Alien: Romulus is Best Film since ALIENS! - Movie Review

[@Punisher6791]

Alien (1979) takes place in the year 2122AD Alien Isolation takes place in 2137AD Alien Romulus takes place in 2142AD Aliens takes place in 2179AD Alien 3 takes place in 2179AD Alien Resurrection takes place in 2379AD. Hope that helps anyone understand where this film sits in the overall alien timeline.

[@teknoid5878]

Add some Ridleyverse timeline : Exodus gods 13th cent BC Gladiator 1st century Kingdom of heaven 12th century The last duel 14th century American Gangster 1970 Blade runner 2019 Martian 2030 Blade runner 2049 and Raised by wolves 22nd century

[@Punisher6791]

i intentionally left out Covenant and Prometheus BTW. i don't consider them canon to Alien as they ruin the mystery of the Xenomorph.

[@jamesg871]

​@Punisher6791 they don't ruin it. If anything now, we know the engineers were attempting to recreate the xenomorph.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Actually Resurrection might be set in 2380/81? There was a bit of a gap between Aliens and Alien 3, too.

[@Punisher6791]

@@chrissonofpear1384 you may be right, some sources say it takes place 202 years after aliens in the year 2381. Who knows? All i know is the movie is kinda garbage but still a more serviceable film than Alien 3.

[@lobo2367]

As for the "believability" part, the teens in the movie don't have access to space travel. They have access to orbital SPACE TRACTORS and extremely focused work training, because they have been generational child-slave workers their entire lives. The film spend tens of minutes explaining to the audience that real space TRAVEL between planets is complicated, advanced, dangerous and extremely SLOW. It's not something normally done by mere civilians, which is why they have to risk their lives to access it.

[@steviegbcool]

why was the station abandoned if the goo is so important?

[@lobo2367]

​@@steviegbcool WY can't make it back there in time. In this film franchise it can take up to a decade (or more) to travel between solar systems. They mention how slow and perilous space travel is several times in the movie... The whole movie hinges on the heroes using (slow) space travel to reach freedom in another world. The scientists didn't just leave the station, there was a xeno outbreak. I doubt anyone "abandoned" it at all. Maybe WY security squads from another system are on the way... They will arrive 4+ years after the movie concludes (too late).

[@steviegbcool]

@@lobo2367 nobody on the planet below?

[@lobo2367]

@@steviegbcool It's a mining colony, there's no space marines there. Just wage slaves and their white collar handlers. WY Colonies are built to be self-sufficient "slave camps" with minimal oversight. Remember the movie ALIENS do you think that colony could have saved a derelict space station? There's no huge high tech WY capital city on the planet, what we see on the movie is how it looks everywhere. Tired sick people working for fat greedy managers with barely enough tools, technology and breathable air to do their job until they die. In the movie they talk about how horrible the planet is. The entire planet exists for mining resources. The movie revolves around them leaving the shitty planet because it's so shitty and backwards. By the way, if WY sent a group of workers to the station... The same thing would have happened. Except worse, because they would likely bring the black goo back to planet and doom everyone.

[@steviegbcool]

litterally a whole planet run by WY right below them. Also didnt they send a whole ship to lv426 from earth in the space of a few weeks in Aliens? seems like a collasal plot hole to me. Also why would they need miners when there are robots.

[@artheals8869]

No spoilers but the ending I initially was like “wtf” with a confused grimace, but honestly the way Fede shot it made it genuinely fucking creepy.

[@BALL_BUZZ]

Then it's even more dope that it's a real person with make up on him. His limbs and height are really like that.

[@3IRDDY]

Yeah I was never expecting for them to push it that far. LMFAOO. Shit scared the fuck outta me

[@bruhfeld9600]

It was basically Alien Resurrection if it was good and I mean that as a compliment

[@aaronbryant8074]

​@@bruhfeld9600 Aside from physics just not being a thing apparently

[@HumanHamCube]

Dude it was an engineer with the hybrid from Resurrectiom so bad​@@BALL_BUZZ

[@wwld9823]

the black guy playing the part of the android did a fenomenal job, when he SPOILER ***********switches chips to the weiland yutani one and aggressively grabs a facehugger by the tail I was speechless

[@pandemicwarfare4288]

His squinty self was annoying af !

[@saytax]

@@wwld9823 The Android with constant mopey bastard face? Prefers to be called an artificial person but acts and talks like a robot?

[@MirrorBlood]

He did a great job at being anoying af the actors where all garbage in this movie thid one of the worse alien movies of the series

[@saytax]

@@MirrorBlood I know. That mopey bastard face was annoying AF.

[@phatsurtain]

@@MirrorBloodTroll

[@ohaiduhg]

Borderlands was expensive because every actor they hired charges $30mil a movie.

[@ryuuotaku35]

Seriously? 😐

[@ohaiduhg]

@@ryuuotaku35 idk the exact figures but you can look up how much for an A list celebrity in a movie and guess how much they had to pay to put Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, etc in one movie. It can very easily be over half the budget just stacking celebrities in a film.

[@Duran762]

@@ohaiduhg Guess whoever learned the hard way that buying celebrities doesnt mean success.

[@jamescarroll384]

​@@ryuuotaku35 30s a bit of an exaggeration. But yeah 10 or 15 million for each of those giant names would be a safe bet.

[@ryuuotaku35]

@@jamescarroll384 I see, I thought so.

[@frogery]

i didn't need it to be better than Alien or Aliens. i just wanted it to be a decent movie and i'm glad that's what we finally got.

[@jimmyrolls37]

It's better than everything that came after 2, so mission accomplished as far as I am concerned

[@chazchaz2121]

It was like a revised version of Alien Resurection. Like they almost did that movie again

[@steffenknoll9136]

Better than Covenant is a good reason to watch it for me.

[@chazchaz2121]

@@steffenknoll9136 This one is the Jurassic World/ Force Awakens of the whole franchise.

[@Peter-ju6vn]

better then aliens aint ever gonna happen, still my favourite movie no contest

[@brysky2011]

Just saw it. Movie theater was dead silent in the space scenes

[@swite989]

Heard people cough and move, was thinking "man, would be awkward if someone farted". Did not finish my thought when her that glorious butt squeak from back row, people laughed right until first sound came in, then everybody went 😐.

[@Eagl3xStrik3]

It was dead silent in mine because their was only like 10 people in it lol at a 630 showing in a popular theater. DPAW was PACKED

[@onepunchman4444]

@@Eagl3xStrik3 probably because this movie was trash. Easily the worst of the franchise

[@jgillan92]

​@onepunchman4444 It wasn't though 🫠🙃

[@cutterbacon]

@@onepunchman4444 I made it to 9 minutes.

[@purefoldnz3070]

The best thing about Alien Romulus is that was directly inspired by the game Alien Isolation and it even has the save stations as an easter egg

[@David_randomnumber]

That only shows how damn good the atmosphere of this game was/is.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@David_randomnumber it sure was. Did you see the save stations throughout the station?

