Apologies to any Burke’s out there… Anger took over me apparently 🤣

Apparently Paul Reiser, who played Burke, took his mother to the movie premiere and she cheered loudly when his character died.

Ok, I have to admit, "Queen to Bishop: checkmate" is one of the best quips I've heard in a reaction video.

The word that makes Ripley stand out is... BELIEVABLE... she is a believable action hero. Not superhuman and cliche. She is just awesome... on of my absolute movie characters ever. *Edit: Damn... my comment now has more likes than my KZfaq channel has subscribers... 🤣

"You shouldn't touch her there" I wonder how many times Ash has heard that line? 🤣😂

Hudson: _"Hey, Vasquez.. have you ever been mistaken for a man?"_ Vasquez: _"No. Have you?"_ I love this movie.

I remember seeing this back in 1986 with my dad. When Ripley said the line "Get away from her you bitch!" then entire theatre exploded in applause and cheering. Great movie.

What makes Ripley and Sarah Connor such great characters and heroes is that they’re tough while still being feminine. They have maternal instincts and do what needs to be done to protect their children. And they’re not perfect Mary Sues. They hurt and suffer and persevere in spite of their vulnerability.

I worked in a theater as an usher when this movie came out, I used to love standing at the back of the theater, and watch the audiences reaction to the moment when Ripley comes out in the power loader, and says that classic line. The place went nuts every single time.🤣

i think we all love Ripley because she is so competent and straightforward.

Interesting trivia: When James Cameron was casting for the role of Newt, nearly every child actor that came in to audition gave a very bubbly, upbeat performance. Then Carrie Henn came in and was dead serious and gave a realistic portrayal of a child suffering from PTSD..... Cameron hired her practically on the spot.

"Silence in movies is so under rated" 100% Ash! In a film like this nothing is more unsettling than pure and absolute silence...

That "Mommy" always kills me. In the Special Edition, we see Ripley find out that her daughter died during her 57 year absence which makes this scene so much more poignant. Fuck Alien3 for what they did to our girl.

The sound of that tracker is one of the most iconic sound effects in cinema. Nerve-racking and panic inducing like no other.

Saw this in the theater when it came out and and when Ripley said The Line, the whole audience did exactly what you did.

I love the fact that Lt. Gorman, who screwed up so badly early on, redeemed himself when he went back for Vasquez at the end. And Bishop, who everyone is suspicious of in the beginning, is a real hero by the end. I mean, Newt is saved from getting sucked out of the ship by just Bishop's upper half.

@39:00, despite being inexperienced and out of his depth, Gorman went out like a Marine. He went back to attempt to save a Marine under his command. But even in failure he made sure Vasquez wasn’t left alone.

44:35 Ash is spot on. Ripley fired the flamethrower in the air for the sole purpose of showing the queen what it does and the pointing the weapon at her eggs. 👍

Ripley is one of the best characters ever in film. Well written, perfectly acted. Her courage, her intelligence, she's just an amazing character all around.

Hannah's love for Bishop in this one is so relatable he's my favourite character in this film (besides Ripley of course)

The extended Director's Cut gives some extra context to Ripley's relationship with Newt, when you learn that she had a daughter of her own who grew old and died while she was in stasis. It really adds to the story in a great way.

Nominated for 7 Oscars: Best Actress Sigourney Weaver Best Original Score, James Horner Best Film Editing Ray Lovejoy Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Production Design Best Visual Effects Stan Winston, Robert Skotak and John Richardson. It won Best Visual Effects and Sound Mixing. It made $193 million dollars ($600 million dollars today) against an $18 million dollar budget. It's now considered to be the BEST Film in the Alien Saga.

“Before I come near you.....have you been touched by anything, inappropriately?” Definitely a good opening line for a traumatized child. 🤣

Best cliff hanger "....... we need to talk" 😂

This is one of the things I love about this channel, you don't draw out and delay the reactions you know people want, people wanted Aliens, the people got Aliens

Spunkmeyer "decided to put his hand in a creamy substance." This is one of the best quotes of the century.

