Actor Al Matthews who played Gunnery Sgt Apone, was a real life soldier and Vietnam Veteran. In an interview he once said "I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps; I hold thirteen combat awards and decorations, including two purple hearts. I was the first black Marine in the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant; I served with Kilo Battery, Fourth Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, of that I am very proud."
@@kristinaF54 That scene was not included in this reaction. It was a scene where he was chewing on his cigar so much, that it looked like he was eating it.
I see why this is just as popular (if not more!) than the original! Definitely not an easy feat to surpass that first one, but I loved this just as much, if not more!
@@CatherineLaSalleCatherine,watch the Special Edition Version of this movie.You’ll see Ripley’s loss and a small backstory of Newt.You’ll understand why they connect with each other so much.A lot of reactors always watch the theatrical version,but the Special Edition tells you a little bit more.😉
I love how Lt. Gorman has a "thousand yard stare" in that corridor with Vasquez during the last few minutes of his life. Every time I watch it, i freeze it on Gorman's face and love how the actor transformed himself with just his eyes. He went from new guy to combat veteran in about 24 hours.
@@rayward43 ooh, i never thought of it that way. Good catch. He didnt mean to, but got Drake killed, so he went back for Vasquez,.like Drake would have.
@@CatherineLaSalle they actually filmed a scene where Ripley finds Burke cocooned in the hive, after she found Newt. Burke has already been implanted with a “specimen”, and Ripley just hands him a grenade. Ripley leaves with Newt in her arms, Burke sets it off a few seconds later, and that was the explosion that forced Ripley and Newt into the Queen’s chamber.
Fun fact: The Actor who played Burke took his mother to the premiere of Aliens. And, according to him, she smiled and said 'good' when he was killed by one of the aliens. EVERYONE HATES BURKE
What I like about Burke as a villain, is that he's not some Evil Genius with grand plans. He is, to quote Futurama "A Monkey of medium intelligence who wears a suit." His big grand plan, is to get rich and get his key to the executive washroom, he is just smart enough to be a schemer and but not smart enough to actually do it well. Every single plan he comes up with in the movie backfires on him, eventually costing him his life.
"Get Away from her you Bch!" One of the most Best Badass cinematic moments ever! 💚⚡👊 It was a Blast watching this with you Cat..."There like Flying Squirrels" 🤣🤘
Boy do I miss the days where one could say "Good on J.K. Rowling for being inspired by that line for one of her books" before she got all weird and abusive and deserving of dislike.
Right? Imagine Reebok making it through the couple hundred years of company mergers and acquisitions unscathed enough to name their products. Unless they were Ripley's previously owned antiques...
Vasquez is a complete badass! She was ready to go back and get the survivors out. She would have caused a nuclear reaction in the process but she was just as badass as Ripley.
To be fair all the marines became champions in their final moments. Yes, Vasquez was gangster from the get go but we can't say the rest didn't step up in their final moments. Cameron gave marines a legit story and honored their badassery.
That was her job. Vasquez was a marine. Ripley is the best strong female lead of all-time, because she isn't barbie Rambo. She is REAL, yet has courage. She was even screaming in shock when firing the rifle for the first time. This is what character building is all about.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. As a kid both the original and Aliens used to come on TV like every Sunday and that is how I first seen them.
Obligatory Fun Facts Post: The original shuttle sets from the first movie were destroyed after filming wrapped, so for the opening scene they had to recreate the shuttle set in exact detail. The Atmosphere processor sets were built at a disused power station outside London in the UK and were left in place after shooting. Two years later when Tim Burton was making the 1988 Batman movie at Pinewood Studios, the Atmosphere processor sets were still in good condition, so they were reused for the Axis Chemical Factory scenes. Michael Biehn who plays Hicks, was not originally cast to play the role which originally went to James Remar, but was fired after being charged with drug offences. You notice in the movie that Hicks' armour doesn't seem to fit right in some scenes, because it was fitted for Remar who was much bigger than Biehn. There is actually one shot of Remar in the movie, where you see him from behind when they are going into the Alien nest. Counting the special edition, no fewer than Four members of the cast of Aliens were all voice actors on Starfleet, a British produced English language version of a Japanese sci-fi marionet series that ran on British TV over 1980-81. Mark Rolston who played Drake, played the pudgy comic relief character and Newt's dad was the hero. The series is best known for the rock album it inspired, by Brian May of Queen in collaboration with Eddie VanHalen, released the following year in 1982, since May's son was a huge fan of the series. The album got a remaster last year and is on streaming and the Series was posted in full here on RUclips. And because someone WILL post this, for the sake of movie comments bingo, Janette Goldstein who played Vasquez was also in Terminator 2 as John Conner's foster mother and was also the Irish Mother in Titanic.
Another one I liked was Hudson's joke on Vasquez' signing up as a marine as it reflected Jeanette Goldstein's experience signing onto the cast. She reportedly thought upon signing on that the movie was indeed about aliens in the immigration sense of the word.
Ooooooooh wait do tell more…..what would the motivation have been for that? Because it genuinely bamboozled me that literally NO ONE on this entire mission seemed even the slightest bit prepared once shiz hit the fan…have they all just never seen anything of this magnitude in their service or were they actually truly inexperienced to begin with
@@CatherineLaSalle Oh boy, this can turn into a long conversation. For me it kinda comes down to how much the company knows and when. Also if you pick things apart to much you can make plot holes. Like in the first movie, if the company knew about the alien why try and gain a specimen in the way they did? Seems really inefficient. Why not send their own science team out to get it? But then its a big company. Maybe some divisions know secret things and others don't. So maybe after the disappearance of the Nostromo they gave up but then when Ripley turns up 57 years later Burke gets curious and sends some colonists to the derelict ship (see 'Aliens' directors cut). The company doesn't want the alien(s) wiped out but they have to be seen to do something when contact with the colony is lost. So they pick a green Lt and send him off with some unprepared soldiers and Ripley. Perhaps hoping to tie her off as a loose end. But then why would Burke go? Maybe his superiors promised him something if he succeeded? Also does the company (Weyland-Yutani) own the Marine Corp or is it actually a controlled by a government of some kind? Its never clear but it seems in this future that any government in the traditional sense is very limited if not gone entirely. You can really go down the rabbit hole with it. 🙂
Is it horrible? Not in my opinion. On par with the first two? Certainly not. Still worthy of being in the series. I hold some love for it. But that is where it ends as far as the Quadrology grouping is concerned. Again, opinion, but Resurrection was definitely the one where IQ's dropped sharply while Ripley was away. Even Prometheus and Covenant were better films.
Never heard so many "fricks" in my life. What a joy to watch you react to one of my favorite movies of all time and a true rite of passage. Welcome to the world of Alien (yeah, I know you saw the first one, but watching the first two is all you need to be an Alien expert and one of the gang). Love your channel. Cheers!
