ALIENS (1986) Explored

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  • Written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of Ridley Scott’s Alien, the film follows Ripley and an elite unit of Marines sent to LV-426 to discover why the settlers, scientists and families that lived on the planet were no longer responding.
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  • @filmcomicsexplained
    @filmcomicsexplained  4 года назад +570

    "Get on the ready line, Marines, get some today!" - Who else also gets amped up whenever Apone speaks in this film?!

    • @colincampbell3199
      @colincampbell3199 4 года назад +44

      Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I *love* the Corps!

    • @ScryeTheMindless
      @ScryeTheMindless 4 года назад +25

      Just one question.... "How do i get out of this chicken shit outfit?" x'3

    • @DLYskes1976
      @DLYskes1976 4 года назад +25

      Al Matthews ( Sgt Apone ) was the only real Marine among all the actors portraying Marines in the movies, and was also the first black Marine to be field promoted in the Vietnam War to the rank of Sergeant

    • @DLYskes1976
      @DLYskes1976 4 года назад +12

      @@colincampbell3199 LOL a lot of the guys i was in the Marines with would say this line, and constantly quote this movie all the time

    • @johncarter8103
      @johncarter8103 4 года назад

      can you do battefield 5

  • @BIOMISFIT
    @BIOMISFIT 4 года назад +539

    "Game over man"

    • @Enterprise-D666
      @Enterprise-D666 4 года назад +11

      Harley (Slaps you in the face) Get ahold of yourself man!

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 4 года назад +3

      Harley LOOK INTO MY EYE.

    • @liam7930
      @liam7930 4 года назад +13

      RIP Bill Paxton.

    • @HistorywithMalachi
      @HistorywithMalachi 4 года назад +6

      "WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW MAN??!! WE ARE WE GONNA DO??!!" SHUT UP HICKS!! LOL

    • @jeremiahm1413
      @jeremiahm1413 4 года назад +5

      @@HistorywithMalachi Maybe build a fire, sing some songs, huh??? Why don't we try that?????

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 4 года назад +797

    Cut the lights.
    "Cutting the lights!"
    Go to infrared.
    "Going to infrared!"
    And, pray to God.
    "Praying to God!" 😂

    • @retluoc
      @retluoc 4 года назад +28

      Say goodbye to your two best friends, and I don't mean your pals in the Winnebago. 😏

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 4 года назад +6

      Haha, well done, "@@retluoc"
      Well done, indeed. 😂
      🤜💥🤛

    • @enjolireyes643
      @enjolireyes643 4 года назад +8

      What the hell was that!?
      “This comment”
      It’s gone to plaid!

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 4 года назад +6

      Not ridiculous, "@@enjolireyes643"
      LUDICROUS! 😂

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 4 года назад +1

      @Alexander Steiner
      Ba dum dum PSSSH! 🥁

  • @siralex3696
    @siralex3696 4 года назад +118

    "We're on express elevator to hell going down." Bill Paxton Rest in peace you fantastic actor.

    • @kaijuar2003
      @kaijuar2003 3 года назад +1

      I miss Bill Paxton, he's one of my personal favorite actors out there.

  • @steelhere5519
    @steelhere5519 4 года назад +511

    "Aliens" should have received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

    • @AlexFlockhart
      @AlexFlockhart 4 года назад +18

      This got me curious as to what won, I looked it up and it's "Out of Africa" which I have never heard of.

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble 4 года назад +2

      You should have received an Oscar nomination for best picture, mate, if anyone should....

    • @Dina_tankar_mina_ord
      @Dina_tankar_mina_ord 3 года назад +1

      sure but then again the best prize is the appreciation by audiences all over the world.

    • @aidanlambrech3822
      @aidanlambrech3822 3 года назад +3

      It’s my favorite movie of all time

    • @jimbowlan5804
      @jimbowlan5804 3 года назад +4

      Weaver should have won the Oscar for aliens she became one of the most iconic characters ever for her work in aliens

  • @Andrewcast5523
    @Andrewcast5523 4 года назад +376

    Ellen Ripley: This is little girl survived long than that with no weapons and no training.
    Newt: (salutes)
    Pvt. Hudson: Why don't you put her in charge!

    • @chamab.6800
      @chamab.6800 4 года назад +37

      Hudson said what most were thinking. lol. He went out like a champ tho.

    • @jacruz3923
      @jacruz3923 4 года назад +10

      I went to the theater and Saw that movie when that quote came up everybody in the theater cracked up

    • @arielle452
      @arielle452 4 года назад +1

      Lmfao funniest part

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble 4 года назад

      You should put her in charge, mate, if anyone should...

    • @bdixie3290
      @bdixie3290 3 года назад

      Still hilarious lol 😂

  • @BlankName88
    @BlankName88 3 года назад +110

    I watched aliens as a kid. I was terrified, yet enthralled. It's still my favorite sci-fi horror film. It's a masterpiece.

    • @dvnmasterson4655
      @dvnmasterson4655 2 года назад +4

      My uncle would get drunk and watch Alien and Rambo on repeat. He would watch westerns and I would fall asleep. But when he put this on I would say some of the lines and his drunk ass word laugh.

    • @theprinceoftides6836
      @theprinceoftides6836 Год назад +2

      Truth. Greatest movie of all time 4 me.

  • @johnporter9073
    @johnporter9073 4 года назад +208

    Do I need to watch another video about the film Aliens? Why yes...yes I do!!

    • @ruthantunez92
      @ruthantunez92 4 года назад +4

      This is what I say everytime I see some other video about this movie.

