Paxton was notoriously hard on himself as an actor. I hope wherever he is, he knows that he was a great actor who is loved by so many and is dearly missed.
Not even remotely. I'm late to the party on a comment but I HATE this thinking. As CGI is simply a tool. Just as 3D is a tool, as is surround sound a tool. Its how you use it and where you use it, is what matters. Practical is good for many things but not all things. See the new Dune as a perfect example of knowing where and how to use practical vs CGI.
@@KellicTiger Yes, you are right, it's gotten a lot better & seamless (Dune was amazing), but from the mid 90's to about 2015 it was severely overused, and the effects were not nearly as good as they are today. Countless movies u could tell where all the CGI was. To the point u really appreciated when a filmmaker resisted the green screen and implemented practical effects like in The Thing (80's version). There's no defending absolute horrible CGI like the Rock in The Scorpion King
@@KellicTiger It's simple, really. CG appears like things are happenning, but nothing is. Where are the Stunt Men? Where is 'The Danger'? Without that, don't waste My time. Of course CG looks better all the time, but I FEEL NOTHING frum it. Empty. I'd rather watch The Road Warrior again. That's Visceral. God Bless The Stuntmen! It's not an "Action" film without them, just eye-candy with loud noises. Unless things are actually being exploded, it's boring as hell. Of course, No Stuntmen were killed during the making of this comment. Kids today don't get it. Your movies suck This Must Change. I'll be a stuntman. Let's Go.
@KellicTiger CGI itself is not the problem, it's the absolute reliance on it that is the problem. Films filled with CGI tend to have no soul. Nothing tangible. It's just a bunch of glossy animated images with no depth for the most part. I remember as a kid I couldn't wait for video game graphics to catch up with movie special effects. They never did. What actually happened is movies became far more like videogames. It's not that the tool of CGI is bad, it's just that the generation wielding these tools grew up in an age where any and everything could be accomplished in post production. So its no big surprise that what is caught in camera these days also feels as hollow and artificial as the special effects themselves.
@@brandons4240Have you seen the video on RU-vid of all the incredible creature feature prosthetics they did for the Thing prequel. And then the studio execs said yeah get rid of all that and do it cgi. 🙄
"Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!" RIP Bil Paxton, you legend! You had the best lines on this movie.
Yes, indeed. What a huge loss. Paxton was won of the finest character actors ever. A simple look at his filmography will tell you how iconic he became. RIP Bill...
You should find the giant BP (for Bill Paxton) computer map image spelled out by dozens of storm chasers by driving to specific points with their GPS transponders all over Tornado Alley when he died.
Bill Paxton.... The first actor that made me cry upon hearing of his unexpected death. He always reminded me of my uncle...A good person with a good soul. I always looked forward to any movie or tv show he did... He'll be missed but always be remembered for the great memories he gave us all.... R.I.P. You were always the best part of whatever you did.
@@t.adamcollins2162 what's wrong with fans paying tribute to someone who clearly had impact on them? Death is always sad and terrible and people should mourn. Do you even have a soul? Guessing not.
I remember in Poland I just woke up with a terribly hangover, hated to lay in my bed anymore and to be home so I went out just to recover crossing the street pointless and walking near the cinema I thought it would be nice to sit down in the darkness to rest so I bought the ticket even not asking about what a movie they show cause I didn't care. I come inside, sit down ...and then ,oh shit ...I forgot about my hangover.
I might be old now compared to the youngsters watching today, but I was there during the hype of this instant classic action horror masterpiece leading upto the release in 1986. Today's Hollywood will never get back to doing films like this, and the 1980s is still the biggest pop culture decade of all time with every major iconic franchise making an appearance. Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Predator, Robocop, The Terminator, Batman, Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Rambo, Gremlins, Die Hard, Superman, The Karate Kid, Blade Runner, Conan, A Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th and Mad Max. All entries here with the exception of James Bond had their very best instalments solely in the 1980s. The greatest decade in film arguably apart from the 1950s in my opinion.
And that's what Hollywood needs to get back to making movies like the ones you name I'm tired of the superhero marvel movies the reboot remake we need creative again and built up movie stars.
