ALIEN (1979) 45th Anniversary | Movie Review | Ridley Scott | Sigourney Weaver
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- "Alien" is back in theaters for a one-week run in honor of its 45th anniversary starting April 26, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to revisit Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece. You know how much we love going back and watching movies from years ago to see whether they still hold up today, and this one definitely does. If you've never seen this film projected, here's your chance. Plus you'll be able to see a conversation between Scott and "Alien: Romulus" director Fede Alvarez beforehand. Written by Dan O'Bannon. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and Ian Holm. What are your memories of the original "Alien"? Let us know in the comments!
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This to me is easily one of the very best horror films. It solves the problem with haunted house movie cause you can’t leave in space.
In space, no one can hear you leave :)
It also gets points for having smart characters not making idiotic mistakes that get them killed the way most horror movies do. Everyone involved is doing the best they can with what they have to survive but still lose out because of the strength of the Alien. That’s good writing.
I love the slow burn of it, makes it much more tense. 10/10 for sure.
I saw it the day after it opened, not knowing anything about it except the cool ads. At the chest- burst scene, I threw myself back in my seat so hard I was afraid I'd broken it. No other film has ever elicited such a violent reaction. It's brilliant.
Masterpiece. I wouldn't change a single frame.
Would change the butchered Goldsmith score though.
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It's definitely a bummer that so much of Goldsmith's score was jettisoned, but it was the right call. Wall to wall music wouldn't have suited the film.
@@keefriff99 The Howard hanson stuff at the end sounds its visiting from another score/movie.
The VFX effect of the Nostromo exploding at the end is weak even by late 1970s standards, but otherwise it holds up well.
I've seen this masterpiece so many times that it doesn't scare me anymore, but for years it was one of the few movies I couldn't watch by myself at night. Truly one of the scariest films ever.
I was 14 in 1979 and saw it about 30 times in theaters that Summer. More than Star Wars 2 years earlier. Bought every book and magazine that had to do with Alien. Got the 18 inch Alien figure that came out that year. Became heavily interested in the making of movies from script to production because of my love of Alien. Every time it's been brought back to theaters I always go. Including the 40th Anniversary in 2019. Have tickets for Saturday. Watch it atleast once a year. Alien is in my cinematic DNA.
It was revolutionary cinema back in those days and so was Star Wars but it's really two different films. I remember back then I was lining up for Star Wars and haven't heard of even alien so missed the chance to see this movie because all the hype was given to Star Wars but IMO the first alien was truly groundbreaking back in those days without CGI. The giant ship and space jockey alone was worth the price of admission. It's still good even today.
I was 14 too in 1979 and was terrified by the movie but was mesmerized and have been a major fan since. I watch it pretty often. I saw all 4 films back to back when Resurrection premiered. It was exhausting but awesome!
I salute your devotion. I thought the seven times that I saw King Kong 1976 in the theaters with something but that's nothing compared to 30 times for well done sir!
Superb analyses of a landmark, saw it in the theater originally and couldn't sleep for days. Thrilled that it's returning to cinemas, and totally agree that big screen reissues of classic repertory constitute a win win for us all. Thanks as ever, Christy and Alonso.
Shout out to the late great John Hurt…Ridley Scott the maestro still making movies in his 80s.
Best of the Alien movies by far. Seen it twice in theaters in the past few years. Seeing and hearing it in theaters is definitely best.
I’ve never seen it in the theater, very excited about it. Perfect timing for me to catch Heat/Celtics and get a buzz beforehand too lol. My brother has only seen Aliens, so it’ll be his first time seeing the original, which makes me jealous 😂.
I wanted to see this so bad when it came out but I wasn't old enough and didn't see it until several years later on VHS. It didn't disappoint. And then, like Christy, was blown away by Aliens in the theater a few more years later. Both very different films but each holds a spot in my favorites list. Unfortunately none of the subsequent films have come close. Fincher's had a lot of atmosphere and interesting ideas and imagery but ultimately didn't work. Prometheus set up some interesting things that were completely failed by its followup.
I feel like I've spent years being excited and then let down every time another one of these comes along.
My favorite movie of all time
I saw it in the AMC prime theater today and it still holds tremendous power even today. It has one of the greatest ensemble of actors put together ever for a movie. The scene in the climax where Ripley comes face to face with the Alien as the self destruct clock is counting down still has me on the edge of seat even today. A special shoutout should go to Alan Ladd, Jr, who was the head of 20th Century Fox who also green lit the Original Star Wars Film. He developed the project and gave the project the green light for production. It’s too bad there aren’t studio heads like him anymore.
