What an incredibly great movie Aliens is. James Cameron wrote a masterpiece and the cast was terrific! RIP Bill Paxton.

This movie is absolutely superb! They REALLY don't make movies like this anymore.....absolute quality! It has everything you want in a movie 👌🏾

I've seen an interview with Carrie Henn, she said that every year her new students find out that she was the little girl in Aliens and bring DVDs for her to sign. She tells them they should not be watching the movie that it is rated R, but she gets a kick out of it.

I'm a retired infantry Marine and saw the movie in theaters. I told my friend, "Yup that's a Marine squad."

I'll always think of Aliens and Terminator as James Cameron's best movies of all time.

R.I.P. Bill Paxton You stole the show with every scene

Ripley: This little girl survived longer than us ...with no weapons and no training! Hudson: Why don't you put her in charge?!

Apone: ""Alright, you heard the man, and you know the drill! Assholes and elbows! Hudson, come here. Come heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere."

An all-time classic. My favorite line is when the Marines are under the nuclear reactor and have to disengage their weapons, Frost says "What are we supposed to use, harsh language?"

"This doesn't mean we're engaged or anything." :) My favorite line.

Such a great freekin movie... Bill Paxton's lines are priceless. "Maybe we should put her in charge"

This doesn't just surpass the original: It is one of the most well-crafted movies ever made.

One of my favorite movies of all time. I wish Cameron would make a proper sequel to Aliens, instead of those damn Avatar movies...

Sounds like Aliens should have a special “Ten MORE Things You Didn’t Know About...” episode.

"I'm Hudson, HE'S Hicks" It warms my heart there is so much love for this movie. One of my all-time favs.

Don't forget to give composer James Horner credit! Aliens is one of his best scores ever!

Having Newt as a teacher. I will turn in my homework, mostly.

"That's it. GAME OVER, MINTY! GAME OVER!"

so the young girl in aliens went into teaching, Decided to get into some true horror.

Equal parts horror, action and suspense. Aliens is an absolute thrill ride and no Alien film since has captured the essence of the franchise like this one.

Everything came together for Aliens. Director, actors, actresses, producer, musical score and of course those amazing Aliens created by artist extraordinaire, HR Giger. Without his artistry, none of this would've been possible. James Cameron is an amazing director. His vision for Aliens was spot on. His gift was his ability to put everything together. Gale Ann Hurd is a kick ass producer. Without her, none of this would've occurred. Skillful and multi talented. Able to get everything and everyone together. Sigourney Weaver. In my opinion, she is the most perfect actress. She combines talent, skill and knowledge to get her character as believable as possible. A daunting task, but she made it look easy, despite the fact she was at first reluctant to play the role again. She made the movie period. Her acting was flawless in my opinion. Al Mathews aka Apone. He literally served in Vietnam. His veteran status, real war experiences, just gave the fighting parts that much more realism and the thing is, he played it for real. Right down to how his fellow actors utilized each of their weapons. Underated for sure. His cigar was epic. Bill Paxton. Without Bill in this movie, one liners and bits of comedic relief might never have been possible. Bill was a terrific actor. Often under rated. I felt very bad when he passed away. But to quote him from this movie regarding his fight with disease...." game over man " Jennifer Goldstein. This women, being of slight build and not actually that strong, was just amazing in her role as Vasquez. She really had me convinced initially that she did a hitch or two in the Corps. I love her character. Typical Marine. Bravado, macho ass shit and kill everything I shoot. Micheal Bien. I doubt anyone could play the role of Hicks with as much charisma as Bien. After, Terminator, who else was there? The man is drop dead gorgous, funny, super nice and intelligent. His role defined what being a real Corporal in the USMC ought to be. Leadership. The man exuded it in his role. I thought killing off his character was a huge huge mistake in Alien 3. I wanted so much to see him and Ripley get together and take out the Aliens together. HR Giger. Of all the science fiction artist past and present, he is without a doubt my favorite. What sort of mind can create something so unbelievable? Yet, affect everyone that sees his work. The Alien creature is by far the scariest creature ever created. The last time I was scarred by a creature was, " The Creature from the Black Lagoon " made back in the 50's. That creature gave me the willies. Even today, as a grown adult, I am affected by this monster of the deep. Even though I know it's fake. However, the Alien creature, with that iconic elongated head. Razor sharp daggers for teeth. An inner set of teeth. That menacing hissing sound and the slimy wet look. Nothing could prepare me for Alien when I first saw it. The chest burster scene was way scarrier vs that scene in Jaws, where the Chief discovers, that dead body on that drift wood. It popped out and sent people out of their seats, but Alien topped that. It sent people out of the theatre, It was that scary. People went home thinking about it. The fear factors created by HR Giger thru his creation were on a whole new level. I so respect his artistry. I love the Alien design. It appears so real. Like something we would truly discover on some world far away from ours. Only a mind so deep in darkness could conjer up such a creature. Carrie Henn. A unknown and simply plucked off the street quite literally, her screams were amazingly real and yeah, they were real in some scenes. The beauty of James Cameron is his ability to extract very deep stuff from his actors/ actresses. Not easy. Especially with a child, but he did so and the rest, as they say, is history. I thought Carrie did an awesome job in her part. Her connection to Sigouney in real life was very touching. Such respect between two people. Truly amazing. Yes, everything and everyone came together to create the finest example of science fiction film to date. Oh I know there are others, but none will ever surpass Aliens. It literally was a perfect movie. Even today, even within its own Alien franchise, Aliens stands as the finest example of sci fi movie magic. One last note. I happen to believe in life on other planets. I hope one day, when man ventures out to the far reaches of our galaxy and beyond, that we exercise a little humility and remember, respect other life and their right to exist. I often thought about how cruel we were to those Alien creatures. Assuming so much and demonstrating our arrogance and quite frankly, our ignorance when dealing with such magnificent creatures. Perhaps the world they came from was destroyed and they simply looked for what they believed to be an uninhabited planet. One they could start again. Who knows, but mans arrogance knows no boundaries. Personally, I found myself rooting for the Alien creatures in the movie. Too me, they were and are magnificent creatures. Intelligent, brave, team players, defending themselves no matter. *END TRANSMISSION*

