39:30 Yep the auto turrets are in this movies directors cut. As is the personal context of Ripleys time frozen in cryo which makes the bond between her and newt all the more poignant.
You beat me to it by 6h! But, yes, exactly this. A few other scenes come to mind as well, thought perhaps those were skipped over for time, I can't be sure.
@@FartyMcPooples I remember a passing reference to the Sentry Guns in the theatrical version of "Aliens." The Special Edition Laserdisc(!) of 1990 was an eye opener, with the deleted scenes adding weight to James Cameron's tale.
The fact that people can't even recognize Michael Biehn Kyle Reese/Dwayne Hicks from the previously watched picture makes him even more underrated then he already is
I am such a fan of his! Ever since Terminator in 1984. I saw him in some movies before Terminator. He's in a few background scenes in Grease. He's always next to the main jock guy. I met him twice in the late 80s. Super nice guy! Easy to talk to, best handshake ever. He's made 2 of the best Heroes in movies history and 2 of the best Bad Guys in movie history.
What makes Ellen Ripley a legitimate badass is that she's fearful and traumatized by the Aliens, but she puts herself back into the fray to confront it, and through the movie you see her overcoming it while the marines are stun locked, and SHE'S the one who takes full charge.
Bill Paxton's quotes from this movie are legendary! My family still uses them to this day. "Game over man!" "What we gonna do now?!" "Thats great man, why don't we put her in charge!" Great actor(s)!
Sigourney Weaver is just an amazing actress. That scene in the elevator where she mentally prepares herself to face her fears is so well acted. You can tell that she is terrified, yet she pushes those feelings away to get the job done. Just fantastic.
@@zombiespongebob6903 They call the longer cut Special Edition. Same with The Abyss and Terminator 2. I guess James Cameron does not want to make the theatrical versions seem inferior. In all 3 cases, I prefer the longer cuts. I feel they have a little more heart. But that's a matter of taste. Sometimes I might prefer a movie that flows better, with less time between action scenes.
Carrie Henn also befriended the actors in the alien costumes. The director was worried she would be traumatised in the scene when she was seized by an alien but apparently she had difficulty not laughing when her 'friend' surged up from the water.
Literally one of the best reactions to this masterpiece I have ever seen. So adorable when your mama bear instincts come out! 🥰 awh, this movie is so good!
I wasn't lucky enough to have seen it at the cinema - I'm a little too young - but did see it on the small screen with sone friends who also hadn't seen it before. I can't explain in enough ways that we Brits never say "HELL YEAH!". We're just not that emotionally effusive. But that night was an exception. Among the most iconic lines in movie history.
Also, when she is in the elevator going down and she just closes her eyes for a second and you can feel her getting control of her fear before she exits the elevator.
So glad you brought up the fact 80s women were so bad ass, in fact when Jenifer Lawrence said she was the first female action actresss, Sigourney Weaver said 'thank you for paving the way'... Such a Bad Ass!! 👏👏 We love you Ripley.
Why do people keep misinterpreting what Jennifer Lawrence said? (Who am I kidding, I know why.) She didn't mean she was the first female action hero in history. She was just the first one aimed specifically at the "Young Adult" audience that loves books like Twilight, and Divergent etc. Obviously, Aliens and The Terminator were definitely not made for that audience.
I think "Alien" is one of the greatest movies ever made, but I LOVE "Aliens". Cameron did such a fantastic job of honoring and following the original, but made a movie that was all his own. I have seen it so many times and there are so many little details; like Gorman's redemption arc when, at the end, he and Vasquez replicate Vasquez' and Drake's handshake over the grenade.
@@LiteWeightReacting The quality of movies in the franchise drops off sharply (how could it not), but it's worth continuing. I recommend the Director's Cut of Alien 3, as the theatrical cut was so badly hacked by the studio that the director (David Fincher who also made Seven, Fight Club, Gone Girl) disowned the movie and tried to have his name removed. I can't wait to see Alien:Romulus, which takes place between Alien and Aliens on the timeline. The trailers look amazing.
@@rayward43 I honestly lost respect for the series after watching 3 and pieces of 4. They just jumped the shark. The predator crossovers were just a desperate cash grab, nothing to do with art or integrity. Like the Freddy vs Jason movie. It would take a lot for me to give them a chance again with Romulus or any newer ones.
At the end, you asked how many “Alien” movies there are…. The answer is 2. Ripley, Hicks, and Newt live happily ever after together, with Bishop repaired and living next door.
@@DeusExMachina0000000 "With all due respect, sir ... shove it up your a$$" :p :cycles Winchester: :D I get where you are coming from but telling someone that the almost universal opinion is that the rest of the Alien movies do not measure up is hardly gatekeeping.
I do love that burn... "You ever been mistaken for a man?" No. Have you?" it never gets old. Fun fact: Paul Reiser, who plays Burke, took his mom to the premiere with him. She cheered at his death. That is good acting, when someone who loves the actor hates the role so much she cheered his death. As last words go... "You always here an a-hole gorman" isn't bad. Mummy V. Mum... Ripley is definitely a match for Alien Mother. The fact you got so invested in a MOVIE from Decades ago... shows how goo this movie is. The Extended cut had the turrets you described. The first 2 are the best but there are many others... kind of worth seeing for experience but do not get your hopes up for the "quality" of the story.
34:25 I love this non-verbal conversation Ripley has with Her Majesty. It's like they are saying: Ripley: Look what I can do to your babies. Let us pass. Queen (to her soldiers): Let them pass. The soldiers back away, then one of the eggs opens up. Ripley: Shame on you. We had a deal.
I always thought that the Queen had no control over the eggs hatching. I thought they hatched when they sensed a human host nearby. CO2 or something. Ripley was gonna honor the deal, but when that egg opened up she changed her mind like "You know what? Nah." Flame on.
Yup! Someone posted above (from my perspective) discussed some of the differences. You should definitely watch the Director's Cut, but watch the theatrical release first for sure! IMO the only good adds to the Director's Cut are the longer hearing at the start, the auto-turrets, and "that" last scene with Burke.
