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One little detail I love about this movie is that Ripley actually has to read instructions when rigging the self-destruct, instead of just magically knowing how to do it.
CHECKLISTS. Ive worked in industry, both in a coal fired power plant in my home town and in the finishing room of a metal foundry doing the final specs of a nuclear reactor. NASA made checklists such a valuable tool in complex tasks.
It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, it put Sigourney Weaver on the map, it made $200 million dollars against a $12 million dollar budget, it spawned 3 Sequels, 2 spinoff/prequel films, 2 crossover films, video games, comics, novels, toys, board games, novelizations, and an upcoming live action TV series based on the movie, it's considered to be one of the scariest motion pictures ever made. Before Ridley Scott directed the film, Robert Aldrich, Jack Clayton, and Robert Altman were considered for the job. Harrison Ford was considered to play the role of Capt Arthur Dallas, but he dropped out to star in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Meryl Streep, Carrie Fisher and Katherine Ross were considered for the role of Ripley, which went to Sigourney Weaver. Jon Finch was cast as Howard Kane, but suffered a bronchial attack and John Herd was brought in as a last minute replacement. For the scene to have the cat Jones hissing at the alien, they had a muzzled Doberman hiding behind a cardboard box and when they removed the box, the cat was hissing at the dog off camera.
"Will you just listen to the man?!" Dallas referring to Ash as a "man" was such a cool little detail. It's a tiny little brush stroke of detail that you don't notice up front because it was delivered as fact. It introduces an element of humanity to Ash that gets violently ripped away when it's revealed he's an android. Minute details you don't always notice make amazing stories.
The number of times Ripley says "no" really pleases me. Any other movie would be like, "Of course we have to save him!" Ripley is like, "Uh, no way. Nah."
I saw this in the theatre back in the day. The moment she starts arguing not to bring the thing on the ship I knew she was a star and the moment the movie ended all I could think was "If they'd just LISTENED to HER none of this would have happened. " Many a movie character would survive the movie if they'd just ask themselves "WWRD, What would Ripley do."
What I also love about her character arc is that, at first, they try to portray Ripley as a very by the book officer, kind of obnoxious and snob to make us not like her very much. And as everything goes to shit, she is progressively shown as a natural leader, the only one who trully had her head on her shoulders the whole time and also a very brave, but also very human and empathetic person. I remember that when I watched the movie for the first time as a teen in the early 2000s, I didn't know Sigourney Weaver all that much. And at first I didn't like Ripley at all. But the more the movie went on, the more I absolutely loved her. By the end of the movie, she was one of my favorite movie character ever and she still is today.
@@philipped.r.6385 Totally! She's kind of a buzzkill, then you realize she's a very necessary buzzkill because things quickly go to shit without her guidance.
Fun fact, Clariss: In the chest burster scene, none of the cast was told that the thing was going to splatter blood all over them. So the shocked reactions you see are REAL, not just a good job of acting...
The scene where they discover the skeleton, the astronauts are played by children (Ridley Scott’s among others) which makes the set look double as big as it really is. Simple and absolutely genius.
Also, they only built one section of back wall. The Space Jockey (skeleton) could rotate, so by swinging it around, they created the illusion of a huge circular room.
It's actually a really good trick film makers have been using for years. By filming children in smaller sets it still gives the illusion of scale in film as long as we don't see their kids in the wide shots. Many films have credited child doubles for even the most recent of films.
the creature effects with the alien egg is still one of those effects that amaze me to this day. it looks so fantastic and real. (better than any of the sequels imo) the way the light showed through the outside and the way the thing wiggled inside it. the movement felt very real and insect-like. the white veiny stuff around the opening of the egg; apparently they used animal parts.. stomach lining for that and other stuff for the interior. (and seafood for the underside of the facehugger). to make the embryo flutter inside when the light shined through, apparently that was ridley scott's own hand making the movements.
Ripley is just so well written character. She obey´s the protocol because protcol is there for a reason. She has more common sense that majority heroes in next 20 years put together. She doesn´t have magical abilties but most of her abilities are established being part of the crew or her common sense. She doesn´t magically get kungfu skills or know how to pilot multimillion dollar devices first time. She´s hard working, person with a lot common senses. She makes good decisions constantly based on knowledge she has. She put immense effort to fight of new type of creature and she prevails not because of deus ex machina plot. She learns every encounter and makes as good decision as its possible right there and then. Too bad most other crew just sabotage her. P.s. We need more Sapnish Clariss!!
Hey Clariss, in the scene of Kane's death when the Xenomorph busted out of his chest, the only people who knew what was going to happen were the production staff and John Hurt himself Everyone else's reactions were totally genuine, especially the actress who was directly in the line of fire of the fake blood that spurted all over her during the filming of the scene
The best part is when Brett is looking up at the chains you can clearly see the alien just chilling, but very few people noticed it (in hi-def it’s a lot easier to spot, but when you saw it in standard def it blended near perfectly).
Spanish Clariss is an absolute treasure! Loved this reaction and I appreciate you raging at their quarantine/safety protocol (and lack thereof). When I first watched this back in the 90s as a kid I thought they were so stupid, too! This movie holds up so well because of the acting and the practical effects.
I yelled at her for putting on Make up and talking in spanish. After Exorcist '73 this is the next sacrist movie I've scene. You should have been in theatres in '79 when it came out. Scared the hell out of everyone. I like Aliens and Promethius. The others in the series I think are junk.
Fun fact (maybe not really fun though), the crew had no idea other than a line in the script saying "alien emerges". The look of shock on the ladies face across the camera was genuine (as was everyone's) Ridley Scott wanted true shock (and he got it).
Saw this movie for the first time when I was young and it's such a great memory for me. I have 5 sisters and I still remember their screams when that alien dropped down for the first time behind Brett. It was absolutely crazy how they screamed, being it was right after the chest buster scene, which was traumatic by the way, they all expected it to be just a baby still. WOW, such a great moment. This movie in its day was THE MOVIE to watch, a masterpiece of cinema. Your reactions, facial expressions and commentary were exactly how we all were, being a Latin family you can imagine how vocal and dramatic we all were, especially the women, and I grew up with 5 sisters, my mother and my aunt, 7 women, so you can imagine the screams and cussing they were doing, lol. Great pick and well done reaction Clariss, kudos to you.
If you do end up watching aliens, I do recommend the Directors cut because it has scenes in it that help push the narrative ,that the theatrical cut one cut out.
Thank you Clariss, it's a testament to how much I love watching your reactions. I rarely, if ever, watch "reaction videos" where it's not the persons first time (to me, defeats the purpose). However, I love your commentaries so much that it didn't matter to me this time.
