ALIEN series review - Monster Madness 2013

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  • The full marathon of reviews from Cinemassacre's Monster Madness 2013 (Sequelathon 2) for the first time on CZcams, aside from a short condensed version posted earlier. Watch the Aliens films discussed here with these affiliate links
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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  Před 7 lety +480

    See any of the Aliens films discussed here with these affiliate links
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    • @arvizturotukorfurogep6235
      @arvizturotukorfurogep6235 Před 7 lety +9

      The parts where you say spoler alert, end the video here, maybe you should pop up some shortcuts to the next review?
      (Not that I didn't see them.)

    • @WolfgangLunar
      @WolfgangLunar Před 7 lety +31

      Hey James, you and Mike need to play Alien Isolation!! :D

    • @idadru
      @idadru Před 7 lety +7

      The best Scifi/Horror series without a doubt.

    • @idadru
      @idadru Před 7 lety +6

      James and Mike should explore the ALIENS lore that is exposed via the various ALIENS and ALIENS vs Predator games.

    • @KikBlava
      @KikBlava Před 7 lety +4

      I'd say they should play Alien Isolation, Aliens vs Predator on the 360, or better yet, Aliens vs Predator on the SNES.

  • @arvizturotukorfurogep6235
    @arvizturotukorfurogep6235 Před 7 lety +1109

    James is probably one of the most passionate movie critics on the internet. Even not so well recieved or bad movies get a fair chance.

    • @slendy9600
      @slendy9600 Před 7 lety +30

      Westwurtzly hes like a bizarro nostalgia critic which i guess explains their rivalry

    • @evilubuntu9001
      @evilubuntu9001 Před 7 lety +25

      Have you ever played some of those NES games? I believe the AVGN rage was real.

    • @MrSolidBlakeGaming
      @MrSolidBlakeGaming Před 7 lety +2

      Metaluna Zombie like Doug?

    • @sulblazer
      @sulblazer Před 7 lety +6

      I'm sure there's a small number of professional critics who "just" watches movies....but a many of them were either film students or were involved in the industry prior to becoming critics. Even the critics who doesn't fit the aforementioned mold enjoy learning and are usually fascinated by movie production and "behind the lens" filming process. The statement "they only watch stuff" is rather inaccurate.

    • @Ekulioful
      @Ekulioful Před 7 lety +8

      Metaluna Zombie You're kidding right? Professional film critics understand film theory and how film is made more than any amateur critic ever will.
      Mark Kermode, one of the more famous critics, literally has a fucking PhD in horror films. You don't think after years and years of education that he doesn't have an incredible grasp on the process?
      The big reason wht critics often think movies that a lot of people like are junk because in comparison to the sheer volume of film they've seen, their enhanced ability to understand what's going on onscreen with the camera, sound design, performances, and general technical altitude makes them far more likely to see all the flaws in a particular film.
      That's why broken, jumbled, incoherent junk like Batman V Superman was panned.
      This whole recent anti-critic sentiment is just garden variety anti-intellectualism, it's a bunch of people who watch film as a hobby instead of a profession feeling insecure that critics know and understand film better than them.
      It's just plain arrogance.

  • @gordondavis6168
    @gordondavis6168 Před 4 lety +528

    From the perspective of the “Alien”; the movie is Die Hard.

    • @alexeyeliseev6322
      @alexeyeliseev6322 Před 4 lety +25

      Never have thought of it this way, lol

    • @gaveintothedarkness
      @gaveintothedarkness Před 4 lety +3

      brovo, never though of it that way

    • @youtubescroller350
      @youtubescroller350 Před 3 lety +19

      Except he goes out like Hans did

    • @fjccommish
      @fjccommish Před 3 lety +1

      When it came out, I remember hearing how scary it was. I read the book, saw the movie, wondered if I read the wrong book and saw the wrong movie. It wasn't scary at all.

    • @cassierbutler6073
      @cassierbutler6073 Před 2 lety +1

      @@fjccommish 'grats on not being scared

  • @juanjo5534
    @juanjo5534 Před 4 lety +198

    13:59 Bill Paxton, the only actor who had the honor of being killed by the three movie history icons: Alien, Predator and Terminator! 😂😂😂

    • @busterschannel4794
      @busterschannel4794 Před 4 lety +14

      And almost killed by a tornado and turned into a gooey turd.

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble Před 3 lety +2

      You’re the only actor who had the honour of being killed by the three movie history icons; Alien, Predator and Terminator, mate, if anyone is...

    • @Seantendo
      @Seantendo Před 3 lety +18

      I guess Lance Henriksen doesn't count because Bishop wasn't human?

    • @sebastianmanthey4202
      @sebastianmanthey4202 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Seantendo Nah. He certainly counts.

    • @DrDolan2000
      @DrDolan2000 Před 3 lety

      I miss him

  • @Sawlon
    @Sawlon Před 4 lety +755

    I miss when only James did Monster Madness movie reviews.

