Sci-Fi Alien: Romulus (2024)

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

This sounds about on par reviews wise with Alvarez's previous movies. But I really enjoyed ED and Don't Breathe a lot.

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

I'm really excited to see this in 3 days. My only apprehension with some of those early reviews is that the negativity kinda seeps through in some of the wording of them. It's very easy to say "The best one since Aliens" because some people discard the rest in the trash bin (personally I find things to like in most of them) and also Alien/Aliens are considered classics so nobody expect a new movie to hit that level. So simply saying "the best one since Aliens" feels like a statement that doesn't really say much at all about how good Romulus actually is. Because if you're one of those who thinks there hasn't been a good movie since Aliens then that might be very faint praise.

Considering how people didn't like Prometheus and Alien Covenant (the latter especially), this is a massive step-up by goin back to basics.

 

[DyeLorean]

Interesting how a lot of reviewers mention the third act, some love it, and some took them out of the movie.

 

[Babillygunn]

Yes it was overrated.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Interesting how a lot of reviewers mention the third act, some love it, and some took them out of the movie.

Yeah noticed that myself. Quite interested to see what happens

 

[Stringer]

Sounding like it's a solid entry in the franchise and that's all I'm wanting at this point. Looking forward to finding out for myself.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

It sounds like the ending is really divisive, but it should be interesting at the very least.

About 24 hours to go for my screening. Just watched Prometheus in anticipation of it, and I have to say, this was the first time I've liked it. It's solid sci-fi. It doesn't feel much at all like the earlier Alien films, but it's not an issue to me anymore, it can stand on its own two feet. The visuals have aged wonderfully; it doesn't look like a film from 12 years ago. Great cast, too.

I've always liked Prometheus, such a shame Covenant botched everything it set up. And can't believe we never got to see The Deacon again.

But yeah I will be including Prometheus on my re-watch before Romulus.

 

[DarkKnight88]

The ending is also killer.

 

[DyeLorean]

They shouldn't have chickened out from Prometheus. That's what makes Covenant such a disappointment, it feels like a desperate course-correction that killed creativity.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Covenant is by far the worst Alien film. I borderline can't stand it.

Here's my current ranking of all of them. Given Fedes track record, I definitely think Romulus will be in the top 3 by this thursday.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Gothamsknight]

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Covenant is by far the worst Alien film. I borderline can't stand it.

Here's my current ranking of all of them. Given Fedes track record, I definitely think Romulus will be in the top 3 by this thursday.

Your ranking reminds me that I need to do a rewatch of AVP 2004.

Haven't seen it in ages, hope it's on Disney+.

 

[Kane52630]

Somewhere Neill Blomkamp is like

 

[Gothamsknight]

Your ranking reminds me that I need to do a rewatch of AVP 2004.

Haven't seen it in ages, hope it's on Disney+.

It is on Disney+ actually. I bought the blu ray 2 pack with Requiem not long ago too.

 

[DyeLorean]

I never saw the AVP movies. Should I?

 

[Kane52630]

I never saw the AVP movies. Should I?

The first one is not as bad as the second one.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I never saw the AVP movies. Should I?

I never watched the second one, but I remember liking the first one.

And the first one has Sanaa Lathan who I’m still in love with so that has that going for it.

 

[Drizzle]

I only watched the first AvP and that was almost 20 years ago. I don't remember hating it, just being really disappointed that it was PG-13. I know an unrated cut came out some time after but I don't know if it was an improvement.

 

[Kane52630]

Here's a screenshot of AVP Requiem:

 

[DyeLorean]

Ok, I might give the first one a chance!

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Surely you guys played Alien vs Predator at your local arcade back in the day?

 

[Drizzle]

Surely you guys played Alien vs Predator at your local arcade back in the day?

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I don't remember playing AvP in the arcade surprisingly but I do remember this one which came out maybe 10ish years later:

 

[Zantera]

The first AvP is fine. It's kind of a lesser Alien Resurrection to me. You have a crew of characters dropped into a place where they will soon be dead, the downside of AvP is that most of the characters are pretty boring. But it's a perfectly serviceable "if it's on TV and I have nothing else to do, I'll watch it for a bit"-movie. The second one is bad but it's amplified a lot by how dark it is. And we're not talking Zack Snyder "my Batman would get sexually assaulted in the prison"-dark, we're talking "crank up the brightness on your TV to 85% to see something"-dark. There's two scenes/deaths that stand out in the second one just for how gnarly they are (as in, can't believe they actually did that to this character) but the rest just feels like a made for TV canadian production or something.

 

[Captain Tired]

Requiem is the Dolph Lundgren Masters of the Universe of the franchise.

Although not nearly as enjoyble.