    • @Dodgewwwc
      @Dodgewwwc 3 года назад +1

      Ditto.. saw it, and and instantly clicked play

  • @IftiAlam1999
    @IftiAlam1999 4 года назад +802

    This film shows how to write and portray a BADASS female action heroine. The forever badass heroine ❤❤

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +137

    RIP, James Horner(1952-2014) and Stan Winston (1946-2008) We miss you.

    • @1bottlejackdaniels
      @1bottlejackdaniels 4 года назад +19

      RIP Bill Paxton (1955-2017) and Al Matthews (1942-2018) ..."you secure that shit, Hudson!"

    • @retluoc
      @retluoc 4 года назад +5

      And the stuntman Tip Tipping. He died in a parachute stunt recreating an accident where the original guy lived.

    • @JesusGonzalez-mt3es
      @JesusGonzalez-mt3es 4 года назад

      retluoc never forget

    • @jenniferloving9054
      @jenniferloving9054 4 года назад

      Yes.

    • @kevinpogue7294
      @kevinpogue7294 4 года назад +2

      I saw Stan in person at the T-2 convention in L.A., one day before that movie was released.

  • @Justin-Theobald
    @Justin-Theobald 4 года назад +256

    Did not realise that James Cameron was hated on the set of aliens.

    • @waghprasad
      @waghprasad 4 года назад +57

      He was also hated a lot on the set of The Abyss. Ed Harris reportedly punched him and the cast were having a lot of physical and emotional breakdowns because of Camerons rigorous shooting.

    • @PC85X
      @PC85X 4 года назад +42

      People who didn't want to suffer for their art... Ridley Scott was also notorious for being hard on re-shoots.

    • @cpt-cheese3489
      @cpt-cheese3489 4 года назад +10

      Justin Theobald watch fact fiends videos on how much the crew hated him

    • @JM-cf8zy
      @JM-cf8zy 4 года назад +53

      Sounds like the film crew were pissing about and not taking this serious. The vision and hard work needed to pull it off. Cameron didn't have time for time wasters. It's documented that the crew pissed about on set, placing bets, stopping starting all the time, joking around. End of the day Cameron had a budget and set time to develop the film on time and budget.

    • @revenge3265
      @revenge3265 4 года назад +50

      I would've black listed them honestly. Imagine taking an hour to get to set just right and one of your crew members intentionally mess it up outta of spite without care. Yeah no, they don't need to be on another set if they wanna act that way.

  • @johntheechidna1
    @johntheechidna1 4 года назад +161

    One creepy bit of foreshadowing you neglected to mention was how when Ripley tries to reassure Newt that the Marines had come to help, the traumatized girl replies, "It won't make any difference."

    • @robertmaybeth3434
      @robertmaybeth3434 2 года назад +14

      My favorite scene of Newt, one of the Space Marines is describing to the others "The plan" of how they will fight the Aliens. Newt, hearing all this just yawns. She already knows nothing will stop them for long.

    • @oscarf5433
      @oscarf5433 2 года назад +2

      Didn't like that part, Newt is technically telling her "Hey this is a movie remember? People has to die"

    • @mcoupe69
      @mcoupe69 2 года назад

      Hey John .. you wanna write edit and voice these videos? No? Ok then .. 🙄

    • @I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad
      @I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad Год назад

      @@oscarf5433 When you're so boring you bring the concept of 4th into the scene despite the fact that she's the only one that seen the Xenomorph killing people

    • @lovemcurvy3126
      @lovemcurvy3126 9 месяцев назад

      OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooh

  • @thomasdr08
    @thomasdr08 4 года назад +114

    You know, I’m 35 and I’ve honestly never watched this movie.
    I’m making it a priority to watch today

    • @Ryglado
      @Ryglado 4 года назад +7

      Did u watch it - thoughts on the movie?

    • @ckooakley
      @ckooakley 4 года назад +17

      I envy you, you get to watch for the first time as an adult and not on VHS

    • @jordanwright2313
      @jordanwright2313 4 года назад +2

      Hope you liked it

    • @mrmeerkat1096
      @mrmeerkat1096 4 года назад

      What did you think of the movie?

    • @spaceman081447
      @spaceman081447 4 года назад +1

      @@ckooakley
      RE: "I envy you, you get to watch for the first time as an adult and not on VHS"
      I was 39 when I first saw Aliens in a movie theater.

  • @cruddddddddddddddd
    @cruddddddddddddddd 4 года назад +136

    Great retrospective. I love what James Cameron said about making a sequel to Scott's Alien: He said he wanted to subvert expectations, while being respectful to the source material.
    This is why, I believe, Aliens was such a success. Subverting expectations is all well and good, but if you forget to respect the source material, you're really just an asshole.

    • @assaulter99
      @assaulter99 4 года назад +13

      What could this mean? Rhian Johnson perhaps? 😂

    • @gullwingstorm857
      @gullwingstorm857 4 года назад +7

      Pity Kathleen Rat Kennedy and her little Roundheaded pig-boy didn’t have that opinion.

    • @spaceman081447
      @spaceman081447 4 года назад +4

      @Josh Morris
      RE: ". . . but if you forget to respect the source material, you're really just an asshole."
      That perfectly describes director Paul Verhoeven and his train wreck of a movie Starship Troopers. He most certainly did NOT respect the source material.

    • @enforcerridley158
      @enforcerridley158 4 года назад +4

      @@spaceman081447 Exactly. Paul Verhoeven only read half the book and called it "boring," and was obsessed with portraying the Terran Federation as "Fascist" without even remotely understanding was fascism was beyond "Nazis were Fascists."
      I did enjoy the film of Starship Troopers but i wish it was far more faithful to the books.

