Suspense done right. I've seen this movie countless times and I'm still anxious as hell watching her escape the ship. She gets away by mere seconds. I'd love to have seen this in 1979. When NOBODY knew what was gonna happen or if Ripley would survive.
That's one of the great things about being old (er). Old enough to see this when it first came out. Old enough to see Star Wars when it first came out. Somehow the way the stories have subsequently developed takes away from the groundbreaking nature of the originals. It was the kind of experience in the cinema that can't be repeated. They can ramp up effects now as much as they like - but they'll never capture anything like the impact of those films in the late seventies.
@@jamesupton4996 Totally. I was 7 when Star Wars came out, 9 when alien came out. Saw them both in the cinema, when they debuted. Unforgettable experiences, no one had seen anything like them. Alien in particular looks like it was made yesterday, and I think that's largely because it wound up being such a massively influential movie that the look and feel has been borrowed by so movies in the decades since it came out. What I wouldn't give to be able to go back to my childhood and experience these movies for the first time again!
@@jamesupton4996 Yeah, I first saw this in the early 80s. But I don’t think it became the phenomena it did until the blockbuster success of Aliens, and people then reappraised Alien retrospectively. It was definitely underrated until then.
I saw Alien in the theater back on Memorial Day weekend with several friends and it really was a great experience! I remember jumping in my seat several times.. !
Even though there’s no noise in space I like that eerie sound of wind as she’s escaping. Really gives you the sense that she’s all alone out there in the darkness.
well...she's not alone the xenomorph is with her all that time instead of sending it with shuffle she nuked the whole mother ship which it wasn't carrying the alien
Absolutely. And, in my humble opinion, this is quite possibly the most scary movie ever, as well. Additionally, this is probably one of the greatest science-fiction movies ever as well as one of the greatest horror movies ever. What a sort of hybrid mix.
@@orangeblubber2181 These poor spacefaring crewmembers really could have used at least one lightsaber, probably multiple lightsabers, indeed. That such, and the force would have aided and helped them greatly, as well. The acid potentially bleeding from the xenomorph would have been disastrous and horrific for the Nostromo space-vessel and its crew, however.
My absolute favorite film. I’ve never grown tired of seeing this amazing piece of art on film. Movies have never surpassed this and the way things are going they never will. Sheer perfection.
that is not hard to accomplish. Spend 500-700 bucks on a quality 1080p projector and watch it at home on the big screen any time you want. the biggest wall i got in my bedroom that doesn't have windows or doors on it is 12 foot wide so my bedroom cinema is at 165 inches. there is no point in buying a projector screen if you have a big flat wall like i do. best 500 bucks i have ever spent. i have watched Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Prometheus and Alien Covenant on my home projector over the last 2 years. i have put 5800 hrs on it and at 6500 hours i have to replace the bulb. i bought one off Amazon for 35 bucks and am patiently waiting for it to fail and be replaced.
@@Jolly-Green-Steve the last time I saw it, it was an original 35mm print in a movie theater...in 2019. In a full house. it's hard to beat for 12 bucks. Some films need a real, honest movie theater screen, like the original Night of the Living Dead.
@@bbb462cid yeah but watching movies the rest of your time on your standard 55 inch HD TV blows so i will stick with my projector. with my recliner at 15 feet from screen it is like sitting in the back row of a movie theater screen size wise.
A movie like this could never be made again. The stars only align in such a perfect way once. The fact that Ridley Scott himself can’t make an alien movie half as good as this despite having any resources he wants now says it all.
The abort didn’t work in the end because Ripley forgot to reengage the safety interlocks (those two big levers) prior to starting the abort procedure. She didn’t read the abort instructions written on the panel cover correctly, which clearly states under “scuttle procedure” to “re-engage safety interlocks prior to abort code input”. The movie deserves recognition for that level of detail.
In HD you can even see one of its hands and the arm that would pop out in front of Ripley. It's the little details that help to make this film so incredible. I've seen it hundreds of times and I _still_ discover new things when I re-watch it.
I gave that little snippet a thumbs up. It's that sort of attention to detail that makes a great movie. Tiny tidbits of continuity and realism that most modern films would never even consider, which is why so many feel phony even with the best CGI money can buy. Your eyes may not have caught it... but your brain did!
I love the fakeout so much, you're really convinced Ripley blew the fuck out of that original Xenomorph so it not only makes the fakeout work super well, it KEEPS you tense even after she blows it out the goddamn airlock and she's giving her final report before going into cryosleep. Nobody knew how Xenomorphs worked exactly during this first movie, for all we knew it could have laid it's own egg in the escape pod and it would pan over to it silently after Ripley sealed herself in the cryosleep unit. Such a masterpiece of thriller horror.