In general, I explain the logic: Alien met Ripley for the first time near the entrance to the Shuttle, there was most likely only one passage. The heroine thought that he went in the opposite direction in search of her when she disappeared without first getting to the Shuttle, but apparently the monster is smart, and realized where she was originally going, and thus outsmarted her by climbing there and hiding too. Although, of course, not smart enough to directly understand that the ship is about to explode.
Hey, Clariss! This is one of the greatest and most influential horror films of all time! I prefer the original THEATRICAL CUT you saw because I feel it's paced better and lacks a scene which contradicts the sequel. However, the Director's Cut boasts a moment when Veronica Cartwright smacks the crap out of Sigourney Weaver which definitely SHOULD HAVE BEEN in the Theatrical Cut! Despite preferring the Theatrical Cut for the first movie, there is ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION that you must watch the SPECIAL EDITION with longer runtime of the sequel, "ALIENS"!!!!!!! There are critical additional scenes that add context to the movie and it is the version director James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver themselves prefer. Director Ridley Scott kept the entire cast in the dark about the famous CHESTBURSTING scene except for John Hurt. Their reactions were absolutely genuine and mirrored the audience's response! Veronica Cartwright got sprayed by fake blood and fell over backward. They only filmed the scene twice. It remains one of the most ICONIC IN CINEMA HISTORY! The PACING is deliberately slow at the beginning to acquaint the audience with the ship's geography, to demonstrate authentic-looking space travel and maneuvers, to familiarize the audience with the crew, to establish the threat posed by the creature and to generate suspense with the mystery of the derelict craft. There's a lot of rich character humor and foreshadowing in those crew interaction scenes as well as a subtext about this future society being a corporate dystopia. "Alien" is set in the year 2122. This movie and "Star Wars" changed the future aesthetic from antiseptic cleanliness to lived-in, worn-out dinginess. The Swiss artist, H.R. GIGER, who designed the xenomorph, tapped into insectoid and reptilian features that evoke primal fear. His artwork is very bizarre, erotic and has a distinctive look called Giger-esque. The final product is an iconic movie monster that is pure NIGHTMARE FUEL! The creature's life-cycle and biology is explored throughout the series. By the way, the alien's retractable inner jaw is found in nature in a deep-sea fish! THE WEYLAND-YUTANI COMPANY is an international conglomerate involved in robotics, interstellar travel and terra-forming. They have a stake in every colony world and are basically the 22nd-century version of the British East India Company of the 17th- to 19th-centuries. They are a ruthless corporation looking to exploit or weaponize the xenomorph for profit regardless of the negative consequences. The Company is the TRUE VILLAIN of all the Alien movies. In the "AvP" films, you actually meet the company founders before their merger, Mr. Weyland and Ms. Yutani. This crew is not a group of explorers, scientists or colonists. They're just SPACE TRUCKERS hauling rocks. This was a First Contact situation they were wholly unqualified for. Hence, all the bumbling and bad judgment calls. Their chief concerns were company policy and pay inequity. Ripley was the only one with the willingness to make difficult command decisions that would have saved all their lives except for Kane's had she not been undermined by Ash. Of course, Ash was privy to a secret corporate mandate. Like most Captains, Dallas had an inherently CALM DEMEANOR. By minimizing the situation, it prevents both him and the crew from panicking. You can tell he's very worried because he seeks counsel from Mother. He also acknowledges his culpability for the predicament by preventing Ripley from volunteering to go into the shafts and by shouldering that burden himself. He accepted this task not even knowing if fire would be effective! His last act is a rather valiant gesture and I always feel bad for him despite his initial missteps. Parker is MY FAVORITE supporting character! Yaphet Kotto played him to the hilt! He's the blue collar EVERYMAN who just cares about payday and who enjoys deliberately antagonizing his superiors but ends up sacrificing himself for a fellow employee. He's also the only one who made a move on the chestburster before being stopped by Ash! Some viewers strongly believe the alien raped Lambert! This is nonsense. The PREHENSILE TAIL probably drew her closer to itself so it could mouth-punch her with the retractable jaw. Those viewers aren't mistaken for perceiving phallic eroticism, though, as that was Scott's intent. The giant elephant-headed alien pilot of the derelict spacecraft is one of the GREAT MYSTERIES of the franchise. Was he a zoologist, a bio-warfare specialist, an exterminator, a trader in exotic organisms, a waste disposal tech or a trucker like Ripley's crew? No one knows. Sigourney Weaver became a FEMINIST ICON because of this movie. Ripley is one in a long line of strong female characters that have been showcased in sci-fi and fantasy dating back to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars, in 1911! There's not a man I know who wouldn't follow Ripley into hell. You must see the SPECIAL EDITION of "Aliens" and the ASSEMBLY CUT of "Alien 3" because those versions greatly enhance both films. If you intend to see the "ALIEN vs. PREDATOR" films, then you need to acquaint yourself with the PREDATOR franchise. The first is an action classic with Schwarzenegger. Danny Glover's underrated urban-set "Predator 2" features some memorable set pieces. Dark Horse comics explored the crossover concept inspiring Hollywood to make two crossover films with moderately successful to excellent results. They're fun and exciting guilty pleasures with the second one, "ALIENS vs. PREDATOR: REQUIEM", being particularly lean and mean. There is also a "PREDATORS" film produced by Robert Rodriguez that is definitely worth a look. "THE PREDATOR" (2018) REBOOT, however, should be avoided at all costs; it's a franchise-killer! "PREY" is an 18th-century-set prequel to the original film that was released on Hulu last summer! The Alien films have a RICHER SUBTEXT while the Predator films are more ACTION FARE but they're both fun sci-fi thrillers. Below is a VIEWING ORDER and an INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY: VIEWING ORDER: Alien Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL] Predator (1987) Predator 2 Predators Prey Alien vs Predator Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) Prometheus [OPTIONAL] Covenant [OPTIONAL] INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY: 1719 Prey 1987 Predator 1997 Predator 2 2004 Alien vs Predator 2004 Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) 2010 Predators 2018 The Predator [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLING REBOOT] 2093 Prometheus [OPTIONAL] 2104 Covenant [OPTIONAL] 2122 Alien 2179 Aliens (Special Edition) 2179 Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) 2379 Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Saw this video on the Home section of RUclips, & I wanted to tell you a simple yet awesome & interesting fact: Alien was a huge influence on Metroid. When I learned that in a video about Metroid, I started thinking about the Aliens films with 'Metroid' as the title, & it really made sense 😀 - those things that latch onto someone's face inspired the metroid enemies. Ridley was named after the director of Alien, Ridley Scott. & there's a countdown timer that appears before the end of the game. Super Metroid is my most favorite game of all time. It's the best game of all time - hence the golden game.
