James Cameron on directing Aliens | Film4 Interview Special

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  • @Jascolbre
    @Jascolbre 7 років тому +156

    Aliens in my opinion is the best sequal of all time and my favorite alien film.

    • @atwunz
      @atwunz 4 роки тому +7

      Empire Strikes Back is the best sequel.

    • @cleofaspingarron
      @cleofaspingarron 4 роки тому +7

      Judgement Day is a kick ass sequel

    • @ANONYMOUS-tg2tq
      @ANONYMOUS-tg2tq 3 роки тому

      I LOVE ALEINS AND TERMINATOR 2JUDGEMENT DAY EMPIRE STRIKES BACK BUT THE BEST MOVIE SEQUEL IS ALWAYS DARK KNIGHT

    • @saramokdad9468
      @saramokdad9468 3 роки тому +1

      0000

    • @ANONYMOUS-tg2tq
      @ANONYMOUS-tg2tq 3 роки тому

      @@saramokdad9468 WHAT DOES THAT MEANS

  • @smlshin
    @smlshin 4 роки тому +31

    Cameron compares how Ridley Scott didn't like the fact that Cameron took over and understands that as the Terminator franchise is now run into the ground after T1 and T2, but in fairness the difference is Cameron clearly respected and acknowledge what Scott did in Alien and only added more to the lore with his sequel.

    • @gualtdossantos1897
      @gualtdossantos1897 2 місяці тому +1

      Cameron was very humble with that. The fact is that cameron created everything in Terminator, while Ridley just directed someone else screenplay. He did a great job, but he didn't created all by himself, so someone else could jump in. Plus, Cameron did a great sequel while the other terminators are all crap.

  • @JohnFisherChoir
    @JohnFisherChoir 8 років тому +80

    classic james cameron directs one of the best action movies of all time

  • @vio2112
    @vio2112 7 років тому +72

    I much prefer Aliens to Alien. One of the best sequels ever made(and cameron somehow did it AGAIN with terminator 2!!!). The first film is an amazing classic, but Aliens is just better. I like the characters and actors more(rip bill paxton), the non-stop action and intensity. It's a more entertaining and exciting movie that's directed with the same skill that Ridley did on the first one.

    • @georgeorwell2296
      @georgeorwell2296 2 роки тому +1

      Aliens extended cut is the definitive Alien movie.

    • @jesster9532
      @jesster9532 Рік тому +1

      Aliens is action. Alien is horror.

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      If you have a low attention span you will like the second more.

    • @MrCarpen7er
      @MrCarpen7er 6 місяців тому +1

      You don´t know much then...

    • @MrCarpen7er
      @MrCarpen7er 6 місяців тому +1

      @@georgeorwell2296 ??? LOl, no.

  • @rigsby1454
    @rigsby1454 8 років тому +50

    One of the best sequels of all time. Can't think of another sequel that changed everything about the original and made it equal or even better.

    • @Filo_Red
      @Filo_Red 7 років тому +3

      JoeSpar89 and who made Terminator 2?

    • @deselby9448
      @deselby9448 7 років тому

      was it really that good? how did the xenomorph know how to use the elevator? How did the xenomorph know what floor Ripley was on? How did the xenomorph know what button to push to go to Ripley's floor? How did the xenomorph know it wasn't trapped when the elevator door closed?
      How could Ripley be so upset about her daughter dying? Ripley left her daughter for a job that involved interstellar travel. LV426 is not in our solar system. Even onboard a spaceship that is capable of traveling at light speed it would take years to reach the nearest star system Then it would take years to return. So she voluntarily took a job that would take her away from her daughter for years but we are supposed to believe she was upset about the death of her daughter? It's ridiculous. James Cameron intentionally added that to the story to build a contrived bond between Ripley and Newt. It's so obvious that its pathetic.
      An elite fighting force surrenders their ammo while surrounded by hostile forces? On what planet would that happen in real life?
      I could go on and on. I don't get it when people say James Cameron's Aliens is great. It's a ridiculous movie and it isn't even close to being as good as the original.