    • @mambabajamba5621
      @mambabajamba5621 Před 4 lety +32

      Me too.... 😞

    • @nathancocco5606
      @nathancocco5606 Před 4 lety +31

      I like rental reviews with tony, kieran and justin too (all 4), sometimes james opinion doesn't match my own but one of those guys usually agrees with some of the movies I like

    • @nathancocco5606
      @nathancocco5606 Před 4 lety +8

      @@kodiiayyeee256 thats fair, he is a youngin tho

    • @larrywarner9528
      @larrywarner9528 Před 4 lety +2

      Me too 😥😓😥

    • @aaallleeexx22
      @aaallleeexx22 Před 4 lety +1

      x2

  • @tatjanafelde8415
    @tatjanafelde8415 Před 7 lety +359

    Fun fact: Vasquez is played by the same actress, that played John Connors foster-mother

    • @brandont4322
      @brandont4322 Před 7 lety +6

      Tatjana Felde interesting

    • @Gingerbread22
      @Gingerbread22 Před 6 lety +27

      And she is also in Predator 2. Another staple actress off the three series then like Bill Paxton.

    • @MisterX867
      @MisterX867 Před 6 lety +43

      She's not my mother, TAWD!!!

    • @penitentman4862
      @penitentman4862 Před 6 lety +9

      James Cameron ties

    • @Ludwig1970
      @Ludwig1970 Před 5 lety +32

      She’s also the Irish mother in Titanic that tells her children a bedtime story in their room while the ship sinks.

  • @DonaldTubbs
    @DonaldTubbs Před 7 lety +137

    AVP (2004) suffers from 'de-gore-ing' to get the PG-13, but AVPR (2007) sacrificed story for gore in order to get an R. Both movies were hurt by the lack of middle ground.

  • @kidwajagstang
    @kidwajagstang Před 5 lety +122

    I personally LOVED how the “game over” sound byte of Bill Paxton was used in the SNES version of Alien3 when you get, obviously, a game over!

  • @waterguyroks
    @waterguyroks Před 6 lety +261

    Laughed hard at the comment at the end. "No discernible dialogue, just aliens and predators in space killing each other for an hour and a half. Instead of focusing on a bunch of douchebags caught in the crossfire." That sounds like a surrealist masterpiece.

  • @Bobaflott
    @Bobaflott Před 7 lety +2855

    "I can't think of anything more disturbing than a living creature inside you body ready to burst out" - You must have been so comforting when your wife was pregnant... :)

    • @alexl.4362
      @alexl.4362 Před 7 lety +47

      Bobaflott Bobo Fett

    • @smileydog5941
      @smileydog5941 Před 7 lety +50

      Bobba Feet

    • @WH250398
      @WH250398 Před 7 lety +68

      DatBoy SoTalented Boba Feetus

    • @XenonG
      @XenonG Před 7 lety +216

      I remember reading a review when Prometheus was released, the review writer recommended NOT taking your pregnant wife to see Prometheus.

    • @GFox247
      @GFox247 Před 7 lety +147

      I watched Prometheus with my pregnant girlfriend. she hates that fucking movie now haha.

  • @AlexTraven
    @AlexTraven Před 7 lety +148

    Cameron wanted the Marines and their vehicles to have a Vietnam type of attitude and ascetic to them, a really good choice in my opinion!

    • @DareToBeDeviant
      @DareToBeDeviant Před 7 lety +18

      What's great is how all the Marine cast were encouraged to hang out weeks before shooting so their antics/jokes to one another was so organic. Can't think of a better method than that. Else we get wooden actors needing multiple takes to get the mood slightly believable. This might have helped Neil Breen, Tommy Wiseau, or Uwe Boll.

    • @nothingtoseehere6142
      @nothingtoseehere6142 Před 7 lety +16

      Nothing can help Tommy Wiseau.

    • @brandont4322
      @brandont4322 Před 7 lety +2

      Dylan DStruction Ascetic? He wanted the vehicles to practice religious penance? lul. Its aesthetic m8. kinda guy who corrects people in yt comments at 12:13 am btw

    • @mr.fettesq.7705
      @mr.fettesq.7705 Před 7 lety +4

      the things is...is that Cameron had written a script for a vietnam war film. And the studio made him do an Alien sci fi film instead. Hence the reason 'Aliens' has such a 'War' and 'millitary' element to it.

    • @jmlkhan5153
      @jmlkhan5153 Před 4 lety

      @@brandont4322 Don't falsely correct people. Ascetism isn't necessarily religious. You can be an ascetic atheist. Just avoid unnecessary luxuries.
      That said, yes he did mean aesthetic.

  • @bennycostello2472
    @bennycostello2472 Před 5 lety +51

    Aliens is my all time favorite movie and it aged so well. The Thing and Aliens are both great examples of why practical effects were better.

  • @joseamadorsilva7395
    @joseamadorsilva7395 Před 5 lety +118

    I love Sigorney Weaver as an actress. Especially when she sleeps above the covers... 4 feet above the covers. Lol. No but seriously, awesome review of an awesome series.

  • @MrHousecup
    @MrHousecup Před 7 lety +102

    I saw AvP while I was living in Japan. At night, mobile billboards would cruise around Tokyo. Mobile billboards were just that, billboards mounted on a truck (Japan loves doing this) but the AvP billboard were a cut above the rest. They'd cart around these larger than life-size statues of the alien and the predator about to duke it out. It was awesome!

    • @kate4508
      @kate4508 Před 5 lety +2

      WOW did they do that kind of thing for Godzilla?