[@iantaylor2331]

I agree. Alien Isolation is my third favorite piece of Alien content and is a masterpiece. I like the pump on the door :).

[@nate0-rh6eh]

@@iantaylor2331it’s decent but kind of a one note game.

[@HumanHamCube]

​@@nate0-rh6ehsame with the film

[@ChadWinters]

Enjoyed it, but I just don’t understand modern screenwriters and how they don’t see major plot holes and inconsistencies in their writing. I rewatched the originals and they aged a bit but at no point did I have to just say “well that wouldn’t happen and is really hard to ignore” like Weylon Utani just leaving the research station derelict directly above one of their colonies…with a spaceport… for years with the alien life they’ve been desperate to get a hold of right there with zero explanation for why they didn’t go back and clear it out

[@Jimov]

@@ChadWinters the whole time I was wondering "how are a bunch of teenagers allowed to fly to what would be a completely restricted WY science research space station?" WY would have either secured the station or blown it up to prevent others getting the technology. Stupid plot hole.

[@B1gBoyPants]

I agree it was a little silly that nobody else had tried to secure the station, but it was explained a little bit. The space station wasn’t left over the planet, it had been drifting through space and had just entered the planet’s orbit.

[@porlp777]

It could be because they don’t know what’s actually inside the space station so they decided to jump in their before guys from the corp act, while WY still preparing their team before sending them to station after they just recovered it again.

[@saytax]

Where the hell did the facehuggers come from?

[@mrcheesemunch]

How is that a plot hole? Everyone on it died and it was basically put on standby, the only reason the characters in the movie found it is because it had just happened to drift near the planet enough that it could be detected. The only reason Weyland would know where it is otherwise is if they sent distress signals and whatnot, it said they collected the Xeno like a year ago or something and it also said messages take 6 months to reach Weyland, plus however many years it might take to travel to this planet. Logically someone was on their way but space travel in this universe is slow. Assuming the next movie picks up where this left off it's possible the people on the way there will intercept the survivors.

[@dr.carmichael530]

Slight spoilers In the film it shows how a chest burster becomes a full grown Xenomorph, in a matter of minutes and the design of the cocoon would have made H.R. Giger be very proud. It’s very seemless.

[@Triforcebro]

I had an issue with how fast everything happened given they only really had an hour. The other movies make everything seem longer but here this is just a speed run to become a full xeno.

[@ryans413]

I don’t know if any of you played this game Alien Fireteam Elite but in the game they have spitting Aliens that spit acid at you I was very happy to see that in the movie.

[@ryans413]

@@Triforcebroactually they had 36 hours then when the ship crashed back on board it pushed the Romulus closer so they had less time then before.

[@desertpup2967]

​@ryans413 he's saying that the alien progressed way too fast, nothing about the ship.

[@Merecir]

The biggest crime against the Xeno lore is the time of gestation. In the original movie, it takes hours for the team that entered the alien ship to extract Kane and drag him back to the Nostromo, and then he lay in the sickbay for many hours more before the facehugger drops off and he wakes. But in this movie, the time is just a few minutes from facehugger attaching to full chestburster scene...

[@proassassin8473]

According to Ridley Scott the movie was originally really long and Ridley Scott gave Fede pointers to shorten it so hopefully we will get a Directors cut in future because that is probably why you’re wanting it longer or some things feels cut.

[@danielpeckham5520]

Yeah would be interesting to see what was cut from this

[@NorcVI]

So that's why the pacing was so dang fast

[@caliginousmoira8565]

when a movie is good... you don't really notice the time

[@markusjohansson6245]

They needed to cut at least 15 minutes more

[@MikeJones-qn1gz]

I hate that, why do production companies have a problem with going over the 2 hour mark with theatre releases? If streaming has taught them anything its that you can convince people to sit down and watch a 3 hour movie if its good or a 6 hour series no problem, why is it only big directors are given the green light to have 3 hour movies? Like holy shit take a chance once in a while.

[@marcelousneal4641]

The Borderlands situation is Karma for Aliens: Colonial Marines

[@EduFirenze]

About time

[@megmucklebones7538]

Life long Karma, so hopefully this is the first dose.

[@evil_cupcake2386]

If it is, that better be only the beginning.

[@joellowe2215]

No shit... oh that's epic

[@idontcare6662]

😂 true

[@jaythomas468]

When y’all said the budget for this was $80 million, this is WHERE I THINK we need to return back to a time of more “modestly-priced blockbusters” (The Creator is ANOTHER ONE that has a GREAT VISUAL AESTHETIC but is made on a relatively “shoestring budget” compared to most Hollywood productions). The problem now is CGI significantly INFLATES the budget and EVERYONE’S eyes have now become SO over-bombarded by CGI effects, that UNLESS you have the BEST CGI EVER, most people are gonna be look, “meh, that CGI looks okay” or “that CGI looks fake.” Or I’m WRONG ABOUT ALL THIS and movies cost too much now because the execs are using them as a “front” to launder their own “Cayman Islands bank holdings” back into their own pockets (which wouldn’t REALLY surprise me).

[@kellywilson137]

I like how $80M is "modest" Budget, When we all know RDJ Alone is taking $80M to return to play Dr Doom at Marvel. 🤣 These budgets are out of control.

[@JakeBlake-m3d]

Nah worse then CGI budget is big actor name costs. I want Hollywood to stop spending more then 1/10th of it's movie budget on a single actor. It's ridiculous. This Romulus movie is the best since the original 2 is because they didn't hire big names and stuck to the spirit of the first two

[@Rynn21]

and CGI looks like garbage lately

[@Jay-og4yb]

Agreed and sometimes these movies have such a ridiculous budget that even though they are genuinely good and well received they technically flop and they think it was a failure and go back to safe things again

[@미안22]

Funny how the original was 8 million😂

[@edwardsbrock33]

You never know if Alex absolutely loved a movie or absolutely hated it until he speaks 😂 it’s hilarious 😂

[@vincentma9470]

Already did! Love the film. I hate the 'prequels'. So glad Romulus came out. It restored my love to this franchise.

[@saytax]

What are you talking about? It follows the precedence set by Prometheus and Covenant. A story about stupid black goo.

[@cardinalrule6810]

This film had a lot of tension, but Ripley going back into the Queen Alien's hive alone to save Newt with minutes left until the colony was about to explode was genuinely one of the most terrifying and badass things I've ever seen in any film

[@ksander1779]

i just rewatched Aliens yesterday, and yes, that sequence in partical is just pure movie magic.

[@HumanHamCube]

@@cardinalrule6810remember when ripley said "get away from her you bitch" remember? REMEMBER?!!!!!! REMEMBER??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MultiKnova]

💯 Aliens, along with the original Predator, are my 2 favorite films. Both are just incredible imo.

[@ketchupkatsup9805]

No Alien film has ever topped Alien and Aliens.

[@ChrsGotFourEyes]

The dichotomy with Ripley & Queen Xeno really ties it together

[@joleree1]

Exactly what you expect from Alvarez. A little rebooting, dash of re-imagining and a lot of modern horror.

