I like that too. Dallas is a brave dude but not some corny action hero. He clearly reached and passed his “no go” point. He’s had enough and wants out. Adds a very human dimension to his character.
This is is one of the most brilliant jumpscares ever: No sudden silence to build it up, nothing to give away, all audio is normal until the xenomorph shows up and the only things we hear are the scream and static. It really catches you off-guard the first time and leaves you in shock
It happens so quick the first time you see it, it's great! It is only when you have seen it multiple times that you get distracted by the shaky rubber gloves the guy in the costume is wearing. ;-)
Alien isolation is one of those games that literally makes me scream. 😖 I wasted my fuel on a xenomorph and it went to the vents but then it came back I from behind me and it stabbed me in the back I screamed so loud and cried for half an hour. 😭😭😭
@Raven Link IMHO the alien knew Dallas was there as they're heavily scent-oriented. The tracker showed it was also moving towards. When Dallas panicked and started to flee, the alien probably sensed it that its prey is approaching, so it waited.
@@TheLambdaTeam I think you are spot on. The implication is that it was moving towards Dallas and, as part of its strategy, once the alien sensed that he was moving towards it, the alien just waited. Had Dallas gone the other direction or stayed up on that level somewhere, it would have likely tried something else.
Something I really love in this scene is there is a brief shot of Ash just staring, emotionless. Knowing what we find out about him, it really does feel like he’s the only one in the room who really knows Dallas was dead the second he went down there and he’s just cataloguing everything
@@MCBhangramuffin Well, he does know what's about to happen, that's the thing. The only flaw in the script is, even if everyone else dies, how is Ash going to corral the beast and get it back to Earth? I mean, without it tearing him apart too? Or will he just program the ship to head back to Earth and then die and hope the thing still survives when it arrives back on Earth or in orbit? Or is the company sending out a rescue ship? And how does the company know any real details about the xenomorph and/or the derelict ship, and all that? These are questions that have gone unanswered.
@@thiscorrosion900 Xenomorphs don't attack androids, they've no reason to. Not a viable host. They only attack androids if they pose a threat. None of those are unanswered questions, humans have known about xenomorphs for a long time, their existence has just been very classified. Weyland-Yutani in particular have always sought the Xenomorph and would not want competition beating them to it.
Kudos to Lambert's actress for displaying such vivid panic throughout the movie. Even though we could be angry at Lambert for freaking out so much, we all know we'd probably be just like her in this situation
We all think we would act like action heroes, but in truth we would most likely break down like Lambert or Hudson from next movie (before he got his balls back and died like a boss).
The way that Lambert freaks out is the way that 99.9% of people would react in this kind of horrifying situation. Especially given the fact that the crew members are, basically, blue-collar laborers, not trained military people.
The actress who played Lambert did a brilliant job in this scene with her dialogue with Ripley. I think no one ever really gives her the credit for this performance really.
I just watched this movie and thought she had the most realistic reactions to everything going on, the other crew members act like this is just another day for them imo lol
@@Beth-sx5lc Well they are astronauts and astronauts need to have a lot of emotional control. Some of them show this, while others get scared because it is a f00cking alien lmao
@@Beth-sx5lc different people shows fear different you can see when Dallas here reached his point. It was his plan, he was confident and he did what good captain/ leader should do. But he is still human he reached his limit and you can see and hear how scared he is. He said he want to get out from there, during his lines he is pausing, "uhh' often, he freezed for a bit and then started to panick when he tried to escspe.
You know what makes the genius of the building tension in this scene even better? The fact you see Dallas, who's ordinarily very calm, collected, and in control, finally start to crack. When he says he wants to get the hell out of there, you can hear in his voice (brilliantly acted) that he is absolutely terrified, and as a viewer, you pick up on that and can't help but feel that terror growing even more. The scene builds organically to a well-earned and masterfully executed jump scare that leaves you feeling drained after.
At 1:20, if you look at the fire Dallas is holding, behind it, you can see the flame light reflect on the Alien’s head, before the jump scare. So creepy how it just sits there, waiting for him to come down.
There’s a similar scene in Alien 3 where the one dude is climbing up the shaft and you catch a brief glimpse of the xenomorph just sitting there at the top waiting for him
Saw this in the theater when I was 13 in 1979 and simply the scariest single scene I ever saw in a movie. An absolutely brilliantly-done scene that should be used in every film school class on how to do a suspenseful scene. That dark, cramped claustrophobic space Dallas is in, Goldsmith' ominous music, Skerritt's brilliant acting where he's trying to conceal his rising panic , the menacing, advancing Atari-like blip, and of course, that hideous monster popping up like that...as they say, it's what you don't see that scares you more than what you do...Kudos to Ridley Scott...
I was 6..... yeah I don't think my aunt thought that this movie was going to be this intense. I got the figure for my next birthday, yeah I might have become a bit warped but loved it.
@@nynphose My grandma took me to see Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4 when I was 9 or 10 because I convinced her ( not sure how I did that ). I remember being mortified on the part that he turns the girl into the cockroach.....I had to leave the theater from crying.
It was probably scary because you guys weren't used to the unthinkable. I mean, you knew that the unthinkable existed in books, comics, and the Bible, but when you can actually see it, you're scared out of your goddamn mind. Just saying.
Everything about this scene is just perfection. The acting is so damn good, the sense of dread of not knowing when the creature will come. The panic in Lambert's voice, the lack of music and the claustrophobia of being inside those vents making you feel small and just waiting for the inevitable to come. It's not the jumpscare that you remember. It's everything before.
0:41 Tom Skerritt was brilliant in this scene. This specific part when the fear is starting to get to him and he mutters to himself in panic really makes you feel like he regrets this plan
I remember playing Alien3 on the Sega Genesis in the 90s and that game was very difficult and intense. Alien Isolation is about as perfect as an Alien game can get!
+Jules Love One of the best subtle character arcs in the movie. Dallas tries so hard to remain calm, cool, and collected throughout the entire ordeal, in that moment all of that fades and he becomes a terrified, panicked, man.
good for you, Alien 1 & 2 was before my time, but we had special screenings of these movies but not after , Ive seen them on CDs, but still amazing to see them on wide screen
I bet it was man. I wasn't born for another 15 years....I had the same experience with all three Lord of the Rings movies. nothing will ever come close to how magical those were the first time with the entire audience laughing crying and cheering beside you
Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) did a fantastic role in this film. It's also cool that she wasn't told about the Alien chest burst scene so her scream was legitimate. It's also terrifying Dallas didn't die. He and Brett were being held and transformed into eggs for more Xenos until Ripley killed him mercifully.
The only actor in on the chest burster scene was John Hurt. Everyone else in the scene was freaked out for real. They had multiple cameras rolling on ONE TAKE. Since Veronica was a fraidy cat in real life, they made sure to target her with a blood squirter to make her even more grossed out.
