Alien 3 is okay. starts out with very upsetting news. a lot of people dont like that movie though. Alien: Resurrection is hot garbage imo. the two prequels, Prometheus and Covenant, were awesome imo. however, people seem to not like those movies either.
Regarding the Powerloader scene in the first act: the initial incredulity it isn’t about Ripley being a woman. They have plenty of badass women in their crew. It’s that the marines are grunts who look down on Burke and Gorman (and Ripley at first) because they they can’t DO anything. They are management, empty suits that make their lives harder. Ripley is demonstrating that she is one of the blue collar workers who can contribute to the mission instead of sitting on her hands and waiting for everyone to do the work for her. From that point on the marines look at her as an equal.
And the only reason Ripley knows how to operate the powerloader is that the Company revokes her Flight Officer license. Which forces her to take a job at the loading docks.
Thanks for saying that. I watched a pair of women reactors on another channel who took offense at that, doing the stink-eye thing. It was like they had a chip on their shoulder. I commented there and I'll add here that I wouldn't even characterize Sergeant Apone's and Corporal Hicks' reaction as incredulity, as much as, "Well...kick ass!" Which is my reaction with any woman who is smart, capable, and talented. I instantly admire and smile when I think of that type of woman, and I think that's what their smiles connoted.
Also, Ripley also has a class 2 rating for loaders, similar to current certification requirements to operate various classes of power lift jack (here on earth Lol 😅), having been qualified to be crew on a heavy mineral shipping vessel. Like AZ drivers here, many require at least some training on loading equipment, manual or electric. 😊
Carrie Henn who played Newt said that the Assistant Director wanted to film the in the water scene first thing the next day. So he had the water kept heated overnight. The next morning Newt said the water was too warm. So her and the "Alien" sat on the side dangling their feet in the water till it cooled down a bit. Carrie Henn gave up acting to become a Primary School Teacher. I believe she has recently been in another role though. Nice you picked up early on the Hicks/Ripley flirting but a pity you left ot the bit where Hicks gives Ripley the Tracker and says "It doesn't mean were engaged" Carrie and Sigourney remained close friends.
I had the opportunity to talk with him Michael Biehn and his wife for about an hour online once, and it was almost exclusively me because nobody else was there. They had produced a movie. You know an Indy type low budget, and they were having a question and answer Online and very few people showed up to it. It’s it’s small movie no marketing, but it was very interesting Speaking with them.
Michael Biehn is a really nice, down-to-earth person. I saw him in a very small classroom-sized venue at a convention. He'd just finished work on "The Terminator," and he was very soft-spoken and very much like his character in this movie. Very classy guy.
@@LIPPSMACKER some of the best Alien spinoffs were, believe it or not, comic books. In the early 90s, Dark Horse Comics got the license to do Alien and Predator comics.. and expanded both mythologies in clever ways the movies have barely touched on. Btw, they also created the Alien VS Predator franchise... over 10 years before the movie came out.
Alien 3 is a great movie which is the perfect conclusion to the Ripley arc if you ask me. I definitely recommend reacting to the Assembly Cut of it too
If you do decide to follow this up with Alien³, then do yourself a favour and watch the Assembly Cut which adheres more closely to the original script as the director, David Fincher, originally intended to shoot it. Then if you so desire to compare it with the Theatrical Release you can watch that afterward. In fact, why not post both? Assembly Cut first, and then the Theatrical Release with comparative commentary linked to the Assembly Cut. And then you can follow that up with Alien Resurrection.
If you haven’t seen them check out these movies: The Thing(1982), Halloween(1978), Predator(1987), Predator 2(1990), The Terminator(1984), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991).
8:28 I think a lot of women who watch this scene might misunderstand why the guys laugh, they laugh because she took them by surprise, they like her spirit, she shows them that she is assertive and skilled which is not something a lot of women do in such a masculine manner. 😎
1. Michael Biehn/Hicks played Reese in Terminator as did Bishop/Lance Henriksen as the assistant police chief. 2. Am I the only one thinking that maybe they're so cheap that they sent her back out hoping she isn't going to collect her back pay. 57 years is a shitload of Benjamins. They totally screwed her. 3. Bill Paxton RIP Bill😇 He was Chet in "Weird Science". Much of his dialog is ad lib. 4. Possibly the best dialogue in the movie: Hudson, "Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" Vasquez, : "No have you?"🤣 5. IRL Paul Riser's mom during a preview viewing actually stood up and cheered when his character Burke got his. 6. Carrie Henn/Newt after this movie her nickname became SCREAM 7. Mom VS Mom. Don't piss off momma🤬🤬
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and returned to civilization with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? You're watching the Special Edition version, with backstory and drama to spare. Aww, you skipped the best "Burn!" line in the early part of the film. 8:03 I've read that the Power Loader was so convincing that construction companies contacted the studio to find out where they'd got them! 9:10 Hamsters are too small to serve as hosts. (Just like Jones the Cat?) 10:40 In 1986, I noticed that, unlike the female Marines, Ripley is able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca. Then I bought the Special Edition Laserdisc(!), I saw that Ripley had been a parent, as I'd suspected. 13:00 Ripley is all about The Team. 18:58 The Manual of Arms. 23:10 They went out like Klingon warriors. 24:37 Good, you kept part of the "Dwayne/Ellen" exchange. 26:05 The egg chamber. 28:12 It's not over. 30:31 That's how you create an Action movie Badass character. Along with Linda Hmilton, Sigourney Weaver set the bar for Action actors. "Jennifer Lawrence?" Who is that?;) How about a "wet and wild" game, instead? Sign on with Alterra and explore an unexplored ocean planet in "Subnautica.";) One final note: Sigourney Weaver has said that "Aliens" was about guns; I thought it was about Family.
Carrie Henn (Newt) became an Elementary School Teacher... In fact, I think she recently RETIRED from teaching? (I may have that wrong...). She was absent from conventions and fandom for a long time as she got her career started, then, more recently has gone to a few conventions. Honestly? This is the last of the "Alien" franchise worth watching, IMHO. Now, the Aliens vs Predator movie was good fun, and worth watching, but, straight Alien movies? None beat this one. The perfect movie, and the perfect sequel.
Bill Paxton(Private Hudson) was the champion of entertainingly playing an obnoxious jerk. See more of that in "True Lies," "Near Dark," "Weird Science," "The Terminator," and "The Edge Of Tomorrow." He is also memorable in "Twister," "Traveler," "Titanic," "Frailty," and others. I've heard that James Cameron intended to create a role for him in "Avatar 2," but his death prevented it.
Great reaction. And, it’s just my opinion, but I would stop here and not watch any more in this series. For me, this is the satisfactory ending to the story.
@@LIPPSMACKER Whether or not you enjoy the later films will depend on the context. So you can watch them at your own convenience, leisure and risk. Just keep an open mind and watch them yourself, then make up your own mind afterwards.
This is my introduction to your channel. Thank you for choosing one of my favorites. I like your selection of the special edition for the perspective its reference to Ripley's daughter provides.
