7 років тому +5

      Im the only one who has non see this movie,Should i wach it?

    • @NickZephyr
      @NickZephyr 7 років тому +1

      TK 550 I haven't seen it either. If you wanna watch it go ahead. But it's gory and suspenseful. I heard it's a great movie though.

    • @d-d-i
      @d-d-i 7 років тому +18

      It is a masterpiece of a movie, best example of sci-fi horror. Pick it up as original theatrical cut and of course in Blu-Ray quality.
      Only thing I need to mention as a preparation to the movie: It's a bit ''slow movie'', not a high octaine action pack.

  • @amazingamanda9701
    @amazingamanda9701 5 років тому +56

    I’m surprised Dallas managed to keep his composure for so long. I’d get claustrophobic, scream, and be terrified going in that vent

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam 2 роки тому +9

      Actually, you'd have much better chances in a narrow ventshaft than out in the open. The alien itself also has trouble moving thru narrow shafts (the novel also describes this), and it has only melee attacks. The best idea would have been to confront the alien in a very cramped space, where most of its abilities are useless.

  • @TheFacelessStoryMaker
    @TheFacelessStoryMaker 5 років тому +110

    Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) did a fantastic role in this film. It's also cool that she wasn't told about the Alien chest burst scene so her scream was legitimate. It's also terrifying Dallas didn't die. He and Brett were being held and transformed into eggs for more Xenos until Ripley killed him mercifully.

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 4 роки тому +9

      The only actor in on the chest burster scene was John Hurt. Everyone else in the scene was freaked out for real. They had multiple cameras rolling on ONE TAKE. Since Veronica was a fraidy cat in real life, they made sure to target her with a blood squirter to make her even more grossed out.

    • @fatdaddyeddiejr
      @fatdaddyeddiejr 2 роки тому +8

      Oh the actors knew what was scriped and what was going to happen. They just didn't know how it was going to go down.
      They didn't expect what was going to happen when the baby alien popped out of the chest. They didn't expect to see blood shoot out everywhere. Or how the alien would pop out. So all of their reactions were real.

    • @ryantogo8359
      @ryantogo8359 Рік тому +1

      @@fatdaddyeddiejr you've contributed exactly nothing

    • @angel91485
      @angel91485 10 місяців тому +1

      agreed but they scraped it off, as there's no queen to breed eggs, and they wanted to keep the mystery until Aliens 2. so that Dallas cocoon scene is to. be presumed nonexistent in. the story.

  • @mr.redhands8390
    @mr.redhands8390 9 років тому +985

    1:21 Free hugs!

  • @thegreat144000
    @thegreat144000 7 років тому +815

    Dallas panicked. He was in a good defensive position and should not have moved. It should have occurred to him that the alien was in the passageway below him. Of course Lambert freaking out didn't help.

    • @herenotqueer
      @herenotqueer 7 років тому +121

      Good defensive position? He has vent openings above and below and to his left and right, with an alien moving towards him..... and he's on a ladder... its not good...

    • @solomongrundy1467
      @solomongrundy1467 7 років тому +111

      Frederick Schminke He was not on the ladder. At the beginning of the video he steps off of the ladder into the passageway. It was a good defensive position because all of the access hatches were sealed of in the upper duct as Dallas moved forward. He knew the alien wouldn't be coming from that direction. He didn't see the alien on the level he was on, so that leaves one obvious answer.

    • @govia27
      @govia27 6 років тому +126

      Solomon Grundy agreed. I think he should have stayed put so he could hear the alien coming and prepare. That's EXACTLY what the Alien did. It moved close then sat still and waited for Dallas to come to him.

    • @200xMarcus
      @200xMarcus 6 років тому +20

      thegreat144000 I agree he had a good view from left to right. If anything all he needed to do was have radio silence to listen to what was coming towards him.

    • @rojaws1183
      @rojaws1183 6 років тому +143

      Panicking is rather understandable considering the circumstances. These are supposed to be ordinary working class humans, not some superheroes with inhuman self control. We can fool ourselves to think we would be as inhumanly calm as Ash here but the truth is that we would probably break in some way.

  • @MJHW-st7dt
    @MJHW-st7dt 2 роки тому +54

    Seeing this in the cinema was one of the most incredible experiences of my life

    • @gregholman2431
      @gregholman2431 Рік тому +4

      I bet. This must be one of the greatest movies to watch in a cinema.