Oh the actors knew what was scriped and what was going to happen. They just didn't know how it was going to go down. They didn't expect what was going to happen when the baby alien popped out of the chest. They didn't expect to see blood shoot out everywhere. Or how the alien would pop out. So all of their reactions were real.
agreed but they scraped it off, as there's no queen to breed eggs, and they wanted to keep the mystery until Aliens 2. so that Dallas cocoon scene is to. be presumed nonexistent in. the story.
Dallas didn't die in this clip - in the Director's Cut, Ripley later found him cocooned in the alien's lair on the ship - possibly transforming into an alien egg. That's when he begged Ripley to kill him, and she did.
+Alex Lynch In the theatrical cut, it's implied he died... but in the director's cut, and before the Queen concept, the Alien species could turn bio-matter into eggs, etc. for birthing more facehuggers.
One of the best jump scares in film history. Also, notice how impassive Ash's face was during the lead up to the scare. A tell-tale clue that he wasn't human and capable of emotions.
That wasn’t really a clue of him being deceptive. The two real clues were that a,Ash is never seen eating anything and b,he was the only one who saw Kane’s X rays so he knew about the Xenomorph before everyone else but obviously didn’t say anything
1:00 If you watch closely, you'll notice a brief shadow moving with a faint slithering sound. Probably why Dallas went down instead of up. My guess? That shadow was just the cat again. $5 says the cat's working with the alien too.
Actually, you'd have much better chances in a narrow ventshaft than out in the open. The alien itself also has trouble moving thru narrow shafts (the novel also describes this), and it has only melee attacks. The best idea would have been to confront the alien in a very cramped space, where most of its abilities are useless.
It is a masterpiece of a movie, best example of sci-fi horror. Pick it up as original theatrical cut and of course in Blu-Ray quality. Only thing I need to mention as a preparation to the movie: It's a bit ''slow movie'', not a high octaine action pack.
To me the scariest part in the film. It's so brilliantly done... You don't see the actual death, it just goes to static. The first ALIEN film is by the far more superior in fear and horror.
Obviously because the Alien didn't kill Dallas, just cocooned him, and the movie did not want to give this away. Later, that scene was removed from the movie.
This is a definitive jumpscare for me. No silence, no suprise effect, you just know it's going to happen. The beeping of the motion tracker makes it even more intense
In the novelisation, Dallas steps out in to a large air-shaft and makes his way across a gantry to the other side, stopping midway and not realising the Alien is right beneath him. Because of this, only one blip appears on Lambert’s tracker. When Dallas moves on; narrowly avoiding being grabbed by his ankle, the Alien remains in its spot. Causing A second blip appear that Lambert puts down as a malfunction. By the time Dallas realises it’s not, the Alien grabs him and pulls him off the gantry.
At 1:22 the Alien was just saying...."Hey....Long Time No See" He welcomed him opened arms for a hug only Unless it was like Oh ....Nooooo....you're not meant to see me yet. I was meant to hide first then you come find me LOL
Notice that most of the audio in this scene is diegetic (organic to the movie). The beeping, the frantic screaming, the roar of the Alien, the static. It's not telling you to be scared (looking at you, modern ghost films). It's presenting you with a situation in which you can't help but be scared.
I like how, unlike typical jumpscares, where there’s silence right before, the music and sounds actually build up before this one to tip you off, and yet it still gets you. Love this movie
1:21 is how you do a true jumpscare for a horror movie. No banshee screams, no gimmicks, just a glimpse of what's about to kill you followed by the video footage being cut off.
yeah lol.. good scene but i cant help to feel how stupid it is too start moving right when hes near instead of just limiting hes approach to left and right and keep the flamethrower ready :P
@@promnightdumpsterbaby9553 Exactly. Whenever I find myself in a frightening scenario (obviously not as frightening as this one), I tend to freeze in fear for some reason, almost like an instinct. Many people react differently to danger. Doesn't make you dumb when your survival instincts get hay-wired, especially when dealing with something that's completely 'alien' to you.
The whole build up to this attack is so thick with tension. From Dallas’s twitchy glancing into every tunnel, cautiously firing his incinerator. The Alien’s blip vanishing from the tracker. To Lambert telling him to get the hell out of there, it’s moving right towards him- the blip back- now coming closer and closer to the Captain- The hopeless musical build up..Dallas panicking, all but throwing himself down the vent shaft’s ladders, almost forgetting his weapon... Turning one way, then another... The sudden and abrupt screech of the Alien flicking its arms out towards Dallas- JAWS AGAPE.. Then nothing...Nothing but the cries of the flight navigator..and the static in their headsets. ...No more Dallas. FML- this- THIS is a horror scene!
1:13 i love how Ash is Computing all the situation , not that he plan to , but he's more analyzing the creature response towards the captain of the ship, the guy who he receives orders from is being annihilated...perfect organism...
Dallas panicked. He was in a good defensive position and should not have moved. It should have occurred to him that the alien was in the passageway below him. Of course Lambert freaking out didn't help.
Good defensive position? He has vent openings above and below and to his left and right, with an alien moving towards him..... and he's on a ladder... its not good...
Frederick Schminke He was not on the ladder. At the beginning of the video he steps off of the ladder into the passageway. It was a good defensive position because all of the access hatches were sealed of in the upper duct as Dallas moved forward. He knew the alien wouldn't be coming from that direction. He didn't see the alien on the level he was on, so that leaves one obvious answer.
Solomon Grundy agreed. I think he should have stayed put so he could hear the alien coming and prepare. That's EXACTLY what the Alien did. It moved close then sat still and waited for Dallas to come to him.
thegreat144000 I agree he had a good view from left to right. If anything all he needed to do was have radio silence to listen to what was coming towards him.
Panicking is rather understandable considering the circumstances. These are supposed to be ordinary working class humans, not some superheroes with inhuman self control. We can fool ourselves to think we would be as inhumanly calm as Ash here but the truth is that we would probably break in some way.
I believe it was in the third Exorcist movie, but there is a very long shot of a nurse doing her rounds. At the last second, the camera zooms in and a man in a cape follows her out and decapitates her.
Well I mean Tom Skerritt was first billed in the credits, so it definitely made sense for you to believe he would be the hero, what a shock when this scene happened though!!!
HodWatt By far... Aliens was a masterpiece also but I still prefer Alien over Aliens any day... The atmosphere the suspense in this one is truly incredible!
I kinda prefer the sneakier, slower and more strategic Xenomorph of 1979, because it moves so slow but is still intimidating enough to send you into a state of suspended fright, much like the characters of this film. I do also like the faster, hyperactive Xenomorphs of 1986 onwards, but I feel less scared of them attitude wise due to their somewhat clumsy movements, the '79 Alien literally looks like it plans each step of it's movements before the kill.