Welcome!! I'm so glad you fund the channel. I had to look up what was different about the special edition after I uploaded this because I completely forgot to give myself that context while editing. Probably more organic in what I chose to keep in that way tho
I love how so many reactors to this movie say 'oh! look out for your leg!' when the inner doors are closing at the end. It's such a little thing but the first time you watch it does make you worry that she hasn't moved her leg yet!
I recommend ignoring the existence of Alien 3. It's a horrible, massively depressing piece of garbage that ruins everything great about the first two films.
@@LIPPSMACKER Big mistake. Alien 3 adds crucial info to the lore which you'd miss out on. See the Assembly Cut (Special Edition) with longer runtime available on YT and make up your own mind. Many consider the third film to be equal to if not better than the rest. Even if you dislike it, there are iconic scenes many of us would like to see you react to!
@@oxhinefalse. There's nothing crucial about killing Hicks and Newt in the opening credits, or breaking continuity with the magic alien egg on the Sulaco. Also, it's false and ridiculous that people consider it better than Alien or Aliens. It's rated well below them, still 30 years later.
@@miller-joel You have made up your mind but you should allow the reactor to render their own judgment. Advise but do not anoint yourself a gatekeeper. The third movie has a great cast, a literate script, a dire dilemma, truly frightening sequences, an absolutely iconic moment between the xenomorph and Ripley that is emblematic for the whole franchise, a terrific performance by Sigourney and the revelation that xenomorphs exhibit the physical characteristics of their hosts! Many people love the film and consider it a fitting capstone to the trilogy even if you do not. Make your opinion known but don't dissuade the reactor who has now been robbed of a potentially rewarding experience. It's a David Fincher film and the Assembly Cut restores most of his original vision which is more than enough to recommend a look even though the studio interference scarred him for life..
This had 7 Oscar nominations. It won 2 of them for sound editing and visual effects, and it was also nominated for best actress for Sigourney Weaver, original music, editing, production design, and sound mixing.
I will suggest one of my favorite films that have so far been neglected by reactors. "Out Of Sight" combined drama, humor, suspense, and romance. It stars George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson, among others. It deservedly received high ratings from critics.
Do watch 3 and 4. They’re not as bad as folk claim and have some great moments. Just enjoy them and pretend they were just nightmares Ripley had in cryosleep before waking up back on Earth ready to begin a happy, long life with Hicks and Newt. 😉👍
Alien and Aliens. Amazing movies. I saw them both in the theatre when they came out. Ha! Alien 3. IMHO... I just did not like that one at all. If memory serves, the "alien" was CGI and not done very well. The story was... meh. Just found your channel and enjoyed both of your Alien(s) reactions. :)
28:20 Black Queen takes White Bishop, check. 29:57 White Queen take Black Queen, checkmate. 30:39 Carrie Henn in her first and only film role. She went to become a teacher. Her real life brother Christopher played Newt’s brother. As for further sequels, there is indeed a third… the process of making it was riddled with problems - changes of writers and directors etc. - and it suffered for it. It’s pretty good despite that, but most people say don’t bother carrying on after Aliens. There is also a fourth, it’s a silly action flick that suffers from not taking itself seriously. Still, it’s not horrendous. I’m just surprised Sigourney Weaver agreed to it. There are also the “prequel” entries, Prometheus and Covenant. I consider them “ok” and “meh” respectively. And then there are the Alien vs Predator movies. The first is really good, the second… if you turn the brightness up you might see what’s going on… and then you’ll wonder why you bothered. The directors cut version of AvP2 is better than the theatrical release, but that’s not really saying much. It’s a good story, but the acting and the execution are sub-par at best. Speaking of Predator, that franchise has a similar trend - the first 2 are really good (the first is the best)… the third (Predators) is decent… the fourth (The Predator) belongs in the “I want my time and money back” pile, it’s insultingly bad… the fifth (Prey), which is a prequel set some 300 years prior to the first and focuses on a Comanche tribe, is a very welcome return to form. As for games, Alien: Isolation is terrifying!! It’s fantastic! I love it for being so faithful to the original Alien… I also hate it for being so faithful to the original Alien 😱 I won’t say anything about the story or the main character. I stopped playing it after I think 3 or 4 levels. I couldn’t go any further, I think I would’ve had heart attacks (yes, plural). My character has most certainly died and probably decomposed in the locker I hid in 😂 The newest Alien game (Dark Descent) is really good too. It’s scary in a different way as you are not fully in control of the action, it’s a strategy game and you are in charge of a squad of marines, and with each encounter they live through, they suffer physically and mentally. It’s a whole different mechanic. Dealing with injuries is one thing, they heal, dealing with stress is another… not only does that not heal, it’s a gateway to many other mental health issues, all of which impact your team negatively… which is made worse as you’re against the clock too. If you do continue your journey into the Alien (and Predator) franchise, I hope these are insightful, and I wish you good luck if you do choose to play Isolation.
I don't think that Sgt Apone and Cpl Hicks were surprised to see 'a woman' operating a loader (there are at least two female marines), however, we have already seen them underestimate Ripley. It's funny that you questioned if Ripley using the loader was so 'fascinating', when you used that exact word when YOU saw her using it. Hudson didn't miss Newt because he's a 'lousy shot', Hicks jerks Hudson's gun upwards because he realises that the 'target' is human.
10:32 Actually, Drake was an excellent shot, not that one needs to be with the M56 smartgun -- its targeting computer continually boresights the weapon after each shot, allowing for extremely precise shotgrouping, even during movement, which says quite a bit since the M56 is a fully-automatic machine gun. The thing was that Hicks noticed Newt first and recognised that she was not a target, and he moved the smartgun out of the way by lifting it with his pulse rifle. 12:49 That was the M41A ammo cooking off, that's why it blew up. And Gorman's order was to lay down suppressive fire with the M256 incinerators and fall back by squads to the APC. Too bad Apone didn't hear it over the smartgun fire. 13:34 To put it in perspective, the strongest acid in existence is Hydrofluoroantimonic Acid, a superacid that doesn't even rate on the pH scale -- it's just too strong. You can't contain it in anything that isn't lined with Teflon, as that's the only thing it won't burn through. The acid blood from a Xenomorph (Species XX121, also known as _Linguafoeda Acheronsis_ ) is maybe ten to twenty times stronger. Drake was drenched in that shit. It's not even possible to imagine the pain he endured before he eventually died. 19:31 There was kind of a hint of a relationship between Drake and Vasquez, if you noticed their interaction prior to deployment. 21:21 Considering the strength of those facehuggers, it's not surprising that it took two fully trained Marines to unwrap that tail from Ripley's neck. What did surprise me was that itty bitty Newt was able to push a desk against a wall and a facehugger's tail and lean into it hard enough to keep that facehugger from freeing its tail and infecting her. 22:50 That wasn't even the end for that asshole Burke. He lived, but not for much longer, and he wished every moment thereafter that he has simply been killed. Link to deleted footage to follow.... Here it is -- ruclips.net/video/9AbWOL7muys/видео.html 27:35 That's what makes the Queen so much more terrifying than her progeny -- she's their governing intelligence, and she can deduce and reason, but it all serves her overarching goal of propagating the hive and serving their nature. They are anathema to all other life. 30:54 Carrie Henn. That was her only acting role. Now she's a third grade schoolteacher in one of the border states (Arizona, I think, but I could be wrong) and she couldn't be happier. She still loves interacting with her castmates from the film from time to time, especially Sigourney Weaver, and her students know she was Newt. I wonder if the kids ever tell her "Aye-firmative, Ms Newt"...