Hannah singing and dancing when she’s scared KILLS ME. I love her so much. 👏👏👏😆

I love that Michael Biehn (Corporal Hicks) was also Kyle Reese in Terminator.. and that Jennette Goldstein (Vasquez) was Janelle the step mother in Terminator 2! Jennette is amazing playing a character almost unrecognizable from Janelle in this. "Let's ROCK!"

Vasquez is played by the same actress that played an Irish mother in Titanic. Talk about range lol. Legendary.

I like the older 80ies or 90ies movies more than the newer ones. Like you sayed, they made all this! They made this loader robot, they made the tank, they made all the sets in real, no blue- or greenscreen! Sometimes they used miniatures or modells, like the ship(s). This was so much work!

I will never get tired of hearing the aliens scream. Or the pulse rifle fire.

What makes Ripley’s character a all time classic is, The way Ripley is written, it could have been played by a actor of any gender. The focus isn’t on her gender but who the character is as a person. And Sigourney embodies the character. Showing through her acting the essence of vulnerability that happens after a extremely traumatic incident, yet at the same time making sure to hold it together when she knows something has to be done to keep them alive.

One thing I love about this movie is everything that happened on the first movie had consequences on her mental health. She's not this "tough woman" that is a hero "just because" and can take everything like nothing. She's traumatized and you can tell on the first third of the movie and that makes her a believable character. Suffering from PTSD is still considered being "weak" by many and by presenting that "flaw" immediately makes her relatable. She has flaws, she has weaknesses, she's not perfect and can end all Aliens by punching them in the chin with her perfect fist or something. Plus she doesn't start the movie like "yeah I'm a badass, no PTSD here because I'm a hero and I can take it" *shoots a pulse rifle while kicking aliens in the d*ck. And the way they flesh out Ripley's no nonsense character with few scenes, like the meeting scene, the scene where Burke is saying "she has to face the bull by the horns", the scene where she finds out Bishop is an android... They just - show - she's not playing around and that plays into her commanding role - when she needs to decide things, she will, no bullsh*t. That's why later on when she has to take control it feels natural, because before they showed she has the capability to do it.

In this movies defense. The characters in this movie are trained marines. In the other movies they are just regular civilians. I’m sure the terraformers in this movie had a similar experience of barely killing any aliens before they completely overran them

Bro...I had so much to say, but that "Queen to Bishop, checkmate" joke was too epic to ignore! 😂

Great reaction. After all these years, the first two Alien films are still legendary. Insanely good movies. Female lead is out of this world. If only modern movies learned a lot from this one. Also, its kinda crazy of how many parallels you can see between this one and Stranger Things. The little kid being saved by Ripley, literally the same thing at end of S01 of stranger things. So many identical things storywise. Damn.

I met Lance Henricksen (Bishop) back in '91 at a Sci-Fi / Horror convention in NYC. Super- nice guy who had no problem hanging around with the fans. I actually felt bad for him while he was doing Q & A's at the podium. He was there to promote Alien3 but everybody kept asking him questions about Brian "Boz" Bosworth as the movie Stone Cold was released not long before this. Great guy. Loved Millennium and always look forward to any tv show or movie he's cast in.

Aliens is a classic. What a great, great movie.

You guys watched the theatrical version. The extended cut shows that Ripley had a daughter who died from cancer in her 60’s while she was lost in space and shows what happened on that planet to the colony before the troops arrived

10:34 Yes, they did. The armored assault vehicle is a real vehicle. It began it's life as a tow truck for airplanes. Shannon Airport in Ireland still has a few. I saw two of them moving and working there in 2015, and a third parked. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley is the gold, platinum, diamond, standard for strong female characters, right alongside Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor. The closest I have seen since in thirty years was Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski in Edge of Tomorrow or Gina Carano as Mallory Kane in Haywire. Hillary Swank was also amazing in Million Dollar Baby.

Such an iconic film. I somehow still get goosebumps with certain scenes. And the performances are so good across the board. So happy y'all watched it!

I don't believe it was a broken mother pact because the Queen doesn't decide when the eggs hatch. Ripley was going to leave but when she saw that egg hatch it brought back the painful memories of losing her crew and everyone who suffered when that happened and she just lost it. And your right Ash, Sigourney Weaver still ranks #1 in many polls as the ultimate female badass in films.

The Mother vs Mother element was pure gold.