    • @deathmetalhell
      @deathmetalhell Před 4 lety

      @TrueGamerOpinion society? you are a doofus

  • @YoStu242
    @YoStu242 Před 7 lety +353

    what bugs me the most in these latest prequels is that their tecnology seems much more advanced compared to C-64 tech in Alien, why not make same kind of "retro tech".

    • @mczuh6140
      @mczuh6140 Před 6 lety +81

      YoStu agree they should've been faithful to the aesthetic of the original movie like what the designers and developers of alien isolation did.

    • @Cole-ek7fh
      @Cole-ek7fh Před 5 lety +9

      YoStu retro tech in future is because of the tech wars after the global economic collapse.
      this is sci-fi 101.

    • @Brokout
      @Brokout Před 5 lety +6

      Dude you’re so right, thank you for voicing that opinion!

    • @sharkbait8090
      @sharkbait8090 Před 5 lety +19

      That's always bugged me about "prequel" movies.

    • @Katiekooleyes
      @Katiekooleyes Před 5 lety +8

      Cole: Only, there's no mention of any "tech wars" in the franchise. In fact, with such things as cargo ships bringing billions of tons of material etc across the stars, economy seems to be thriving.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Před 5 lety +51

    That said my biggest issue with the film is the attempt to weaponize the xenomorph. Sure you can drop a bunch of huggers on your enemies home world or base but after the xenomorphs wipe out your enemies you still have to destroy them, which would seem more difficult in most respects since they’re near perfectly adapted killing
    Machines that when destroyed produce highly acidic blood that destroys their surroundings

    • @boatstall9855
      @boatstall9855 Před 4 lety +1

      🤔🤔

    • @jmlkhan5153
      @jmlkhan5153 Před 4 lety +9

      Well, we never saw the weaponization of the alien fully realized, partially thanks to Ripley's efforts, partially thanks to the Alien nature. Ideally, we would figure out a way to adapt to the use of Alien BioWeapons, probably through some sort of genetic immunization.
      Oh, are you a responsible, upstanding, tax-paying member of society that always votes WeyYu? Here's your immunity vaccine. Are you (not that)? Here's your fucking egg, sucker.
      The narrative of the trilogy is that Ripley stopped them from being able to do this.

    • @RepublicTrooper125
      @RepublicTrooper125 Před 8 měsíci

      Well thats where their orignial lifespan comes into play. Ridley Scott mentions in the commentary that the alien was dying inside of the shuttle at the end. Ofcourse the sequels went in a different direction. My headcanon is that the Space Jockeys/Engineers did design the Xenomorphs to die quickly but they mutated to bypass that limitation. Perhaps thats why they hibernate, otherwise they would die really young.

  • @karinmyklebust8967
    @karinmyklebust8967 Před 5 lety +21

    Always come back and watch these cinemassacre reviews and sequelathon, refreshes my nostalgia everytime,
    Thank you James.

  • @Syntheric01
    @Syntheric01 Před 7 lety +747

    How about some Alien: Isolation for James and Mike Monday?

    • @alexl.4362
      @alexl.4362 Před 7 lety +7

      Miki How about..Aliens.

    • @WH250398
      @WH250398 Před 7 lety +36

      Miki Aaaaand Colonial Marines for a future Nerd episode....

    • @Roy-ex8qr
      @Roy-ex8qr Před 7 lety +20

      Yes the should def play Alien Isolation. One of my all time favourite games. In my top 5 easily.

    • @MrVivier99
      @MrVivier99 Před 7 lety +3

      Miki Is it that good? I ve been considering buying it

    • @Ailobyte
      @Ailobyte Před 7 lety +20

      Mikhaïl Boulgakov You know how Alien - Aliens are masterpieces?
      Consider it Alien 1.5

  • @Paeronhierta
    @Paeronhierta Před 7 lety +158

    Aliens is probably my favorite movie of all time. Perfect blend of everything you could possibly want in a movie.

    • @myaudiobookschannel3625
      @myaudiobookschannel3625 Před 7 lety +14

      Paeronhierta yeah, Cameron is known for that. T2, Titanic, etc...

    • @danielyoung6778
      @danielyoung6778 Před 7 lety +5

      +IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN JAIL, RECOMMEND MY BOOK shame his last two movies have sucked because give him the right material and he can make great movies

    • @bsdx110
      @bsdx110 Před 7 lety +6

      +YoDa BaKi He writes his own material. I can understand the disappointment with Avatar, but Titanic is still widely treasured to this day.

    • @bsdx110
      @bsdx110 Před 7 lety

      +YoDa BaKi Just don't talk as if your opinion is the general consensus because most people remember Jack and Rose as well as their scenes together ("I'm flying!", naked drawing, sweaty hand on the window, etc...).

    • @bsdx110
      @bsdx110 Před 7 lety

      +YoDa BaKi By that same logic, Titanic isn't as hated as you seem to think it is. Perhaps you mean film snobs because even film fans are generally appreciative of its existence. Outside of such groups, it's even more treasured by the public. Otherwise, lightning wouldn't strike twice w/ its re-release. You're still talking as if your opinion is the general consensus with such claims as "two memorable scenes". Several scenes and quotes from it have been referenced by various media.

  • @taotechnique
    @taotechnique Před 5 lety +260

    Alien is a masterpiece. Perfect horror film.