@G E T R E K T 905 Honestly disappointed in this comment section, "elitist" Alien lovers lmfao. Alien is the better movie and makes the beast to be a more thought out and skillful killer than its 1986 counter part. Aliens is a fantastic movie and is a master piece in its own respectful rights, HOWEVER, it ultimately killed the franchise by making Big Chap and the gang out to be giant space cockroaches for our protagonists to shoot at ruining the mystery and allure of the creature rather quickly. The graceful and slow movements of Bolaji Badejo with the sexual undertones and its disgustingly alluring reproduction cycle gave the Alien such a mystique behind it. With only quick tense moments of the creature on screen it kept a thin blanket over Big Chap making him out to be a eldritch space beast that no one knew much of anything about. The original ending to Alien had Ripley killed and Big Chap reproducing her voice to be used for a distress signal, "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off." It gives the Alien so much more character than the mindless insects from Aliens. The Queen in itself proves that the Aliens had devolved into a large scale ant colony with her having the only sign of ACTUAL intelligence from the creatures in 1986. (Elevator scene, Sneaking onto the dropship, etc) On a side note I think the idea that the Queen intentionally hitched a ride on the elevator is great, and was what I hoped for from all the xenos in that they show intelligence to that of human level in quick learning and adaptability. "You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
@G E T R E K T 905 I have yet to watch Aliens, so I don't yet have an opinion on it as a movie, but come on bud xD you cant call people elitists just cos they have different movie tastes.
+Ian Atkinson I'd give a lot of props to Ridley Scott for being such a manipulative director. He had Yaphet Kotto really piss on Weaver's performance in the preceding takes, walk off set, and generally get her stirred up so that she'd literally shut him donw.
+Lockdown Slight correction; only classic/timeless Alien movie masterpieces. I hear 'ya. Have high hopes for Covenant-great setting: a colonizer spaceship-probably the biggest that will ever be built up 'till that time [second only the the orbital factories needed to build it, perhaps]. That said; lightning has to strike. If making masterpieces were a formula; every song by every artist would be as good as Let's Dance or Ashes to Ashes by Bowie. Wrath of Khan wouldn't be the only legitimately great Star Trek film. Finger's crossed they don't spend the whole film running in a straight-line, like in Resurrection.
The Acting in this film is amazing. The Alien only has a limited amount of screen time so it was down to these incredible actors to make the film. Their reactions so believable and just adds to the tension. I always felt like I was an extra crew member on the Nostromo.
Fabulous scene among many in this movie. Veronica Cartwright’s (Lambert) voice tension is so effective, as she evokes that nervousness, trying to stay calm, but teetering more and more towards panic and fear for Dallas. She was brilliant in this, as were the rest of the cast. Dallas is so business-like and no nonsense as a character that when he finally says he wants to get the hell out of there, it tops off your fear perfectly.
Agreed tho amazing acting I like the part of the chestburster you notice Ash looking at kane observing him Ash knew what he was doing all the time creepi robot 😐😐
I saw this by myself when i was 9 and this scene happened and the fight or flight instinct kicked in over drive because i bolted out of my living room like i saw the devil.
One of the most terrifying films ever made. still makes me jump even though ive seen it a hundred plus times. Of course there wouldnt have been any of the low rent type similar films of the 80's without this genre groundbreaking masterpeice. The thing 82 is also on a par with this baby!
My dad saw this back in 1979 in cinema in Chile when it had premier at the age of 18 . He always told me this scene was eerie and haunting, he wasnt joking o.0
Love that you can just barely see the shininess of the xenomorphs head as he finishes going down the ladder, most movies now days try their best to only make it visible period when they do the actual main part
I just recently watched this movie with my new gf. Introducing her to my kind of movies. I knew this was about to happen, and at 1:21 I yelled, and she got really scared 😂😂😂
One of the greateast details of this jumpscare is when "Its moving toward you" and Dallas move down to "evade" the alien but the sensor shows the movemont only in one way no matter if the alien is up or down so Dallas accidently die thinking the alien was in his level
This scene was so scary when I was a kid. Probably shouldn't have been watching it in the first place but it was on cable tv... I love Aliens but it is scenes like this one and following discussion scene that made Alien a (slightly) better movie. I loved the intensity of Ripley telling Parker to "shut up" during his rambling about being all for killing that thing. It felt like Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto weren't acting at all. Such great acting by the entire cast. Great movie.
Lambert agitated me so bad in this scene. Dallas was already beginning to panic a bit and Lambert definitely made that situation worse with her "all over the place" directions. She also DEFINITELY got Parker killed by freezing in place and not moving when he had a clear shot at the Alien. smh. I think she did nothing but yelp the entire second half of the film. Just sacrifice her already....is what I was thinking. LOL
I felt the same way, but you kind of have to sympathize with her too. She didn't have the mental stamina to handle the Xenomorph, and I can't really blame her for that. I'd probably be freaking out like crazy too in that position.
One of the best bits about this scene is when you first watch it, you don't know that Ash in an android and actively sabotaging them, but when you watch it the second time, you realise that Ash is probably responsible for the motion tracker malfunctioning, as in, he's connected to it and can make it bug out whenever he wants.
As soon as Dallas is taken away by the Xenomorph, that's when the horror goes to another level because now the Captain is gone and the crew probably all felt more safe when he was in charge.
the portal opening and closing repeatedly behind him, the shadows dancing off the walls, the moisture and alien saliva, all heightened the tension superbly. then the alien disappearing off the tracker making him wait, just a great scene. would have loved to have seen them actually make it all the way through with the mission and him not dying, but the Alien is now behind all of his barricades and it would all have been done for naught. btw, Ash just standing there smiling smuggly while the static buzzes is perfect for building up the mistrust in him by the audience.
Fucking Classic! Even my own mum who doesn't like sci fi horror movies or horror movies in general , she found this movie so fucking good , it a masterpiece! thank you Ridley!
I suppose "Dallas is taken" would be a more fitting name. This movie really holds up over the years. I hope we get off the tween sci fi kick in Hollywood and start making movies for the adults again.
I was 13 when I first saw this on home video. I shut the door, turned the lights out & I was in drawn into this movie. That scene made me jump out of my seat to a complete stand up. I paused the VHS player...told my parents & grandparents that the most scariest thing just happened, & had a glass of chocolate milk. I still love that movie
If you didn’t see this when it first came out you cannot possibly understand how iconic the scene is. Nothing this horrifying had been on a movie screen in a long time.
if you need to see it on wide screen to get scared, then its not as iconic, the fact people did get scared even by just watching on the small screen all the more prove how iconic it is
Its so disturbing when he suddenly says " I wanna get the hell out of here"....you dont expect it and you feel his fear...its brilliant!.