So glad you had such a great theatrical experience! Hopefully there were a lot of people in the audience with you.
I've seen it more times than I can count, yet never in a theater.
Such a great movie. Ridley Scott has made so many good movies but this one, early in his career, is so good. Tom Skerrit crawling through the ship closing off the Alien had to be one of the best scenes on film. I love these movies back on the big screen.
Alien is my fav series of all time, even 3 and Ressurection I like. Aliens is an amazing sequel but I believe the original ‘79 edges it out by just a little bit, mostly on a filmmaking level.
I watched it last night so I could see it on the big screen for the first time. The movie holds up well. I especially want to praise the arming of the destruct sequence. It's so realistic, from Riply having to read the instructions to how much you have to work at it. There's no ridiculous big red button anyone can press to go boom. Well done!
Hope you have a great time!
I saw Alien in a packed theater. I was in high school. Went with a school friend. We both loved it and we were both surprised that Ripley came out as the hero. It wasn't that obvious to us at the time.
Awesome....one of the best films of all time. Ash is just as terrifying as any xenomorph. But also what's frightening is the idea that Ripley sees the destruction this other lifeform has reeked upon humanity without even knowing how it looks. But the audience and her definitely know that it has grown in size.
Ash just seems like a big jerk. With his eye rolls and heavy sighs against Ripley, it seems like just coworker issues. But to know it's by design...Ian Holm was phenomenal and made his unrealness feel so real.
For some reason there was a showing of the Directors Cut in my local cinema here in Germany last December and of course I went to see it! Still holds up very, very well and I am so glad I finally got to see it on the big screen. I wish they would show Aliens, too.
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A review I’ve been wanting to hear u guys talk about someday as a long time listener thank you am definitely buying my tickets ❤
Before VHS, you'd pray for a re-release. I must have waited ten years before they released GONE WITH THE WIND. Great to see movie en masse. Thanks for what you do. If you give it a good review, I will watch it. ❤
Well I was already 16 when it came out and me too I was WAY too scared to go see it and also saw it on VHS years later at college... I was way too immature to appreciate such a masterpiece at the time anyway!! Plus it was damn scary enough on VHS!! My favourite cinema in Paris regularly shows oldies, especially when they're rereleased remastered, so am looking forward to popping along to see it at the cinema at least once in my life!!
Never forget my mom coming home and saying she just saw the scariest movie ever, and we watched a lot of movies.
She's not wrong!
Great movie! I remember someone saying that Alien was the great movie and Aliens was the amusement part ride based on the movie.
I love this movie..it’s one of my favorites 😊
My favorite horror film of all time.
Every time Alien is back in theaters, it feels like a cinematic feast.
We are "eating" well with this film. It's a Master Class on filmmaking, acting, practical FX and VFX, set and sound design....just everything. 👍
If only other part of the world also showing this for the 45th anniversary... certainly my top 5 all time
That was tense! Had you not given it 10, I might have had to unsubscribe! LOL Seeing it when it was first released is one of my favourite movie-going memories. To have been among those first audiences to ever have seen a chest-burster was truly an unforgettable experience.
One of my favorites movie ever. I was so glad to see this on the big screen! It ended and I had a smile!
That's awesome! Hope you had a great crowd in the theater with you.
@@BreakfastAllDayit wasn’t big but it was nice having a few in the theaters
Ridley Scott would have an all-time Filmography if he simply did half as much in his career, less is more has never been more applicable!
Muito engraçado o Alonso falando a sinopse do filme como se o filme fosse recente. Hahah. Filme perfeito.
You guys did a great job describing this movie, it is in my top 20 movies ever and the first time I saw it as a young, taught, preteen boy it scared the poop outta me. lol.
I'm old enough to have seen this when it first came out. I was just about to start a career in marketing that put me in touch with Ridley Scott and many others through advertising in the UK. It's interesting to look back at just how many outstanding films he has directed.
Oh wow, that must have been incredible!
I saw some people on the interwebs hating saying he wasn't a legend, the nerve! Lol.