H.R Giger's art is so good l love it in all its organic industrial glory, this man was a big influence growing up in my art style too glad you enjoyed this movie so much
Hey Clariss, actor John Hurt would parody his character's death scene in the Mel Brooks movie "Spaceballs", where the chestburster would come out and he'd look down at it and say, "Oh No, Not Again"
little known fact, the alien at the end was actually dying on the ship, which is why it moved so slowly. if you read the original script, the aliens have a very short lifespan, like a fly.
And only real fans of the series' are knowing that!! 😉😉 I know because I'm a "Metroid" fan as well as "Contra" fan 😉😉 more OG though, not so much the newer games… Metroid OG and Metroid Prime 😉😉
This has probably already been mentioned, however a little fact about the movie is that the director instructed the man that played the alien to remain a secret from the rest of the cast. So the sheer size of the Alien would give a genuine reaction. Now it has been a long time since I learned this fact so I might be missing some bits about it but that is the general knowledge that I remember.
The scene with the space jockey, thenlong shots were performed using kids including ridley Scott's kids so they could build the set at half size, for closeups they just made a small section of the jockey for the adult actors to look over
Fun fact: The scene with Ash's head was actually done using Ian Holms's actual severed head. Due to the fact the scene was shot early in the movie's production, Holms's head had to be digitally re-added for many of the later scenes.
The first time I saw this movie, I had thought that the damned face-crab had gone down the man’s throat when it disappeared. How many of you had thought the same until it fell out of the ceiling?
3:07 Parker: "I wanna go home & party!" 😆 I love that line! That was a blast watching with you, Clariss! Ash deserved all the Spanish you can throw at him! 😂 And you're looking so lovely as usual 💕 😍
As an actor you might be interested in knowing that during the chest burster scene none of the actors except the ones playing Ash and Kane knew what was going to happen. Director told them to just roll with it which lead to IMHO very believable reactions that stand up even years later.
I just discovered you yesterday. I'm recovering from a strained muscle in my side, so have a lot of time on my hands. I watched a LOT of your vids, and then did a search for Alien/Aliens and was sad not find them! I think the universe threw me a bone, lol! Great reaction!
Fun little fact about the Alien Quadrilogy box set, each movie dvd comes in pair with a documentary dvd and they are all so engrossing. Like that scene with the Space Jockey where you asked about the scale: Those were the filming crew's children wandering about in space suits. If I remember correctly, some even had difficulties because of how hot it got inside the suits.
Going back and rewatching this movie knowing that Ash was a robot the company sent to retrieve an alien is harrowing. Just watching his expressions with the knowledge that he knows what he's doing and that the others will die is very creepy.
Ships have had cats and will likely continue to have cats forever. Cats are good for morale, and help keep rodent populations down. And always good for a jump scare.
I've got so much trivia on this :D The facehugger in the egg when if first opens was cow-stomach lining, the egg was fibreglass, and they had Ridley Scott himself under the set wearing a pair of marigolds while holding a flashlight in his teeth to do that light-up but where you see through the egg. The facehugger when it was dead was fibreglass and oysters. Watch Aliens, and Alien 3... ignore everything that came afterwards :) Alien 3 is a bummer of a movie, but it's not exactly a franchise that requires glitter and rainbows to make it work.
Sigourney Weaver went to the wrong hotel to meet Ridley Scott. But when she finally walked in, he said that he immediately knew she was Ripley. Another fun fact: the Space Jockey was almost burned at a theatre where a smaller version was set up by the entrance (someone thought it was Satanic!)
Do love that this movie brings out the Spanish, like u said compared to a movie with a more latin flavor like Puss in Boots, haha. Also for some reason , i was thinking it a few other times, that you reminded me of someone. And having just watched NCIS, you have a very similair look to Katrina Law.
Hi Clariss, it's great you've seen this sci fi classic and I loved your reaction to it :) it was filmed in England, the refinery the Notstomo pulls is over a mile wide and the movie's writer Dan O'Bannon got the idea of the facehugger/chestburster from a dream! Please react to it's awesome sequel Aliens (1986) as soon as you can :) it's directed by James Cameron as is one of the best sequels of all time! I love your channel/reactions and I'm subscribed. Keep up the fantastic work that you do :)
A young encore viewer is boarding the "Nostromo." Practical effects make "old movies" look better than current DFX/CGI-drenched productions. A very animated reaction, considering that she's seen/analyzed this film before. 23:18 That was what was going through my mind during the first half hour of "Alien3" (1992).
So far this was the funniest react videos I saw of yours, with all the Spanish bursts and everything. I'm curious to watch some of your work as an actress.
Cats have been mascots on ships probably since the Egyptians domesticated the critter like 10,000 years ago. And probably for the same reason as having cats for companionship on land, to also keep vermin in cheque on the ships. Random meme: *"'Alien' is a movie where nobody listens to the smart woman, and then they all die except for the smart woman and her cat. Four stars."*
Fun fact, the end scene where Ripley is in her tiny undies. Originally they wanted her to be fully nude to show the fragility of humans. But since that would have pushed NC-17 territory, they just found the smallest undies they could for her to wear.
@20:45 The optimistic interpretation is that the alien stabbed Lambert in the back with its tail while distracting her from the front. However, the scene was shot in an intentionally ambiguous way. An early draft of the script implied that the crew entertained themselves on long voyages with casual sex. This was cut as the plotline was deemed too distracting, but in that version the Lambert kill takes on certain unpleasant undertones.
Hi! I really like your reaction! It was so funny sometimes and a lot of joy. I always liked this movie, i've seen it for the first time when i was 11 years old and it scared me so much! The practical effects are really well done, also the minatures, the models, the whole set, the lightning and everything else! They all did such a great job! I hope you also look the 2nd part Aliens! I'm looking forward for this reaction and i wish you a great next week! Greetings from Vienna! Bye!
Giger really built that "alien life form", the one that has exploded from the inside. It's called the "space jockey", and it was on display at the Hollywood theatre during the showing of the movie. Unfortunately it caught fire and was destroyed. The blue "laser light" over the eggs Kane finds inside the ship were lasers from the stageshow by The Who, who were set up next to the set. Ridley borrowed them for the scene.
Fun fact (actually really disturbing fact): H R Giger, the creature designer who made the xenomorph, literally made it to look like a walking phallus, so that the film would be perceived as a r4pe allegory.
I've heard this too! That was intentional so the men would also feel uncomfortable. There's a whole pro choice read to this move. Also Gigers art is very interesting to look at
Ash was programmed to protect the alien, so technically it wasnt his fault lol he reminds me of Megan but the total opposite and no sense of humour lol
Ash is played by late Sir Ian Holm, who later in life played Old Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Battle of the Five Armies and voiced Chef Skinner in Ratatouille.