@Bill Patrick Jones agreed, its like the alien was like ''eyyyy''
@Bill Patrick Jones That's how they used to do scares back in the 70s.
Why they split, they can just go together and may kill/injure the alien.
I like that too. Dallas is a brave dude but not some corny action hero. He clearly reached and passed his “no go” point. He’s had enough and wants out. Adds a very human dimension to his character.
You can definitely feel his fear in his voice
This is is one of the most brilliant jumpscares ever: No sudden silence to build it up, nothing to give away, all audio is normal until the xenomorph shows up and the only things we hear are the scream and static. It really catches you off-guard the first time and leaves you in shock
I was expecting the xeno to jumpscare him, but the loud screech and static got me lol
i shat my heart out the first time i watched this scene.
I'm pretty sure that's why I nearly shat my pants when I first saw it as a kid. I was like "C'MON DALLAS! MAKE IT OUT OF TH-shit, game over."
It happens so quick the first time you see it, it's great! It is only when you have seen it multiple times that you get distracted by the shaky rubber gloves the guy in the costume is wearing. ;-)
Taza y Charla jaws has the best jumpscare of all time when ben Gardner's head shows up when hooper is underwater searching his boat
This clip pretty much describes my experience with Alien Isolation.
Nocturus yep
Nocturus 100%
Nocturus I’ve only seen Markiplier play it, and I’m still scared of it.
I read this comment as he said i wanna get the hell outa here
Alien isolation is one of those games that literally makes me scream. 😖 I wasted my fuel on a xenomorph and it went to the vents but then it came back I from behind me and it stabbed me in the back I screamed so loud and cried for half an hour. 😭😭😭
I love how much the alien is patient. it takes its time and waits for the prey to come to him. Brilliant sci fi horror.
If it was in Aliens, it runs towards him screeching mindlessly.
@Raven Link IMHO the alien knew Dallas was there as they're heavily scent-oriented. The tracker showed it was also moving towards. When Dallas panicked and started to flee, the alien probably sensed it that its prey is approaching, so it waited.
The alien isn't a patient but a tricky creature.
@@DavidAGIII It was alone in a unfamiliar place so it had to work smarter and harder. When they’re together they have a hive mind
@@TheLambdaTeam I think you are spot on. The implication is that it was moving towards Dallas and, as part of its strategy, once the alien sensed that he was moving towards it, the alien just waited. Had Dallas gone the other direction or stayed up on that level somewhere, it would have likely tried something else.
I love that the alien extends its hands as if to say "Ta-da!"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
@@derlich09 Gimme a hug! Love me!
Jazz hands, projecting pizazz!
Peekaboo!
So wholesome ☺️
Something I really love in this scene is there is a brief shot of Ash just staring, emotionless. Knowing what we find out about him, it really does feel like he’s the only one in the room who really knows Dallas was dead the second he went down there and he’s just cataloguing everything
I was thinking the same thing when I watched this movie last night
Great bit of foreshadowing, just like when Ash stares at Kane pre-chestburster, like he knows what's about to happen.
@@MCBhangramuffin Well, he does know what's about to happen, that's the thing. The only flaw in the script is, even if everyone else dies, how is Ash going to
corral the beast and get it back to Earth? I mean, without it tearing him apart too? Or will he just program the ship to head back to Earth and then die and hope the
thing still survives when it arrives back on Earth or in orbit? Or is the company sending out a rescue ship? And how does the company know any real details
about the xenomorph and/or the derelict ship, and all that? These are questions that have gone unanswered.
@@thiscorrosion900 Xenomorphs don't attack androids, they've no reason to. Not a viable host. They only attack androids if they pose a threat. None of those are unanswered questions, humans have known about xenomorphs for a long time, their existence has just been very classified. Weyland-Yutani in particular have always sought the Xenomorph and would not want competition beating them to it.
He admires the Xeno, was fascinated by its brutal nature to hunt and kill. Dallas was Ash’s white lab rat in this scene.
Kudos to Lambert's actress for displaying such vivid panic throughout the movie. Even though we could be angry at Lambert for freaking out so much, we all know we'd probably be just like her in this situation
If you're angry at Lambert, the actress did her job. You're intended to be "wtf, "the other way?" You idiot!" Sorry for late response. :(
Veronica Cartwright is great, especially in these things. Compare with the finale of Body Snatchers 1978
We all think we would act like action heroes, but in truth we would most likely break down like Lambert or Hudson from next movie (before he got his balls back and died like a boss).
The way that Lambert freaks out is the way that 99.9% of people would react in this kind of horrifying situation. Especially given the fact that the crew members are, basically, blue-collar laborers, not trained military people.
@@Kaiyanwang82 Iconic scene. And she was more level headed in that movie.
The actress who played Lambert did a brilliant job in this scene with her dialogue with Ripley. I think no one ever really gives her the credit for this performance really.
I just watched this movie and thought she had the most realistic reactions to everything going on, the other crew members act like this is just another day for them imo lol
@@Beth-sx5lc Well they are astronauts and astronauts need to have a lot of emotional control. Some of them show this, while others get scared because it is a f00cking alien lmao
She was the audience's fear pov...
She has another iconic scream in the final scene of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
@@Beth-sx5lc different people shows fear different you can see when Dallas here reached his point. It was his plan, he was confident and he did what good captain/ leader should do. But he is still human he reached his limit and you can see and hear how scared he is. He said he want to get out from there, during his lines he is pausing, "uhh' often, he freezed for a bit and then started to panick when he tried to escspe.
You know what makes the genius of the building tension in this scene even better? The fact you see Dallas, who's ordinarily very calm, collected, and in control, finally start to crack. When he says he wants to get the hell out of there, you can hear in his voice (brilliantly acted) that he is absolutely terrified, and as a viewer, you pick up on that and can't help but feel that terror growing even more. The scene builds organically to a well-earned and masterfully executed jump scare that leaves you feeling drained after.
At 1:20, if you look at the fire Dallas is holding, behind it, you can see the flame light reflect on the Alien’s head, before the jump scare. So creepy how it just sits there, waiting for him to come down.
Xenomorph: surprise gotcha 👽
There’s a similar scene in Alien 3 where the one dude is climbing up the shaft and you catch a brief glimpse of the xenomorph just sitting there at the top waiting for him
@@skwisgarskwigelf7191 Xenomorph: oh look, my lunch is Right on schedule!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Instead of the title being Dallas dies it should be Dallas gets a hug
Rofl
more like Alien jazz hands (can't unsee it)
Wild Shooterz Exactly!