[@aaronbryant8074]

@joleree1 And a lot of copy and pasting from the other films in the franchise or other films altogether

[@leecameron9226]

​@@aaronbryant8074I wanted to see a little more alien action maybe a flamethrower and him jumping out of vents

[@sleshflex4170]

dude didnt re-imagin shit......he just copy pasted everythign doing a really borign fan service, and despite the movie being well put toghether wiht a really good acting, the script makes no sense, whoever wrote the movie is a complete idiot and i dunno how somebody could read that and approve it.

[@joleree1]

@@aaronbryant8074 I kind of expect that from him though. The movie was way above average for me.

[@aaronbryant8074]

@joleree1 Yeah, I think the movie was shot well (aside from the hive Dutch angle zoom in on all the victims), looked really good, and was competently executed. Just some moments are too on the nose from where it was lifted. Plus, the story itself creates logic issues with Aliens and potential plot holes now that undermine the lore of the franchise

[@KoRn1044]

Other Joe: 8 Alex: 8 Angry Joe: 8

[@maybrittwilkens6149]

thnx

[@al3rgen]

I don't get it, they keep saying it is nearly 10/10 and then they give it an 8.

[@julianleft4662]

@@al3rgen I mean AJ even says it clearly, it's not a 10/10 and has some lil flaws. Because at the end of the day it does everything really well but what it does is pretty standard for the franchise. so it's a bit safe but very good in the delivery. it's also a horror film and unless you go The SHining route, it's hard for a horror to get a 10/10 objectively. So an 8.0 for a horror film is ALWAYS a very good rating. It's the equivalent of a 9/10 drama.

[@Steven-pb3zu]

@@al3rgen You will get it if you watch everything... They explain it :)

[@AerynWalk]

my personal math to get the real score (because AJ have horrible Movie takes) is to subtract 4 points from his score. i hate his "turn your brain off " arguments. Well i wait what MauLer/Mooler or the Critical Drinker have to say to this movie

[@MW-hv1cl]

The plot was a bit rushed. The whole movie felt like it happened in 30 minutes time. They spent almost no time wandering the wreck of that great and interesting location. The aliens grow to fast. In 5 minutes the alien goes from a face hugger to fully grown drone. The characters die so quick before we have any chance to care.

[@ScottishAtheist]

The trouble is the ticking clock they set up and then had to rush the development to fit within the reduced time frame.

[@snoguy7181]

Agreed

[@ossipeltonen397]

Yeah, the first part of the movie felt a bit rushed. Loved the atmosphere, but didn't particularly care for any of the characters.

[@erikwilliams1562]

​@@ossipeltonen397I couldn't tell you a single character's name

[@Merecir]

The biggest gripe of mine is that the movie is SO derivative of other alien movies and games. It felt like I had seen almost every single scene before.

[@autodidact7127]

It ain't broke

[@saytax]

​@@autodidact7127Prometheus wasn't broken? Member berries are broken and cringe.

[@HafidzMurshidie]

@@saytaxWhat?

[@MirrorBlood]

​@@saytaxprometheus was way better then this this alien film was trash the actors where so anoying im looking at the girl and the stupid andriod

[@saytax]

@@MirrorBlood Prometheus would be a way better film if it wasn't in the Alien universe and was its own story. I agree with you. It is better than this film. But the black goo retcons everything and ends up making no sense in the Alien universe prior to it.

[@douglas4934]

David Jonsson acting was phenomenal.

[@sharpshoota8274]

We’re gonna be seeing a TON of him after this film. This is the jumpstart to his long lasting career. He was incredible!!!

[@bryanbeck4177]

Agreed. I liked both lead actors. The test of the crew... were okay. Not terrible, not great. But David Jonsson had me sold from early on. Then the script just really let him shine and kept us guessing what was next for him

[@BigNate21659]

Man!! I said the same thing. Bro was in his bag

[@HumanHamCube]

​​@@bryanbeck4177the punk guy didnt get enough time. Desth was lame. They built him up and he had good tension with Andy.

[@VerdeletVIII]

He absolutely killed it. My fav character by far.

[@AidilAfham]

Best thing about watching it in the theatre is the audible gasps and whispered “what the fuck..”

[@alvarogarcia5514]

Oh yeah. There was a family of a mother with two teenage kids who were elated and scared at the same time, loved their reactions throughout the movie. A great time at the movies.

[@TheOneTrueNoName]

I was just about to get off KZbin, y'all came in clutch

[@dakotamaddux8137]

same man lol

[@daynnite4462]

That was not an accident It's the algorithm 😬

[@benjaminseverinsen8713]

....I had to stop half way through to get off KZbin and go watch it in theaters before spoilers... see ya tomorrow

[@joleree1]

Yup

[@jock4551]

now you gotta get off to this video

[@ttanza4004]

I know that when Fede Alvarez first showed "ALIEN: ROMULUS" to Ridley Scott and James Cameron, they both liked it. I also know that Ridley Scott told Fede Alvarez that he thought that he had a "potentially huge movie here".

[@SaberEBW]

I love that the Alien doesn't even show up until almost a full hour into the film and is just one of the many threats, not the sole threat. It gives a more realistic and "can not escape alive" feel.

[@kawkaventura-smith1886]

Felt like i was in a video game.

[@adriandenton6637]

2 scenes definatly.

[@Kane.JimLahey.]

The Callisto Protocol, they even stole several plot points from the game

[@user-it9go8fj2u]

@@Kane.JimLahey. Callisto protocol borrowed heavily from previous alien films only they did it worse

[@steviegbcool]

ha yeah i thought that too.

[@OrionInSpace]

As soon as I saw the pulse get used in the movie when it was fired and it made the original noise from Aliens my first reaction was “AngryJoe is it gonna give this movie 5 points just for that”😂

[@LiquoriceGold]

And the same sounds the aliens make when getting blasted.....chefs kisses.

[@SmokeNGunsBBQ]

Except they took this lame 'brace' idea from... god I'm not even getting into this can of worms lol

[@roywilson4514]

Pathetic

[@OrionInSpace]

@@LiquoriceGold apparently he didn’t like it as he said in the spoiler review

[@OrionInSpace]

@@SmokeNGunsBBQ what’s wrong with that?

[@puterairfanmohdnizam3923]

Xenomorph looks freaking awesome design but no CGI finaly

[@HumanHamCube]

Did you even watch the movie?

[@puterairfanmohdnizam3923]

i did that was yesterday

[@dhmccauley]

No CGI? What do you call that awful AI generated Ian Holmes.

[@puterairfanmohdnizam3923]

It's not AI, it's the animatronics xenomorph

[@510SPINESPLITTA8]

@@dhmccauleythe AI generated Ian Holmes was the most horrifying thing on screen in this movie.

[@stephenwilkins3606]

The jump scares didn't seem forced, the build up and the tension were organic, the flow of the movie felt so smooth, everything was perfect. Also, the end was WILD, me and my girlfriend were gasping with our mouths open. I heard the entire movie theater audibly gasp at THAT part in the end. 10/10, would recommend.

