Great aspect of the movie is that the 3 most annoying characters, Gorman Hudson and Burke, all have satisfying arcs. One a very deserved cowardly end to his life and the other two with heroic redemption.
@@seansmith4880 Totally agree with you on Gorman, but I don't think Hudson needed redemption. Sure, he was scared, but when it came to the action, he never backed down. He had to be kept in line, but when there was a task to be done, he did it. He just couldn't handle the stress of the downtime in that type of situation; when he had something to focus on, he was as good as anyone else.
This is probably the first major action film with a female lead. This is how you do a "strong female character" in a movie. She's not a ninja, she doesn't throw soldiers to the ground and break their necks. Her character is just one person without training, but with an iron will and the heart of a lion. And the scene with the lost daughter makes her motivation clear, adding to the credibility. I don't know if this movie is better than Alien, but it's definitely a masterpiece in its own right.
100% agree, between her and Linda Hamilton, this is how you build a female lead with credibility. I wish modern writers would go back and actually learn how to do it.
No, she isn't Mary Poppins, whom possesses all those traits, but in a different story, in a different time. We 'are' defining strong female characters - yes?
As a little girl in the 80s, I used to call this movie "Mama with the big guns". ❤ I was about 8 years old when it came on HBO, recorded on VCR. REST IN PEACE BILL PAXTON "GAME OVER"
Finally a reaction praising Bill Paxton’s character! Most other reactors sit on his lines and don’t even laugh. It blows my mind! When this was in the theaters, all his parts landed as intended with the audiences back then. So thank you for having a sense of humor! Great reaction to a great film.
33:13 Gorman wasn’t a bad man. He was inexperienced because he is a lieutenant a low level commissioned officer. Burke and the company probably picked someone like him so he could be controlled. Had Sergeant Apone lived he would have been there to properly advise Gorman. But he was humble enough to let Hicks run the squad after he woke up. In the end Gorman went out like a Marine. He died trying to save a fellow Marine who was down. He couldn’t save Vasquez but he made sure she didn’t go out alone.
Another thing is the Marines command didn't take the alien threat seriously,by only sending 2 quads of Marines to combat them.Of course they had no info on their foe at all tho. And when Ripley was briefing the Marines,they were joking about another-BUG-hunt,not taking their mission seriously.That's when Sgt Apone put the-HAMMER-down on them tho. A good trait of a GOOD NCO.The actor playing Sgt Apone had served in Vietnam and got a little anzy when guys had their fingers on the triggers of their prop guns. The actors even went thru a mini boot camp,marching in formation,training on how to handle their prop guns,etc,etc,..
@@andreabindolini7452 So true,that's why Burke wanted to keep those face huggers alive,then tried to have those same face huggers impregnate Newt and Ripley. When the Marines found out his plan they wanted to-FRAG-him,but,Ripley wanted Burke to face punishment for his actions,thus,wanted Burke alive.
Ripley and the Marines in this cast are so beloved as sci-fi icons that the showrunners of the tv show The Expanse put them in an Easter Egg. During Season Six of the show at the start of a climactic battle, the camera pauses on mission status board. The names and vitals for Ripley, Hicks, Vasquez, Hudson etc are shown. As an old head nerd I just had to smile and say “There are in the company of badasses. How can they fail?”
There are a ton of names on that board. The highest number are from Alien/Aliens, and others are from other Sci Fi Classics: Gial Ackbar - Star Wars Douglas Quaid - Total Recall David Bowman - 2001: A Space Odyssey Commander Shepard - Mass Effect Duncan Idaho - Dune Alex Rogan - The Last Starfighter Jason Nesmith - Galaxy Quest Edward Buck - Halo Shaenon K. Garrity - Author Ellen Ripley - Alien Dwayne Hicks- Aliens Jenette Vasquez - Aliens William Hudson - Aliens Joseph Cooper - Interstellar John Anderton - Minority Report Rick Deckard - Blade Runner Jack O’Neill - Stargate Lone Starr - Spaceballs Louise Banks - Arrival Kevin Flynn - Tron Roy Neary - Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Rico - Starship Troopers Kara Thrace - Battlestar Galactica Sarah Connor - Terminator Ryan Stone - Gravity William Riker - Star Trek
The actor who played Sgt ( actually a SFC-Sgt First Class ) Apone had served in Vietnam and he and the cast went through a mini-boot camp.Learning how to march,handle weapons,etc,etc,..there's a-LONG-documentary on the making of ALIENS on youtube-WATCH it if you-DARE. LOL.
This is by far my favorite movie. I watch this movie over and over and over again. The actions, the dialogue, and the pacing are tight. There isn’t a single scene that is fluff or doesn’t have a purpose. The editing is superb. Well done gents.
Veteran actor Paul Reiser played Burke. I’ve heard that the character of Burke was so sleazy that Paul Reiser mom cheered at the premiere when he got it.
@technofilejr3401 His sister punched him in the arm, too! On one episode of Mad About You, a character asks Reiser if he's seen Alien. He gets really nervous and anxious and quickly says, "Only the first one!" Reiser and his son collaborated on an Aliens "What If" comic recently. "What If Carter Burke Survived". It's actually pretty good.
Burke was kinda dumb. And that's what I like about him as a villain. He's not some calculating evil genius, he is, to quote Futurama "A monkey of medium intelligence who wears a suit."
When I first saw Aliens back in 86 in a theater, on the scene just after Ripley closes the airlock and faces the camera, most of the audience literally stood and applauded. It was very cool to see everyone totally into the movie.
As I’ve said before… Saw this in the theater at 14. Packed house. The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped. When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk. Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible. Will never forget it. Great reaction 😊 👍🏼
I was also in a packed-house theater to see this, but I was only 8. Same thing with the ending scene, but the entire theater erupted in laughter when Ripley told Burke "They can bill me". All I wanted to do after seeing it was to be a Colonial Marine like Hicks. Ended up an infantryman in the 101st in Iraq.
Same--I was 15, in the balcony at the Indian Hills theater in Omaha. The atmosphere was like a football game. That line about "a cloud of vapor the size of Nebraska" absolutely slayed.