    • @angel91485
      @angel91485 11 місяців тому

      good for you, Alien 1 & 2 was before my time, but we had special screenings of these movies but not after , Ive seen them on CDs, but still amazing to see them on wide screen

    • @alexandercameron645
      @alexandercameron645 10 місяців тому

      I bet it was man. I wasn't born for another 15 years....I had the same experience with all three Lord of the Rings movies. nothing will ever come close to how magical those were the first time with the entire audience laughing crying and cheering beside you

    • @oliverboisen7475
      @oliverboisen7475 3 місяці тому

      My dad aid the exact same. He was 15 when this came out and he went to see it. In his own wordss, he damn near shat himself lmao.

  • @annoyingguy9939
    @annoyingguy9939 2 роки тому +121

    Everything about this scene is just perfection. The acting is so damn good, the sense of dread of not knowing when the creature will come. The panic in Lambert's voice, the lack of music and the claustrophobia of being inside those vents making you feel small and just waiting for the inevitable to come. It's not the jumpscare that you remember. It's everything before.

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 Рік тому +4

      The blip on the radar moving towards him is creepy as Hell

  • @Garl_Vinland
    @Garl_Vinland 7 років тому +201

    "It's moving right towards you!"
    *Looks at ladder for like, an hour.*
    "Ummmmm.... k."

    • @repaleonhalo9754
      @repaleonhalo9754 7 років тому +3

      yeah lol.. good scene but i cant help to feel how stupid it is too start moving right when hes near instead of just limiting hes approach to left and right and keep the flamethrower ready :P

    • @reservoirfrogs2177
      @reservoirfrogs2177 7 років тому +29

      RepaleoN Halo He was panicking, he was afraid to move and the Alien just kept getting closer, he didn't know what to do

    • @promnightdumpsterbaby9553
      @promnightdumpsterbaby9553 5 років тому +11

      Experience abject terror and you'll know why he sat there.

    • @thiscorrosion900
      @thiscorrosion900 5 років тому

      there's like water or something running down one of the columns.....so sick. @Bee Zo

    • @LanceVanceDance84
      @LanceVanceDance84 5 років тому +5

      ​@@promnightdumpsterbaby9553 Exactly. Whenever I find myself in a frightening scenario (obviously not as frightening as this one), I tend to freeze in fear for some reason, almost like an instinct. Many people react differently to danger. Doesn't make you dumb when your survival instincts get hay-wired, especially when dealing with something that's completely 'alien' to you.

  • @tarantulaguy1998
    @tarantulaguy1998 9 років тому +409

    Still my favourite jumpscare in any movie ever!

    • @tamonettX500
      @tamonettX500 9 років тому +14

      tarantulaguy1998 Yes! "No, not that way...the other way!" Omg I get chills every time I hear her say that. She knows he's running right into it!

    • @actionmoviecenter6162
      @actionmoviecenter6162 8 років тому

      +tarantulaguy1998 i hate your picture...

    • @JukesMcGee
      @JukesMcGee 7 років тому +19

      Agreed. This and the blood test scene in "The Thing".

    • @ventingshow4995
      @ventingshow4995 7 років тому +7

      I believe it was in the third Exorcist movie, but there is a very long shot of a nurse doing her rounds. At the last second, the camera zooms in and a man in a cape follows her out and decapitates her.

    • @KurtColville
      @KurtColville 5 років тому +2

      Venting Show Yep, good call. Absolutely brilliant scene from a highly underrated movie.

  • @georgeowain
    @georgeowain 3 роки тому +24

    In the novelisation, Dallas steps out in to a large air-shaft and makes his way across a gantry to the other side, stopping midway and not realising the Alien is right beneath him. Because of this, only one blip appears on Lambert’s tracker.
    When Dallas moves on; narrowly avoiding being grabbed by his ankle, the Alien remains in its spot. Causing A second blip appear that Lambert puts down as a malfunction. By the time Dallas realises it’s not, the Alien grabs him and pulls him off the gantry.

    • @TheLambdaTeam
      @TheLambdaTeam 2 роки тому +1

      Yes I remember this scene from the novel. BTW what's a gantry?

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 Рік тому

      In the graphic novel published the same year the movie came out, Dallas is in a large tunnel and sees the Alien clambering down the side towards him at a frightening speed.