@@tlovehater silly people. I doubt Ridley cares 😀
@@Celestialrob 😄
Which version is this? When originally released to theaters the film's image was a bit dark. When it was being readied for home the studio told Ridley Scott that a dark image works on a threater screen but for home video (on the small TV's available then which are nothing like the wide screen sets you can get now) the image would be hard to see so Scott allowed the studio to brighten the picture. Scott approved and thought it looked great and said if he'd realized how much better it would look that way he would have made the theatrical version look like that. So far as I know that is the only version that exists now, not the 1979 theatrical version.
"Alien" came out the day I graduated high school back in 1979. Incidentally it was the same day as the single worse airliner crash in U.S. aviation. I didn't see the movie though. I think the late night tv spots scared me into not seeing it.
I saw it when it premiered back in 1979, and will be seeing it again on the big screen.
Great! Only a couple days left.
I look forward to seeing it on the big screen. But admittedly going to see “The Mummy” first (I watched it every Friday night for a year so I kinda have to see that one first 😂). Everyone has the debate of “Alien” vs “Aliens” but while both masterpieces they’re completely apples & oranges
The 4K of the movie is a reference but not perfect. I hope they'll do another release for the 45th Anniversary with the support of Dolby Atmos / Vision.
+ JC AI transfer too????
@@jimcameron1234 No AI, its a early 4K that could look better with today tech.
🤔Stephen Gram Jones’s My Heart Is A Chainsaw… IYKYK 🧸🤐
Did they show any previews for Alien: Romulus?
I think they’re supposed to show a preview plus an interview between Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez.
Forty f_cking five years. Now _that's_ scary.
My wife saw Alien on opening night at the age of 7 with her drunk dad and his friends who were all trying to scare her.
Oh no! Hope she wasn't traumatized.
That, uh, sounds rather unpleasant and uncomfortable.
When Ridley Scott made good films ... yeah, I said it 😎
Please Review some Jodorowsky movies!! I rarely hear any American critics ever mention him even though he’s so influential.
Alonso: Can't find "Max Film" on RUclips or in Podcasts on Amazon Prime Music... Where can I listen/see it?
Fun fact: the original face-hugger is now owned by Chris de Burgh ( the Lady in Red singer)
Just saw it in my local theater
How exciting! Hope you had a great crowd.
It's just a damn shame there was never a sequel to "Aliens" that would have ignored the events of A3 and A4. It would have presented an adult Newt who is now a soldier, having been raised by Ripley and Hicks, and on her own quest to vanquish the creatures that killed her family. There was to be such a film by director Neill Blomkamp ("District 9"). Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn were supposed to return, along with Jennifer Lawrence as the grown-up Newt. But the project was shelved by Paramount Studios at the urging of Ridley Scott so he could do his own two, pointless sequels, "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant". What a loss to cinema!
Giger’s design work just drips off of every frame…still creepy after all these years.
So this is just a discussion of the movie Alien, nothing about the 45th anniversary. Is any of it cleaned up, are there any enhancements? How is this considered a review of the rerelease!?
They didn't have any sort of revamped version for critics ahead of time, but we're taking the opportunity of Alien being back in theaters to discuss how incredible and influential it remains today. Thanks for checking out our discussion.
Both Christy and Alonso must've hated Alien 3 (1992).
I honestly got my money back for Alien 3.
@@ReviewRoomie good that happened, one of the most disliked films.
I love Alien3. Obviously a big step down from Alien/Aliens, but it has a lot going for it too.
As much as Fincher hates the film, I hope he realizes there is a fanbase out there for it.
@@keefriff99 it's not because of finchers hate for it, it's the fact that they take away such loved characters who have gone through a lot.
No wonder fans dislike it so much.
The first 2 movies r beloved by fans and critics.
Are you going to review Boy kills World.
Have seen a 70 mm print blow up of this film 30 years ago. The LV426 planet scenes for that format were incredible. So was the entire film. Saw the 4K restoration yesterday. It was also a phenomenial screening.
Why Didn't RS in recent years remake DUNE?Forget David Lynch's version.Could have hooked up with the original art team HR GEIGER,MOEBIUS CHRIS FOSS .
SPOILER - I think its a great movie but i have a problem with the end. The Alien is supposed to be a perfect organism. Impossible to kill. But instead of killing Ripley when it has the chance it gets tired and takes a nap making it easy for Ripley to kill it. They could have written a better ending.
You’re not going to tell us whether you prefer Alien or Aliens?
I would pay to see this in theaters again. Amd i don't pay for shit!
But this masterpiece is worth it.