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble Před 3 lety +3

      You’re a perfect horror film, mate, if anyone is...

    • @taotechnique
      @taotechnique Před 2 lety +3

      @@itsMrNoble thank you, thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me.

    • @beeinthehive
      @beeinthehive Před 2 lety +2

      In the scene where his stomach explodes, they didn't tell the actors it was going to happen so the shock you see from them is 100% real. The one you see who passes out actually does faint.

    • @seavs1
      @seavs1 Před rokem

      I agree.

  • @concordiaharmony2302
    @concordiaharmony2302 Před 5 lety +57

    The funniest part to me was when the guy shot the spider.
    Not because of the scene itself, but rather the MOMENT that he pulled the trigger, an Ad played.
    As if he killed the thing with advertising.

    • @KaijuForceNeo
      @KaijuForceNeo Před 28 dny +3

      That wasn’t just any guy. That was the almighty Ron Perlman!

  • @seregis9847
    @seregis9847 Před 7 lety +13

    That's why I keep only Alien and Aliens in my "Golden Films Collection" for the last 16 years. They are so different, but still awesome.

  • @classlesssystem6858
    @classlesssystem6858 Před 7 lety +57

    Aliens is still one of my all time favorite movies ever.

  • @dattallaudiophile236
    @dattallaudiophile236 Před 3 lety +16

    "Game Over Man!!!" and "Get to da Choppa" best movie lines ever.

    • @ChaseMC215
      @ChaseMC215 Před 3 lety +1

      Asuming Bill Paxton's character was into video games when he was a kid, Paxton improvised that line in, and that line made Alien history

    • @dattallaudiophile236
      @dattallaudiophile236 Před 3 lety +1

      @@sarcasticdude2320 Then it has 2 great lines. That movie is pure gold.

  • @tommyhallum2054
    @tommyhallum2054 Před 3 lety +6

    I love the environment of cinemassacre.
    Honestly I wish he would narrate and review movies as we watched them in real time. I would sit through the whole thing.

    • @Dutch_man20
      @Dutch_man20 Před 2 lety +2

      I think he did that with Night of the Living Dead. That might be worth checking out

  • @volantera
    @volantera Před 5 lety +79

    "I can't think of anything more disturbing than a living creature inside your body ready to burst out." Thanks, mom. Happy Mother's Day.

  • @UponDemise666
    @UponDemise666 Před 4 lety +49

    @ 14:34 Vasquez is like a female Rambo.... i give u: "Ma'ambo"

  • @Tazkar
    @Tazkar Před 5 lety +150

    Honestly my biggest disappointment with the AvP movie was the fact that it was present day instead of in the future and having Colonial Marines getting caught between the Aliens and Preds. That would of been an epic throw down on the big screen.

    • @zanewoollett6877
      @zanewoollett6877 Před 5 lety +27

      The AvP video game is exactly that

    • @Tazkar
      @Tazkar Před 5 lety +24

      @@zanewoollett6877 Hence my big disappointment over the Movie, as the AvP2 PC game was amazing.

    • @blakepearson9948
      @blakepearson9948 Před 5 lety +6

      As odd as it seems, I actually really likes AvP 1. It was goofy and wacky as far as cannon and atmosphere goes, but fun. AvP 2 is on my top 5 worst movies and top 5 most disappointing movies. That said, having an AvP in the future could be the best idea for making AvP not a hot mess, and really fun to watch. I’m just not sure if there is a director who could pull it off currently.

    • @djwolfdub2642
      @djwolfdub2642 Před 4 lety

      Great idea

    • @Radb707
      @Radb707 Před 3 lety +2

      @@blakepearson9948 I hated AvP 1 because the Predator suits were awful and they purposely nerfed the predators to make it a fair fight I guess. But I also liked it because there was quite a bit of AvP action going on and you could actually see it.

  • @Criticcizm
    @Criticcizm Před 5 lety +29

    Alien Isolation perfectly captures making you feel like you're in the Alien universe. The art in the game is near perfection. I would consider Isolation a more worthy addition to the Alien universe than Prometheus. If you play videogames, check it out. You won't be disappointed.

    • @GawrGurasBathTubPizza
      @GawrGurasBathTubPizza Před 2 lety +1

      alien resurrection (people will learn from these mistakes) _fast forward years into the future_
      matrix resurrection....

  • @showato
    @showato Před 6 lety +68

    Rest in peace Bill Paxton, Sonny Landham and Kevin Peter hall.

  • @penderrin1637
    @penderrin1637 Před 6 lety +88

    At least in the assembly cut, the alien doesn't burst out of Ripley so it leaves it up to the question of weather she could survive or not, making her suicide more impactful

  • @adamlee011
    @adamlee011 Před 4 lety +22

    Avp has the best looking xeno's up to that point. The under ice pyramid was cool. I think it's underrated.

  • @kd9262
    @kd9262 Před 5 lety +30

    That scene in Prometheus is so rage inducing... when the guy walks up to the eel looking creature, like ''Ohh, it's so cute!!' I've never been happier to watch a character die

    • @kevinharkness2108
      @kevinharkness2108 Před 4 lety +3

      My take on that scene is that he was putting on a brave face and hoping to make the best of a potentially bad situation since there was really nowhere to run.