Ridleys planned original ending was even more horrific & would probably be viewed as one of the most downbeat cinema twist endings in history: the alien literally tears off Ripleys head then faces the camera & record's her final speech in Ripleys own voice...End Credits
One of the best parts is that, if you look closely enough, you can literally see it hiding in that first person view when Ripley rushes to the control panel to prep the shuttle for takeoff. Its head is visible, and if you slow it down, you can even see one of its hands and the arm that would eventually pop out in front of her. Hiding in plain sight.
The explosion of the Nostromo was superbly done, simply an incredible piece to this scene... While I can't imagine how such a ship might blow up, its definitely cool the way it was portrayed for this scene.
I saw this film when it was released. It was the scariest movie of its day. I've seen it many times and despite the necessary acceptable problems (e.g., shock waves & explosion sounds in space; the Nostromo and even the escape shuttle having artificial gravity) I'll watch it again and enjoy it again. The sequel, Aliens, likewise; which btw has a great collection of quotable lines (1) [Hudson to Vasquez] "You ever been mistaken for a woman?" [Vasquez to Hudson] "Have you?" ... (2) [Hudson] "Why don't you put HER in charge?!" ... (3) [Hicks, with a bit of glee] "I say we nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!" ... and of course, (4) [Ripley] "Get away from her, you BITCH!!!"
Good times.....saw it several times in the theaters, so many times on VHS me and my buds could lip-synch the lines...I think we eventually wore out the tape!
-Mother, I turned the pulling unit back on! Motheeeeer!!! -The ship will automatically be destruct in t minus 5 minutes!!! -You biiiiiiiitch!!! Aaaaaargh!!!
Just realized after all these years the reason that didn't work is bc she missed a crucial step in the process to revert it back. Obv she was super stressed so didn't do that one step, when looking at the directions on the panel.
I first found out about the Alien movies in mid-90s, I was in primary school. When I realised the production dates on Alien and Aliens I had a tough time comprehending that they did such awesome sci-fi movies back then
The first explosion was the _Nostromo._ The second, larger Explosion was the Star Destroyer-sized Refinery blowing up. The Novelisation speficially mentions two explosions. (I guess the third explosion was just the second repeated for effect)
@@tomihuoviala Not necessarily considering how thick the walls of a nuclear core chamber are...they're made so thick they may need the inner material to detonate separately...they are basically made to withstand a nuclear explosion.
@@tombaker8481 you think nuclear explosion reaching the escape pod somehow skipped parts of the ship? How is it so hard to understand that it has to do with forces having different velocity? Photons, plasma, residuel etc
They don’t make them like they used to.. I sure tear up. One of the best sci/fi horror movies ever made, quite possibly perhaps the best but I am ears to hear competition.
I remember watching this for the first time nearly 8 years ago. I wanted to experience the suspense and dread from the movie, and experienced it I did. Barely no music, the alarm going off, steam coming out of the pipes, while Ripley runs for her life with cat in tow, with the Alien in hot pursuit for awhile. My heart was racing and my attention was on the movie at that point, almost forgetting to breathe sometimes as I yearned for Ripley getting off of the Nostromo. There are times when people want to experience something again as their first time. This movie is one of those times. Brilliant work Mr. Scott, brilliant work.
I loved playing this scene in the DLC for Alien Isolation. Felt very accurate to the movie. Steam obscuring your vision, loud noises making it nearly impossible to hear the alien lurking nearby. Love it!
What makes the self-destruction especially dangerous is that when you get down to about two minutes there starts being small explosions inside the ship, and if you aren't right where the shuttle is you could die by explosion or be burned to death by the fire shooting out.😱
I would love a limited rescreen of Alien in theaters. It would be one of the few times I would ever go to one. I saw this on VHS when I was barely over 10 yrs old and it drew me all the way in. Even now the tension, the feelings, the fear and the Alien are still very visceral to me. I wish I could have been born to see it when it premiered.
That moment when you destroy your companies multi billion dollar space ship and realize the alien hitched a ride on your escape pod. I'm gonna get a write up for this.
I remember when Alien came out in 1979 and while I was/still am a Sci-fi fan, I wasn't interested in the movie cause you could tell it was a space-horror movie and not my genre. Finally went to see it about 6 months after release and I was blown away. Needless to say, when Aliens came out a few years later I was all over it. I wish the third movie would have been better and I wish they would have ended the franchise after that.
An incredible scence. You get a real sense for the size of the Nostromo when the lifeboat's thrusters fire and at T-26 seconds and more than 10 seconds later, the lifeboat stll hasn't cleared from under the ship.
Yes. Awesome to watch! Both Nostromo and Narcissus were great! However, why filmmakers decided to arrange 3 explosions??? That was stupid! Because the first (thermonuclear)explosion already vaporizes everything, even if there was 3 charges....................
One of sci fi horror’s most intense scenes ever. Evacuating a spaceship that’s about to self destruct, in a short time, with a hostile alien on board! Nostalgia! 😱☠️👽
samanli2014 Too her credit, she risked encountering the Alien in order to save Jones. She went back for him. And she let Jones enter hypersleep in her pod. I always thought it was weird the Alien just looked at Jones after Ripley had dropped him. Yet it did not attack Jonesy. But yes, I still felt bad for the cat the way she was throwing his crate around.