Aliens was a damn good sequel

"I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid." - Bishop

Daymn! I remember watching this at least 100 times on VHS back in the late 80's with my childhood friends. Good times!! 😊❤️

Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? No...have you? 😂🤣

Your videos mostly come out at night...mostly.

Those toys sold really well. At least, to me. I had that whole collection. My childhood was all Aliens and Batman Returns toys. Best era

I absolutely fell in love with Carrie Henn as Newt. Hard to believe she had no previous acting experience of any kind… She was thoroughly convincing. I don’t begrudge her not pursuing an acting career one bit, but she clearly would’ve been great at it. My guess is, her students have been very blessed to have her.

You forgot that Apone was also played by a former marine. He was the one that gave military training to the marines in the movie. Also, they split the cast and had the marines (actors) spend some preshoot time together to form a closer knit group. This helped with Weaver and Riser coming in as outsiders. Check out the special editions making of bonus features.

James Remar has subsequently confirmed that his firing was due to drugs.

I've practiced Bill Paxton's voice my whole life and now have it perfect. When things go wrong at work the guys love when I scream "what are we gonna do now man, what are we gonna do?" RIP Bill.

I loved my Aliens toys and was a fan of all the films. Actually got to meet Michael Biehn this year as well, his character portrayal in Terminator and Aliens was very important to my childhood idealization of "what it means to be a man".

Bloody Hell, Cameron was only 31 when he made this

the 80s was the best decade in all existence for film. change my mind.

I distinctly remember watching commercials for the Alien toy line back in 1992. I thought the toys looked really cool even though my parents wouldn’t let us watch Aliens. I always thought it was strange that toy companies used to make toy lines based off Rated R movies. That’s something you don’t see anymore.

good old bill paxton. killed by the terminator, the predator, and the alien. rest in peace.

Took my Dad to see this movie when it first came out. He always fell asleep in the movie theater. He didn't fall asleep in this one. After he said, "Now that's what I call a real movie!" Great cast, great sets and great direction. Well done. Thanks, Minty!

This movie deeply positively affected me as a child . It seems kind of ridiculous to say but I really think it did. I saw the film when I was 11 years old and at the time I was terrified of scary movies and hated them. My parents were divorced and I was lonely and had trouble knowing how to be a big kid... not yet a teen. I was at a slumber party with friends who had parents that didn’t know how to keep kids from watching late night HBO. 😂 The alien creatures honestly terrified me, but the acid i element kept me watching and it was mesmerizing... the idea that you could fight back and destroy them, outsmart and confront them was so empowering to me as an impressionable youth. As a child I could identify with newt (thought I would not have admitted it at the time) and admired Hicks the confident, reliable soldier I wanted be and Ripley the protector and ultimate hero that rose above any level you thought she was limited to. It was surprisingly powerful influence on me and my self esteem.

Hicks: "... Nuke the site from orbit. Is the only way to be sure!" Hudson: "Fckn hey!!"