    • @ChoseDeath
      @ChoseDeath Před 3 lety +12

      @@kevinharkness2108 My friend, that's the most generous interpretation ever given to anything in the history of Man. Very kind of you!

    • @mrazcr000
      @mrazcr000 Před 3 lety +3

      Terrible screenwriting and dialogue. One of many reasons Ridley appears to sabotage the franchise into Disney’s hands

    • @TheGary108
      @TheGary108 Před 3 lety +2

      Honestly, I could help but wonder if the crew in Prometheus was intentionally picked to be inept so when Old Weyland shows up, he and his men can easily get rid of the crew if necessary.

  • @Mindflayer86
    @Mindflayer86 Před 7 lety +114

    "The characters are your average generic uninspired teen-horror-shitheads. I hate everyone of them." -I could not agree more!

  • @ScaryStoriesAt2AM
    @ScaryStoriesAt2AM Před 2 lety +2

    Love going back and binging through these older Monster Madness videos.
    Hope everyone here is having a wonderful night, much love 🙏

  • @eldanomurua
    @eldanomurua Před 4 lety +11

    Man, it sure is entertaining to listen to you, James.

  • @apprenticeb8r8r93
    @apprenticeb8r8r93 Před 7 lety +11

    27:55 Sigourney weaver actually made that shot, it took dozens of shots til she got it in backwards.

  • @phillipcosentino37
    @phillipcosentino37 Před 7 lety +28

    Originally Alien 3 was supposed to be on a planet made of wood and was a monestery. It was really interesting and what sold the movie. Look up Oliver Harper's film retrospectives, he goes into the details of the wooden planet, and its pretty good

    • @Safersephiroth777
      @Safersephiroth777 Před 7 lety

      Really? Damn!

    • @duckfilms5812
      @duckfilms5812 Před 7 lety +6

      Phillip Cosentino there was an earlier concept of the Xenomorphs coming to earth and one where Ripley was in a coma. All the previous concepts are pretty interesting

  • @proteinasaurusrexrawrimmad6649

    I tricked my grandma into buying alien for me when i was 8. I didn’t know how scary it was and i was hardly able
    To watch it.

  • @gordondavis6168
    @gordondavis6168 Před 4 lety +68

    In the alien universe, the android series are in alphabetical order: Ash, Bishop, Call, David.

    • @jmlkhan5153
      @jmlkhan5153 Před 4 lety +5

      FUCK!! Awesome notice!

    • @MoshTMA
      @MoshTMA Před 3 lety +4

      was* in alphabetical order... before Walter came along

    • @t-time6118
      @t-time6118 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MoshTMA I mean I might be f@cking crazy, but I think w is alphabetically after d, so it's still in alphabetical order. Or I could be completely wrong, the alphabet is hard 💁‍♂️

    • @MoshTMA
      @MoshTMA Před 3 lety

      very funny, but E comes after D, and W comes after V.

    • @theMPrints
      @theMPrints Před 3 lety

      @@MoshTMA can ` wait letter K .........

  • @PaulBadman
    @PaulBadman Před 7 lety +37

    They mostly come at night......mostly.

  • @riccardo.r
    @riccardo.r Před 7 lety +121

    You totally made me wanna watch Alien. Again!!

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble Před 3 lety +1

      You totally made me wanna watch Alien again, mate, if anyone did...

  • @villthewillain
    @villthewillain Před 5 lety +19

    The Alien 3 directors cut makes much more sense than the actual theatrical release.

  • @littlejuliuscaesar8920
    @littlejuliuscaesar8920 Před 3 lety +10

    He forgot to mention that when John Hurt started seizing on the table before they changed to the special effects they didn’t tell most of the actors so when he was screaming, that was real terror. Also the guy in the Alien suit was seven feet tall, gangly, and African and Scott spent a lot of time showing him how he wanted him to move.

  • @NickPiers
    @NickPiers Před 7 lety +16

    I love how James refers back to old 50s and 60s horror films. It's a great way to show where the Alien filmmakers may have been inspired.

  • @abstractheory1
    @abstractheory1 Před 7 lety +24

    Ripley looks like Danzig in Resurrection. Can't stop seeing him watching it.

    • @Seph_vision
      @Seph_vision Před 6 lety

      Haha yeah I always think the same thing

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen Před 3 lety

      nah, she looked hot in that movie. loved her attiude.

  • @SynGirl32
    @SynGirl32 Před 3 lety +13

    I'm glad Alien Isolation bumped the ever-descending Alien curve in a better direction.

  • @greenbanana1001
    @greenbanana1001 Před 3 lety +5

    I’m so obsessed with seeing James review stuff

  • @VacateFear
    @VacateFear Před 6 lety +5

    Much love James! You’ve kept me entertained for more hours than I can possibly count.

  • @TheGPrime85
    @TheGPrime85 Před 7 lety +193

    3:10 "There's something else out there, and maybe something else beyond that. It's a never-ending story. It makes the universe seem so much larger! Something only the best science fiction films can do." Then Prometheus made the universe small again.

  • @johnmonk66
    @johnmonk66 Před 4 lety +16

    There was one mistake in Aliens, the soldiers asked if this mission was another bug hunt. Suggesting soldiers had been sent to kill something not human before. I always wondered what they had hunted and why it was never mentioned again.