Eddiethenotsogreat are you really going to post that to everyone that comments? I realise it has been a month but seriously? I'm just saying it seems like a waste of time for a bit of comedic effect, either way I am going to eagerly await your response to this, mainly because I want to know which word you choose to insert into your comment... Probably insert.
Saw this in High school summer vacation. A friend and I walked in the rain to the theatre for the 8 PM showing. We walked into the movie all humid and wet in a dim theatre and sunk in the front row chairs. I was never immersed as much in a movie as I was that night and it really felt like we were there - all tense, grimy and sweating like they were on lV426. One of my favorite movies of all time.
i saw it at a new multiplex during a bad late summer / early fall thunderstorm near mt vernon VA (with a bunch of soldiers in the packed theatre from Ft Belvoir who cheered on the colonial marines). It really added to the film lol
I had a similar "realistic" experience with the first film - it was summer, so I had on sandals, and someone in the show before had spilled a soda -- at some point during the film, I moved my foot right into it, so I had cold, sticky stuff on my toes --- as a teenage girl it was an 'eeeeeeeeeewwww" experience!!! I will always remember that!!! I like all 4 films, but Alien and Aliens are my faves, I can always watch them.
PSYCHOSEMATIC sensory overload, intense bro, I was 9 when I saw it but still had fun , not as good as your story though,im jealous, i just wanna grow up, oh wait im 42,lmao!
He's so good. Pretty nearly straight off of Star Trek II and III. If the scores sound similar, well, so do some Beethoven symphonies, or, nearer the mark, Shostakovich or Stravinsky. I never mind hearing motifs repeated from a good composer's soul.
There was a screening of Aliens at my local university back in the day. I went to see it with a friend, Rusty. When Ripley appeared in the mechanical lifter to do battle with the mother alien Rusty stood up from his seat mesmerised and bellowed 'FUCK YES'. Ahhh good times.
The raw fucking skill and talent and art (they created on the fly) that went in the production of that movie is insane. Some of the techniques they used are awesome magic or awesome tricks even better than magic
A documentary!! What. I’m 40 years old and this is in my top three film of all time. Have watched a million times. A documentary!! Omg I have to watch this now
Even now, 30 years later, this is one of the greatest movies and incidentally greatest sequels ever made. It holds up so incredibly well, from the writing to the music to the effects. gotta love it.
They all tell a story if watch them one after the other.You will see the story its telling.Instead of you saying its crap which they are not.Maybe you need to watch them again .
Funny how Hurd doesn’t mention that James Horner also got nominated for an academy award. They treated him terribly, and yet, under such pressure, he produced one of the most memorable scores in film history. RIP
*Big time!, Music/score in film is really taken for granted, it can either make or break the movie, that is how important it is. Look at Halloween 1 ( the original )*
At 1:19:50 Cameron has a great quote, one that I think many filmmakers could learn from. Benefit from. "You don't create fear with gore, you create disgust. A whole different emotion." I think he hit that mark perfectly. It's about the same reasoning behind why "jump scare" is usually used as a negative critique of a moment or moments in films. Surprise isn't fear any more than disgust is. It only takes SFX to create disgust, and it only takes editing to create surprise. It takes *talent* to create fear.
Well he can have his opinion but I’m yet to have any sort of fear watching a movie I just want to be entertained and I get into movies like hatchet and slashers way more than any movie James Cameron has ever made. Being on the gore more the better, hatchet, evil dead, 28 weeks later, crazies, RZ Halloween’s, exploding zombie heads, squirting blood from severed heads and limbs, yes yes please
And no I’m not saying aliens is bad it’s just not scary it’s action I get the same feeling watching a war movie that I do watching aliens same anticipation. Movies today are just so predictable pretty much everything after 1980 is I’m more of a George Romero/Alfred Hitchcock are the non gore horror movies I like to watch over and over. The 30s, 50s, 70s had the best none gore horror movies that are rewatchable. Today I just go where the gore is when I want to be entertained, I want a new hatchet movie, Kane hodder kicks ass as usual severing body parts spilling gallons of intestines used to choke people out and gallons of blood. I tend to get bored very easy so my opinions on movies are usually not popular opinion, like I agree with Stephen King and that Kubrick ruined the shining and I don’t read books but it made me read the book and the book is actually very good the movie ruined the book so I give it a .5/10 best part is Jack going crazy
Indeed, compare thé original Texas chainsaw massacre to thé countless remakes. Thé original makes you feel uneasy and scared from thé start. However there is hardly any Gore in it. Thé remakes have tons of Gore but thé entire chilling atmosphere is gone.