@@jakeage3024I love this movie to bits, and generally prefer the extended editions (looking at you, LOTR) but I really did not care about the Director's Cut. In my opinion, it ruins the pacing, affects the suspense of the arrival at the planet and, frankly, most extra scenes are nothing to write home about. Yes, including the sentry guns. I personally prefer the TV version of Aliens that adds the "Burke tells Ripley about her daughter" scene but otherwise matches the theatrical version.
Supposedly Paul Rieser (Burke) took his mother with him to see the premier of this movie. At his character's death she turned to him, yelling in the middle of the theater "that's what you get!!" So yes Burke is a character that not even his own mother could love.. lol
Everyone swears there are hundreds of aliens in the movie, but in fact there are only eleven shots of any aliens (not counting the queen), 10 showing only 1 alien and one shot with 3, totaling about 13 seconds of screen time. Your imagination is triggered by the motion trackers, the soldiers' cameras going staticky, and clever camera angles. Genius directing.
There is a scene where dozens and dozens are mowed down by Sentry Guns, but the aliens are conveniently off-screen most of the time (only... I think 3 are actually shown), but that's not present in this version, only in the Director's Cut.
@@HistoritorJimaldus With the exception of the Queen, almost all shots of the aliens are flash-cuts that last less than a second. Several websites have timed it, and most conclude that they're on screen for between 11 and 15 seconds.
@@jahoodunramaYes, but she's noticeably the same actor from T2, where as the transformation when she played Vasquez was night and day. That's what surprises people.
Fun fact: Vasquez is also John Connor's step mom from Terminator 2. She is one of James Cameron favorite actresses. She was also the Irish mommy in Titanic. This was her first role. Also - you can catch glimpses of Miles Dyson as one of the Marines.
‘Game over man’, and ‘get to the chopper’ were my catchphrases growing up. Then as a teen I added kindergarten cop to my repertoire with ‘who is your daddy and what does he do’ and last action hero’s ’rubber baby buggey bumpers’. Arnold was my catchphrase goldmine
The scene in the locked room when the scanner is going off is such extteme suspense. The payoff shot of the aliens advancing in the ceiling is so crazy.
Got to see it in a Westwood L,A, theater when it came out. Packed theater, the last 45 minutes felt like a roller coaster, seemed at the end of the movie the audience took a collective deep breath. Then went the next day and saw it again. One of the top 10 adventure movies of all times!
One of the best reactions I've seen to this film. You should see the extended edition, because it really adds context for the bond between Ripley, and Newt.
There's an extended version that shows someone gives them the coordinates of the alien ship, Rebecca or neut's family finds the alien ship and her dad gets the 1st face hugger😮
There's also more character development for Ripley as Burke tells her something about the time while she slept and near the end, Ripley and Hicks trade first names (a GREAT scene)! The Director's Cut is the ONLY version I watch anymore.
I absolutely hate the director's cut and everything about those scenes. They ruin the pacing, they are unnecessary, and to top it off, there's an extra "Newt scream," in the alien ship reveal, which for me is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
@@BlackStudies Here here! It's best those scenes are left on the cutting room floor - totally agree that they ruin the pacing. The plotline with Ripley's daughter is the only thing worth keeping there, imho, but the film still works fine without it as "Ripley finds a reason to live again because of Newt."
Yep, no more Alien and Terminator sequels and no Star Wars sequels either. It's a shame really that they didn't continue any of those franchises. Could've been something to see.
6:12 It still amazes me that Jenette Goldstein (Vasquez) is the same woman who plays John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2" and the Irish mother in "Titanic".
So, fun fact, you've seen the actress who played Vasquez before. She also played John's foster mom in Terminator 2. Apparently she thought Aliens was supposed to be a movie about illegal immigrants, or 'aliens', from south of the border, and auditioned in character, costume and all. James Cameron was so impressed with her audition that he wrote the character of Vasquez into the movie just for her.
When I went to the theater to see this I hadn't yet seen the first Alien movie, so I had no idea what to expect. Needless to say, I was totally blown away! I couldn't even get out of the chair, so I had to sit and watch it again!
Bill Paxon (RIP) was such a good actor. He also played one of punks in the 1st Terminator film. Not a lot of peeps know that. lol. Great reaction LiteWeight
The turrets scene is in the extended version of this movie. Your reactions are just so good. I really enjoy rewatching my favourite movies with you! Can't wait for more 80's movies.
In the extended cuts Newt is reprimanded by her mother for always playing in the air ducts, which she'd been doing for years. That's how she survived in the complex and knew her way around the ventilation shafts. Also, it was Burke who sent Newt's family to investigate a crash-landed spacecraft, with her father being the first victim of a face hugger. That's how the xenomorphs arrived on the planet, and also what Ripley was talking about when Burke said it was a "bad call". A lot of crucial scenes were cut from the theatrical release.
31:40 Fun fact: Newt (Carrie Henn) couldn't shoot the scene where she sits down into the sewers without giggling or laughing. James Cameron promised that if sh did the scene right, she could play on it the rest of the day. They got the shot on the next take.
I was 15 when this movie came out and it is one of my all-time favorite movies. I loved Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley. This was only the second movie I had seen Michael Biehn in after he played Reese in The Terminator. I loved him as Hicks. Jenette Goldstein, who played Vasquez, had roles in Terminator 2 and Titanic. She also co-starred with Lance Henriksen(Bishop) and Bill Paxton(Hudson) in the 1987 vampire movie Near Dark. I love the score the lte James Horner composed for this film. That was some amazing music. Back to Michael Biehn, after I had seen him in this and The Terminator, I saw him in a small role in a 1979 made for television movie, A Fire In The Sky, which is about a comet that is going to hit Phoenix, Arizona in seven days. For a made for television movie from the 70's, the special effects were quite good. Especially when it came to the destruction of Phoenix when the comet hit.
Great reaction! "Mommy!" always gets me.... I still remember when I watched this the first time when we'd binge on 6-8 movies in the late '80s after a trip to the video store. My sister refused to watch Aliens, but when she came into the rec room and said "What are you watching? Oh". She stood in the doorway and watched the rest of the movie. She couldn't bring herself to sit down, but also couldn't stop watching.
I saw the original Alien on opening weekend in 1979. Was blown away by it! But when Aliens premiered in 1986, my mind was REALLY blown away and these two movies will forever be enshrined as my favorite cinematic adventures.
