If anyone is wondering here is my father's top 50 movies: 50. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) 49. Misery (1990) 48. Marathon Man (1976) 47. The Boys from Brazil (1978) 46. The Ninth Gate (1999) 45. The Hunt for Red October (1990) 44. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 43. No Way Out (1987) 42. JFK (1991) 41. World War Z (2013) 40. Allied (2016) 39. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995) 38. The Usual Suspects (1995) 37. L.A. Confidential (1997) 36. Dark Blue (2002) 35. Under Suspicion (1991) 34. The Birds (1963) 33. Inside Man (2006) 32. Die Hard 2 (1990) 31. The Fugitive (1993) 30. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 29. Aliens (1986) 28. Léon (1994) 27. The French Connection (1971) 26. The Blues Brothers (1980) 25. Nikita (1990) 24. Das Boot (1981) 23. Liar Liar (1997) 22. The Godfather Part II (1974) 21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 20. The Game (1997) 19. The Wild Bunch (1969) 18. Splendor in the Grass (1961) 17. The Omen (1976) 16. Jaws (1975) 15. Apocalypto (2006) 14. Ben-Hur (1959) 13. No Country for Old Men (2007) 12. Green Book (2018) 11. The Thing (1982) 10. The Godfather (1972) 9. Gladiator (2000) 8. Hair (1979) 7. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 6. Se7en (1995) 5. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) 4. Midnight Run (1988) 3. The Deer Hunter (1978) 2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 1. Alien (1979)
Honest question, offered without insult: why do many younger viewers assume that carefully-composed camera angles, elaborate sets, fascinating visual effects, and so on, are modern inventions? We've had more than a century of astonishing films, going right back to the silent era, yet this treasure house of cinematic achievement does not seem to have registered with younger people. In a sense, I envy them, because they have the opportunity to discover these great films, but I also feel frustrated that so many young people remain insular in their viewing experience, and provincial in their comparisons.
Yes, so often the first thing out of a young reactor's mouth, when watching a movie like Alien, is them wondering aloud "will the FX will hold up?" So tiresome and superficial.
I see this a lot with young tuners. They think nitrous oxide just popped up a few years ago, and superchargers and turbos a few years earlier. They're blown away when I explain they had superchargers 100 yrs a ago, and nitrous was used in WWII fighter planes. I think it's just a characteristic of youth and inexperience. They just don't know any better. To be fair, a lot has changed.
Wait for it. Stop telling yourself the wrong story ahead of the actual story of what many people consider one of the best movies, ever. Trust the scriptwriters and director. You may miss the real story while telling yourself the one in your head. Aliens is also considered one of the best sequels of all time. All of them genre hop.
How did they do this in 1979? Well for example if you look close there's a painted toilet seat on the wall of the shuttle behind Ripley at the end. They were excellent at smoke and mirrors back then before CGI ruined everything.
Dumbfounds me every time. The first time I saw this movie I was about twelve, and when I saw Parker pick up the knife I yelled, “Don’t!!!!!!! Acid blood!!!!!!”
Either version of _Aliens_ is great, but the Special Edition adds 20 minutes of great stuff, and none of it is padding. The extra scenes add character development and ratchet up the tension.
When I was 13 Aliens was the most exciting thing I could possibly imagine. But over the many years of "working for The Company", the 1979 original's themes are why it's actually the GOAT
This movie was a few years before digital effects were introduced. Don't be so impressed. Remember that Blade Runner, another Ridley Scott movie, was done in the same general time frame. Well done practical effects generally look better than digital anyway.
You asked about Dallas and Brett attached to the wall. They were being transformed into eggs, as there was no queen in the ship. Jones wasn't killed cause it's too small to be an egg/facehugged and isn't a threat to the alien. Ripley tried to override the countdown because the alien was standing right in front of the shuttle door. She wouldn't have the time to wait for it to walk away.
I honestly enjoyed the reaction, but I have to vent, so instead of my favorite moment you get my least favorite. So my rant: I guess I’m gonna have to be the guy that has to explain on EVERY Alien reaction that: A LIQUID BEING WHITE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN IT IS GODDAMN MILK It’s an advanced android, so just maybe that’s some sort of hydraulic fluid or a liquid fuel or battery fluid of some sort that just happens to be white? Why does everyone automatically go to milk? As a freaking kid when I saw it dripping from his head I thought “he’s either an alien or a robot, because he’s bleeding or leaking a white fluid”. WHITE FLUID I thought, NOT MILK. I was 12, FFS.
it's weird how all reaction channels say the same thing beat for beat. like there's a "react to alien script" out there and everyone just copies it. it's really strange.