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Saw this in the theater when I was 13 in 1979 and simply the scariest single scene I ever saw in a movie. An absolutely brilliantly-done scene that should be used in every film school class on how to do a suspenseful scene. That dark, cramped claustrophobic space Dallas is in, Goldsmith' ominous music, Skerritt's brilliant acting where he's trying to conceal his rising panic , the menacing, advancing Atari-like blip, and of course, that hideous monster popping up like that...as they say, it's what you don't see that scares you more than what you do...Kudos to Ridley Scott...
Same here. 13 in 1979, saw this and remember this scene specifically. Scary as hell.
Kudos to all involved- they really nailed this film Xx
I was 6..... yeah I don't think my aunt thought that this movie was going to be this intense. I got the figure for my next birthday, yeah I might have become a bit warped but loved it.
@@nynphose My grandma took me to see Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4 when I was 9 or 10 because I convinced her ( not sure how I did that ). I remember being mortified on the part that he turns the girl into the cockroach.....I had to leave the theater from crying.
It was probably scary because you guys weren't used to the unthinkable. I mean, you knew that the unthinkable existed in books, comics, and the Bible, but when you can actually see it, you're scared out of your goddamn mind.
Just saying.
The fact that you can't even hear it coming until its too late.
We cant because of that stupid girl fricking out lol
@@xmangle5382 Yea...and she was supposed to be the ship's navigator...
Some navigator she was! I felt no remorse when she was torn apart by the xeno.
You can but the noisy area and Ash going the wrong way to where it was literally waiting for him was his demise.
Everything about this scene is just perfection. The acting is so damn good, the sense of dread of not knowing when the creature will come. The panic in Lambert's voice, the lack of music and the claustrophobia of being inside those vents making you feel small and just waiting for the inevitable to come. It's not the jumpscare that you remember. It's everything before.
0:41 Tom Skerritt was brilliant in this scene. This specific part when the fear is starting to get to him and he mutters to himself in panic really makes you feel like he regrets this plan
Code Name: Viper
Dear Hollywood:
This is how you do jumpscares!
Sincerely, the Xenomorph.
Aye Travis Bickle is a fan of the Alien films :)...
This is not a "xenomorph". This "title" was not in this movie. What happens after this movie is trash.
I recently rewatched this in a theatre and was amazed how many people still jumped at this scene
I hate cheap jumpscares, but this one was truly fantastic!
Michael Chacon Yes yes we are 👍
After playing alien isolation i know exactly how dallas felt at that moment
The xenomorph did that screeching like the game alien isolation
Still want to play that game on PS4!
i was always so nervous in those vents lol
@@Gadget-Walkmen if you still haven't played it, do it, game still holds up great. One of my favorites.
I remember playing Alien3 on the Sega Genesis in the 90s and that game was very difficult and intense. Alien Isolation is about as perfect as an Alien game can get!
When Dallas says "oh my God, please help me". He knew he was going to die.
+Jules Love One of the best subtle character arcs in the movie. Dallas tries so hard to remain calm, cool, and collected throughout the entire ordeal, in that moment all of that fades and he becomes a terrified, panicked, man.
+Jules Love I've loved this film since the 1970s and have never picked up on this dialogue, thank you for.
He actually didn't die then. The alien cocooned him. Ripley ended up killing him with the flame thrower. Directors cut.
Close enough. The alien's cocoon was slowly metamorphosing, and metastasizing him into a spore. He was dead either way.
Are you talking about 0:42? He actually says "C'mon, get a hold of yourself"...but yeah, he's losing it.
Seeing this in the cinema was one of the most incredible experiences of my life
I bet. This must be one of the greatest movies to watch in a cinema.
good for you, Alien 1 & 2 was before my time, but we had special screenings of these movies but not after , Ive seen them on CDs, but still amazing to see them on wide screen
I bet it was man. I wasn't born for another 15 years....I had the same experience with all three Lord of the Rings movies. nothing will ever come close to how magical those were the first time with the entire audience laughing crying and cheering beside you
My dad aid the exact same. He was 15 when this came out and he went to see it. In his own wordss, he damn near shat himself lmao.
Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) did a fantastic role in this film. It's also cool that she wasn't told about the Alien chest burst scene so her scream was legitimate. It's also terrifying Dallas didn't die. He and Brett were being held and transformed into eggs for more Xenos until Ripley killed him mercifully.
The only actor in on the chest burster scene was John Hurt. Everyone else in the scene was freaked out for real. They had multiple cameras rolling on ONE TAKE. Since Veronica was a fraidy cat in real life, they made sure to target her with a blood squirter to make her even more grossed out.
Oh the actors knew what was scriped and what was going to happen. They just didn't know how it was going to go down.
They didn't expect what was going to happen when the baby alien popped out of the chest. They didn't expect to see blood shoot out everywhere. Or how the alien would pop out. So all of their reactions were real.
@@fatdaddyeddiejr you've contributed exactly nothing
agreed but they scraped it off, as there's no queen to breed eggs, and they wanted to keep the mystery until Aliens 2. so that Dallas cocoon scene is to. be presumed nonexistent in. the story.
Dallas didn't die in this clip - in the Director's Cut, Ripley later found him cocooned in the alien's lair on the ship - possibly transforming into an alien egg. That's when he begged Ripley to kill him, and she did.
Yeah, is that only in the director's cut? That's exactly what happened when I watched it. Don't think it was director's cut though.
TheBob1901 Isn't that the alternate ending?
Leviathan 425 Exactly, but Bob was saying that Dallas didn't die at all. He did in the original movie.
+Alex Lynch In the theatrical cut, it's implied he died... but in the director's cut, and before the Queen concept, the Alien species could turn bio-matter into eggs, etc. for birthing more facehuggers.
+Lewis Cranston Films Yeah its only in the directors cut. The theatrical release had that cut out.
The cinematography has aged so well.
yep.
This film, like Blade Runner, hasn't aged a day in terms of design because artists are still imitating it.
TRUE
Truuuue
Ridley and his team completely changed the way people designed and photographed sci-fi and horror
One of the best jump scares in film history. Also, notice how impassive Ash's face was during the lead up to the scare. A tell-tale clue that he wasn't human and capable of emotions.
That wasn’t really a clue of him being deceptive. The two real clues were that a,Ash is never seen eating anything and b,he was the only one who saw Kane’s X rays so he knew about the Xenomorph before everyone else but obviously didn’t say anything
1:00
If you watch closely, you'll notice a brief shadow moving with a faint slithering sound. Probably why Dallas went down instead of up.
My guess? That shadow was just the cat again. $5 says the cat's working with the alien too.
yeah i noticed that to
Damn, was looking for this comment. That makes the scene even more better ´cause it’s make credible the fact that he went down
That damn orange cat Jonesy!!! 😂
@@andrewburgemeister6684it makes sense because he’s an orange cat lmao
@@snap.dragonz 🤣🤣🤣
I’m surprised Dallas managed to keep his composure for so long. I’d get claustrophobic, scream, and be terrified going in that vent
Actually, you'd have much better chances in a narrow ventshaft than out in the open. The alien itself also has trouble moving thru narrow shafts (the novel also describes this), and it has only melee attacks. The best idea would have been to confront the alien in a very cramped space, where most of its abilities are useless.