Damn...I was 5 years old when this movie came out. The first time I watched it I was about 8 years old with my older sisters & my parents. Then I remembered I begged my mom that I wanted to watch "Momma with the Big Guns" movie again. Best days of my childhood !😂
@DoktorStrangelove Lol thanks! When I told my mom that, she was hesitant, but she let me watch it. We had it recorded to VCR from HBO. BIG THX TO MY FAMILY!
There should be an allowance on RUclips that if you're reviewing an R-rated movie you can use R-rated language. This is as good as Alien, but in a different way. It made Bill Paxton a legend too.
ya what's the point of youtube kids if regular youtube censers everything but there adds and if it's "gore" you can still find it in the "kids" section of youtube like how to taxidermy a mouse
Great reaction! Couple fun facts, Bill Paxton was constantly apologizing to Carrie Henn (Newt) on set due to swearing so much in front of her. When the cast was undergoing training to play the Colonial Marines (Al Matthews (Apone) was a Marine in Vietnam and it showed in his great performance), Sigourney wasn't able to be there for it, making the "waking up" scene even more convincing where Ripley was the outsider surrounded by comrades in arms who had been through it together. Sigourney was grossly underpaid in Alien, so she pushed hard to get paid what she was worth for this movie, and eventually succeeded. Carrie Henn didn't continue with an acting career and instead became a school teacher, though in 2022 she returned to the film industry.
Amazing coincidence: "Rambolina" was the name Sigourney Weaver used in interviews to describe who Ripley becomes by the end of the movie. Nice work, Rekkai 😎👍
I'm glad to see people watching and enjoying this classic film for the first time. What will cook your noodle is, the movie had a fairly low budget, so James Cameron did all the effects as practical in camera effects. NO CGI. Compare that to today where nearly every movie is loaded with CGI.
Back when this film was made I had one of the cylinder lights that they used looking into the ceiling. It was before bright L E.D.s were available, and had an incandescent lamp at one end, fluorescent tube in the side, and a side carrying strap, with "D" batteries for power. It was cool looking, and a good choice for this.
I love this movie, it is in my top 5 of all times. Although this is (in my opinion) a damn near perfect film, I do have one issue with the plot. Why did everyone have to go down to the planet? Why wasn’t someone left onboard to man the ship, and be there just in case something went wrong down on the planet? Other than that small issue, this is a great, great film. Thank you guys for allowing me to revisit this great movie with you!❤
This is a Director's Cut of Aliens. The two main changes are the scene where Newt's family find the downed ship from Alien. In the theatrical release you don't see the colony until Ripley and the marines arrive. This was supposed to ramp up suspense so you only get to see planet LV-426 from the main character perspective. The second was restoring the auto-gun sequence, which was cut for pacing reasons (nothing really happens, just a couple of counters running down). There are two additional scenes which are not shown which may or may not have been filmed, I've seen sources saying both: one is of Bishop in the tunnel sneaking past a room with an alien in it; the other is Ripley finding Burke with a chest burster in the alien nest while she is searching for Newt. If anyone knows for sure please let me know.
The last scene between Hicks and Ripley where both told each other their first name (Dwayne and Ellen) is also part of the Director's Cut; it was absent in the theatrical version.
All the suits had it. When you make a movie 200 years or whatever into the future and the suits still look the same as they do now it's kinda lame so they said "You know what we're gonna do....?" 😂
I knew those 'smart-gun' harnesses were designed to balance the weight and recoil but never knew they were actual steady cam harnesses - thanks for that. Almost 40 years later and I'm still learning something about this film. "You made me tear my sack off?" All of a sudden that scene is a lot more painful to me.
Three of this film's actors are also memorable and entertaining in"Near Dark." Jeanette Goldstein(Vasquez), Lance Henrickson(Bishop), and Bill Paxton(Hudson) are reunited in that film.
Lance Henriksen, who played Bishop in Aliens, is severely claustrophobic and was struggling badly while filming the scene where Bishop crawls through the pipe.
This is definitely one of my top favorite movies. But overall I'm an Alien movie fan. So, I've enjoyed all of the movies for what they are. When people tell me the other movies are garbage. I say I don't care, I like them for the Alien lore. So, it was good to see both of you enjoy this one.
Enjoyed your view of Aliens! For now, you'll be fine just stopping at Aliens, definitely a classic and James Cameron in full form! I would also say you both have to check out The Abyss, the movie is excellent on so many levels, you have to experience to see for yourselves, I'll be looking forward to your reaction check it out!
How is Aliens the last entertaining movie with an alien or even in the alien universe? :D I mean sure Alien and Aliens is the two best… But I still think they should watch Prometheus and Alien Covenant Heck I wouldnt even mind AVP for a good laugh :D
@@warlorddk2070 thank you for jumping in definitely do not listen to this guy telling you to stop there are plenty of good movies in the alien and Predator franchise combined and as two black men y'all most definitely got to watch Alien 3 bare minimum for Charles dutton's performance that's an all-time classic
Forgot to say: the escape through the tunnels where Vasquez and Gorman meet their end inspired the tunnel/air vent chase in Doctor Who "Satan Pit" where the slightly slower moving and less scary Ood are in pursuit.
Previous to this I Paul Reiser was known for likeable characters in "Mad About You" and "Beverly Hills Cop." That set viewers of this up to be surprised by his betrayal.
Actually "Mad About You" didn't premiere until about six years after "Aliens". In that sense it was kinda a risk putting Reiser in as the affable husband, when we all knew him as the slimeball from this film.
You two reactors.... Literally within the first minute of watching, have already impressed me beyond belief. I had to pause immediately andnjust give you props for being the first reactors, after seeing nearly all other who have reacted to this movie, actually understand what the dude means by "there goes our salvage boys". It seems like such an obvious line as well as it being completely unimportant to the overall plot, but not a single reactor has ever mentioned they understood what that meant. I like you dudes 😂👍🏻
To make the Ripley-Newt connection even deeper: Ripley promised to get back by her daughter’s 11th birthday: however, keep in mind travel times. At the time of the first movie, the Alien planet was 1/2 way home and travel time left was 10 months. That means they were traveling about 20 months each way plus the time on-site wherever they picked up the ore. That means Ripley’s daughter was 6-7 years old the last time she saw her.
Alien Romulus just dropped some trailers that look pretty good so far. That story takes place between the first 2 movies. The director showed it to both Ridley Scott and James Cameron for their approval.
