Drinker's Chasers - Alien Romulus Review (Spoiler Free)

[@B.Samedi]

The characters being dumb in this movie is justifiable, but when a biologist start peting a hissing spacecobra in Prometheus that's just beyond stupid.

[@YT_Writer_007]

Have you watched ”Romulus”? I wanted to give an example from the film itself.

[@moviereelnews]

how about when the entire crew of nostrama let in a dude with a giant parasitic face worm on it and not doing any semblance of a proper quarantine? in fact debating with the only person with a semblance of a brain? or how about when the face hugger disappears off kanes face and they go into a closed room without any weapons or precautionary attire in search of it...btw the smart one who wanted the quarantine was the "genius" that went into that room 😂 I wish you hypocrites brought that same energy to alien...which is a film I absolutely but understand people aren't infallible and make the correct choices every single time despite their education or intelligence

[@MichaelPatrickPorkins]

"Romulus" did a fair job justifying the rushed exit of the potential alien host...as Andy attempted to enforce a quarantine and the jumpy crew members bolted. These wannabe 'intellectuals' are so eager to fail a film via their "purity tests".

[@moviereelnews]

there was a cut scene from prometheus which showed the biologist losing his shit when he saw small worms on that planet...him getting all lovey lovey with the space cobra would Have made more sense if they kept that part In the movie. he's just an overzealous scientist that wants to see alien life.

[@farrelltim]

And a geologist who doesn't know how to read a map?

[@SilentHeaven47]

The biggest flaw that it had was, aside from the member berries, the fact that the gestation period for the Xenomorph is now about 15 minutes for some reason

[@Gooch_cruiser]

Many of the aliens were made from a reverse engineered black goo obtained from big chap. So it’s not surprising that there are slight differences.

[@CrosisDePurger]

Yeah I didnt like that as well, especially since the plot could have EASILY accommodated a longer timeframe, they cut the mission from the initial 36 hours to one hour when they didnt need to at all, a few lines of dialogue and a few cuts and these events occur over a day or so and you get a better plot.

[@CrosisDePurger]

@@Gooch_cruiser It just makes it seem like, what is the point of even implanting?

[@SatanLiterally]

​@@Gooch_cruiser that's cope.

[@wulfrache]

Yeah I thought that too was way too quick with the Asian girl

[@Herpusderpus]

I thought the criticisms of Romulus weren't fair or using full context. There was WAY more good than bad going on in this movie, and even the "bad" stuff mostly had the feeling of intention behind it. Most of my critiques of the movie were quite minor nitpicks that I was easily able to look over while watching the movie, and they remain small nitpicks in retrospect as well. I'm way more pumped about what the movie did well than bummed about what it didn't and that is LEAGUES of improvement over any other garbage the alien franchise has put out in the past couple decades.

[@bigwigcthulu6902]

My wife and I just got back from it. I thought it was really well done, relative to the last two movies. It wasn't as good as the originals, but they did a much better job fleshing out the ensemble. The horror element was quite good. I was sitting there grinning like a psychopath just because I was appreciating the effort and creativity that went into it. Solid flick.

[@dragdragon23]

I got back about the same time and I liked a lot of the movies and they did pull a lot from the previous movies, I loved the scenes with the face huggers, they out classed the xenos.

[@EuroMIX2]

@@dragdragon23 I get the impression that, like me, the director _really_ likes the facehuggers, lol. Not that I dislike the Xeno, I just often find the facehugger concept even more scary.

[@dragdragon23]

@@EuroMIX2 they moved faster in this movie and there were a whole herd of them.

[@bigwigcthulu6902]

I honestly felt that the people who made this movie worked really hard to be reverent to Alien & Aliens while also doing their own unique scary thing. Which is exactly what I want from a sequel. It doesn't have to blow my mind, it just shouldn't be cheaply done with member berries. They had that line, yeah, but even then it was kinda just some well executed comic relief, IMO.

[@gabrielproulx6316]

I'd say it's the 3rd best in the franchise, after the 1st 2 films. Most fans pretend like 3 and 4 don't exist anyway, because the sequels ruin the 2nd film. I'm really glad we finally moved on from the Prometheus mess.

[@angrycandy5441]

"In the original Alien, some of the characters were annoying" *Lambert has left the chat.*

[@SterileNeutrino]

But she was just panicking the whole time, not annoying.

[@DrViperVideos]

Dude id be lambert. If some…thing is wiping us out. I say go for the escape pods, take our chances and get the help out of here

[@jyuu6650]

@@SterileNeutrinothat’s annoying. Doesn’t make her a bad character, just an annoying character.