[@CargoShorts7]

The actress for Rain is who they should have gotten for The Last of Us show. I kept on thinking that she reminded me of Ellie from the games lol

[@Pit940d]

Damn.. thought I was the only one thinking bout it..😂

[@Altercepez]

Alien 1 and 2 still superior imo but this is the closest movie to those two, this is what i like about alien franchise, the fear of the unknown, the claustoprobic feeling, the helpless atmosphere, and nice action and tight stories

[@bratosin1]

Nah the first ones by today standards are very bad , maybe you just nostalgic, prometheus and covenant are far better

[@purefoldnz3070]

those films are some of the best films ever made.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@bratosin1 found the troll.

[@Voltackle86]

​@@bratosin1crappy taste lol.

[@David_randomnumber]

​@@purefoldnz3070although he is right. By today's standard = crappy writing, enough plotholes to make a plotnet, Greenscreen everywhere, overblown budget and forgettable characters yes, Alien and Aliens can't compete in that regard.

[@SomeRandomHobo0]

Me my brother and our coworker drove 2 hours to watch this movie so worth it man I can’t believe how good this movie looked on iMax P.S I got my alien popcorn bucket so worth it

[@tshelby5212]

*OUR

[@SomeRandomHobo0]

@@tshelby5212 thanks man I’ll update it. I wrote this late last night I was still blown away from the movie I couldn’t type

[@AS--999]

The Directors Cut for this should be great as all the extra exposition and parts OJ/Alex said they want sound like they got cut at the recommendation of Ridley Scott to keep up the pace of the movie. He says so in his interview about the film.

[@borislugosi54]

The movie looked good but was not good. Worst Alien film for relying on referencing earlier films and not exploring the few original ideas it had. A lot of story points were pretty sloppy too. No suspense, no surprises. Everything happening i could see coming because it took from the other films.

[@ignaciodominguez3214]

Thank you!

[@alancfar]

100%

[@ColorsFadeGaming]

Correct take.

[@flyingplantwhale545]

I loved every second of it.

[@borislugosi54]

@@flyingplantwhale545 that's fine. I'm glad it's doing well and that there are people that enjoy it.

[@ketchupkatsup9805]

It's The Force Awakens for Alien, it's well done but really is a rehash & full of nostalgia callbacks that really doesn't do anything new :(

[@ChrsGotFourEyes]

Gotta disagree on the last part: grav generators; zero g acid; pov of a Weyland Yu colony; android-human relations; new Xeno design all served the plot imo Some callbacks-yea. But it developed the core values of the franchise. 3rd act was done well idk if we needed it tho

[@Merecir]

@@ChrsGotFourEyes The whole setting was straight from the game Alien Isolation. The third act was straight from Alien Resurrection mixed in some parts of Prometheus.

[@adriandenton6637]

It's so fkin predictable.

[@alvarogarcia5514]

I disagree. It's better than the Force Awakens, does more and feels much more genuine in its intent. Could have done without a couple callbacks, yes, but the movie's heart is in the right place.

[@Rg-cf1ix]

I thought Joe was never going to let them talk

[@danielpeckham5520]

Yeah he was super hyped heh, understandable really

[@mariahkerry1698]

They fear him😏

[@DonGrif]

Alex starts talking 10 minutes in 😅

[@brunoserra1531]

New here huh

[@RetroPowered]

Because he doesn't care what they think 😂

[@rapzid3536]

The trailer was definitely a homage to the first Dead Space trailer.

[@jock4551]

kind of a rip-off lol

[@gregzapp]

The US-G- Ishimura. Biggest planet cracker in her class.

[@Robp787]

What DS trailer? I want to compare 😂

[@flyingplantwhale545]

I actually felt the whole movie had strong Dead Space vibes

[@Matter-of-Fax]

Dragging the wife and leaving the kids with a babysitter Saturday night 😅

[@PirateJamm]

Leave the wife too 😂

[@charliewilson85]

@@PirateJammwhy, is the movie really gross?

[@785joker]

Take the kids I did it’s good parenting like a 2 hour abstinence show

[@alexrivera633]

Seeing it Sunday I sadly work the day of release

[@dootslayer3907]

Had someone bring their toddler to my showing. God help that kids dreams.

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

The movie is good but I have some nitpicks. Who 100% escapes a Zero G situation with acid floating around with not a single damage to their clothings at least??? Would be better if they could be more realistic with the scene like having minor injuries from the burns or something. The CGI for one particular android and the creature for the last scene was bad.

[@saytax]

Yeah, and it's cringe they used that android. What was the point? Just use a new dude or chick to play the android. Why use CGI for that, plus it sucks.

[@CaptainMauser]

Best Alien since Alien 3.. A 7 out of 10

[@briandeluca4318]

This movie really puts into perspective on how much of a parasite, the alien actually really is. ❤

[@batalorian7997]

but you get that with the other movies too

[@MrWinnfield]

How?

[@adriandenton6637]

As if nobody knew that

[@RJ-qs6nm]

fede alvarez was born to make an alien movie. his style has alien written all over it, ever since he made evil dead 2013 i dreamt of this guy getting involved in this franchise

[@미안22]

I just want a dead space movie from him or...event horizon remake?

[@onepunchman4444]

@@RJ-qs6nm yeah but unfortunately he failed to deliver this time. Easily the most boring and forgettable of the entire franchise. what a disappointment

[@theorbitalone7283]

@@onepunchman4444L take

[@HandsomeSquidward98]

​@@onepunchman4444you're telling me you think covenant and resurrection was better than this? Hell nah hahaha that's wild

[@onepunchman4444]

@@HandsomeSquidward98 I don't think it I know it. Please don't be silly. This movie was absolutely terrible and boring. Hands down the worst cast in the entire franchise, moved slow as a snail with awful pacing and with an extremely low death count with boring unimaginative kills and very little xenomorph screentime. this should have went straight to Hulu and is far inferior to covenant . At least that movie did a good job with the lore at combining the Prometheus and alien franchise together and explained the true origin of the xenomorph and had some fun kills and decent cast.Just keeping it a stackie mcstackerton

[@globalklaus]

The boys get to speak at 8:42

[@anuragd948_2]

😂

[@mrcarpio9430]

Lmao

[@AWonderingTraveIer]

I was literally looking for this comment lmao

[@MovedbyTruth]

It was decent. Nothing more. On par with Promethius or maybe a tiny bit better. Definitely better than a lot of other Alien films but far off from the first two. There's way too much fanboyism, here. Not nearly enough objectivity. It's a 7.5/10 film.

[@adriandenton6637]

Id give it 3/10

[@johnmunro897]

Um. No. Like most Disney stuff these days it's enjoyable enough in a very superficial manner if you take your brain out and plop it on the seat next to you. But it's the worst of the franchise (I'm not including AvP). Films 1-4 were each original and had clear direction. And I liked Scott's bold expansion of the story line in Prometheus and Covenant. But instead of finishing that trilogy we get this messy hotch potch? Despite all its clumsy references to the other films it feels disconnected and lacking in vision. Meh.