I imagine the Alien obviously looked at Jonesy with curiousy because it did not know what type of creature Jonesy was. But as soon as it realized that Jonesy was not a threat to it, it decided not to waste time on it and to instead keep hunting for Ripley. I remember when I first saw this movie though, I thought that the Alien had somehow managed to squeeze/ hide itself in the crate in order to get onto the ship with Ripley, as it recognized that she was a bigger threat to it. When the cat was revealed to be in the crate i imagined that the Alien had either somehow forced itself inside the cat or else somehow planted a new chestburster alien inside the cat. When neither of those things happened I let myself relax a little. And then the hand leapt out at Ripley. God I love this movie.
@@Dushess Those reactors blow up very easily, I though that humanity has had enough of experiences with Chernobyl and Fukushima to create safe reactors.
Eli Roth's History of Horror Season 2, Episode 2 - Monsters Bill Hader participated in this episode and best described the end scene. "Just when the audience and Ripley believe the coast is clear, the final reveal happens and it's the scariest moment in horror cinema history. Imagine getting in your car and realizing there a huge python in the backseat right after you buckled in. And it's starting to unravel and you are stuck in this small space with a monster." That how Alien felt to him haha great perspective.
Ripley Scott mentions that he had conceived the Alien having the lifespan of only a few days (which explains why it snuck aboard the escape pod), *as it wanted to find a nice quiet place for it to die alone and why it doesn't attack Ripley until she coaxes it out of its hiding spot.*
They discussed this when, on BSG 2003 they blew up the Resurrection Ship while Apollo was out in space as a result of having ejected from his Viper. The consensus was that if the explosion was big enough and you were close enough to it you would hear and feel it.
Director: Okay, this is going to be a special effects scene. Actor: Nice ! What is the scene ? Director: You stand on the X on the floor while a crew member shoots a flame thrower at you Actor: Uh, do you mean a prop flame thrower with fake flames ? Director: LOL, oh no, its a very real flame thrower with very real flames. It'll melt your face off. Actor: Uh ? Director: No more questions. Places everyone and action !
I was 11 when this came out and HATED - and HATE - horror movies. I had no idea what this movie was. My older sister brought me to this to torture me. I may as well have been IN the Nostromo...
A wildfire started in my neighborhood (I live out West) and I had minutes to evacuate with two cats. I was in total panic mode and didn't handle the cat carriers gracefully either. The choice was - let's all get the F*** out of here or die. We all lived.
@@jamesupton4996 They'd be in complete panic, though and might do something dangerous without thinking about it since they're in a panic. Why take the chance? Better just ensuring they're in their carriers and you're the one calling the shots since you're the one going to keep everyone together and safer and more likely to safely evacuate everyone vs 2 cats running around with no real coordination between one and other or knowledge where to safely evacuate to.
0:54 I love the FX technique used here: the Narcissus model shown was built in forced perspective so they could film with a wider aperture and still retain enough depth-of-focus, shooting in close to real-time to capture the moving image behind the windows as an in-camera effect. They didn't have to resort to an optical matte. The Nostromo's final explosion is a disappointing FX shot by comparison, looking like some slit-scan photography they had to throw together without enough time or budget to do better.
![Alien - LV-426 Approach [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GO_Iar9DIDk/mqdefault.jpg)
![Alien - Emergency Destruct System Activated [HD]](/img/1.gif)
That feeling when you've seen the film multiple times but escaping Nostromo feels always exciting! And saving Jonesy!!
Jonesy is best cat
All of my Jones cats were tuxedo toms, and I still miss them dearly. The last one died in 2004.
0:32
Who is now brain-dead 😆🤪
Haha always!
"Jonesey is the only one who survived the trilogy" -Jay, Red Letter Media
Suspense done right. I've seen this movie countless times and I'm still anxious as hell watching her escape the ship. She gets away by mere seconds. I'd love to have seen this in 1979. When NOBODY knew what was gonna happen or if Ripley would survive.
That's one of the great things about being old (er). Old enough to see this when it first came out. Old enough to see Star Wars when it first came out. Somehow the way the stories have subsequently developed takes away from the groundbreaking nature of the originals. It was the kind of experience in the cinema that can't be repeated. They can ramp up effects now as much as they like - but they'll never capture anything like the impact of those films in the late seventies.
@@jamesupton4996 Totally. I was 7 when Star Wars came out, 9 when alien came out. Saw them both in the cinema, when they debuted. Unforgettable experiences, no one had seen anything like them. Alien in particular looks like it was made yesterday, and I think that's largely because it wound up being such a massively influential movie that the look and feel has been borrowed by so movies in the decades since it came out. What I wouldn't give to be able to go back to my childhood and experience these movies for the first time again!