[@skylx0812]

To be fair the actress has been performing those kinds of characters ever since she played one of the frightened little girls in The Birds.

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

Might of been annoying but at least it was a realistic performance. She was a female cargo ship operator not a soldier. People often forget the first movie is about of bunch of everyday normal people in a blue collar work setting, not military. 99 percent of people on this earth that aren't combat experienced would react to that situation exactly how she did in that film. In Promethus we witness a guy that is supposed to be a scientist/extraterrestrial researcher or whatever attempt to pet and baby talk a very obviously hostile space cobra. One of the most moronic pieces of shit ever that movie.

[@KaliKing-x8i]

I think they’re complaining a bit much. Was it as good as the 1st 2 movies, no. Is it a solid entry to the franchise yes. I’m hoping it does well to get more alien content on the big screen.

[@mister-pinkman]

They always complain too much

[@DARTH-KTULU]

It’s easily the 3rd best film after the original 2. Alien 3 was a major letdown. This one was actually scary, and the callbacks were great. I could have done with less of the “returning” character, but the 3rd act is bonkers. I don’t know what these guys are complaining about.

[@olly7248]

Saw it today, it’s nowhere near as good as its own hype… the ending is terrible

[@mister-pinkman]

@@olly7248 the ending is crazy. Loved it

[@DARTH-KTULU]

@@olly7248 what part? There were several beats to the ending I thought worked.

[@ebransc09]

How did these underprivileged teenagers get the spaceship in the first place?

[@Jigglypoof]

If I recall, there was like a line of dialogue that mentioned it belonged to the uncle of one of the boys.

[@rachelar]

Because the plot needs them to

[@Adam-sd2ow]

That sounds like bratty hipsters from Portland in space.

[@PortfolioPL]

Probably their parent’s who.. well it is in the movie.

[@whitemagus2000]

​@@Adam-sd2ow I grew up in Portland and can safely tell you that these kids were no dumber than most Portland teenagers.

[@dlopezplays]

The characters weren't being dumb though, there were logical moments. I'm getting unjustified hate vibes.

[@testcase6997]

genuinely. i feel like these people just try to predict a bandwagon to jump on

[@M24071]

Hating things is their jobs so the more they hate the more views they get

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

They weren't at all. They were cocky, but not unintelligent.

[@sdogg]

This lot just hate on almost everything these days whilst pretending to be pseudo intellectuals. Mauler in particular. He seems like a miserable person.

[@alecmolina3005]

I agree with you, they hate on mostly everything some justified but damn just watch a movie and have fun with it, except for most of the new star wars crap​@sdogg

[@camcraft7217]

Iam 52, i saw the 1979 movie in TV, when i was about 12. I was really scared. You can't top the original. It was revolutionary then. This movie is a solid horror movie. End of story.

[@jogsi1558]

Whatever

[@darthkek1953]

Kamala thinks you're cool.

[@mirdraco]

Is the romulus good mate? Honest opinion.

[@Truthbetold1988]

It all depends on your exposure to the franchise. See for me I first watched Aliens (2) at 5 years ( I am 35 now) old with my dad after he said " son if you finish all your dinner tonight you can watch Aliens with me on VHS" and I watched Alien (1) a few years after. So for me Aliens cannot be topped and is the greatest. All a matter of perspective.

[@skyhunter2816]

​@@Truthbetold1988I love the original, but I think most people consider Aliens to be the best. I certainly do.

[@jludwig5374]

There were several cases when the characters did something creative and smart to escape.

[@leroystea8069]

Yep...I had heard this as well. No one can top the stupidity of the science folks in Prometheus or Covenant...and even then, I kind of liked those films for certain aspects.

[@GravelordWrust]

I didn't find the crew in this particularly stupid at all, to be honest. I think their actions were well reasoned, unlike in Prometheus and Covenant.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn]

​@@GravelordWrustExactly.

[@jaworski105]

@@GravelordWrustbecause they had a goddamn Android telling them what to do. The guy who gets stabbed in the eye and burned by acid is an absolute moron. There was zero reason to stick around and look at that thing after he shocked it. Could have just ran like the pregnant chick did.

[@dlopezplays]

Yeah they spewed a lot of bs in this review. The characters did good. In addition the whole thing about the robot, idk how Dark Hour took that from him, obsolete and retardation. Im done, terrible take.

[@John-r2p9t]

Just my opinion, but I think the two guys criticizing the film were too hard on it. It may have been far from perfect, but anything watchable that keeps your interest and is entertaining these days is ahead of the game. That said, (staying spoiler-free), I think it was the best Alien film since the original two films. Sure, much of it seemed familiar, taking much in the way of general plot lines with a few easter eggs from Alien/Aliens. But that's not altogether a bad thing for fans. I went with no real expectations and liked it much better than I thought I would; so that's a win in my book!