    • @Gurra88
      @Gurra88 Před rokem +1

      Maybe Starship Troopers exists in the same universe. The movie is from '97 but I'm pretty sure it was based on a novel from the 60s

    • @hater2764
      @hater2764 Před rokem +3

      Maybe "bug hunt" is just a metaphorical term of a very easy mission

    • @Bhamloud47
      @Bhamloud47 Před rokem +1

      It’s not a mistake. It’s just letting you know these guys have fought aliens before, just not these particular aliens.

    • @casesoutherland4175
      @casesoutherland4175 Před rokem +2

      Here's the biggest mistake about Aliens: its existence.
      I don't care if I'm in the super minority on this, but Alien never needed to be turned into a completely unnecessary franchise.

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv Před 11 měsíci +3

      “Bug Hunt” is just a military expression for a dumb mission. Kind of like a Snipe hunt.

  • @williamoverton7775
    @williamoverton7775 Před 3 lety +5

    H.R. Geiger was a genius. His work turned my stomach by being too high quality. He has the distinction of being the only artist whose ever stylized one of my nightmares. I had a nightmare about having a painting of his that was cursed. What I actually saw was street lights in a parking lot but in the dream it was an HR Geiger style painting of a city with glowing dots that showed up when it was amping up the evil

  • @CoinOpTV
    @CoinOpTV Před 7 lety +232

    ahh Aliens one of the best movies ever!

  • @jamesc8259
    @jamesc8259 Před 7 lety +18

    This was great! I got hooked on AVGN years ago and now Monster Madness is a household name during Halloween. I wish you guys would do more 12 Days of Shitsmas to watch with family and friends during Christmas. Doesn't have to be AVGN doing video games. Can be shitty toys too. Like the Christmas Wish catalogue episode. Awesome work guys!!

  • @Czah5
    @Czah5 Před 3 lety +6

    One of the things that I love most about Aliens is that the space marines are depicted as actually being competent (much like Dutch's team in Predator). They are obviously outmatched and their fates are all but sealed, but atleast they put up a real fight instead of just being insta-fodder like most other soldiers in "survival" horror movies.

  • @beyedubya7777
    @beyedubya7777 Před 4 lety +9

    4:28 He did a cameo in Spaceballs as the same character 😂

  • @user-vz4hj8oh2z
    @user-vz4hj8oh2z Před 6 lety +201

    "1986 - Back when they took time to make sequels" Tell that to Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

    • @leonzaduncan2438
      @leonzaduncan2438 Před 5 lety +3

      I know right? Lol

    • @jivesamba7264
      @jivesamba7264 Před 5 lety +3

      What's wrong with f 13th 2 and nightmare 2?@@leonzaduncan2438

    • @NinjaKurosai
      @NinjaKurosai Před 5 lety +16

      Friday 13th 4 and Nightmare 3 are arguably the best in the series

    • @lancehernandez1044
      @lancehernandez1044 Před 5 lety

      Really James?

    • @sketchstevens5859
      @sketchstevens5859 Před 5 lety

      @@NinjaKurosai Nightmare 4 is just as good as 3 for me. I feel like Friday the 13th got the shaft as a series

  • @McFlingleson
    @McFlingleson Před 6 lety +382

    Things the Alien franchise gave me:
    Appreciation for intelligent, strong-willed women
    Mistrust of corporations
    Intense unease in industrial places

    • @Katiekooleyes
      @Katiekooleyes Před 5 lety +12

      A foreboding feeling when a friend suggest we "get some decent food"!

    • @UrielEternal
      @UrielEternal Před 5 lety

      Scifi wise yes

    • @schunter20
      @schunter20 Před 5 lety +10

      shit you got lucky, all it gave me was urinary incontinence.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Před 5 lety +9

      @@Katiekooleyes "Oh no... NOT AGAIN!"

    • @legionarybooks13
      @legionarybooks13 Před 5 lety +5

      @@fuzzydunlop7928 "Water my ass! Bring this guy some Pepto Bismol!

  • @babyblue_22
    @babyblue_22 Před 2 lety +2

    This is great! Freaking love this as much as your video game reviews James! Idk, just something about your delivery is so chill and laid-back, it's a delight to listen to 😊

  • @pumpkinbrain8952
    @pumpkinbrain8952 Před 3 lety +10

    “That’s predator. If you haven’t seen it... see it.”
    Good idea.

  • @giorgiomx
    @giorgiomx Před 7 lety +39

    I can't help seeing Ridley Scott not taking anything seriously, making stuff up here and there and then struggling to keep a straight face at us for getting too deep into it.

    • @Jucelegario
      @Jucelegario Před 7 lety +13

      giorgiomx, that's what George Lucas shurely does.

    • @giorgiomx
      @giorgiomx Před 7 lety +4

      Yes I also thought about him ha ha

  • @8bvg300
    @8bvg300 Před 7 lety +9

    I worked at pinewood studios in the stage that the queen alien from aliens was shot in. Sadly the stage was knocked down in around 2012 just before redevelopment and Disney moving in.

  • @DoubleBeast
    @DoubleBeast Před 5 lety

    Excellent review, you told me everything I needed to know without saying too much to give away all the good parts. :) Thanks James.