Back in the day I had the board game. I loved that the game allowed for plot points to be played out differently (such as it was difficult, but not impossible, for Spunkmeyer/ Ferro to survive the alien attack, which meant from that point the remaining survivors would have access to all the weapons and ammo that were on the dropship). During the later alien attack, it was also possible to try and convince Burke (again, high difficulty) to open the door which would save time in the escape from Operations. I think you had two turns to convince him before he would run away, but that meant two wasted turns if he doesn't listen. As an alternative strategy, the game manual suggested to fire a grenade down the corridor at the door. Burke goes BOOM, door goes BOOM. Problem solved. They called it the 'Let's Nuke Burke' option :)
theres a pretty great newer boardgame for Alien called Legendary: Alien (i think.. i have it, but its buried in a closet) where you can play a cinematic version of each of the first three movies. :) Also, theres a fantastic RPG also called Alien RPG that is an absolutely amazing time if youre at all into tabletop roleplaying games.
LOVE this reaction! I think this is a perfect movie; it never gets old and I pick up something new every time I watch it; like when the bisected Bishop reaches out and grabs onto Newt before she falls into the airlock is a great moment on top of other great moments! Thanks for this video!
Yep, UK actor Mark Rolston turned in a convincing performance as "Boggs Diamond" in "The Shawshank Redemption." Here he's SmartGun operator "Pvt. Drake."
You can watch the third one, but you should go into it with an open mind. It's definitely not bad, but pressumably not what your average Alien fan wanted. Still worth a watch. The third is actually my favorite. Love the fact you liked this one so much!
Given how badly child stars tend to end up, I'm glad she got out of there asap. That said, Newt is my favorite character in the whole movie, with Vasquez coming in second place, and Ripley third.
I'm just some 46 yo dude watching this on a whim. Watching the reaction on your face, while shouting "Get Fucked, Burke! Get Fucked!" Brought a giant stupid smile to my face.
The Vasquez actor also played John Connor's foster mom in _Terminator 2,_ the cop on the diving board in _Lethal Weapon 2,_ the Irish mother in _Titanic,_ and a bridge officer in _Star Trek Generations._ So versatile!
@@LiteWeightReacting If you play it, you might want to watch the Special Edition of Aliens first, since there's a scene in it (deleted from the theatrical edition) that introduces the protagonist of the game.
Your reaction was everything I had hoped for Lite! Aliens is one of my favorite movies of all time and I'm sooo glad you loved it. The turret scene you are thinking of is in the directors cut. You are not crazy it did exist. Keep up the great work Lite and see you next time!
the scene when marines are preparing after hibernation was shot as last scene. Cameron wanted that whole group is integrated more after whole movie. So they look more relaxed and enjoyed this cantene scenes
28:28 Her comment about their tribute and worship to the alien gods had me laughing and coughing and coughing and laughing. I had to stop the video and rewind back to what I missed. This was a wonderful watch. Thank you for sharing this.
If it hasn't been commented yet, the knife scene with Bill Paxton (Hudson) and Lance Henriksen (Bishop) was Lance actually doing the trick. He practiced and actually got that fast at it! And everyone on set knew they were gonna put Hudson's hand under Bishops...except Bill Paxton. That is a genuine reaction
Your comment about the marines seeming like they went through stuff together is spot on, all the actors did a bootcamp together, and drew the graffiti on their armour and guns. Ripley, Gorman and Burke didn't, so they seemed like outsiders.
The auto turrets scene is an additional scene from the extended version. (For me the best version) In that version they talk about Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley's daughter, that's why you better understand Ellen's maternal instinct with Newt among other things. Greetings from Spain.
Great reaction. :-) Not that I am trying to defend 'the company', but Burke knew about the 'acid for blood' because Ripley had informed them about it at that 'board meeting' near the beginning of the film (the one where she asked "Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?").
Since there was no (publicly made known...) distress call, this species likely tickled the company long before Ripley was found. It may also be the reason the company deliberately assigned such an inexperienced leader to investigate, and only 2 squads worth of marines! 🤔
@@petersonchan9250 You could be right, but all we know for _certain_ (about the company knowing there was "acid for blood") is that Ripley informed the company ti that effect as part of her report to them in that 'board meeting', or in written form before it met with her.
'You do not trust that company' Thats even funnier when the deleted scenes from alien resurrection mention that at some point walmart bought out the company. I guess they wanted the xenomorphs for overnight store security
You're missing out by not watching the longer 'Special Edition' version. The auto turrets are in the special edition. Alien 3 has much to like, but over all most people feel it's a let down. If you watch Alien 3 make sure you watch the restored cut. Alien 4 has one cut only. Then there's the Alien vs Predator stuff, but make sure you see Predator 1 and 2 first!
@@LiteWeightReacting If you watch 3, be prepared to see Hicks and Newt die in the opening credits, Ripley land in a prison colony with murderers and r*pists, almost get r*ped, and then die. And there's a magic alien egg on the Sulaco, which shows up out of nowhere, and breaks continuity. Which means it doesn't really follow Aliens, and the entire story depends on it. Without that magic egg, there's no movie. Now you can avoid it. You're welcome.
39:54 No there is no 3rd one 😉. Just as there's no 3rd or 4th or umpteenth terminator 😂. This is how it goes. Alien. Aliens. Alien 3 and Alien resurrection destroy what mythos was built in Alien and Aliens. They are not completely terrible movies but they take Ripleys character down a depressing and disappointing road. A huge fall from the underestimated badass character she was in the first 2 movies. Watch the first 5 minutes of alien 3 and you'll realise that the biggest villain of the movie is the damn screenwriter. An absolute travesty. Then there's 2 Alien vs Predator movies which are worth watching to see how they went about the crossover but make no mistake, pure money grab movies. Unrelated to Ripleys story. Then there's the 2 Ridley Scott prequels, Prometheus and Alien covenant. Alien was Ridley Scott's baby so you should watch these prequels.
The actor who played Burke took his mother to the premiere for this film and his mother cheered when Burke got killed.
That must have been confusing
@@claymccoy you believed that story?