    • @brucewaynetumbla4476
      @brucewaynetumbla4476 2 года назад +1

      Like "the batman" I haven't bothered to watch it

  • @wingman-1977
    @wingman-1977 4 года назад +216

    DYK: The actress that played Vasquez also played John Connor’s foster mother in Terminator 2.

    • @chrisMc1972
      @chrisMc1972 4 года назад +10

      Didn't know that, thanks

    • @jpgduff
      @jpgduff 4 года назад +23

      They were all in 'Near Dark' as well (a Vampire movie that no one talks about but is actually better than all that Twilight nonsense).

    • @white-dragon4424
      @white-dragon4424 4 года назад +13

      And is actually Jewish with red hair and freckles rather than a dark skinned Mexican.

    • @commandress74
      @commandress74 4 года назад +12

      She also played a small role in Titanic

    • @NPClownumber81googolplex
      @NPClownumber81googolplex 4 года назад +6

      Another great actress

  • @thanellen8757
    @thanellen8757 4 года назад +1233

    This is how your write a strong female character without having her telling us she's stronk x

    • @DLKnightstick1989
      @DLKnightstick1989 4 года назад +119

      The general public and media weren't giant walking vaginas in the 80s like they are now.

    • @thomas-stilinski8149
      @thomas-stilinski8149 4 года назад +6

      DLKnightstick1989 true

    • @AlexFlockhart
      @AlexFlockhart 4 года назад +11

      @mysteryman2024 "Stalin Steel" just seems like he's projecting

    • @Red1Green2Blue3
      @Red1Green2Blue3 4 года назад +6

      @mysteryman2024 Literally the OP and first comment.

    • @speedmastermarkiii
      @speedmastermarkiii 4 года назад +44

      Sigh...You do know Aliens was criticized in 1986 for its female characters in the same way any strong female character is criticized today, right?

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +140

    The best Sci-fi action movie ever made!!

  • @Megatron_95
    @Megatron_95 4 года назад +236

    I love Aliens. And Ripley, she's fucking awesome

    • @Azakadune
      @Azakadune 4 года назад +13

      Megatron 95 yea she is awesome. She is an example of how to integrate more woman into movies, make them actually badasses with character development, don’t introduced them as already stupid powerful. (Ray from star wars for example, she almost kills kylo ren twice with 2 days of training at most.

    • @tiellimilin6622
      @tiellimilin6622 4 года назад

      Brie Larson as captain marvel is obviously better. She's the one and only best representation of strong female character

    • @blizzyyt2281
      @blizzyyt2281 4 года назад

      Dawson Toulouse ray only wins because Kylo had already been injured

    • @urukhai5729
      @urukhai5729 4 года назад

      @@tiellimilin6622 I want to was r/woosh but your comment makes me angry

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 4 года назад +3

      @@Azakadune Because it was natural. Now it's all about culture war politics or not bothering to write a story so they throw a female in there, and that's supposed to be the story.

  • @eleftheriaeleftheria3302
    @eleftheriaeleftheria3302 4 года назад +86

    "Alien" (1979) 100℅ masterpiece! "Aliens" (1986) 101℅ masterpiece!

    • @russian6584
      @russian6584 3 года назад +2

      Sorry 😞 dear I am little defy with u . Alien original movie was masterpieces 1979. But Alien part 2 was not masterpieces OK vague . Whatever alien awakening movie is coming prequel) finial chapter let see us Let us see what happens next 2022 year

    • @maggs131
      @maggs131 2 года назад +1

      It blows my mind that this was done with only 18 million dollars which equates to 40 million today but when you figure today's movie budgets are ridiculous. Dune was 165 million and avengers endgame was a staggering 350 million

    • @oscarf5433
      @oscarf5433 2 года назад

      Aliens III Total disappointment, to me at least

    • @alessandronapolitano8620
      @alessandronapolitano8620 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@maggs131 i mean most of budget today is basically thrown in the toilet. Million dollars movie and yet the effect look subpar

  • @torvamessorem6686
    @torvamessorem6686 4 года назад +55

    Almost 40 years late, but I'll take it! This one is a masterpiece.

  • @IchigoKurosaki_
    @IchigoKurosaki_ 4 года назад +71

    Not gonna lie, the face huggers freaked me tf out as a kid

    • @galaxystar3450
      @galaxystar3450 4 года назад +5

      Same I had nightmares for so long

    • @assaulter99
      @assaulter99 4 года назад +5

      I believe they were designed to make you feel the fear of being raped. Some weird stuff tbh, like the aliens having phallic heads and all. 😅

    • @abdulsmith9298
      @abdulsmith9298 4 года назад +4

      Right. Still to this day I can't get down with things busting out of people and wrapping around them! Ughhh !

    • @flutedscissors9655
      @flutedscissors9655 3 года назад +1

      I thought it was hot to be honest

    • @raymoney6503
      @raymoney6503 3 года назад +1

      They still do, they’re the most disgusting and scary part of the aliens franchise

  • @maggs131
    @maggs131 3 года назад +53

    It blows my mind that since its release until recently, I never saw the scene where Ripley finds out her daughter Amanda died. It's such a powerful scene and lays the framework of why she fights so hard for newt. Why was that *ever* cut???