This is a great example why anymore I just wait and see if there will be a directors cut/etc. It's just a better experience. Paul Reiser: If you watch TV, you may enjoy episodes of an older series - Mad About You.
Nope, there’s not a third Alien movie. Everyone made it home safely. Ripley and Hicks got married, adopted Newt, and got Bishop repaired. They all lived happily ever after. The end.
I like how alien in first movie need to grab other person to kill it with second mouth but 100 others of same species do not have time to do it in this movie. Also how intelligent is that you barely know you are finished but in this movie it is alien catwalk show. You see them coming and they do not care to be shoot down as bombastic music is going in backround. This is perfect movie and everybody should take a note how to cheat audience and rob it from experience yet audience still cheer up. Imagine alien from first movie is here. They are pick up one by one and could do nothing about it, hence it always reads the situation and is one step ahead. Also last stand out. Queen just pull Ridley out of suit and have late dinner then throw skeleton away. Tadaaaaa. Clap, clappy, clap… dark bleak and desperate. Mlem 😛 *also i want to see alien absorb technology in it same like it do with organic life. That could be very cool to see. Hence alien is biomechanoid. 😊 one day, but not everyday 😊 maybe
Both the Powerloader and Alien queen were puppets. There were I think two people operating the loader behind Ripley covered in black. The queen also had a couple of people hidden within it. The actress that played Newt went on to become a teacher. She finally did another movie in 2020.
No,it has nothing to do with Ripley being a woman who can operate the power loader. It's a sofisticated piece of military hardware,and she's a civilian...christ this generation...
Just FYI, that is not the mother of all aliens. She is merely a queen. The mother of all aliens is back on their home planet. And the little girl did do a great job in this movie. However this would be the one and only movie she does. However, she remains good friends with Sigourney Weaver, and they talk often.
Alien Isolation is GREAT, in the DLC you can re do the first film, as Ripley or Dallas, The third film if you look at it as its own thing, i know its hard, or if you think of the 3rd as hyper sleep dreams, then it becomes good, but the Engineers ones are not good, they change the lore of the series
Not being a smart azz here but if u ever needed a strong female character we’ve had one for decades no need to re invent the wheel follow this example of epic writing
Alien 3 is relatively bad and you do not want to see it due to some very upsetting choices it makes. Alien 4 is ok more a more standard monster movie. Alien vs Predator is pretty good, I like AvP 2 more but it was too meanspirited for most other people. Promethius is an Alien Prequel basically without the Alien, and Alien: Covenant is contentious but I thought was good despite issues. I saw Alien when I was 3 and my first video game was Alien3 for the NES, so I've had the series in my life for a very long time. Alien: Isolation is a great game worth a try. Aliens: Fireteam gets kinda repetitive but its fun while it lasts
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There was a scene (either deleted or never filmed): When Ripley's going in to save Newt, she finds Burke cocooned and implanted with a chestburster. Ripley hesitates, then hands Burke a grenade and walks on. You hear an explosion a few seconds later.
Alien 3 in the cinema was possibly the m9st disappointing experience of my life, and i am 60! I would go so far as to say the Alien vs Predator (AVP) movies are worth watching for fun and a few thrills but the rest of the straight Aliens franchise is Holywood cashing in mentality at its worst.
@@LIPPSMACKER Alien 3 adds crucial info to the lore which you'd miss out on. See the Assembly Cut (Special Edition) with longer runtime available on YT and make up your own mind. Many consider the third film to be equal to if not better than the rest. Even if you dislike it, there are iconic scenes many of us would like to see you react to!
Hey, Lipps! This is one of the best sequels ever made! Thankfully, you saw the superior SPECIAL EDITION version which has the Amanda Ripley scene, the functioning colony scene, Newt's family's discovery of the derelict ship scene, the automated gun scene, the Hudson speculation about queen ants scene and the name exchange scene. This is the version both James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver prefer. The future Ripley inhabits is implied to be a dystopic corporatocracy. The most pervasive and powerful corporate entity is the Weyland-Yutani Company, a 22nd-century version of the British East India Company of the 17th- to 19th-centuries. It is a multinational conglomerate involved in robotics, interstellar transport and terraforming with a stake in every colony world. The Company is the TRUE VILLAIN of the Alien universe. Ash and Burke were following a secret corporate mandate to obtain a xenomorph specimen in order to profit from research and weaponization. The colonists who venture beyond the compound like Newt's parents are prospectors who can lay a claim to any discovery they make. The Company would get a large percentage of the find but the colonist would own a piece. A valuable ore would mean a fortune! After Burke heard Ripley's story, he contacted the colony boss to dispatch someone to the coordinates Ripley had indicated in her report with no warning of danger. He must have done a little digging and found out about the Company Directive to investigate any possible sign of intelligent life and to bring back a specimen. He sent Newt's family straight to the derelict ship. Neither Hicks nor Apone were treating Ripley in a sexist manner when she offered to help prep. They regarded her as a civilian. They were both accustomed to females in their unit such as medic Dietrich, pilot Ferro and heavy-gunner Vasquez. When she demonstrates her proficiency with the loader, they were laughing good-naturedly at her bravado and their own underestimation of her abilities. Some trivia: The picture of Ripley's elderly daughter in the Special Edition is actually Sigourney Weaver's real-life mother! The late Al Matthews, who played Sgt. Apone, was a true-blue Marine who was the first black man to be promoted to Sergeant in the Corps during his service in Vietnam! The knife-trick scene was originally supposed to be performed by Lance Henriksen alone but he convinced director James Cameron to surprise Bill Paxton by involving him as they shot the scene! Paxton's wide-eyed terror is completely real! Fan favorite Vasquez is played by non-Hispanic Jenette Goldstein! She goes out like a warrior and enables Gorman to reclaim his honor. Ms. Goldstein now is the proprietress of a Los Angeles-based boutique that specializes in bespoke large-size bras! The motto of her company is, "At Jenette's, the alphabet begins with 'D'."! Bishop's programming to not harm humans or allow them to come to harm through inaction is ripped straight from Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics! Carrie Henn, who played Newt, never acted again but became a schoolteacher. She still maintains a correspondence relationship with Sigourney Weaver thirty-four years later. The late Bill Paxton, who has the distinction of being attacked on screen by an Alien, a Terminator and a Predator, will NEVER be forgotten for his reading of the line, "Why don't you put HER in charge?", referring to little Newt in her oversized helmet. Lol. "ALIEN 3: ASSEMBLY CUT" is a DIVISIVE film but it's an EXCELLENT entry in the series. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU SEE IT!!! Many will try to dissuade you but it is ESSENTIAL VIEWING! It's directed by David Fincher and features Charles Dance and Charles Dutton. It's brutal, fast-paced, has a solid cast, has some extraordinary scares, provides new insight into the creature, presents a fascinating dilemma and concludes the trilogy elegantly. I strongly encourage you NOT TO SKIP IT! Make sure you see the ASSEMBLY CUT (Special Edition with longer runtime). It is available on Redbox and right here on YT. "Alien Resurrection" is the optional one because it's a hot mess except for one cool aquatic sequence. The ambitious prequels, "Prometheus" and "Covenant", mark director Ridley Scott's return to the series but they are mostly good JUST for Michael Fassbender's performances. Scott demystifies the creature and unsatisfyingly attempts to address who the elephant-headed pilot of the derelict spacecraft was. 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] The Predator (2018) [EXTREMELY 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 [EXTREMELY OPTIONAL] 2093 Prometheus [OPTIONAL] 2104 Covenant [OPTIONAL] 2122 Alien 2179 Aliens (Special Edition) 2179 Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) 2379 Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
The idea that the company wouldn't know about what happened to the crew of the Nostromo, seems odd to me because wasn't it the company that sent Ash with them for the purpose of investigating that planet and collecting any specimens to be returned to Earth? So they would already know what happened. Now this doesn't explain why when they colonized the planet with the "Shake n Bake" colony, to make the atmosphere livable, wouldn't they have also sent the colonist much earlier to investigate the signal and the alien ship? So unless the whole thing with the Nostromo was only known by the highest in the company and for some reason the whole incident was never told to anyone and it died with them. So there are some questions that need answering.