@@johnrob3215 Yeah, unless Paul Reiser was lying…
@claymccoy it sounds like you're typical publicist or studio marketing exec BS story.
@@johnrob3215 does that believe makes your life better?
Hicks was Kyle Reese from Terminator and Vasquez was John Connor's foster mom.
Bishop was the detective in Terminator
Hudson was one of the punks who got killed by Arnold at the beginning of the first Terminator movie.
@@ryanjones358 "Hey, I think this guy's a couple cans short of a six-pack."
Vasquez was also in Titanic.
@@andrewkim6037and Lethal Weapon 2
39:30 Yep the auto turrets are in this movies directors cut. As is the personal context of Ripleys time frozen in cryo which makes the bond between her and newt all the more poignant.
"Turrets"? Do you mean the Sentry Guns?
funny thing is that you can build one of those sentries these day with a mega32 or raspy quite easily, so future tech is now
You beat me to it by 6h! But, yes, exactly this. A few other scenes come to mind as well, thought perhaps those were skipped over for time, I can't be sure.
@@FartyMcPooples Grid Compass 1101. who wouldnt want one of those as a kid. it could eradicate people if you just attach a gun to it
@@FartyMcPooples I remember a passing reference to the Sentry Guns in the theatrical version of "Aliens." The Special Edition Laserdisc(!) of 1990 was an eye opener, with the deleted scenes adding weight to James Cameron's tale.
The fact that people can't even recognize Michael Biehn Kyle Reese/Dwayne Hicks from the previously watched picture makes him even more underrated then he already is
I am such a fan of his! Ever since Terminator in 1984. I saw him in some movies before Terminator. He's in a few background scenes in Grease. He's always next to the main jock guy.
I met him twice in the late 80s. Super nice guy! Easy to talk to, best handshake ever. He's made 2 of the best Heroes in movies history and 2 of the best Bad Guys in movie history.
@@JohnSmith-jn7nc liteweight is asleep at the switch. She reviewed Terminator like 2 weeks ago.
I dont mean to cast dispersions on anyone but I heard he voted for a republican once.
My favorite is people don't recognise Vasquez is John Connor's foster mum in Terminator 2 ...
@@JimsScience that one is understandable
What makes Ellen Ripley a legitimate badass is that she's fearful and traumatized by the Aliens, but she puts herself back into the fray to confront it, and through the movie you see her overcoming it while the marines are stun locked, and SHE'S the one who takes full charge.
Great comment! Yes!!!
Disney take note, this is how to write your strong female lead so they are not a Mary Sue.
And no superpowers needed
Not only that - they sell it. Sigourney's portrayal makes it so completely believable, you don't even question it.
Bill Paxton's quotes from this movie are legendary! My family still uses them to this day. "Game over man!" "What we gonna do now?!" "Thats great man, why don't we put her in charge!" Great actor(s)!
Absolutely great performance by Bill Paxton in this. Rest in peace Bill Paxton.
He was an absolute legend.
"Yeah, man...but it's a dry heat." Been saying this one for almost 40 years. RIP Bill.
Many of his quotes are in Starcraft, the Terran Marine unit. Ferro's also for the Dropship.
I say that all the time when im in Arizona @@zmarko
Sigourney Weaver is just an amazing actress. That scene in the elevator where she mentally prepares herself to face her fears is so well acted. You can tell that she is terrified, yet she pushes those feelings away to get the job done. Just fantastic.
This isn't the Directors Cut, that's where you saw the turrets in the hallway!
im shocked the directors cut not the norm
I prefer the theatrical cut overall, especially for the first half of the movie, but the turret scene should have always stayed in
@@zombiespongebob6903 They call the longer cut Special Edition. Same with The Abyss and Terminator 2. I guess James Cameron does not want to make the theatrical versions seem inferior. In all 3 cases, I prefer the longer cuts. I feel they have a little more heart. But that's a matter of taste. Sometimes I might prefer a movie that flows better, with less time between action scenes.
i like the theatrical cut more.
@@zombiespongebob6903it was too long to get the required number of showings in at the theatre. All about the money.
Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 2, and Aliens are some of the best classic sequels of all time in an era where sequels were trashy cash grabs
And The Godfather: Part 2
Maybe
@@brysonfreeman7226 I've always preferred Godfather II to the original even though I like the original.
Lots to watch!
Back to the future?
31:45 Carrie Henn who played Newt actually ruined several shots, because she had so much fun sliding down the duct! 😆
Carrie Henn also befriended the actors in the alien costumes. The director was worried she would be traumatised in the scene when she was seized by an alien but apparently she had difficulty not laughing when her 'friend' surged up from the water.
Literally one of the best reactions to this masterpiece I have ever seen. So adorable when your mama bear instincts come out! 🥰 awh, this movie is so good!
Glad you enjoyed it!! 😊
yeah you absolute right. loved her emotionelle reaction very much ❤
When Ripley said the iconic line, "Get away from her you b***h!" I guess the whole audience cheered. I would love to have been there.
i was there. it was something to witness. The whole theater is dark and so is the movie, so you feel like you're IN the movie.
I can vouch for that. The women's cheers in the theater the night I was there , at that moment , was an incredible crescendo
I was in the theater when it was released and yes everyone cheered when she said that line coming out in the loader. It was great
not a guess, when i was there, everyone was cheering in one or the other way...
I wasn't lucky enough to have seen it at the cinema - I'm a little too young - but did see it on the small screen with sone friends who also hadn't seen it before. I can't explain in enough ways that we Brits never say "HELL YEAH!". We're just not that emotionally effusive. But that night was an exception.
Among the most iconic lines in movie history.
35:05
How Sigourney managed to say so much with just a simple head bob is beyond me, that scene is framed in my memory since the first time I saw it.
Agree. No words but delivers so much meaning
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Also, when she is in the elevator going down and she just closes her eyes for a second and you can feel her getting control of her fear before she exits the elevator.
So glad you brought up the fact 80s women were so bad ass, in fact when Jenifer Lawrence said she was the first female action actresss, Sigourney Weaver said 'thank you for paving the way'...
Such a Bad Ass!! 👏👏 We love you Ripley.
She must've learned her sick burns from Vasquez.
When did Sigourney say that? Was that in an interview? I would love to see that!