There is a companion book that explains the missing 57 years. The APC used is actually a towing vehicle used at airports. There is a cut scene where Ripply comes across a cocooned Burke.
When Aliens 2 came out they were originally going to have Ripley holding Newt with an Alien behind them coming out from the water. They scrapped it because they said Sigourney Weaver's wet hair made her look too much like Michael Jackson at the time. Love you reactions. Especially Doctor Who 💙💙 Also from Da Ville
Freakin’ awesome. One of the best sequels of all time. Right up there with Empire Strikes Back and Wrath of Khan. Btw, I’m new here, so forgive me if someone else mentioned this. Any interest in watching the ORIGINAL Star Trek films? Just curious.
I think the actor from Alien Resurrection that the gentlemen on the right side of the screen (sorry I don't know his name) was trying to think of is Ron Pearlman. This is my first time seeing a Syntell reaction video and I greatly enjoyed it! The Abyss is another sci-fi movie from James Cameron that's worth checking out.
Back when this film was made I had one of the cylinder lights that they used looking into the ceiling. It was before bright L E.D.s were available, and had an incandescent lamp at one end, fluorescent tube in the side, and a carrying strap, with "D" batteries for power. It was cool looking, and a good choice for this.
I liked AVP (Aliens Versus Predator) with Santhaa Lathan, because of the action and suspense. I always like seeing Black woman in a leading action role since it happens infrequently. Also Alien: Resurrection shows Sigourney Weave playing the Ripley character differently. Both aren't well regarded, but I think especially with AVP you may enjoy the ride.
Even AVP 2 - Most people hate it. and yes, its bad. But to me, its about the Predator hunting the Alien, you get into the reasons for his actions and thats what makes it great. The studio wasnt gonna make a movie with hardly any talking. But ideally, it would of been good only to have people in it, to be killed. The stars are the aliens. - we can tell stories without words.
Every time they write crappy movies with a woman as the main character they call us sexiest. But I have NEVER met anyone that said they hated Aliens because of Ripley!
Fact is, we had strong females fifty years ago in movies! Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, Princess Leia in STAR WARS, Sarah Connor in Terminator and, perhaps the best, Ripley in the "Alien" series. I grew up with strong females. I don't need pretenders to the throne today.
Ripley is not a superhero, she is not perfect or always fearless . She is just a woman of strong will and with a lot of common sense. Ripley doesn’t talk down to the idiots she encounters due to gender issues. Like Sarah Connor her fight isn’t against sexism or the patriarchy. Each of them is literally fighting to save the human race. Who wouldn’t want to root for them?
Fun fact: they only had a small handful of useable full alien suits. But due to some clever camera angles, use of mirrors / smoke / shadows they were able to give the effect of dozens at one time. Technically there is about 150 aliens, the hive gets matured at 300
Wow, I hadn't watched this in Decades! And I still remembered most of it. I think I saw it a few times back in the day. "Game over man, game over," has been so iconic and memorable, but I'd forgotten some of the other jokes. Best Character! RIP that actor, Bill Paxton. I remember even less of Alien 3 so I don't mind seeing again if you can talk Rekkai into it. I've missed a few of the other Alien movies but I've seen Resurrection and some of the Alien Vs Predator ones. I actually liked Prometheus, so I may be in the minority. Oh I do know one of the actors in Alien 3 is Paul McGann who plays the 8th Doctor in the WHOniverse, (that's the one before Eccleston and the revival) but he looks very different to how he does as the Doctor.
The facehuggers that were in with Ripley and Newt were in those tubes that Ripley saw. They were the ones that were still alive from when the colonists were trying to remove them from those that had been impregnated. Burke likely grabbed her gun and tossed the tubes in before sealing the door. Also, in regards to your comment about the intelligence of the aliens, it is something that depends on the story/media they're in. The drones can range from the average dog to the average human in terms of intelligence. The queen had been said to range from average human to Einstein. Also, a little fun fact: apparently the child actress playing Newt kept intentionally messing up the part when she slides down the duct because she wanted to keep going down the slide. James Cameron made a deal with her where if she finished the scene, he'll let her play on it as much as she wants. They finished the scene and he kept his word.
YES! This is my favorite sequel. I thought it was far better than the original, IMHO. Bill Paxton's Hudson had the BEST lines in this movie. The marine vehicle Ripley drove to save the rest of the team reminds me of the Cybertruck. Like Elon Musk got the idea from James Cameron's "Aliens" movie.
These two movies are an amazing example of how a change in tone can help the story, especially when you're following the same main character. The first time, it's new, it's unheard of, it's terrifying. The second time, the "it" factor is gone. Time to suit up and blast em. I thought the change in directors helped bring that different tone.
So glad you two did this reaction, so much fun! A lot of people hate on part 3 but it wasn’t that bad (Charles S. Dutton and Charles Dance make it watchable )and AVP is a fun crossover.
Agree. I would say all of the Alien films are at least entertaining. Big fans of the franchise lore should never skip Alien 3, Resurrection, Prometheus, or Covenant. Also, Charles Dance is a hot in 3.
What a great time! This is my first time seeing your channel, I hit subscribe before you even got to the opening credits. You guys are hysterical, your channel is going to be massive..😊
Aliens was the perfect sequel, in every way. And it aint been bested since This film made Bill Paxton a legend. Every word that came out of his mouth became a used quote to throw in a convo :)
The dad probably went down into the egg chamber, leaving his wife above. This is why she wasn’t attacked. My only issue with this movie is how Ripley tells a group of marines that they can’t help their comrades, after they get snatched by the aliens, but she has no issue going back for Newt alone. Cameron also makes the eggs so sticky, that the facehugger can’t attack Newt, like it attacked Kane in Alien. Jenette Goldstein played Vasquez and the foster mom in Terminator 2. Michael Biehn played Hicks and Kyle Reece in Terminator.
Cameron definitely has his troupe of favored actors and actresses, that he’s cast repeatedly in his films. Weaver also has a key role in Avatar, Biehn also starred in The Abyss. Paxton also appeared in True Lies AND Titanic, as did Goldstein…she played the Irish mother in 3rd Class, who tucked her children into bed with a story, as the doomed liner was sinking.