@callmeclariss Also, Sir John Hurt, who plays Kane, is the title character of Jim Henson's The Storyteller, the Narrator who tells the stories in the show, voiced The Horned King in Disney's The Black Cauldron and played Olivander in the Harry Potter franchise. Signorney Weaver is not only known for the Alien franchise but also plays Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Diane Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist, Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water (as well as playing Kiri) and voiced Axiom's computer in WALL-E and herself in Finding Dory.
In space no one can hear you scream! Ridley Scott really delivered the goods throughout the runtime of Alien especially the production value, the scares, the effects, acting, directing, even the score from Academy Award Winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (1976 The Omen) were all masterfully constructed to create a claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere as well as a hostile environment. Sigourney Weaver will forever be known as the original badass heroine Ellen Ripley in the highest grossing film of 1979. It’s only wise to go as far as to view the sequel Aliens because that self destruct sequence scene was the perfect metaphor for the future of the franchise after Aliens.
1:53 Okay. The Alien ship and the Alien was designed by the late H.R. Giger the same guy that designed Sil from Species (1995) The Alien was played by the late Bolaji Badejo who was 6'10 and his arms were to long for his body, once he was in that suit he could not sit down because of the alien's tail so they made him a swing. 5:09 That was a full scale set. The outside of the human ship was smaller and they used kids in those space suits. 23:09 I'm sorry but your reaction there was so funny.
You should listen to the signal that Mother picked up, there is no way I would have investigated that planet after hearing it. That’s probably why they cut the scene out.
Can't think of anybody else that would rather watch a movie with. One of the best movies ever made Just my opinion Now you gotta watch aliens Just as good
What a great reaction video. I loved it when you lost it and started speaking in Spanish. I was so with you on that. This was Joy to watch this movie with you You really brought me along for the ride Please whatever you do do not watch Aliens 3. Because I'm like you with the last 10 minutes of this film, the ending of Ailens was where the series ended for me. They never made another alien movie with Sigourney Weaver they all made it back home safe and sound. THE END.
Who in their right mind goes back for the ship's cat when there is an eight-foot acid-spitting alien after you. Saying that I love this film, it's the best Truckers In Space film... And that's why they're so out of their depth. Ash was placed on the ship before they left port, which means the "Company" knew about the moon and the SOS well in advance.
Brilliant set design amazing practical effects that still hold up today fun fact except for John Hurt no one was told about the chestburster scene as they wanted the cast reactions to be genuine.
Great movie great reaction. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an oscar for her role as Ellen Ripley. Can't wait to see you watch the sequel ALIENS. in my opinion even better! And that's saying something for a sequel!
one of my favorite movies. the sequel is great to but I dont think it's touching this. Alien is a masterpiece. made in friggin 79 and still looks like it could drop today
You'll notice as you go throughout films, the most prolific main characters are Women, written entirely by men. Lt. Ripley, Mrs. Jonathan Frisbee at the top.
This was mostly shot to scale, the skeleton in the chair was made full size, unfortunately it was used in an exhibition and some nasty person vandalised it
The director's cut has scene pulled right out of the novel where Ripley discovers the crew either unconscious or dead, strapped to the wall concealed in mucus cocoons.
Next to Encanto, this was my favorite reaction to yours of a movie yet. Next possibly to Sarah Connor in The Terminator series, Ripley is the most badass female progagonist ever Believe it or not, in the sequel, she takes a level in badass which blows any other movie heroine off the charts. Enjoy discovering!
It's kind of a running joke in the Alien franchise that nobody listens to Ripley, and most of those people die while she survives Of course, if people did listen to her, the movies would be a *lot* shorter. Something you may find interesting -- the movement of the face hugger in the egg at the beginning was Ridley Scott's hands wearing a pair of silicone gloves.
If you didn't watch the director's cut of Aliens I hope you at least watch the scene differences. There was a whole subplot that was cut that gives you more backstory to Newt and more character development for Ripley. And I know this is a movie react channel but you should play Alien Isolation to get story of what happens between Alien and Aliens
Im a union carpenter (done residential, commercial; technical military, govt labs, clean room semi conductor construction). But movie sets are so creative and require all exp to build this world, i envy CGI as it looks fake.
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One little detail I love about this movie is that Ripley actually has to read instructions when rigging the self-destruct, instead of just magically knowing how to do it.
CHECKLISTS. Ive worked in industry, both in a coal fired power plant in my home town and in the finishing room of a metal foundry doing the final specs of a nuclear reactor. NASA made checklists such a valuable tool in complex tasks.
That's a detail most ppl, including myself, overlook
Theres always a checklist in industrial tasks.
Makes sense, considering it’s something they’d never think they would need to use/operate.
@@THEvagabond29 Yes, like when pilots prepare the aircraft for taking off or landing and other tasks to make sure everything is in order.
It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, it put Sigourney Weaver on the map, it made $200 million dollars against a $12 million dollar budget, it spawned 3 Sequels, 2 spinoff/prequel films, 2 crossover films, video games, comics, novels, toys, board games, novelizations, and an upcoming live action TV series based on the movie, it's considered to be one of the scariest motion pictures ever made.
Before Ridley Scott directed the film, Robert Aldrich, Jack Clayton, and Robert Altman were considered for the job.
Harrison Ford was considered to play the role of Capt Arthur Dallas, but he dropped out to star in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
Meryl Streep, Carrie Fisher and Katherine Ross were considered for the role of Ripley, which went to Sigourney Weaver.
Jon Finch was cast as Howard Kane, but suffered a bronchial attack and John Herd was brought in as a last minute replacement.
For the scene to have the cat Jones hissing at the alien, they had a muzzled Doberman hiding behind a cardboard box and when they removed the box, the cat was hissing at the dog off camera.
"Will you just listen to the man?!" Dallas referring to Ash as a "man" was such a cool little detail. It's a tiny little brush stroke of detail that you don't notice up front because it was delivered as fact. It introduces an element of humanity to Ash that gets violently ripped away when it's revealed he's an android. Minute details you don't always notice make amazing stories.
The number of times Ripley says "no" really pleases me. Any other movie would be like, "Of course we have to save him!"
Ripley is like, "Uh, no way. Nah."
I saw this in the theatre back in the day. The moment she starts arguing not to bring the thing on the ship I knew she was a star and the moment the movie ended all I could think was "If they'd just LISTENED to HER none of this would have happened. " Many a movie character would survive the movie if they'd just ask themselves "WWRD, What would Ripley do."
