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Jason Dolan

Is this the Special Edition or the Theatrical Release?

Jason Dolan

What's great about ALIENS is that Sigourney Weaver was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her reprisal of Ripley and the film was also nominated for 7 Oscars in total: Best Original Score (James Horner), Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Art Direction and it won for Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects.

Moricant

You might remember playing as Ripley’s daughter in Alien Isolation.

Moricant

The franchise definitely went downhill after this one. Alien 3 had a hugely troubled production. It’s an interesting film to watch, partly because of that, and partly because it has a really good cast of mostly British actors, many of whom you will recognise (Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Pete Postlethwaite, amongst others). There are some deeply questionable story decisions though. There is a comic series by Dark Horse that provides an alternative continuation to the story, and also an unused script by William Gibson for a sequel that shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Chris S

It looks like it's the Special Edition. There's a scene about 9 minutes in that was cut from the Theatrical version that appears in Alyce's video.

Bill Bowron

Thanks for sharing. Was really looking forward to this one. Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely the best of the Alien movies. Hope to see your reaction to Raiders of the Lost Ark soon. Think you'll really enjoy that one too

Chris S

I had a lot of fun watching that one with you! I was laughing when they escaped the planet and you let yourself start breathing again thinking the movie was over. 😂 I'll add to the people saying to skip Alien 3. Alien vs Predator is a dumb fun movie that knows very well that it's a dumb fun movie, so I'd watch that reaction. If you haven't seen Predator, maybe watch that first, though. Also looking forward to seeing your Indiana Jones reactions!

Sören Höglund

I don't have a problem with the larger story choices of Alien 3 tbh - but then I'm a miserable git who likes cinematic suffering. I think the opening of Alien 3 is *chef kiss* perfect, the final moments are powerful, but the big problem is the bland running around corridors with interchangeable prisoners that have no peronality that take up most of the middle of the movie. It's almost like they had a good skeleton of an idea and announced a release date without committing to a script. (I'd encourage you to look up the Wincent Ward script for Alien 3- it's is utterly bonkers, but you can see the outline of what the movie became, even if they went with a more plausible reason for no weapons than a medieval wooden planet of monks.) Ultimately, I think this is one of those cases where the idea had enough legs for two takes on it, and everything else was diminishing returns. But, I gotta admit, I've a soft spot for Alien: Covenant. I love how baroque and weird it is. But most things good about it - like Michael Fassbender's insanely homoerotic scenes with himself - are tangential to and would be better without the alien connection. (Isolation and the original AvP 1&2 games are pretty dope too though.)

Sören Höglund

Indiana Jones - if you haven't seen it, assuming you're talking about the first one here - is pretty much a perfect movie. Also, I saw it recommended on Twitch the other day, but The Thing. If you want to complete the run of massively influential sci-fi and/or horror movies, you've got to watch The Thing. (The Designers of Dead Space certainly did.) Also, if you want to react to a sci-fi franchise that starts more horror adjacent, leans more into action for the sequel, and then runs out of steam because two movies were about what it could sustain - have you seen any Terminator movies? (The Terminator: Resistance game that just got released was a lot better than you'd expect though.)

Robert Manley

I really think you should tell us what version of the film you are watching and what server. Because I'm with you and then suddenly you seem to be in a totatly different spot and I can't realign. And then I check the comments and everyone's like .. Amazing!! Sick!! So glad I watched it with you..

MarcusMan8

Great reaction! Thanks for doin this one.

Alex Vazquez

This is one of the best sequels ever made! I'm glad you saw the Special Edition version. Some trivia: The picture of Ripley's elderly daughter is actually Sigourney Weaver's real-life mother! The late Al Matthews, who played Sgt. Apone, was a true-blue Marine who was the first black man to be promoted to Sergeant in the Corps during his service in Vietnam! The knife trick scene was originally supposed to be performed by Lance Henriksen alone but he convinced Cameron to surprise Bill Paxton by involving him as they shot the scene! Paxton's wide-eyed terror is completely real! Fan favorite Vasquez is played by non-Hispanic Jenette Goldstein! I like that her death enables Gorman to reclaim his honor. Ms. Goldstein now is the proprietress of a Los Angeles-based boutique that specializes in bespoke large-size bras! The motto of her company is, "At Jenette's, the alphabet begins with 'D'."! Bishop's programming to not harm humans or allow them to come to harm through inaction is ripped straight from Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics! The late Bill Paxton, who has the distinction of being killed on screen by an Alien, a Terminator and a Predator, will NEVER be forgotten for his reading of the line, "Why don't you put HER in charge?", referring to little Newt in her oversized helmet. Lol.

Alex Vazquez

Alien 3 is a DIVISIVE film but it's an EXCELLENT entry in the series. It's directed by David Fincher and features Charles Dance and Charles Dutton. It's brutal, fast-paced, has some extraordinary scares and concludes Ripley's story nicely. Judge for yourself but definitely DON'T SKIP IT! Make sure you see the ASSEMBLY CUT. You can pass on the fourth, Alien Resurrection, which is GARBAGE except for one cool aquatic sequence. The ambitious prequels, Prometheus and Covenant, mark Ridley Scott's return to the series but they are mostly good JUST for Michael Fassbender's performances. Scott demystifies the creature and unsatisfyingly attempts to address who the elephant-headed pilot of the derelict spacecraft was. If you want to see the AvP films, then you need to acquaint yourself with the Predator. The first is an action classic with Schwarzenegger. A link between franchises appears in Predator 2 and Dark Horse comics ran with the crossover concept inspiring Hollywood to make two crossover films with moderately successful to excellent results. They're fun and exciting guilty pleasures with the second one, Requiem, being particularly lean and mean. There is also a Predators film by Robert Rodriguez that is definitely worth a look. The Predator (2018) reboot, however, should be avoided at all costs; it's a franchise-killer! The Alien films have a richer subtext while the Predator films are more action fare but they're both fun sci-fi thrillers. Below is a VIEWING ORDER and an INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY: VIEWING ORDER: Alien Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) Predator (1987) Predator 2 Predators Alien vs Predator Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) Prometheus [OPTIONAL] Covenant [OPTIONAL] INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY: Predator (1987) Predator 2 Alien vs Predator Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) Predators Predator (2018) [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLING REBOOT] Prometheus [OPTIONAL] Covenant [OPTIONAL] Alien Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) Alien Resurrection [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLER]

Kaleb

You called it, falling out the Jacket😂 great reaction Alyce glad you enjoyed it.

PenniePepper

I love how by the end, Alyce had invented a catchphrase for this reaction: "I hope they die." Hahaha. Great reaction! I'm really enjoying these.

Hicks

please watch alien 3 and 4... the movies are wonderful!!!