2:49:10 "There were no test-screenings for the film; we didn't have time" - and right there is probably a major reason why this film is a timeless classic. I hate to think about the version of Aliens we could have ended up with if the film had been subjected to that damaging process...
I watched Aliens on tv, very late one night when I was 14 or 15 years old. It was the Director's Cut, it was fucking amazing, and it has aged fantastically to the point that I am going to watch it again in 2021.
This is --------hands-down------one of THE all-time best action films ever made. -------I still get my heart pounding , though I've seen it at least 25 times. ----------------------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
My buddy and I saw Alien when it opened in theater and we were on mushrooms. OMG! I was terrified and thought I was was going to be killed. When the movie was over I was shaking and drenched in sweat. Most awesome experience - but I swore I would not do psychedelics again. Saw Aliens while striaght and it still scared the crap out of me. Great sci-fi horror films.
What a small world! My buddy and I on opening night in 1986 in Dallas dropped a hit of blotter acid each and had our minds blown beyond comprehension lol 😂
James Remar was originally cast as Hicks, although why he was replaced was always shrouded in mystery. It wasn’t until recently, when Remar himself commented more explicitly on the issue, that the reason James Cameron fired him became clear: “I had a terrible drug problem, but I got through it … I had a great career and personal life, and messed it up with a terrible drug habit.” Remar said of his Aliens experience: “I was initially cast as Corporal Hicks, and I was fired after a couple weeks of filming because I got busted for possession of drugs, and Michael Biehn replaced me.”
In a way it's a shame becasue Remar is a great actor. His portrayal of Albert Ganz in 48 hours was terrifyingly manic. However, I'm glad Biehn got the role becasue it's hard to imagine anyone else playing Hicks.
There is another Aliens documentary that is on Netflix that belongs to the "Movies That Made Us" series. In that short documentary, Remar explains what happened. He admits that he was doing drugs at the time. And he was arrested. James Cameron was at the time pressed for time. The British crew kept taking tea breaks twice a day. And the studio warned Cameron that if they ever went over the budget, he would need to foot the bill himself. So yeah, Cameron had no choice but to let Remar go. He hated having to do that because Remar came recommended by Walter Hill. But again, he was pressed for time and needed to find a replacement right away. So he called Michael Biehn who he had worked with recently in Terminator.
Sigourney Weaver is a magical actress and the entire cast and production unit were utterly brilliant. I have never felt so exhausted after watching a film (Terminator was close, but Aliens is an entirely different feeling). A wonderful film and everyone who participated deserves all possible praise for what they produced.
The best one and only Stan Winston is missed by many sci fi fans. No one could touch his expertise in animatronics. Jurassic Park was incredible with the T. rex movements. It would have been very difficult to make that movie without Winston.
Seeing Bill Paxton makes me sad but also glad he was in this film. He was (and still is) an undervalued actor. He was magnificent in this film and uniquely captures how any viewer of the film would act in that situation....you'd be shitting yourself!
It's so hard for me because I used to enjoy Paxton - he was never a great actor but he was usually fun to watch. But seeing him at whatever that awards show was when he insulted Michael C Hall (Dexter) for having leaukemia soured his appeal for me to a level I haven't experienced since I learned about Mark Wahlberg blinding an old Vietnamese guy as a young d!ckhead but asking the Pope for forgiveness for the felony so he could extend his Wahlbergers franchise and not for the act of assaulting a defenceless person when i reached a point of no return.I avoid most of Paxton's movies now because I can't divorce the actor from the distaste of the man
@@yourshadowself you're totally making this BS up. Stop trolling and disrespecting the dead with your awful and pitiful lies. Also he was a GREAT actor and if you think otherwise you must think Kristen Stewart is this generation's Meryl Streep.
