"Oh no! Not again!"

0:24 Hello my baby, hello my honey

Alien is such a gem.

Being 9 when this was released, seeing it on the big screen for the 45th anniversary was a treat!

It's a pity they had to drop the scene before Ripley discovers the truth, where they almost trap the Alien in the airlock only to be thwarted by Ash. Still, the pacing of the final film and the balance of build-up and tension is masterful.

When James Cameron wrote Aliens, he absolutely must have read the cocoon scene or seen the deleted scene because what he does with the colonists is so perfectly complimentary to it, it just can’t be a coincidence

I enjoyed the scene where the alien did a little song and dance number after the chest bursting....what? That's not from this movie? Oh.

Minty, all those toys in the background remind me of that episode of 'Seinfeld' where the only reason he was dating one woman was because she had LOADS of classic toys in her apartment. He'd bring over boxes of wine and a turkey meal so she'd fall asleep so he could play with them!!

A crew that sleeps together is a crew that... Has a lot of drama. 🙄

The 2003 Director's Cut version of Alien (1979) is the best cut. I recommend watching. With the cut parts inserted, the film becomes more complete and more fluid. I loved.

Alien 1979 to this day is still one of the best horror sci-fi movies to this day . highly recomend picking up the 4K UHD disc and watching it in all its glory, its beautiful

In space...no one can hear you scream..while doing the spicy tango!

Without the Xenomorph we probably would never have gotten the famous fight between two of the most deadliest space monsters of horror the predator and alien

I just saw this in the theater 🥰

“Lambert gets killed… unceremoniously… off screen”. Yeah. That’s ah, a good way to put it. lol.

DAMNIT!!!! I didn't know it could almost mimic voices!!!!!! That would have changed everything.

Great one. Thank you once again.

A all time classic!

3:09 is still quite terrifying...! I wouldn't want a foreign lifeforms approaching me like that.... or AT ALL!

One of my favorite movies of all time. I was lucky enough to see it in the theater last week for the 45th Anniversary release. Was amazing on the big screen.

"Alien"(1979) is a science fiction horror movie masterpiece and the best movie of all time for this Kind!

This is one of those "core memory" movies for me. There were a few movies, including Highlander and A New Hope where my Dad said "Sit down, watch this, you'll like it." and those movies transformed me into the nerd I am today. The odd thing about Alien is that Dad wasn't ever into horror movies, that was Mom, whom we can blame for the macabre little goth I turned into later. It was late Saturday night, about 11pm I think. They're going to bed, I'm probably 11 and they're letting me stay up till almost 2 when we had church the next morning. "Did you like it?" "Yeah that was great." "Was it scary?" "No, not really." Mom had me watching horror movies with her since I was 8, so of course I was used to jump scares and things. Unless it's Kathy Bates with a sledge hammer, I was cool. I've always loved the franchise, with Aliens being my favorite. Though I still think Resurrection was great.

"anyway I'm minty" You sure are buddy ❤

Lambert to Ash: "you won't "have Relief" with me. You must be gay or an Android." Ash: 😐

Happy 45th Anniversary, Alien

This is one of the best sci-fi horror movies of all time. I still have in my possession the original Alien action figure that came out during that year. I have one in its unopened original box, and one out of box in my collection museum I call it. The figures were very cool, they were big and had the second set of teeth that popped out when you pressed the button, it was a very well-done replica of the alien. Cool video Minty.

Meryl's partner was Fredo from Godfather. Also, can you imagine Meryl in two hit movies back in 1979: Alien and Kramer VS. Kramer. She would have really been a phenomenal star then. 😮😅

I loved Ridley Scott's original Blu-Ray intro to the so-called Director's Cut of Alien, in which Ridley confessed that it isn't a Director's Cut at all but rather a cash grab by the studio that he agreed to take part in because "it sounded interesting". He finished it up by saying that the theatrical cut is the Director's Cut.

Alien and Aliens... let's forget the rest.

Epic Space Adventure one, Minty. 😉

The best film of all time, and also The Thing

I thought YOU were going to burst from his chest Minty! HA! ✌️🤠

Oh, yeah, the 4 hour darker scarier version. I've heard about this. Producer Alan Ladd Jr showed his wife this uncut Version which scares her so much, she wouldn't sleep, and so he had the editor remove some of the graphic violence.