    • @johnayres2303
      @johnayres2303 7 років тому +7

      De Selby "They cut the power. What do you mean they cut the power they are animals?" I like the fact that the intelligence of the Aliens is ambiguous it adds to the terror.

    • @deselby9448
      @deselby9448 7 років тому

      Are you on drugs? I didn't say anything about them cutting the power.

    • @johnayres2303
      @johnayres2303 7 років тому +6

      No I am not on drugs. It is a quote from the film, that implies the aliens may have more intelligence than one may first think.

  • @Hicks-g1m
    @Hicks-g1m 5 років тому +27

    well its a good thing James Cameron directed Aliens one of the best movie sequels of all time along with Terminator 2

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      I wouldnt be so sure. Failed to depict the gas giant planet LV426 is orbiting - that bothered me, but what really annoys to this day of the removal of the smooth dome on the xenomorph's head. That was a dominant feature of the creature's look and he removed it.

    • @alamahony
      @alamahony 6 місяців тому

      T2 vs t1,you have lost it son.

  • @atroyz
    @atroyz 5 місяців тому +5

    Cameron is being somewhat modest in his strengths. I’d argue the true success of Aliens is how the character of Ripley is fleshed out. Cameron’s biggest asset is that he’s a writer-director, which Ridley Scott is not.

  • @CosmosZeroX
    @CosmosZeroX 5 років тому +15

    The role Bill Paxton played in Aliens was awesome. Ill never forget that.

    • @adro3828
      @adro3828 3 місяці тому +2

      Definitely. RIP Bill Paxton.

    • @lucasm3879
      @lucasm3879 2 місяці тому +1

      I’ve seen this film so many times since childhood and I always loved his character’s lines. Especially the combat drop.
      ‘Express elevator to hell, going down!’ ‘Ready to get it on!’ 😁👌

  • @MaheshWalatara
    @MaheshWalatara 5 місяців тому +3

    I remember watching this in the cinema as a kid in the 80s in Sri Lanka and being scared shitless. 😂
    The single scariest moment was when the alien rises up from the water behind Newt. 😮😮😮

  • @robertosheldon9061
    @robertosheldon9061 7 років тому +7

    From all the scifi movies I like this one is my favorit I think. Its just too awesome. Its not only action the acting is epic and the atmosphere is awesome. And when the xenos start to chase the surviviors its very scary specially with that fantastic soundtrack

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      It has well executed scenes but some were stretching credibility like the battle scene in the operations room as they were shooting them almost at point blank range. They would have gotten acid all over them.

  • @moonscore
    @moonscore 6 років тому +9

    Cameron raising the bar.

  • @terrylong8894
    @terrylong8894 Місяць тому +1

    Aliens is a sci--fi horror action movie masterpiece.

  • @chriscorley6478
    @chriscorley6478 7 років тому +11

    ♥ ALIEN (1979) ♥ ALIENS (1986) 📽☕

  • @leyenda6149
    @leyenda6149 11 місяців тому +2

    "Vaunted". I just learned a new word today. Thanks James!

  • @R0B1NG5
    @R0B1NG5 3 місяці тому +3

    I respect Alien and its a great first watch. But as I get older I find Aliens so much more entertaining to rewatch. I suppose it could be the advantage of the genres though. A pure horror movie loses its impact the more you know about it and the monster. The alien franchise has become so well known the alien is like a logo at this point. If you go back now and you know what the egg is and what the face hugger is going to lead to later, its losing a lot of that atmosphere and tension. The ship full of eggs is really well realized and so absorbing the first time you watch. If I could remove my memories each time before watching Alien, it would be me favorite. But as it is, well made action scenes survive rewatching way better.

  • @Adam-082
    @Adam-082 2 роки тому +2

    James Camerons alien has kept this Franchise alive all these years later. More media games, comics were made from Aliens than ALien ever could have hoped to have achieved, now i am not trying to bash Alien but just stating a fact. there was only so much more you could do with the Alien if you kept it the way Ridley had it.