[@wuukydukes3991]

Thanks for the truth again Alex, Romulus has zero competiton, missed the mark, and crazy OVER hyped LIKE EVERYTHING else!

[@ghostly603]

My girlfriend and I went to go see this a few hours ago (we are both huge fans) and this was just a pure fan service done right and an overall great alien movie. Need EVERYONE to watch this and show studios what we really want from our favorite franchises!

[@HumanHamCube]

So you loved an engineer/human/alien resurrection hybrid 3rd act? Lmao

[@SmokeNGunsBBQ]

​@@HumanHamCubesome people are easy cash grabs.

[@drazirac117]

@HumanHamCube @SmokeNGunsBBQ Yal must've loved the acolyte & rebel moon then😂

[@J.Panxer]

Who hired you?

[@zbigniewiksinski]

@@HumanHamCube why u call it engineer dude? also bith scene is total highlight of the movie

[@somethingboss]

Controversial take... I have always loved the first Alien more over Aliens.

[@slimmike56]

Not controversial in the least.

[@somethingboss]

@@slimmike56 Always feels that way when discussing the movies with people. Glad I'm not alone anyways 👍

[@talaris-uk]

Even IMDB rates it higher on average. More people agree than don’t.

[@Bluescilla]

Just the way the first movie starts out. The music and the title slowly coming in. Lets the audience know the vibe of the movie

[@MrWinnfield]

Aliens sucked because of that stupid queen! There wasn’t a queen in alien because humans were turned into eggs

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

The best since Aliens. Incredible sets, practical effects, clean story, and great characters. Best Android since Bishop! The milk part, I knew it was going to be twisted af! I’m kinda glad it was left to the imagination in a way 😂

[@sirspookington]

It's a shame that Alien 3 is hated so much because of the theatrical cut of the film. Alien 3 Assembly Cut is one of the best sequels in the franchise! The studio messed with the theatrical cut of 3, if you watch the Assembly Cut it's an entirely different and MUCH BETTER movie!

[@chrishouk5796]

@sirspookington I agree. This movie sits firmly beside the assembly cut of 3 for me. It will be interesting to see what was cut out of this.

[@saytax]

​@@chrishouk5796Hopefully they cut out more of the over used member berries.

[@MirrorBlood]

Alien 3 is better then this fr angry joe is so wrong about this this was so mid the anoying actors in this movies omg this is like the worsed alien movie in the series

[@saytax]

@@MirrorBlood Yeah, it's mid tier entertainment. On the same level as resurrection. It's pointless with an aimless story. It's a melding of Prometheus and alien fan fiction. It's a big nothing-burger.

[@erikwilliams1562]

A3 is by far the superior movie

[@truthseeker6532]

I can't see them outdoing the Second Movie ever. Aliens = #1 and will be until the end of time.

[@zulkulo]

I think it's good, but overrated, cause it made the franchise into action movie territory too much.

[@truthseeker6532]

@@zulkulo Sci-Fi and Horror is what the Alien movies are. First movie = more Horror than Sci-Fi Second movie more Sci- Fi than Horror. First movie, put Horror first = Wrong thing to do. Second movie put Sci-fi First = Right thing to do. Second movie = Corrected the improper direction = Thanks to............. James Cameron.

[@pranasvaicaitis42]

​@@truthseeker6532. What are you talking about? Both movies have equal sc-fi element and sci-fi isn't something which is opposite to horror or something which goes in the same category. First movie is pure horror, second one is horror mixed with action.

[@scottjo76]

@@truthseeker6532 More horror than sci-fi? No, Alien was for a good chunk of the movie very much hard sci-fi and much more genuine sci-fi than Aliens, which is more of a straightforward action movie

[@jock4551]

because there is nothing more interesting to be done in the franchise, alien and aliens did all the best possible things with it. There's just so much you can do with the idea of hiding from a scary monster in space

[@davidjacovelli5986]

Alien: Romulus sure implies an Alien: Remus......

[@courageourfrights]

That's the other half of the research station in the movie

[@arbiter8246]

@@courageourfrightsbut why did they name them like that?

[@slippytrippy8122]

​@@arbiter8246because the myth of romulus n remus. They "gave birth" to the "renaisance"(which is the name of the entire station) of the Roman empire. This station was supposed to propel humanity into a new renaisance by utilizing the abilities of the alien/black goo chemical. Just like romulus+ remus from the myth utilized the milk of the shewolf (a predator like the alien)

[@TheGranicd]

Station only got half destroyed. Now its stuck in ring.

[@regularspecial1]

Its not stuck. Its destroyed by the astroid ring. In the final scenes you see it slowly sinking ​@TheGranicd

[@ssaiyyrissssuzzuyyaa]

8:00 was so genuine😂😂😂 replayed it like 8 times!

[@V4Now]

"WWHAAAT!"🤨 😂

[@Frenzy-qs8yh]

I think I agree with the RLM dudes I wouldn’t even recommend this movie. Like Alex and OJ said as well the thing in the third act didn’t feel earned, happened way too fast. Not enough tension and horror elements to build upon. Aliens were introduced in rapid succession instead of building it up slowly. It’s a shame because the ingredients are there for this movie to be great.

[@Lobanium]

Alien is better than Aliens Joe, but Aliens is a close second. They're really different genres. I prefer the mystery and fear of Alien vs the action of Aliens.

[@awkwardkitty2184]

Same.

[@jase276]

tbh, Alien never impressed me. I mean, the filmwork did but the actual movie... Always liked Aliens more.

[@thrasher2753]

Nah

[@ELOrocks189]

Someone mentioned in the movie that was only 1 survivor from the Nostromo. How could they know that since Ripley went into cryosleep for 57 years. Did I miss something?

[@onxyreaper1547]

They haven't found Ripley's escape pod yet this is set in between alien and aliens

[@benmn330]

Maybe they knew she was on the escape pod (computer link) and just couldn't find it but yeah there is a few plot holes

[@bryanbeck4177]

Spoilers! Finding Big Chap was the biggest plot hole. If the company knew that much it would have been easier just to go back to LV-426 and grabbed another egg or ten

[@NimrodTheMaidenless]

Ripley sends a message at the end of Alien

[@bruh_hahaha]

Reasons.

[@solidskullz5736]

I was cautious about this movie, so I’m pretty surprised to hear that it was pretty good. I don’t usually watch horror movies but I might give this one a try since I’ve always thought the aliens universe was really cool

[@purefoldnz3070]

its fantastic!

[@drazirac117]

Yesss bruh give it the chance, it's for sure a combination of all movies while doing it's best on staying w the continuity.

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

It's really good, you should see it this weekend.

[@TheRealGeorgeGibson]

We needed a film that could bring back the original roots of this franchise with a solid addition. And I believe that's what we got IMO. I think we can look forward to more movies in the future if this is the route we're going with.