You know, sometimes I wish I'd never seen this movie.
So I could relive the scares all over again.
I've never seen it... ._.
Aleksej Berezucki I avoided it for so long because of the disgusting chestbursters lol.
Im the only one who has non see this movie,Should i wach it?
TK 550 I haven't seen it either. If you wanna watch it go ahead. But it's gory and suspenseful. I heard it's a great movie though.
It is a masterpiece of a movie, best example of sci-fi horror. Pick it up as original theatrical cut and of course in Blu-Ray quality.
Only thing I need to mention as a preparation to the movie: It's a bit ''slow movie'', not a high octaine action pack.
Bilbo doesn't seem too concerned.
Darren King He's got a ring that turns him invisible, the alien will never find him
He is thinking of a party he wants to give.
Thats because hed figured how to make the whole theater jump in the fellowship
Because Bilbo built the electronic gizmo to fail in the crunch.
hahahahahaha
To me the scariest part in the film. It's so brilliantly done... You don't see the actual death, it just goes to static. The first ALIEN film is by the far more superior in fear and horror.
Time will pass and people will still talk about it.
That's IF he dies....oof.
Not Really. It was pretty Boring for me. The Thing is better.
@@jothishprabu8 The Thing has awesome gore an effects, but I wouldn’t say it’s scarier than Alien.
Obviously because the Alien didn't kill Dallas, just cocooned him, and the movie did not want to give this away. Later, that scene was removed from the movie.
This is a definitive jumpscare for me. No silence, no suprise effect, you just know it's going to happen. The beeping of the motion tracker makes it even more intense
In the novelisation, Dallas steps out in to a large air-shaft and makes his way across a gantry to the other side, stopping midway and not realising the Alien is right beneath him. Because of this, only one blip appears on Lambert’s tracker.
When Dallas moves on; narrowly avoiding being grabbed by his ankle, the Alien remains in its spot. Causing A second blip appear that Lambert puts down as a malfunction. By the time Dallas realises it’s not, the Alien grabs him and pulls him off the gantry.
Yes I remember this scene from the novel. BTW what's a gantry?
"It's coming towards you"
"Move"
"Not that way!"
Not very helpful navigation instructions....
Ironically Lambert was the ship's navigator
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Women drivers no survivors....
TK Yang brilliantly played by actress Veronica Cartwright now age 70.
At 1:22 the Alien was just saying...."Hey....Long Time No See" He welcomed him opened arms for a hug only
Unless it was like Oh ....Nooooo....you're not meant to see me yet. I was meant to hide first then you come find me LOL
Notice that most of the audio in this scene is diegetic (organic to the movie). The beeping, the frantic screaming, the roar of the Alien, the static.
It's not telling you to be scared (looking at you, modern ghost films). It's presenting you with a situation in which you can't help but be scared.
1:21 Free hugs!
Lol
Or come here!
Lol
+CinematicMaj Whats the matter with a fucking sense of humor?
***** Yeah. 100% correct right there.
I like how, unlike typical jumpscares, where there’s silence right before, the music and sounds actually build up before this one to tip you off, and yet it still gets you. Love this movie
The lighting, acting and music made this one of the most terrifying movie scenes I ever witnessed as a kid
1:21 is how you do a true jumpscare for a horror movie. No banshee screams, no gimmicks, just a glimpse of what's about to kill you followed by the video footage being cut off.
true dat mate
no banshee screams there's a loud ass alien scream at 1:21
Alien scream not banshee scream
+John Wick Semantics. We know what he was trying to say. There's definitely a loud banshee scream fromt he alien.
either that was static or an alien scream
"It's moving right towards you!"
*Looks at ladder for like, an hour.*
"Ummmmm.... k."
yeah lol.. good scene but i cant help to feel how stupid it is too start moving right when hes near instead of just limiting hes approach to left and right and keep the flamethrower ready :P
RepaleoN Halo He was panicking, he was afraid to move and the Alien just kept getting closer, he didn't know what to do
Experience abject terror and you'll know why he sat there.
there's like water or something running down one of the columns.....so sick. @Bee Zo
@@promnightdumpsterbaby9553 Exactly. Whenever I find myself in a frightening scenario (obviously not as frightening as this one), I tend to freeze in fear for some reason, almost like an instinct. Many people react differently to danger. Doesn't make you dumb when your survival instincts get hay-wired, especially when dealing with something that's completely 'alien' to you.
In 1979, this shocked the entire theatre in an instant! Perfect moment!
nappyheadhoes Damn wish I was alive to had saw this film in the theater back then.
The whole build up to this attack is so thick with tension.
From Dallas’s twitchy glancing into every tunnel, cautiously firing his incinerator. The Alien’s blip vanishing from the tracker. To Lambert telling him to get the hell out of there, it’s moving right towards him- the blip back- now coming closer and closer to the Captain- The hopeless musical build up..Dallas panicking, all but throwing himself down the vent shaft’s ladders, almost forgetting his weapon...
Turning one way, then another...
The sudden and abrupt screech of the Alien flicking its arms out towards Dallas- JAWS AGAPE..
Then nothing...Nothing but the cries of the flight navigator..and the static in their headsets.
...No more Dallas.
FML- this- THIS is a horror scene!
1:13 i love how Ash is Computing all the situation , not that he plan to , but he's more analyzing the creature response towards the captain of the ship, the guy who he receives orders from is being annihilated...perfect organism...
Dallas panicked. He was in a good defensive position and should not have moved. It should have occurred to him that the alien was in the passageway below him. Of course Lambert freaking out didn't help.
Good defensive position? He has vent openings above and below and to his left and right, with an alien moving towards him..... and he's on a ladder... its not good...
Frederick Schminke He was not on the ladder. At the beginning of the video he steps off of the ladder into the passageway. It was a good defensive position because all of the access hatches were sealed of in the upper duct as Dallas moved forward. He knew the alien wouldn't be coming from that direction. He didn't see the alien on the level he was on, so that leaves one obvious answer.
Solomon Grundy agreed. I think he should have stayed put so he could hear the alien coming and prepare. That's EXACTLY what the Alien did. It moved close then sat still and waited for Dallas to come to him.
thegreat144000 I agree he had a good view from left to right. If anything all he needed to do was have radio silence to listen to what was coming towards him.
Panicking is rather understandable considering the circumstances. These are supposed to be ordinary working class humans, not some superheroes with inhuman self control. We can fool ourselves to think we would be as inhumanly calm as Ash here but the truth is that we would probably break in some way.