  • @pauljonathanpeters8125
    @pauljonathanpeters8125 2 роки тому +1

    I thought the introduction of soldiers and guns in Aliens was a natural progression. Those smart guns were genius.

  • @evo2542
    @evo2542 4 роки тому +3

    0:50 so James Cameron basically made a fan movie with a very high budget.

  • @meinhd1483
    @meinhd1483 8 років тому +7

    2:39 heheheh classic

  • @PicturedVisions
    @PicturedVisions 4 роки тому +2

    "Aliens" is my favourite out of the franchise. As great as the 1st film is this one is much more accesible & with the introduction of the alien queen a complete game changer. Nothing will ever top it.

  • @benjamingraham8640
    @benjamingraham8640 5 років тому +2

    2:23 I know how Ridley and James Cameron feel ☺️

  • @italianamiei
    @italianamiei 5 років тому +2

    Another fabulous James Cameron movie!

  • @Jarlen01
    @Jarlen01 7 років тому +23

    In my opinion I liked aliens much more than alien. No comparison. The second one was scarier for me, and had better action sequences. When they looked in to the ceiling, it was one of the most memorable and scary movie scenes in my life. The fact they had guns made it more believable. The fact they went in, knowing what was there and still lost made it more scary, and more believable than the first one. James Cameron should not feel bad. Ridley did alien halfway, James completed it.

    • @OrangeUtan1
      @OrangeUtan1 7 років тому +4

      I don't agree that aliens was scarier. It had far better action and built up tension well towards the beginning. However I felt the Xenomorphs were less scary in aliens as they were getting killed a lot easier not that there's anything wrong with that. I felt the surprise factor in alien made it more scary. Aliens is still my favourite of the 2 though.

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 5 років тому

      They each have their merits, but I don't think one is better than the other. They are complimentary pieces of the same overall picture.

  • @garbonix6372
    @garbonix6372 4 роки тому

    Legend. There's a handful of people that have this man's talent.

  • @roanjohnybas3200
    @roanjohnybas3200 Місяць тому +1

    This is how you turn a horror movie into action.

  • @daisyduck8593
    @daisyduck8593 4 роки тому +2

    Aliens is the best alien movie yet !

  • @srinivasvangala3783
    @srinivasvangala3783 2 роки тому +2

    Ridley Scott vs James Cameron
    1) Alien vs Aliens
    2) Blade Runner vs Terminator 2 (Science Fiction)
    3) Thelma & Louise vs The Terminator (Road Chasing Movies)
    4) Prometheus vs The Abyss (Science Fiction)
    5) Black Hawk Down vs True Lies (Fighting with Terrorists)
    6) Gladiator vs Titanic (Historical Epics)
    7) The Martian vs Avatar (Science Fiction)

  • @shunndarby2634
    @shunndarby2634 2 місяці тому +1

    Aliens what's the best sequel ever ever ever made.

  • @Vujo357
    @Vujo357 6 років тому +20

    Aliens is excellent, but Alien is a master-piece.

    • @stevem2323
      @stevem2323 4 роки тому +5

      To me, both are masterpiece.

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      That's my sentiment what the OP says.

  • @ZarconVideo
    @ZarconVideo 7 років тому +25

    Now imagine that someone made a Terminator film that was better then the ones you made Jim. And that is how Scott feels.

    • @luiskern8910
      @luiskern8910 6 років тому +4

      aliens is not better than alien

    • @ogbee9690
      @ogbee9690 5 років тому

      @Luis Kern agreed

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 5 років тому +2

      Film is subjective so there is no "better" or "best". There is only "favourite".

    • @rustincohle2135
      @rustincohle2135 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Syklonus Whether you enjoy a movie better or not is subjective. Whether a film is well-made or not though is objective. Strictly from a filmmaking perspective, both _Alien_ and _Aliens_ are objectively well-made films. Whereas Tommy Wiseau's _The Room_ is an objectively poorly made movie, but for lots of people it's subjectively very enjoyable (myself included).