This was, at the time it came out, the best movie that takes place in space since Star Wars. Where as Star Wars was a fantasy, this was more grounded in reality and it was the first time audiences saw working class people in space. It takes the worn and grimy look of Star Wars and brings it into our future and puts people from Earth in the middle of it. This was all very new to audiences. The 70s was probably the worst decade for science fiction movies up until 1977, then suddenly, overnight, it all changed and audiences were stunned and amazed.
I'm going to be honest since this is your first video. Your commented way too much throughout the movie and I couldn't get through it. But I appreciate you doing a reaction to this movie it's one of my favorites.
Weyland, later Weyland Kitani, is The Company. You'll notice nothing on the Nostromo is high end tech. The crew are just space truckers, and expendable. Ash and Mother were intended to retrieve the alien.
A few reactors ask why a ship would have an emergency self-destruct. It admittedly seems ridiculous until you consider that simply shutting off the cooling unit to the power could send the whole thing into meltdown. A self-destruct in these settings is rarely just a bomb saved specifically for this purpose, but rather its a procedure where systems are shut down or triggered in the correct order to make the power source go critical. As for reasons why they would ever need to do such a thing, there's plenty of circumstances where destroying the ship is ideal. If it has state secrets and may otherwise be captured by enemy forces, if it's immobile and obstructing some major trade lane where it might be collided with if left whole, or if it's being decommissioned and it can't be salvaged. These are just a few potential reasons to have a self-destruct procedure.
I can see you getting a liking for practical effects & sets - they have a look that you can't get with CGI (and required much more innovation to achieve with the technology to hand at the time).
"Alien": A Horror-averse, movie list checker is boarding the "Nostomo." What will this "let's start with Number One" viewer make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? 4:55 Roll film. 8:40 The Company is sending the equivalent of a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 10:39 We never find out what kind of "weapons" they have. 13:30 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 15:18 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 16:22 The first jump scare. 17:16 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 17:57 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for years. 18:15 You are watching the Special Edition version with footage not seen in 1979. 18:59 Acid Blood! 21:59 A Props Dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. 22:48 Poindexter, the "Nostromo" is the tug that landed on the planet; the towed platform has the processing factory on it. 23:33 Kane's last meal. 24:15 The Xenomorph, scaring audiences for over 40 years. 24:58 Burial at sea, a maritime tradition that spares next-of-kin the grisly details. 26:30 Along came Jones. 28:00 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 30:32 You're in command, Ripley. 32:27 In 1979, this my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 33:43 Most didn't see this coming. 34:08 "Government robot"? Nope, a COMPANY robot, infinitely worse! 37:11 I've read that Lambert is standing for us, the audience. 38:00 That's a Stinger. 39:23 This scene wasn't in the 1979 theatrical version. 40:15 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 44:42 Tonight's entree on the shuttle "Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 45:26 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star. On to "Aliens" (1986)!
Hot tip for you..Your ruining the story for yourself by trying to predict it based on preconcieved expectations .if your going to start a channel as a reactor, try going in blind without expectations and let the movie tell the story.. btw film special effects existed well before cgi and are innovative, creative and awesome. Good luck with your next vid.
great great movie. Sigourney Weaver got an Oscar nominations for her role as Ellen Ripley. she was the first woman super hero. now you have to watch Riplleys continuing journey in the sequel Aliens [plural] it's in my opinion the best sequel ever made. it's even better then the first movie.
You talk too much. Practical FX when done well are better than CGI. Even modern films are best when they use both practical and digital FX. This film was created by master film makers. Pre Star Wars aka industrial light and magic era. Was done through genius level artists. And the limitations made them have to use story telling and cinemagraphic skills. When you said Avatar 2 was impressive I actually laughed out loud. While I like those movies, the CGI distracts from the ability to suspend disbelief. Growing up watching B movies where the effects were obvious, like stop frame or guy in a rubber suit, it was easier to immerse yourself in the story. Comparing that with all digital crap effects. Good luck with your channel. My advice is watch more older films, especially things like Frankenstein and the other Universal films. Try the Invisible man, you'll be amazed at what they were doing in the early filmmaking era. Masterful storytelling. Again good luck.