The inexperienced Lt. coming in to "lead" a bunch of much more grizzled and hardened soldiers is a well-established trope that Cameron was using in this film. In WW2 and Vietnam etc field officers would get killed, transferred, promoted etc and then these fresh-faced boys just out of University / OCS would be expected to come in mid-campaign and just would not have the level of combat or leadership experience compared to the enlisted ranks, especially the NCOs, who would more often than not be the one to actually take charge of leading the men.

This is in my top 5 favourite movies ever, I'll always think it's not universally praised enough. Thanks for this

The reactions with Hannah are the best, I think it's because of the amazing chemistry between them both :) Keep doing your thing, I'm seriously considering buying Patreon for the first time

In the egg chamber I liked how you talked about the two mothers recognizing the Mexican stand off, and agree to a truce, BUT when one of the eggs hatch ripely gives that little head tilt and a "oh you did not just do that" look and goes off on the queen. You are the first ones who have pointed that really well staged moment out of all the people I have seen react to this movie. Good on you

I love the Directors Cut version even more then the cinematic release because there are more great scenes like when she realized, that she lost her daughter or how Newt's parents got killed and many others.

Another Banger guys!!! Looking forward to the next

The Evil on Ash's face as he tortures Hannah had me rolling with laughter.

Jenette Goldstein , the actress who played Vasquez part, had an interesting Audition for the movie. She actually misunderstood what the movie was about, she understood "Aliens" as in "Illegal Aliens" = Immigrants. So she showed up with the gangsta Latina Thig attire and the attitude. The casting crew loved her so much in that role, that they wrote the character of Vasquez as a Bad Ass Thug Latina. When during the briefing, Hudson says "yeah she though they were talking about Illegals" when she says "Whenever However", it was thus an inside joke about her auditions. She is also playing the part of John Connor's Foster Mother in Terminator 2. Lance Herikssen, the man who played the part of Bishop, was actually supposed to play the part of the Terminator android in the 1st Terminator movie. But in the meantime Cameron saw Arnold Schwarznegger and gave the role to Him. As an apology, he gave the part of Bishop to Lance, so in the end Lance got to play an Android in a Cameron's movie. The Little girl who plays Newt, din't continue her acting carreer, Aliens is the only movie she ever did, she later became a School teacher. A Good chunk of the cast are also part of the 1st Terminator movie, cause Cameron actually shot the Terminator, and while he was doing the post-production on it, he started to shoot for Aliens. Wich proofed to be an enormous amount of work and put him under a LOT of stress, but he still managed to give back to back, 2 of the most iconic ScyFy movies in the past 3 decades... The shooting of Aliens was NOT a leasure walk... The shooting of the movie was done in England, and the english crew members, din't like that young unknowed American director, fillingin the shoes of their compatriote Ridley Scott.(the director of the 1st Alien) And they made EVERYTHING possible in their power to make Cameron's every waking time of the day a Headache inducing nightmare for him... Cameron is a workaholic and a perfectionist, he will spend UNGODLY amount of time shooting and tweak stuff around till he gets the shot and the scene that HE wants and how he imagined it. Wich to the UK crew...was nonsens, so they would deliberatly go on lunch or tea break in the middle of shooting scenes etc..., to the point that the coffee/tea cart was thrown away by Cameron in an excess of rage..., and even when senior Executives from the WB came around to mitigate and damage control, the crew still was being unproffesional... Cause no matter what anyone said, to them Cameron was a no name director that came outta nowhere and was imposed by the studio and they din't see why. So someone got an idea (can't remember who) since he was about finished with the post-Production of Terminator, he made a private screening of the movie for the whole crew. After the movie was over, they all looked at each other and admitted that there was more to this young man than they thought, and so they worked in a more proffesional way afterwards. When they did the last scene and where done shooting, Cameron told them that it was a Great Pain in the Arse working with them and a great Displeasure and that he hoped that he would NEVER work with any of them ever again, and just flew back to LA to start the post-prod of Aliens.

Hannahs best James brown impression at 15:38 lol, you two are dynamite, keep at it! And thanks for the content!

