ALIEN (1979) Movie Reaction - The Belly Explosion Was A LOT 

You know your company is evil when your crew of seven’s escape shuttle only fits three.

Ripley tried to stop the destruction of the ship because the alien was blocking her way out. She wanted more time to find a solution to make it go away. But as it was too late to stop the procedure she had no other choice than to try again to escape, even if it may be around.

I love your cat’s stunning lack of reaction to the facehugger’s attack on Kane’s face.

"They should talk to the union." Well that's a bit of an issue, because there is no union, and the company (Weyland-Yutani) runs absolutely everything. That's why they call it, 'The Company'. There are also reasons that the company put that clause in their contracts, and programmed the computer to wake them up upon detection of certain types of signals, and gave them an android for a science officer.

I’m going to have to watch this video twice. Once for your reaction, and a second to watch your cat’s reaction. 😂

She panicked when realizing she couldn’t make it to the escape pod and blocked by the alien. she was under a lot of stress so she ran back and tried to disengage the self destruct but she realized it was to late and had no other choice but to move forward. The scene is relating to the panicked stress she was under so there is no rhyme or reason why she attempted to do it other then that. Also earlier in the movie they talked about how one the reactors cooling units was overheating when they were trying to repair the ship so it can be assumed that it contributed to the self destruct failing to reverse it self. That’s the reason In my opinion.

15:05 Thank you so much for saving us from your cats indecency... you brought us from an R rating down to pg-13! Lmao

😂 i've just seen the best intro to a reaction vid ever! the drawing was spot on, H.R. Giger would be proud! 👍

Fun fact about this movie: the scene where the Alien bursts out of Kane's chest, they didn't tell the actors exactly what was going to happen. So when that thing blew through his chest and they all got splattered in blood, that was a genuine reaction of horror and shock from all of them. Pretty great stuff. XD

Watching the movie at 1:30am?! You are brave! Movies like this, even though I love them, if I watch them too late guaranteed nightmares. Your sketch from memory was pretty damned good! 20 years without seeing it and you got the head shape right and the body! Got to love the creepy designs that H. R. Giger came up with, memorable creatures without feeling "fake" or over the top, yet so unique at the time. I have a small "connection" to this movie. The screen writer, Dan O'bannon, had the same health condition I have; Crohn's. It's a condition where parts of your digestive track can become inflamed and very sore, including the intestines - which was the inspiration for the chest burster scene. Which I can attest to, I've had a few flare ups where its felt like something has wanted to tear itself out of me (yay for modern medication that keeps it at bay most of the time!) Love this movie and its sequel (A must watch!), pretty much everything holds up - effects (the dissection of the face huger looks so damned good), cinematography, acting, script. A true classic. Personally, I find it a bit slow on re-watch, but on first viewing it creates nail biting tension. The character of Ripley was originally written for a man, but luckily got changed and we got a stellar performance from Sigourney Weaver (she even won an Oscar for Best Actress from the sequel Aliens in '87): "Scott explained how Ripley was originally written as a man. Discussing the gender flip, Scott said, "I think the idea actually came from Alan Ladd Jr. I think it was Alan Ladd [then president of 20th Century Fox] who said, 'Why can’t Ripley be a woman?' And there was a long pause, that at that moment I never thought about it. I thought, why not, it's a fresh direction, the ways I thought about that. And away we went." You gotta watch Aliens! The other Alien movies after that are ... questionable, but Aliens is also an epic movie and worthy sequel to Alien

Amanda: "I have to admit that maybe I did see this movie..." Cat:

The best reaction to 'Alien' I have seen yet . Great editing and comments . Saw this in the theaters when it came out , like a monster picture from the 50's , but with a big budget and great director ( Ridley Scott )

There were lots of great women in 90's movies. Sarah Connor from Terminator 2 and Trinity from the Matrix being the two biggest off the top of my head. If anything, the 70's and 80's had substantially fewer, but even then there were more than people seem to remember. There have always been strong women in movies, people just need to watch more of them.

36:12 Jonesy deserve all the attention, this cat is one of the best characters in Alien franchise, a survivor like the owner, the Alien fanbase worship him.

Alien isn't only one of the greatest horror movies, it's also one of the best atmosphere movies. Jerry Goldsmith's music is amazing and adds to this feeling of awe and terror.

As a gamer and movie fanatic, i'm a big fan of immersion and ambiance. It adds SO much to any experience. Love the channel!