Aww thank you so much for watching!! Glad to hear you enjoyed hehe, I can’t believe it took me THIS long to finally be cultured in why these films are legendary!
10:59 I still find it hard to believe that Jenette Goldstein (girl doing pull-ups) is the same actor who plays the sweet Irish mother from "Titanic", or John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2".
For all those Carter Burke fans like Catherine out there, you will be delighted to learn that there is a new 5 part Comic book series entitled, "What if Carter Burke Had Lived?" Written by the Burke actor, Paul Reiser. Its part of Marvel Comics "Aliens: What If" series. Now your most favorite universally beloved sci-fi character has been resurrected!😉
This was the first movie I saw in THX. I was 12 years old and my brother was 19 and took me and our little brother to see it. Our little brother was 9. He sat in the middle of us with his thumbs in his ears and the other fingers covering his eyes. It scared the crap out of us! It holds up to this day. Personally I think it's the best in the series.
19:55 This was the only acting role Carrie Henn (Newt) ever did. She is now a school teacher. She still, however, makes the occasional celebrity appearance at conventions.
Catherine: "Humans are capable of much worse". Well the title of the film is "Aliens". In this film, the term "Aliens" can also refer to humans since they are not indigenous to LV-426. This movie is basically Aliens Vs Aliens. Just like "Avatar" was.
Haha just watched this yesterday afternoon what a coincidence 🔮✨ Such a great movie "Hey Vasquez you ever been mistaken for a man"-hudson "No. Have you"-Vasquez 😂😂
@@CatherineLaSalle Thank you and I'm more glad to see more people like you are discovering the _Alien_ films, thanks to Fede Álvarez's _Alien: Romulus_!! If you ever decide to watch _Romulus_ on the channel, I'll be there!!😄
I'm glad, too! Thank you! I'm also glad more people like you are discovering the _Alien_ movies, thanks to _Alien: Romulus_! Speaking of which, if you ever decided to watch it on the channel, I'll be there!!! (This is like my third time trying to write this comment. I don't know why it keeps disappearing. ;_;)
9:45 Funny fact: Paul Reiser (distant cousin of mine lol) "Burke" used to star in a TV Show called "Mad About You" After filming this movie, there was an episode where his friend was having a midlife crisis and tells him "I feel like something inside of me is trying to burst out like...did you ever see that movie "Alien"? and Paul replies "Just the first one."
Iconic one liners! A lot by Hudson (Bill Paxton), some improvised (Game over man, game over!) There's a director's cut, more about Newt's family, Ripley's daughter, some more remote battles against the Xenomorphs.
Dude, Cat, you should absolutely watch the Director's Cut of ALIENS! There are several important character moments and backstory for Ripley and Newt that the studio forced Cameron to cut from the theatrical release, and it really devasted Sigourney when she saw that those scenes were cut from the film's release!
Nah, theatrical is better for first viewing since it's way more unexpected when Newt appears, like it's just left to your imagination what this kid went through and that makes the xenomorphs so much scarier. Director's cut introduces Newt too soon and seeing the colonists and her family comes off as corny.
@@yogafrogzUtter nonsense. No one who watches the special edition first ever complains about any of those completely made up excuses. The special edition is superior. Preferred by fans 2 to 1. Preferred by Cameron. The original story. Cutting those scenes created plot holes and weakened the story. Deal with it.
@@miller-joel You're being too harsh. Yoga has a point, that the theatrical release might be ideal for first time watchers. As cool as we all think the deleted scenes are, Cameron took them out for a reason and there's a good argument that they mess up the pacing. Yes, the special edition is preferred by fans, I agree. That doesn't invalidate Yoga's point.
He got that job because he was a noob/incompetent. The mission was for the company to get the specimens with everyone being expendable so you put a dufus like him in charge so worst case, hes your fall guy/patsy if he manages to survive and you can blame him for the mess LOL He was not in on the companies plan but just a pawn in the over all scheme of things. Ripley was right about burke being able to sabotage anyones freezers on the way back to make sure nobody but newt and ripley survived so they could have the embryos. This IMO is still the best scifi movie ever made, from start to finish it is a masterpiece. Ripley is the ultimate badass!
4:55 At the end of the first one, Ripley shot the alien with that harpoon gun but when the door closed, the gun got jammed at the base of the door. If you look at the base of the door in this shot, you can see that it's still there...gotta love attention to detail.
4:55 shows great attention to detail, while the door is being cut through you can see the harpoon gun still stuck at the bottom where it was at the end of the first movie.
" this looks like such a dismal place to live" - lol, I love in the UK and I often reference the scene where the marines get off the dropship and a pretty good representation of British weather!
Lol , it was sunny for 5 minutes as i was walkin home today, and seemingly on cue, storm clouds overtook me rained all over. Funny that you mention british weather as im watching this xD. Dismal place to live, bahahah. (North London)
AHAHAHA omg 😂😂 I definitely had a fluke experience when I visited London a few years ago - was preparing myself for weather like this and it was gorgeous and sunny the whole five days I was there!
@@CatherineLaSalle That's great - always glad to hear when someone has a good experience of British weather - it is pretty glorious when the sun does come out (everyone gets slightly hyper - especially the first warm and sunny day after the winter!) 🌞
Glad you watched the theatrical release first. It flows better in my opinion. There's a director's cut of this film you can rent with extended scenes you might want to check out later. It's got more things the fans of the film would like to see like what happened to Ripley's daughter the 57 years she was away, scenes with Newt's family, more scenes where Ripley and Hicks flirt with each other, Ripley runs into Burke already cocooned on her way to save Newt, etc.
@@CatherineLaSalleSomething to keep in mind about Romulus is it takes place in between Alien and Aliens. There’s also an audio drama called Alien: Out of the Shadows that explains why Ripley was lost in space for so long before Aliens. It’s completely voice acted with sound effects and everything, highly recommend it.
I love this movie! I can watch this over and over again. Also in other news, Sigourney Weaver, aka Ripley, will be making an appearance in The Mandalorian and Grogu movie!
O .. OH .! Couldnt click this fast enough! 😁🍿 Alien is Forever Ripley is Legend i dont know how far youre willing to travel in the Alien timeline but i guarantee.. youll be fully experienced after Enjoyed Every second of this react😊💯 stay Awesome ⭐️
Two fun facts: James Cameron and Bill Paxton (Hudson) both started their film careers as crew members for Roger Corman. Actually I think that's how Bill Paxton first met James Cameron. Other fun fact is that Bill Paxton has also been in Predator 2 and Terminator 1. The epic sci-fi/horror monster trinity. Won't reveal what happens to him in those movies though until you see them.
"I don't trust this guy at all." "I think Ripley and maybe one of these other guys will survive." "Maybe it's one of the survivors they're detecting?" "Ripley and Newt will survive." "He's going to sabotage her now. Because she knows too much." "It snuck on. I know it snuck on. That was too easy." You nailed the whole damn thing.