  • @vivienelo393
    @vivienelo393 6 років тому +7

    SIGOURNEY THE BEST!

  • @22grena
    @22grena 7 років тому +2

    Ridley Scott is fucking up the Alien franchise

  • @ArtofLunatik
    @ArtofLunatik 8 років тому

    somebody needs to upload that aliens featurette that's 'featured" with the new aliens 30th anniversary Blu-ray. Apparently it can only be viewed online and you need a code but a lot of people are having trouble with the site stating that the code is not working for them.

  • @exittored
    @exittored 4 роки тому +12

    ALIEN is not just Ridley Scott's film and he shouldn't be given all the credit. Sure he was the most important part of making it a reality but he didn't write it or design it (H.R GIGER) as those thing were already in place before he came on board. People have to remember that James Cameron not only Directed Aliens but also wrote the Screenplay for it too so its more his film then Alien was Ridley Scott's film.

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому +1

      But the end product of Alien was the better made film.

    • @ravecrab
      @ravecrab 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@jamesfrench7299"Better made"? There's more technical filmmaking skill in Aliens than Alien.

    • @thomasche
      @thomasche Місяць тому +1

      I laugh so hard at comments like these.
      As if anyone had the craftsmanship that Ridley Scott had when creating Alien. A director is not called a director for nothing.
      Your comment is hilarious.

  • @Necr0Mancer666
    @Necr0Mancer666 5 років тому +7

    Only James Cameron can make sequels that are better than the original. Hope Avatar 2 is better than the original.

  • @screenwriterabdullahh.erak2778
    @screenwriterabdullahh.erak2778 5 місяців тому

    A Perfect Film.

  • @andyberridge6455
    @andyberridge6455 6 днів тому

    Alien and aliens, two perfect movies, for different reasons. If i was pushed to make a choice, i would go aliens (special edition) because the action side of the movie, bloody marvellous. Alien 3 was ok, but anything else came after that, not for me.

  • @vitocorleone8437
    @vitocorleone8437 3 роки тому +2

    To me, Aliens was more rewatchable than Alien...

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      I agree even though I find Alien the better film quality wise.

  • @navylaks2
    @navylaks2 5 років тому +1

    I always wanted to ask James Cameron if he would like Ridley Scott to direct a sequel to one of his films like the Terminator franchise?

    • @jamesfrench7299
      @jamesfrench7299 8 місяців тому

      Not now after the horrid prequels to Alien.

  • @misfitdanzig8152
    @misfitdanzig8152 5 років тому +4

    Aliens and Terminator 2 best sequels ever.

    • @daisyduck8593
      @daisyduck8593 4 роки тому

      I agree !

    • @atwunz
      @atwunz 4 роки тому

      two of the best sequels.

    • @daisyduck8593
      @daisyduck8593 4 роки тому

      @@atwunz Then tell another ? Aliens and Terminator 2 were masterpieces and better than part 1 n 3, 4, ...

    • @atwunz
      @atwunz 4 роки тому

      @@daisyduck8593 Empire Strikes Back The Dark Knight

    • @jameswilliams-zr8co
      @jameswilliams-zr8co Рік тому

      empire strikes back, temple of doom, x men 2

  • @paulpena5040
    @paulpena5040 5 місяців тому

    Am I the only one who likes the original Alien better? Aliens was a great movie but that original was so amazing and much more interesting. Aliens, as he rightly says, devolves more into an action flick.

  • @cbstevp
    @cbstevp 2 роки тому

    Ah, they cut it just as Newt says her most famous line. "They mostly come at night. Mostly."