@@jamesupton4996 Yeah, I first saw this in the early 80s. But I don’t think it became the phenomena it did until the blockbuster success of Aliens, and people then reappraised Alien retrospectively. It was definitely underrated until then.
I saw Alien in the theater back on Memorial Day weekend with several friends and it really was a great experience! I remember jumping in my seat several times.. !
Mere seconds, but not the LAST second, even better.
Even though there’s no noise in space I like that eerie sound of wind as she’s escaping. Really gives you the sense that she’s all alone out there in the darkness.
well...she's not alone the xenomorph is with her all that time instead of sending it with shuffle she nuked the whole mother ship which it wasn't carrying the alien
@@zaz315 I meant there’s nobody left to help her.
@@zaz315 Jones was with her as well.
One of the best movies ever made!
Absolutely. And, in my humble opinion, this is quite possibly the most scary movie ever, as well. Additionally, this is probably one of the greatest science-fiction movies ever as well as one of the greatest horror movies ever. What a sort of hybrid mix.
And revolutionary for its time. Like a scary Star Wars...
@@orangeblubber2181 These poor spacefaring crewmembers really could have used at least one lightsaber, probably multiple lightsabers, indeed. That such, and the force would have aided and helped them greatly, as well. The acid potentially bleeding from the xenomorph would have been disastrous and horrific for the Nostromo space-vessel and its crew, however.
@@orangeblubber2181 I mean it’s no STAR WARS, that’s for sure, but this movie is incredible.
No doubt
My absolute favorite film. I’ve never grown tired of seeing this amazing piece of art on film. Movies have never surpassed this and the way things are going they never will. Sheer perfection.
Like the titular creature, the film truly is a "perfect organism".
Well said my friend. 💯
@@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or In 1979, we failed to "understand what we're dealing with"!!!!!!!
Seeing this film on the big screen should be on every cinemaphile's bucket list
I had the chance to do that, and it's a fantastic experience!
I too had the chance in 2019 for the 40 year anniversary and yes it was awesome
that is not hard to accomplish. Spend 500-700 bucks on a quality 1080p projector and watch it at home on the big screen any time you want. the biggest wall i got in my bedroom that doesn't have windows or doors on it is 12 foot wide so my bedroom cinema is at 165 inches. there is no point in buying a projector screen if you have a big flat wall like i do. best 500 bucks i have ever spent. i have watched Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Prometheus and Alien Covenant on my home projector over the last 2 years. i have put 5800 hrs on it and at 6500 hours i have to replace the bulb. i bought one off Amazon for 35 bucks and am patiently waiting for it to fail and be replaced.
@@Jolly-Green-Steve the last time I saw it, it was an original 35mm print in a movie theater...in 2019. In a full house. it's hard to beat for 12 bucks. Some films need a real, honest movie theater screen, like the original Night of the Living Dead.
@@bbb462cid yeah but watching movies the rest of your time on your standard 55 inch HD TV blows so i will stick with my projector. with my recliner at 15 feet from screen it is like sitting in the back row of a movie theater screen size wise.
With no scary music buildup, this makes Alien more scarier, something that modern horror movies lacks.
Absolutely. Suspense has been sacrificed for action and gore.
A movie like this could never be made again. The stars only align in such a perfect way once. The fact that Ridley Scott himself can’t make an alien movie half as good as this despite having any resources he wants now says it all.
I find your lack of grammar disturbing!🙈 And Dean, the Stars Don’t Align! They Never do! That’s the Planet’s!🙈🤡
Ripley: "I did it. I escaped!"
ALIEN: "Cool blast!"
Ripley: "I got you."
ALIEN: "High five!"
Ripley: "Alien, you dead, nuked to bits, bye bye!"
ALIEN: "Excuse me, do they have a bathroom on this escape craft?"
@@FormatorBlack SLAP MY HAND! SLAP IT NOW!
@@Dushess Right on!
@@Dushess Up high! Down low! Too slow!
That damn explosion is incredible
Ikr!!! One of the best parts of this movie.
Alien is the best film ever
It is❤
OH YES!!!!
Love the countdown from mother the computer, really spine chilling
Yeah unlike some destruct sequence voices which are monotone.
It's like Mother's is literally threatening with the counterdown, to blow Ripley the fuck up if she doesn't get her ass off that ship.
I love that she didn't forget Jonesy
He was important. He counted. 🐈
I would have been ticked in anything happened to him.
@davidl1329 there was obviously no time!
The Nostromo and refinery really do give the extra vibe that was needed for the movie.
A sleek, dark, quite sizable, rather cool spacefaring (commercial) vessel.
The abort didn’t work in the end because Ripley forgot to reengage the safety interlocks (those two big levers) prior to starting the abort procedure. She didn’t read the abort instructions written on the panel cover correctly, which clearly states under “scuttle procedure” to “re-engage safety interlocks prior to abort code input”. The movie deserves recognition for that level of detail.
