Why The Alien 3 Theatrical Cut Failed! - Talking About Tapes
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- At long last the Alien 3 review is here. This is only part 1! In this video me and my many guests will go over the theatrical cut of the film and try to pinpoint the reasons it failed to please fans and audiences in 1992. Why do you think this failed?
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.
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@4:04
TONY: So, who's your favorite character in these movies
PRISON MIKE: Ripley...believe it or not
ME: Can't say any better myself.
This intro is my multiverse of madness
I can appreciate Alien 3, but it just makes me think, "Ripley deserved better". Nothing good happened to her the rest of her life since the chestburster appeared in the first movie. I like a lot of the stylistic choices in 3, but it's just a bummer from the get-go.
Agreed. I never agreed with how the lore went. The resurrection cannon would have been way easier to accept and appreciate if OG Ripley got a somewhat decent sendoff in three
Even Mint Salad 😔
Alien3 Assembly Cut is an under appreciated masterpiece.
everything that has ever been, was , or ever will be is summarized in this particular review. Historic.
"Who's your favourite character?"
"Ripley.....believe it or not"
Niiiiiiice
Some people are just not getting the whole point of this video.
It's an "underwhelming" review to recreate the underwhelming feeling many people felt after seeing Alien³ for the first time.
It's genius, Tony! Genius! 👏
Yeah it is pretty damn smart of Tony. Brilliant idea. I’m sure when they review the Assembly Cut it’ll actually be more satisfying.
I was pissed along with my friends when we left the theater in ‘92. So, we definitely didn’t feel underwhelmed. We were mad.
Thats very Verhoevan of him
That’s gold, Tony! gold!
Just bad
Oh, that's where Scott the woz has been.... dead
This is like “Hack the movies: The Movie.”
Alien 3, the day has finally come! It’s so beyond cool that everyone came together for this.
What a let down this ended up being my friend
@@michaermyels4490 Apparently I’m being told by people in the comments that the real episode like that we wanted to see will be in the Assembly Cut Review, I don’t really know why bother with this then in the first place but whatever
even Mint Salad?!
I love how people are complaining about the video... But did you guys not watch to the end? I think this review was pure genius, and now I'm more excited for Thursday!
The comic book adaptation of William Gibson’s Alien3 is the way to go
Prison Mike is a great guy! Hopefully he gets an official pardon.
I’m not gonna lie, that ending for the assembly cut would’ve made Hollywood take notes.
Amazing Tony, well done on committing to the bit, what a year long set up for a joke! Still a great review and can't wait to see the Assembly Cut review now - which I don't know if I am an alone weirdo for this, or because it was the first Alien movie I ever saw and had 0 expectations, but Alien 3 is my favourite, and I don't think gets enough credit for just how good the acting is. When I saw the other ones I could see its flaws, but then I saw how the Assembly Cut sorted out a lot of the issuers and it was back to my favourite one again.
Keep it up man, hope you have something else to hype for the next year or so now.
Was this the greatest review in the channel’s history? Yes. But did it have the best guest in channel history? Also, yes.
I didnt expect, but dynamic between Tony and Prison Mike does not dissapoint!!
“Alien 3: On Earth Everyone Can Hear You Scream”. The internet made this a reality, now Everyone on Earth can hear you scream about Alien 3.
I love them all honestly 1-4 .. They all have their own unique flavor.
Alien still is my favorite.
4 did not age as well as the rest, unfortunately.
Tony, i freaking love you for this. The whole thing was brilliant. You absolute madman
I have to admit. I did like alien 3. It was the first time seeing an ‘alien’ film in theatre. Yes it may be a mess. But I liked it and thought it was pretty, pretty, pretty….pretty good. 🤘🏽⚡️🤘🏽
Same.
I like the first half of the movie. It's really bleak and goes back to its horror roots, unlike the sequel. Sadly, I always find myself getting uninterested in the film around the last third or so. In general, I can see why a lot of people dislike Alien 3 as it is something of a mixed bag.
However, I don't really get why this has become one of those "what could have been" movies. People always praise some of the unused scripts for this film, like the space monastery one or whatever it was, as if they would have been much better choices. Most of those scripts I've seen are equally stupid or even worse than the one they went with.
@@Assimandeli Yes, the first half is the strongest.
4 is the best 3 is fine 1 is dated and if you remove giger is nothing 2 is scrappy doo
Same here I was 12 when I saw this in theatre and tbh it took my innocence away a bit 😅. Bleak af tone and everyone including the hero dying was entirely new to me so this film made an impression on me 💯
Host "DID YOU EVER SEE THIS MOVIE ?"
Prison Mike "no"
I remember the big Saturday HBO premiere of Alien³. I just turned 13 in '92. I'm not ashamed to enjoy this movie. The dreary atmosphere, the tunnel chase, Clemens & Dillon, and cinematography were excellent.
That intro for the HBO Saturday night premiere was unforgettable.
Same.
Always liked Alien 3. I was 15 when it came out so it hit me at the right time. Just love the mood and atmosphere. It also helps that I had the Super Nintendo game which was also good.