In the movie ALIENS, Ripley's reaction to the marines finding colonists in those cocoons calls back to the idea that the character had seen it before and she was remembering Dallas.

Funny side note: I originally didn't realize that the reenactment of the chest bust scene in spaceballs, that it was actually John Hurt.

It's amazing how different movies could have been. This and the original Terminator script.

I watched Alien because of how awesome the toys looked.

In some parallel universe, Minty is speaking about Alien 3 - where the director nearly killed off iconic heroes of the franchise Hicks and Newt.

looking sharp today Minty!

ALIEN was the second movie I saw in a theater (the first being Star Wars). It was great to see it in theaters again for the 45th anniversary release.

A talking Xenomorph, sounds like it would fit more in Spaceballs

I had the comic (Walt Simonson art!) and the novelization. I remember that the conversation between Ripley and Lambert was presented specifically to show that something was odd about Ash.

I love the Dallas egg conversion & totally should've been in OG movie.

Have commented before that you are a goof, Minty. The final 90 seconds is insightful and original. Thank you! (Don't change! You are funny 90% of the time, and say something good 10%. You have a gift.)

Parker (in voice while Ripley runs in the dark corridor) " They got us!!...(Parker makes horrific snickering sounds, then hear Lambert's high pitch shriek). That chills me to the bone when Ripley runs alone into that dark corridor defenseless. 😱

I made a short scifi film in school. I spent $100 of my own money. Despite any budget constrictions, I would never, ever think of having a painted beach ball as an alien.

Hi Minty! I recently watched Priest (2011) - personally think it was judged a little harshly back in its day. How about a video about that movie.

Excellent comments and great scenes shown.

The "flatline" sound effect from your awesome intro really reminded me Dead Space (Of course he game not the Roger Corman produced film) when you get wrecked by the Necromorphs. Note: the "Egg Silo" was actually used in the comic book as the main form of the Xenomorph hive and the original fight outside the ship at the end was used on the comic book Aliens Nightmare Asylum.

Great video, Minty. I'm a huge Alien fan as far back as collecting all the Kenner action figures in the early 90s and as recent as seeing Alien on the big screen this week for Alien Day. But I don't remember hearing many of these facts on the various dvd supplementals and bonus features. Great job and totally agree the movie is perfect with "less is more." All those added ideas would have been a detriment to the story especially considering how epically Cameron followed up with the next one. 👍

Gotta watch a minty video to show support. Funny story, i mentioned minty videos to my brother, and he had independently found the channel and was watching them as well. Keep up the good work

John Hurt...?! He’s the guy from Spaceballs! It all makes sense now.

In space.........no one can hear Minty scream! 😂😂😂

Minty with the great extra details again!

I think the movie we got was the best one we could have. It did set up aliens quite well and it was the best of the alien movies.

i saw this movie with my dad, i was like 8 or 9, my hands was sweating and i was visibly disturbed and my dad saw me and then said something like "you are a afraid of a bunch of props and makeup?" and he laugh on my face, he did had a couple of beers on, i saw the movie to the very end to show my dad i was not afraid. Darn! i love this movie.

I served on the Nostromo, I still have a can of soup in my locker. …. Wonder if it’s still good?

I first saw Dark Star in the 80s, on a black and white TV. I love it. still do. just perfect.

Minty please do Muppet Treasure Island.

One of the most influential movies as a kid for me. I remember seeing it at the classic RKO Keith Theater in Flushing, NY. I was 8 years old at the time. I remember finding the view master film camera. I would go frame by frame and marveled at the action and look. I dived into the production design of the film. I credit Alien and Star Wars as the start of my love of art , illustration and comics. I eventual also was taught graphic novel art by the legendary Walt Simonson who also did the Comic Adaptation of Alien for Heavy Metal Magazine. I still draw comics and those films especially Alien made love drawing detail in my own work.

I snuck into the theaters when I was 13 to see this movie. MAN was it a shock to the system! Awesome!

It’s Kind Of Cool that they added the Cocoon Scene Back in the Special Edition/Director’s Cut of this Film which is why I Usually Choose that Version over the Regular Theatrical Cut.