Bill Paxton was great in this movie because some of his one-liners broke the tension and terror during the movie and brought a humorous aspect to it. ( ie, "why don't you put her in charge" )
This is my favorite movie of all time. Know every line...probably have watched it 200 times or more. On my tablet or computer..always the first movie I load.
@DR Evil I'm curious about this. I will claim that Aliens is my personal favorite sci-fi action movie but what is Solaris? Where from? I'd check it out for sure
Like so many others, I worship the aesthetic of this film. The singular vision of Cameron and his colleagues permeates one scene after another. So many elements became woven dynamically into this film as if by providence. If this film were made today with a massive budget, modern technology, and all the time in the world, I doubt it would have turned out as well. Money constraints, scheduling problems, culture clashes between production crew, people with different acting backgrounds, etc. And yet it all resulted in something amazing. It was lightning in a bottle and I don't think it can be captured again. I've so much more respect for the fact that everything was done with practical effects, set work, and clever photography, not to mention some of James Horner's finest scoring work; even though it's undeniable he lifted several of the musical motifs from classical ballets almost note-for-note, it nonetheless remains a fine example of art through adversity just like the rest of the film. Today this would all be done in post-production CGI leaving nothing to the imagination, and while modern effects can show abundant detail, it lacks the organic authenticity of something shot on actual film like this was, no matter how many computers it gets processed on. I am particularly moved by Sigourney's humanity and personal onus as caretaker with Carrie Henn towards the end of production when they were the only ones still shooting on a very cold set with a lot of physical stunt work; she looked after Carrie's well-being on the set just as much as she did in the story, so what we see was only partially a characterization insofar as the technicality of a camera being on. It says a lot about Sigourney as a person and it shines through with an unspoken presence in the film, adding an intangible humanity to the screen that has yet to be truly recognized, much less rivaled, in any other film of the franchise.
My stepfather took me to this movie when it premiered. I was 11 at the time, and Aliens scared the living daylights out of me. The worst part was I couldn't even ask to sleep in their room because I was afraid that they might have a chest buster in them. So I named some of my toys after the colonial marines and slept with Hicks (a Pound Puppy) in my arms all through the night for weeks on end. I still have that stuffed dog and am such a fan of this movie that I watch it at least once a week.
I was 9 and went with my moms boyfriend who had already seen it, my favorite movie bar none, I remember saying they should use those big yellow loaders to fight the aliens , he just smiled and said "watch"
@@AlienGenotype DO YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD LITERALLY? YOU MUST NOT, UNLESS ALIENS SCARED YOU SO BAD THAT YOU VOIDED YOUR BOWELS IN YOUR PANTS. YOU SAID LITERALLY SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF YOU. DAMN, I'M SO GLAD I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT SCARED WATCHING A DAMN MOVIE.
When James Cameron tells you to slide into a wall, you fuckin slide into that wall. Thanks for the memories Bill Paxton, Hudson was a character among characters.
It is still an absolute brilliant piece of work. It will never age. In Alien, Scott admired the beast and wove an atmosphere of terror. Cameron brought in the guns, the all conquering guns, and showed how completely useless they were. The xenomorphs can step it up to any level! Terrifying and brilliant.
84, 85, 86 man ther was some GREAT films made in the mid eighties, Aliens, Back to the future, The breakfast club, Terminator, Amadeus, Predator??, Beverley hills cop, ghostbusters, top gun, karate kid, stand by me, platoon..
The whole 80's was great for films though, I thought it was odd he chose those specific years. 1985 was also specifically a great year for music, dire straits, tears for fears, starship, duran duran, kate bush, to name a few all release exceptional albums.
+CBright7831 15 minute tea break out of a 12 hour days wouldn't hurt, Just they were too cocky, They had a hit with Terminator and they thought that would carry weight and they could do what they liked, The British crew are professional, Many of them had worked on blockbuster movies for years, If American's directors had issues then why did they continue to make movies over here, Even to this day pinewood is still used to make big budget movies, Star Wars was recently made there, I think the tea break issues was very petty
Sounds like an excuse by Cameron to justify his bad reputation with crews. Even his supporters tacitly admit that he's a martinet who slows down production by micro-managing everything which causes a backlog and tremendous stress. He then tries to bully people into working at insane and counterproductive rates to make up time.This explains why his movies are often rather bland and seemingly generic.