Why do people keep misinterpreting what Jennifer Lawrence said? (Who am I kidding, I know why.) She didn't mean she was the first female action hero in history. She was just the first one aimed specifically at the "Young Adult" audience that loves books like Twilight, and Divergent etc. Obviously, Aliens and The Terminator were definitely not made for that audience.
@@lonelyboy1977Hmmmm! I'm pretty sure it's you who's misinterpreted what she said.
"We're in the pipe, five by five." Lives rent free in my head to this day.
They used that line in Starcraft and Xcom. Such a great homage.
The queen reveal is one of the best scenes in movie history. Absolutely hostoric.
I think "Alien" is one of the greatest movies ever made, but I LOVE "Aliens". Cameron did such a fantastic job of honoring and following the original, but made a movie that was all his own. I have seen it so many times and there are so many little details; like Gorman's redemption arc when, at the end, he and Vasquez replicate Vasquez' and Drake's handshake over the grenade.
Well said! I agree!
@@LiteWeightReacting The quality of movies in the franchise drops off sharply (how could it not), but it's worth continuing. I recommend the Director's Cut of Alien 3, as the theatrical cut was so badly hacked by the studio that the director (David Fincher who also made Seven, Fight Club, Gone Girl) disowned the movie and tried to have his name removed.
I can't wait to see Alien:Romulus, which takes place between Alien and Aliens on the timeline. The trailers look amazing.
holy shit I never noticed that about the handshake thing being similar
Oh goodness, no. Stop at Aliens. 3 is interesting, but it completely destroys the legacy of 1 and 2. It's The Last Jedi of Aliens 😂
@@rayward43 I honestly lost respect for the series after watching 3 and pieces of 4. They just jumped the shark. The predator crossovers were just a desperate cash grab, nothing to do with art or integrity. Like the Freddy vs Jason movie. It would take a lot for me to give them a chance again with Romulus or any newer ones.
If Bill Paxton's headstone doesn't say "Game over man, game over" I'm disappointed
I'm quite sure it doesn't say that ... :(
At the end, you asked how many “Alien” movies there are…. The answer is 2. Ripley, Hicks, and Newt live happily ever after together, with Bishop repaired and living next door.
Nah, there's more then 2. There 438 movies. They are still being made today in the year 2048.
The answer is more than 2. Don't be negative and be a gatekeeper to the others.
@@DeusExMachina0000000 it's a joke
@@Sleepingcoffee979 respectfully, if u say so.
@@DeusExMachina0000000 "With all due respect, sir ... shove it up your a$$" :p :cycles Winchester: :D
I get where you are coming from but telling someone that the almost universal opinion is that the rest of the Alien movies do not measure up is hardly gatekeeping.
I do love that burn... "You ever been mistaken for a man?" No. Have you?" it never gets old.
Fun fact: Paul Reiser, who plays Burke, took his mom to the premiere with him. She cheered at his death. That is good acting, when someone who loves the actor hates the role so much she cheered his death.
As last words go... "You always here an a-hole gorman" isn't bad.
Mummy V. Mum... Ripley is definitely a match for Alien Mother.
The fact you got so invested in a MOVIE from Decades ago... shows how goo this movie is. The Extended cut had the turrets you described. The first 2 are the best but there are many others... kind of worth seeing for experience but do not get your hopes up for the "quality" of the story.
34:25 I love this non-verbal conversation Ripley has with Her Majesty. It's like they are saying:
Ripley: Look what I can do to your babies. Let us pass.
Queen (to her soldiers): Let them pass.
The soldiers back away, then one of the eggs opens up.
Ripley: Shame on you. We had a deal.
Exactly
I always thought that the Queen had no control over the eggs hatching. I thought they hatched when they sensed a human host nearby. CO2 or something.
Ripley was gonna honor the deal, but when that egg opened up she changed her mind like "You know what? Nah." Flame on.
The movie with the auto-turrets was THIS ONE...The Director's Cut.
Yup! Someone posted above (from my perspective) discussed some of the differences. You should definitely watch the Director's Cut, but watch the theatrical release first for sure!
IMO the only good adds to the Director's Cut are the longer hearing at the start, the auto-turrets, and "that" last scene with Burke.
@@jakeage3024I love this movie to bits, and generally prefer the extended editions (looking at you, LOTR) but I really did not care about the Director's Cut. In my opinion, it ruins the pacing, affects the suspense of the arrival at the planet and, frankly, most extra scenes are nothing to write home about. Yes, including the sentry guns. I personally prefer the TV version of Aliens that adds the "Burke tells Ripley about her daughter" scene but otherwise matches the theatrical version.
Supposedly Paul Rieser (Burke) took his mother with him to see the premier of this movie. At his character's death she turned to him, yelling in the middle of the theater "that's what you get!!" So yes Burke is a character that not even his own mother could love.. lol
I like how the story shows where he got his sense of humor from (he was a stand-up comedian before becoming an actor).
Everyone swears there are hundreds of aliens in the movie, but in fact there are only eleven shots of any aliens (not counting the queen), 10 showing only 1 alien and one shot with 3, totaling about 13 seconds of screen time. Your imagination is triggered by the motion trackers, the soldiers' cameras going staticky, and clever camera angles. Genius directing.
And Cameron had only 5 costumes for the creatures, that's why no more than five on the screen at the same time
@charlize1253 no one says that.
There is a scene where dozens and dozens are mowed down by Sentry Guns, but the aliens are conveniently off-screen most of the time (only... I think 3 are actually shown), but that's not present in this version, only in the Director's Cut.
There’s way more than 13 seconds of aliens, I’d estimate at least 30
@@HistoritorJimaldus With the exception of the Queen, almost all shots of the aliens are flash-cuts that last less than a second. Several websites have timed it, and most conclude that they're on screen for between 11 and 15 seconds.
Now, watch Sigourney Weaver again in Ghostbusters. It's a really fun series.
While Bishop is something of a red herring, you have to consider that he's actually with the Marines, and not the company.
Back around 1995 me and my buddy had a month where we only rented movies that had Bill Paxton in them.
"Send Burke out as Tribute" HA! Genius!
yes make Burke go on point with an empty weapon
Vasquez is the same actress that played John Connor's foster mom in T2.
