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>seen alien vs predator >seen prey >recognizes that the opening theme is horror "I don't know if this is horror" ... How? "I'm branching out into commentary" Well you're off to a terrible start.

I've decided that I can't watch you. Because you're just rambling and rambling and rambling bye, good luck to ya

I love how so much of the horror of Dallas' death comes from two dots moving towards each other on a grid.

Oh and the trailer from 79, my god, possibly the best trailer of all time, terrifying and atmospheric and gives almost nothing away. Watch it.

As you're clearing interested in the process here I can heartily recommend the Director's commentary, Scott really goes into some great detail, narrates the processes of the whole movie and it's probably the best of it's type I've even watched/heard.

Yep, this movie is great, and its sequel too. It also directly follows this one, as it begins with signal from Ripleys pod being picked up by another ship returning to Earth from its mission, just like Nostromo was. But be prepared that the second movie (and there is an ongoing debate which one is better) has different tone. While this one was haunted house movie, the second is horror action movie. And it is VERY good with some truly iconic moments.

Liked because it is clear, this was actually the first time you had seen the film

The trailer is infamous. It has its own unique score and is pretty startling.

Well, now you MUST do Aliens... I'm on board with that. :)

You have to watch "Aliens" one of the best sequels ever made. Watch the enhanced version it's worth it.

Fantastic trailer. Fantastic film.

A fun thing regarding the filming process. While they actors had read the script and had some knowledge of the dinner scene, they were NOT given the exact specifics (other than John Hurt, who played Cane). The absolutely terrified looks on most of their faces are genuinely frightened looks, and it's one the best parts of the film.

WARNING: once you've made a video about film, people will never stop bugging you to watch the rest. Proceed with caution

Oh cool, you actually react to stuff! Glad you liked my actual favorite movie of all time, subscribed

czcams.com/video/cTp9SdpcvF8/video.htmlsi=s5fz1yJ3qWvBHZ2u Somebody's experience with the Alien movie in the 70s.

After this suspense masterpiece, you have to watch the greatest sci-fi action film ever made, Aliens. But you have to watch the Special Edition. That's the only way to watch that masterpiece

this is a film everyone needs to watch! one of the things i really appreciate is that these are NOT heroes. They're a bunch of space truckers, or a boat crew. Smart, resilient, and totally unprepared for what's going to happen. Keep up the good work.

Getting angry at characters because they don’t know how to act?? Seriously? WTF 20:16 Let it go, sweetie. 22:04

The greatest sci fi movie ever made! A true masterclass!!

A skeptic is boarding the "Nostromo." What will the yoot make of this "old, long, slow-moving, character-centered, no-DFX" movie? In 1979, TV and print ads gave us no idea about what kind of movie "Alien" was going to be. The "In space, no one can hear you scream" was all we knew. At one point, I doubted that anyone would survive, as in "Event Horizon" (1997). 4:20 The Company is making the equivalent of a freighter crew "do science" on an unexplored planet! 7:22 Canny observers saw Ash's "calisthenics" as suspect. 9:55 The Space Jockey, a mystery for decades. 11:22 Second Officer Kane = Zapp Brannigan. 12:21 The first jump scare. 12:31 This conversation has become iconic due to recent events. 13:35 The Face Hugger, grossing out audiences for decades. 14:55 Acid Blood! This is why they can't "just cut it off him." 18:40 A Props dept. work of ART, made of sea animals. 20:10 Kane's last meal. 21:05 The Xenomorph, scaring audiences for over 40 years. 22:09 Along came Jones. 23:23 Say hello to Bolaji Badejo. 24:33 How's that for a "syntax error"? 25:29 You're in command, Ripley. 27:30 In 1979, this was my "WTF? Ash ISN'T Human!?" moment. 28:49 Most didn't see this coming. 29:41 "The Thing" came out in 1982. 33:33 Yep, some reviewers of the time were convinced that Jones the cat was an Alien. (Idiots!;) 34:02 I've read that Lambert is standing in for us, the audience. 35:04 That is a Stinger. 35:54 Escape route cut off, stop Destruct to gain time for Plan B. 38:28 Tonight's entree on the shuttle"Narcissus" is Steamed Xenomorph in Shell. 39:03 Correction, Char-Broiled Xenomorph. This and the next movie made newcomer Sigourney Weaver a major movie star. Together with Linda Hamilton of "The Terminator" (1984), they became Action movie Badasses. "Jennifer Lawrence"? Who is that?

