Episode 79: Ridley Scott Watch Series #2: ALIEN (1979)

Curtis and John return to the next film of the Ridley Scott watch series with 1979's ALIEN starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto. They discuss malfunctioning robots, the space jockey, H.R. Giger, issues of gender and the working class, and more. Before talking about the film, the boys also cover what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to their watchlists.

Tune in next week as they cover another masterpiece from Ridley Scott's filmography: 1982's BLADE RUNNER, based on Philip K. Dick's novella DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:15 Watchlist Additions

00:08:56 What We Watched This Week

00:29:33 ALIEN (1979) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts)

00:56:03 Our Ratings

01:03:58 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate (BBC Documentary); The Hitcher (1986); The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Dave the Diver (Video Game)

JOHN: Dog Day Afternoon; Queen of the Dead; Mr. Deeds; Insidious; Insidious: Chapter 2; Insidious: Chapter 3; Scary Movie 2; Son of the White Mare; I Like Movies; The Passion of Joan of Arc

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

CURTIS: Sleepaway Camp 3; In Search of the Last Action Hero; Out There Halloween Mega Tape; The 12th Victim; Citizen X

JOHN: Bahubali 2: The Conclusion; Aquaman (2018); Hwayi: A Monster Boy

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from ALIEN (1979)

Outro: "Stage One" (ALIEN 3 SEGA Genesis OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

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