1:21 that jumpscare gave me a heart attack....even though I saw it many times now that scene is still the best...
I watched it with my Dad who hadn’t seen it before, he absolutely screamed at that bit 🤣🤣🤣
Still my favourite jumpscare in any movie ever!
tarantulaguy1998 Yes! "No, not that way...the other way!" Omg I get chills every time I hear her say that. She knows he's running right into it!
+tarantulaguy1998 i hate your picture...
Agreed. This and the blood test scene in "The Thing".
I believe it was in the third Exorcist movie, but there is a very long shot of a nurse doing her rounds. At the last second, the camera zooms in and a man in a cape follows her out and decapitates her.
Venting Show Yep, good call. Absolutely brilliant scene from a highly underrated movie.
1:46 I love Lamberts face. She acts like she can't keep from crying.🤣🤣🤣🤣
i always thought up to this point that Dallas is the main hero of the movie.
Well I mean Tom Skerritt was first billed in the credits, so it definitely made sense for you to believe he would be the hero, what a shock when this scene happened though!!!
The original Alien is still the best!
HodWatt By far... Aliens was a masterpiece also but I still prefer Alien over Aliens any day... The atmosphere the suspense in this one is truly incredible!
Alien is pretty boring but Aliens and Alien 3 was great
@@Laufield I don't think Alien was boring, kiddo
ikr 😆
I favored the second film to this, honestly. But this is classic.
I kinda prefer the sneakier, slower and more strategic Xenomorph of 1979, because it moves so slow but is still intimidating enough to send you into a state of suspended fright, much like the characters of this film. I do also like the faster, hyperactive Xenomorphs of 1986 onwards, but I feel less scared of them attitude wise due to their somewhat clumsy movements, the '79 Alien literally looks like it plans each step of it's movements before the kill.
It's for those reasons exactly that I believe the alien is the second greatest villain in the history of sci-fi, being surpassed only by Darth Vader.
That is true. One of the sentry guns had a few rounds left, proving that the aliens withdrew by choice.
@G E T R E K T 905 Honestly disappointed in this comment section, "elitist" Alien lovers lmfao. Alien is the better movie and makes the beast to be a more thought out and skillful killer than its 1986 counter part. Aliens is a fantastic movie and is a master piece in its own respectful rights, HOWEVER, it ultimately killed the franchise by making Big Chap and the gang out to be giant space cockroaches for our protagonists to shoot at ruining the mystery and allure of the creature rather quickly. The graceful and slow movements of Bolaji Badejo with the sexual undertones and its disgustingly alluring reproduction cycle gave the Alien such a mystique behind it. With only quick tense moments of the creature on screen it kept a thin blanket over Big Chap making him out to be a eldritch space beast that no one knew much of anything about. The original ending to Alien had Ripley killed and Big Chap reproducing her voice to be used for a distress signal, "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off." It gives the Alien so much more character than the mindless insects from Aliens. The Queen in itself proves that the Aliens had devolved into a large scale ant colony with her having the only sign of ACTUAL intelligence from the creatures in 1986. (Elevator scene, Sneaking onto the dropship, etc) On a side note I think the idea that the Queen intentionally hitched a ride on the elevator is great, and was what I hoped for from all the xenos in that they show intelligence to that of human level in quick learning and adaptability. "You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
@G E T R E K T 905 I have yet to watch Aliens, so I don't yet have an opinion on it as a movie, but come on bud xD you cant call people elitists just cos they have different movie tastes.
@@ModernRudeBoy I have, still own it. Amazing game.
I love the part right after this where Ripley screams at parker to shut up when he tried talking over her, Sigourney's a BOSS!
Ian Atkinson
Apparently there was some real tension due to an unknown getting the lead part over more established actors.
+Tupac Shakur was Sigourney weaver anymore unknown than the others?
+degree7 fair enough, always presumed she was the most established actor there, such is the power of her performance!
That's why it launcher her career, shes my favorite actress.
+Ian Atkinson I'd give a lot of props to Ridley Scott for being such a manipulative director. He had Yaphet Kotto really piss on Weaver's performance in the preceding takes, walk off set, and generally get her stirred up so that she'd literally shut him donw.
The music build up is incredible. Dallas knew he was in trouble when his hands are in the slim thinking the Alien is near by.
RIP Yaphet Kotto (Parker).
This and aliens were honestly the only good alien movies.
+Lockdown lets just hope Alien: Covenant has some tastes in it.
+Lockdown Slight correction; only classic/timeless Alien movie masterpieces. I hear 'ya. Have high hopes for Covenant-great setting: a colonizer spaceship-probably the biggest that will ever be built up 'till that time [second only the the orbital factories needed to build it, perhaps]. That said; lightning has to strike. If making masterpieces were a formula; every song by every artist would be as good as Let's Dance or Ashes to Ashes by Bowie. Wrath of Khan wouldn't be the only legitimately great Star Trek film. Finger's crossed they don't spend the whole film running in a straight-line, like in Resurrection.
+jayjay duque well it is being directed by Ridley Scott so there is hope
I'm %100 Sure You Haven't Seen John Carpenter's The Thing Yet.
+erdem kara I mean in the xenomorph franchise.
Just this one scene is so much better than the whole Alien Covenant film. Such a classic.
The Acting in this film is amazing. The Alien only has a limited amount of screen time so it was down to these incredible actors to make the film. Their reactions so believable and just adds to the tension. I always felt like I was an extra crew member on the Nostromo.
Fabulous scene among many in this movie. Veronica Cartwright’s (Lambert) voice tension is so effective, as she evokes that nervousness, trying to stay calm, but teetering more and more towards panic and fear for Dallas. She was brilliant in this, as were the rest of the cast. Dallas is so business-like and no nonsense as a character that when he finally says he wants to get the hell out of there, it tops off your fear perfectly.
Look at the callous expression on Ash's face at 1:14. This is brilliant work!
Agreed tho amazing acting I like the part of the chestburster you notice Ash looking at kane observing him Ash knew what he was doing all the time creepi robot 😐😐
callous? He's enjoying it lol
I saw this by myself when i was 9 and this scene happened and the fight or flight instinct kicked in over drive because i bolted out of my living room like i saw the devil.
Imagine if you had run to the door - pulled the door open - and an alien was on the other side. You'd have had to change trousers.
DUN DUN DUN DUN!
L M F A O. LOL. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣. HA HA HA
1:21 Jazz Hands
Ikr XD
Iron Chiwawa 😂😂😂
Ya like Jazz?
I laughed out loud.
SMOKE BOMB
1:21 Best scene in the whole movie
Never seen it, still got startled.
To this day, I struggle to watch this scene. From the moment he goes into the air duct. Impossibly tense.
Luke Lauchle second best cuz nothing beats the chestburster scene
At like 0:52 when the intense music starts and dallas asks if he could leave will always get me. They just dont make movies like this anymore.