The answers are that In the end it's just a movie and the script writers make mistakes because they probably didn't think of a sequel at that time. It's all invented and doesn't exist therefore it doesn't have to make any sense at all. The best you can hope for by watching a movie is that the plot holes are small.
@@ardvan Yes, we all are aware that it is a movie. But does that mean that we can't critique movies for realism? Obviously, the big movie makers go to great lengths attempting to make their movies as realistic as possible. They take huge steps in actually showing the "science" for things that don't even exist. But they sure do a good job making it sound as if it does. Don't get me wrong, I know exactly what your saying. I've said the same exact thing many times before in other conversations. But it's amusing to point out these little plot holes or inconsistencies. It keeps the movie makers on their toes, striving to keep those plot holes at a bare minimum. So in many respects, our critiquing, results in better movies being made.
A pickle in your pocket. I don't think that is a saying, but it probably should be. Because no one wants a pickle in their pocket. That's a terrible place to put a pickle. So maybe it will catch on. 😉
Well, pickle in the pocket is about to become my new catchphrase. If you do, want to play any alien games, “alien isolation” really captures the feeling of the first movie. While “aliens fireteam elite“ kind of captures the feeling of the second movie. Both are absolutely great games. And posting VOD’s of past twitch streams would be nice if you don’t want to mess with the hassle of two streams on both twitch, and RUclips.
Pickle in the pocket, i'm sure it will catch on! I've heard great things about Alien Isolation, will have to sneak it into my calendar. Will absolutely make sure the gameplay ends up on RUclips one way or another!
As far as watching any more alien movies I personally like number three I thought it was very interesting. Also, is that the one with Winona Ryder can’t remember. Winona Ryder one is quite good too but the other ones are pretty bad.
@@LIPPSMACKER I'm in the camp that LOVES it, but we're a minority, for sure. I think it balances the first trilogy just right -- the first is cerebral, the second is physical, the third is spiritual. And I think it ends the story very firmly and well. I've seen the fourth one but have since just kept to the first three. If you watch it, the "assembly" cut is much better and closer to the director's intentions.
the last 13 or 15 minutes of Ripley trying to find Newt, are played in real time. And a lot of scenes before that, we're quite stressful. So yeah, first time watching this movie, you're kind of exhausted afterwards.
She left acting because she decided to become a teacher. Just like Myam Bialk left acting for decades to become a scientist and a mother. I’ve seen multiple interviews and con panels with Carrie and she’s never said that once in any of her appearances.
OK any other alien movies you want to see reactions to!? I JUST FOUND OUT THERE ARE 6?! And also alien isolation streams y or n!?
Alien Isolation is Epic - I would love to see you stream it. It’s awesome in VR too.
There are NO MORE MOVIES!
William Hope, who acted the role of Lieutenant Gorman plays one of the characters in Alien Isolation…
Alien 3 is okay. starts out with very upsetting news. a lot of people dont like that movie though. Alien: Resurrection is hot garbage imo. the two prequels, Prometheus and Covenant, were awesome imo. however, people seem to not like those movies either.
@@danielbrooks5585 so fascinating! I was trying to read up on the movies earlier today but didn't want to spoil anything on accident.
Regarding the Powerloader scene in the first act: the initial incredulity it isn’t about Ripley being a woman. They have plenty of badass women in their crew. It’s that the marines are grunts who look down on Burke and Gorman (and Ripley at first) because they they can’t DO anything. They are management, empty suits that make their lives harder.
Ripley is demonstrating that she is one of the blue collar workers who can contribute to the mission instead of sitting on her hands and waiting for everyone to do the work for her. From that point on the marines look at her as an equal.
And the only reason Ripley knows how to operate the powerloader is that the Company revokes her Flight Officer license. Which forces her to take a job at the loading docks.
Thanks for saying that. I watched a pair of women reactors on another channel who took offense at that, doing the stink-eye thing. It was like they had a chip on their shoulder. I commented there and I'll add here that I wouldn't even characterize Sergeant Apone's and Corporal Hicks' reaction as incredulity, as much as, "Well...kick ass!" Which is my reaction with any woman who is smart, capable, and talented. I instantly admire and smile when I think of that type of woman, and I think that's what their smiles connoted.
Also, Ripley also has a class 2 rating for loaders, similar to current certification requirements to operate various classes of power lift jack (here on earth Lol 😅), having been qualified to be crew on a heavy mineral shipping vessel. Like AZ drivers here, many require at least some training on loading equipment, manual or electric. 😊
Of course she just assumed it was because Ripley was a woman... 🙄
And " Where do you want it?" is subtlety implying she'll put it where the sun don't shine, if that's what they want.😎
"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU B***H", one of the greatest lines in cinematic history!!!!!
I vote for "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit".
"Stay frosty" is also a good contender.
I love it when Newt calls Ripley "Mommy" at the end
Not bad reaction for a human.🤖👌
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Carrie Henn who played Newt said that the Assistant Director wanted to film the in the water scene first thing the next day. So he had the water kept heated overnight. The next morning Newt said the water was too warm. So her and the "Alien" sat on the side dangling their feet in the water till it cooled down a bit. Carrie Henn gave up acting to become a Primary School Teacher. I believe she has recently been in another role though. Nice you picked up early on the Hicks/Ripley flirting but a pity you left ot the bit where Hicks gives Ripley the Tracker and says "It doesn't mean were engaged" Carrie and Sigourney remained close friends.
I had the opportunity to talk with him Michael Biehn and his wife for about an hour online once, and it was almost exclusively me because nobody else was there. They had produced a movie. You know an Indy type low budget, and they were having a question and answer Online and very few people showed up to it. It’s it’s small movie no marketing, but it was very interesting Speaking with them.