Fun facts time: The Colony Mayor, also played Captain Hollister in British sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. He was also the "Thirsty Cop" in the Fifth Element and was also in the war movie Memphis Belle. Counting the special edition, no fewer than four members of the cast of Aliens were voice actors, who were in Starfleet, a British produced English language version of a Japanese sci-fi marionet series. Mark Rolston, who played Drake, the big gruff blonde marine, played the pudgy comic relief character. Brian Ferry, lead guitarist from Queen, also produced a rock album inspired by the series, as a collaboration with Eddie VanHalen. Newt's brother Timmy, is played by Carrie Henn's (Newt) real brother Russ. Russ had originally auditioned for the movie, having been an experienced child actor who had done TV commercials and Carrie went along for morale support, was asked to try out and got picked to play Newt.
You two are fun to watch and are insightful to the nuances of this work. Cameron understands tension. Scott has his understanding. Bill Paxton shone in this. You know Paxton had a ball making this film. He’s in a number of Cameron’s films. His first was The Terminator.
I always figured the face huggers go after the neck to choke you, forcing you to open your mouth. Like Ripley was gasping for air and would have gotten got if Hicks and company didn't show up.
Just one of the best action movies made.... so well crafted.... Cameron had real problems making it in the UK as the unions were super strict with tea breaks and finishing times.... Cameron is a bit of a dictator and took no shit and so they battled constantly... they would sometimes turn all the studio lights out in mid take.. lol
Quick note. They weren’t studying the aliens in the compound, those were the ones they removed from people who had been attacked. After the dad, others went to the derelict ship to try to neutralize the threat, but of course it didn’t work out. . There’s actually a story about the infestation. I think it’s called river of pain? There’s a guy on RUclips called Alien Theory who explores all of the lore exceptionally well.
There's a clip that didn't make the film of Burk all stuck up in the webs begging Ripley to kill him, and she doesn't. She let's him suffer. This was while she was going after Newt. She ran across Burk all waiting his destiny with the face huggers.
Good eye catching the steady cam harness for the smart guns. The "making of features" show that's exactly what the props department used. There's also a deleted scene where Ripley comes across Burke's cocooned body on her way to rescue Newt from the queen's nest. He's barely conscious but begs her for help and she gives him a grenade--as she continues through the nest, you hear an explosion.
The first to go is a black guy but he's taken out by a woman not an Alien. Shame Apone and Frost go early because they were good characters but in the first movie Parker was the last guy standing so at least it broke the trope of the black guy dying first
@@terryf3282 Deitrick the medic was grabbed 1st, her triggering of the flamethrower nailed Frost (appropriately named), Crowe caught the blast.... Well, you know the rest....
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Hudson is such a beloved character. Literally all his lines became instant classics.
Great aspect of the movie is that the 3 most annoying characters, Gorman Hudson and Burke, all have satisfying arcs. One a very deserved cowardly end to his life and the other two with heroic redemption.
@@seansmith4880 Totally agree with you on Gorman, but I don't think Hudson needed redemption. Sure, he was scared, but when it came to the action, he never backed down. He had to be kept in line, but when there was a task to be done, he did it. He just couldn't handle the stress of the downtime in that type of situation; when he had something to focus on, he was as good as anyone else.
"Y don't u put her in charrrrge"......
Best line everrrrrrrrr !!!
This is probably the first major action film with a female lead. This is how you do a "strong female character" in a movie. She's not a ninja, she doesn't throw soldiers to the ground and break their necks. Her character is just one person without training, but with an iron will and the heart of a lion. And the scene with the lost daughter makes her motivation clear, adding to the credibility. I don't know if this movie is better than Alien, but it's definitely a masterpiece in its own right.
100% agree, between her and Linda Hamilton, this is how you build a female lead with credibility. I wish modern writers would go back and actually learn how to do it.
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No, she isn't Mary Poppins, whom possesses all those traits, but in a different story, in a different time. We 'are' defining strong female characters - yes?
As a little girl in the 80s, I used to call this movie "Mama with the big guns". ❤ I was about 8 years old when it came on HBO, recorded on VCR.
REST IN PEACE BILL PAXTON "GAME OVER"
@@terrylandess6072 Mary Poppins isn't the main/lead character, even in her movie's the main cast are the kids not her
Finally a reaction praising Bill Paxton’s character! Most other reactors sit on his lines and don’t even laugh. It blows my mind! When this was in the theaters, all his parts landed as intended with the audiences back then. So thank you for having a sense of humor!
Great reaction to a great film.
I'm starting to realize I need to watch more reactions from people whom grew up closer to the time I did and share the same cultural outlook.
The lines have been quoted and meme'ed so many times, they've lost a certain amount of punch.
Agree bigtime. He got me cracking up, like I had not watched it like 50,000 times already ;)
33:13 Gorman wasn’t a bad man. He was inexperienced because he is a lieutenant a low level commissioned officer. Burke and the company probably picked someone like him so he could be controlled.
Had Sergeant Apone lived he would have been there to properly advise Gorman. But he was humble enough to let Hicks run the squad after he woke up.
In the end Gorman went out like a Marine. He died trying to save a fellow Marine who was down. He couldn’t save Vasquez but he made sure she didn’t go out alone.
He had a great redemption arc. I thought he would have been bad the whole way through.
Another thing is the Marines command didn't take the alien threat seriously,by only sending 2 quads of Marines to combat them.Of course they had no info on their foe at all tho. And when Ripley was briefing the Marines,they were joking about another-BUG-hunt,not taking their mission seriously.That's when Sgt Apone put the-HAMMER-down on them tho. A good trait of a GOOD NCO.The actor playing Sgt Apone had served in Vietnam and got a little anzy when guys had their fingers on the triggers of their prop guns. The actors even went thru a mini boot camp,marching in formation,training on how to handle their prop guns,etc,etc,..
@@kerry-j4m The Corporation was involved in the rescue and they wanted the mission to fail.
@@andreabindolini7452 So true,that's why Burke wanted to keep those face huggers alive,then tried to have those same face huggers impregnate Newt and Ripley. When the Marines found out his plan they wanted to-FRAG-him,but,Ripley wanted Burke to face punishment for his actions,thus,wanted Burke alive.
they probably wanted to cut costs so they hired someone "cheap" and told them they would get experience on the job
Ripley and the Marines in this cast are so beloved as sci-fi icons that the showrunners of the tv show The Expanse put them in an Easter Egg.