[@jimmyrolls37]

Agreed. Since Alien 3 the series had spent most of its existence ranging from meh to yuck, and this brings it back where it needs to be. Not as good as 1 or 2, and would have been, but back on track

[@aaronbryant8074]

@nobchopper9728 I am worried, though, because they created a few plot holes and logical inconsistency with both Alien and Aliens (especially Aliens) in Romulus. Cameron did it right by adhering to what was shown and implied in the original. Here, similar issues are made in the same vein that Scott made with Prometheus and Covenant, just executed better

[@dajuiceman8870]

The last 30 minutes of this film was some of the most disgusting stuff I’ve ever seen on screen. Absolutely loved it.

[@atlien1988]

Alien: Romulus was fantastic. I definitely walked out the theater & had an entire conversation with a family about the movie. I'm not even a guy who likes to spark conversations with strangers, but I held the door as we were leaving and it went from there. This Summer released some bangers!!

[@VerdeletVIII]

It was definitely the third best, and outside of the one CGI botch (which literally anyone who sees the film will notice) it’s damn near flawless.

[@bradleynorrish2093]

honestly think for me it goes aliens>alien>romulus, i really enjoyed this movie which was surprising as my hopes werent high after the past couple movies haha

[@micahrutland9021]

I can't throw the 3rd installment of the classic Alien trilogy under the bus. Alien ³ is still better. I think the test of time, once the honeymoon phase is over will cement that. Romulus is decent tho.

[@VerdeletVIII]

@@micahrutland9021 I actually like 3, and it’s in my #4 spot with Resurrection, Prometheus, Covenant following in that order.

[@mitchell7309]

Agreed. CGI on that character took me out but the third act reinvention of the xeno takes the concept of Resurrection and makes it absolutely creepy as fuck.

[@jaydawg116]

I'm actually okay with *that* cgi character. Usually when a synthetic is dismembered in the old films, they seem waaaay less lifelike. That's how my head justified the CG, it's like a veil has been taken away and we can see how lifeless they actually are.

[@jjosifovic]

So what Im getting from this review the had the same feel as the first movie with horror and a bit of action like alien, but without that horror atmosphere the film story is not as strong. So u guys love it because of nostalgia and didnt really add to the lore since its basically the first movie all over again except with young adults.

[@UnifiedEntity]

It did add to the lore though in some ways. Not super substantial but did answer things

[@jjosifovic]

@@UnifiedEntity ill wait until i see the movie until then nostalgia glasses are off.

[@UnifiedEntity]

@@jjosifovic it doesnt matter of nostalgia is "on" or "off". This movie takes in-between two more substantial movies. If I never saw any alien film and this was my first, alot of lore would fly over my head, characters aren't remarkable, backstory/setup for the main protag is.....OK at best, horror aspects are ok, and action is alright. With nostalgia on, it's very easy to criticize this film. It's not only used as a positive for it

[@TheCandyGamingChannel]

@@UnifiedEntityright the film is solid on its own. Great sound, great sets, great atmosphere, great effects, decent kills, good emotional connection in the Sci fi way, great progression of stakes and story, and new concept for the alien mythos. Nostalgia “On” just gives it bonuses to an already well built package.

[@rubeng370]

I rewatched his video from Covenant and knew this movie would be the complete opposite 😅❤ I cannot wait to take my 14 year old brother (I'm 25) to see his first Alien movie for someone that isn't a movie person

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

You're definitely a good brother! I hope he likes the film!

[@tombell6989]

Hope you don’t live in the Uk as he isn’t old enough to

[@piotrbrodowski5084]

It's alright if you're looking to watch an average cliche teenage horror movie set in space/alien universe. If you're looking for an interesting addition to the story of the franchise (like Prometeus was) then you'll be disappointed.

[@MRKYootube]

The movie was a near masterpiece. Easily and by far the best in the franchise since Aliens, and it even stands tall next to the originals. I saw it in a packed IMAX theater on a Tuesday night and the audience was applauding by the end.

[@SickMuffens]

🤮

[@VideoGameXDomain]

I dunno about that, the actors were alright they were passable but not the best in my opinion.

[@KingShareef-510]

7.5/10 the Gore was a let down coming from Fede

[@JoseMolina-jz9hh]

Brutality was nothing new for the franchise but did a great cohesive execution… wouldn’t be surprised if Kathleen Kennedy is blowing up his phone with a blank check

[@purefoldnz3070]

8 or 9 for me. Fantastic movie.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@purefoldnz3070 Same.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or glad you enjoyed it!

[@BTMaverick707]

Very noticeable CGI in a specific part that they could have done without.

[@frankthecat1660]

It looked really bad lol

[@HI-DEF100]

Parts. The android is in several scenes and it never looked completely finished. Embarrassing even. 😂

[@wadimek116]

Snapchat filter

[@dawdaw_]

@@HI-DEF100 they should've just used a new android

[@HI-DEF100]

@@dawdaw_ right! I can’t believe they went that route, was probably more costly in the long run too. Just goofy and took me out of the movie.

[@THAGAMBIT2424]

People are gonna nitpick the fuck out of this film instead of just enjoying it. I loved this movie for sure

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

Yep. But to be honest, it's nothing new. It just seems more widespread thanks to the internet. I loved the movie too--it has its flaws, but they didn't spoil the film.

[@THAGAMBIT2424]

@@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or oh yeah there were flaws for sure. I just wish people took the film for what it is and kept it moving but what can we do

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@THAGAMBIT2424 Spot-on.

[@deflategate1297]

It's called opinions who cares if u hate it or love it.

[@you-5-iver804]

​@@deflategate1297People should care. We actually got a movie that's better than the action trash called Aliens 1986 but no they wanna squeal like dirty pigs with dumb ass takes. Everyone needs a slap.

[@7dano523]

It was good. Not Fantastic. That ending is Dead space lol

[@connorstephens7467]

Literally all of the film is a variation on other alien films. Even the third act is a variation of resurrection. Completely unoriginal. :/

[@MirrorBlood]

Its garbage i was going in so hyped bec of angry joe but he lost credit bec this movie was close to trash for me

[@titusorelius9458]

"NoN-Spoiler" - Starts describing scenes in detail...

[@AmariAaron]

It was non-spoiler, their descriptions don’t give you even a fraction of what it’s like to actually watch it, and you probably shouldn’t be watching any video about the movie before seeing it, if that’s what you want to do.

[@Ryan125y]

Why would a space station have an elevator that requires "gravity" to work?

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Save you the trouble of designing a brand new elevator from scratch, which costs money.

[@Merecir]

@@Edax_Royeaux Humans have been in space for almost a century by the time this movie happens, plenty of time to learn how to make sensible elevators.

[@roychen5235]

The gravity should be working even if the rest of the ship does not for some reason. So if there isn't gravity normally then the elevator is probably the least of the crews concerns.

[@Ryan125y]

@@Merecir just put a cable on each end, no need for gravity

[@YesMan_Lucky38]

To add realism to the world. Health and safety 😊

[@erichoiland1814]

The new series is being made by Noah Hawley I who did the Fargo series, so I’m pretty pumped he’ll do a good job cross fingers

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

Hoping for the same thing too. Honestly I'm more optimistic, since he really made FARGO work on TV, so he should bring that magic touch to ALIEN: EARTH.