@Jacqueline Callejas Facts. Even the next movie is the same. "We know you survived, but we need your help with another one, Ripley." "Hell to the NO."
What I also love about her character arc is that, at first, they try to portray Ripley as a very by the book officer, kind of obnoxious and snob to make us not like her very much. And as everything goes to shit, she is progressively shown as a natural leader, the only one who trully had her head on her shoulders the whole time and also a very brave, but also very human and empathetic person.
I remember that when I watched the movie for the first time as a teen in the early 2000s, I didn't know Sigourney Weaver all that much. And at first I didn't like Ripley at all. But the more the movie went on, the more I absolutely loved her. By the end of the movie, she was one of my favorite movie character ever and she still is today.
@@philipped.r.6385 Totally! She's kind of a buzzkill, then you realize she's a very necessary buzzkill because things quickly go to shit without her guidance.
Fun fact, Clariss: In the chest burster scene, none of the cast was told that the thing was going to splatter blood all over them. So the shocked reactions you see are REAL, not just a good job of acting...
They jnew the alien was going to appear, but didn't know how... and that blood, real cow's blood hence cartwright's genuine reaction of disgust
My dad was telling me something about that but he said they didn’t know about the alien all together. He probably misheard.
@@crwydryny and she sued them because of it
@@williamrosmer5629 The other actors didn't, because they knew how lucky they were to even be in that movie to begin with.
And to think Ridley Scott did it again later. A king of pranks.
The scene where they discover the skeleton, the astronauts are played by children (Ridley Scott’s among others) which makes the set look double as big as it really is. Simple and absolutely genius.
BTW: great reaction video!
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Also, they only built one section of back wall. The Space Jockey (skeleton) could rotate, so by swinging it around, they created the illusion of a huge circular room.
It's actually a really good trick film makers have been using for years. By filming children in smaller sets it still gives the illusion of scale in film as long as we don't see their kids in the wide shots. Many films have credited child doubles for even the most recent of films.
The fear in your eyes during the entire egg scene looked genuine. 🤣🤣🤣
Good commentary throughout, and a great reaction video, one of your best. 👍🏻
the creature effects with the alien egg is still one of those effects that amaze me to this day. it looks so fantastic and real. (better than any of the sequels imo) the way the light showed through the outside and the way the thing wiggled inside it. the movement felt very real and insect-like. the white veiny stuff around the opening of the egg; apparently they used animal parts.. stomach lining for that and other stuff for the interior. (and seafood for the underside of the facehugger). to make the embryo flutter inside when the light shined through, apparently that was ridley scott's own hand making the movements.
Ripley is just so well written character. She obey´s the protocol because protcol is there for a reason. She has more common sense that majority heroes in next 20 years put together. She doesn´t have magical abilties but most of her abilities are established being part of the crew or her common sense. She doesn´t magically get kungfu skills or know how to pilot multimillion dollar devices first time. She´s hard working, person with a lot common senses. She makes good decisions constantly based on knowledge she has. She put immense effort to fight of new type of creature and she prevails not because of deus ex machina plot. She learns every encounter and makes as good decision as its possible right there and then. Too bad most other crew just sabotage her.
P.s. We need more Sapnish Clariss!!
Hey Clariss, in the scene of Kane's death when the Xenomorph busted out of his chest, the only people who knew what was going to happen were the production staff and John Hurt himself
Everyone else's reactions were totally genuine, especially the actress who was directly in the line of fire of the fake blood that spurted all over her during the filming of the scene
The best part is when Brett is looking up at the chains you can clearly see the alien just chilling, but very few people noticed it (in hi-def it’s a lot easier to spot, but when you saw it in standard def it blended near perfectly).
Spanish Clariss is an absolute treasure! Loved this reaction and I appreciate you raging at their quarantine/safety protocol (and lack thereof). When I first watched this back in the 90s as a kid I thought they were so stupid, too! This movie holds up so well because of the acting and the practical effects.
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I yelled at her for putting on Make up and talking in spanish. After Exorcist '73 this is the next sacrist movie I've scene. You should have been in theatres in '79 when it came out. Scared the hell out of everyone. I like Aliens and Promethius. The others in the series I think are junk.
Fun fact (maybe not really fun though), the crew had no idea other than a line in the script saying "alien emerges". The look of shock on the ladies face across the camera was genuine (as was everyone's) Ridley Scott wanted true shock (and he got it).
20:25 "Get ready to roll" ?? lol that's a new one ! It's normally "Get out of the room" 🤣
Saw this movie for the first time when I was young and it's such a great memory for me. I have 5 sisters and I still remember their screams when that alien dropped down for the first time behind Brett. It was absolutely crazy how they screamed, being it was right after the chest buster scene, which was traumatic by the way, they all expected it to be just a baby still. WOW, such a great moment. This movie in its day was THE MOVIE to watch, a masterpiece of cinema. Your reactions, facial expressions and commentary were exactly how we all were, being a Latin family you can imagine how vocal and dramatic we all were, especially the women, and I grew up with 5 sisters, my mother and my aunt, 7 women, so you can imagine the screams and cussing they were doing, lol. Great pick and well done reaction Clariss, kudos to you.
If you do end up watching aliens, I do recommend the Directors cut because it has scenes in it that help push the narrative ,that the theatrical cut one cut out.
Thank you Clariss, it's a testament to how much I love watching your reactions. I rarely, if ever, watch "reaction videos" where it's not the persons first time (to me, defeats the purpose). However, I love your commentaries so much that it didn't matter to me this time.
In general, I explain the logic: Alien met Ripley for the first time near the entrance to the Shuttle, there was most likely only one passage. The heroine thought that he went in the opposite direction in search of her when she disappeared without first getting to the Shuttle, but apparently the monster is smart, and realized where she was originally going, and thus outsmarted her by climbing there and hiding too. Although, of course, not smart enough to directly understand that the ship is about to explode.
Hey, Clariss! This is one of the greatest and most influential horror films of all time!
I prefer the original THEATRICAL CUT you saw because I feel it's paced better and lacks a scene which contradicts the sequel. However, the Director's Cut boasts a moment when Veronica Cartwright smacks the crap out of Sigourney Weaver which definitely SHOULD HAVE BEEN in the Theatrical Cut!
Despite preferring the Theatrical Cut for the first movie, there is ABSOLUTELY NO QUESTION that you must watch the SPECIAL EDITION with longer runtime of the sequel, "ALIENS"!!!!!!! There are critical additional scenes that add context to the movie and it is the version director James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver themselves prefer.
Director Ridley Scott kept the entire cast in the dark about the famous CHESTBURSTING scene except for John Hurt. Their reactions were absolutely genuine and mirrored the audience's response! Veronica Cartwright got sprayed by fake blood and fell over backward. They only filmed the scene twice. It remains one of the most ICONIC IN CINEMA HISTORY!