Indeed, those details help you believe the story.
@@milovarquiel They certainly do
safety interlocks is not coolant modules in place. directly THAT performs detonation possible.
@@milovarquielyup. Because when you're super stressed, you forget or skip steps.
Although which idiot designs an escape craft with an access door already open, I mean anything could walk in?🤣
0:51 they teased the alien hiding there for a moment. Ripley was so desperate that she didn't even noticed. Details like this are gold
In HD you can even see one of its hands and the arm that would pop out in front of Ripley. It's the little details that help to make this film so incredible. I've seen it hundreds of times and I _still_ discover new things when I re-watch it.
Lol there he is! The hiding little bastard!
@@EnkarashaddamLittle? He's at least 7 Feet Tall
@@honkeykong9563 Almost 8.5 feet tall. 😂
can you actually see it?
Absolutely LOVE that fade to a purple/blue cloud at the end
Suspenseful scene in a great flick…and love technology look for 1979
Jones: “Thanks for saving me, but did you have to toss me around like a basketball?”
The atmosphere in these scenes is unbelievable! So much suspence
Character study in space ~ a stunning, visual masterpiece.
Intense scene with the countdown
Even the computer sounded a bit exited there at the lower numbers.
船が大爆破するシーンが スゴイ迫力✨✨✨✨✨🚀😅 核エネルギー動力の臨海😮
“I got you… you son of a bitch”.
One of my favorite lines from Ripley.
The Alien is the son of Kane and the Alien Queen.
You think the alien will become queen before the second film.
@@stevencarterjr3403 a drone alien will become a warrior alien as the warriors in aliens.
When you think you've won... The Alien has snuck aboard the shuttle!
Alien: *SIKE!*
0:52-3 When you realise he was there all the time.
You beat me to it, that scared the shit outta me watching it 2nd time haha
@USS Voyager You can see the head at the machine with the cable looking walls.
@USS Voyager You can also see his long fingers.
I gave that little snippet a thumbs up. It's that sort of attention to detail that makes a great movie. Tiny tidbits of continuity and realism that most modern films would never even consider, which is why so many feel phony even with the best CGI money can buy.
Your eyes may not have caught it... but your brain did!
@@annmaryjohn3258 Jeez you can actually see he seems to be reaching out towards her as she rushes past. That's chilling.
I love the sounds of the jet engines spooling up like she's getting ready for takeoff in a 737. 😆
to me, the build up of that engine sound is the most memorable memory I have as a kid watching this scene...
I love the fakeout so much, you're really convinced Ripley blew the fuck out of that original Xenomorph so it not only makes the fakeout work super well, it KEEPS you tense even after she blows it out the goddamn airlock and she's giving her final report before going into cryosleep. Nobody knew how Xenomorphs worked exactly during this first movie, for all we knew it could have laid it's own egg in the escape pod and it would pan over to it silently after Ripley sealed herself in the cryosleep unit. Such a masterpiece of thriller horror.
Ridleys planned original ending was even more horrific & would probably be viewed as one of the most downbeat cinema twist endings in history: the alien literally tears off Ripleys head then faces the camera & record's her final speech in Ripleys own voice...End Credits
Serious?
@@darania1 that would be terrible LOL
@@cdybft9050 Hell yes. Ridley thought it would be the coolest bleak twist ending in SF cinema ever, which is probably why the producer vetoed it...
One of the best parts is that, if you look closely enough, you can literally see it hiding in that first person view when Ripley rushes to the control panel to prep the shuttle for takeoff. Its head is visible, and if you slow it down, you can even see one of its hands and the arm that would eventually pop out in front of her. Hiding in plain sight.
Absolutely love how you can hear the self destruct countdown from "inside" the shuttle!!!
The explosion of the Nostromo was superbly done, simply an incredible piece to this scene... While I can't imagine how such a ship might blow up, its definitely cool the way it was portrayed for this scene.
My dad took me to see this in the theatre when I was 10. I don't think I ever felt more both terrified and alive in my life since
I saw this film when it was released. It was the scariest movie of its day. I've seen it many times and despite the necessary acceptable problems (e.g., shock waves & explosion sounds in space; the Nostromo and even the escape shuttle having artificial gravity) I'll watch it again and enjoy it again. The sequel, Aliens, likewise; which btw has a great collection of quotable lines (1) [Hudson to Vasquez] "You ever been mistaken for a woman?" [Vasquez to Hudson] "Have you?" ... (2) [Hudson] "Why don't you put HER in charge?!" ... (3) [Hicks, with a bit of glee] "I say we nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!" ... and of course, (4) [Ripley] "Get away from her, you BITCH!!!"
"Nuke the site from the orbit" takes a new meaning nowadays, telling u this as russian living in Russia (
@@user-distantstar Pozdrowienia z Polski ;)
Good times.....saw it several times in the theaters, so many times on VHS me and my buds could lip-synch the lines...I think we eventually wore out the tape!