My two cats and I very much enjoyed watching your cats while you watched a movie about saving a cat :D

When you said "shake the box of Whiska's," My cat came running. :D

Oh no, Bilbo is a freaking robot! Maybe that's why the One Ring didn't affect him as much other people. He'd had the thing for decades.

It's 2022 and I'm watching a cat watching a human watching a movie. We've done something right to get here.

Creepy foggy night, a beautiful raven-haired woman with a cat. Perfect atmosphere for Alien.

Amazing looking drawing of the Alien :p

In most of the movie Ripley is pretty smart but at the end ... instead of searching for the cat she should have gotten out a can opener or tried walking down stairs with something fragile and the cat would have come running.

I saw Alien right after the The Thing. When I was nine. I STILL can’t sleep.

"Nostromo... Pastrami..." got me laughing good for some reason, not sure why. Maybe just the mysterious tone you used for both, I don't know. But, thanks for that.

16:31 Love the spider leg cat edit! I demanded more mandatory cat hair in your last reaction and I love that we got ALL the cat hair in this video! Thanks for listening to your adoring fans!

It’s amazing how the effects from this movie have held up so well today. Ridley Scott is known as a perfectionist, and every shot of this movie reflects this. Btw, I have two cats as well, and like yours, they occasionally will fight like cats and….cats. 😁 Great reaction to this absolute classic of sci-fi. If you haven’t already, react to Blade Runner, also directed by Scott.

You must really love cats. You're like "gotta save the cat!". Everyone else who ever saw this movie was like "FORGET THE GODAMN CAT!" LOL.

What went wrong when they landed was the front landing gear was on a rock part of it anyway the rock crushed under the weight and caused what all transpired

"He was pregnant! .... You know, it's actually kind of cute." 😂

Man, your outside shot made me think of John Carpenter's The Fog 1980... (very well worth watching sometimes for maybe Halloween ?) Great reaction and I love your cat.

this movie is a milestone in movie history. it was a first action/horror based movie where a woman plays the mainrole. it was also the first time where a very scary monster could seen in a movie, before that they all looked ridiculous. people was leaving the cinema before the film ended bcs it was too scary for them at that time...

The two early stages of the xenomorph are affectionately known as "Face Huggers" and "Chest Bursters."

This was a great reaction. Also loved seeing your cats playing & happy in the background. They're beautiful kitties. 😁

To attract Jonesy the cat Amanda says, "You need to shake a box of Wiskas." LOL

I love when a movie uses a clever animal reaction shot where it witnessed something horrible. There is a movie, " Dellamorte Dellamore" aka "Cemetary Man", (Italian comedy-horror) where a school bus full of boy scouts tumbles off the side of a mountain road and they immediately cut to close-up of a horse shaking its head as if to say "WTF was that"? Unforgettable.

Runtime: 1h 57m Runtime if people would actually listen to Ripley: 15m Also, the cat edits were hilarious; also chill cat in the background of tense scenes.

She tried to stop the self-destruct order because the Alien was blocking her way to the escape Pod. She didn't think she was going to have the chance to get off the ship before 10 minutes was up.

The alien was blocking her path to the shuttle. Hence she tried to override.

22:04 i bought the trilogy on dvd when it came out as a box set yrs ago, and interesting behind the scenes fact, this part only the director, and actor on the table knew about. the chest burst was a total surprise to the other actors, it was their real reactions when it happened. 😂

LOL @ "Don't worry about your seatbelt!" Like in the movie Goodfellas when the mobsters murder somebody and really need to make a quick getaway but the driver isn't moving. "What are ya doing???", "I'm warming up the engine"

Another great reaction Amanda to one of my favourite movies. Predator (1987) is also a great from this genre worth watching 👽

it's always a good day when you post. Love the videos!

Fun fact the way they got the cat to "act" was just to bring a big German shepherd on to the set 😂

I just realized... the crew pops out of eggs at the start of the movie, too.

The xenomorph didn't mess with Jones because Jones is a Flerken. It's the only explanation.

Ahaha, that picture made me remember Trogdor the Burninator!

The Predator, the thing, the alien three best Alien creatures ever created.... all made within a 8 year span and all will make your top 10

We had an insanely thick fog so naturally we got stoned and pretended to be walking through Silent Hill.

i was at a special effects exhibit when I was younger and was able to see the queen alien and the forklift suit up close from this movie.Very cool the queen was huge.