This was an interesting Reaction Watch with you Cat! You should've watched the Director's Cut... you get more about Ripley's background and why she and Newt bond so deeply. And you get to see the Hadley's Hope Colony before Burke screws them over. And you get more about the Marines... there is more than 20 minutes of Story you're missing out on, so you may want to give it a viewing in your spare time? You definitely touched on a few key notes of the story and the nature of our species versus theirs in your post-view postulations... good theorizing on your part. Kudos to you, and looking forward to your next Reaction Vid! 🤘😎
Funny thing, as amazing as that transition is between Ripley's face in her sleep tube and the planet I didn't notice it till like my 10th watch of the film.
Fun fact, Alien Romulus takes place between Alien and Aliens, and has references to the first film and others like Prometheus, if you enjoyed this one you'll def enjoy Romulus, watched it twice it's awesome, much love Cat, take care, love your star wars content/reactions ❤
Glad to hear that I’ll be informed enough to check out Romulus when it comes on streaming! I’ll probably react to that one too! Thanks so much for the kind words, glad you’re enjoying!
I know they did not have drones when they made this movie, but I always thought rather than sending in the team to check out the hive send in something you can operate remotely.
Awww glad to hear it! I shall! That’s the game plan, definitely wanna start branching out to some more movie reactions - so many epic franchises that I’ve never seen!
The loader Ripley fights the Alien with is made by Caterpillar Mining Corporation. They have the signature yellow color and a C logo that the company used at the time the film was made. I live in a town that has several manufacturing plants and when we saw this at the theater, people went crazy when they saw that C on the loader.
A lot of people are always confused about the scene where Hicks jumps through the Medlab glass/window even though Ripley was unable to break it. People somehow forget that Hudson shoots the window. But, also, people did not pay attention to Gorman when he states the bullets in the pulse rifles are 10 MM (caseless) standard light armor piercing rounds, emphasis on armor piercing. So, the bullets would pierce the thick heavy window and severely weaken it, but it would take a blunt force (a hammer or Hicks throwing his body) to shatter it. Attention to details.
I actually met Carrie Henn (NEWT) last year at a sci-fi convention; days before Halloween. Wish I could share a picture. Got her autograph on my Aliens DVD. Aliens was her only movie. I was amazed that Bishop remained useful after ripped in half, unlike a certain gold droid in Empire Strikes Back. The actor who played him didn’t know how to read until he was 30 years old! I was ecstatic when the movie was mentioned in an Avengers film and the basis for a rescue plan! They even did a camera shot that was reminiscent of it. Wish you had watched the Special Edition of Aliens. Do NOT bother with the remaining sequels. HUGE disappointments. Normally don’t bother with audio commentaries but I enjoyed the one with the director and cast
I gotta say, even to this day, Ridley's Alien and Cameron's Aliens has some the best nail biting horror scenes. Because in both movies Ripley becomes sole survivor (2nd movie with a kid)against the acid blooded freaks and you can see the visible fear in Sigourney's eyes that we as viewers can feel. Ripley is one of the best pop culture characters ever created. Miss those days...
They wanted a shorter overall film. So, they cut the part where Ripley discovers that her daughter has died during the 57 years away. So this story becomes the ultimate Mama Bear journey to find, protect, and rescue a daughter Ripley ultimately decides to adopt.
@@CatherineLaSalle so true! Didn't even leave in a tiny bit of simple dialogue in regard to Ripley being the parent of a deceased child... So to speak. ANYTHING to potentially get more daily screenings at the theater by making it short, Short, SHORT!
@@CatherineLaSalle Both are great in their own right. They share first position imo tho Aliens is my favourite. Alien captures the fear and horror and survival aspect really well whilst giving our Nostromo crew little hope whilst Aliens is able to approach it and turn it into a great action movie, treating the alien as something that's terrifying yet ultimately familiar.
Jim Cameron pitched this film to the studio execs by simply walking in the room and writing ALIEN on a board. He then added the S and drew two lines through the letter, making the word ALIEN$.
Definetly watch the director's cut on the rewatch. It will give you a much more immersed experience, especially with the Ripley / Newt relationship. But there's other gems, too...
Some of the music used was also used in Star Trek 2...And the APC is actually an airport towing truck. There is a book that explains Ripleys missing 57 years.
If you've never played the Fallout games, anytime you stumble across a vault somewhere in the wasteland, the mystery within takes a similar approach. You just see the aftermath of whatever happened there, and the horror is realized as you find more and more details as to what happened there. This movie does a great job of sprinkling those breadcrumbs to allow the story to unfold brilliantly. The tension building of the motion trackers is also fantastic. Such a simple premise, but it adds so much.
Ahahaha oh in that case you’ll be pleased to know that I’m gonna embark on REACTOBER this year and watch scary movies all month in October, so there will be A LOT of stress 😂
That's what people are like, even today. I always remember this: “Those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.”-1 Tim. 6:9, 10. This is so true. This was Newt's one and only film roll. When she grew up she became a teacher.
As one who saw the first movie, "Alien" in 1979, I suggest continuing with the next release order. Some people have the opinion that the franchise ends with "Aliens." I am not in their camp. Watch the next one and decide for yourself, if it stands well with the others.
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? 7:08 You are watching the theatrical version, which I saw in 1986. I had a question about Ripley that was answered in 1990, when I bought SE Laserdisc(!) version. 10:48 Actor Jenette Goldstein, is/was a body builder, so pullups were no sweat for her. A fluent Spanish speaker, she went to the casting call looking like a Latina gang member, hence Hudson's "illegal alien" joke. Her freckles drove the makeup artists bonkers. 13:09 Ripley shows Apone and Hicks that she's not a front office paper shuffler like Burke, but a working class dog like themselves. 19:05 I noticed that Ripley was able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca, unlike the female Colonial Marines. A reviewer of the time said: "Sisterhood!" With the SE Laserdisc, I confirmed that Ripley had been a parent. 21:26 Vasquez has spare fire control modules so the squad will have fire support when needed. 30:33 The Manual of Arms. 37:48 They went out like Klingon warriors. 39:12 The right tool for the job with Duct tape. 41:34 Egg chamber. 45:46 Queen takes Bishop. 46:39 Mech vs. Xenomorph Queen. Sigourney Weaver has said that 'Aliens" was about guns; I thought it was all about Family.
Dang! I saw that your video was a hour long and listened to your amusing intro and figured this should be a great reaction. But when we got to where Bill Paxton says "Hey Vasquez have you ever been mistaken for a man"? And she said " No! Have you"? And that was cut off the "REACTION"! That's when I bail. It's not a reaction video without the cool stuff I watch to see the reaction of! Maybe the next one!? Please keep as much quotes in as possible! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
The Alien franchise is one of my favourite Science Fiction franchises alongside the Predator franchise. The Alien/Xenomorph is my favourite Space monsters. You be surprised how many comics, Novels and video games there are. Xenomorph life cycle Egg/Ovomorph. Facehugger Chestburster Drone Warrior Praetorian Queen. 41:57 The Alien Queen.