I wish Ridley Scott would release an updated version with some special effects fixes. The scene where they're putting Ash back together after knocking his head off looks so super fake today. As does the baby alien as it squiggles across the kitchen table after bursting out of the stomach of that guy. Thise shots are cringe af. Also at the very end when the alien crawls outside of the spaceship and gets blasted. It looks super cheesy. But still it's one of my absolute favorite movies and my number one movie to watch reactions for.
Yeah, I would have to disagree with your father. There are a lot of movies way better than alien like the exercise. I offer Hitchcock, the birds, Alfred Hitchcock, psycho. Alfred Hitchcock rear window. How about the beside Avenger? How about earthquake? There are a ton of movies way better than alien. How about aliens with an s? How about that? Yeah, I disagree.
I totally respect that! Alien is just one of my dad's personal favorites, like his go-to desert island movie. But I get it, there are so many great films out there. Thanks for watching!
If anyone is wondering here is my father's top 50 movies:
50. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
49. Misery (1990)
48. Marathon Man (1976)
47. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
46. The Ninth Gate (1999)
45. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
44. The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
43. No Way Out (1987)
42. JFK (1991)
41. World War Z (2013)
40. Allied (2016)
39. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995)
38. The Usual Suspects (1995)
37. L.A. Confidential (1997)
36. Dark Blue (2002)
35. Under Suspicion (1991)
34. The Birds (1963)
33. Inside Man (2006)
32. Die Hard 2 (1990)
31. The Fugitive (1993)
30. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
29. Aliens (1986)
28. Léon (1994)
27. The French Connection (1971)
26. The Blues Brothers (1980)
25. Nikita (1990)
24. Das Boot (1981)
23. Liar Liar (1997)
22. The Godfather Part II (1974)
21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
20. The Game (1997)
19. The Wild Bunch (1969)
18. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
17. The Omen (1976)
16. Jaws (1975)
15. Apocalypto (2006)
14. Ben-Hur (1959)
13. No Country for Old Men (2007)
12. Green Book (2018)
11. The Thing (1982)
10. The Godfather (1972)
9. Gladiator (2000)
8. Hair (1979)
7. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
6. Se7en (1995)
5. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
4. Midnight Run (1988)
3. The Deer Hunter (1978)
2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
1. Alien (1979)
great list. definitely check out aliens and the thing if you haven’t already.
Tell your dad he has excellent taste.
@@reactopod69 lots of great movies there
There were many great and historically/artistically important movies made prior to the earliest listing here, Ben-Hur (1959)!
my top movies:
Bird Box
Orphan
Orphan first kill.
Cloverfiled 1
Don't Breathe
Fifth element
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Honest question, offered without insult: why do many younger viewers assume that carefully-composed camera angles, elaborate sets, fascinating visual effects, and so on, are modern inventions? We've had more than a century of astonishing films, going right back to the silent era, yet this treasure house of cinematic achievement does not seem to have registered with younger people. In a sense, I envy them, because they have the opportunity to discover these great films, but I also feel frustrated that so many young people remain insular in their viewing experience, and provincial in their comparisons.
Yes, so often the first thing out of a young reactor's mouth, when watching a movie like Alien, is them wondering aloud "will the FX will hold up?" So tiresome and superficial.
I see this a lot with young tuners. They think nitrous oxide just popped up a few years ago, and superchargers and turbos a few years earlier. They're blown away when I explain they had superchargers 100 yrs a ago, and nitrous was used in WWII fighter planes. I think it's just a characteristic of youth and inexperience. They just don't know any better. To be fair, a lot has changed.
Wait for it.
Stop telling yourself the wrong story ahead of the actual story of what many people consider one of the best movies, ever. Trust the scriptwriters and director. You may miss the real story while telling yourself the one in your head.
Aliens is also considered one of the best sequels of all time. All of them genre hop.
"Stop telling yourself the wrong story ahead of the actual story." Amen! Instead, why not discover the film as it unrolls?
How did they do this in 1979? Well for example if you look close there's a painted toilet seat on the wall of the shuttle behind Ripley at the end. They were excellent at smoke and mirrors back then before CGI ruined everything.
Predator has nothing to do with this movie. It wasn't released until 1987. The first on-screen connection between the two came in 1990 in Predator 2.
24:45 haha everyone says the same thing. Everyone forgets the acid part.
Dumbfounds me every time. The first time I saw this movie I was about twelve, and when I saw Parker pick up the knife I yelled, “Don’t!!!!!!! Acid blood!!!!!!”
Yep... and Dallas seemingly had the same thought, he grabs Parker's arm to hold him back even before Ash yells out.