  • @siddave549
    @siddave549 Рік тому +11

    i always thought up to this point that Dallas is the main hero of the movie.

  • @johndogscorner9631
    @johndogscorner9631 7 років тому +251

    I kinda prefer the sneakier, slower and more strategic Xenomorph of 1979, because it moves so slow but is still intimidating enough to send you into a state of suspended fright, much like the characters of this film. I do also like the faster, hyperactive Xenomorphs of 1986 onwards, but I feel less scared of them attitude wise due to their somewhat clumsy movements, the '79 Alien literally looks like it plans each step of it's movements before the kill.

    • @danieljackson1272
      @danieljackson1272 5 років тому +14

      It's for those reasons exactly that I believe the alien is the second greatest villain in the history of sci-fi, being surpassed only by Darth Vader.

    • @CaptainKotetsu
      @CaptainKotetsu 3 роки тому +7

      That is true. One of the sentry guns had a few rounds left, proving that the aliens withdrew by choice.

    • @rustyhitman7286
      @rustyhitman7286 3 роки тому +19

      @G E T R E K T 905 Honestly disappointed in this comment section, "elitist" Alien lovers lmfao. Alien is the better movie and makes the beast to be a more thought out and skillful killer than its 1986 counter part. Aliens is a fantastic movie and is a master piece in its own respectful rights, HOWEVER, it ultimately killed the franchise by making Big Chap and the gang out to be giant space cockroaches for our protagonists to shoot at ruining the mystery and allure of the creature rather quickly. The graceful and slow movements of Bolaji Badejo with the sexual undertones and its disgustingly alluring reproduction cycle gave the Alien such a mystique behind it. With only quick tense moments of the creature on screen it kept a thin blanket over Big Chap making him out to be a eldritch space beast that no one knew much of anything about. The original ending to Alien had Ripley killed and Big Chap reproducing her voice to be used for a distress signal, "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off." It gives the Alien so much more character than the mindless insects from Aliens. The Queen in itself proves that the Aliens had devolved into a large scale ant colony with her having the only sign of ACTUAL intelligence from the creatures in 1986. (Elevator scene, Sneaking onto the dropship, etc) On a side note I think the idea that the Queen intentionally hitched a ride on the elevator is great, and was what I hoped for from all the xenos in that they show intelligence to that of human level in quick learning and adaptability. "You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."

    • @ominouspigeonmaster1571
      @ominouspigeonmaster1571 3 роки тому +8

      @G E T R E K T 905 I have yet to watch Aliens, so I don't yet have an opinion on it as a movie, but come on bud xD you cant call people elitists just cos they have different movie tastes.

    • @johndogscorner9631
      @johndogscorner9631 3 роки тому +1

      @@ModernRudeBoy I have, still own it. Amazing game.

  • @SoldierOfFate
    @SoldierOfFate 8 років тому +937

    1:21 is how you do a true jumpscare for a horror movie. No banshee screams, no gimmicks, just a glimpse of what's about to kill you followed by the video footage being cut off.

    • @thefear2317
      @thefear2317 8 років тому +12

      true dat mate

    • @Leon-zu1wp
      @Leon-zu1wp 8 років тому +265

      no banshee screams there's a loud ass alien scream at 1:21

    • @thefear2317
      @thefear2317 8 років тому +78

      Alien scream not banshee scream

    • @BenjaminKuruga
      @BenjaminKuruga 8 років тому +47

      +John Wick Semantics. We know what he was trying to say. There's definitely a loud banshee scream fromt he alien.

    • @ogbee9690
      @ogbee9690 8 років тому +3

      either that was static or an alien scream

  • @Random_Blip
    @Random_Blip 3 роки тому +14

    RIP Yaphet Kotto (Parker).

  • @andrewc3491
    @andrewc3491 7 років тому +56

    Just this one scene is so much better than the whole Alien Covenant film. Such a classic.

  • @thefear2317
    @thefear2317 8 років тому +46

    1:21 that jumpscare gave me a heart attack....even though I saw it many times now that scene is still the best...

  • @hodwatt5901
    @hodwatt5901 7 років тому +262

    The original Alien is still the best!

    • @nox5870
      @nox5870 5 років тому +26

      HodWatt By far... Aliens was a masterpiece also but I still prefer Alien over Aliens any day... The atmosphere the suspense in this one is truly incredible!