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos 2 года назад +15

      No idea. What's even more crazy is I recently found out the picture used for Ripley's daughter is a picture of her actually mother

    • @maggs131
      @maggs131 2 года назад +7

      @@bombomos that's freaking awesome. I never knew that and I had to look into it. Her name was Elizabeth Inglis and theres no mistaking the mother daughter similarities. Thank you 😊👍

    • @robertmaybeth3434
      @robertmaybeth3434 2 года назад +5

      One of the great mysteries of cinema - what I heard was, Cameron was planning to include the opening scene where Newt's family finds the alien eggs, plus the scene where they set up the automatic machine guns in the hallways to mow down a few of the aliens. But Cameron was ordered to cut out a lot of great scenes for "time" by the studio. The studio said they were worried the film would run too long in theaters and cut in to their other films in release at the time! Considering the abysmal quality of most films in 1986, (other than Platoon and Top Gun) I'd add they had little to worry about.

    • @miller-joel
      @miller-joel 2 года назад +4

      Because Cameron didn't have the clout he has today. Couldn't tell the studio to F off.

    • @wiseauserious8750
      @wiseauserious8750 2 года назад +2

      God I know, and the scene with the automatic machine guns shooting at the unseen aliens as the round count goes down, such a brilliant scene

  • @JEBossTon92
    @JEBossTon92 2 года назад +15

    James Cameron had his crew working against him and still managed to make arguably the greatest sci-fi movie of all time.

  • @DieHardjagged
    @DieHardjagged 4 года назад +161

    I really wished i could had been born earlier, so that i could had seen this in Cinema.

    • @agmurphy88
      @agmurphy88 4 года назад +11

      If you have a Alamo Drafthouse or similar establishment in your city they often do showings of classics like this

    • @aaron1182
      @aaron1182 4 года назад +4

      I watched the directors cut in a packed out indie cinema about 3 years ago. Think they were showing them for the Alien anniversary.

    • @RiffHarvester
      @RiffHarvester 4 года назад +1

      It was amazing. I was 8.

    • @Dang00TheAlien
      @Dang00TheAlien 4 года назад

      I went and saw both the first and second in cinema a few years ago. They did a double screening just before covenant came out.

    • @kevinpogue7294
      @kevinpogue7294 4 года назад +1

      I saw it three times in the theater when it came out!

  • @Harri927
    @Harri927 4 года назад +37

    Alien and Aliens are both masterpieces. Aliens is one of my top 15 favorite movies of all time.

    • @tylercouture216
      @tylercouture216 4 года назад +1

      Name some of the other 14

    • @Harri927
      @Harri927 4 года назад +2

      @@tylercouture216 1. Batman (1989)
      2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
      3. The Dark Knight
      4. Batman Mask of the Phantasm
      5. Men In Black
      6. Home Alone 2
      7. Spider-Man (2002)
      8. Aladdin (1992)
      9. Predator (1987)
      10. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
      11. The Lion King (1994)
      12. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
      13. Ghostbusters (1984)
      14. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    • @sevensixfour5838
      @sevensixfour5838 4 года назад

      Alien 3 like predator 2 has gotten better with time.

    • @semerahpadi4484
      @semerahpadi4484 4 года назад

      I like The Thing with Kurt Russell.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +199

    20:30, I take take old school Visual Effects over CGI any day.

    • @ghostphantom8453
      @ghostphantom8453 4 года назад +3

      Dude just look at hell boy and it's sequel. They did all those costumes and it looks amazinb

    • @nigelcarren
      @nigelcarren 4 года назад

      Agreed... or it just ANOTHER Gaviscon commercial, only the little fireman is in space.🏆

    • @JM-cf8zy
      @JM-cf8zy 4 года назад +3

      Hell yeah. Shame the movie makers see a cheaper faster option that never comes across as realistic or authentic?

    • @AlexFlockhart
      @AlexFlockhart 4 года назад +2

      @@ghostphantom8453 That's because it was Guillermo Del Toro, who almost always tries to do it practically.
      Can we get him and James Cameron in on an Alien 5? Or Alien 3 reboot, either way.

    • @LittaDNB
      @LittaDNB 3 года назад

      Yeah costumes in the dark over any infinitely detailed cgi. See Aliens vs Alien resurrection as proof of this statement

  • @WillTellU
    @WillTellU 4 года назад +56

    I remember me and my brother renting the dvd for this movie, and the whole series, when dvd rentals still existed.

    • @daviejohnstone12
      @daviejohnstone12 4 года назад +5

      I remember renting this on vhs.

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel 4 года назад +1

      I remember getting a friend's sister to rent it for us when we had an overnighter at his house. We gave his sister the money to rent it and $20 for "her troubles" when was released on VHS.

    • @WillTellU
      @WillTellU 4 года назад

      @@MamaMOB not in my country. The last one closed years ago.

    • @skywalkerhunterarchive
      @skywalkerhunterarchive 4 года назад

      surely we cannot have this kind of story to tell our children about netflix😅

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +51

    19:05, the Alien Queen was conceived by Cameron and designed by Stan Winston studios.

  • @Mad_Oph
    @Mad_Oph 4 года назад +56

    I love most of the cast like everyone else, but that's really interesting about Matthews' (Apone) experience in the Marines. There's a level of authenticity that you don't see in most fictional military depictions, and it makes so much sense that Aliens pulled it off because they went through training AND had a genuine Marine NCO in the cast. I'm surprised I didn't realize it before this video, as his portrayal reminds me of many of the NCOs I had personal experience with when I was in the army.

    • @kingschwag4208
      @kingschwag4208 3 года назад +1

      "Look into my eye" 👁

    • @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915
      @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915 Год назад

      I certainly agree with this. I loved all of the military and scientific vernacular that was used to embellish the dialogue. It made it so believable

  • @mrdumbfellow927
    @mrdumbfellow927 4 года назад +20

    That scene of them crawling in the ceiling is nightmare fuel to me.