During Season Six of the show at the start of a climactic battle, the camera pauses on mission status board. The names and vitals for Ripley, Hicks, Vasquez, Hudson etc are shown.
As an old head nerd I just had to smile and say “There are in the company of badasses. How can they fail?”
There are a ton of names on that board. The highest number are from Alien/Aliens, and others are from other Sci Fi Classics:
Gial Ackbar - Star Wars
Douglas Quaid - Total Recall
David Bowman - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Commander Shepard - Mass Effect
Duncan Idaho - Dune
Alex Rogan - The Last Starfighter
Jason Nesmith - Galaxy Quest
Edward Buck - Halo
Shaenon K. Garrity - Author
Ellen Ripley - Alien
Dwayne Hicks- Aliens
Jenette Vasquez - Aliens
William Hudson - Aliens
Joseph Cooper - Interstellar
John Anderton - Minority Report
Rick Deckard - Blade Runner
Jack O’Neill - Stargate
Lone Starr - Spaceballs
Louise Banks - Arrival
Kevin Flynn - Tron
Roy Neary - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
John Rico - Starship Troopers
Kara Thrace - Battlestar Galactica
Sarah Connor - Terminator
Ryan Stone - Gravity
William Riker - Star Trek
Nothing beats Sgt Apone waking up from cryosleep and his first action is popping his cigar in his mouth.
The actor who played Sgt ( actually a SFC-Sgt First Class ) Apone had served in Vietnam and he and the cast went through a mini-boot camp.Learning how to march,handle weapons,etc,etc,..there's a-LONG-documentary on the making of ALIENS on youtube-WATCH it if you-DARE. LOL.
@@kerry-j4m Cheers I'll check for that. Always happy to look deeper into a great movie.
This is by far my favorite movie. I watch this movie over and over and over again. The actions, the dialogue, and the pacing are tight. There isn’t a single scene that is fluff or doesn’t have a purpose. The editing is superb. Well done gents.
Veteran actor Paul Reiser played Burke.
I’ve heard that the character of Burke was so sleazy that Paul Reiser mom cheered at the premiere when he got it.
Now that's hilarious
Reiser.
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@technofilejr3401 His sister punched him in the arm, too!
On one episode of Mad About You, a character asks Reiser if he's seen Alien. He gets really nervous and anxious and quickly says, "Only the first one!"
Reiser and his son collaborated on an Aliens "What If" comic recently. "What If Carter Burke Survived". It's actually pretty good.
I love that the characters weren't dumb. Once they saw what the threat was, the plan is to nuke to place. The problems came from them being stranded.
Burke was kinda dumb. And that's what I like about him as a villain. He's not some calculating evil genius, he is, to quote Futurama "A monkey of medium intelligence who wears a suit."
When I first saw Aliens back in 86 in a theater, on the scene just after Ripley closes the airlock and faces the camera, most of the audience literally stood and applauded.
It was very cool to see everyone totally into the movie.
As I’ve said before…
Saw this in the theater at 14.
Packed house.
The atmosphere in that theater can never be topped.
When the door lifts up and she delivers that iconic line, the entire crowd went berserk.
Cheering, cursing, pumping fists in the air…was just incredible.
Will never forget it.
Great reaction 😊 👍🏼
I was also in a packed-house theater to see this, but I was only 8.
Same thing with the ending scene, but the entire theater erupted in laughter when Ripley told Burke "They can bill me".
All I wanted to do after seeing it was to be a Colonial Marine like Hicks. Ended up an infantryman in the 101st in Iraq.
Same--I was 15, in the balcony at the Indian Hills theater in Omaha. The atmosphere was like a football game. That line about "a cloud of vapor the size of Nebraska" absolutely slayed.
Damn...I was 5 years old when this movie came out. The first time I watched it I was about 8 years old with my older sisters & my parents. Then I remembered I begged my mom that I wanted to watch "Momma with the Big Guns" movie again. Best days of my childhood !😂
@@tracyleesmith781 Loving “Momma with the Big Guns.” 10/10, no notes.
@DoktorStrangelove
Lol thanks! When I told my mom that, she was hesitant, but she let me watch it. We had it recorded to VCR from HBO. BIG THX TO MY FAMILY!
There should be an allowance on RUclips that if you're reviewing an R-rated movie you can use R-rated language.
This is as good as Alien, but in a different way. It made Bill Paxton a legend too.
That part 👆🏾
Alien was a haunted house in-SPACE-Aliens is more aliens and more action. GAME over man GAME over. LOL.
ya what's the point of youtube kids if regular youtube censers everything but there adds and if it's "gore" you can still find it in the "kids" section of youtube like how to taxidermy a mouse
I’ve seen this movie a hundred times and this was the most I’ve ever laughed watching it with you fellas! Love it 😂
47:56 man the audience back in 1986 went wild when Ripley said that. We were whooping and clapping.
Mom vs mom death match.
I saw it again in 2015 at a cinema and the whole crowd yelled out the line and whooped and cheered. It was amazing.
And that's what make that scene amazing.
I hope Cameron releases his masterful Special Edition in 2026. I want to see audiences react to that iconic line
“Come on!… COME ON!!!”
That part always gives me chills.
I love how there is no music needed to make this scene so tense and exciting
Great reaction! Couple fun facts, Bill Paxton was constantly apologizing to Carrie Henn (Newt) on set due to swearing so much in front of her. When the cast was undergoing training to play the Colonial Marines (Al Matthews (Apone) was a Marine in Vietnam and it showed in his great performance), Sigourney wasn't able to be there for it, making the "waking up" scene even more convincing where Ripley was the outsider surrounded by comrades in arms who had been through it together. Sigourney was grossly underpaid in Alien, so she pushed hard to get paid what she was worth for this movie, and eventually succeeded. Carrie Henn didn't continue with an acting career and instead became a school teacher, though in 2022 she returned to the film industry.
Paxton saying Game over was not in the script, he improved it on the spot.
I’ve watched this many times, and each time I appreciate Bill Paxton’s performance even more…
Finally a reactor that appreciates hudson. He's hilarious.
Hudson's out bursts of fear made we/the audience feel this is how we'd problably act in the marines position. They mostly come out at night-MOSTLY.