Michael Biehn is a really nice, down-to-earth person. I saw him in a very small classroom-sized venue at a convention. He'd just finished work on "The Terminator," and he was very soft-spoken and very much like his character in this movie. Very classy guy.
I consider Alien and Aliens to be the esseitial movies... with Alien 3 and everything after as "official fan fiction".
Loving this honest opinion, Dan
@@LIPPSMACKER some of the best Alien spinoffs were, believe it or not, comic books. In the early 90s, Dark Horse Comics got the license to do Alien and Predator comics.. and expanded both mythologies in clever ways the movies have barely touched on. Btw, they also created the Alien VS Predator franchise... over 10 years before the movie came out.
Alien 3 is a great movie which is the perfect conclusion to the Ripley arc if you ask me. I definitely recommend reacting to the Assembly Cut of it too
If you do decide to follow this up with Alien³, then do yourself a favour and watch the Assembly Cut which adheres more closely to the original script as the director, David Fincher, originally intended to shoot it. Then if you so desire to compare it with the Theatrical Release you can watch that afterward. In fact, why not post both? Assembly Cut first, and then the Theatrical Release with comparative commentary linked to the Assembly Cut. And then you can follow that up with Alien Resurrection.
If you haven’t seen them check out these movies: The Thing(1982), Halloween(1978), Predator(1987), Predator 2(1990), The Terminator(1984), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991).
8:28 I think a lot of women who watch this scene might misunderstand why the guys laugh, they laugh because she took them by surprise, they like her spirit, she shows them that she is assertive and skilled which is not something a lot of women do in such a masculine manner. 😎
Would totally watch a let’s play of Alien: Isolation. It’s amazing.
Let's go!! I'll find a time to start playing it ASAP!
Easily the greatest franchise games. Too bad Colonial Marines couldn't scratch the surface to living up to the hype.
Corporal hicks is played by Michael Biehn who you might remember from tombstone and also terminator.
Its one of my all time favorite movies, great to see it getting some YT love. Cheers!
It was GREAT! I was very invested in this story.
1. Michael Biehn/Hicks played Reese in Terminator as did Bishop/Lance Henriksen as the assistant police chief.
2. Am I the only one thinking that maybe they're so cheap that they sent her back out hoping she isn't going to collect her back pay. 57 years is a shitload of Benjamins. They totally screwed her.
3. Bill Paxton RIP Bill😇 He was Chet in "Weird Science". Much of his dialog is ad lib.
4. Possibly the best dialogue in the movie: Hudson, "Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?"
Vasquez, : "No have you?"🤣
5. IRL Paul Riser's mom during a preview viewing actually stood up and cheered when his character Burke got his.
6. Carrie Henn/Newt after this movie her nickname became SCREAM
7. Mom VS Mom. Don't piss off momma🤬🤬
"Aliens": Third Officer Ripley has been found and returned to civilization with a Xenomorph-size case of PTSD. What will The Weyland-Yutani Suits make of her blowing up the "Nostromo"? You're watching the Special Edition version, with backstory and drama to spare. Aww, you skipped the best "Burn!" line in the early part of the film. 8:03 I've read that the Power Loader was so convincing that construction companies contacted the studio to find out where they'd got them! 9:10 Hamsters are too small to serve as hosts. (Just like Jones the Cat?) 10:40 In 1986, I noticed that, unlike the female Marines, Ripley is able to "get close, quickly" to Rebecca. Then I bought the Special Edition Laserdisc(!), I saw that Ripley had been a parent, as I'd suspected. 13:00 Ripley is all about The Team. 18:58 The Manual of Arms. 23:10 They went out like Klingon warriors. 24:37 Good, you kept part of the "Dwayne/Ellen" exchange. 26:05 The egg chamber. 28:12 It's not over. 30:31 That's how you create an Action movie Badass character. Along with Linda Hmilton, Sigourney Weaver set the bar for Action actors. "Jennifer Lawrence?" Who is that?;) How about a "wet and wild" game, instead? Sign on with Alterra and explore an unexplored ocean planet in "Subnautica.";)
One final note: Sigourney Weaver has said that "Aliens" was about guns; I thought it was about Family.
ALIENS ( 1984) The best movie of James Cameron
Carrie Henn (Newt) became an Elementary School Teacher... In fact, I think she recently RETIRED from teaching? (I may have that wrong...). She was absent from conventions and fandom for a long time as she got her career started, then, more recently has gone to a few conventions.
Honestly? This is the last of the "Alien" franchise worth watching, IMHO. Now, the Aliens vs Predator movie was good fun, and worth watching, but, straight Alien movies? None beat this one. The perfect movie, and the perfect sequel.
Bill Paxton(Private Hudson) was the champion of entertainingly playing an obnoxious jerk. See more of that in "True Lies," "Near Dark," "Weird Science," "The Terminator," and "The Edge Of Tomorrow." He is also memorable in "Twister," "Traveler," "Titanic," "Frailty," and others. I've heard that James Cameron intended to create a role for him in "Avatar 2," but his death prevented it.
Like U-571....
Don’t forget Predator 2.
@@jenniferlucas3540 Thanks for remedying my omission. Predator 2 is one of the sequels that I like as much as its predecessor.
Great reaction. And, it’s just my opinion, but I would stop here and not watch any more in this series. For me, this is the satisfactory ending to the story.
I’ve heard that a few times
@@LIPPSMACKER Whether or not you enjoy the later films will depend on the context. So you can watch them at your own convenience, leisure and risk. Just keep an open mind and watch them yourself, then make up your own mind afterwards.
This is my introduction to your channel. Thank you for choosing one of my favorites. I like your selection of the special edition for the perspective its reference to Ripley's daughter provides.
Welcome!! I'm so glad you fund the channel. I had to look up what was different about the special edition after I uploaded this because I completely forgot to give myself that context while editing. Probably more organic in what I chose to keep in that way tho
Bill Paxton has the fame of being killed by an Alien, a Terminator and a Predator.
OH!? Those are two other movies I've yet to see... hmmm
I love how so many reactors to this movie say 'oh! look out for your leg!' when the inner doors are closing at the end. It's such a little thing but the first time you watch it does make you worry that she hasn't moved her leg yet!
Lance Henrikson ("Bishop") delivers one of my all-time favorite lines of film dialog -- "I might be synthetic but I'm not stupid."
You are my favorite new reactor.
I’m so glad you are here John!!
I recommend ignoring the existence of Alien 3. It's a horrible, massively depressing piece of garbage that ruins everything great about the first two films.
LOL 🤣🤣🤣 so many people have been saying to ignore Alien 3. I think I will listen. Even tho 2 was so good and I want more. I’m no fool
@@LIPPSMACKER That is precisely the reason you should avoid 3.
@@LIPPSMACKER Big mistake. Alien 3 adds crucial info to the lore which you'd miss out on. See the Assembly Cut (Special Edition) with longer runtime available on YT and make up your own mind. Many consider the third film to be equal to if not better than the rest. Even if you dislike it, there are iconic scenes many of us would like to see you react to!
