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We were all very nervous becausewhat Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger and that entire teamhad...

We were all very nervous because
what Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger and that entire team
had done with the first film was so monumental and so intimidating that we thought
we were imposters coming in

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We were all very nervous because what Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger
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and that entire team had done with the first film
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was so monumental and so intimidating
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that we thought we were imposters coming in.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:17
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.
I remember Cameron at some point flippantly saying, - Aliens Expanded 00:16
I remember Cameron at some point flippantly saying,
{\an8}Aliens, it literally picks up, - Aliens Expanded 00:06
{\an8}Aliens, it literally picks up,
{\an8}She gets into the Narcissus, she gets into that little life pod, she flies away, - Aliens Expanded 00:09
{\an8}She gets into the Narcissus, she gets into that little...
{\an8}I've gotta find that delicate equipoise between it being my film, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
{\an8}I've gotta find that delicate equipoise between i...
And I think we hit that balance and we did shift the tone more toward action. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
And I think we hit that balance and we did shift the tone mo...
How are you gonna out horror and out suspense Alien? - Aliens Expanded 00:06
How are you gonna out horror and out suspense Alien?
40 meters in, bearing 221, there should be a stairwell. - Aliens Expanded 00:09
40 meters in, bearing 221, there should be a stairwell.
Whoever's alive, - Aliens Expanded 00:08
Whoever's alive,
How are we today? - Aliens Expanded 00:12
How are we today?
{\an8}Dreams are a source of story, ideas, and inspirations. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
{\an8}Dreams are a source of story, ideas, and inspirations.
{\an8}James Cameron is able to use dreams in a way that are relevant to the plot, - Aliens Expanded 00:09
{\an8}James Cameron is able to use dreams in a way that are ...
{\an8}The audience goes into Aliens at that time - Aliens Expanded 00:10
{\an8}The audience goes into Aliens at that time
And even though it doesn't pay off in that same way, - Aliens Expanded 00:17
And even though it doesn't pay off in that same way,
That's where everybody goes, "Oh, no!" - Aliens Expanded 00:12
That's where everybody goes, "Oh, no!"
It's almost like the chestburster is the thing - Aliens Expanded 00:07
It's almost like the chestburster is the thing
She's not the character you met in Alien. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
She's not the character you met in Alien.
She's a damaged version of that character. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
She's a damaged version of that character.
In Aliens, some of the experiences that we should note - Aliens Expanded 00:15
In Aliens, some of the experiences that we should note
The features of PTSD that we see in Ripley include hyperarousal signs, - Aliens Expanded 00:24
The features of PTSD that we see in Ripley include hyperarou...
{\an8}I was really taken with Sigourney Weaver in Alien. - Aliens Expanded 00:07
{\an8}I was really taken with Sigourney Weaver in Alien.