WOW! I never knew that and yet when I read your comment OF FUCKING COURSE!
My brain still struggles with that every time I see her.
shes also an irish mother in Titanic
@@-Markus-You say "of fucking course" but she looks completely different. That's why so many people miss that it's her. I'd say most do initially.
@@jahoodunramaYes, but she's noticeably the same actor from T2, where as the transformation when she played Vasquez was night and day. That's what surprises people.
Fun fact: Vasquez is also John Connor's step mom from Terminator 2. She is one of James Cameron favorite actresses. She was also the Irish mommy in Titanic. This was her first role.
Also - you can catch glimpses of Miles Dyson as one of the Marines.
When Newt says “It won’t make any difference.” - so ominous!
in the novel she adds "...they take you no matter who you are..." and it gave me the super-chills!
‘Game over man’, and ‘get to the chopper’ were my catchphrases growing up. Then as a teen I added kindergarten cop to my repertoire with ‘who is your daddy and what does he do’ and last action hero’s ’rubber baby buggey bumpers’. Arnold was my catchphrase goldmine
I absolutely adore how emotional you get in your reactions; it makes them so authentic :)
The scene in the locked room when the scanner is going off is such extteme suspense. The payoff shot of the aliens advancing in the ceiling is so crazy.
This film's special edition includes a reference to Ripley's daughter, who died while she(Ripley) was drifting in space.
Got to see it in a Westwood L,A, theater when it came out. Packed theater, the last 45 minutes felt like a roller coaster, seemed at the end of the movie the audience took a collective deep breath. Then went the next day and saw it again. One of the top 10 adventure movies of all times!
The line where Newt says "I'm scared" and Ripley simply replies with "Me too"... she is so damned cool lol
One of the best reactions I've seen to this film. You should see the extended edition, because it really adds context for the bond between Ripley, and Newt.
One of the classic lines is what Ripley says to the alien queen when she is in the loader and comes out of the big door in the spaceship
The most cheer-inducing line in cinema history?
I saw this in the theatre back in the day. When Ripley walked out in the exo-suit the crowd went wild. Everyone stood up and cheered. Awesome.
There's an extended version that shows someone gives them the coordinates of the alien ship, Rebecca or neut's family finds the alien ship and her dad gets the 1st face hugger😮
There's also more character development for Ripley as Burke tells her something about the time while she slept and near the end, Ripley and Hicks trade first names (a GREAT scene)! The Director's Cut is the ONLY version I watch anymore.
Also I'm not sure if it's in the directors cut or a delete scene but Ripley finds Burk's body in the hive at the end before finding Neut.
I absolutely hate the director's cut and everything about those scenes. They ruin the pacing, they are unnecessary, and to top it off, there's an extra "Newt scream," in the alien ship reveal, which for me is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
You also see Newt playing with her brother. The comic showed the more gruesome scene of Newt's brother saving his sister and sacrificing himself.
@@BlackStudies Here here! It's best those scenes are left on the cutting room floor - totally agree that they ruin the pacing. The plotline with Ripley's daughter is the only thing worth keeping there, imho, but the film still works fine without it as "Ripley finds a reason to live again because of Newt."
How many Alien movies? Two. That's all. And you've seen both. Great reaction. Thank you.
Yup there are no other sequels.
Right. If anyone thinks they need more of it, make sure they know it's just not worth it.
Yep, no more Alien and Terminator sequels and no Star Wars sequels either. It's a shame really that they didn't continue any of those franchises. Could've been something to see.
@@7Rendar Try Alien Romulus, looks great so far and I trust Fede Alvarez.
There is No Alien 3 in Ba Sing Se... Except for the William Gibson Alien 3 audio play
The automatic turrets in the hallway that you remember is in the Director's Cut of this movie.
6:12 It still amazes me that Jenette Goldstein (Vasquez) is the same woman who plays John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2" and the Irish mother in "Titanic".
I thought that. She looks so 1980’s in Terminator - I think it’s the hair! 😂
So, fun fact, you've seen the actress who played Vasquez before. She also played John's foster mom in Terminator 2. Apparently she thought Aliens was supposed to be a movie about illegal immigrants, or 'aliens', from south of the border, and auditioned in character, costume and all. James Cameron was so impressed with her audition that he wrote the character of Vasquez into the movie just for her.
When I went to the theater to see this I hadn't yet seen the first Alien movie, so I had no idea what to expect. Needless to say, I was totally blown away! I couldn't even get out of the chair, so I had to sit and watch it again!
Bill Paxon (RIP) was such a good actor. He also played one of punks in the 1st Terminator film. Not a lot of peeps know that. lol. Great reaction LiteWeight
Only man killed by a Terminator, a Predator, and an Alien.
That’s really cool, thanks for sharing!
@@minnesotajones261 He was only knocked out by the terminator, not killed
@@minnesotajones261 Lance Henriksen has been killed by all three too
No, everyone knows that. Hardly trivia.
Jenette Goldstein - Vasquez in Aliens, John Connor's foster mum in Terminator 2. I thought she was in BIG, but that was Mercedes Ruehl
The turrets scene is in the extended version of this movie. Your reactions are just so good. I really enjoy rewatching my favourite movies with you! Can't wait for more 80's movies.
Ripley 100% cried when she learned about Ash being complicit with Mother in Alien. Women CAN cry and still be absolute total badasses
just watched the special addition of this last night. scenes put back in by James Cameron taking the run time to 2hour 48 minutes+. well worth it
Thank you..Aliens 1986 is for me the best movie of all times!!your reaction make this for me very special!!!love it!!!❤❤❤..Thank you for this!!!
In the extended cuts Newt is reprimanded by her mother for always playing in the air ducts, which she'd been doing for years. That's how she survived in the complex and knew her way around the ventilation shafts. Also, it was Burke who sent Newt's family to investigate a crash-landed spacecraft, with her father being the first victim of a face hugger. That's how the xenomorphs arrived on the planet, and also what Ripley was talking about when Burke said it was a "bad call". A lot of crucial scenes were cut from the theatrical release.
31:40 Fun fact: Newt (Carrie Henn) couldn't shoot the scene where she sits down into the sewers without giggling or laughing. James Cameron promised that if sh did the scene right, she could play on it the rest of the day. They got the shot on the next take.