@@oxhinefalse. There's nothing crucial about killing Hicks and Newt in the opening credits, or breaking continuity with the magic alien egg on the Sulaco.
Also, it's false and ridiculous that people consider it better than Alien or Aliens. It's rated well below them, still 30 years later.
@@miller-joel You have made up your mind but you should allow the reactor to render their own judgment. Advise but do not anoint yourself a gatekeeper. The third movie has a great cast, a literate script, a dire dilemma, truly frightening sequences, an absolutely iconic moment between the xenomorph and Ripley that is emblematic for the whole franchise, a terrific performance by Sigourney and the revelation that xenomorphs exhibit the physical characteristics of their hosts! Many people love the film and consider it a fitting capstone to the trilogy even if you do not. Make your opinion known but don't dissuade the reactor who has now been robbed of a potentially rewarding experience. It's a David Fincher film and the Assembly Cut restores most of his original vision which is more than enough to recommend a look even though the studio interference scarred him for life..
This had 7 Oscar nominations. It won 2 of them for sound editing and visual effects, and it was also nominated for best actress for Sigourney Weaver, original music, editing, production design, and sound mixing.
Wow!! That’s amazing
Great react.
Movie suggestion:
Starship Troopers 1997
added to my list! Thank you, Matrix!
Drake is not a lousy shot. If you noticed, Hicks actually knockedt the smartgun up and off to the side when he recognized that the target was a child.
Honestly, how do people miss things like this. I get missing subtle details but if they'd made this any more obvious it would've come across as corny.
I really like your videos
Your comment about the queen's legs reminded me that in one of the movie's trailers, you see her feet, and they somewhat resemble stiletto heels.
OMG! I can imagine it just from what I saw
I will suggest one of my favorite films that have so far been neglected by reactors. "Out Of Sight" combined drama, humor, suspense, and romance. It stars George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson, among others. It deservedly received high ratings from critics.
That film was not that great.
Solid flick, underrated.
"That puts a little pickle in our pocket." -Lipps
It's the new saying on the block, I've heard
"He's so kind. I think I just fell in love." 😬😬😬
That didn’t turn out well for me 😭😭
I'm looking forward to the new one and the Hulu show next year
OH!?!? Wait I had no idea there was a show AND a new movie coming out!?
I like your video
Do watch 3 and 4. They’re not as bad as folk claim and have some great moments. Just enjoy them and pretend they were just nightmares Ripley had in cryosleep before waking up back on Earth ready to begin a happy, long life with Hicks and Newt. 😉👍
Alien and Aliens. Amazing movies. I saw them both in the theatre when they came out. Ha!
Alien 3. IMHO... I just did not like that one at all. If memory serves, the "alien" was CGI and not done very well. The story was... meh.
Just found your channel and enjoyed both of your Alien(s) reactions. :)
28:20 Black Queen takes White Bishop, check.
29:57 White Queen take Black Queen, checkmate.
30:39 Carrie Henn in her first and only film role. She went to become a teacher. Her real life brother Christopher played Newt’s brother.
As for further sequels, there is indeed a third… the process of making it was riddled with problems - changes of writers and directors etc. - and it suffered for it. It’s pretty good despite that, but most people say don’t bother carrying on after Aliens.
There is also a fourth, it’s a silly action flick that suffers from not taking itself seriously. Still, it’s not horrendous. I’m just surprised Sigourney Weaver agreed to it.
There are also the “prequel” entries, Prometheus and Covenant. I consider them “ok” and “meh” respectively.
And then there are the Alien vs Predator movies. The first is really good, the second… if you turn the brightness up you might see what’s going on… and then you’ll wonder why you bothered. The directors cut version of AvP2 is better than the theatrical release, but that’s not really saying much. It’s a good story, but the acting and the execution are sub-par at best.
Speaking of Predator, that franchise has a similar trend - the first 2 are really good (the first is the best)… the third (Predators) is decent… the fourth (The Predator) belongs in the “I want my time and money back” pile, it’s insultingly bad… the fifth (Prey), which is a prequel set some 300 years prior to the first and focuses on a Comanche tribe, is a very welcome return to form.
As for games, Alien: Isolation is terrifying!! It’s fantastic! I love it for being so faithful to the original Alien… I also hate it for being so faithful to the original Alien 😱 I won’t say anything about the story or the main character. I stopped playing it after I think 3 or 4 levels. I couldn’t go any further, I think I would’ve had heart attacks (yes, plural). My character has most certainly died and probably decomposed in the locker I hid in 😂
The newest Alien game (Dark Descent) is really good too. It’s scary in a different way as you are not fully in control of the action, it’s a strategy game and you are in charge of a squad of marines, and with each encounter they live through, they suffer physically and mentally. It’s a whole different mechanic. Dealing with injuries is one thing, they heal, dealing with stress is another… not only does that not heal, it’s a gateway to many other mental health issues, all of which impact your team negatively… which is made worse as you’re against the clock too.
If you do continue your journey into the Alien (and Predator) franchise, I hope these are insightful, and I wish you good luck if you do choose to play Isolation.
I don't think that Sgt Apone and Cpl Hicks were surprised to see 'a woman' operating a loader (there are at least two female marines), however, we have already seen them underestimate Ripley. It's funny that you questioned if Ripley using the loader was so 'fascinating', when you used that exact word when YOU saw her using it.
Hudson didn't miss Newt because he's a 'lousy shot', Hicks jerks Hudson's gun upwards because he realises that the 'target' is human.
Remember, short, controlled bursts. Two seconds later…mayhem. 😂😂😂
10:32 Actually, Drake was an excellent shot, not that one needs to be with the M56 smartgun -- its targeting computer continually boresights the weapon after each shot, allowing for extremely precise shotgrouping, even during movement, which says quite a bit since the M56 is a fully-automatic machine gun. The thing was that Hicks noticed Newt first and recognised that she was not a target, and he moved the smartgun out of the way by lifting it with his pulse rifle.
12:49 That was the M41A ammo cooking off, that's why it blew up. And Gorman's order was to lay down suppressive fire with the M256 incinerators and fall back by squads to the APC. Too bad Apone didn't hear it over the smartgun fire.
13:34 To put it in perspective, the strongest acid in existence is Hydrofluoroantimonic Acid, a superacid that doesn't even rate on the pH scale -- it's just too strong. You can't contain it in anything that isn't lined with Teflon, as that's the only thing it won't burn through. The acid blood from a Xenomorph (Species XX121, also known as _Linguafoeda Acheronsis_ ) is maybe ten to twenty times stronger. Drake was drenched in that shit. It's not even possible to imagine the pain he endured before he eventually died.
19:31 There was kind of a hint of a relationship between Drake and Vasquez, if you noticed their interaction prior to deployment.
21:21 Considering the strength of those facehuggers, it's not surprising that it took two fully trained Marines to unwrap that tail from Ripley's neck. What did surprise me was that itty bitty Newt was able to push a desk against a wall and a facehugger's tail and lean into it hard enough to keep that facehugger from freeing its tail and infecting her.