  • @sfkeepay
    @sfkeepay Год назад +7

    It was immediately compelling to hear how you happened to watch Aliens at an important moment in your personal history. My mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, and I went to see it in the theater. Sci-Fi and horror were definitely not her typical genres, but I’d already seen it once, and convinced her to give it a chance, Though the film’s intensity caused her tremors to increase dramatically, she was extremely enthusiastic about the film, even letting out an uncharacteristic “whoop” when Ripley finally managed to eject the Queen into space. It turned out to be the last time she was able to actually visit a theater, and is one of the happiest memories I have of her.

  • @justifano7046
    @justifano7046 4 года назад +36

    It's crazy seeing how different mediums inspire future generations.
    Going from starship troopers to aliens to halo is an fascinating trail

    • @bombomos
      @bombomos 2 года назад +1

      Apone is legit the reason for Johnson in halo

  • @seanpatrickcain2
    @seanpatrickcain2 4 года назад +93

    "Game over, man! Game over!"

    • @Nah_Bohdi
      @Nah_Bohdi 4 года назад +2

      "Yeah...but it's a dry game over."

    • @daviddunn4922
      @daviddunn4922 4 года назад +2

      What the fuck are we gunna do now??

    • @GMCDBHOY
      @GMCDBHOY 4 года назад +1

      A always hated that line when I first watched it as well lol

  • @ondrejuz
    @ondrejuz 4 года назад +5

    The collaborative genius of James Cameron with Stan Winston cannot be overstated.

  • @colincampbell3199
    @colincampbell3199 4 года назад +15

    Great ending on the "they're in the room!" battle.
    That was such a tense scene, enhanced by the whiney ping of the motion tracker, and Hicks discovering the xenos crawling in above.

    • @white-dragon4424
      @white-dragon4424 4 года назад +2

      Ripley says: "It can't be, that's in the room." It's because Hudson is counting down the distance and she's questioning his readings, because if he's right they'd be right in front of them inside the room. She then snatches the scanner and checks for herself. That's when she realises where they actually are, right above them inside the ceiling.

  • @jonarmstrong4399
    @jonarmstrong4399 4 года назад +8

    the limited time that James Horner was giving and the fact he recorded the soundtrack for the movie in 4 days just goes to show how great the man was at his craft. the man should have received a Oscar for this movie. RIP

    • @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915
      @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915 Год назад

      That is s wild that he wasn't able to view the film, and basically had to write everything blind!

    • @sockinvaders
      @sockinvaders Год назад

      Well said. The more you study this film, the more you realise how incredible and unique the sound is. It's all so memorable. To have so little time but create this work is amazing.

    • @GR-bn3xj
      @GR-bn3xj Год назад

      Always loved the soundtrack and I even bought the soundtrack. Yes it was available for purchase back in the '90s. It was remarkably similar to the Star Trek 2 wrath of Khan soundtrack but I loved it

  • @liferealgood
    @liferealgood 4 года назад +10

    The requirement for them to undergo military training makes perfect sense given how they joked and acted around each other. The vibe was really easy to see.

  • @PC85X
    @PC85X 4 года назад +17

    When you can rally Aliens quotes with someone you known you've met a true friend.

    • @jamesfrank3213
      @jamesfrank3213 3 года назад

      If I'm in a standoff with an alien invasion...I'll remember short, controlled bursts...

  • @yvetteszentesi6077
    @yvetteszentesi6077 3 года назад +3

    "Get away from her you B**CH!"
    The scene where Ripley thunders onto the deck driving that walking
    forklift with a face SO full of maternal fury. I find it still the most epic
    one liner delivered with devastating skill in any one movie.

  • @dlbarnes
    @dlbarnes 4 года назад +74

    “What are we suppose to use harsh language?”

    • @vinnydaq13
      @vinnydaq13 4 года назад +4

      Dwayne Barnes Hicks unslings shotgun : “ I like to keep this handy, for close encounters.”

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble 4 года назад +1

      You’re supposed to use harsh language, mate, if anyone is...

    • @Ghost-un6oe
      @Ghost-un6oe 3 года назад +1

      One of my favorite lines too, Frost died too soon.

    • @jacobturnerart
      @jacobturnerart 3 года назад

      Hundson took this to heart before he was dragged into the floor :(

    • @Ghost-un6oe
      @Ghost-un6oe 3 года назад

      @@jacobturnerart and it didn't work...

  • @markable8144
    @markable8144 3 года назад +6

    WoW! It's so nice to find someone else whose favorite movie of all time is Aliens!
    For those unfortunate to have not (yet) experienced Aliens, definitely avoid the Theatrical Release and watch the Director's Cut instead!
    See yous on LV-426!

  • @litesp
    @litesp 4 года назад +4

    Aliens has been my number one favorite film of all time. I was drenched in sweat and grinning from ear-to-earch with satisfaction when I first watched it. Having watched it hundreds of times, I know every scene and every line.

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 4 года назад +23

    This movie is sci fi gold.

  • @henryramirez6106
    @henryramirez6106 4 года назад +8

    I have to say seeing this movie a countless amount some scenes still get me.

  • @traceyms1971
    @traceyms1971 4 года назад +12

    Yes yes yes yes, a thousand times YES! This is my all time favorite movie!!! Thank you!

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +26

    7:23, RIP Al Matthews. 1945-2017.