The PACING is deliberately slow at the beginning to acquaint the audience with the ship's geography, to demonstrate authentic-looking space travel and maneuvers, to familiarize the audience with the crew, to establish the threat posed by the creature and to generate suspense with the mystery of the derelict craft. There's a lot of rich character humor and foreshadowing in those crew interaction scenes as well as a subtext about this future society being a corporate dystopia. "Alien" is set in the year 2122.
This movie and "Star Wars" changed the future aesthetic from antiseptic cleanliness to lived-in, worn-out dinginess.
The Swiss artist, H.R. GIGER, who designed the xenomorph, tapped into insectoid and reptilian features that evoke primal fear. His artwork is very bizarre, erotic and has a distinctive look called Giger-esque. The final product is an iconic movie monster that is pure NIGHTMARE FUEL! The creature's life-cycle and biology is explored throughout the series. By the way, the alien's retractable inner jaw is found in nature in a deep-sea fish!
THE WEYLAND-YUTANI COMPANY is an international conglomerate involved in robotics, interstellar travel and terra-forming. They have a stake in every colony world and are basically the 22nd-century version of the British East India Company of the 17th- to 19th-centuries. They are a ruthless corporation looking to exploit or weaponize the xenomorph for profit regardless of the negative consequences. The Company is the TRUE VILLAIN of all the Alien movies. In the "AvP" films, you actually meet the company founders before their merger, Mr. Weyland and Ms. Yutani.
This crew is not a group of explorers, scientists or colonists. They're just SPACE TRUCKERS hauling rocks. This was a First Contact situation they were wholly unqualified for. Hence, all the bumbling and bad judgment calls. Their chief concerns were company policy and pay inequity. Ripley was the only one with the willingness to make difficult command decisions that would have saved all their lives except for Kane's had she not been undermined by Ash. Of course, Ash was privy to a secret corporate mandate.
Like most Captains, Dallas had an inherently CALM DEMEANOR. By minimizing the situation, it prevents both him and the crew from panicking. You can tell he's very worried because he seeks counsel from Mother. He also acknowledges his culpability for the predicament by preventing Ripley from volunteering to go into the shafts and by shouldering that burden himself. He accepted this task not even knowing if fire would be effective! His last act is a rather valiant gesture and I always feel bad for him despite his initial missteps.
Parker is MY FAVORITE supporting character! Yaphet Kotto played him to the hilt! He's the blue collar EVERYMAN who just cares about payday and who enjoys deliberately antagonizing his superiors but ends up sacrificing himself for a fellow employee. He's also the only one who made a move on the chestburster before being stopped by Ash!
Some viewers strongly believe the alien raped Lambert! This is nonsense. The PREHENSILE TAIL probably drew her closer to itself so it could mouth-punch her with the retractable jaw. Those viewers aren't mistaken for perceiving phallic eroticism, though, as that was Scott's intent.
The giant elephant-headed alien pilot of the derelict spacecraft is one of the GREAT MYSTERIES of the franchise. Was he a zoologist, a bio-warfare specialist, an exterminator, a trader in exotic organisms, a waste disposal tech or a trucker like Ripley's crew? No one knows.
Sigourney Weaver became a FEMINIST ICON because of this movie. Ripley is one in a long line of strong female characters that have been showcased in sci-fi and fantasy dating back to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars, in 1911! There's not a man I know who wouldn't follow Ripley into hell.
You must see the SPECIAL EDITION of "Aliens" and the ASSEMBLY CUT of "Alien 3" because those versions greatly enhance both films.
If you intend to see the "ALIEN vs. PREDATOR" films, then you need to acquaint yourself with the PREDATOR franchise. The first is an action classic with Schwarzenegger. Danny Glover's underrated urban-set "Predator 2" features some memorable set pieces. Dark Horse comics explored the crossover concept inspiring Hollywood to make two crossover films with moderately successful to excellent results. They're fun and exciting guilty pleasures with the second one, "ALIENS vs. PREDATOR: REQUIEM", being particularly lean and mean. There is also a "PREDATORS" film produced by Robert Rodriguez that is definitely worth a look. "THE PREDATOR" (2018) REBOOT, however, should be avoided at all costs; it's a franchise-killer! "PREY" is an 18th-century-set prequel to the original film that was released on Hulu last summer! The Alien films have a RICHER SUBTEXT while the Predator films are more ACTION FARE but they're both fun sci-fi thrillers. Below is a VIEWING ORDER and an INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY:
VIEWING ORDER:
Alien
Aliens (Special Edition)
Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Predator (1987)
Predator 2
Predators
Prey
Alien vs Predator
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated)
Prometheus [OPTIONAL]
Covenant [OPTIONAL]
INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY:
1719 Prey
1987 Predator
1997 Predator 2
2004 Alien vs Predator
2004 Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated)
2010 Predators
2018 The Predator [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLING REBOOT]
2093 Prometheus [OPTIONAL]
2104 Covenant [OPTIONAL]
2122 Alien
2179 Aliens (Special Edition)
2179 Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
2379 Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Saw this video on the Home section of RUclips, & I wanted to tell you a simple yet awesome & interesting fact: Alien was a huge influence on Metroid. When I learned that in a video about Metroid, I started thinking about the Aliens films with 'Metroid' as the title, & it really made sense 😀 - those things that latch onto someone's face inspired the metroid enemies. Ridley was named after the director of Alien, Ridley Scott. & there's a countdown timer that appears before the end of the game. Super Metroid is my most favorite game of all time. It's the best game of all time - hence the golden game.
H.R Giger's art is so good l love it in all its organic industrial glory, this man was a big influence growing up in my art style too glad you enjoyed this movie so much
Hey Clariss, actor John Hurt would parody his character's death scene in the Mel Brooks movie "Spaceballs", where the chestburster would come out and he'd look down at it and say, "Oh No, Not Again"
little known fact, the alien at the end was actually dying on the ship, which is why it moved so slowly. if you read the original script, the aliens have a very short lifespan, like a fly.
I’m so glad this movie helped inspire Metroid and Contra!
And only real fans of the series' are knowing that!! 😉😉 I know because I'm a "Metroid" fan as well as "Contra" fan 😉😉 more OG though, not so much the newer games… Metroid OG and Metroid Prime 😉😉
This has probably already been mentioned, however a little fact about the movie is that the director instructed the man that played the alien to remain a secret from the rest of the cast. So the sheer size of the Alien would give a genuine reaction. Now it has been a long time since I learned this fact so I might be missing some bits about it but that is the general knowledge that I remember.