What if the shockwave was created by the vaporized matter of the Nostromo hitting Ripley's shuttle at the speed of sound?
@@jerrycoob4750 at the speed of explosion can profuce. That sound effect just has been created by software creators for the shuttle.
-Mother, I turned the pulling unit back on! Motheeeeer!!!
-The ship will automatically be destruct in t minus 5 minutes!!!
-You biiiiiiiitch!!! Aaaaaargh!!!
-Sorry, w.officer Ripley, the cooling conduits are malfunctioning. You have 5 minutes to abandon ship.
Just realized after all these years the reason that didn't work is bc she missed a crucial step in the process to revert it back. Obv she was super stressed so didn't do that one step, when looking at the directions on the panel.
Who ever designed the Nostromo, nice bro. The Narcicus is an Escape Ship with a single hyper sleep chamber and the Crew counts 7.
Crew expandable, except for Ash.
That was a giant cargo ship but all cargo bays were refitted to be reaction mass water tanks, since ship has become large commercial tugboat.
I love how there’s this giant flame near the escape pod, which makes it difficult to escape.
cant believe this movie is from 1979.
I first found out about the Alien movies in mid-90s, I was in primary school. When I realised the production dates on Alien and Aliens I had a tough time comprehending that they did such awesome sci-fi movies back then
@Ulfred Danheimer Yeah that was a ridiculous disco lights explosion. If they just made it a single blinding flash it would've aged much better
@Ulfred Danheimer somebody was a fan of 2001: a Space Odyssey used a similar effect
Whats The Movie Name?
@@rhfet5546 ALIEN (1979)
The first explosion was the _Nostromo._ The second, larger Explosion was the Star Destroyer-sized Refinery blowing up. The Novelisation speficially mentions two explosions.
(I guess the third explosion was just the second repeated for effect)
Doesn’t make sense. Chain reaction would explode all material immediately.
@@tomihuoviala Not necessarily considering how thick the walls of a nuclear core chamber are...they're made so thick they may need the inner material to detonate separately...they are basically made to withstand a nuclear explosion.
@@tombaker8481 you think nuclear explosion reaching the escape pod somehow skipped parts of the ship?
How is it so hard to understand that it has to do with forces having different velocity? Photons, plasma, residuel etc
Mother: You Now Have 1 Minute To Abandon Ship. The Ship Will Automatically Destruct In T-Minus 1 Minute.
I gotta like the explosion of the Nostromo. The explosion looks like something from video games.
They don’t make them like they used to.. I sure tear up. One of the best sci/fi horror movies ever made, quite possibly perhaps the best but I am ears to hear competition.
I remember watching this for the first time nearly 8 years ago. I wanted to experience the suspense and dread from the movie, and experienced it I did. Barely no music, the alarm going off, steam coming out of the pipes, while Ripley runs for her life with cat in tow, with the Alien in hot pursuit for awhile. My heart was racing and my attention was on the movie at that point, almost forgetting to breathe sometimes as I yearned for Ripley getting off of the Nostromo. There are times when people want to experience something again as their first time. This movie is one of those times. Brilliant work Mr. Scott, brilliant work.
I loved playing this scene in the DLC for Alien Isolation. Felt very accurate to the movie. Steam obscuring your vision, loud noises making it nearly impossible to hear the alien lurking nearby. Love it!
The best bit of cinema ever.
What makes the self-destruction especially dangerous is that when you get down to about two minutes there starts being small explosions inside the ship, and if you aren't right where the shuttle is you could die by explosion or be burned to death by the fire shooting out.😱
Name another movie badass enough to have 3 explosions on the same ship.. I'll wait
it is possible that the ship only exploded once but at different angles
@@robertchapman2174 yeah, I think it was the same explosion but intended to be shown 3 different ways?
ship's reactor and then mobile factory.
I would love a limited rescreen of Alien in theaters. It would be one of the few times I would ever go to one. I saw this on VHS when I was barely over 10 yrs old and it drew me all the way in. Even now the tension, the feelings, the fear and the Alien are still very visceral to me. I wish I could have been born to see it when it premiered.
I have watched this part many times , and i still makes me fear that Ripley wont make it .
That moment when you destroy your companies multi billion dollar space ship and realize the alien hitched a ride on your escape pod. I'm gonna get a write up for this.
Payroll D...
They can BILL me. Again.
42 million and adjusted dollars 😂
@@supadupa6891 That was alot in 1986. Not so much now, and certainly would not be alot in 2169.
@@supadupa6891that's minus payload of course
この作品2024年9月も新作出てるとか半世紀以上も愛されてるな
Star Wars in 77 and this in 79. love the soundtrack to alien.
This is the first time I've seen this scene in at least thirty years. Really takes me back to late '89 when I binge watched this movie.