    • @Laufield
      @Laufield 5 років тому +2

      Alien is pretty boring but Aliens and Alien 3 was great

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf 5 років тому +26

      @@Laufield I don't think Alien was boring, kiddo

    • @michaelatkins250
      @michaelatkins250 4 роки тому +1

      ikr 😆

    • @SidJustice1
      @SidJustice1 4 роки тому +5

      I favored the second film to this, honestly. But this is classic.

  • @ibaxueto9518
    @ibaxueto9518 5 років тому +21

    This is a definitive jumpscare for me. No silence, no suprise effect, you just know it's going to happen. The beeping of the motion tracker makes it even more intense

  • @brettsoyars4341
    @brettsoyars4341 2 роки тому +10

    1:46 I love Lamberts face. She acts like she can't keep from crying.🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @EdNorty
    @EdNorty 7 років тому +134

    Notice that most of the audio in this scene is diegetic (organic to the movie). The beeping, the frantic screaming, the roar of the Alien, the static.
    It's not telling you to be scared (looking at you, modern ghost films). It's presenting you with a situation in which you can't help but be scared.

  • @ianatkinson8797
    @ianatkinson8797 9 років тому +58

    I love the part right after this where Ripley screams at parker to shut up when he tried talking over her, Sigourney's a BOSS!

    • @Christstuffer
      @Christstuffer 9 років тому +6

      Ian Atkinson
      Apparently there was some real tension due to an unknown getting the lead part over more established actors.

    • @WeWantYouToStay
      @WeWantYouToStay 8 років тому

      +Tupac Shakur was Sigourney weaver anymore unknown than the others?

    • @WeWantYouToStay
      @WeWantYouToStay 8 років тому

      +degree7 fair enough, always presumed she was the most established actor there, such is the power of her performance!

    • @ianatkinson8797
      @ianatkinson8797 8 років тому +2

      That's why it launcher her career, shes my favorite actress.

    • @OpenMawProductions
      @OpenMawProductions 8 років тому +18

      +Ian Atkinson I'd give a lot of props to Ridley Scott for being such a manipulative director. He had Yaphet Kotto really piss on Weaver's performance in the preceding takes, walk off set, and generally get her stirred up so that she'd literally shut him donw.

  • @pinkacid
    @pinkacid 4 роки тому +15

    The whole build up to this attack is so thick with tension.
    From Dallas’s twitchy glancing into every tunnel, cautiously firing his incinerator. The Alien’s blip vanishing from the tracker. To Lambert telling him to get the hell out of there, it’s moving right towards him- the blip back- now coming closer and closer to the Captain- The hopeless musical build up..Dallas panicking, all but throwing himself down the vent shaft’s ladders, almost forgetting his weapon...
    Turning one way, then another...
    The sudden and abrupt screech of the Alien flicking its arms out towards Dallas- JAWS AGAPE..
    Then nothing...Nothing but the cries of the flight navigator..and the static in their headsets.
    ...No more Dallas.
    FML- this- THIS is a horror scene!

  • @lynseymariecrozier1625
    @lynseymariecrozier1625 Рік тому +9

    Veronica is absolutely brilliant you can hear the fear in her voice. Sigourney is brilliant too.

  • @drrmdjr
    @drrmdjr 7 років тому +25

    In 1979, this shocked the entire theatre in an instant! Perfect moment!

    • @SexyButCurious
      @SexyButCurious 7 років тому +3

      nappyheadhoes Damn wish I was alive to had saw this film in the theater back then.

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 Рік тому +2

      Especially because Tom Skerrit was the most well known cast member at the time and everyone expected him to survive as the main character

  • @lockdown5098
    @lockdown5098 8 років тому +1357

    This and aliens were honestly the only good alien movies.

    • @hunterwolf5482
      @hunterwolf5482 8 років тому +32

      +Lockdown lets just hope Alien: Covenant has some tastes in it.

    • @rocketassistedgoat1079
      @rocketassistedgoat1079 8 років тому +9

      +Lockdown Slight correction; only classic/timeless Alien movie masterpieces. I hear 'ya. Have high hopes for Covenant-great setting: a colonizer spaceship-probably the biggest that will ever be built up 'till that time [second only the the orbital factories needed to build it, perhaps]. That said; lightning has to strike. If making masterpieces were a formula; every song by every artist would be as good as Let's Dance or Ashes to Ashes by Bowie. Wrath of Khan wouldn't be the only legitimately great Star Trek film. Finger's crossed they don't spend the whole film running in a straight-line, like in Resurrection.