One of those movies you can watch over and over again. Thanks for the '10 things' video on this one :)

It wasn't just James Cameron who had problems with the film crew. Ridley Scott also had conflicts with the film crew on the set of the original Alien, and at one point even reportedly punched his fist through the ceiling of the Nostromo set out of frustration. Ironically, one of the reasons the Aliens film crew at Pinewood were so resentful of Cameron was because many of them still felt loyal to Scott, even though Scott apparently couldn't stand them either. lol

Great one, Minty. Aliens is in the top 5 best sequels of all time!

I first saw this movie on release at the tender age of 17, with my three schoolmates. I told the girl I had just started seeing about it, and she said we should go see it as a second date, as she enjoyed horror movies. She lasted as long as finding the first “survivor”, with the chest burster, which is also how long the romantic side of our relationship lasted... We left the cinema shortly thereafter, but we did remain friends for another decade or so, until we eventually lost touch. Still, I saw Aliens on the big screen twice in four days: totally worth it! :)

One of my favourite Sci Fi movies, I know it word for word. Currently listening to the Audible drama Aliens: River of Pain, which is about Hadley's Hope and the last stand

One of my favourite films of all time👌🏼🔥

One of my favourite action movies during the 80s and 90s. Many a sleepover with my friends involved this movie - I think it had something to do with a couple of us girls having a crush on Michael Biehn.

I have an odd story about the alien toy line. When i was in elementary school a friend and i came up with some new alien creatures for the toy line. Specifically the Bull alien and the Gorilla alien and a few others. We came up with stories and drew detailed pictures of what the looked like. Being kids we sent all this off to the company without thinking to keep proof of it. A few weeks we get a letter saying they appreciate the letter and drawings but they would not be using any of the concepts we came up with. Jump forward a few months and low and behold, a new series of Aliens figures with the exact same look and very similar back story come out.

Aliens is a classic. It introduced me to the franchise.

“Somebody said ‘alien,’ she thought they said ‘illegal alien,’ signed up.”

Carrie Henn, the young actress, was 10 years old when Aliens was filmed. The age of her character, Newt, wasn’t mentioned in the movie. But when Ripley followed Newt into her hiding place, she found a second grade award plaque featuring Newt, which the character would have received at approximately the age of seven. That suggests Newt was seven or a bit older, but certainly not twelve years old as mentioned in a later novelization.

Superb movie. Bill Paxton was awesome in this one for sure.

One of the best movies I went to see, I was on the edge of my seat for the most of it.

Lol the Jason mask behind Minty looks like his eyes are closed.

14:30, Cameron may be a ballbuster, but he's one hell of a director.

This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time, so excited you did this!!

Brilliant movie, still makes my top 10 list todate. It feels like you're there with them, that you experience everything with them - man what a ride!

I've watched this so much the last five years fell in love with this classic sequel!

I meet Micheal Bean at a sci-fi convention in 2013. He was very nice.

"I don't know which species is worse, you don't see them f*cking each other over for a percentage." "That's it.....we waste him"

5 That same Power plant was used at the beginning of For your eyes only. Bond drops Blowfeld into one of its cheminy in the opening scene

In my view still the best Alien movie ever. Great characters, great acting, great atmosphere, great effects, great mix of action and horror. I have seen it so many times I have lost count.

Hey Minty can you do 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Blues Brothers?

What made Ripley so strong was her simmering terror at what these creatures might do if unleashed. It wasn't a "girl power" vibe: It was a "THIS way or no one survives and I will not let that happen" vibe. As stated, this first sequel equaled the original and surpassed sequel expectations!

The hd remastered version of Aliens stands up to any action movie released

Dude, I WAS a kid in 1992 and those toys were really unfortunate. My brother and I got the Ripley and Queen toys. My friends and I dreamed about ALIENS figures for years before they came out and they were indeed a disappointment. I remember the Evac Fighter toy showing up as a prop Christmas gift for Captain Picard's children in Star Trek: Generations. I agree about ALIEN 3 toys and how colorful they could have been. In fact, in 1994, while on a road trip I read the novelization of ALIEN 3 and the movie finally made sense to me. I had a hard time differentiating the secondary characters and background performers. But in the book, they all had names and personalities. I love it to this day. Thanks Minty!

This movie was so huge when it was released. I was 16 yrs old at that time and everyone had to see this movie!!! RIP Hudson 🕊🕊🕊

You could do “another 10 things” on this one... we would all watch!

Alien still one of the best sci fi action movies ever.Ripley needs to come back again

Hands down my favorite action movie ever!

Big respect to H.R Giger for creating the Alien and inspiring so may artists to think outside the box.

"Somebody wake up Hicks"

My favourite movie of all time!