Are you telling us a child had fun on a horror movie set? That is good news. We, the audience, were all traumatized by the movie... :)
I was 15 when this movie came out and it is one of my all-time favorite movies. I loved Sigourney Weaver returning as Ripley. This was only the second movie I had seen Michael Biehn in after he played Reese in The Terminator. I loved him as Hicks. Jenette Goldstein, who played Vasquez, had roles in Terminator 2 and Titanic. She also co-starred with Lance Henriksen(Bishop) and Bill Paxton(Hudson) in the 1987 vampire movie Near Dark. I love the score the lte James Horner composed for this film. That was some amazing music. Back to Michael Biehn, after I had seen him in this and The Terminator, I saw him in a small role in a 1979 made for television movie, A Fire In The Sky, which is about a comet that is going to hit Phoenix, Arizona in seven days. For a made for television movie from the 70's, the special effects were quite good. Especially when it came to the destruction of Phoenix when the comet hit.
Great reaction!
"Mommy!" always gets me....
I still remember when I watched this the first time when we'd binge on 6-8 movies in the late '80s after a trip to the video store. My sister refused to watch Aliens, but when she came into the rec room and said "What are you watching? Oh". She stood in the doorway and watched the rest of the movie. She couldn't bring herself to sit down, but also couldn't stop watching.
I saw the original Alien on opening weekend in 1979. Was blown away by it! But when Aliens premiered in 1986, my mind was REALLY blown away and these two movies will forever be enshrined as my favorite cinematic adventures.
Back in the day I had the board game. I loved that the game allowed for plot points to be played out differently (such as it was difficult, but not impossible, for Spunkmeyer/ Ferro to survive the alien attack, which meant from that point the remaining survivors would have access to all the weapons and ammo that were on the dropship). During the later alien attack, it was also possible to try and convince Burke (again, high difficulty) to open the door which would save time in the escape from Operations. I think you had two turns to convince him before he would run away, but that meant two wasted turns if he doesn't listen.
As an alternative strategy, the game manual suggested to fire a grenade down the corridor at the door. Burke goes BOOM, door goes BOOM. Problem solved. They called it the 'Let's Nuke Burke' option :)
theres a pretty great newer boardgame for Alien called Legendary: Alien (i think.. i have it, but its buried in a closet) where you can play a cinematic version of each of the first three movies. :)
Also, theres a fantastic RPG also called Alien RPG that is an absolutely amazing time if youre at all into tabletop roleplaying games.
Alien slowly emerging from the water behind Newt is my favourite shot in cinematography, great scene, great movie.
LOVE this reaction! I think this is a perfect movie; it never gets old and I pick up something new every time I watch it; like when the bisected Bishop reaches out and grabs onto Newt before she falls into the airlock is a great moment on top of other great moments! Thanks for this video!
The sentry guns firing down the hallway is this one, but it's in the extended version.
"Turrets"? As I recall, those are Sentry Guns.
@@Otokichi786fixed
Your channel is going to be huge as your reactions are genuine and laced with humour and intelligent commenty.
Did you notice the actor who plays Boggs, the leader of the sisters in shawshank redemption playing one of the marines, I think he’s called drake.
Yep, UK actor Mark Rolston turned in a convincing performance as "Boggs Diamond" in "The Shawshank Redemption." Here he's SmartGun operator "Pvt. Drake."
@@Otokichi786
Rolston is American.
@@keefriff99 Oops! I read a post about Mark Rolston's "posh upper class accent" and drew the wrong conclusion.;)
You can watch the third one, but you should go into it with an open mind. It's definitely not bad, but pressumably not what your average Alien fan wanted. Still worth a watch. The third is actually my favorite.
Love the fact you liked this one so much!
Hard to believe that Carrie Henn's portrayal of Newt was her only acting role. She went on to become a teacher.
Given how badly child stars tend to end up, I'm glad she got out of there asap.
That said, Newt is my favorite character in the whole movie, with Vasquez coming in second place, and Ripley third.
I'm just some 46 yo dude watching this on a whim. Watching the reaction on your face, while shouting "Get Fucked, Burke! Get Fucked!" Brought a giant stupid smile to my face.
Actor who played the Sarge was actually a combat veteran Sargent during the Vietnam war and also decorated for his service.
The Vasquez actor also played John Connor's foster mom in _Terminator 2,_ the cop on the diving board in _Lethal Weapon 2,_ the Irish mother in _Titanic,_ and a bridge officer in _Star Trek Generations._ So versatile!
You saw through Burke's bullshit a lot sooner than most people.
Did not like Burke from the start hahaha
Lot of people knew Paul Reiser as a "nice guy" actor. When you have no expectations you can see that Burke is a weasel.
In one of these reaction videos they didn’t see Burke’s betrayal coming at all. It was pretty funny.
Bishop stayed true until the end. He never wavered from his purpose.
The Special Edition version has a lot of extra stuff including the turrets
"Turrets"? Those were Sentry Guns.
It's not "extra." It's the original story. What Cameron wrote, directed, and intended for everyone to see.
Hicks was Kyle Reese from Terminator and he was also a basketball player with Danny Zuko in Grease
If you are looking for a great game to play in the Alien Universe, Alien: Isolation is a fantastic one. It is set between Alien and Aliens.
I heard that’s a must play!
@@LiteWeightReacting Heck yeah. You won't be disappointed but you will be terrified ❤
@@LiteWeightReacting If you play it, you might want to watch the Special Edition of Aliens first, since there's a scene in it (deleted from the theatrical edition) that introduces the protagonist of the game.
Your reaction was everything I had hoped for Lite! Aliens is one of my favorite movies of all time and I'm sooo glad you loved it. The turret scene you are thinking of is in the directors cut. You are not crazy it did exist. Keep up the great work Lite and see you next time!
39:25 Automatic turrets are in Aliens Special Edition (154 min with extra 17 min scenes for this movie).
And don't watch Alien³, for happy end.
"Turrets"? Those were Sentry Guns.
No, watch it. Screw happy endings...this is the Alien franchise for Chrissake. No one gets a happy ending.