  • @Spindler2007
    @Spindler2007 Před 4 lety +3

    What I liked in Alien was that ominous sound of a heartbeat that plays in certain scenes which basically tells the audience that this character is about to die.

  • @ScottCastle
    @ScottCastle Před 7 lety +334

    Alien= Best horror movie ever made.
    Aliens= best action movie ever mad

    • @michaeljohn1462
      @michaeljohn1462 Před 6 lety +11

      Castle Both are second in those respective genres for me.

    • @abramsullivan7764
      @abramsullivan7764 Před 6 lety +30

      Best action movie ever mad? What the fuck

    • @austinza55
      @austinza55 Před 5 lety +4

      ^ Right, we know Aliens is a masterpiece but atleast talk some sense

    • @ReviewingMagnet
      @ReviewingMagnet Před 5 lety +12

      I love both movies, but can't agree with either of those labels

    • @joonaspenttila201
      @joonaspenttila201 Před 5 lety +9

      Well alien is my fav horror movie but predator is not only the best action movie but the best movie (in my opinion)

  • @Cinocephalus
    @Cinocephalus Před 7 lety +175

    IT BROKE NEW GROUUNND!!.

    • @JOE40341
      @JOE40341 Před 7 lety +41

      DID YOU CLAP AT ANY OF THE NEW MOMENTS AND MEMORABLE CHARACTERS? WERE THERE ANY? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @angeloszormpas8427
      @angeloszormpas8427 Před 7 lety +35

      I CLAPPED I CLAPPED WHEN ALIENS SHOWED UP!!!

    • @smileydog5941
      @smileydog5941 Před 7 lety +13

      Everyone is gonna hate RLM because if us

    • @stalebreadzz
      @stalebreadzz Před 7 lety +20

      JOE40341 Me, personally, I think this comment chain is Verrry cool

    • @MrNegativecreep07
      @MrNegativecreep07 Před 7 lety +17

      Is this comment chain replacing James?

  • @edgesdragon888
    @edgesdragon888 Před 5 lety +68

    If someone asks me: "So, what do you think of the Alien movies?"
    Me: "I love those two movies!"

  • @n2bfw884
    @n2bfw884 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the really great analysis. I love your studio set up. I sent a screenshot to a friend who was remiscing about Mom & Pop video stores from the 80's.

  • @jayyarbrough4497
    @jayyarbrough4497 Před 6 lety +14

    I love the gloom of alien 3. When it snatched up the warden is one of my favorite images

  • @exploringwithasmr
    @exploringwithasmr Před 7 lety +2

    Love when he reviews stuff I loved in my childhood. Brings me back!

  • @Vampwatch1462
    @Vampwatch1462 Před 5 lety

    The thing that I like about these reviews are that they don't feel hyperbolic and simple. Keep up the good work.

  • @miyuruify
    @miyuruify Před 5 lety +1

    It's so interesting to listen to James. Good luck on 3 Mil Subs. been there since the day one

  • @SaltySparrow
    @SaltySparrow Před 7 lety +11

    That scene in AVP requiem where the maternity ward patients have aliens put in them is one of the most horrific and gut churning scenes I can remember. Those women were alive for their babies to be eaten out of their womb for an alien instead.

    • @Changetheling
      @Changetheling Před 6 lety +1

      That must be the best and most memorable scene for that movie; I still remember that as well, and I too thought it was real horror.

    • @austinza55
      @austinza55 Před 5 lety +3

      That's some fucked up shit I like the most from that terrible movies. well represented of rape

  • @Griffin1171-love-you-all
    @Griffin1171-love-you-all Před 7 lety +39

    "OOOOOOHHHHH GAAAHHHD!" -Lady from Alien

  • @TheAshley432
    @TheAshley432 Před 6 lety +4

    I was waiting for so long for you to talk abouy metroid

  • @TawsifEC
    @TawsifEC Před 3 lety

    Loved your reviews and story-telling style.

  • @postaldude7967
    @postaldude7967 Před 7 lety +131

    awesome good stuff thanks Mike and James

    • @JamesNintendoNerd
      @JamesNintendoNerd  Před 7 lety +25

      Thanks for watching! -Mike

    • @slipknotboy555
      @slipknotboy555 Před 7 lety

      Wacky-Alien32 Haha, that game was some fun shit. Especially with the expansions

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 Před 7 lety +6

      Sign this petition or I'll follow you home and kill your dog.

    • @StormsparkPegasus
      @StormsparkPegasus Před 7 lety

      I don't remember the alien from Alien 3 coming from a dog. I remember it coming from an ox...and now I just found out why. I watched the director's cut.

  • @JavierBustacara
    @JavierBustacara Před 7 lety +21

    Can't wait to see James' opinion on Alien Covenant... a huge letdown IMO

    • @thebatman4279
      @thebatman4279 Před 7 lety +1

      He liked AvP and also liked Terminator 5. His opinion isn't really worth much IMO. He probably loves Covenant unfortunately.

    • @reservoirfrogs2177
      @reservoirfrogs2177 Před 7 lety +13

      StrokeMeYouInsolentHumanCuzIAmACat His opinion is worth as much as anyone elses, by nature of opinions you cannot have a better or lesser one than anyone else

    • @thebatman4279
      @thebatman4279 Před 7 lety +5

      Ah, i thought the original poster said 'James Cameron's opinion :/ I do care what James has to say however.