You can actually see the alien at 0:50 hiding in the wall
Where??? I see nothing
Thanks to your phony comment, the :50 second mark of this video has the highest concentration of views. Good job.
@@jimkeskey I put it 2 seconds early so it's easier to pause
@@bilel8334wait a little till the clip shows the wall with all pipes
I remember when Alien came out in 1979 and while I was/still am a Sci-fi fan, I wasn't interested in the movie cause you could tell it was a space-horror movie and not my genre. Finally went to see it about 6 months after release and I was blown away. Needless to say, when Aliens came out a few years later I was all over it. I wish the third movie would have been better and I wish they would have ended the franchise after that.
An incredible scence. You get a real sense for the size of the Nostromo when the lifeboat's thrusters fire and at T-26 seconds and more than 10 seconds later, the lifeboat stll hasn't cleared from under the ship.
Yes. Awesome to watch! Both Nostromo and Narcissus were great! However, why filmmakers decided to arrange 3 explosions??? That was stupid! Because the first (thermonuclear)explosion already vaporizes everything, even if there was 3 charges....................
Ripley-made Supernova annihilates the ship but 20 years later they find debris of the Nostromo?! Oh come on, Alien: Romulus!
It’s like finding a big piece of the Death Star in Star Wars years later!
One of sci fi horror’s most intense scenes ever. Evacuating a spaceship that’s about to self destruct, in a short time, with a hostile alien on board! Nostalgia! 😱☠️👽
Great final scene.
Смотрел много раз этот фильм👍👍💥
I always saw her tossing the crate around and feeling so bad for Jonsey...poor cat should have been treated better
She’s in a hurry, if she and jones can’t get to the shuttle before the countdown is up they will both be vaporized.
samanli2014 Too her credit, she risked encountering the Alien in order to save Jones. She went back for him. And she let Jones enter hypersleep in her pod. I always thought it was weird the Alien just looked at Jones after Ripley had dropped him. Yet it did not attack Jonesy. But yes, I still felt bad for the cat the way she was throwing his crate around.
On the other hand, Jonsey is probably the only living thing in the Nostromo crew that died to natural reasons, not bad for a space cat :)
I imagine the Alien obviously looked at Jonesy with curiousy because it did not know what type of creature Jonesy was. But as soon as it realized that Jonesy was not a threat to it, it decided not to waste time on it and to instead keep hunting for Ripley. I remember when I first saw this movie though, I thought that the Alien had somehow managed to squeeze/ hide itself in the crate in order to get onto the ship with Ripley, as it recognized that she was a bigger threat to it. When the cat was revealed to be in the crate i imagined that the Alien had either somehow forced itself inside the cat or else somehow planted a new chestburster alien inside the cat. When neither of those things happened I let myself relax a little. And then the hand leapt out at Ripley. God I love this movie.
@@blaidencortel The Alien did not go after Jones because it does not deem it as a threat or as a suitable source of a potential eggmorph victim.
What an amazing spacecraft
LOVE THIS SCENE . ALIEN 👽 IS A GREAT 🎬!
Love the three stage destruction.
Could never understand the shockwaves and wind noise in a vacuum though
You're right of course. There would be no sound or shock wave as depicted but it's still a great movie.
It's space! With all the sound effects!
For mood and atmosphere
I agree with all three counter responses.
Cinematic liberties to enthrall the viewers
"Somehow, the Xenomorph returned." - A. Romulus
It’s almost sacrilegious that they did this
For the Holy Member Berries!
And despite this enormous explosion in Romulus they find remnants of the ship and the alien ??
When she got home she went right to Vegas thinking she'd keep on beating impossible odds
今度の新しいalien は、どれだけこれに迫れるのだろうか
期待しています
Spike the dragon, "Can you do that?! Can you explode twice?!"
Nostromo, "Pfft, I can explode 3 times!"
.............
probably the explosion in 3 different angles
actually we have 2 confirmed sources. 1) ship reactor, 2) mobile factory, 3) no idea
@@Dushess Those reactors blow up very easily, I though that humanity has had enough of experiences with Chernobyl and Fukushima to create safe reactors.
@@Dushess #3 Me after eating leftover Taco Bell
Its the best Suspense ending ever, PERIOD.
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Season 2, Episode 2 - Monsters
Bill Hader participated in this episode and best described the end scene. "Just when the audience and Ripley believe the coast is clear, the final reveal happens and it's the scariest moment in horror cinema history. Imagine getting in your car and realizing there a huge python in the backseat right after you buckled in. And it's starting to unravel and you are stuck in this small space with a monster." That how Alien felt to him haha great perspective.
Que película, cuando la vi por primera vez quedé impresionado
Now is a good time for a Billy Mays cameo: “ but wait, there’s more!”