Amazing coincidence: "Rambolina" was the name Sigourney Weaver used in interviews to describe who Ripley becomes by the end of the movie. Nice work, Rekkai 😎👍
THIS MADE MY DAY!!!! I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET AND I CAN'T STOP SMILING!
Thank you, my brothers! Let's Go!!!
Happy to deliver. This one was fun.
I'm glad to see people watching and enjoying this classic film for the first time.
What will cook your noodle is, the movie had a fairly low budget, so James Cameron did all the effects as practical in camera effects. NO CGI.
Compare that to today where nearly every movie is loaded with CGI.
Back when this film was made I had one of the cylinder lights that they used looking into the ceiling. It was before bright L E.D.s were available, and had an incandescent lamp at one end, fluorescent tube in the side, and a side carrying strap, with "D" batteries for power. It was cool looking, and a good choice for this.
I love this movie, it is in my top 5 of all times. Although this is (in my opinion) a damn near perfect film, I do have one issue with the plot. Why did everyone have to go down to the planet? Why wasn’t someone left onboard to man the ship, and be there just in case something went wrong down on the planet? Other than that small issue, this is a great, great film. Thank you guys for allowing me to revisit this great movie with you!❤
This is a Director's Cut of Aliens. The two main changes are the scene where Newt's family find the downed ship from Alien. In the theatrical release you don't see the colony until Ripley and the marines arrive. This was supposed to ramp up suspense so you only get to see planet LV-426 from the main character perspective.
The second was restoring the auto-gun sequence, which was cut for pacing reasons (nothing really happens, just a couple of counters running down).
There are two additional scenes which are not shown which may or may not have been filmed, I've seen sources saying both: one is of Bishop in the tunnel sneaking past a room with an alien in it; the other is Ripley finding Burke with a chest burster in the alien nest while she is searching for Newt. If anyone knows for sure please let me know.
The cocooned Burke scene was removed because it didn't make any sense. The facehugger puts the host in a coma for several hours.
the Burke scene was shot. the bishop scene is only in one of the scripts.
The last scene between Hicks and Ripley where both told each other their first name (Dwayne and Ellen) is also part of the Director's Cut; it was absent in the theatrical version.
Pretty sure the scene where Ripley finds out her daughter died is not in the theatrical cut.
@@jeremywagler3426 That's only in the special edition.
10:12 "Look like Denver airport"... I almost spat out my drink lol
I’ve watched this countless times but this time I was cracking up half the time. “Did it just skeet one out?” 🤣🤣🤣
The suit Ripley was wearing is called a loader.
you know, you mentioned it, and now I CAN NOT unsee Burke's flipped collar. And I've watched this movie over 50 times.
All the suits had it. When you make a movie 200 years or whatever into the future and the suits still look the same as they do now it's kinda lame so they said "You know what we're gonna do....?" 😂
The last movie I saw the great Bill Paxton in before he died was "The Edge Of Tomorrow," with Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Also love The Thing 1982 -John Carpenter w/ Kurt Russell 🎉❤
I knew those 'smart-gun' harnesses were designed to balance the weight and recoil but never knew they were actual steady cam harnesses - thanks for that. Almost 40 years later and I'm still learning something about this film.
"You made me tear my sack off?" All of a sudden that scene is a lot more painful to me.
Three of this film's actors are also memorable and entertaining in"Near Dark." Jeanette Goldstein(Vasquez), Lance Henrickson(Bishop), and Bill Paxton(Hudson) are reunited in that film.
Terminator, Terminator 2, Aliens, Alien, Titanic, Twister, Abyss, Avitar, Alita.
Cameron loves his Ts and As.
True lies! lol
@@BertonMelch Lol, I forgot that one. Thanks!
T & A's all the way.
Oh, so many jokes, so little time.
#FreePalestine
of the 4 og movies. this is my all time favorite of the franchise.
You two are one of the few reactors that had a true appreciation of Hudson. Love y'all for calling out his one liners. They were the best.
I loved how amused you guys were by Hudson.
rewatching these old movies makes me miss the practical effects and all the models they use and make for them
11:56 Yes, you're right. Frost is actually the first to go! LOL Dietrich is only captured and cocooned first, but she accidentally takes out Frost :(
They have to keep the victim mindset, let them, it helps us out
@@FireTiger941 The colonists were the first to go in this film and Kane was the first to go in the 1st film.
This is my favorite aliens movie of all time. ❤
Never heard anyone refer to Newt as a snack before. 😂
🙂 My favourite character in the whole movie is Sargent Apone. Al Matthews used to be a soldier apparently so he is very authentic in the role. RIP 🙏
Lance Henriksen, who played Bishop in Aliens, is severely claustrophobic and was struggling badly while filming the scene where Bishop crawls through the pipe.
I'm pretty sure that -anyone- would be claustrophobic in a freaking pipe.
I'm so glad you guys didn't cut out any of the funny Hudson lines. "Why don't you put *her* in charge!" 😂
Great reaction!!
This is definitely one of my top favorite movies. But overall I'm an Alien movie fan. So, I've enjoyed all of the movies for what they are. When people tell me the other movies are garbage. I say I don't care, I like them for the Alien lore. So, it was good to see both of you enjoy this one.
Enjoyed your view of Aliens! For now, you'll be fine just stopping at Aliens, definitely a classic and James Cameron in full form! I would also say you both have to check out The Abyss, the movie is excellent on so many levels, you have to experience to see for yourselves, I'll be looking forward to your reaction check it out!
How is Aliens the last entertaining movie with an alien or even in the alien universe? :D I mean sure Alien and Aliens is the two best… But I still think they should watch Prometheus and Alien Covenant Heck I wouldnt even mind AVP for a good laugh :D
@@warlorddk2070 thank you for jumping in definitely do not listen to this guy telling you to stop there are plenty of good movies in the alien and Predator franchise combined and as two black men y'all most definitely got to watch Alien 3 bare minimum for Charles dutton's performance that's an all-time classic
You can def just stick with the first two. Everything is disappointing after.
@@jamesmoriarty7796 wrong sir, what kind of fan are u. They aren't all great but they all have their positives.
@@nobodyexceptme7794 I walked out of the theater on the 3rd one
Forgot to say: the escape through the tunnels where Vasquez and Gorman meet their end inspired the tunnel/air vent chase in Doctor Who "Satan Pit" where the slightly slower moving and less scary Ood are in pursuit.