    • @danielflorio4739
      @danielflorio4739 Před 7 lety

      StrokeMeYouInsolentHumanCuzIAmACat so it's unfortunate that someone enjoyed something that you couldn't?

  • @brianduda6449
    @brianduda6449 Před 2 lety +2

    You're description of Prometheus was EXCELLENT.

  • @joshuaperrine2019
    @joshuaperrine2019 Před 3 lety +2

    I can't wait for this year's(2020) monstermadness.

  • @rambo1982ful
    @rambo1982ful Před 7 lety +89

    I would like to see what happens if a face hugger lay a egg in a T. rex

    • @nickkiller-0710
      @nickkiller-0710 Před 6 lety +6

      Capitaine Creps
      Or a dragon, actually, just imagine how badass it would be if the xenomorphs impregnated other mythological creatures, it wouldn't make sense, but I would pay to see that sort of stuff

    • @Cole-ek7fh
      @Cole-ek7fh Před 5 lety +5

      Capitaine Creps chickens.

    • @CavangoVulgora
      @CavangoVulgora Před 5 lety +6

      or a squirrel

    • @eLiFILMSinc
      @eLiFILMSinc Před 5 lety +3

      Would have to be a baby rex. But would be nuts. I like it, guy

    • @blacktoothfox677
      @blacktoothfox677 Před 5 lety +8

      Brilliant. Alien v Jurassic park. Write to speilberg immediately. Ugh.

  • @marvinmobley6294
    @marvinmobley6294 Před 7 lety +22

    they mostly come out at night. .......mostly

  • @culex2513
    @culex2513 Před 3 lety

    I love your videos. Every time you talk about a film, it's as if I'm speaking with my dad. You two are both a lot alike.

  • @austins.2495
    @austins.2495 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video man. You give the content the respect it deserves, thank you 👍

  • @jermowight8942
    @jermowight8942 Před 4 lety +5

    I really did cry when she died at the end I was like 10 or 11 broke my ❤️

  • @saraskylar9802
    @saraskylar9802 Před 7 lety +143

    They mostly upload at night, mostly.

    • @Maxx________
      @Maxx________ Před 7 lety +2

      😂😂😂 Newt

    • @bmxformtb9397
      @bmxformtb9397 Před 7 lety

      Sara Skylar 🏆

    • @marvinmobley6294
      @marvinmobley6294 Před 7 lety

      lmao .they mostly come out at night mostly. you know south park referenced that ?

    • @kaizermengele6669
      @kaizermengele6669 Před 7 lety

      Marvin Mobley yes when Shelly baby sits cartmwn

    • @marvinmobley6294
      @marvinmobley6294 Před 7 lety

      +kevin morin dont question my love !my love is pure as morning snow!united states of shelly shelly

  • @christopherthorne8133
    @christopherthorne8133 Před 6 lety

    Mike, I actually applauded when you said the best SXF are done in front of camera. From one film student and buff to another, quality vid bruv

  • @maxwarfield6699
    @maxwarfield6699 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice work - well researched, IMO. Kudos!

  • @squarefan80
    @squarefan80 Před 5 lety +3

    Bill Paxton, the actor who has the 'game over' line, is the only actor to be killed by an Alien, a Terminator and a Predator.

  • @Thememester6500
    @Thememester6500 Před 5 lety +6

    One of my favorite games that use the xenomorph as an end boss is conker's bad fur day ........ I Wish James and Mike would do a review on it one of these day

  • @gnutscha
    @gnutscha Před 4 lety

    i really really really miss those type of reviews from james. i rewatch them so many times

  • @CT-1214
    @CT-1214 Před 3 lety +2

    Alien is my favorite in the franchise. I just love the beginning of the film. All the sounds and ambience really immerse you and really lure you into the world of Ridley Scott.

  • @helgaratbone1691
    @helgaratbone1691 Před 5 lety +4

    I believe Arnold’s arm is stuck in cogs at the end of T2. I always thought that was going to be the tie in to a third terminator.

  • @HardcorePanda
    @HardcorePanda Před 7 lety +24

    Please do a play through of Alien:Isolation :)

  • @fredericlasalle9367
    @fredericlasalle9367 Před 3 lety

    Its been 90 days since I dicovered avgn
    Ive been binging on evrything cinemassacre since
    Keep up what is probably the best thing on youtube
    You deserve the youtube oscar for your content
    Keep up the awsome work

  • @N1ghtR1der666
    @N1ghtR1der666 Před 6 lety

    the candles going out down the corridor is one of my favorite scenes in all of the alien movies

  • @TheRogueEmpire
    @TheRogueEmpire Před 4 lety +12

    "what do you think of alien 3?"
    "i love alien isolation!"

  • @perfectcell2301
    @perfectcell2301 Před 6 lety +26

    DO PREDATOR DAMNIT

  • @josephdeluca7602
    @josephdeluca7602 Před 5 lety +2

    I saw AVP in Florida as a hurricane was coming ashore. They shut the theatre down halfway so I left thinking the movie was great. Went back a week later to finish it and threw up in my mouth a bit.

  • @bradderzpartridge
    @bradderzpartridge Před 6 lety

    The little zoom in on the creepy looking barn cracks me up every time :'D