1:22 Honestly one of the best jump scares in filming history on my honest opinion.
One of the most terrifying films ever made. still makes me jump even though ive seen it a hundred plus times. Of course there wouldnt have been any of the low rent type similar films of the 80's without this genre groundbreaking masterpeice. The thing 82 is also on a par with this baby!
+71yid
Not sure about that - low rent 80s slashers owe a lot to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, that Ridley Scott cites as the inspiration for Alien as well.
1:13 Rooting for the bad guy.
One of the best scenes in movie history
My dad saw this back in 1979 in cinema in Chile when it had premier at the age of 18 . He always told me this scene was eerie and haunting, he wasnt joking o.0
One of the scariest scenes of all time. The sound the alien makes at the end coupled with the static and sound of the headset microphone, chills.
Bip bip bip ...Dallas we have a problem....
Luis Lizard gay
Luis Lizard They should’ve named him Houston.
@@wotan10950 I was thinking the same thing hahaha
@@wotan10950 That would've made the line so cheesy and would've deflated the tension on screen.
If you look carefully, you can see the alien waiting as Dallas descends, right before he turns around and it gets him. Never noticed it until now.
1:21 He just wanted a hug..
Love that you can just barely see the shininess of the xenomorphs head as he finishes going down the ladder, most movies now days try their best to only make it visible period when they do the actual main part
This movie was ahead of it's years visually. It's really well done as we all know. Doesn't look or feel like a movie that came out in 1979.
One of the greatest jumpscare of all time
Because they actually build suspense leading up to it. Instead of jump hammering them in.
I just recently watched this movie with my new gf. Introducing her to my kind of movies. I knew this was about to happen, and at 1:21 I yelled, and she got really scared 😂😂😂
One of the greateast details of this jumpscare is when "Its moving toward you" and Dallas move down to "evade" the alien but the sensor shows the movemont only in one way no matter if the alien is up or down so Dallas accidently die thinking the alien was in his level
You can tell, the Crew's reaction, they really loved their Captain 😢
This scene was so scary when I was a kid. Probably shouldn't have been watching it in the first place but it was on cable tv...
I love Aliens but it is scenes like this one and following discussion scene that made Alien a (slightly) better movie. I loved the intensity of Ripley telling Parker to "shut up" during his rambling about being all for killing that thing. It felt like Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto weren't acting at all. Such great acting by the entire cast. Great movie.
Lambert agitated me so bad in this scene. Dallas was already beginning to panic a bit and Lambert definitely made that situation worse with her "all over the place" directions. She also DEFINITELY got Parker killed by freezing in place and not moving when he had a clear shot at the Alien. smh. I think she did nothing but yelp the entire second half of the film. Just sacrifice her already....is what I was thinking. LOL
I felt the same way, but you kind of have to sympathize with her too. She didn't have the mental stamina to handle the Xenomorph, and I can't really blame her for that. I'd probably be freaking out like crazy too in that position.
yeah and you're fuckin perfect dude lol
Let’s see how you’d do in that situation.
Veronica Cartwright won a few awards for her outstanding emotions of terror.
Veronica wasn’t told what would happen in the chestburst scene and the blood stream got her the worst so her sobbing terror and shock is authentic.
1:21 when I first saw that, I threw my phone down curled up in the corner and cried XD
Massive Project lol calling your mama
One of the best bits about this scene is when you first watch it, you don't know that Ash in an android and actively sabotaging them, but when you watch it the second time, you realise that Ash is probably responsible for the motion tracker malfunctioning, as in, he's connected to it and can make it bug out whenever he wants.
As soon as Dallas is taken away by the Xenomorph, that's when the horror goes to another level because now the Captain is gone and the crew probably all felt more safe when he was in charge.
I know some ppl are annoyed by lamberts directions but i think her panic captures the pure sense of fear and horror at play here.
the portal opening and closing repeatedly behind him, the shadows dancing off the walls, the moisture and alien saliva, all heightened the tension superbly. then the alien disappearing off the tracker making him wait, just a great scene. would have loved to have seen them actually make it all the way through with the mission and him not dying, but the Alien is now behind all of his barricades and it would all have been done for naught. btw, Ash just standing there smiling smuggly while the static buzzes is perfect for building up the mistrust in him by the audience.
Fucking Classic! Even my own mum who doesn't like sci fi horror movies or horror movies in general , she found this movie so fucking good , it a masterpiece! thank you Ridley!
And that is how you make a proper jump scare, my dear people from Blumhouse studios.
I mean at least give them credit with Get Out lol
@@CannibalWHORE22 Get Out was overrated
aspiknf I thought it was good
The person who made this had a different sense of horror, no silence, no really sudden uprise, an actual jumpscare you didn’t expect.
0:53 - 0:59 When my goosebumps formed. 👀
I suppose "Dallas is taken" would be a more fitting name.
This movie really holds up over the years.
I hope we get off the tween sci fi kick in Hollywood and start making movies for the adults again.
Jack McCall What do you mean with “for the adults”?
1:20 "surprise!"
Veronica Cartright’s performance makes this scene work.
Lambert: "I say we abandon this ship."
I couldn't agree more Lambert
Lambert and Ripley deserved best supporting and best actress Oscars. And the movie Best Picture. It was so beautifully complete
Alien: "Where my hug at?"
1:21 oh that wholesome alien and his desire to
Hug people.
In my humble opinion...the best scene from “Alien”. This masterpiece had many great scenes. Absolute classic !!!!
Dallas deserved that for being such a company man, he ignored alot of protocol all becasue thats what "the company' wanted.
I was 13 when I first saw this on home video. I shut the door, turned the lights out & I was in drawn into this movie. That scene made me jump out of my seat to a complete stand up. I paused the VHS player...told my parents & grandparents that the most scariest thing just happened, & had a glass of chocolate milk. I still love that movie
I'Il admit it wasn't the most fool-proof plan. Give me credit for trying, though.
Captain Dallas Hey man, you did your best. No one was getting outta there.
You did your very best. It’s okay, I think you’ll be happy to know at least Ripley got out, and killed the alien.
Move Dallas! The other way! Your right! No, your other right! Dallas, why don't you follow my extremely vague instructions!?
Lol
You bro. How did it feel being turned into an egg?
If you didn’t see this when it first came out you cannot possibly understand how iconic the scene is. Nothing this horrifying had been on a movie screen in a long time.
if you need to see it on wide screen to get scared, then its not as iconic, the fact people did get scared even by just watching on the small screen all the more prove how iconic it is
1:19 Alien Jumpscare like Five Nights at Freddy's
True suspense they don’t make movies like this anymore. And the music score 💯
The line “no blood, no Dallas, nothing” really makes me think about how it went down there in the shaft.