That opening was worth the wait and beautiful.Jake Gyllenhaal was a great Prison Mike
Feels like someone is missing
Unfortunately David Fincher doesn't talk about or participate in interviews about Alien 3. Believe me I wish he was in the videos too.
Now that’s a line up!!!!! Can’t wait for Kieran’s jokes 😂
Kieran: "I promise not to make any furious masturbation jokes in this episode".
Tony: "So the escape pod crash lands on Fury 161"
Kieran: "...goddamit"
In seriousness, Kieran's probably my favourite of the Hack the Movies guests. He just seems down to earth and funny.
I actually enjoy Alien 3 a lot. Ripley's relationship with the doctor is interesting and Charles Dutton puts in an amazing performance. Changing up the alien was a unique choice and the ending was epic. Placing Ripley in a prison is rather inspired because who are we rooting for? If the alien wins, everything goes to s***, but all the prisoners are horrible people, so it's a moral dilemma.
04:05 favorite character “Ripley, believe it or not.” Great reference😂
Tony, you magnificent bastard, that was a pretty good joke at the beginning. This review was pretty cool.
Haha great build up for the review in the trailer!... Good job tony and well played.... Well played 😉
Prison Mike, What's the worse thing about prison? The Dementors!
Finally awesome! Both cuts have the same problems for me. After all the newer crap,
it's not the worst anymore.
Crazy enough, I've seen quite a lot of people claim that Alien Resurrection is better than 3. The world we live in!
The assembly cut only improves some minor details about the film. It's better, but it doesn't save the film.
@@Assimandeli Alien 3's brutality didn't bother me, but it's not earned and the 1 alien we got sucks. I only really care about Alien and Aliens now.
Who's prison Mike and how's he not seen T2?
H R Giger's mother was terminally ill at the time so he was permanently based in Switzerland for a good while.
IT'S HAPPENING EVERYONE, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!
Also, I was in 7th grade when this came out. I know this because I remember buying the book adaption of the movie and reading it before it came out.
"Even Mint Salad?" I was really expecting him to followup with "Oh! *especially* Mint Salad??"
At first I was like oh. Then I was like *oh*.
Awful lot of people in these comments not getting the joke...
...my God. What have you done?
Dang, even before that awesome intro with everybody I was kinda expecting a similar to that amount of people for the review. Even way lesser movie reviews in the Hack the Movies review catalogue have had 3 hosts at least. This whole alien 3 buildup was kind’ve a letdown Tony, and I love you guys I’ve watched every episode
I think that's honestly what the point was. Alien 3 didn't hold up to the hype because it sucked just like this review does lmao
Same here. the guest host was boring AF ... this was basically Tony talking to himself in a corner.
Come back Thursday!
The whole point was to build it up and then disappoint you. Just like in Alien 3. The fans all wanted their favorite characters to come back, but all we got was the lead and bald prisoners.
@@chaseschleich9610 Exactly. This review was to recreate the feeling many people got when seeing Alien³ for the first time.
It was well done by HTM.
Tonys taste in movies went from trolling to solid ironic, and now he just likes to be a pure contrarian.
Yeah very inconsistent.
That cold open...Tony, you sneaky fox you 😂😂 (ALIEN 3, LETS GO! I'm so excited for this review after years of teasing it)
Prison Mike rocks. "I liked the mouth out of the mouth"
My best friend's Dad (who was like my Movie Guru as a kid/teen) banned me from watching Aliens3 after he showed me Alien and Aliens.
Good man!
Am I too late to simp for Mint Salad?
No! Subscribe to me, my reviews are way FUNNIER than Tony's! - Ghost of Mint Salad
Dark Horse did a graphic novel adaptation of Alien 3 and it was pretty cool. It had Hicks & Newt but no Ripley
The theatrical? Come on! We all know the assembly cut is the way to go
That's on thursday. Its alien 3 week!
@@HackTheMovies noice
Always liked it. Assembly Cut is great too. Most people were expecting Aliens 2. The production was a mess and starting a movie without a script was a mistake on many levels. Fincher made the most of it but I wish we could have seen more of his vision on screen. Theres so much material left on the cutting floor and even stuff they never filmed. Shame.
I always assumed that she burn the bodies because she didn't want the company to get ahold of them. Just in case there was something that the company could use for alien design.
I was also frustrated at the time because just before the movie came out, there were novelizations on what was projected to be the story. It was called Earth Hive, and it would involve Ripley Newt and Hicks being woken up in Earth orbit. While they were sleeping, and adrift in space, the colonists had managed to send a sample back before they were overwhelmed. The corporation had been experimenting with it and it had got loose, and the entire Earth was in shambles with people scrambling to get off the planet and stop the aliens from overtaking it.
This dude in the orange has this odd emotionless stare...
Each response to Tony is like a sociopathic shrug...
So basically the movie
All of the Alien reviews rocked. But I have to say, Prison Mike had me in stitches especially the “spray” comment. Fricken hilarious!
Tony has to have some major pull to get Scott the Woz and Mintsalad, too bad they died in a horrific and bloody car accident
Can’t wait to see this even on my BIRTHDAY ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t know what everyone is talking about this review being underwhelming on purpose. I had a good time with it and Prison Mike is delightful.