[@Rightchickenwing]

20:56 Yeah I couldn't understand a word they were saying and I AM BRITISH!!

[@varkonyigergely9043]

8 with the plot holes larger than Nostromo.?? Wow

[@tkallday0321]

Wayyyy better than covenant!!

[@gureedoteam5632]

No.

[@greggsmith4570]

Nope.

[@griminale1334]

I love the gore in Covenant but that's about it.

[@WH250398]

Absolutely.

[@Andy-yl8ku]

Yes? It's not even close

[@MedalionDS9]

Very conflicting reviews I've heard about this

[@tibedog5629]

My first alien movie in theater was Resurrection when I was a kid. It was terrible lol. I watched the 3 prior with my dad right before we went and the entire time child me was just going 'what even is this?" it wasn't frightening at all. To much comedy. then the other 2 came out and older me was very sad. I saw this one just a bit ago and little child me still lurking in the back of my mind was scared again remembering how it was watching the first movies with my dad. the ending wasn't all that great. but the 95% of the movie before it really made me enjoy the franchise again.

[@themcadamsminute8494]

This franchise is my all time favorite. I’ve seen all the films countless times and for me Alien Romulus: The Force Awakens just confirmed that the franchise needs to be put to bed for a long time or even forever. Final rank Alien Alien 3 Aliens/Prometheus Covenant Romulus Resurrection

[@StevenE-l9y]

It's a good. Anyone who says it's not are absolutely caught up in something. They are either too nostalgic for the original to like anything new or they just like to whine. Just taking it for what it is without comparing it to anything, not even other alien movies, it's a FANTASTIC MOVIE.

[@themcadamsminute8494]

@@StevenE-l9y I’m probably much older than you lol, but when you say people are caught up on something who don’t like it is a very generalized comment. I love this franchise more than anything and Romulus simply is not very good. It’s a nostalgia trope train wreck that lacks any originality and the CGI of the late great Ian Holm was one of the worst film decisions I have ever seen. This trend of let’s bring back the past to get people excited of things they remembered about what was great with the original product needs to end. It looks bad and stands out like a sore thumb. The franchise needs to be put to bed for a very long time now or even forever in my opinion. The original trilogy will forever remain perfect in tying in the brilliance of Ripley’s story.

[@mm31740]

Definitely check it out really good. Everyone has their own taste. The fact this other dude in the comments somehow has alien 3 ranked better than aliens/prometheus just shows that lol

[@theodoresasopoulos3823]

Saw it last night what a great film!

[@McSpiceMeister]

Complaining that a film includes a particular accent is completely insane.

[@sooza6198]

Yep. I guess their expectation is that everyone else should understand the American accent but they shouldn't have to understand any other accents in return. Do you think they know that some of their audience are from the UK and Australia and have to understand their American accent?

[@McSpiceMeister]

@@sooza6198 I don’t think they believe any other county exists. Everyone must be American.

[@Merecir]

@@McSpiceMeister These people grew up on that colony planet, they should have the local accent. Is it a British colony or a WY colony? I heard other accents from the people around them there...

[@adriandenton6637]

That accent is truly terrible though..Nobody on the planet speaks like that apart from Dick Van Dyk in Mary Poppins.

[@Jacques_the_Rooster]

Proto Pulse Rifle with little SmartGun twist ! 👍

[@cerealkilla187]

AJ recommending this as a family film is craaaaazzzzzyyyy lmao

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

There was a 7-8 years old with her dad in the theatre lol

[@gabrielchin4161]

I'm assuming this movie is 18+, how lax are theaters overseas? In my country, the staff where getting worried when my little brother was with us when buying tickets to Deadpool and Wolverine. We had to reassure them multiple times that he would be watching despicable me 4 with my mom instead.

[@radol]

​@@gabrielchin4161general policy is that if kids are under supervision, you give a warning that a movie is not suitable for kids because of X, but other than that leave it up to them to decide to go or not

[@gabrielchin4161]

@@radol cool

[@spartan_a1176]

I was getting dead space vibes or close to it actually lol it was really good 👍

[@HI-DEF100]

Callisto protocol

[@DeadMouse32]

I was thinking dead space the while time. Loved this movie

[@AboutThatTime420]

9/10 from me. Brought the franchise back to it's roots without completely throwing out what Prometheus and Covenant brought to the table. Definitely feels more like Alien/s, but for the Prometheus fans there might be something for you!

[@sweatyzeusgaming]

I liked Prometheus at least doing something new. I always felt like we saw the original alien enough that I wanted some new type or mutation but I seem to be in the minorityx

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@sweatyzeusgaming The problem is that when they tried to do something new with PROMETHEUS...people complained.🙄 I hear you, though--I do like PROMETHEUS and what it tried to do, even if it stumbled. It felt like a Nigel Kneale type of story mixed in with the Alien universe.

[@ubiquitousphilanthropistv281]

I know i'm definitely not gonna be seen as the fun guy here and no one will actually care lol but I hate Disney with a passion. Didn't know Disney had a stake in this movie and for that reason alone I won't be watching it. Disney ruins absolutely everything they touch

[@CaptJackSwallows]

The film is actually 💩 don't get why Joe loves it So so bad the film is

[@ubiquitousphilanthropistv281]

@@CaptJackSwallows Thanks for telling me! There's a reason I don't watch most movies from 2010 and onwards. It's cus most of them are 💩😂. I'm just laughing with proverbial depression over here

[@LaTierraNueva19]

It was actually pretty good. Don’t let Disney having a role in its production destroy you having a good time, let’s not be silly.

[@kellyoman2196]

I honestly am shocked how many people are praising this movie. I don't think it will age well. The story is dumb, most of the characters are forgettable, you don't care about them. This was just fan service in a bad way. Member this? Member that? Through the whole movie. I think the characters actually watched the alien movies in universe because they weren't very shocked or surprised at seeing them. I rewatched the first 2 before seeing this and this movie is an insult to those great films. This movie is a hollow ,generic sci-fi horror with an alien skin wrapped around it. I was very disappointed. And what's with everyone saying how scary and gory it was. It wasn't even close to the scariest or the most gory in the franchise.

[@Ionisus]

Exactly..is evrybody on drugs or are the critics paid to hype this borefest of a movie?

[@nathandrake9737]

I completely agree. I came straight to the comments to see the scores and I don't understand. I was quite disappointed with the movie.

[@Ionisus]

@@nathandrake9737 it felt like a train that runs very fast with the greatest hits

[@talaris-uk]

Agreed. People have been saying this film is what Rogue One is for Star Wars, but Rogue One had way less callbacks and repeated dialogue compared to Romulus. Spewing the same famous lines was dumb in AVPR, and somehow even worse here.

[@point2view]

It made me forget about Covenant, what a relief. I felt genuine horror while watching it. Especially near the 3/4 near the end. There was a SUPER CRINGE LINE said by a different actor that did not feel the same in the context it was.