This is nearly a perfect movie. I love Sigourney Weaver and how she’s written as a smart, capable, and tough character, but the movie doesn’t throw it in your face like, “She’s a brave space woman who doesn’t need a man to save her. In space, you’ll hear her scream, ‘girl power’ “

Your sketch was surprisingly good from a 20 year old memory. I've seen amateur Leprechaun sketches done soon after the encounter that were less detailed...

The shuttle only has 3 hybernation pods, which the crew uses to travel the many months between traveling desginations. Earth was 10 months away. The 4th crew member would had no cryopod to sleep in, he would die soon of axphytiation, dehydration, hunger or cold soon enough, whatever would come first.

This is the dystopian future, no unions.

Great reaction! If you think Ripley was a badass in this movie you really need to see her in the sequel "Aliens". It is more of an action movie instead of a horror like this one but is just as good. Some say it's even better!

Thank you for being honest and saying you'd already seen this first a long time ago. 👍

This was a great video. One part movie reaction of a very good movie. One part cat video! Those two furballs are adorable! Love the mostly white with brown/black patches. They look like really chill kitties :)

"What the fuck?!" Cat: "Human seems concerned. I will sit here and lick my butt."

I love the pixels on cat's privy parts, just like some Japanese adult movie. XD

"It's kind of cute." - You just gave hope to thousands of funny-looking men across the planet. xD

1979? Dude, that's OLD! I saw this movie when it was released. I was about 6-7 years old at the time. It was fun! 😁

Even your cat at 14:07 is like, "What the hell is happening here?"😂 New subscriber loving your videos.❤

First time watching one of your reactions. Really enjoyed it. Your great sound editing made me a subscriber!

27:48 So, the thing to keep in mind with spacecraft is life-support systems (Oxygen supply, carbon dioxide filters, water processing/supply, food supply, etc). In the case of cryo-sleep-based ships, you also have to factor in sleep capacity. You may well be able to squeeze more people in, but if you exceed the capacity of a critical life support system you can kill everyone really fast. For example, suppose your carbon dioxide filters can handle 4 people indefinitely. In that case, 5 might overload the filters, allowing carbon dioxide levels to rise to lethal levels in hours, or days depending on how large the ship is (how much air there is to distribute the exhaled CO2 from the people). The real story of the Apollo 13 mission is a good example of how fast CO2 levels can rise in a small contained spacecraft without adequate CO2 filters.

A bunch of tug ship operators dropped into a meat grinder ten months away from help. The Company didn't care about them. All that mattered was money on the alien monster as a new weapon... With a flag on it.

I like how when you edit you comment with text and images/video. It’s like your reviews have two people: you and future editor you.

"You need to shake the box of Whiskas" - AM

Holding up that drawing at 2:10 should have been the thumbnail image. Beautiful work.

I swear, your such a beautiful person i could watch a video of you reacting to algebra videos lmao 🤣

Kane's rib cage exploded just like the giant alien's in the derelict spacecraft.

The shuttle had to have four sleep chambers for the months' ride home--that's why Ripley ruled it out. Of course the Ash robot reveal and death later brought them down to the right number. :)

Ripley tried to turn the cooling unit back on because she realized she needed more time! She had to save Jonesy and with the Alien running around Ripley realized she was running out of time. But with MOTHER being such a beeotch Ripley couldn't get the cooling unit back on in time to cancel the self destruct. So Ripley still had to struggle to save Jones and get the hell off the ship in less than 5 minutes.

Love your reactions 😍you picked the perfect atmosphere to watch this with all the fog outside hope you plan on doing a lot of scary movie reactions 😱 like the ring or jaws🦈 you have beautiful eyes👀😍

In space, no one can hear you scream. You might still hear your neighbor's drill though...

The reason that Ripley tries to stop the countdown is that the alien is between her and the shuttle.

When you see the sequel "Aliens" please find the theatrical copy. See that first before you see any additional "director's cut" material. You deserve to see it how audiences experienced it in theaters back in 1986! Good job on the commenting by the way!

I believe the reason Ripley tried to shut off the self-destruct was because the alien had cut her off from the shuttle, back where she left Jones.