22:50 That wasn't even the end for that asshole Burke. He lived, but not for much longer, and he wished every moment thereafter that he has simply been killed. Link to deleted footage to follow....
Here it is -- ruclips.net/video/9AbWOL7muys/видео.html
27:35 That's what makes the Queen so much more terrifying than her progeny -- she's their governing intelligence, and she can deduce and reason, but it all serves her overarching goal of propagating the hive and serving their nature. They are anathema to all other life.
30:54 Carrie Henn. That was her only acting role. Now she's a third grade schoolteacher in one of the border states (Arizona, I think, but I could be wrong) and she couldn't be happier. She still loves interacting with her castmates from the film from time to time, especially Sigourney Weaver, and her students know she was Newt. I wonder if the kids ever tell her "Aye-firmative, Ms Newt"...
This is a great example why anymore I just wait and see if there will be a directors cut/etc. It's just a better experience.
Paul Reiser: If you watch TV, you may enjoy episodes of an older series - Mad About You.
Nope, there’s not a third Alien movie. Everyone made it home safely. Ripley and Hicks got married, adopted Newt, and got Bishop repaired. They all lived happily ever after. The end.
I like how alien in first movie need to grab other person to kill it with second mouth but 100 others of same species do not have time to do it in this movie. Also how intelligent is that you barely know you are finished but in this movie it is alien catwalk show. You see them coming and they do not care to be shoot down as bombastic music is going in backround. This is perfect movie and everybody should take a note how to cheat audience and rob it from experience yet audience still cheer up. Imagine alien from first movie is here. They are pick up one by one and could do nothing about it, hence it always reads the situation and is one step ahead. Also last stand out. Queen just pull Ridley out of suit and have late dinner then throw skeleton away. Tadaaaaa. Clap, clappy, clap… dark bleak and desperate. Mlem 😛
*also i want to see alien absorb technology in it same like it do with organic life. That could be very cool to see. Hence alien is biomechanoid. 😊 one day, but not everyday 😊 maybe
Really really really really really really beautiful you really really pretty you wow really gorgeous you wow
No, there is not a third movie. Don't look for one.
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Both the Powerloader and Alien queen were puppets. There were I think two people operating the loader behind Ripley covered in black. The queen also had a couple of people hidden within it. The actress that played Newt went on to become a teacher. She finally did another movie in 2020.
No,it has nothing to do with Ripley being a woman who can operate the power loader. It's a sofisticated piece of military hardware,and she's a civilian...christ this generation...
Just FYI, that is not the mother of all aliens. She is merely a queen. The mother of all aliens is back on their home planet. And the little girl did do a great job in this movie. However this would be the one and only movie she does. However, she remains good friends with Sigourney Weaver, and they talk often.
Alien Isolation is GREAT, in the DLC you can re do the first film, as Ripley or Dallas, The third film if you look at it as its own thing, i know its hard, or if you think of the 3rd as hyper sleep dreams, then it becomes good, but the Engineers ones are not good, they change the lore of the series
Great reaction! I'd recommend Tucker and Dale verses evil, or The cabin in the woods as future reaction videos.
You knew their ship and pilot Were Dead the Minute the Orders Were "Dust off And STAY On Station."
The were dead meat then
Do you still need a chair?
Someone just bought it the other day!! You’re so kind to ask! It should be here Tuesday I think
yes if you do gaming on this channel, alien isolation would be quite entertaining to watch you play :D
18:57 Girl, really? 😂
hahahaha please, the tension was PALPABLE!! 😂😂
If by "Alien" you mean Alien Isolation, then hell yeah I'd love to watch you play it
Not being a smart azz here but if u ever needed a strong female character we’ve had one for decades no need to re invent the wheel follow this example of epic writing
0:07 What a regal boy.
Isn’t he? He is the best
If you look carefully, you will see that Hicks has his heart under lock and key.
OH?!
I’m so sad I won’t get closure on the hicks ripples relationship 😭😭
@@LIPPSMACKER it's on his armor. 😉
Best sci-fi action move EVER! And stop there, no need to watch the rest of the series, the Alien saga ends here
Great movie
Right? I enjoyed it so much
Alien 3 is relatively bad and you do not want to see it due to some very upsetting choices it makes. Alien 4 is ok more a more standard monster movie. Alien vs Predator is pretty good, I like AvP 2 more but it was too meanspirited for most other people. Promethius is an Alien Prequel basically without the Alien, and Alien: Covenant is contentious but I thought was good despite issues. I saw Alien when I was 3 and my first video game was Alien3 for the NES, so I've had the series in my life for a very long time. Alien: Isolation is a great game worth a try. Aliens: Fireteam gets kinda repetitive but its fun while it lasts
That's why Lipps should watch the Alien³ Assembly Cut.
Please Check with Lost & Found for any valuables jarred loose during this coaster ride…😂 Truly enjoyed this particular ride along, lol. You were prepared but not ready for all the chaos but you hung in there, rooting cheering and caring all the way.😜 Looking forward to more…✌🏽
Omg you get me 🤣🤣
This has to be the only "O MY GOD" review on the internet.
There was a scene (either deleted or never filmed): When Ripley's going in to save Newt, she finds Burke cocooned and implanted with a chestburster. Ripley hesitates, then hands Burke a grenade and walks on. You hear an explosion a few seconds later.
It was filmed. I saw a photo from it in Starlog magazine once.
28:17 queen take bishop, checkmate
"Get Away From Her You, BITCH!!!" is one of the most iconic lines in all of Sci-Fi.
It’s a phenomenal line!!
She was gone for over 50 years but they are concerned about a ship that they wrote off long ago. Typical corporate BS
LOFL I love this take
Alien 3 in the cinema was possibly the m9st disappointing experience of my life, and i am 60! I would go so far as to say the Alien vs Predator (AVP) movies are worth watching for fun and a few thrills but the rest of the straight Aliens franchise is Holywood cashing in mentality at its worst.
That is so disappointing :(
@@LIPPSMACKER Alien 3 adds crucial info to the lore which you'd miss out on. See the Assembly Cut (Special Edition) with longer runtime available on YT and make up your own mind. Many consider the third film to be equal to if not better than the rest. Even if you dislike it, there are iconic scenes many of us would like to see you react to!
The one on your wish list?
Hey, Lipps! This is one of the best sequels ever made!
Thankfully, you saw the superior SPECIAL EDITION version which has the Amanda Ripley scene, the functioning colony scene, Newt's family's discovery of the derelict ship scene, the automated gun scene, the Hudson speculation about queen ants scene and the name exchange scene. This is the version both James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver prefer.
The future Ripley inhabits is implied to be a dystopic corporatocracy. The most pervasive and powerful corporate entity is the Weyland-Yutani Company, a 22nd-century version of the British East India Company of the 17th- to 19th-centuries. It is a multinational conglomerate involved in robotics, interstellar transport and terraforming with a stake in every colony world. The Company is the TRUE VILLAIN of the Alien universe. Ash and Burke were following a secret corporate mandate to obtain a xenomorph specimen in order to profit from research and weaponization.