CGI, agendas, laziness, committee writing and fear of risks. The only good movies these days are based on books, just because the good story is already there. Anything else gets rewritten by different people with no vision based on random focus group tests. Even if it might have been good it gets disjointed and incoherent in this process. And even with a book source it's hit and miss. Arrival was great, Ender's Game was just OK.
I still watch my Alien series movies. You start off with Alien and you have to watch the next three. The best Sci-Fi Horror EVER. I've always loved Sigourney...and her acting...
James Horner, H.R. GIGER, BILL PAXTON, Thank you all so much for the creative contribution to a timeless classic that'll remain terrifying for many years to come. Gone but not Dared FORGOTTEN!!!!!
This movie still blows my mind. Even though over the years it has made the trasnsition from cutting edge to nostalgic I will still sit down and watch it when ever it is on. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has watched "Aliens" over 100 times.
27:50 I loved that character. The mother/daughter relationship between Ripley and Newt drove the second film. I wish they had ended the franchise with the second film. It just hasn't been the same.
The third film committed cinematic homicide by killing off these beautiful characters, off-screen no less. Cameron gave the franchise future-proofing gold with the character of Newt, who could have had her own movie as an adult, and they threw it away. Absolutely baffling.
this movie is timeless..if it came out today it would still be a cutting edge awesome movie..the original predator is very similar to this film in term of it being timeless.classic awesome film that i never get tired watching over and over
evan c god it would be even more amazing since they don't use miniatures or any of the techniques they did back then in movies now, which makes them feel so fake. Mad Max Fury Road is the exception to this rule.
When I was a kid I watched this movie...home...alone. I was so terrified that I could not look at the screen directly and hid my face with my hands and peeked through my fingers. However I just had to watch it to the end despite my fear, to see what would happen next. For days and days I was in shock, anxious, nervous, loss of appetite, couldn't sleep, It was an experience I will never forget and no other movie ever made me feel this way.
That's how his filsm become successful. Because he put the first half on characters and then the rest for an uninterrupted thrill , adventure, action, horror, drama just like his Titanic
Agreed on all counts. Alien was scary as shit, it can never be remade. But Jim knows how to make an action movie. The greed of the corporation is still there, the ultimate monster, the Queen this time, is still there, our heroine is still there, but this is a different battle. For me, Alien was scarier, Ridley knows how to scare you & keep scared, but Aliens was more exciting. Knowing how the films were made does not detract from my enjoyment of watching them. And boy is the music important.
The genius of Jim cameron, was he understood, that if the audience cared for the marines, they would invest in their journey. This is a major contributing factor to why Aliens was a huge success and now considered a classic. And rightly so. R.I.P Bill Paxton.
@@tamlandipper29 The marines in the movie are not charicatures, even though they are often considered as. They are businesslike (even Hudson until his breakdown) and they are in a situation of fear anyone - military or not - can sympathize with through basic imagination. You fall in to sympathizing with them because everyone knows that fear of a thing with teeth hiding in the dark from their childhood, and everyone knows that tribal instinct to band together to survive against an enemy. The audience is sucked in to the same situation as they watch, and we invest in them because we're "there" too with them.
1000 Thanks for the friend who posted this documentary here! I loved it in all ways! I wish I could get a copy on CD, to pass to my younger child who's much like my self and will love these movies like his dad.
Bill Paxton is still missed today.A brilliant actor and director.Loved him in Aliens, Weird Science, Predator 2, and even Twister.RIP dude.Game over man, game over.
C'mon give the guy a break in regards to the tea break.At least if it had been a real man/womans beverage-i.e.coffee,but tea with crumpets and the pinky finger raised in the air!?
Watching this reminds me why I love and prefer movies before CGI came about. Filmmakers of old had to work incredibly hard. CGI doesn’t have to struggle to control the circumstances of reality that may not be cooperative for a fictional envisioning. It doesn’t have to coordinate so many elements that are out of its control to find that perfect moment to grab that shot.