[@talaris-uk]

I cringed hard at that line too. Took me out of the film.

[@potatowaffle5653]

it happens twice in the move with re-using quotes from past films... that didn't need to happen

[@adamdavis1737]

I'll still take Alien 3 over this one. But it was way better than covenant which was enough for me to enjoy the movie. Also as far as no CGI, they do a pretty good job on a lot of this stuff but there are a couple of shots that stand out as a bit jarring. One of them I don't mind that much but another one was just really hard to ignore every time it was displayed, and I don't want to say what it is cuz it's also a big spoiler. But that would be my only real complaint about the film visually. Otherwise if I could appreciate one thing about this movie without caveats and complaints it is the visual style and direction

[@Andy-yl8ku]

Alien 3 is literally the worst film are u smoking crack

[@talaris-uk]

Alien3 has a poignant message and tone that sets it apart from the other films. It also had an emotionally satisfying ending (in the assembly cut version). The number of call backs and re-use of lines from the other films in Romulus was egregious, almost 4th wall breaking in once instance. The final screens were boring to me also.

[@you-5-iver804]

Ur on fucking drugs. Stop them now.

[@nolongerinbetween3913]

I went to see it based on AJ's review and for me it was just an average movie. I don't think it deserves the praise. I'm not disappointed since I was entertained and I enjoy the franchise but there's no reason to eulogize...

[@Kane.JimLahey.]

I completely agree, very overhyped. Definitely nothing special or even good except a few scenes. Disappointed for sure.

[@Grantjohnmorton]

I hated it if I’m being honest. The first 1hr was great. Then just plummeted for me.

[@icoborg]

it was a shitty movie....dear god ..pure fan fiction with no sense.... alien popping out out in 10 sec

[@barppoots4378]

Alien 3 was alright. That movie gets too much hate.

[@Adr1an511]

it sucked, the directors cut fixed it tho

[@contentconsumer3743]

*puts on goggles* *screams*

[@danielpeckham5520]

Yeah that movie has alot of strengths really.

[@luismoran4553]

I'm a hardcore fan. This is a 8/10 for me

[@dhmccauley]

Which just shows youre NOT a hardcore fan.

[@drazirac117]

​@@dhmccauleyoh shaddup! You ain't getting you're desired version anyways, so get use to it, we going full throttle w this.

[@Aldrenas]

This movie works like Force Awakens for star wars fans. Leaves good first impression by using fanservice from old trilogy but after longer time period realization comes how trashy this movie really is.

[@dhmccauley]

@@drazirac117It’s “your” not “you’re.”

[@fpkonly]

@@dhmccauleytoo much brainrot… time to detox from the internet for you buddy

[@zzygyy]

Looking forward to seeing it tomorrow. 👍

[@shaunsuriano7576]

Honestly shocked joe is so enthusiastic about this movie, besides the visuals this movie is seriously lacking. And the trailers a 10/10?!?!

[@saytax]

Good trailer, but it exposes too much of the action. I knew what was going to happen because i saw the trailer. These marketing people are retarded.

[@MirrorBlood]

Fr for me this was one of the worsed alien movies in the series like no joke the actors where so anoying the girl and her stupid Android omg the stupid one liners

[@visceraljourney]

The film was awesome, the only thing that was confusing to me is how fast the xenomorphs hatched from embryo to bursting the chest and than maturing, and the second ending monster did it like in 10 minutes or so. That is just not possible by any means!

[@KanyeWestIsTheGOAT-]

I would only put Aliens above this one. Fantastic in every aspect. Wow

[@a_waff1es_0pinion76]

Agree

[@tomgu2285]

I mean... Comon. This movie realy doesn't do anything new. It fell like this movie is just another legacy sequel like the force awakens. Like "Weren't the old days awesome??? Anyway here is a entire movie which is basically just alien 1 enjoy."

[@KanyeWestIsTheGOAT-]

@@tomgu2285 I never said it reinvented the wheel. Prometheus tried to do that and it was a terribly written bore fest. Its execution is phenomenal, done so much better than the OG. The cinematography and set pieces crafted here lend much more to help create a terrifying claustrophobic atmosphere unlike the stilted stale presentation of the OG. Just like Cameron did with Aliens, he improved upon the stiff and dull atmosphere of the first.

[@Ignacio-hv5yl]

​@@KanyeWestIsTheGOAT-first movie stiff and dull? Maybe it wasnt flashy and loud enough for your liking. The second one is just a dumb 80s action movie.

[@jimmyrolls37]

I loved Romulus, but it in no way is better than Alien, and Alien was in no way dull bro

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

I don't completely agree with you, even though it's expertly made as far as visual effects,I watched it twice, the first time wtf?! Is this. It's like a bunch of kids stole their parents car and went on a haunted house exploration weirdness. This movie feels like it's part of a good movie, not a continuation. It's not a stand alone movie by any stretch of the imagination. I give it 3 stars if you're a alien fan,1.9999 stars if you're a movie fan😛👽

[@jeremyjohnson7676]

I saw Romulus with my wife. We both are extreme alien fans since the beginning! I'll make it short: Andy was awesome, the rest boring as hell. My wife said, the movie felt more like a teenies TV-Pilot rather than a serious alien movie. And I must say, she has a good point. The movie just doesn't have the vibe and the feeling of a real alien movie, it feels like something OKAY for todays TV. And boy the ending.... jesus that CRAP ENDING...

[@SickMuffens]

Same. Me and my wife went last night. We were pumped at the beginning but by the middle we were both checking our phones to see how time was left till it ended. It was a alien movie that didn’t feel like a alien movie.

[@heatchamps2011]

Ur wife has bad taste

[@SickMuffens]

@@heatchamps2011 I’d say you’re starved for an alien movie and would take anything you can get

[@Scarecr0wn]

These movies are the reason why I think we should use .5 in ratings. 8.5 is exactly what I would give Alien Romulus. Not as great as 9 but 8 feels little lower for me. 8.5. edit. Alien series could be either dream come true or absolute travesty.

[@Cre8tive81]

Romulus is 9/10 Prometheus + Covenant are solid 7/10. Loved the unique take. This one was spot on.

[@danielsmithiv1279]

Romulus is a 6. Stop it. Resurrection is way greater. Not kidding.

[@Haunting1981]

I will never understand the hate for Alien 3. It's my favorite of the first 3. It just oozes atmosphere and dread. To each their own I suppose.

[@section7173]

Behind the scenes Alien 3 was a complete and utter disaster. There's documentaries on KZbin.

[@lasskinn474]

the atmosphere is depressing and coming from aliens it's "well that big win didn't really matter!". it'd be better with different set of characters. edit: I mean the story itself is 'fine' enough.. it's just in the bigger lore it's a lame ending for things, if it was throwaway characters who landed on there with a facehugger it would be better in that way.

[@jason4663]

Wow. Lol

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

​@@section7173doesn't change the fact that it is a decent film. Especially the assembly cut.