    • @christianregalado8939
      @christianregalado8939 8 років тому +7

      +jayjay duque well it is being directed by Ridley Scott so there is hope

    • @erdemkara4143
      @erdemkara4143 8 років тому +33

      I'm %100 Sure You Haven't Seen John Carpenter's The Thing Yet.

    • @lockdown5098
      @lockdown5098 8 років тому +35

      +erdem kara I mean in the xenomorph franchise.

  • @MarcoGosatti42
    @MarcoGosatti42 Рік тому +6

    The music build up is incredible. Dallas knew he was in trouble when his hands are in the slim thinking the Alien is near by.

  • @roguenerd6858
    @roguenerd6858 3 роки тому +6

    The lighting, acting and music made this one of the most terrifying movie scenes I ever witnessed as a kid

  • @IronChiwawaRadio
    @IronChiwawaRadio 8 років тому +287

    1:21 Jazz Hands

  • @jmillz60
    @jmillz60 7 років тому +95

    I saw this by myself when i was 9 and this scene happened and the fight or flight instinct kicked in over drive because i bolted out of my living room like i saw the devil.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 7 років тому +18

      Imagine if you had run to the door - pulled the door open - and an alien was on the other side. You'd have had to change trousers.

    • @RandomPerson-me9qn
      @RandomPerson-me9qn 6 років тому +1

      DUN DUN DUN DUN!

    • @alexsaucedo8032
      @alexsaucedo8032 6 років тому +1

      L M F A O. LOL. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣. HA HA HA

  • @danielgrimes8312
    @danielgrimes8312 4 роки тому +5

    1:13 i love how Ash is Computing all the situation , not that he plan to , but he's more analyzing the creature response towards the captain of the ship, the guy who he receives orders from is being annihilated...perfect organism...

  • @thepodbaydoorshal
    @thepodbaydoorshal 6 років тому +23

    1:13 Rooting for the bad guy.

  • @lml6791
    @lml6791 8 років тому +98

    1:21 Best scene in the whole movie

    • @Ilmaricinema
      @Ilmaricinema 8 років тому +6

      Never seen it, still got startled.

    • @uniquename846
      @uniquename846 6 років тому +1

      I always thought that was like the worst scene, because they show the alien, or too much of it and looks sorta lame.. the other parts with it seemed better for some reason

    • @benalexander2104
      @benalexander2104 6 років тому +2

      To this day, I struggle to watch this scene. From the moment he goes into the air duct. Impossibly tense.

    • @Dragonmongamer
      @Dragonmongamer 5 років тому +1

      Luke Lauchle second best cuz nothing beats the chestburster scene

  • @luislizard2626
    @luislizard2626 7 років тому +207

    Bip bip bip ...Dallas we have a problem....

    • @Alex861697
      @Alex861697 5 років тому +1

      Luis Lizard gay

    • @wotan10950
      @wotan10950 5 років тому +3

      Luis Lizard They should’ve named him Houston.

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf 5 років тому +1

      @@wotan10950 I was thinking the same thing hahaha

    • @LanceVanceDance84
      @LanceVanceDance84 3 роки тому

      @@wotan10950 That would've made the line so cheesy and would've deflated the tension on screen.

  • @TJAMES19831
    @TJAMES19831 6 років тому +14

    The Acting in this film is amazing. The Alien only has a limited amount of screen time so it was down to these incredible actors to make the film. Their reactions so believable and just adds to the tension. I always felt like I was an extra crew member on the Nostromo.

  • @metaltak1154
    @metaltak1154 5 років тому +14

    I just recently watched this movie with my new gf. Introducing her to my kind of movies. I knew this was about to happen, and at 1:21 I yelled, and she got really scared 😂😂😂

  • @DannyJustiniano
    @DannyJustiniano 7 років тому +24

    1:21 He just wanted a hug..

  • @alilshotofrhum
    @alilshotofrhum 7 років тому +50

    One of the greatest jumpscare of all time

    • @Spider-Man2094
      @Spider-Man2094 7 років тому +3

      Because they actually build suspense leading up to it. Instead of jump hammering them in.