..........nice reaction. But it wasn't orders from the Government, it was from the "Corporation" that they were employed by. x
Either version of _Aliens_ is great, but the Special Edition adds 20 minutes of great stuff, and none of it is padding. The extra scenes add character development and ratchet up the tension.
nah. Theatrical is the way to go every time. The extra stuff [apart from scene re her daughter] is ALL padding.
@@domcoke Hard disagree.
When I was 13 Aliens was the most exciting thing I could possibly imagine. But over the many years of "working for The Company", the 1979 original's themes are why it's actually the GOAT
This movie was a few years before digital effects were introduced. Don't be so impressed. Remember that Blade Runner, another Ridley Scott movie, was done in the same general time frame. Well done practical effects generally look better than digital anyway.
Theyre basically a tugboat crew in space, so no weapons to speak of other than flame throwers.
You asked about Dallas and Brett attached to the wall. They were being transformed into eggs, as there was no queen in the ship.
Jones wasn't killed cause it's too small to be an egg/facehugged and isn't a threat to the alien.
Ripley tried to override the countdown because the alien was standing right in front of the shuttle door. She wouldn't have the time to wait for it to walk away.
Oh, I didn't know they could turn humans into eggs that's new lol, thanks!
I honestly enjoyed the reaction, but I have to vent, so instead of my favorite moment you get my least favorite. So my rant:
I guess I’m gonna have to be the guy that has to explain on EVERY Alien reaction that:
A LIQUID BEING WHITE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN IT IS GODDAMN MILK
It’s an advanced android, so just maybe that’s some sort of hydraulic fluid or a liquid fuel or battery fluid of some sort that just happens to be white? Why does everyone automatically go to milk? As a freaking kid when I saw it dripping from his head I thought “he’s either an alien or a robot, because he’s bleeding or leaking a white fluid”. WHITE FLUID I thought, NOT MILK. I was 12, FFS.
it's weird how all reaction channels say the same thing beat for beat. like there's a "react to alien script" out there and everyone just copies it. it's really strange.
damn, we are exposed... xD
This was, at the time it came out, the best movie that takes place in space since Star Wars.
Where as Star Wars was a fantasy, this was more grounded in reality and it was the first time audiences saw working class people in space. It takes the worn and grimy look of Star Wars and brings it into our future and puts people from Earth in the middle of it. This was all very new to audiences.
The 70s was probably the worst decade for science fiction movies up until 1977, then suddenly, overnight, it all changed and audiences were stunned and amazed.
Yeah exactly how my father felt while watching it as a kid in cinema, thanks for watching! 😀
I'm going to be honest since this is your first video. Your commented way too much throughout the movie and I couldn't get through it. But I appreciate you doing a reaction to this movie it's one of my favorites.
Thanks for the tips!
Films got another classic Jerry Goldsmith score, awesome film.
Weyland, later Weyland Kitani, is The Company. You'll notice nothing on the Nostromo is high end tech. The crew are just space truckers, and expendable. Ash and Mother were intended to retrieve the alien.
Oy, Dexter, that's Weyland-YUTANI.
I saw this in the 6th grade myself when it came out. It's an awesome sci-fi horror movie , and my personal favorite. Your dad has good taste
A few reactors ask why a ship would have an emergency self-destruct. It admittedly seems ridiculous until you consider that simply shutting off the cooling unit to the power could send the whole thing into meltdown. A self-destruct in these settings is rarely just a bomb saved specifically for this purpose, but rather its a procedure where systems are shut down or triggered in the correct order to make the power source go critical.
As for reasons why they would ever need to do such a thing, there's plenty of circumstances where destroying the ship is ideal. If it has state secrets and may otherwise be captured by enemy forces, if it's immobile and obstructing some major trade lane where it might be collided with if left whole, or if it's being decommissioned and it can't be salvaged. These are just a few potential reasons to have a self-destruct procedure.
Also, the Nostromo is a commercial ship, perhaps with proprietary hardware that the Company would not want its rivals to capture.
Fantastic!! I just subscribed. I love Alien and can't wait for your Aliens reaction as well. Shine on!!
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@@reactopod69 Yes....I just haven't watched it yet, but I will. Thank you!
I can see you getting a liking for practical effects & sets - they have a look that you can't get with CGI (and required much more innovation to achieve with the technology to hand at the time).