This was Ridley Scott's second film which he would follow up with Blade Runner in 1982. Musical score by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith who composed for 256 movies in his illustrious career. Practical effects are awesome. A landmark sci-fi classic. You need to watch the sequel now, Aliens. Nice reaction 👍

"He was PREGNANT! ...... It's actually kinda cute!"... 😅😅😅😅😅

You've been like many other reactions I've watched who question why these people are exploring that planet where the "distress" signal was coming from. Stating that they should just say they explored it and get the hell out. Keep something in mind. These people don't know they're in a sci-fi horror movie. Besides the fact that it is in their contract to explore these unknown communications. They also get a share of the discovery. And a discovery like the one they come across when finding an alien ship, would literally make all of them rich beyond imagining. There's no reason for them to think they would encounter anything alive, much less dangerous. Most lifeforms in that environment would of long ago perished. The Xenomorph just happened to be a very special case. So there's a lot of incentives for going in and exploring that ship with what would normally be very low risk. They were just very unlucky.

also fun fact.. when the xeno rips out ... the cast was not told much about the details, nor anything about the practical effect that was to happen ... so their reaction is quite genuine

00:53 ~ kitty zoomies. (Lighting's fine. You resemble Gal Gadot in any lighting.) 2:24 ~ Kitty depleted. 6:50 ~ catfight. 11:28 ~ Fierce cat bath followed by Catfight Round 2. 13:33 Catloaf. 14:40 ~ Catfight Round 3. To the victor goes the couch with ample catloaf to follow, as the cat in the film steals the scene... putting the ACT in CAT.

The video game Alien Isolation is based on this film. 15 years after the film prior to the second. The same feel look worth a play.

"You now have 1 mintues to reach minimum safe distance"

So whodey! Go Bengals! Started watching you with Rick and Morty! Fell in love... Keep up the great Reactions!

If you want an old really good horror film that you probably havent seen then I suggest the 1973 Wickerman with Cristopher Lee. Christopher Lee was already an A List celebrity from his work as Dracula and such. When he read the script for this B movie he loved it so much he did it *for free* because that's the type of legend he was. He does a phenomenal performance.

@3:41 "Nostromo... pastrami..." Amanda, where are you going with this? Salami? Now I'm hungry! =:-D

No doubt, your cats were expressing excitement in anticipation of Jone's scenes.

Allegedly as they went along in the filming process, the director had the crew shrink the set a little bit now and then to increase the claustrophobia. I am not sure if they told the actors this fact though.

The reason she wanted to override the self destruct was because the Alien was between her and the shuttle so she couldn't board it.

Thinking kane is already dead, and when the larva comes out his thrashing is the movement of it borrowing is the WORST thing. Hes like a living cardboard box with something horrible moving inside it.. . Ash is its birthmaid, he pins kane the zombie down for it to get put "unhindered"

Uh-oh a (somewhat) naive RU-vid viewer is "boarding the "Nostromo" on a dark and foggy night! TV and print ads at the time gave NO clues about the movie, so the slowly appearing line segments in the title raised tension. The "Star Wars-y" exterior of the "Nostromo" was familiar, but the tubular vistas of the interior sparked claustrophobia. The Company demanding the investigation of a "systematized transmission" is/was the equivalent of having a freighter crew go the King Kong island to check out a radio signal. This "trapped in a haunted space craft" movie was a first; would anyone survive? 28:33 This was my "WTF! He's NOT Human?" moment. 35:28 The Alien is blocking the way to the escape shuttle. Ripley had to turn off Self Destruct to come up with another plan. Time ran out on that option. Sigourney Weaver was the new kid on the block; this and the next movie established her as a major movie star and a Strong Female Character, along with Linda Hamilton's "Sarah Connor" ("The Terminator"). On to "Aliens" (1986).

14:03 Cat's reaction perfect :)

"It has begun!" I'm so glad I watched this. End of Line

@8:43, "What went wrong?" The big rock they landed on that bent the "foot" backwards. You see it @8:05

"who cares about the seat belt?!" *opens the comment section* "you know what? Seat belts are important" *closes the comment section*

I think she tried to override the self destruct because the Alien was blocking her path to the escape shuttle.

the cat blurring... I laughed REALLY hard

Alien: Making Bad Decisions. Now that's a pretty good title. I will call the movie that name from now on. lol

Great job doing reactions to this movie and "The Thing", Amanda!👏👏👏Funny story, my family had a cat named "Amanda". She was white, black, and orange like one of your cats, except she had larger patches of orange and black on her body. You should keep doing movies. Thank you, Michael