  • @brian-vz5hz
    @brian-vz5hz Рік тому +4

    This movie was ahead of it's years visually. It's really well done as we all know. Doesn't look or feel like a movie that came out in 1979.

  • @goodhumourwagon
    @goodhumourwagon 3 роки тому +6

    Look at the callous expression on Ash's face at 1:14. This is brilliant work!

    • @adriel88_
      @adriel88_ 3 роки тому +3

      Agreed tho amazing acting I like the part of the chestburster you notice Ash looking at kane observing him Ash knew what he was doing all the time creepi robot 😐😐

    • @gaynzz6841
      @gaynzz6841 4 місяці тому +1

      callous? He's enjoying it lol

  • @71yid
    @71yid 8 років тому +48

    One of the most terrifying films ever made. still makes me jump even though ive seen it a hundred plus times. Of course there wouldnt have been any of the low rent type similar films of the 80's without this genre groundbreaking masterpeice. The thing 82 is also on a par with this baby!

    • @jazzx251
      @jazzx251 8 років тому +3

      +71yid
      Not sure about that - low rent 80s slashers owe a lot to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that Ridley Scott cites as the inspiration for Alien as well.

  • @YINGYANGPOLARBEAR
    @YINGYANGPOLARBEAR 7 років тому +18

    One of the best scenes in movie history

  • @captaindallas9793
    @captaindallas9793 6 років тому +137

    I'Il admit it wasn't the most fool-proof plan. Give me credit for trying, though.

    • @williamr.c.4168
      @williamr.c.4168 5 років тому +18

      Captain Dallas Hey man, you did your best. No one was getting outta there.

    • @broadcastsinthedark5213
      @broadcastsinthedark5213 4 роки тому +2

      You did your very best. It’s okay, I think you’ll be happy to know at least Ripley got out, and killed the alien.

    • @lazyatthedisco
      @lazyatthedisco 4 роки тому +10

      Move Dallas! The other way! Your right! No, your other right! Dallas, why don't you follow my extremely vague instructions!?

    • @kyledelrosario8963
      @kyledelrosario8963 4 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @Filthy_Larry
      @Filthy_Larry 2 роки тому +1

      You bro. How did it feel being turned into an egg?

  • @bastian_anibal
    @bastian_anibal 2 роки тому +3

    My dad saw this back in 1979 in cinema in Chile when it had premier at the age of 18 . He always told me this scene was eerie and haunting, he wasnt joking o.0

  • @NOKMANtube
    @NOKMANtube 9 років тому +23

    1:20 "surprise!"

  • @lamontscott1207
    @lamontscott1207 7 років тому +281

    Lambert agitated me so bad in this scene. Dallas was already beginning to panic a bit and Lambert definitely made that situation worse with her "all over the place" directions. She also DEFINITELY got Parker killed by freezing in place and not moving when he had a clear shot at the Alien. smh. I think she did nothing but yelp the entire second half of the film. Just sacrifice her already....is what I was thinking. LOL

    • @ominouspigeonmaster1571
      @ominouspigeonmaster1571 5 років тому +137

      I felt the same way, but you kind of have to sympathize with her too. She didn't have the mental stamina to handle the Xenomorph, and I can't really blame her for that. I'd probably be freaking out like crazy too in that position.

    • @thegirlinquestion
      @thegirlinquestion 5 років тому +42

      yeah and you're fuckin perfect dude lol

    • @pranky4
      @pranky4 5 років тому +33

      Let’s see how you’d do in that situation.

    • @bearcattony00
      @bearcattony00 5 років тому +45

      Veronica Cartwright won a few awards for her outstanding emotions of terror.

    • @bearcattony00
      @bearcattony00 5 років тому +33

      Veronica wasn’t told what would happen in the chestburst scene and the blood stream got her the worst so her sobbing terror and shock is authentic.

  • @MrArtKub
    @MrArtKub 6 років тому +18

    And that is how you make a proper jump scare, my dear people from Blumhouse studios.

    • @CannibalWHORE22
      @CannibalWHORE22 5 років тому

      I mean at least give them credit with Get Out lol

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf 5 років тому +1

      @@CannibalWHORE22 Get Out was overrated

    • @CannibalWHORE22
      @CannibalWHORE22 5 років тому

      aspiknf I thought it was good

  • @Nexalian_Gamer
    @Nexalian_Gamer 3 роки тому +12

    Dallas was not The Imposter.
    1 Imposter remains.