Just stumbled upon this reaction channel to find that you are doing Reactober- it may be a little too late to suggest, but one of my favourite space horrors, Event Horizon, is a cult classic if you haven't already covered it. Not the best movie to be sure, but it does live rent free in my brain with many other not-so-good niche movies. Love the reactions, and will indeed watch more.
Now that you have watched this one, I highly recommend that you also watch the special edition. It gives you a lot more of Ripley's backstory. And it adds a lot to the movie. I think it's about 20 minutes longer. I think watching the theatrical cut first is probably best as far as pacing. But the special edition gives you so much more emotional center. They're both very good. Now that I have seen both, I do prefer the special edition.
I’m hearing lots of great things about this special edition! I admittedly didn’t even know there was one until like five minutes before I sat down to watch this!
This was the 2nd of 4 movies I remember seeing Michael Biehn aka Cpl. Hicks & Bill Paxton aka Pvt. Hudson in together. The 1st was Terminator which Lance Henriksen aka Bishop was also In, 3rd was Navy Seals, and 4th was Tombstone. Also the female Pvt. Vasquez was also in James Cameron film Terminator 2 Judgment Day & in Titanic with Bill Paxton.
"Courage don't mean you ain't afraid. It means you're scared to death, but you saddle up, anyway." -- John Wayne And shout out to Hicks, an icon of positive masculinity. He's strong, tough, and brave without being a macho idiot, and has no problem accepting and unfussily supporting leadership from a woman when he recognizes that she's the best person for the job. We need more of male characters like him.
Hello! Thank you for doing this, because for some reason, when I watch it on your channel it's like watching this stuff for the first time again. Thanks a lot for giving me this. If you are going thru Horror, please watch Hellraiser.
Awww thanks so much for sharing this!! That means a lot to me, happy to have you here along for the ride! I am DEFINITELY going to be doing a Horror-Themed “Reactober” this year, so thanks for the early suggestion!
The difference between alien and aliens and what made both movies absolute classics was that alien was like a haunted house in space while aliens was a war movie . Kept things interesting not stagnant
I recommend watching "Forbidden Planet" next. It has a really GREAT story! It came out in 1956 and set the bar for special effects until 1968 when "2001: A Space Odyssey" came out. Then the special effects bar was raised again in 1977 when a little science fiction movie came out which you may have heard of it, "Star Wars".
I recently saw Alien Romulus in the theater. I won't do spoilers, but I will say all you need to appreciate the time line in Romulus is to see the first 2 Alien movies. i.e. Alien and Aliens. The other sequels are irrelevant to Alien Romulus.
Hudson's character arc is great. Cocky meathead to panicked mess and then goes down fighting like a hero.
Actor Al Matthews who played Gunnery Sgt Apone, was a real life soldier and Vietnam Veteran. In an interview he once said "I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps; I hold thirteen combat awards and decorations, including two purple hearts. I was the first black Marine in the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant; I served with Kilo Battery, Fourth Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, of that I am very proud."
He was also in YANKS.He was the African American soldier that gets attacked at the New Years Eve dance.Rest in Peace Al Matthews.🙏
He was also the first man to eat a cigar in Aliens.
@@shawbros Who's cigar did he eat? Not Ripley's cause she ain't got one, anatomically speaking.
He also helped to train the other actors in how to play Marines
@@kristinaF54
That scene was not included in this reaction.
It was a scene where he was chewing on his cigar so much, that it looked like he was eating it.
I’m a big fan of Alien, but Aliens is one of my all time faves!!! Glad you’re watching this!!!
I see why this is just as popular (if not more!) than the original! Definitely not an easy feat to surpass that first one, but I loved this just as much, if not more!
@@CatherineLaSalle I want you to react to Ninja Assassin and Kiss of the Dragon
@@CatherineLaSalle If only a mouse(on your foot) or spider(dropping from the celling) would jump scare you while watch a scary movie.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@CatherineLaSalleCatherine,watch the Special Edition Version of this movie.You’ll see Ripley’s loss and a small backstory of Newt.You’ll understand why they connect with each other so much.A lot of reactors always watch the theatrical version,but the Special Edition tells you a little bit more.😉
@@CatherineLaSalle if you get the chance, react to the movie Drive (2011)
I love how Lt. Gorman has a "thousand yard stare" in that corridor with Vasquez during the last few minutes of his life. Every time I watch it, i freeze it on Gorman's face and love how the actor transformed himself with just his eyes. He went from new guy to combat veteran in about 24 hours.
Gorman's redemption arc is completed when he and Vasquez replicate Drake and Vasquez' handshake over the grenade.
@@rayward43 ooh, i never thought of it that way. Good catch. He didnt mean to, but got Drake killed, so he went back for Vasquez,.like Drake would have.
"Well, you got your specimen." Best epitaph for Burke I've ever heard.
AHAHAHA I’m glad you appreciated it 😂😂
@@CatherineLaSalle they actually filmed a scene where Ripley finds Burke cocooned in the hive, after she found Newt. Burke has already been implanted with a “specimen”, and Ripley just hands him a grenade. Ripley leaves with Newt in her arms, Burke sets it off a few seconds later, and that was the explosion that forced Ripley and Newt into the Queen’s chamber.
Wooooooooahhhh that’s very interesting! In that case he REALLY got his specimen 😂
Another good one that really sums up everything Burke does "It was a Bad Call!"
@@CatherineLaSalle there is a director's cut with a ton of deleted scenes. Worth watching)
Fun fact: The Actor who played Burke took his mother to the premiere of Aliens. And, according to him, she smiled and said 'good' when he was killed by one of the aliens.
EVERYONE HATES BURKE
I heard they filmed a scene where Ripley while she was rescuing Newt found Burke cocooned on a wall.
@@TrentRushtonIt's better to let it play out in your imagination. Besides, either way, he was incinerated when the plant exploded.
He says it was his Sister
What I like about Burke as a villain, is that he's not some Evil Genius with grand plans. He is, to quote Futurama "A Monkey of medium intelligence who wears a suit." His big grand plan, is to get rich and get his key to the executive washroom, he is just smart enough to be a schemer and but not smart enough to actually do it well. Every single plan he comes up with in the movie backfires on him, eventually costing him his life.
Paul Reiser said his sister punched him in the stomach because of how awful his character was.
"Get Away from her you Bch!" One of the most Best Badass cinematic moments ever! 💚⚡👊 It was a Blast watching this with you Cat..."There like Flying Squirrels" 🤣🤘
Boy do I miss the days where one could say "Good on J.K. Rowling for being inspired by that line for one of her books" before she got all weird and abusive and deserving of dislike.