The colonists who venture beyond the compound like Newt's parents are prospectors who can lay a claim to any discovery they make. The Company would get a large percentage of the find but the colonist would own a piece. A valuable ore would mean a fortune! After Burke heard Ripley's story, he contacted the colony boss to dispatch someone to the coordinates Ripley had indicated in her report with no warning of danger. He must have done a little digging and found out about the Company Directive to investigate any possible sign of intelligent life and to bring back a specimen. He sent Newt's family straight to the derelict ship.
Neither Hicks nor Apone were treating Ripley in a sexist manner when she offered to help prep. They regarded her as a civilian. They were both accustomed to females in their unit such as medic Dietrich, pilot Ferro and heavy-gunner Vasquez. When she demonstrates her proficiency with the loader, they were laughing good-naturedly at her bravado and their own underestimation of her abilities.
Some trivia:
The picture of Ripley's elderly daughter in the Special Edition is actually Sigourney Weaver's real-life mother!
The late Al Matthews, who played Sgt. Apone, was a true-blue Marine who was the first black man to be promoted to Sergeant in the Corps during his service in Vietnam!
The knife-trick scene was originally supposed to be performed by Lance Henriksen alone but he convinced director James Cameron to surprise Bill Paxton by involving him as they shot the scene! Paxton's wide-eyed terror is completely real!
Fan favorite Vasquez is played by non-Hispanic Jenette Goldstein! She goes out like a warrior and enables Gorman to reclaim his honor.
Ms. Goldstein now is the proprietress of a Los Angeles-based boutique that specializes in bespoke large-size bras! The motto of her company is, "At Jenette's, the alphabet begins with 'D'."!
Bishop's programming to not harm humans or allow them to come to harm through inaction is ripped straight from Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics!
Carrie Henn, who played Newt, never acted again but became a schoolteacher. She still maintains a correspondence relationship with Sigourney Weaver thirty-four years later.
The late Bill Paxton, who has the distinction of being attacked on screen by an Alien, a Terminator and a Predator, will NEVER be forgotten for his reading of the line, "Why don't you put HER in charge?", referring to little Newt in her oversized helmet. Lol.
"ALIEN 3: ASSEMBLY CUT" is a DIVISIVE film but it's an EXCELLENT entry in the series. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU SEE IT!!! Many will try to dissuade you but it is ESSENTIAL VIEWING! It's directed by David Fincher and features Charles Dance and Charles Dutton. It's brutal, fast-paced, has a solid cast, has some extraordinary scares, provides new insight into the creature, presents a fascinating dilemma and concludes the trilogy elegantly. I strongly encourage you NOT TO SKIP IT! Make sure you see the ASSEMBLY CUT (Special Edition with longer runtime). It is available on Redbox and right here on YT. "Alien Resurrection" is the optional one because it's a hot mess except for one cool aquatic sequence. The ambitious prequels, "Prometheus" and "Covenant", mark director Ridley Scott's return to the series but they are mostly good JUST for Michael Fassbender's performances. Scott demystifies the creature and unsatisfyingly attempts to address who the elephant-headed pilot of the derelict spacecraft was.
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]
The Predator (2018) [EXTREMELY 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 [EXTREMELY OPTIONAL]
2093 Prometheus [OPTIONAL]
2104 Covenant [OPTIONAL]
2122 Alien
2179 Aliens (Special Edition)
2179 Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
2379 Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
The idea that the company wouldn't know about what happened to the crew of the Nostromo, seems odd to me because wasn't it the company that sent Ash with them for the purpose of investigating that planet and collecting any specimens to be returned to Earth? So they would already know what happened. Now this doesn't explain why when they colonized the planet with the "Shake n Bake" colony, to make the atmosphere livable, wouldn't they have also sent the colonist much earlier to investigate the signal and the alien ship? So unless the whole thing with the Nostromo was only known by the highest in the company and for some reason the whole incident was never told to anyone and it died with them. So there are some questions that need answering.
The answers are that In the end it's just a movie and the script writers make mistakes because they probably didn't think of a sequel at that time. It's all invented and doesn't exist therefore it doesn't have to make any sense at all. The best you can hope for by watching a movie is that the plot holes are small.
@@ardvan Yes, we all are aware that it is a movie. But does that mean that we can't critique movies for realism? Obviously, the big movie makers go to great lengths attempting to make their movies as realistic as possible. They take huge steps in actually showing the "science" for things that don't even exist. But they sure do a good job making it sound as if it does. Don't get me wrong, I know exactly what your saying. I've said the same exact thing many times before in other conversations. But it's amusing to point out these little plot holes or inconsistencies. It keeps the movie makers on their toes, striving to keep those plot holes at a bare minimum. So in many respects, our critiquing, results in better movies being made.
A pickle in your pocket. I don't think that is a saying, but it probably should be. Because no one wants a pickle in their pocket. That's a terrible place to put a pickle. So maybe it will catch on. 😉
It’s now our saying!
@@LIPPSMACKER Damn skippy. Well isn't that just a pickle in your pocket. It just kind of rolls off the tongue. A pickle in your pocket. lol 👍
Well, pickle in the pocket is about to become my new catchphrase. If you do, want to play any alien games, “alien isolation” really captures the feeling of the first movie. While “aliens fireteam elite“ kind of captures the feeling of the second movie. Both are absolutely great games. And posting VOD’s of past twitch streams would be nice if you don’t want to mess with the hassle of two streams on both twitch, and RUclips.
Pickle in the pocket, i'm sure it will catch on! I've heard great things about Alien Isolation, will have to sneak it into my calendar. Will absolutely make sure the gameplay ends up on RUclips one way or another!
*promo sm* 😴
Nice one: "Well that puts a pickle in our pocket."
A pocket with a pickle, not a good place to be 🙁😕
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As far as watching any more alien movies I personally like number three I thought it was very interesting. Also, is that the one with Winona Ryder can’t remember. Winona Ryder one is quite good too but the other ones are pretty bad.
winona is the 4th
Alien Resurrection -- it features the eighth clone of Ellen Ripley.
Yes watch the next one. I actually liked the third one but I understand why people didn't. The fourth one though...
My curiosity for the third is so high
@@LIPPSMACKER I'm in the camp that LOVES it, but we're a minority, for sure. I think it balances the first trilogy just right -- the first is cerebral, the second is physical, the third is spiritual. And I think it ends the story very firmly and well. I've seen the fourth one but have since just kept to the first three. If you watch it, the "assembly" cut is much better and closer to the director's intentions.
the last 13 or 15 minutes of Ripley trying to find Newt, are played in real time. And a lot of scenes before that, we're quite stressful.
So yeah, first time watching this movie, you're kind of exhausted afterwards.
The Newt actor said kids made fun of her "Mostly comes out at night, mostly" and it made her quit acting.
😭😭 that’s heartbreaking. I adored her
She left acting because she decided to become a teacher. Just like Myam Bialk left acting for decades to become a scientist and a mother.
I’ve seen multiple interviews and con panels with Carrie and she’s never said that once in any of her appearances.
@@noneya3635 Yup, that would be Dr Mayim Bialik.