    • @godzillaworks4585
      @godzillaworks4585 3 роки тому +1

      Among ~40 year old movies, I think among us jokes fit best with the thing (1982)

  • @massive2341
    @massive2341 8 років тому +20

    1:21 when I first saw that, I threw my phone down curled up in the corner and cried XD

    • @luislizard2626
      @luislizard2626 4 роки тому +1

      Massive Project lol calling your mama

  • @josepedrosalazarglez6494
    @josepedrosalazarglez6494 8 років тому +15

    1:22 TURN DOWN FOR WHAT!

  • @MontagZoso
    @MontagZoso 4 роки тому +7

    Fabulous scene among many in this movie. Veronica Cartwright’s (Lambert) voice tension is so effective, as she evokes that nervousness, trying to stay calm, but teetering more and more towards panic and fear for Dallas. She was brilliant in this, as were the rest of the cast. Dallas is so business-like and no nonsense as a character that when he finally says he wants to get the hell out of there, it tops off your fear perfectly.

  • @theocovello7750
    @theocovello7750 4 роки тому +4

    I like how, unlike typical jumpscares, where there’s silence right before, the music and sounds actually build up before this one to tip you off, and yet it still gets you. Love this movie

  • @Cerberusballs
    @Cerberusballs 7 років тому +15

    Oh, how I wish that I could have been in the theater when this played in nineteen seventy nine.

    • @nicolashrv
      @nicolashrv 6 років тому +2

      they do screenings for halloween or some special situations (like "Alien Day"), so you should check your near cinemas to see if some shit of this will happen.

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 4 роки тому +1

      It was awesome!!!

  • @silentreactor97
    @silentreactor97 7 років тому +31

    Fucking Classic! Even my own mum who doesn't like sci fi horror movies or horror movies in general , she found this movie so fucking good , it a masterpiece! thank you Ridley!

  • @andrewpowell1734
    @andrewpowell1734 3 роки тому +6

    Veronica Cartright’s performance makes this scene work.

  • @bst857
    @bst857 Рік тому +5

    One of the best bits about this scene is when you first watch it, you don't know that Ash in an android and actively sabotaging them, but when you watch it the second time, you realise that Ash is probably responsible for the motion tracker malfunctioning, as in, he's connected to it and can make it bug out whenever he wants.

  • @CrashandTrash596
    @CrashandTrash596 8 років тому +63

    I suppose "Dallas is taken" would be a more fitting name.
    This movie really holds up over the years.
    I hope we get off the tween sci fi kick in Hollywood and start making movies for the adults again.

  • @truthseeker3503
    @truthseeker3503 7 років тому +51

    This is how you do suspense and kill of the star of the film...

    • @monalisasmile6629
      @monalisasmile6629 6 років тому +20

      SenorPredo - The Government Sucks she's considered the star now because she's the heroine of the franchise but when this movie was released and watched on first view - nobody expected the tough chick to survive. Back then it was always the men who were the stars and last 'man' standing! Besides, Tom Skeritt was given top billing. Sigourney was a little known Broadway actress at the time and this was her first BIG movie. So naturally, the viewer would expect Dallas to survive and go toe to toe with the Alien by the end.

    • @OpenMawProductions
      @OpenMawProductions 6 років тому +2

      Indeed. It's standard practice in Science Fiction, especially classical science fiction, for the leading man/captain to be the last man standing. Just watch Forbidden Planet as a prime example of the forebearer to this kind of a movie. Ripley was chosen to be a woman basically as a novelty.

    • @nicolashrv
      @nicolashrv 6 років тому +4

      in fact, Sigourney Weaver was the least known of all the actors......Ian Holm, Tom Skerrit, John Hurt and Veronica Cartwright plus Kotto had more CV than Sigourney........I think this was her debut not only in movies, but also in acting..............this created a lot of hard feelings towards Sigourney.........this is also part of why the movie is so well acted........they weren't acting........they were really treating Sigourney like a low life scum, as in the script.
      This is what a Director and Casting agent do when casting actors.........cuddos for them.

    • @jacquiew.9165
      @jacquiew.9165 5 років тому +4

      @@monalisasmile6629 True. I saw Alien when it was released. I remember my parents talking about Tom Skerritt being the star and they killed him off. No one expected it.