  • @galaxystar3450
    @galaxystar3450 4 года назад +187

    I love how Ripley never once mentioned that she is female

    • @esppupsnkits4560
      @esppupsnkits4560 4 года назад +1

      GIOVONNI ARENIBAR heck yeah!

    • @daverobson3084
      @daverobson3084 4 года назад +3

      @GIOVONNI ARENIBAR But, are you claiming that a man would not have gone back for Newt?

    • @daverobson3084
      @daverobson3084 4 года назад +23

      @GIOVONNI ARENIBAR
      She went back for Jones in Alien .
      She wasn't the mother of a cat.
      She went in for the marines when things went to hell at the reactor.
      She wasn't a marine.
      I would say that, even had she never been a mother, Ripley would have gone back for Newt , because, she's just that kind of person. She can't leave someone ( even a cat) behind, if she thinks she has a chance to save them.
      Some people would say that the " motherly instinct" thing is a " sexist" belief as, if it had been Micheal Biehn's character, Hicks, who went back after Newt, nobody would have been talking about his " fatherly instinct". They would have just called him a hero.
      Ripley is also a hero. She went back for Newt. She went back for Jones. She went back for all of the marines. Even the ones who ( kind of) made fun of her.
      Hero.

    • @GodMajik
      @GodMajik 4 года назад +2

      Dave Robson I mean considering she saw how the aliens are born, she probably wouldn’t have been able to sleep again if she left Newt. Agreed tho regardless of why she did it, she’s a hero.

    • @AlexFlockhart
      @AlexFlockhart 4 года назад +1

      @GIOVONNI ARENIBAR You probably don't even have to say female in that title. I can't think of a better protagonist, male or female. Her character is also fairly consistent, making decisions that don't betray her character even between 4 different directors.

  • @LukeLovesRose
    @LukeLovesRose 4 года назад +13

    Not enough can be said about this masterpiece. In my opinion, Aliens is the greatest sci-fi film ever made. It's TIMELESS.

  • @Theblackdahlia1
    @Theblackdahlia1 4 года назад +13

    It’s amazing how great sci-fi films were in the 80s.

    • @MattLonergan247
      @MattLonergan247 2 года назад +2

      100%!! There's just no substitute for quality story telling, world building, and memorable well written and fleshed out characters.

  • @Cwhirt910
    @Cwhirt910 4 года назад +17

    Really wish we got the true Alien 3 with Hicks returning and more Colonial Marines. The facial acting of Ripley in the nest is some of the best I've ever seen. Just the face she makes when she notices the facehugger coming out, you can't teach that.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +22

    9:56, it's a good thing they learned to respect his craft and style of filmmaking.

    • @colincampbell3199
      @colincampbell3199 4 года назад +6

      Boggles me they had to "learn" anything. They've been hired to do their jobs, not be passive aggressive about it.
      Makes me more impressed with Cameron, if he could pull off Aliens despite these difficulties.

    • @experimetalfan8851
      @experimetalfan8851 4 года назад +5

      I never knew a big part of the crew was this childish and unprofessional...

  • @gsolo9515
    @gsolo9515 4 года назад +13

    Bill Paxton stole that movie, so hilarious...But still terrifying...Game over man! RIP.

  • @grantameele421
    @grantameele421 4 года назад +17

    Definitely one of the greatest movies of all time

  • @a.silvermane9936
    @a.silvermane9936 4 года назад +2

    Aliens is by far the greatest Sci-Fi movie ever made. The set design, the pacing, the characters, the climax, the dialogue, ect its all flawless especially the directors cut which adds in 22 minutes of pure GOLD that make it even more amazing. Nothing comes close and nothing ever will again.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +20

    15:28, Lance Henriksen, an amazing actor of stage and screen, was originally going to play the Terminator.

    • @JM-cf8zy
      @JM-cf8zy 4 года назад +1

      Never heard that before you sure? Thought OJ Simpson was meant to play the terminator? And Arnie was going to play Kyle Reese

  • @danielsweeney8164
    @danielsweeney8164 2 года назад +1

    Unbelievable that this is one of the last of your treatments I have watched. It's like having eaten all the delicious candies in the dish and the very last one, buried by all the others, is the best. Your channel is a Top Tier subscription, and I make it a point to spend at least 30 seconds on all the ads, as much as I hate them.

  • @bearencounter3184
    @bearencounter3184 4 года назад +114

    I always loved this movie, simply for the colonial marines

  • @Nexus-6
    @Nexus-6 4 года назад +13

    Frost: Hot as hell in here.
    Hudson: Yeah man, but it's a dry heat!

  • @RuudDevil
    @RuudDevil 4 года назад +15

    Wow given the apparent lack of professionalism from the crew, it's amazing the film turned out well at all let alone one of the greatest films ever made.

  • @sarat8060
    @sarat8060 4 года назад +14

    Kyle Reece, the man of many talented skills.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +30

    8:20, deleted scene from the Director's Cut of Aliens.

    • @junreaksaa
      @junreaksaa 4 года назад

      Thats why im not familiar with it.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +28

    10:03, James Horner did an impressive score to this movie, and if he were alive right now, he would have composed music for all the Marvel movies!

  • @scottmacgovern4259
    @scottmacgovern4259 4 года назад +5

    Awesome Niyat! I love all of the videos, but these in-depth videos on older movies are the best. The explanation of production techniques and all the history is a really nice touch.

  • @Sardaukar_7
    @Sardaukar_7 4 года назад +2

    I love when you said this was your childhood man, movies like Alien, Predator, (Terminator and even RoboCop) was my childhood too, 90’s kid 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @fitnessoni7881
    @fitnessoni7881 4 года назад +50

    The last great Alien movie, that is so sad.