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I see it now.
Previous to this I Paul Reiser was known for likeable characters in "Mad About You" and "Beverly Hills Cop." That set viewers of this up to be surprised by his betrayal.
Actually "Mad About You" didn't premiere until about six years after "Aliens". In that sense it was kinda a risk putting Reiser in as the affable husband, when we all knew him as the slimeball from this film.
You two reactors.... Literally within the first minute of watching, have already impressed me beyond belief. I had to pause immediately andnjust give you props for being the first reactors, after seeing nearly all other who have reacted to this movie, actually understand what the dude means by "there goes our salvage boys". It seems like such an obvious line as well as it being completely unimportant to the overall plot, but not a single reactor has ever mentioned they understood what that meant.
I like you dudes 😂👍🏻
To make the Ripley-Newt connection even deeper: Ripley promised to get back by her daughter’s 11th birthday: however, keep in mind travel times. At the time of the first movie, the Alien planet was 1/2 way home and travel time left was 10 months. That means they were traveling about 20 months each way plus the time on-site wherever they picked up the ore. That means Ripley’s daughter was 6-7 years old the last time she saw her.
Alien Romulus just dropped some trailers that look pretty good so far. That story takes place between the first 2 movies. The director showed it to both Ridley Scott and James Cameron for their approval.
There is a companion book that explains the missing 57 years. The APC used is actually a towing vehicle used at airports. There is a cut scene where Ripply comes across a cocooned Burke.
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she was shooting a smart gun so the bullets follow movement. she didn’t really need to aim. i know because i played the avp 2 pc video game. 😂
It's all about the details.
This might be my favorite sequel
James Cameron did well in setting us up to suspect Bishop.
When Aliens 2 came out they were originally going to have Ripley holding Newt with an Alien behind them coming out from the water. They scrapped it because they said Sigourney Weaver's wet hair made her look too much like Michael Jackson at the time.
Love you reactions. Especially Doctor Who 💙💙
Also from Da Ville
9:04 First casualty of enemy contact is your battle plan
Everybody has a plan until you get punched in the face.
Freakin’ awesome. One of the best sequels of all time. Right up there with Empire Strikes Back and Wrath of Khan. Btw, I’m new here, so forgive me if someone else mentioned this. Any interest in watching the ORIGINAL Star Trek films? Just curious.
If you watch Alien3, please, please, please, please watch The Assembly Cut.
if the soldiers had followed your "shoot first then ask" rule, Newt's time in the movie would have been pretty short! 😂
What a fun review! I was a fan of Bill Paxton. Although a small role, he was great in Edge of Tomorrow too.
I didn't know he was in that one too
Vasquez and Hudson and hicks absolutely kick ass
I think the actor from Alien Resurrection that the gentlemen on the right side of the screen (sorry I don't know his name) was trying to think of is Ron Pearlman. This is my first time seeing a Syntell reaction video and I greatly enjoyed it! The Abyss is another sci-fi movie from James Cameron that's worth checking out.
Back when this film was made I had one of the cylinder lights that they used looking into the ceiling. It was before bright L E.D.s were available, and had an incandescent lamp at one end, fluorescent tube in the side, and a carrying strap, with "D" batteries for power. It was cool looking, and a good choice for this.
I liked AVP (Aliens Versus Predator) with Santhaa Lathan, because of the action and suspense. I always like seeing Black woman in a leading action role since it happens infrequently. Also Alien: Resurrection shows Sigourney Weave playing the Ripley character differently. Both aren't well regarded, but I think especially with AVP you may enjoy the ride.
Even AVP 2 - Most people hate it. and yes, its bad. But to me, its about the Predator hunting the Alien, you get into the reasons for his actions and thats what makes it great. The studio wasnt gonna make a movie with hardly any talking. But ideally, it would of been good only to have people in it, to be killed. The stars are the aliens. - we can tell stories without words.
Every time they write crappy movies with a woman as the main character they call us sexiest. But I have NEVER met anyone that said they hated Aliens because of Ripley!
Fact is, we had strong females fifty years ago in movies! Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, Princess Leia in STAR WARS, Sarah Connor in Terminator and, perhaps the best, Ripley in the "Alien" series. I grew up with strong females. I don't need pretenders to the throne today.
Ripley is not a superhero, she is not perfect or always fearless . She is just a woman of strong will and with a lot of common sense.
Ripley doesn’t talk down to the idiots she encounters due to gender issues. Like Sarah Connor her fight isn’t against sexism or the patriarchy. Each of them is literally fighting to save the human race. Who wouldn’t want to root for them?
you two had me belly laughing at your Bill PAxton comments
Fun fact: they only had a small handful of useable full alien suits. But due to some clever camera angles, use of mirrors / smoke / shadows they were able to give the effect of dozens at one time. Technically there is about 150 aliens, the hive gets matured at 300
Wow, I hadn't watched this in Decades! And I still remembered most of it. I think I saw it a few times back in the day. "Game over man, game over," has been so iconic and memorable, but I'd forgotten some of the other jokes. Best Character! RIP that actor, Bill Paxton.
I remember even less of Alien 3 so I don't mind seeing again if you can talk Rekkai into it. I've missed a few of the other Alien movies but I've seen Resurrection and some of the Alien Vs Predator ones. I actually liked Prometheus, so I may be in the minority.
Oh I do know one of the actors in Alien 3 is Paul McGann who plays the 8th Doctor in the WHOniverse, (that's the one before Eccleston and the revival) but he looks very different to how he does as the Doctor.
Glad you enjoy because they are all downhill from this...
The facehuggers that were in with Ripley and Newt were in those tubes that Ripley saw. They were the ones that were still alive from when the colonists were trying to remove them from those that had been impregnated. Burke likely grabbed her gun and tossed the tubes in before sealing the door. Also, in regards to your comment about the intelligence of the aliens, it is something that depends on the story/media they're in. The drones can range from the average dog to the average human in terms of intelligence. The queen had been said to range from average human to Einstein.
Also, a little fun fact: apparently the child actress playing Newt kept intentionally messing up the part when she slides down the duct because she wanted to keep going down the slide. James Cameron made a deal with her where if she finished the scene, he'll let her play on it as much as she wants. They finished the scene and he kept his word.