    • @monalisasmile6629
      @monalisasmile6629 5 років тому +3

      GroovyChic75 👍 I wish I could've seen it, when it was released - unfortunately, born too late! 😕

  • @punkyu_fyb.7
    @punkyu_fyb.7 Рік тому +5

    One of the greateast details of this jumpscare is when "Its moving toward you" and Dallas move down to "evade" the alien but the sensor shows the movemont only in one way no matter if the alien is up or down so Dallas accidently die thinking the alien was in his level

  • @loumu7176
    @loumu7176 7 місяців тому +2

    If you look carefully, you can see the alien waiting as Dallas descends, right before he turns around and it gets him. Never noticed it until now.

  • @JagerFrostTroll
    @JagerFrostTroll 8 років тому +8

    Best jump scare of all time.

  • @Farlomous
    @Farlomous 6 років тому +6

    the portal opening and closing repeatedly behind him, the shadows dancing off the walls, the moisture and alien saliva, all heightened the tension superbly. then the alien disappearing off the tracker making him wait, just a great scene. would have loved to have seen them actually make it all the way through with the mission and him not dying, but the Alien is now behind all of his barricades and it would all have been done for naught. btw, Ash just standing there smiling smuggly while the static buzzes is perfect for building up the mistrust in him by the audience.

  • @j.vinton4039
    @j.vinton4039 4 роки тому +4

    1:21 oh that wholesome alien and his desire to
    Hug people.

  • @alphadrewaz88
    @alphadrewaz88 Рік тому +3

    One of the scariest scenes of all time. The sound the alien makes at the end coupled with the static and sound of the headset microphone, chills.

  • @viciousthehedgehog9585
    @viciousthehedgehog9585 7 років тому +10

    Xenomorph: Huggy time! >D

  • @mattguymalcolm3304
    @mattguymalcolm3304 8 років тому +50

    1:21 GOTCHA BITCH

  • @Dogboy73
    @Dogboy73 Рік тому +5

    Got to be the greatest scene in Sci-Fi horror ever. Terrifying. You're in there with Dallas. You know what's coming. Fantastic.

  • @basharshalabi2129
    @basharshalabi2129 5 років тому +4

    At like 0:52 when the intense music starts and dallas asks if he could leave will always get me. They just dont make movies like this anymore.

  • @KingCraze22
    @KingCraze22 6 років тому +3

    This and Jason coming out of the water are the two greatest jump scares in the history of horror. Absolutely stunning.

  • @SpaceNavy90
    @SpaceNavy90 4 роки тому +8

    Cinematic masterpiece. The tension and atmosphere in this scene is unlike anything else.
    Place yourself in Dallas' shoes. You've made a brave decision to go hunting the alien by yourself in cramped and dark air ducts.
    You were supposed to have the advantage of knowing where the alien was with the motion sensor but it suddenly goes dark.
    You look around you to find some kind of foreign excretion; nasty, nostril-burning slime. Suddenly the severity of the situation overwhelms you and fear starts to take hold.
    "On second thought I think I want to get out of here".
    Suddenly the radar pings back up, a blip on the motion sensor is moving fast. And its moving right towards you. Of which you only know about from the shrieks of panic from your fellow crew mate.
    You try to run but you're out of your element and you've lose the advantage.
    And then its too late.

    • @Filthy_Larry
      @Filthy_Larry 2 роки тому +1

      Little did he know that slim is the stuff that will be all over him during his transformation into an egg.

  • @utkarsh12
    @utkarsh12 4 роки тому +2

    1:22 "YOU SERIOUS BRO?!"

  • @gambit5667
    @gambit5667 9 місяців тому +1

    Love that you can just barely see the shininess of the xenomorphs head as he finishes going down the ladder, most movies now days try their best to only make it visible period when they do the actual main part

  • @calebhorton4701
    @calebhorton4701 8 років тому +12

    1:13 Hmm yes, all a part of my plan.

  • @muthias4582
    @muthias4582 7 років тому +16

    Free hugs please!!!

  • @jim6820
    @jim6820 6 років тому +1

    May Bolaji Badejo who actually played the ALIEN R.I.P. Passed away 12/22/1992 age 39 from sickle cell anaemia. His only film role. He did a fantastic job playing the ALIEN.👍👍👍👍👍

  • @145752411
    @145752411 6 років тому +5

    1:05 Good Lord! It's coming up right behind him!