Queen takes Bishop!
I don't care how cheesy it is from now on every time I see that scene I'm saying that.
@stephenmiller2544 I proudly wear my Aliens shirt that conveys the statement
LOLOLOLOL omg it took me embarrassingly long to make that connection 😂
@@CatherineLaSalle That's ok, if I didnt see it on a t-shirt(which I now own) I probably wouldnt of got it either.
@joek468 ive got a usgs nostromo hat that I sport regularly. sometimes I have to explain it.
This is the movie that made the Ripley character into a legendary badass, and made Sigourney Weaver an icon.
Ripley (and Sigourney Weaver) are the the ultimate queen of the "final girl" phenomenom. 1st place this one is.
RIP Hudson 🙏
All the Alien Queen really wanted was one of those rare collector shoes Ripley was wearing before it went back to earth.
The Queen did seem very grabby there, ngl!😅
Right? Imagine Reebok making it through the couple hundred years of company mergers and acquisitions unscathed enough to name their products. Unless they were Ripley's previously owned antiques...
Vasquez is a complete badass! She was ready to go back and get the survivors out. She would have caused a nuclear reaction in the process but she was just as badass as Ripley.
To be fair all the marines became champions in their final moments. Yes, Vasquez was gangster from the get go but we can't say the rest didn't step up in their final moments. Cameron gave marines a legit story and honored their badassery.
Vasquez was also ready to go back for Drake after he was splashed with acid, and Hicks held her back. She was fearless.
That was her job. Vasquez was a marine.
Ripley is the best strong female lead of all-time, because she isn't barbie Rambo. She is REAL, yet has courage.
She was even screaming in shock when firing the rifle for the first time.
This is what character building is all about.
This is one of my all time favorite movies. As a kid both the original and Aliens used to come on TV like every Sunday and that is how I first seen them.
Obligatory Fun Facts Post:
The original shuttle sets from the first movie were destroyed after filming wrapped, so for the opening scene they had to recreate the shuttle set in exact detail.
The Atmosphere processor sets were built at a disused power station outside London in the UK and were left in place after shooting. Two years later when Tim Burton was making the 1988 Batman movie at Pinewood Studios, the Atmosphere processor sets were still in good condition, so they were reused for the Axis Chemical Factory scenes.
Michael Biehn who plays Hicks, was not originally cast to play the role which originally went to James Remar, but was fired after being charged with drug offences. You notice in the movie that Hicks' armour doesn't seem to fit right in some scenes, because it was fitted for Remar who was much bigger than Biehn. There is actually one shot of Remar in the movie, where you see him from behind when they are going into the Alien nest.
Counting the special edition, no fewer than Four members of the cast of Aliens were all voice actors on Starfleet, a British produced English language version of a Japanese sci-fi marionet series that ran on British TV over 1980-81. Mark Rolston who played Drake, played the pudgy comic relief character and Newt's dad was the hero. The series is best known for the rock album it inspired, by Brian May of Queen in collaboration with Eddie VanHalen, released the following year in 1982, since May's son was a huge fan of the series. The album got a remaster last year and is on streaming and the Series was posted in full here on RUclips.
And because someone WILL post this, for the sake of movie comments bingo, Janette Goldstein who played Vasquez was also in Terminator 2 as John Conner's foster mother and was also the Irish Mother in Titanic.
Another one I liked was Hudson's joke on Vasquez' signing up as a marine as it reflected Jeanette Goldstein's experience signing onto the cast. She reportedly thought upon signing on that the movie was indeed about aliens in the immigration sense of the word.
There is a movie called Angel's Heart from 1987 with Robert DeNiro. it is superb. this film marked me forever. i would love to recommend it.
I've seen hundreds of reactions from all over. You are the best at jaw-dropping moments.
The key to these reactions is expression. You are a natural.
Aw I appreciate that! Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed!
Regarding Lt Gorman. It's a theory of mine that 'the company' assigned (either directly or indirectly) an inexperienced officer on purpose.
Ooooooooh wait do tell more…..what would the motivation have been for that? Because it genuinely bamboozled me that literally NO ONE on this entire mission seemed even the slightest bit prepared once shiz hit the fan…have they all just never seen anything of this magnitude in their service or were they actually truly inexperienced to begin with
@@CatherineLaSalle Oh boy, this can turn into a long conversation. For me it kinda comes down to how much the company knows and when. Also if you pick things apart to much you can make plot holes. Like in the first movie, if the company knew about the alien why try and gain a specimen in the way they did? Seems really inefficient. Why not send their own science team out to get it? But then its a big company. Maybe some divisions know secret things and others don't. So maybe after the disappearance of the Nostromo they gave up but then when Ripley turns up 57 years later Burke gets curious and sends some colonists to the derelict ship (see 'Aliens' directors cut). The company doesn't want the alien(s) wiped out but they have to be seen to do something when contact with the colony is lost. So they pick a green Lt and send him off with some unprepared soldiers and Ripley. Perhaps hoping to tie her off as a loose end. But then why would Burke go? Maybe his superiors promised him something if he succeeded? Also does the company (Weyland-Yutani) own the Marine Corp or is it actually a controlled by a government of some kind? Its never clear but it seems in this future that any government in the traditional sense is very limited if not gone entirely. You can really go down the rabbit hole with it. 🙂
The good news is that while there are a lot of movies in this franchise, you've now seen most of the good ones.
If you watch Alien 3, do watch the assembly cut. It’s a much better film than the theatrical release. imo it’s as good as the first 2.
It is no where near as good as the first two movies, but I do agree about choosing the assembly version.
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Is it horrible? Not in my opinion. On par with the first two? Certainly not. Still worthy of being in the series. I hold some love for it. But that is where it ends as far as the Quadrology grouping is concerned. Again, opinion, but Resurrection was definitely the one where IQ's dropped sharply while Ripley was away. Even Prometheus and Covenant were better films.
Never heard so many "fricks" in my life. What a joy to watch you react to one of my favorite movies of all time and a true rite of passage. Welcome to the world of Alien (yeah, I know you saw the first one, but watching the first two is all you need to be an Alien expert and one of the gang). Love your channel. Cheers!
Aww thank you so much for watching!! Glad to hear you enjoyed hehe, I can’t believe it took me THIS long to finally be cultured in why these films are legendary!
10:59 I still find it hard to believe that Jenette Goldstein (girl doing pull-ups) is the same actor who plays the sweet Irish mother from "Titanic", or John Connor's foster mother in "Terminator 2".