YES! This is my favorite sequel. I thought it was far better than the original, IMHO.
Bill Paxton's Hudson had the BEST lines in this movie.
The marine vehicle Ripley drove to save the rest of the team reminds me of the Cybertruck. Like Elon Musk got the idea from James Cameron's "Aliens" movie.
These two movies are an amazing example of how a change in tone can help the story, especially when you're following the same main character. The first time, it's new, it's unheard of, it's terrifying. The second time, the "it" factor is gone. Time to suit up and blast em. I thought the change in directors helped bring that different tone.
So glad you two did this reaction, so much fun! A lot of people hate on part 3 but it wasn’t that bad (Charles S. Dutton and Charles Dance make it watchable )and AVP is a fun crossover.
Agree. I would say all of the Alien films are at least entertaining. Big fans of the franchise lore should never skip Alien 3, Resurrection, Prometheus, or Covenant. Also, Charles Dance is a hot in 3.
What a great time! This is my first time seeing your channel, I hit subscribe before you even got to the opening credits.
You guys are hysterical, your channel is going to be massive..😊
Aliens was the perfect sequel, in every way. And it aint been bested since
This film made Bill Paxton a legend. Every word that came out of his mouth became a used quote to throw in a convo :)
The dad probably went down into the egg chamber, leaving his wife above. This is why she wasn’t attacked.
My only issue with this movie is how Ripley tells a group of marines that they can’t help their comrades, after they get snatched by the aliens, but she has no issue going back for Newt alone. Cameron also makes the eggs so sticky, that the facehugger can’t attack Newt, like it attacked Kane in Alien.
Jenette Goldstein played Vasquez and the foster mom in Terminator 2. Michael Biehn played Hicks and Kyle Reece in Terminator.
Michael Biehn always has a shotgun in his films heheh love it!!
Cameron definitely has his troupe of favored actors and actresses, that he’s cast repeatedly in his films. Weaver also has a key role in Avatar, Biehn also starred in The Abyss. Paxton also appeared in True Lies AND Titanic, as did Goldstein…she played the Irish mother in 3rd Class, who tucked her children into bed with a story, as the doomed liner was sinking.
"All we need now is a deck of cards" is just a cool way of saying all we need to do now is wait.
Fun facts time: The Colony Mayor, also played Captain Hollister in British sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. He was also the "Thirsty Cop" in the Fifth Element and was also in the war movie Memphis Belle.
Counting the special edition, no fewer than four members of the cast of Aliens were voice actors, who were in Starfleet, a British produced English language version of a Japanese sci-fi marionet series. Mark Rolston, who played Drake, the big gruff blonde marine, played the pudgy comic relief character. Brian Ferry, lead guitarist from Queen, also produced a rock album inspired by the series, as a collaboration with Eddie VanHalen.
Newt's brother Timmy, is played by Carrie Henn's (Newt) real brother Russ. Russ had originally auditioned for the movie, having been an experienced child actor who had done TV commercials and Carrie went along for morale support, was asked to try out and got picked to play Newt.
Thanks for sharing your reaction to one of my favorite movies. This is my introduction to your channel.
I never laughed so hard watching Aliens! Great reaction!
The theory goes that the moving fan in newts compartment made enough ambient noise to conceal her movements.
You two are fun to watch and are insightful to the nuances of this work. Cameron understands tension. Scott has his understanding. Bill Paxton shone in this. You know Paxton had a ball making this film. He’s in a number of Cameron’s films. His first was The Terminator.
For me Alien trumps them all. No crappy CGI, Just great acting, scenery, plot etc.
Most of the Aliens were still over in the main colony complex when Ripley went in to get Newt.
I always figured the face huggers go after the neck to choke you, forcing you to open your mouth.
Like Ripley was gasping for air and would have gotten got if Hicks and company didn't show up.
I like that you used the special edition. It includes mention of Ripley's daughter, which the theatrical release lacked.
I wish I could erase the 100 times I've seen this movie so I can watch it again without knowing anything. I'm always jealous of new watchers.
My all-time favorite❤😊Fantastic reaction 😊
Thank you so much 😁
I never saw the part with Newt and her family
Yeah I hate the special edition.
Ripley the OG female badass. Before Sarah conner, Laura croft and catwoman
Fantastic reaction guys! To be honest, I love all Alien movies, not just the first two. Each film adds something new and fresh to the lore
Just one of the best action movies made.... so well crafted.... Cameron had real problems making it in the UK as the unions were super strict with tea breaks and finishing times.... Cameron is a bit of a dictator and took no shit and so they battled constantly... they would sometimes turn all the studio lights out in mid take.. lol
Quick note. They weren’t studying the aliens in the compound, those were the ones they removed from people who had been attacked. After the dad, others went to the derelict ship to try to neutralize the threat, but of course it didn’t work out.
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There’s actually a story about the infestation. I think it’s called river of pain? There’s a guy on RUclips called Alien Theory who explores all of the lore exceptionally well.
There's a clip that didn't make the film of Burk all stuck up in the webs begging Ripley to kill him, and she doesn't. She let's him suffer. This was while she was going after Newt. She ran across Burk all waiting his destiny with the face huggers.
Fun fact, all the guns are actually real, heavy and Sigourney carried that shit and the kid for real in the set and in the heat.
Lance Henrikson that played Bishop is Aliens,Alien 3,Alien vs Predator.
Good eye catching the steady cam harness for the smart guns. The "making of features" show that's exactly what the props department used. There's also a deleted scene where Ripley comes across Burke's cocooned body on her way to rescue Newt from the queen's nest. He's barely conscious but begs her for help and she gives him a grenade--as she continues through the nest, you hear an explosion.
New sub here. I've come here from watching cinepals and LOVED Syntell's reactions, always funny, knowledgeable and wholesome :)
The first to go is a black guy but he's taken out by a woman not an Alien. Shame Apone and Frost go early because they were good characters but in the first movie Parker was the last guy standing so at least it broke the trope of the black guy dying first
@@terryf3282 Deitrick the medic was grabbed 1st, her triggering of the flamethrower nailed Frost (appropriately named), Crowe caught the blast....
Well, you know the rest....
"Game over, man -- game over!!"
One of my favorite movie quotes of all time!!