One of my favorite movies from the 70s and one of the most influential.

The others take Buffy for granted, she's been depressed and yes traumatized. Everyone has moved on with their lives, they're not getting her help (suggesting to her to talk to a counselor or a therapist) and they're not letting her go through grief because it makes them feel uncomfortable or annoyed. They want happy Buffy and don't wanna deal with her while she struggles, they blame her for it. Giles has been the only one who saw her pain and didn't have a go at her when she was at her lowest. I'm pissed Buffy was being gaslit and thought she's done something wrong. Even if the spell didn't work it's still a traumatic event.

There was advance publicity about the set and alien designs, designed by Swiss SF artist H.R. Geiger. One of his aims was for the sets to look organic, like life forms, and for the aliens to blend in with technology; he called it "bio-mechanical".

You realize, of course, that the Mother computer occupies an entire room because back then that's how big computers were.

I didn't see this when it first came out because Jaws had freaked me out so much that I had vowed never to watch another scary movie. But I did see it for the first time around 1985, in a large theater with a totally engaged audience. When Ripley is trying to get to the shuttle, there was a guy behind me muttering, "Forget the d--md cat, lady".

To paraphrase my favourite review Ive ever read of this film, "everyone dies because they dont listen to the woman. Cat survives. Five stars."

Kubrick literally leaves you in the dark to hypnotize you. Not telling or showing essential moments to leave audiences to fill in the meaning. Meat eating leads to violence then to Artificial food & intelligence to evolution into a mutant space baby😇

My mother introduced this movie to me, and I would watch it on repeat every chance I could get

H.R. Giger designed the Alien & ship to mix animal insect and mechanical so that you can't see the Xenomorph among the pipes etc. You should just watch the teaser trailer to see why we wanted to see what was in the egg

Top notch analysis! Especially as it was off-the-cuff as you watched it. Being a youthful and sprightly 48 year old, I am far too young to have seen this at the cinema when it came out, but it has long been a favourite of mine. Subtle, drawn out and well-paced horror. Marvellous.

Spoiler: Jones runs the Company. He planned everything.

It’s also worth considering the psychosexual elements of the film - there was a very clear understanding on the part of the designers and filmmakers on the queasy implications of the mix of phallic and vaginal imagery that makes up the creature in its various forms. The penetrative, thrusting mouth of the adult; the face hugger thrust deep down Hurt’s throat and leaving him with an unwanted pregnancy, the violent birth of another phallic symbol thrusting out of a man’s chest.

This is one of my favorite movies (although I like Aliens even more.) Really hope to see you react to that!

As far as the marketing for the movie, I was ten when it came out and there was no way my parents would let me see it, but I clearly remember the tv tagline: “In space, no one can hear you scream”. Didn’t see it until I was in my 20’s and it still messed me up 😂

Great reaction! It is very interesting to see your detailed reaction to the film Robocop 1987. This is a cool classic movie 🦾🤖🔥

It's worth watching Aliens too - in my opinion the best of the series

About Alien not killing Jonesy. I always thought it was because cats are too small to produce a facehugger, that's why Alien didn't bother with it. I doubt Aliens care about anyone other than their own species, but still, it was nice of him to let the cat live :)

was liking this tell you started mocking God's words. BIG dislike man.