Thank you for your consistently terrific videos. I look forward to each new one.

Minty talked about Marines training the cast to act like Marines. Fun fact: Al Matthews (Apone) was a real Marine in Vietnam. He was the first black man in the Marine Corps to receive a field promotion to the rank of sergeant. He was the real deal. RIP Sgt. Matthews.

Lance henriksen is my favorite actor from aliens, he should have gotten an award for playing bishop, bishop is my favorite character from aliens, I just like how sympathetic he is.

“Forty Miles of Bad Road”, ended up being one of the best sci-fi horror movies in history! Great stuff! It’s great to get this behind the scenes insights! The Alien franchise is one of my favorites! I’ve watched the first movie over a dozen times and the second movie over 20 times with the most recent being two days ago! I’m listening to Alien: River of Pain audio book on YT! It portrays the events between the first and second movies. I highly recommend it to all Alien fans! 😀

I remember being 10 when my folks took my cousin and I to see this movie. I never knew until then how nice of a lining my jacket had up close. I still can’t watch this movie decades later. ☺️

One of the greatest crimes ever committed in the Oscars, was not giving Weaver the award she deserved. Her performance in this movie was an absolute, all time classic.

Watched Kelly's Heroes (1970) the other day. In the trivia section on IMDB, it says the the sound of the tank turret rotation was the same sound effect used in Aliens

love Aliens! i think i have seen it well over 300+ times, i think its a near perfect movie!

Every time I watch your videos. I cry a little on the Inside. When I instantly transport myself to when I was a child watching these movies on HBO. Or on VHS. When both my parents where alive. Dad making popcorn on the stove. Shaking a pot back and forth. My mom either watching or reading a Romance Novel while smoking a cigarette. My older Brother. (One of the rare times he wasn't acting like a dick) And my younger brother who watched. But had no idea what was going on. Thanks for the Videos and Bless You for the flashbacks. Keep em coming.

Absolute classic - kickass action ,great characters, and great storyline.Just as good as the original

I had most of the toys when I was a kid and loved them :) and a few of them I passed on to my son who still plays with them till this date!

When you were talking about the action figures, I had them. I was totally bummed out when I saw Alien 3 and Hicks was dead

Favorite line - "I don't know if you've been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked"

When I first saw Aliens in theatres, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Best Alien movie.

One of the few sequels that surpassed it's original. One of my top 5 of all time, I can watch this movie whenever it is on TV. It was really written well and had so many great one liner's. The music for the movie made the action sceans thrilling!!! Bill Paxton's roll was underrated, his lines brought comic relief to some of the tence situations.

Laughed at "dont shoot the set of little shop of horrors" lol

One of my top 5 films of all time. It's the reason I got an Alien tattoo. FYI: Xenomorph isn't the proper name for the creature, it was just the one that Gorman applied to it during the briefing early in the film.

Kudos to both Weaver and Cameron: they said the movie wouldn’t have been as good without them and they were right. 🤷‍♂️

So glad you mentioned the constant headbutting on set between Cameron and British crew

[Of the top of my head. No Googling] "Hey, I feel like a 5th wheel around here. Is there anything for me to do?" "... I don't know. Anything you can do?" "... Well, I can drive that loader!" "......... Be my guest!" [Hops on Power Loader][Turns on switches, knobs, walks, grabs a crate and poses sexy with it] "Where do you want it?💃" ".................. HA HA HA HA😆 Bay 12, please!🚬😏👍"

One of the best films ever made!

I saw the first two films on first run in the theaters. Astonishing. Sat in the front row and was really really impressed. I have all the films, but the ones that still thrill me are the first two, even on the small screen. I wanted to get a model of the Sulocco but never found one. By the way, does anyone know what that ship's name means? The name of the original ship is Italian for "our man." Which was a foreshadowing that the ship and the robot Ashe would follow company orders no matter what -"All other operational priorities are rescinded." So, too bad for the crew. But what does Sulocco mean?

It's really amazing how Cameron managed to impose himself on everyone in all this chaos, enmity and aggression on the Aliens set. Terminator 1 & 2, Aliens and almost every Cameron film is a piece of art.

One of the best movies I've ever seen.

He's coming in, I feel safer already. I guess she don't like the cornbread either. None taken. What're we supposed to use, harsh language? Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen. No. Have you? Ultimate badass! So many great lines!

"Come on and get, take it you bastards. You too. OH you want some of this...FUCK YOU!" One of the absolute best oneliners during a last stand EVER.

Watch Hicks when Vasquez says her "just need to know where they are" line 😉

Compared to Terminator 2, this one of the best action movie sequels of all time!😁