Damn, now I can not unsee it :o
For all those Carter Burke fans like Catherine out there, you will be delighted to learn that there is a new 5 part Comic book series entitled, "What if Carter Burke Had Lived?" Written by the Burke actor, Paul Reiser. Its part of Marvel Comics "Aliens: What If" series. Now your most favorite universally beloved sci-fi character has been resurrected!😉
This was the first movie I saw in THX. I was 12 years old and my brother was 19 and took me and our little brother to see it. Our little brother was 9. He sat in the middle of us with his thumbs in his ears and the other fingers covering his eyes. It scared the crap out of us! It holds up to this day. Personally I think it's the best in the series.
19:55 This was the only acting role Carrie Henn (Newt) ever did. She is now a school teacher. She still, however, makes the occasional celebrity appearance at conventions.
Your prediction ability went through the roof watching this. Amazing.
Catherine: "Humans are capable of much worse". Well the title of the film is "Aliens". In this film, the term "Aliens" can also refer to humans since they are not indigenous to LV-426. This movie is basically Aliens Vs Aliens. Just like "Avatar" was.
The Director's Cut contains a scene where we learn that Ripley had a daughter who died while she was away.
Haha just watched this yesterday afternoon what a coincidence 🔮✨
Such a great movie
"Hey Vasquez you ever been mistaken for a man"-hudson
"No. Have you"-Vasquez 😂😂
"This thing can pakour!" 😂🤣😂🤣
I mostly watch these videos at night….mostly
Lol
I've never been this early to a new reaction video!!
And my favorite _Alien_ movie? Let's go!!!!
LETS GET IT omg!! I’m glad I could deliver your favorite hehehe
@@CatherineLaSalle Thank you and I'm more glad to see more people like you are discovering the _Alien_ films, thanks to Fede Álvarez's _Alien: Romulus_!!
If you ever decide to watch _Romulus_ on the channel, I'll be there!!😄
I'm glad, too! Thank you! I'm also glad more people like you are discovering the _Alien_ movies, thanks to _Alien: Romulus_!
Speaking of which, if you ever decided to watch it on the channel, I'll be there!!!
(This is like my third time trying to write this comment. I don't know why it keeps disappearing. ;_;)
9:45 Funny fact: Paul Reiser (distant cousin of mine lol) "Burke" used to star in a TV Show called "Mad About You" After filming this movie, there was an episode where his friend was having a midlife crisis and tells him "I feel like something inside of me is trying to burst out like...did you ever see that movie "Alien"? and Paul replies "Just the first one."
That is a new one for me (never got too much into MAY). And I absolutely love it.
Iconic one liners! A lot by Hudson (Bill Paxton), some improvised (Game over man, game over!) There's a director's cut, more about Newt's family, Ripley's daughter, some more remote battles against the Xenomorphs.
Dude, Cat, you should absolutely watch the Director's Cut of ALIENS! There are several important character moments and backstory for Ripley and Newt that the studio forced Cameron to cut from the theatrical release, and it really devasted Sigourney when she saw that those scenes were cut from the film's release!
Nah, theatrical is better for first viewing since it's way more unexpected when Newt appears, like it's just left to your imagination what this kid went through and that makes the xenomorphs so much scarier. Director's cut introduces Newt too soon and seeing the colonists and her family comes off as corny.
@@yogafrogzUtter nonsense. No one who watches the special edition first ever complains about any of those completely made up excuses. The special edition is superior. Preferred by fans 2 to 1. Preferred by Cameron. The original story. Cutting those scenes created plot holes and weakened the story. Deal with it.
@@miller-joel You're being too harsh. Yoga has a point, that the theatrical release might be ideal for first time watchers. As cool as we all think the deleted scenes are, Cameron took them out for a reason and there's a good argument that they mess up the pacing. Yes, the special edition is preferred by fans, I agree. That doesn't invalidate Yoga's point.
@@miller-joel Just saying theatrical should be watched FIRST. Longer edition can be watched after.
@@yogafrogzutter nonsense
He got that job because he was a noob/incompetent. The mission was for the company to get the specimens with everyone being expendable so you put a dufus like him in charge so worst case, hes your fall guy/patsy if he manages to survive and you can blame him for the mess LOL He was not in on the companies plan but just a pawn in the over all scheme of things. Ripley was right about burke being able to sabotage anyones freezers on the way back to make sure nobody but newt and ripley survived so they could have the embryos. This IMO is still the best scifi movie ever made, from start to finish it is a masterpiece. Ripley is the ultimate badass!
that makes no sense--Burke doesn't know how to 'handle' facehuggers. HE would probably ended implanted before anybody else.
4:55 At the end of the first one, Ripley shot the alien with that harpoon gun but when the door closed, the gun got jammed at the base of the door. If you look at the base of the door in this shot, you can see that it's still there...gotta love attention to detail.
Alien/Aliens are such great films and Ripley is one of the coolest characters ever onscreen!
I can’t believe it took me this many years to finally watch these first two and see what all the hype is about!
@@CatherineLaSalle also please react to the movie The Last Samurai
4:55 shows great attention to detail, while the door is being cut through you can see the harpoon gun still stuck at the bottom where it was at the end of the first movie.
" this looks like such a dismal place to live" - lol, I love in the UK and I often reference the scene where the marines get off the dropship and a pretty good representation of British weather!
Lol , it was sunny for 5 minutes as i was walkin home today, and seemingly on cue, storm clouds overtook me rained all over. Funny that you mention british weather as im watching this xD.
Dismal place to live, bahahah. (North London)
Lol - yeah, I try to tell myself it would be boring if it was just sunny all the time, but I'm not fooling myself! @@Musabre
AHAHAHA omg 😂😂 I definitely had a fluke experience when I visited London a few years ago - was preparing myself for weather like this and it was gorgeous and sunny the whole five days I was there!
@@UseDghspeaking as someone from LA I can confirm it 1000% gets boring when it’s just straight up sunlight nonstop I need RAIN
@@CatherineLaSalle That's great - always glad to hear when someone has a good experience of British weather - it is pretty glorious when the sun does come out (everyone gets slightly hyper - especially the first warm and sunny day after the winter!) 🌞
Pretty sure this one is one of my favorites.
It was EPIC…I’m so impressed that it lived up to the original!
@CatherineLaSalle agreed! Glad you enjoyed it as well
Glad you watched the theatrical release first. It flows better in my opinion. There's a director's cut of this film you can rent with extended scenes you might want to check out later. It's got more things the fans of the film would like to see like what happened to Ripley's daughter the 57 years she was away, scenes with Newt's family, more scenes where Ripley and Hicks flirt with each other, Ripley runs into Burke already cocooned on her way to save Newt, etc.
One of my favorite franchises.
I cannot BELIEVE it has taken me this dang long to finally watch these movies!
@@CatherineLaSalleSomething to keep in mind about Romulus is it takes place in between Alien and Aliens. There’s also an audio drama called Alien: Out of the Shadows that explains why Ripley was lost in space for so long before Aliens. It’s completely voice acted with sound effects and everything, highly recommend it.
@@durotan5245 never knew of this - thanks!
I love this movie! I can watch this over and over again.