Ripley is the female character that every current writers in Hollywood Wish to replicate but are failing, today we got "karens demanding the manager" type of female characters or just unrelatable mary sues.I was born in 1982 , my mother showed me aliens when i was like 10 -11 years old , it was her favorite movie and Ripley was her favorite Character , Ripley has been since that time my favorite female character ever .

I watched that movie first I believe, when I was about 10, on a black and white tv. I had nightmares and sleepless nights for years and years. Still have a dream with a xenomorph every few years. Some of the dreams were cool af and very vivid, but I was truly terrified by this movie. These days you get 100 monsters for 2,50 in Netflix, but back in the day it was so much more rare and it had so much more impact on a young person's imagination.

I saw this in the theater. The audience cheered when she was in the elevator getting ready to go into the hive.

Ha! Hannah's idea about the dolls head would have been classic "say hello to my little friend"...lol!!!

I love the joy in your face and the horrified expression in Hannahs. They're always the best reactions.

Over under is the 45 minute mark when Hannah starts dry heaving and ash looks at her and says "Come on man" 😂

"Queen to Bishop"... I've seen this film at least 20 times and never thought of that. Classic!

HANNAH IS SO FRIKN AWSOME AND FUNNY IN THIS REACTION, ASH YOU'RE SMILING AT HER NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN WAS HILARIOUS, I TRULY LOVED THIS REACTION FOR IT WAS PERFECT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Best channel on the tube

Well the first movie had a work crew that were in no way equipped to take care of the alien. In this movie it’s a bunch of space marines armed to the teeth. It makes sense they’d fair better than a crew of workers.

One of the best Aliens reactions I've seen. The girlfriend had more and stronger reactions to Aliens. More screams, goosebumps, etc.. Basically she reacted not just emotionally but physically. I love that she said "I've been having dreams about the alien for the past week". I've wondered if first time reactors to Alien get dreams about it ( just like I did when I first saw it ). You two make great videos, look forward to more and I did sub to this! :)

The true thing that made Cameron next level during this era is the way he made this movie and Terminator 2 as extensions of the original movie storylines. Most sequels are retreads that try to hit all the same notes, but in Aliens and T2 there's a much stronger sense of the story moving forward. The sequels do something completely new and different to the originals and it makes them so much better as a result.

The Knife Game existed before this movie, it was actually featured in two movies before Aliens : Knife in the Water (1962) and Dark Star (1974)

You two are hilarious 😂 The best couple on KZfaq ❤

I’ve always enjoyed watching people’s reactions to classic films…but you and Hannah are head and shoulders my favorite. The first reactors I’ve subbed to and just want you to know to keep up the great work. Your chemistry together is unmatched and the edits are very well done. SYMBOLISMS!

Your girlfriend correctly identified Michael Biehn as being in 'The Terminator'. James Cameron is famous for using actors from his prior movies in his future movies. Lance Henriksen who was the android in this movie was one of the detectives in 'The Terminator'...Michael Biehn was Kyle Reece in 'The Terminator' and went on to be in 'The Abyss' along with 'Aliens'. Bill Paxton was the first biker killed in 'The Terminator' and went on to be in 'True Lies' and 'Titanic'. Jenette Goldstein was Vasquez in 'Aliens' and went on to play John Connor's adoptive mom in 'Terminator 2' and had a cameo in 'Titanic'. A couple of these folks (Henriksen, Goldstein and Paxton) also worked together on a kitschy vampire flick called 'Near Dark' that was directed by Kathryn Bigelow who (I believe) was briefly married to James Cameron. You can see how much James Cameron ruled the 80s and 90s after his breakthrough with 'The Terminator', and that is why he was picked to helm 'Aliens'. Arguably one of the few sequels that amps up the original movie.

The Hannah reactions were really good this time. Her dialog is hilarious

I love your reactions. You bring a smile to my face in rough times for me. Keep it up I’ll be watching

You guys might have the bestest reaction channel on KZfaq. No cap. Hannah is a gem of an emotional wreck.

I absolutely love how well this movie stands up, great reaction Hannah :)

@12:13, Lieutenants are quite often people fresh out of a military academy or college program. They are inexperienced but they are in charge. Part of Sgt. Apone’s job is to provide advice to the officers above him and train the younger ones.