  • @peterjo408
    @peterjo408 5 років тому +1

    Masterpiece

  • @SmokeDog1871
    @SmokeDog1871 Рік тому

    Man, I wish Cameron had just taken over the franchise like he did with Avatar

  • @markh385
    @markh385 7 років тому +1

    The greatest movie ever fuckin maid right here James Cameron is a genius id like to see this movie in 4k

  • @nicholasjanke3476
    @nicholasjanke3476 Рік тому

    Superior Sequels: Star Trek 2, THE Empire Strikes Back, Godfather 2, The Incredible Hulk, Aliens, Terminator 2, Batman Forever, The Bride of Frankenstein,

  • @calummonks1193
    @calummonks1193 8 років тому

    Hes a wonderful man!

  • @suzannagreer4051
    @suzannagreer4051 2 роки тому

    Your game over because it's taken me all my time to work out my earth 🌍 birthright.on my dad's side.

  • @Danlovar
    @Danlovar 7 років тому +6

    Clearly he is not Ridley, but you can really see he respected what he did, although the film sometimes seems cheap, and Scott could make the cheap stuff look like gorgeous because of his talent and visual style. Nevertheless, everytime I see Ridley praising Aliens I see a man who studied his words in order to make a positive sentence, but his face shows another opinion.

    • @neilhardie6312
      @neilhardie6312 7 років тому +2

      "Studied his words to make a positive sentence"?

    • @Danlovar
      @Danlovar 7 років тому +1

      He does not really have a good opinion about the movie.

  • @vernstevenson7129
    @vernstevenson7129 3 роки тому

    The Mother of ALL Sequels

  • @ketanjoshi9456
    @ketanjoshi9456 3 місяці тому

    Sunshine...?

  • @mr.goodwill2256
    @mr.goodwill2256 5 років тому +1

    everyone wants to be JC.

  • @jamesfrench7299
    @jamesfrench7299 Рік тому

    People who favour Alien are my kind of people! I know I won't get along with those who favour James Cameron's entry.

    • @tronam
      @tronam 8 місяців тому

      Nonsense. True fans love them both.

  • @redmenace1135
    @redmenace1135 7 років тому +4

    James just nailed it! Did a fantastic job! Both 2 first movies are amazing. The rest 3, 4 etc. are garbage.

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 5 років тому +1

      Bullshit! Alien 3 is a fantastically bleak ending to the overall Ripley arc. The Assembly cut is an amazing drama, and that's great becasue the combat genre stuff has been done already in Aliens so more of the same would have been...well it would have been Resurrection. Each of the three main films does something unique and different which is what makes it work so well.

    • @urbanshorty1670
      @urbanshorty1670 2 роки тому

      @@Syklonus whilst I agree that the assembly cut is a much better movie, its still not very good, to this day im still salty about hicks and newt getting killed off

  • @brantplinbrantplin773
    @brantplinbrantplin773 4 роки тому

    Original cut was a master piece. New cut fuckt' up the original ALIENS. Hope we could see and enjoy the original cut ince again in life instead this awefull new extended cut...

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop 4 роки тому

      Do tell of this original cut, was that the one with the Alien humanoids who assisted the aliens?

  • @nicholasjanke3476
    @nicholasjanke3476 Рік тому

    Why in the Alien films, if the 'Company' has such advanced androids, why do they bother sending humans on deep space missions? Why not just send androids? Why is Bishop put in a suspended animation chamber in the Sulaco? In the one scene in Aliens we seen Bishop leaving one of the chambers along with all the marines. How is that-just by some wild coincidence-the colony was set up seemingly just down the road from the alien ship?? Why would anybody want to live on some barren desolate rock like LV426 anyways????? That place didn't look like much fun. Especially when as you recall Parker described it as a creepy looking place. In the first Alien film it was strongly implied that the alien wasn't exactly a real alien at all, but an experiment created by the 'company', yet in Aliens vs Predators we're shown that Aliens existed in the distant past, which is blaring contradiction. It was very stupid to have Newt killed in Alien 3 (in Alien: Colonial Marines, we learn that Hicks left the Sulaco before Alien 3 and that it was actually someone else in his suspended animation chamber killed in Alien 3) especially when the whole last half of Aliens is about saving Newt.