"Alien": A Horror-averse, movie list checker is boarding the "Nostomo." What will this "let's start with Number One" viewer make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? 4:55 Roll film. 8:40 The Company is sending the equivalent of a freighter crew to "do science" on an unexplored planet! 10:39 We never find out what kind of "weapons" they have. 13:30 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 15:18 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 16:22 The first jump scare. 17:16 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 17:57 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for years. 18:15 You are watching the Special Edition version with footage not seen in 1979. 18:59 Acid Blood! 21:59 A Props Dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. 22:48 Poindexter, the "Nostromo" is the tug that landed on the planet; the towed platform has the processing factory on it. 23:33 Kane's last meal. 24:15 The Xenomorph, scaring audiences for over 40 years. 24:58 Burial at sea, a maritime tradition that spares next-of-kin the grisly details. 26:30 Along came Jones. 28:00 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 30:32 You're in command, Ripley. 32:27 In 1979, this my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 33:43 Most didn't see this coming. 34:08 "Government robot"? Nope, a COMPANY robot, infinitely worse! 37:11 I've read that Lambert is standing for us, the audience. 38:00 That's a Stinger. 39:23 This scene wasn't in the 1979 theatrical version. 40:15 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 44:42 Tonight's entree on the shuttle "Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 45:26 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star. On to "Aliens" (1986)!
I have already covered it on channel: ruclips.net/video/VmVS9ca7ylA/видео.html
Classic movie
Hot tip for you..Your ruining the story for yourself by trying to predict it based on preconcieved expectations .if your going to start a channel as a reactor, try going in blind without expectations and let the movie tell the story.. btw film special effects existed well before cgi and are innovative, creative and awesome. Good luck with your next vid.
Thanks for the tip!
great great movie. Sigourney Weaver got an Oscar nominations for her role as Ellen Ripley. she was the first woman super hero. now you have to watch Riplleys continuing journey in the sequel Aliens [plural] it's in my opinion the best sequel ever made. it's even better then the first movie.
@@Vikinggirl1679 I have already covered it on channel: ruclips.net/video/VmVS9ca7ylA/видео.html
@@reactopod69 oh good work! i will look for it
They should've listened to Parker the whole time. But I guess that would've been a boring movie. 😂
indeed xD
Next logical would be the lord of the rings trilogy extended edition.
You talk too much.
Practical FX when done well are better than CGI.
Even modern films are best when they use both practical and digital FX. This film was created by master film makers. Pre Star Wars aka industrial light and magic era. Was done through genius level artists. And the limitations made them have to use story telling and cinemagraphic skills. When you said Avatar 2 was impressive I actually laughed out loud. While I like those movies, the CGI distracts from the ability to suspend disbelief. Growing up watching B movies where the effects were obvious, like stop frame or guy in a rubber suit, it was easier to immerse yourself in the story. Comparing that with all digital crap effects.
Good luck with your channel. My advice is watch more older films, especially things like Frankenstein and the other Universal films.
Try the Invisible man, you'll be amazed at what they were doing in the early filmmaking era. Masterful storytelling.
Again good luck.
Thanks for watching!
Love the Universal Horrors - was raised on those
I was excited to encounter a new reactor until he started cussing every other sentence. I will still wish him good luck with his channel, though.
I wish Ridley Scott would release an updated version with some special effects fixes. The scene where they're putting Ash back together after knocking his head off looks so super fake today. As does the baby alien as it squiggles across the kitchen table after bursting out of the stomach of that guy. Thise shots are cringe af. Also at the very end when the alien crawls outside of the spaceship and gets blasted. It looks super cheesy. But still it's one of my absolute favorite movies and my number one movie to watch reactions for.
Youre talking absolute rubbush - the practical effects feel much more tangible - you've been binging too much on CGI slop.
@@Paul_1971 Agreed, God save us from the kind of CGI "improvements" George Lucas foisted on the first Star Wars (New Hope) movie!
Yeah, I would have to disagree with your father. There are a lot of movies way better than alien like the exercise. I offer Hitchcock, the birds, Alfred Hitchcock, psycho. Alfred Hitchcock rear window. How about the beside Avenger? How about earthquake? There are a ton of movies way better than alien. How about aliens with an s? How about that? Yeah, I disagree.
I totally respect that! Alien is just one of my dad's personal favorites, like his go-to desert island movie. But I get it, there are so many great films out there. Thanks for watching!
Alien is the best, period.
Fifth element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets are the closest to the 'perfect movie' that I've ever watched
in the book. i think the robot ash was the black guy.
You're a cutie. I love this movie. It is so well made. ALIENS is great too. It is more action than horror