CGI can be awesome too. It's just a tool and if used well it's fantastic. It's when it is relied upon or used inappropriately it looks either cheesy or fake ect... The trouble is building models and masks is expensive and time consuming so they resort to cheaper CGI. They know they can still make lots of profit selling crappy movies using hype and selling to the Fandom base. That's why there are so many shitty series out that either become a movie or had been a movie. Many younger views don't understand what makes a good movie which is why Avatar was a huge hit with kids even though it was not a great movie. Dialogue was cheesy and cliché and the storyline was so already done and predictable. Some scenes looked great while others were crappy.
Alien: Isolation does more tribute toward Alien, rather than its sequel Aliens. But it really does fit in the same mold. I would love an "isolation" done with the Aliens vibe, but it's a hard balance. How would they avoid making it into a traditional shooter? It'd be tough.
I hope they make a 2nd part to alien:isolation game. everything the game offers from the daughters pov is incredible. i wouldn't mind a multiplayer co op dlc to alien 3 on the maximum security prison planet. all of us trying to trap an alien.
ie. Stan Winston is the name I just heard in this documentary and I don't know any other special effect artists. So I'm going to write a ignorant emotional appeal soundbite.
I remember seeing this in theater, and being absolutely exhausted by the end from adrenaline over load. I had to go home, and watch cartoons for a couple hours just to chill out. Then I went to it again the next night. It was the first movie I ever saw multiple times in theater. I ended up seeing it 4 times on the big screen.
THE best scifi movie ever made to my opinion. No matter what they throw at us now with computergraphics etc etc, they will never get up to the level of the hard work they put into this movie with real stuff they used and make it just as good or better.
1:07:04 1.) Always treat a gun like it's loaded. 2.) Never point a gun at something you don't intend to shoot. That guy is 100% correct. Guns are tools and you treat a tool that kills with respect - even on a set. I wish more people had his sensibility.
Kendrick Carroll ask any gun owner and they say the same thing . Talk to movie gun shops they have to beat this into actors . Blank guns used in movies are not firing noise makers blanks . They can easily tear a case and send a bit of brass downrange so fast it can kill . Look up Forgotten weapons video at a movie gun shop .
The effort that went into this documentary, and the others in this 20th century dvd release of the Alien series is so amazing. This is what great film extras should always aspire to be as in depth as these. A film school all on its own, and a great inspiration for all who wish to follow this path of career.
I agree- the Alien Anthology blu ray set is probably one of the best collections of films to own - the documentaries are stunning (particularly the uncut one on Alien 3), the enhancement pods really interesting and all the additional bonuses (like the laserdisc contents for example) are superb- Charles de Lauzirika should be recognised more for his work in bringing this all together.
They certainly don't make films like this anymore. Getting parts from decommissioned RAF Vulcans, using mirrors to make rooms look bigger, crew vs director, people almost getting killed with flamethrowers, asbestos, poisonous fumes, a runaway aircraft tug and falling pieces of set. They could make a feature film just about this production.
OMG! One of favorite films ever and to understand all the challenges from this documentary give me a totally new appreciation of this iconic film! RIP Bill.
57 YEARS LATER (Continuing the Story) 1:09 BUILDING BETTER WORLDS (From Concept to Construction) 11:06 PREPARING FOR BATTLE (Cast and Characterization) 24:36 THE RISK ALWAYS LIVES (Weapons and Action) 1:01:15 BUG HUNT (Creature Design) 1:16:29 BEAUTY AND THE BITCH (Power Loader vs Queen Alien) 1:32:55 TWO ORPHANS (Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn) 1:55:21
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I think it really translates in a movie when they seem to be doing the best they possibly can with the technology they have rather than doing too much with visual effects that aren't really ready. What an amazing film. Still thrills right to the final battle to this day.
@@rajman7644 Carrie seems like a prime example of bidialectalism, she speaks with a natural accent, whether that be American or British, of those she's surrounded by. It's likely that if she were back in Britain for a while her British accent would re-emerge.
Bill Paxton had the best lines 'Game Over man, Game Over!' - I didn't know Ron Jeremy was the miniature effects supervisor... (@ 49:41) that guy gets around.