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE CROSSOVER!!!
Why is Tony in the Movie Dumpster store!?!
What a historic day we’ve all been waiting for…
I was born in 84 this was the scariest one for me... I also read the book and watch it often. Dillon is the best character out of the original trilogy
Well at least we didn't get the Vincent Ward version of Alien 3
It's happening!
It's actually happening!
The Alien ³ review is finally upon us!
Even after picking up on the gag, this was still hard to get through lol
I disagree! It was great!
@@GrandTourHTX not saying it was bad. The point of it was to be frustrating and disappointing. Which it successfully achieved. Tony "Ryan Johnson" over here has subverted our expectations
Did prison Mike really come from a prison ?
I like that you made the first review a troll lol. Hype it up exactly like they did for alien 3 and then release an episode with a bald guy no one knows haha. Excellent.
genious! :D
Ripping of other people's ideas. Not hack the movies, lol
New to you're channel but damn do I love it . Been catching up the last few days. The take you and you're guest had on The Thing was perfect . Never thought I could watch long segments of other people's opinions on movies.
I definitely prefer 1 over 2. It’s like one is an isolated space horror and the the other is an action movie.
Say you what you want about Alien convent. For me the space walk scene was very unsettling for me.
Almost to a man, the people who actually liked Alien 3 dislike Aliens for straying away from the supposed nihilism of part 1.
It's totally not coming Thursday.
I love the whole meta joke going on. You got me good.
Meta-Hack the Movies Episode. Tony knows how to keep the fans engaged.
Love the opening. I am one of those people who can't forgive this movie (either cut, despite some good stuff) for killing every survivor of the previous one. That's almost as bad as if they did sequels to the Star Wars movies, where they bring back the Empire and the Sith, making their victory meaningless then ruin the relationship of Han and Leia and kill them all.
Get over it. I'm glad they died! Ha ha!
Could not agree more with every word you said. Except you forgot to say F Disney, they have pretty much ruined everything I use to love .
Yep that's the problem new trilogy, they just rehash and repeat original trilogy but make it somehow worse. Worse of all they push aside some actually good original ideas like Finn being a Stormtrooper that go on good side and maybe is Force sensitive ( seriously he should be main character, he at least would have original story).
Well there's an hour of my life I'm not getting back...
I love 3 it was the first Alien I saw in theaters, and while I was upset about Newt and Hicks. I still enjoyed the darker film and it’s dark setting.
People always have a problem with the egg. Like “How’s a creature we only just discovered existed lay an egg after removing their Ovopositor? It’s an immutable law that the alien Queen egg layer couldn’t possibly lay extra eggs after losing her ovipositor.” Yet some people like egg morphing which is dumb.
Tony, are you going to join Creator Clash next year? I want to see you fight Dad.
The Alien surviving the lead reminded me of when Smaug was covered in gold in The Hobbit 2
This is the calmest I’ve seen Tony in months.
"Yes, we just actually watched them in prison before I escaped."
🤣
AMAZING!!! That intro is just like what my cousin and I would make when we were younger. Loved it!
ohhhh shit, this is like an inception rewiew...at first i was "why he did this, all that hype and the intro and then...boom mind blown" this is great.
Great job Tony, and Prison Mike, this was worth the wait ✨👍👍
This is my Multiverse of Madness
Drinking game: Down a shot everytime Mike says "Yeah."
That dog's got nards
I've decided we need the wooden planet timeline.
I never thought this day would come…..
You highlighted my problem with the film. All the characters were unlikeable. It was the only film where I was rooting for the Alien.
I agree!
It's not even that, but the fact that the most interesting prisoners are killed off first, except for the religious leader dude who makes it pretty far in the film.
Like they said in this review, the film just keeps on introducing new bald guys constantly and then they are killed off or they disappear from the movie before you get to even recognise them.
@@Assimandeli ikr!
I waited a long time for this
Always loved Alien3! My Dad took me to see it when it came out and I was probably the first person to rent it on VHS from my local joint when it came out. Also won that same Alien3 promo hat that Tony is wearing from a contest at another local video store…wore that hat to death back in the day!
Wow the prison mike thing got old incredibly fast.
Most alien 3 reviews would agree with you =D
glad I'm not the only one
Prison Mike is great! I'd love if he could come back! Oh, but it was a dream... Got it! Have him in a Nightmare on Elm Street review!
In DeathVan 5, Kieran returns as a time travelling zombie.
I thought Prison Mike was funny, I like the dead pan comedy. But I would have enjoyed the review more with some of those other regulars. Crystal, Mint Salad, Kieran, Johanna, Klayton Fioriti, that movie dumpster guy.
Come back Thursday for the Assembly Cut review.
@@HackTheMovies I'll be there with bells on
I thought we were about to get the Endgame crossover of Hack The Movies.
Is it too late to youtube search Alien 3?
Alien 3 is a guilty pleasure of mine tbh
This was wonderful, thanks to everyone and super famous CZcamsr Tony from Hack the Movies !
Ahhh, actually this gag grew on me, well done Tony.
You had us there for a while Tony 👏