Also in other news, Sigourney Weaver, aka Ripley, will be making an appearance in The Mandalorian and Grogu movie!
I just saw that on Twitter!! I hope they give her a role worthy of her epicness! Whatever it is, I know she’ll BRING it!!
Cat's intro to Aliens: 3:22 👀
"Ripley's gonna be the final boss queen"
Lolol little did I know….. she MET the final boss queen 😂
Amazing choice
I absolutely loved it!! Wanna watch the rest of the series!
@@CatherineLaSalle I’m glad u did! It’s a classic
O .. OH .! Couldnt click this fast enough! 😁🍿
Alien is Forever
Ripley is Legend
i dont know how far youre willing to travel in the Alien timeline but i guarantee.. youll be fully experienced after
Enjoyed Every second of this react😊💯
stay Awesome ⭐️
Aww YOU are awesome!! Thank you so much for watching, glad you enjoyed!
@@CatherineLaSalle 😊 the force be with you
Two fun facts: James Cameron and Bill Paxton (Hudson) both started their film careers as crew members for Roger Corman. Actually I think that's how Bill Paxton first met James Cameron.
Other fun fact is that Bill Paxton has also been in Predator 2 and Terminator 1. The epic sci-fi/horror monster trinity. Won't reveal what happens to him in those movies though until you see them.
"I don't trust this guy at all."
"I think Ripley and maybe one of these other guys will survive."
"Maybe it's one of the survivors they're detecting?"
"Ripley and Newt will survive."
"He's going to sabotage her now. Because she knows too much."
"It snuck on. I know it snuck on. That was too easy."
You nailed the whole damn thing.
This was an interesting Reaction Watch with you Cat! You should've watched the Director's Cut... you get more about Ripley's background and why she and Newt bond so deeply. And you get to see the Hadley's Hope Colony before Burke screws them over. And you get more about the Marines... there is more than 20 minutes of Story you're missing out on, so you may want to give it a viewing in your spare time? You definitely touched on a few key notes of the story and the nature of our species versus theirs in your post-view postulations... good theorizing on your part. Kudos to you, and looking forward to your next Reaction Vid! 🤘😎
Just noticed a similarity in good guy AI person stories between the mcu's vision and bishop.
Funny thing, as amazing as that transition is between Ripley's face in her sleep tube and the planet I didn't notice it till like my 10th watch of the film.
Fun fact, Alien Romulus takes place between Alien and Aliens, and has references to the first film and others like Prometheus, if you enjoyed this one you'll def enjoy Romulus, watched it twice it's awesome, much love Cat, take care, love your star wars content/reactions ❤
Glad to hear that I’ll be informed enough to check out Romulus when it comes on streaming! I’ll probably react to that one too! Thanks so much for the kind words, glad you’re enjoying!
I know they did not have drones when they made this movie, but I always thought rather than sending in the team to check out the hive send in something you can operate remotely.
I loved this reaction, please do more movie reactions like this, PLEASE!!
Awww glad to hear it! I shall! That’s the game plan, definitely wanna start branching out to some more movie reactions - so many epic franchises that I’ve never seen!
The loader Ripley fights the Alien with is made by Caterpillar Mining Corporation. They have the signature yellow color and a C logo that the company used at the time the film was made. I live in a town that has several manufacturing plants and when we saw this at the theater, people went crazy when they saw that C on the loader.
One of the best Mother’s Day films ever made…nice!
A lot of people are always confused about the scene where Hicks jumps through the Medlab glass/window even though Ripley was unable to break it. People somehow forget that Hudson shoots the window. But, also, people did not pay attention to Gorman when he states the bullets in the pulse rifles are 10 MM (caseless) standard light armor piercing rounds, emphasis on armor piercing. So, the bullets would pierce the thick heavy window and severely weaken it, but it would take a blunt force (a hammer or Hicks throwing his body) to shatter it. Attention to details.
I actually met Carrie Henn (NEWT) last year at a sci-fi convention; days before Halloween. Wish I could share a picture. Got her autograph on my Aliens DVD. Aliens was her only movie.
I was amazed that Bishop remained useful after ripped in half, unlike a certain gold droid in Empire Strikes Back. The actor who played him didn’t know how to read until he was 30 years old!
I was ecstatic when the movie was mentioned in an Avengers film and the basis for a rescue plan! They even did a camera shot that was reminiscent of it.
Wish you had watched the Special Edition of Aliens. Do NOT bother with the remaining sequels. HUGE disappointments.
Normally don’t bother with audio commentaries but I enjoyed the one with the director and cast
I gotta say, even to this day, Ridley's Alien and Cameron's Aliens has some the best nail biting horror scenes. Because in both movies Ripley becomes sole survivor (2nd movie with a kid)against the acid blooded freaks and you can see the visible fear in Sigourney's eyes that we as viewers can feel. Ripley is one of the best pop culture characters ever created. Miss those days...
They wanted a shorter overall film. So, they cut the part where Ripley discovers that her daughter has died during the 57 years away.
So this story becomes the ultimate Mama Bear journey to find, protect, and rescue a daughter Ripley ultimately decides to adopt.
DAAAANG that sounds like an especially crucial detail to inform her bond with Newt!
@@CatherineLaSalle so true! Didn't even leave in a tiny bit of simple dialogue in regard to Ripley being the parent of a deceased child... So to speak.
ANYTHING to potentially get more daily screenings at the theater by making it short, Short, SHORT!
just watched the special addition of this last night. scenes put back in by James Cameron taking the run time to 2hour 48 minutes+. well worth it
Favourite movie of the series. Such a good watch!
I still can’t believe they were able to top the first one!!
@@CatherineLaSalle Both are great in their own right. They share first position imo tho Aliens is my favourite. Alien captures the fear and horror and survival aspect really well whilst giving our Nostromo crew little hope whilst Aliens is able to approach it and turn it into a great action movie, treating the alien as something that's terrifying yet ultimately familiar.
Jim Cameron pitched this film to the studio execs by simply walking in the room and writing ALIEN on a board. He then added the S and drew two lines through the letter, making the word ALIEN$.
I believe this has since been debunked, but it's still a fitting story.
Definetly watch the director's cut on the rewatch. It will give you a much more immersed experience, especially with the Ripley / Newt relationship. But there's other gems, too...
The actor that played Vasquez also played John Connors foster mom in Terminator 2
Some of the music used was also used in Star Trek 2...And the APC is actually an airport towing truck. There is a book that explains Ripleys missing 57 years.
That thing knows how to take the elevator...... CLASSIC. Your reactions are fantastic 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Ahaha aw thank you so much!! That means a lot, I appreciate it!
Hi Catherine hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Thank you so much John!! You rock, as always!
Thanks for sharing your reaction to one of my favorite movies.
Thank YOU so much for watching!