Great video as always, Minty!

Another great vid ! I'm really enjoying these deep dive, what might've been exposes: as a fan of weird & wild cinema...some of these I knew...but even more I didn't !! Thanks, again !!

I did always love that scene when Ripley finds Dallas but after watching Alien last month for the 45th Anniversary. I came to realize how much that scene drags down the pacing in that climax.

The idea that the captain and Ripley were together is hinted when it shows him being very protective of her.

The whole 'relief' subplot makes no sense, since it's pretty clear the crew spends most of the trip in hibernation.

Excellent!!

Alien and Aliens were both GREAT, after that they went downhill like all the Jaws sequels.

Nice job Minty! I love this movie so much!!!❤

The little robots doing maintenance were reprised in 'Farscape'.

Alan Dean Foster's novelisation is a must read for any fan of this great movie.

'Alien', un subtil mélange entre 'Star Wars' et 'Les Dents de la Mer'.

My understanding was the actors reaction to the chest burst were genuine because they were so shocked

Finch's chances weren't crushed by soda...it would not be crushed by soda but by his lack of common sense and didn't take his diabetic meds. My father did this and he slipped into a diabetic shock, nearly killed him.

Excellent as per usual mR Mintastic

The alien franchise is perfection from an era when movies just had you're full attention 😎

Excellent job. Now that the movie is on pooptube I just watched it again. And I'm glad nothing's changed like in the ' original story draft '😛👽🖐️

Hey minty a little " relief" never hurt anyone especially if your faces with alien 😂😂😂 It could be their last go. And if you're gonna go have a good memory right. 😊

Meryl as Ripley: A xenomorph ate my crew!

Minty your always a crack bro your voice is so crack 😂😂❤😂😂 you’re the best please talk about the upcoming predator movies prey 2 and badlands

"Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal..."

well the cocoon part was done in aliens, and certainly DID add a lot to the character of the aliens as well, we learned they weren't just killing machines, or even just hungry, but were smart enuff to bring back some hosts for new face huggers.

It was cool to see Doll play Bo Katan❤

Great!

My mom took me to see Alien in the theatre in 1979 when I was five years old. FIVE! Thanks for the trauma, mom. I just remember being upset for the cat.

Some things are perfect just the way they are and this movie is one of them.

Haven just seen Alien 45th Anniversary where they give a sit down talk about nearly the entire movie before the movie even started (Boy, am I glad I already seen the movie talk about spoiling a movie before it even began) it was neat to hear some stuff I didn't know about but wish they would have left it at the end

I loved that beach tomato ball from space. Really felt sorry for it. I was about 8 when my dad took the family to see it. Although I was scared I enjoyed it. I Just closed my eyes during the scary scenes.

Thank goodness Ripley didn't get killed, then we wouldn't have had "Aliens" the best one of the franchise!!

Anyone keen to see Alien Romulus in August? Cause I’m gonna see it being taking place between the events of Alien and Aliens.

Best scary movie ever. Forever the film that got me into sci-fi horror.

The alien egg pyramid idea was reused in one of the extended universe novels, where a group goes to the xenomorph home world to capture a queen mother.

Im glad they didnt kill off Ripley... But I do feel that a reveal of the Xeno speaking... perhaps in the comms... imitating one of the crew to lure others to a location... would have made it more terrifying...

I think that Ridley Scott brought back those flying mice in Prometheus didn’t he? It’s been so long since I watched the film, but I thought they had a flying camera drone.

Just watched Alien again yesterday, One thing I did not think of at the time is that the Facehugger must be able to secrete acid as it used it to burn through Kains helmet. Also showing that the Alien is trying to survive and not a midless killing machine is really needed IMO, I hate were something just kills for no reason. Oh btw, Lambert is not just killed...there is a reason for the hyper Orgasm sounds she makes before death.

11:18 - This scene was also in the Novelization of the movie. Yet the 'relief' concept itself wasn't there (as far as I remember)

The bear from the Annihilation movie has the creepiest mimic of a human voice.

I love the alternate ending. The beheading then the terror of the mimic and what could happen next. Kinda like the fight sequence in space too. And the corpse getting tangled snd rapping against the nostromo's windshield!!!!

The Xenomorph was working for Jonesy