The scene with the space jockey, thenlong shots were performed using kids including ridley Scott's kids so they could build the set at half size, for closeups they just made a small section of the jockey for the adult actors to look over
I just ❤love❤ when a reaction brings out Spanish Clariss!
Fun fact: The scene with Ash's head was actually done using Ian Holms's actual severed head. Due to the fact the scene was shot early in the movie's production, Holms's head had to be digitally re-added for many of the later scenes.
The first time I saw this movie, I had thought that the damned face-crab had gone down the man’s throat when it disappeared.
How many of you had thought the same until it fell out of the ceiling?
3:07 Parker: "I wanna go home & party!" 😆 I love that line!
That was a blast watching with you, Clariss! Ash deserved all the Spanish you can throw at him! 😂
And you're looking so lovely as usual 💕 😍
One thing I heard that I love. In the making of this movie. The actors didn't know about the chest bursting scene. So the reactions are real.
I think this is quite possibly the most I've heard you swear in a reaction - and in multiple languages, too. Love it.
I predict Spanish Clariss gets more speaking lines in the Aliens reaction
As an actor you might be interested in knowing that during the chest burster scene none of the actors except the ones playing Ash and Kane knew what was going to happen. Director told them to just roll with it which lead to IMHO very believable reactions that stand up even years later.
I just discovered you yesterday. I'm recovering from a strained muscle in my side, so have a lot of time on my hands. I watched a LOT of your vids, and then did a search for Alien/Aliens and was sad not find them! I think the universe threw me a bone, lol! Great reaction!
Me and my brother went and saw this at the theater for the 40th anniversary and it was amazing seeing it on the big screen
Fun little fact about the Alien Quadrilogy box set, each movie dvd comes in pair with a documentary dvd and they are all so engrossing. Like that scene with the Space Jockey where you asked about the scale: Those were the filming crew's children wandering about in space suits. If I remember correctly, some even had difficulties because of how hot it got inside the suits.
Going back and rewatching this movie knowing that Ash was a robot the company sent to retrieve an alien is harrowing. Just watching his expressions with the knowledge that he knows what he's doing and that the others will die is very creepy.
It took me years to notice that. Ian Holm was maginificent giving out the subtle glances and such.
Be sure to watch part 2! Direct continuation, more dynamic, bigger and more interesting than part 1)
Ships have had cats and will likely continue to have cats forever. Cats are good for morale, and help keep rodent populations down. And always good for a jump scare.
I've got so much trivia on this :D
The facehugger in the egg when if first opens was cow-stomach lining, the egg was fibreglass, and they had Ridley Scott himself under the set wearing a pair of marigolds while holding a flashlight in his teeth to do that light-up but where you see through the egg.
The facehugger when it was dead was fibreglass and oysters.
Watch Aliens, and Alien 3... ignore everything that came afterwards :)
Alien 3 is a bummer of a movie, but it's not exactly a franchise that requires glitter and rainbows to make it work.
At 5:15 they achieved that scale by actually having some of the film crew’s kids wearing spacesuits and walking around the model.
12:18 Me when the wife's water breaks.......
Sigourney Weaver went to the wrong hotel to meet Ridley Scott. But when she finally walked in, he said that he immediately knew she was Ripley.
Another fun fact: the Space Jockey was almost burned at a theatre where a smaller version was set up by the entrance (someone thought it was Satanic!)
Mood lighting is everything. Whether it be an Alien death trap...or dinner. 👽👀
Do love that this movie brings out the Spanish, like u said compared to a movie with a more latin flavor like Puss in Boots, haha.
Also for some reason , i was thinking it a few other times, that you reminded me of someone.
And having just watched NCIS, you have a very similair look to Katrina Law.
Will you be reacting to the sequel, Aliens, and have you also seen that one before?
I loved how when you got super upset you let out a stream of Spanish. Laughed my ass off! Great reaction to one of the best sci-fi horror films ever!
Hi Clariss, it's great you've seen this sci fi classic and I loved your reaction to it :) it was filmed in England, the refinery the Notstomo pulls is over a mile wide and the movie's writer Dan O'Bannon got the idea of the facehugger/chestburster from a dream! Please react to it's awesome sequel Aliens (1986) as soon as you can :) it's directed by James Cameron as is one of the best sequels of all time! I love your channel/reactions and I'm subscribed. Keep up the fantastic work that you do :)
LMAO the subtitles said "Get ready to roll!" right before Parker dies. He yells "Get outta the room!" at Lambert, not "Get ready to roll" LOL
A young encore viewer is boarding the "Nostromo." Practical effects make "old movies" look better than current DFX/CGI-drenched productions. A very animated reaction, considering that she's seen/analyzed this film before. 23:18 That was what was going through my mind during the first half hour of "Alien3" (1992).
So far this was the funniest react videos I saw of yours, with all the Spanish bursts and everything.
I'm curious to watch some of your work as an actress.
It amazes me, this came out in 1979. Still looks fantastic.
Cats have been mascots on ships probably since the Egyptians domesticated the critter like 10,000 years ago. And probably for the same reason as having cats for companionship on land, to also keep vermin in cheque on the ships.
Random meme: *"'Alien' is a movie where nobody listens to the smart woman, and then they all die except for the smart woman and her cat. Four stars."*
Fun fact, the end scene where Ripley is in her tiny undies. Originally they wanted her to be fully nude to show the fragility of humans. But since that would have pushed NC-17 territory, they just found the smallest undies they could for her to wear.
@20:45 The optimistic interpretation is that the alien stabbed Lambert in the back with its tail while distracting her from the front. However, the scene was shot in an intentionally ambiguous way. An early draft of the script implied that the crew entertained themselves on long voyages with casual sex. This was cut as the plotline was deemed too distracting, but in that version the Lambert kill takes on certain unpleasant undertones.
Hi! I really like your reaction! It was so funny sometimes and a lot of joy. I always liked this movie, i've seen it for the first time when i was 11 years old and it scared me so much! The practical effects are really well done, also the minatures, the models, the whole set, the lightning and everything else! They all did such a great job!
I hope you also look the 2nd part Aliens! I'm looking forward for this reaction and i wish you a great next week! Greetings from Vienna! Bye!
Giger really built that "alien life form", the one that has exploded from the inside. It's called the "space jockey", and it was on display at the Hollywood theatre during the showing of the movie. Unfortunately it caught fire and was destroyed.
The blue "laser light" over the eggs Kane finds inside the ship were lasers from the stageshow by The Who, who were set up next to the set. Ridley borrowed them for the scene.