    • @DeathDustDespair
      @DeathDustDespair 4 года назад +5

      FitnessONI I think covenant is good

    • @urukhai5729
      @urukhai5729 4 года назад

      @@DeathDustDespair I also enjoyed it

    • @Chris-ci8vs
      @Chris-ci8vs 4 года назад +2

      Alien 3 is the last great Alien film.

    • @urukhai5729
      @urukhai5729 4 года назад +7

      @@Chris-ci8vs you make me sick

    • @a_cats
      @a_cats 4 года назад

      @@DeathDustDespair I agree. The novelisation retcons the most common criticism as well

  • @mezmerized4lifejay654
    @mezmerized4lifejay654 4 года назад +5

    Aliens & T2 are the best sequels of all time 💯 Cameron is the king

    • @teddybear1792
      @teddybear1792 4 года назад

      Mezmerized4Life Jay not after Dark Fate

  • @fromearth6282
    @fromearth6282 4 года назад +44

    They don't make'em like they used to.

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble 4 года назад

      You don’t make ‘em like they used to, mate, if anyone does...

  • @memadmax69
    @memadmax69 4 года назад +5

    This movie scared the shit out of me when I first watched it and, considering the year that it was released, is still holy fuck mind blowing...
    One of my all time favorites.

  • @Noah-kh6gh
    @Noah-kh6gh 3 года назад +13

    She even more badass when you realise that she doesnt have to wear Hotpants and Skin clothes like nearly every female Hero

  • @sphere7158
    @sphere7158 4 года назад +9

    This is actually my favorite Alien movie

  • @yeenmachine206
    @yeenmachine206 4 года назад +5

    I was 10 when I saw Aliens, and it’s still my favorite movie

  • @panostsak
    @panostsak 4 года назад +2

    What I loved about this film (besides the story, action and SFX) is the fact that the hardware such as weapons, vehicles, ships etc. are given a role. They are shown to the viewer, they have a name and they are cool. Also, there are so many of them! The Sulaco, the Drop-Ship, the Pulse-Rifle, the Smartgun, the APC, the Powerloader! They are not just mere "items" in the background like in most sci-fi films. They put effort in their design and they gave each item a story. Heck, even their Reeboks are cool!! (bought my 40th Ann. Alien Stompers recently) ;)

  • @stillchaos
    @stillchaos 3 года назад +4

    We must be close to the same age. I watched this movie as a young boy nervously wanting all the different characters to make it out alive. Even today I consider this to be the best alien based film.

  • @kwantologic
    @kwantologic 4 года назад +9

    You can hear this one comes from the heart..

  • @Abrxas01
    @Abrxas01 4 года назад +10

    The sound at the end of the Aliens credits is actually the sound of an egg opening

  • @DeplorablePredator
    @DeplorablePredator 4 года назад +1

    I saw this in the theater when I was 11 yrs old. It is my favorite movie of all time. I watch it once a year faithfully. And quote it at least 100 times a year!

  • @LocalHeretic-ck1kd
    @LocalHeretic-ck1kd 4 года назад +5

    Man I LOVE this movie. I have seen it numerous times and its great even today without any question.
    This movie inspired many other movies and videogames, especially my beloved Halo franchise. Marines from Halo are clearly inspired by marines from Aliens. Without Sgt. Apone there would not be Sgt.Johnson. The same could besaid about the design of dropships, spaceships, etc.
    Im very glad that you included scenes from Special Edition. They make the movie so much better.
    HUGE thank you Niyat for this awesome video. Great job as always.

  • @fenrirAWOL
    @fenrirAWOL 4 года назад +2

    thank you! This movie has always held a special place in my heart since i was a little girl and would watch it repeatedly with my dad. I can't wait til my own daughter is a little older, i wonder if she'll still take my plush facehugger to bed after watching the movies for the first time.

  • @8yerbrain
    @8yerbrain 4 года назад +5

    Watching Aliens alone, in the dark and as a child is something I too was fortunate enough to experience. What a thrilling joy.

  • @dumoulin11
    @dumoulin11 2 года назад +2

    Such an iconic film. Thank you for covering it so brilliantly!

  • @caspergarcia804
    @caspergarcia804 4 года назад +15

    I fucking LOVE this movie, My favorite film In the franchise!

  • @thedragonlee76
    @thedragonlee76 4 года назад +1

    There's a ton of info about this film The British crew didn't think Cameron knew what he was doing because the film Terminator wasn't released yet.The crew wanted the assistant director to direct it.The actors were trained by the British SAS.The actor that played Apone(he was a DJ in England at the time) was an actual Vietnam Vet.There's deleted scenes that showed what happened to Newts mom and dad and the rest of the colony.There's also the sentry gun scene and there's the Ripley finds Burke(that has an alien inside him) scene and gives him a grenade.

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 4 года назад +3

    James Cameron didn't just have a background in special effects, he was also an extremely accomplished graphic and architectural artist, as well.
    He not only completely designed the Terminator from the original film, he was also responsible for a majority of the storyboards, and a plurality of the conceptual designs of many of the vehicles, weapons, and buildings/environments shown in most of his movies.
    There's no question HR Giger deserves all the recognition in the world for the fundamental conceptual artwork for the Alien in the original film, and it's subsequent sequels, but Jim Cameron is an extremely proficient and inventive concept artist in his own right.
    And, his films are all better off, and we are all much better off as fans, because of that fact. 👍

    • @kingmalcolm8695
      @kingmalcolm8695 4 года назад +1

      Another fun fact I've heard: In Titanic, when Jack is drawing a nude Rose, the drawing was actually done by Cameron and the close-ups of Jack's hands doing the drawing are actually of Cameron's hands.