If you've never played the Fallout games, anytime you stumble across a vault somewhere in the wasteland, the mystery within takes a similar approach. You just see the aftermath of whatever happened there, and the horror is realized as you find more and more details as to what happened there. This movie does a great job of sprinkling those breadcrumbs to allow the story to unfold brilliantly. The tension building of the motion trackers is also fantastic. Such a simple premise, but it adds so much.
You should have watched the Director's cut.
When you stress i'm happy lol Please continue your reacts ^^
Ahahaha oh in that case you’ll be pleased to know that I’m gonna embark on REACTOBER this year and watch scary movies all month in October, so there will be A LOT of stress 😂
Hicks and Bishop both were in the first Terminator Movie
Honestly, you could and probably should skip 3 and 4.
That's what people are like, even today. I always remember this: “Those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.”-1 Tim. 6:9, 10.
This is so true.
This was Newt's one and only film roll. When she grew up she became a teacher.
41:47 - On the brightside, human women don't have to do it all on the outside hahah.
Ive watched all of the Alien movies but i cant remember them 😂I'll probably have to watch them again
As one who saw the first movie, "Alien" in 1979, I suggest continuing with the next release order. Some people have the opinion that the franchise ends with "Aliens." I am not in their camp. Watch the next one and decide for yourself, if it stands well with the others.
The franchise ended with Aliens.
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and taken to Gateway station with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? 7:08 You are watching the theatrical version, which I saw in 1986. I had a question about Ripley that was answered in 1990, when I bought SE Laserdisc(!) version. 10:48 Actor Jenette Goldstein, is/was a body builder, so pullups were no sweat for her. A fluent Spanish speaker, she went to the casting call looking like a Latina gang member, hence Hudson's "illegal alien" joke. Her freckles drove the makeup artists bonkers. 13:09 Ripley shows Apone and Hicks that she's not a front office paper shuffler like Burke, but a working class dog like themselves. 19:05 I noticed that Ripley was able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca, unlike the female Colonial Marines. A reviewer of the time said: "Sisterhood!" With the SE Laserdisc, I confirmed that Ripley had been a parent. 21:26 Vasquez has spare fire control modules so the squad will have fire support when needed. 30:33 The Manual of Arms. 37:48 They went out like Klingon warriors. 39:12 The right tool for the job with Duct tape. 41:34 Egg chamber. 45:46 Queen takes Bishop. 46:39 Mech vs. Xenomorph Queen. Sigourney Weaver has said that 'Aliens" was about guns; I thought it was all about Family.
Dang! I saw that your video was a hour long and listened to your amusing intro and figured this should be a great reaction. But when we got to where Bill Paxton says "Hey Vasquez have you ever been mistaken for a man"? And she said " No! Have you"? And that was cut off the "REACTION"! That's when I bail. It's not a reaction video without the cool stuff I watch to see the reaction of! Maybe the next one!? Please keep as much quotes in as possible! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
The Alien franchise is one of my favourite Science Fiction franchises alongside the Predator franchise.
The Alien/Xenomorph is my favourite Space monsters.
You be surprised how many comics, Novels and video games there are.
Xenomorph life cycle
Egg/Ovomorph.
Facehugger
Chestburster
Drone
Warrior
Praetorian
Queen.
41:57 The Alien Queen.
If you haven't seen Interstellar, that would be another movie you would enjoy, and we would enjoy watching your reaction.
Saw this pop up on my youtube, can't wait to watch.. hell yes Cat!
Woohoo!!! Thanks for tuning in!
@@CatherineLaSalle Most welcome, thanks for the great reactions 😊
Like a flying squirrel.....love it
Actors Hudson and Hicks were in TERMINATOR 1 and Vasquez and Bishop were in TERMINATOR 2.
Just stumbled upon this reaction channel to find that you are doing Reactober- it may be a little too late to suggest, but one of my favourite space horrors, Event Horizon, is a cult classic if you haven't already covered it. Not the best movie to be sure, but it does live rent free in my brain with many other not-so-good niche movies. Love the reactions, and will indeed watch more.
Did you notice that Vasquez was John Conners foster mum in T2?
Masterpiece ever. The best sequel ever made. Greatness
Now that you have watched this one, I highly recommend that you also watch the special edition. It gives you a lot more of Ripley's backstory. And it adds a lot to the movie. I think it's about 20 minutes longer. I think watching the theatrical cut first is probably best as far as pacing. But the special edition gives you so much more emotional center. They're both very good. Now that I have seen both, I do prefer the special edition.
I’m hearing lots of great things about this special edition! I admittedly didn’t even know there was one until like five minutes before I sat down to watch this!
This was the 2nd of 4 movies I remember seeing Michael Biehn aka Cpl. Hicks & Bill Paxton aka Pvt. Hudson in together. The 1st was Terminator which Lance Henriksen aka Bishop was also In, 3rd was Navy Seals, and 4th was Tombstone.
Also the female Pvt. Vasquez was also in James Cameron film Terminator 2 Judgment Day & in Titanic with Bill Paxton.
First time seeing a reaction. Loved it.
Aw thanks so much for watching! Welcome - happy to hear you enjoyed!
I hope you'll react to the films in the Predator franchise as well!
I think I NEED to, now! I wanna watch Alien vs. Predator 😂 I feel like that is a very culturally significant film lol
we missed the "mommy" at the end!
"Courage don't mean you ain't afraid. It means you're scared to death, but you saddle up, anyway." -- John Wayne
And shout out to Hicks, an icon of positive masculinity. He's strong, tough, and brave without being a macho idiot, and has no problem accepting and unfussily supporting leadership from a woman when he recognizes that she's the best person for the job. We need more of male characters like him.
Hello! Thank you for doing this, because for some reason, when I watch it on your channel it's like watching this stuff for the first time again. Thanks a lot for giving me this. If you are going thru Horror, please watch Hellraiser.
Awww thanks so much for sharing this!! That means a lot to me, happy to have you here along for the ride! I am DEFINITELY going to be doing a Horror-Themed “Reactober” this year, so thanks for the early suggestion!
The difference between alien and aliens and what made both movies absolute classics was that alien was like a haunted house in space while aliens was a war movie . Kept things interesting not stagnant
Catherine please please do your reactions for the rings of power.
Just filmed them today!!! SOOOOO good!!
I recommend watching "Forbidden Planet" next. It has a really GREAT story! It came out in 1956 and set the bar for special effects until 1968 when "2001: A Space Odyssey" came out. Then the special effects bar was raised again in 1977 when a little science fiction movie came out which you may have heard of it, "Star Wars".
Also, it features a very young and extremely handsome looking Lesly Neilson
You're all caught up now, you can head straight to Romulus
I recently saw Alien Romulus in the theater. I won't do spoilers, but I will say all you need to appreciate the time line in Romulus is to see the first 2 Alien movies. i.e. Alien and Aliens. The other sequels are irrelevant to Alien Romulus.