I can't lie this was the funniest reaction to this movie I've seen
I love the Spanish and the zoom ins
Hilarious 👍🏾👊🏾
Fun fact (actually really disturbing fact): H R Giger, the creature designer who made the xenomorph, literally made it to look like a walking phallus, so that the film would be perceived as a r4pe allegory.
I've heard this too! That was intentional so the men would also feel uncomfortable. There's a whole pro choice read to this move. Also Gigers art is very interesting to look at
@@1642joe Agreed. I read somewhere that he did some concept art for Dune in the 70s, that ended up being scrapped and reused in Alien.
Ash was programmed to protect the alien, so technically it wasnt his fault lol he reminds me of Megan but the total opposite and no sense of humour lol
Kyle Reese had a rough life...he went from killing Aliens to Terminators.
In the ship seeing the giant alien, it was large, but not as large the astronauts were kids in small suits, to get the perspective.
This movie is literally a giant warning sign for why Regulations are to be standard.
Ash is played by late Sir Ian Holm, who later in life played Old Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Battle of the Five Armies and voiced Chef Skinner in Ratatouille.
That’s so cool!
@callmeclariss Also, Sir John Hurt, who plays Kane, is the title character of Jim Henson's The Storyteller, the Narrator who tells the stories in the show, voiced The Horned King in Disney's The Black Cauldron and played Olivander in the Harry Potter franchise.
Signorney Weaver is not only known for the Alien franchise but also plays Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters 1 and 2, Diane Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist, Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water (as well as playing Kiri) and voiced Axiom's computer in WALL-E and herself in Finding Dory.
In space no one can hear you scream! Ridley Scott really delivered the goods throughout the runtime of Alien especially the production value, the scares, the effects, acting, directing, even the score from Academy Award Winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (1976 The Omen) were all masterfully constructed to create a claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere as well as a hostile environment. Sigourney Weaver will forever be known as the original badass heroine Ellen Ripley in the highest grossing film of 1979. It’s only wise to go as far as to view the sequel Aliens because that self destruct sequence scene was the perfect metaphor for the future of the franchise after Aliens.
Alien was made for reactions. Still gets me after multiple viewings.
Using a cattle prod to corral an Alien is like hunting a lion with a butterfly net.🤔
1:53 Okay.
The Alien ship and the Alien was designed by the late H.R. Giger the same guy that designed Sil from Species (1995)
The Alien was played by the late Bolaji Badejo who was 6'10 and his arms were to long for his body, once he was in that suit he could not sit down because of the alien's tail so they made him a swing.
5:09 That was a full scale set. The outside of the human ship was smaller and they used kids in those space suits.
23:09 I'm sorry but your reaction there was so funny.
For the alien skeleton scene they dressed up children in space suits to increase the relative scale of the thing.
You gotta do aliens since you've done this one it's great and furthers Ripley's character.
You should listen to the signal that Mother picked up, there is no way I would have investigated that planet after hearing it.
That’s probably why they cut the scene out.
Can't think of anybody else that would rather watch a movie with. One of the best movies ever made Just my opinion Now you gotta watch aliens Just as good
What a great reaction video.
I loved it when you lost it and started speaking in Spanish. I was so with you on that. This was Joy to watch this movie with you You really brought me along for the ride
Please whatever you do do not watch Aliens 3. Because I'm like you with the last 10 minutes of this film, the ending of Ailens was where the series ended for me.
They never made another alien movie with Sigourney Weaver they all made it back home safe and sound.
THE END.
I'm only 8 minutes in and it's official this is my favorite video from this channel
The movie: *shows Alien has acid for blood*
Me: "I guess we're not so different after all".
Who in their right mind goes back for the ship's cat when there is an eight-foot acid-spitting alien after you. Saying that I love this film, it's the best Truckers In Space film... And that's why they're so out of their depth. Ash was placed on the ship before they left port, which means the "Company" knew about the moon and the SOS well in advance.
Brilliant set design amazing practical effects that still hold up today fun fact except for John Hurt no one was told about the chestburster scene as they wanted the cast reactions to be genuine.
Love the Alien franchise
The entire alien franchise can be summed up with people who should absolutely know better making the stupidest decisions possible.
Great movie great reaction. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an oscar for her role as Ellen Ripley. Can't wait to see you watch the sequel ALIENS. in my opinion even better! And that's saying something for a sequel!
*Nominated for ALIENS not this film.
@@MrGpschmidt yep. That's why I put her role as Ellen Ripley. She should have won too and for gorillas in the midst. The academy robbed her.
Watch the directors cut of Aliens, the scenes cut out of the theatrical version really do help the story.
one of my favorite movies. the sequel is great to but I dont think it's touching this. Alien is a masterpiece. made in friggin 79 and still looks like it could drop today
"Ash is acting way too calm about this and almost, like, detached."
Me: You could almost say he's acting...robotic.
8:37 I don't know, but at least you added English subtitles. Thanks. Good reaction.
16:28 ...and the jazz hands claim a another victim.
Just to give fuel to your nightmares...
The actor playing the alien was 6'10".
You'll notice as you go throughout films, the most prolific main characters are Women, written entirely by men. Lt. Ripley, Mrs. Jonathan Frisbee at the top.
This was mostly shot to scale, the skeleton in the chair was made full size, unfortunately it was used in an exhibition and some nasty person vandalised it
Crew of the Nostromo: (Make a decision)
Clariss: (Raises la chancla)
I absolutely love it when you throw in your Spanish :)
The director's cut has scene pulled right out of the novel where Ripley discovers the crew either unconscious or dead, strapped to the wall concealed in mucus cocoons.
Your hair looks amazing, and I love that shade of blue on you. 💙
Next to Encanto, this was my favorite reaction to yours of a movie yet. Next possibly to Sarah Connor in The Terminator series, Ripley is the most badass female progagonist ever Believe it or not, in the sequel, she takes a level in badass which blows any other movie heroine off the charts. Enjoy discovering!
It's kind of a running joke in the Alien franchise that nobody listens to Ripley, and most of those people die while she survives Of course, if people did listen to her, the movies would be a *lot* shorter. Something you may find interesting -- the movement of the face hugger in the egg at the beginning was Ridley Scott's hands wearing a pair of silicone gloves.
5:16 That's what she said.
The filmmakers of Alien were influenced by the old 50's and 60's Sci-fi movies
If you didn't watch the director's cut of Aliens I hope you at least watch the scene differences. There was a whole subplot that was cut that gives you more backstory to Newt and more character development for Ripley. And I know this is a movie react channel but you should play Alien Isolation to get story of what happens between Alien and Aliens
You got to do Aliens!! You GOT to!
Im a union carpenter (done residential, commercial; technical military, govt labs, clean room semi conductor construction). But movie sets are so creative and require all exp to build this world, i envy CGI as it looks fake.