@@keefriff99 At least Ripley and Call have arrived on Earth to see what was saved from a Xenomorph invasion.
The marine who gave Ripley the locator beken, & showed her how the gun work's also played Kile Reese farther of John Connor 😊
Carrie Hinn or Newt kept laughing and enjoying the slide down the shift so much that it took way more takes than it should of.
The actor that plays Bishop is also Admiral Hackett in Mass Effect.
The first and second are so good...
The third is also still watchable :)
Afterwards not so much.
@@polhokustaa4989the theatrical release really isn’t but the extended version is actually pretty good
The Quote is by Bill Paxton, he was in terminator 1 with james cameron. He was also in the prequel of Twisters(2024) in 1996.
“Auto turrets” are in this one
That’s the “Director’s Edition”
Epic!!!
A must watch!
And stop here, for the Alien franchise
the scene when marines are preparing after hibernation was shot as last scene. Cameron wanted that whole group is integrated more after whole movie. So they look more relaxed and enjoyed this cantene scenes
The special edition gives more back story to both Ripley and Newt, and gives Ripley's motivation to protect her more weight.
I just found you yesterday...subscribed! You are up there with my favorite reactors! GREAT REACTIONS! Bless You!
Gotta love Bishop AKA Admiral Hackett from Mass Effect
Good connection for this channel.
28:28 Her comment about their tribute and worship to the alien gods had me laughing and coughing and coughing and laughing. I had to stop the video and rewind back to what I missed. This was a wonderful watch. Thank you for sharing this.
If it hasn't been commented yet, the knife scene with Bill Paxton (Hudson) and Lance Henriksen (Bishop) was Lance actually doing the trick. He practiced and actually got that fast at it! And everyone on set knew they were gonna put Hudson's hand under Bishops...except Bill Paxton. That is a genuine reaction
Absolute BS. You can see the speedup of the film clearly when looking at the movements of the other actors, especially Apone's head.
God people like to spew bullshit in this comment section. The scene was speed up in post production. It's quite obvious when you watch the movie.
@@Marcel_Wendigo I'm only going off an interview I watched with Lance Henriksen. 🤷♂️
Your comment about the marines seeming like they went through stuff together is spot on, all the actors did a bootcamp together, and drew the graffiti on their armour and guns. Ripley, Gorman and Burke didn't, so they seemed like outsiders.
The auto turrets scene is an additional scene from the extended version. (For me the best version) In that version they talk about Amanda Ripley, Ellen Ripley's daughter, that's why you better understand Ellen's maternal instinct with Newt among other things. Greetings from Spain.
Greetings from NY! Thanks for pointing that out!
"Turrets"? Those were Sentry Guns.
@@Otokichi786 🙄 What were the sentry guns mounted on?
@@BlackStudies ua-cam.com/video/3XxWqm2LSEg/v-deo.html
the turrets scene you mentionned is in the Director's cut Edition. ABSOLUTELY worth a rewatch
Great reaction. :-)
Not that I am trying to defend 'the company', but Burke knew about the 'acid for blood' because Ripley had informed them about it at that 'board meeting' near the beginning of the film (the one where she asked "Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?").
Since there was no (publicly made known...) distress call, this species likely tickled the company long before Ripley was found. It may also be the reason the company deliberately assigned such an inexperienced leader to investigate, and only 2 squads worth of marines! 🤔
@@petersonchan9250 You could be right, but all we know for _certain_ (about the company knowing there was "acid for blood") is that Ripley informed the company ti that effect as part of her report to them in that 'board meeting', or in written form before it met with her.
'You do not trust that company'
Thats even funnier when the deleted scenes from alien resurrection mention that at some point walmart bought out the company. I guess they wanted the xenomorphs for overnight store security
"Ok movie ends, they fall in love and make a little family unit and all is good. The end."
ALIEN 3 :O
I like her version better.
Some of us were satisfied with this ending and didn't watch the sequels.
Alien3 is awesome.
@@keefriff99I love it, the Director's Cut even better. But I kinda understand why it's hated 😅
Hush now, that's enough.
Fun fact the ending scene when Ripley rescues newt the countdown is exactly the same time for the rescue and escape
The Special Edition / Director's Cut has many important scenes missing from this one, and also includes the Sentry Turrets you mentioned.
"Turrets"? Those were Sentry Guns.
No, it only has one important scene missing (Ripley's daughter). Everything else was rightly left on the cutting room floor.
The actor that played the Burke villain took his mom to the premiere of the movie and she cheered when her son was killed.
You're missing out by not watching the longer 'Special Edition' version. The auto turrets are in the special edition. Alien 3 has much to like, but over all most people feel it's a let down. If you watch Alien 3 make sure you watch the restored cut. Alien 4 has one cut only. Then there's the Alien vs Predator stuff, but make sure you see Predator 1 and 2 first!
My bad!
@@LiteWeightReacting If you watch 3, be prepared to see Hicks and Newt die in the opening credits, Ripley land in a prison colony with murderers and r*pists, almost get r*ped, and then die. And there's a magic alien egg on the Sulaco, which shows up out of nowhere, and breaks continuity. Which means it doesn't really follow Aliens, and the entire story depends on it. Without that magic egg, there's no movie. Now you can avoid it. You're welcome.
39:54 No there is no 3rd one 😉. Just as there's no 3rd or 4th or umpteenth terminator 😂.
This is how it goes.
Alien.
Aliens.
Alien 3 and Alien resurrection destroy what mythos was built in Alien and Aliens. They are not completely terrible movies but they take Ripleys character down a depressing and disappointing road. A huge fall from the underestimated badass character she was in the first 2 movies.
Watch the first 5 minutes of alien 3 and you'll realise that the biggest villain of the movie is the damn screenwriter. An absolute travesty.
Then there's 2 Alien vs Predator movies which are worth watching to see how they went about the crossover but make no mistake, pure money grab movies. Unrelated to Ripleys story.
Then there's the 2 Ridley Scott prequels, Prometheus and Alien covenant. Alien was Ridley Scott's baby so you should watch these prequels.
alien two is one of the top 5 action movies ever made. an absolute timeless classic with great acting and a great story.
The little girl that played Newt had an absolute blast filming this and the cast remained close with her the rest of her life.