Vasquez plays John Connors foster mum in T2 and her friend, Drake, plays Boggs, the main sister, in Shawshank. and Bill Paxton is the only person ever to have been killed by a Terminator, a Predator and an Alien. THAT, is one hell of a claim to fame.

I love you two! You make me laugh all the time! I love your reactions and thank you for your time.

Loving these series of movies on your list Ash! These movies are absolutely essential movies in sci-fi pop culture, and my all time favourite movies ever! Hilarious reaction as always, I always look forward to your uploads man \m/

Hannah had me dead laughing on this one great reaction 😂

Great reaction as always. Hannah never ceases to crack me up 😂😂😂🤣🤣

"look where your team is. They're under the primary heat exchange" "so?" "they love heat" ash: "No, they cant shoot." Holy crap, ash, you're the man! Finally, a person with a brain reacting to movies. You get the details, man, the good ones: Doc Holiday's girlfriend Dutch's team all firing at once as a team without talking. Silence to build tension. I wish I could subscribe twice.

I just love pulling up these JTA movie reactions when I'm a few beers into the night, in the first morning hours while the fam is sleeping. I probably bug them when I laugh out loud a dozen times and wake them up because you twos are so hilarious together.

Awesome reaction guys. The jokes had me rolling. 😆 Looking forward to the next one

You guys are so funny!!! Top of my list of reactors!!!

What I love about Hannah is she screams at the jumps, but she’s here for it anyway! Best Mothers Day movie ever!

I still can't believe I was 10yo when this movie came out....great reaction you 2 keep them coming much love from the across the pond.

Great reaction! This is one of mine and my daughter's favorite movies. Almost 3 years ago my daughter gave me a granddaughter named RIPLEY.

Did you guys watch the "special edition/extented cut" ? You can tell by the scene where ripley learnt that her daughter died before she could return home :(

OMG can't miss this .all time fav movie

Man you guys rock 💪🏼 I love how Ash knows that Hannah is about to react and gets super excited 🤣🤣🤣

All-time best sequel and all-time classic masterpiece.

Keep em coming guys! love the reactions 😁

4 of the actors from this have been killed by a Terminator. 2 have killed been killed by Predator. 2 have been killed by an Alien, Terminator and Predator.

This movie was so awesome in the movies. The first scene of multiple aliens is like HOLY CRAP. Great reaction guys as always.

The first time I saw this movie I had not seen the first one, so I didn't have any idea what to expect. I was completely blown away by the time it was over, I couldn't even get out of my seat, so I had to just sit there and watch it again! I've seen it a bunch of times since then, and it keeps getting better and better! I'm glad you two enjoyed it!

Hanna is so cute when she gets angry😁

I'm sorry but the slow Mo's of Hannah are the best. 🤣

First off.. Best Reaction Intro! Second..The dynamic you two share is an experience.. I love how you grin in absolute glee while your stunning lady recoils in horror! Third.. You guys belong on a the biggest platform! KZfaq, Patreon should prove ultimately unable to contain you, lol. I saw this in the theater with The Fly! It was a special occasion for universal-even popcorn and sodas were a buck that night; dolby was brand new, lol. Ripley. The Story. Practical Effects. Supporting Cast. The bar has been raised and is yet to be met, let alone exceeded! Love you guys✌🏽

James Cameron is one my favorite writer/director for doing best blockbusters 🔥

Vasquez and Drake's "smartgun" (heavy machine gun) were modeled after the WWII German MG 42 Belt-fed machine gun. But the guns were all metal, which made them so unwieldy that they had to be physically attached to the actors using a steadicam filming harness. Also, Paul Reiser's own mother cheered in the movie theater when his character Burke was finally killed.

Great reaction guys. Hannah is amazing watching these movies. Btw Bill Paxton improvised most if not all his lines in this. Check out Navy Seals he and Michael Biehn are in that one as well. Great action flick.

Its was amazing on the props they used for this. The tank was a aircraft tow vehicle. The Loaders were actually a foam costume another man was in, The guns were actual real guns with extra pieces from motorcycles. Even the dropship and tank were small models. It was pretty all amazing on how James Cameron created all the props.

If you look up the base car they used for the APC (armored car) it's pretty crazy. It's an airplane tow vehicle.