    • @twstf8905
      @twstf8905 4 года назад +2

      Yes! "@@kingmalcolm8695" I had heard that too, (from somewhere,) that's awesome!
      🤜💥🤛

  • @DarkLadyAthena1
    @DarkLadyAthena1 4 года назад +1

    This, Godfather part 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade & T2 are my favorite sequels in movie history.
    Aliens is a great film. Sigourney Weaver gives one heck of a performance.

  • @thetreblerebel
    @thetreblerebel 4 года назад +4

    Still holds up in 2020 as one of the best scifi films ever made!

  • @Mr79Shahin
    @Mr79Shahin 4 года назад +2

    Hey bud, the prologue you gave about watching Aliens as a child, alone in the dark after family troubles really struck a chord. I too watched it at as a 10 year old by myself, in the dark on VHS. My parents were unhappily married with frequent hostility within the house. I remember the film just absolutely blowing me away! I had never had a cinematic experience like that before, or even since. It is probably also my favourite film of all time.

  • @jackoblllllllll
    @jackoblllllllll 4 года назад +31

    THIS is how you do strong female protagonist

    • @jenniferloving9054
      @jenniferloving9054 4 года назад +3

      Yes. Current filmmakers, take note.

    • @ruthantunez92
      @ruthantunez92 4 года назад

      You... Know this character is rumored to have been written with out gender specidic details... So they just wrote a character and Weaver was cast..history made as they say.

    • @jackoblllllllll
      @jackoblllllllll 4 года назад +1

      @@ruthantunez92 no, she was written as a man. then they changed it to a woman.

    • @miller-joel
      @miller-joel 2 года назад

      @@jackoblllllllll Nope. That was an early draft of Alien. In Aliens, Ripley had always been a woman.

    • @jackoblllllllll
      @jackoblllllllll 2 года назад

      @@miller-joel I know

  • @theinnerlight8016
    @theinnerlight8016 2 года назад +2

    The only negative thing I can say about this gem, is that the scene where Ripley is informed about her daughter's death is only in the director's cut.
    How such a vital piece of information could be cut from the cinematic release is beyond me.

  • @markcross2445
    @markcross2445 4 года назад +4

    Always loved the Alien series, mainly the 1st and 2nd, I saw it as a child and thought it was amazing. Thanks for your awesome work 👍

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +2

    Thankful for these uploads man

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 года назад +14

    14:00, thank God for the Director's Cut!

  • @vinnyjhawer7847
    @vinnyjhawer7847 Год назад

    Like yourself, I too grew up watching this movie. I've lost count how many times I've seen this movie. I remember recording it on VHS from TV. This has to be my all time favourite and I recently watched this in 4K. Cant believe how much I missed due to unclear images. It was like rediscovering my favourite movie all over again.

  • @joryharris8002
    @joryharris8002 3 года назад +3

    The Alien franchise ended for me the second they killed Newt offscreen. The ending in Aliens is the final cannon version.

    • @miller-joel
      @miller-joel 2 года назад

      Tjhey didn't just kill Hicks and Newt in their sleep. They made all of Aliens completely pointless. Every heroic act, every death, every triumph. All for nothing. "3" can go F itself. Not even Fincher will go anywhere near it again.
      And it starts with a completely BS cheat, the egg on the Sulaco. You don't have a movie without that. So no, it's not canon.

  • @seanelliott6276
    @seanelliott6276 4 года назад

    You made me tear up a little. I totally understand having something nostalgic to reminisce no matter how dark some of it is. It’s like loving the memory, even the pain. Growing from it

  • @alanlee1355
    @alanlee1355 4 года назад +4

    It's incredible. Till this day.

  • @Ghostwolf82
    @Ghostwolf82 3 года назад +1

    My favourite Alien film of all time. So many iconic elements to it, from the sound of the Pulse Rifle fire to the alien queen reveal near the end. I always watch the Directors Cut version because, well, Sentry Guns.

  • @KC_Smooth
    @KC_Smooth 3 года назад +4

    I’ve watched this movie at least 20 times and I’ve never seen the part with Newt and her family getting attacked. Was it some kind of deleted scene? If so I’m glad they deleted it for the mystery.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  3 года назад +2

      It’s the Directors Cut! I recommend you rewatch the Alien film series and watch Ridley Scott’s directors cut of Alien, James Cameron’s directors cut of Aliens, David Fincher’s directors cut of Alien 3.

    • @leonefurlan137
      @leonefurlan137 3 года назад

      actually,i think the best A3 version (imo) is "the assembly cut"! The runner alien is birthed from an ox,not a dog,and there's a half an hour extra of movie in it! Much better if u ask me. Golic's story is so much more expanded. In the theatrical release he is just there in 1 scene,and u dont see him ever again. No explanatio,nothing!?

  • @ricardomurillo5205
    @ricardomurillo5205 4 года назад +1

    My favorite movie ever. I think it's the music and the vulnerability of society against the unknown. I especially like Burke reminding everyone that there is always a dollar to make or lose regardless if it spells the end of humanity. My bosses are so much like him.

  • @cryobk3540
    @cryobk3540 4 года назад +12

    Got here early for one of my favorite films

  • @DuxbergMW3
    @DuxbergMW3 3 года назад +1

    I remember watching this as a kid back in 1991, i was shaking like hell but loved every minute!