About the only thing that's dated on the capitalism message of the film is that the blue-collar workers were probably unionized and at least got shares in the mining haul thanks to that, whereas now they'd probably be on zero hours contracts, or be "self employed" and have to take on the expenses of doing business by bringing their own ship and fuel to work while the company takes most of the revenue as "platform fees". One thing you really notice on the film is just how great the lighting is. The scene where they first go outside, with the blue lighting of the mist and the warm yellow on the cast as they leave the ship... modern films would just slap a blue colour-grade over the entire scene "in post" and lose that sort of spot contrast. End of the film is somewhat predictable... because we live in a world where 45 years of films have turned to this one for inspiration as one of the best there is at doing suspense horror. It's a genre-defining movie, and its echoes are ones you'll have encountered in all forms of media.

The capitalist dystopia element is a bit of an underrated part of this movie, so I'm happy to see you appreciate it as well. Although the sequels diluted that theme a bit, thankfully Prometheus and Romulus brought it back in full force.

As far as advertising goes, the movie's tag line was "In space no one can hear you scream"

“Touch it! Touch it!” 😂😂😂 I love how well older movies use silence and stillness. The atmosphere is impeccable.

Hi Tyler - great reaction to this classic masterpiece 👍🏻. Hope you consider to react to the sequel 'Aliens' as well. It is widely considered one of the best possible sequels to a movie franchise. If you do make sure to take the extended version of 'Aliens' cuz it paints a more complete picture of how the events take place. You might also want to check out the 2014 released videogame 'Alien: Isolation' which takes place between the events of Alien & Aliens Greetings from Germany PS: lookin' forward to your next Buffy episode as well

It’s unlikely that a movie that is more hype than anything else would be widely considered a classic of its genre (in this case, sci-fi) 45 years later. Hype does not have longevity.

It's one of my favorite sci-fi films of all time!! Thanks for sharing your comments!

Hey Tyler, you asked about the trailer. It's maybe one of the most famous trailers in movie history. It said so much by showing so little, and it's unsettling and terrifying, ending with the tagline "in space, no one can hear you scream".

Fantastic reaction to one of my favourite movies. This is an early movie that shows "dirty space" or, indeed, "blue collar space"... no shiny silver corridors or smart military uniforms here. We've basically got truckers in space just trying to get their job done suddenly get trapped in a haunted house creature feature/slasher horror thanks to the uncaring forces of capitalism as represented by Mother and Ash. I never think the plot is so much "predictable" as "inevitable", but ironically it's when they show their humanity by bringing Kane back on board to try to save him, that they are doomed. Dan O'Bannon's script for Alien began with a note that said, “The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women”. Director Ridley Scott has maintained Ripley originally plotted as a man but changed early on in production, that none of the dialogue was rewritten when Sigourney Weaver was cast. She gives a landmark performance here and in Aliens (and it is often remarked that if everyone had listened to her character, they would have all survived). As ever, loving your work mate, really hope you react to Aliens too (very different movie but brilliant in its own right).

Word around the campfire is that the actors weren't told about the blood spurting stuff in the chest burster scene, so the reactions were real. Also, Ridley Scott does really pretty movies. The sets, the framing, the lighting, they way the camera moves, everything is just visually amazing. Also, also. You flew right past the single best 4th wall break in the history of movies and didn't notice. Don't feel bad, I hadn't realized until Dan Olson told me. czcams.com/video/XmOateL3ohI/video.html

There are some aspects of the film that are difficult to appreciate the way they would have been at the time. A big one is that Sigourney Weaver was a total unknown surrounded by recognisable character actors, so on a meta level, the film signposts you towards believing Ripley will be one of the first people to die - the actress is less famous and therefore more expendable. Since Ripley has become so iconic and Weaver is now the biggest star in the cast, that element is lost, but at the time, it was a genuine shock to have the heroic leading man captain played by a pretty famous actor die partway through and get replaced by someone who seemed very much like a side character in the first half an hour or so of the film, played by an unknown actress.

It's recognised universally as a Masterpiece. And has been for 45 years.