  • @firecode3495
    @firecode3495 Місяць тому

    You surpass scot, your movie is the best. Aliens is a materpice. Only match by T2.

  • @drakie7024
    @drakie7024 Рік тому

    alien was great but Aliens was a masterpiece.. and james cameron still makes awesome movies ..ridley scott lost his magic years ago

  • @philipendres1882
    @philipendres1882 4 роки тому

    A L I E N $ lol

  • @Gold-and-cards
    @Gold-and-cards 5 років тому

    Alien is zzzzzzz Aliens is yes i love it

  • @Onmysheet
    @Onmysheet 8 років тому +2

    In the behind the scenes of Aliens, Cameron was aggressive on set because it was rumoured he was working with an incompetent crew.

    • @quietdemon8138
      @quietdemon8138 8 років тому +2

      Yeah I heard about that I believe the crew thought James Cameron at the time was inexperienced compared to Ridley Scott but he proved himself with the original terminator

    • @Onmysheet
      @Onmysheet 8 років тому +1

      Todd Johnson It's also rumoured he exploded on the set of Avatar too.

    • @KatieCooper1990
      @KatieCooper1990 8 років тому +3

      +Onmysheet The crew wasn't incompetent, many directors have worked with the pinewood crew before and since Aliens with terrific results, it's just typical for a James Cameron set if you read into the other films he's directed. Particularly Titanic and The Abyss

    • @KilliK69
      @KilliK69 8 років тому +8

      exactly. Ridley was, like them, British, and they didnt believe that a Canadian newcomer like Cameron would match the skills of their countryman and make a movie as good as his. As a result they were not committed to Cameron's vision and even tried to do their own thing. That's why Jim was forced to fire the original cinematographer, because he wanted to shoot the movie his own way and not how Jim had envisioned it.

    • @maicolmallers2999
      @maicolmallers2999 8 років тому +2

      +Elias Ntarlas Correct me if I'm wrong: was that why the nightmare, first encounter with Burke, and Rioley's trial look strange and outta place compared to the rest of the movie?
      So I guess the cinematographer change kinda helped at the end, it made the movie to start at a generic point and then turned into what we see in the battles, escape from the facility, and fight between Ripley and the alien queen.

  • @suzannagreer4051
    @suzannagreer4051 2 роки тому

    I'm 30percent#grey30percent# jewish30percent#plaedian#and10percent#egg#WORKTHATONEOUT.

  • @TheRealRoman11
    @TheRealRoman11 Рік тому

    The only difference Cameron’s sequel to Alien is very good, some say better than the original Alien but all the Terminator movies after T2 are garbage and I think Cameron knows that.

  • @coolbuddydude1
    @coolbuddydude1 7 років тому

    Karma

  • @Neb30925
    @Neb30925 7 років тому +1

    Cameron, you really shouldn't have directed this sequel. Glad you are self conscious. You're right. You can't beat the original ALIEN. Almost 40 years later, Sir Ridley Scott has returned to direct an ALiEN movie true to the original. I like Alien 1, 3, 4, Prometheus, and Covenant. I love every movie in the Alien franchise except Aliens. Cameron, keep doing your Avatar sequels. Stay away from the ALIEN universe.

    • @LandersWorkshop
      @LandersWorkshop 4 роки тому +1

      @@DarkAttackYT It really is a division, Alien, Aliens and maybe Resurrection are the standard of the Alien franchise. The rest are not so good at all.

    • @randomly_random_0
      @randomly_random_0 3 роки тому

      Clearly you have no taste in choosing films. Seriously Alien 3, 4 and the rest? Lol

  • @Cuttersway
    @Cuttersway 9 місяців тому

    Aliens is great. Alien is better. Also, T2 is Cameron’s best.

  • @markhalpin9711
    @markhalpin9711 2 місяці тому

    I don’t understand why the other Alien films only had 1 alien? Surely if lots of aliens made the sequel so EPIC then why go back to just 1. Shame on you Fincher lol. When are 1000s going to arrive on earth?