🤣🤣
Ripley Scott mentions that he had conceived the Alien having the lifespan of only a few days (which explains why it snuck aboard the escape pod), *as it wanted to find a nice quiet place for it to die alone and why it doesn't attack Ripley until she coaxes it out of its hiding spot.*
2:00 I wonder if this inspired that shot from the Metroid Fusion opening before Samus's ship crashed.
Most likely. Even the enemy known as Ridley was derived from the name of the Director, Ridley Scott
Space is louder than I thought
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@@thedkm-4894 You're the scat man!
@@CharlieTheSupersaurus "ba-bop-ba-dop-bop" (lyrics)
I'm reality you wouldn't be able to hear that explosion you'd feel it shake the ship and see it just like in the film but there wouldn't be any sound
You wouldn't feel it, either, for the same reason you wouldn't hear it. There's no air, so nothing to propagate a shockwave.
They discussed this when, on BSG 2003 they blew up the Resurrection Ship while Apollo was out in space as a result of having ejected from his Viper. The consensus was that if the explosion was big enough and you were close enough to it you would hear and feel it.
U wouldn't hear the death star either
"I got you. You son of a bitch." ❤❤❤❤❤
First the Nostromo and its entire cargo, then Hadley's Hope. Ripley cost Weyland-Yutani a boatload of money.
Weyland-Yutani cost Weyland-Yutani a boatload of money.
@@ReddwarfIV yep, when they decided to send people to investigate what they knew was essentially a quarantine warning.
Bill me.
@@ReddwarfIV , not only a ton of money but the lives of it's namesake and his daughter.
Good
Mission: Save Kitty.
Furst things furst. 🐈
Director: Okay, this is going to be a special effects scene.
Actor: Nice ! What is the scene ?
Director: You stand on the X on the floor while a crew member shoots a flame thrower at you
Actor: Uh, do you mean a prop flame thrower with fake flames ?
Director: LOL, oh no, its a very real flame thrower with very real flames. It'll melt your face off.
Actor: Uh ?
Director: No more questions. Places everyone and action !
I was 11 when this came out and HATED - and HATE - horror movies. I had no idea what this movie was. My older sister brought me to this to torture me. I may as well have been IN the Nostromo...
The shuttle facing the explosion with no protective shutters is probably dangerous but great for cinematic effect :9
this was fucking phenomenal,
Ripley has time to take one last look at the doomed Nostromo, before shielding her eyes from the blast.
This is what you call having a bad day at work
A wildfire started in my neighborhood (I live out West) and I had minutes to evacuate with two cats. I was in total panic mode and didn't handle the cat carriers gracefully either. The choice was - let's all get the F*** out of here or die. We all lived.
Cats can run.
@@jamesupton4996 They'd be in complete panic, though and might do something dangerous without thinking about it since they're in a panic. Why take the chance? Better just ensuring they're in their carriers and you're the one calling the shots since you're the one going to keep everyone together and safer and more likely to safely evacuate everyone vs 2 cats running around with no real coordination between one and other or knowledge where to safely evacuate to.
@@CharlieTheSupersaurus yep - the cats would have to fend for themselves if it was me.
0:54 I love the FX technique used here: the Narcissus model shown was built in forced perspective so they could film with a wider aperture and still retain enough depth-of-focus, shooting in close to real-time to capture the moving image behind the windows as an in-camera effect. They didn't have to resort to an optical matte. The Nostromo's final explosion is a disappointing FX shot by comparison, looking like some slit-scan photography they had to throw together without enough time or budget to do better.
If only Frieza would travel in 1979, he would enjoy this fireworks
Now I know where Bungie got their ideas from in the final climax of Halo CE.
“We have FIVE minutes before the fusion drives detonate. We need to evac NOW!”
04:59:00...
@@fluffbutt9960 (Heroic and lower) We have _6_ minutes before the fusion drives detonate. We need to evac _now!_
Ever since 9th grade. This has been my basic point of view for every individual low level algebra problem.
Cat gets a rough ride being chucked about in his box 😂
Damn that’s a big ass ship 😯
yep gotta go back for the kitty-cat hehe
This is how she become the ripley from Aliens.
No after alien 3
This is my favorite ride at the Weyland-Yutani Amusement Park.
Они все придумали чтобы Сигурни Уивер снять!
Не оторвать глаз от нее😊!
Wait a minute, doesn't Nostromo look like Sevastapol??? 🤔🤔🤔
O guess sevastopol is inspired by nostromo design
I’ve been on both
What you're seeing isn't really the ship. The ship is like a big rig. It pulls stuff behind it. What you're seeing is the refinery that it was towing.
Ripley: I escaped. I did it.
Alien: Yay, we did it Ripley,
Ripley:
-Alien: Yay, we did it Ripley-
Younger reactors always praise this film. Says something.
1:11 that same Purge screen would be seen in one of the flying cars in Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner"
Three explosions that should definitely kill the alien.
0:52 Pause.... I see you!
1:11 Blade Runner’s spinner technology
same universe
PURGE
Same director.