[@Aktivek]

I didn’t take one zip from my pepsi cola throughout the whole film. That says something about the movie. Sure genZ were annoying, was rooting for the alien/s to kill them all. Really enjoyed the alien elements on a big screen again after a set of mediocre disappointing movies before this one. I’m 40yo alien fan

[@John-r2p9t]

@@Aktivek - I hear ya....right there with you. It filled some missing nostalgia for the original films alien action, missing from the last few films.

[@papapalps2415]

​@@Aktivek"Sure Genz were annoying..." It really is always fascinating to see different idealogical brainwashing and weird agenda's/crusades so idiosyncratic to any given echo chamber. Evidently, that Lance fellows is whining about the young'ns, or whatever.

[@FossilStudios316]

@@John-r2p9t I actually really liked the cast and thoroughly enjoyed the movie until the end. I feel like the Alien 4 part felt tacked on and unnecessary. But I have to agree, it is the best Alien since the first two.

[@Aktivek]

@@papapalps2415 if something like someone's preferences in a a movie fascinates you, must say wow. You must be really small in mind.

[@shakntalk]

As a horror fan, I thought that the movie was very well-made and well worth the price to see in theaters. Definitely go see it and form your own opinion.

[@dananichols349]

My own opinion is that the producers missed out a great opportunity. This could have been a bridge between Alien and Aliens. Everything that took place on the Romulus could have explained how the xenomorphs got to the planet the Marines were sent to. Instead the tried to poorly recreate Alien and shove in stuff from the rest of the franchise.

[@thomasnelon5422]

@@dananichols349they could not do that at all. I think you missed a crucial point of the plot from the second movie. That planet in Aliens was the same one from the first movie where they found the eggs. Your whole complaint doesn’t really make sense and would break canon. It’s already explained how the Aliens got there.

[@ressljs]

I liked it too. I even had high hopes when they pulled out the black goo. I thought Prometheus had some really cool ideas in it, but it kind of went off the rails with the black goo doing everything and anything. So I was thinking, maybe this time they'll actually do something cool with it. But what happens with the black goo is really the only thing I didn't like in Romulus.

[@Ihavethetouch]

​@@dananichols349I take it you haven't seen Aliens more than once?

[@accountantthe3394]

​@@dananichols349lol you have no idea what you're talking about don't you?

[@matthewbrown3981]

The first film takes a really long time to start, by these guys definitions. I havent seen Romulus but I liked how slow Alien was to build up

[@dud5606]

I genuinely don't understand why are they so negative about the movie. Lance complaining for solid 7 minutes about characters being dumb gave me an impression he didn't even watch the same movie as me. In almost all situations the characters actions made sense and could be explained logically even if they weren't optimal. In fact some decisions were actually super smart. Like one of the guys throwing a flare to distract facehuggers that were chasing them, which gave them just enough time to get to safety in one piece. Now contrast that with the most elite scientists arriving on a brand new planet like they're on a safari and huffing mysterious space spores in the Coventant.

[@alexoman177]

Agreed. This was a very disappointing video. All they do is b*tch, in an incredibly whiny way. It's annoying (ironic) and really makes me discount their opinions and input. No thanks.

[@blaw500]

Also the ex boyfriend noticing how the xenomorphs were hunting them.

[@stoves3]

I agree with you. I will say though that the guys failing to even try to break the glass to get out of the cryo room followed by the girl hitting it from outside to crack it and then give up followed by the facehuggers breaking out of the room through the cracked glass was infuriating.

[@alexoman177]

@ChrisTuckerexpress I don't care if they don't like it, but their whining complaints are generic and could be applied to MOVIE XYZ. And they're falling over themselves (well those two/three guys) to complain louder. I think you have a good point with the schtick.

[@Muizemullard414]

Like wanting to enter a room where a xenomorph is waiting to kill them all? Like the dude running down the clearly infested xenomorph area? Like the dude standing in one place while acid falls on him? Like that one kid tasing the android and running away with the person with the xenomorph in them without even fully realizing the situation. And there is so many more examples people can feel frustrated at those, at least in the orginal movie Ripley was the voice of reason and had common sense. The android is the only one that does with that chip and he is constantly lambased and ignored.

[@sodasback1173]

They’re giving this film a hard time. It’s definitely worth the price of a movie ticket. I’d definitely give it another watch if it releases on streaming platforms

[@patldennis]

If? I guess you meant free or apps you have a subscription for. Just to be clear buying a digital copy from an online retailer qualifies as streaming.

[@selectjed1]

I absolutely loved it, these guys haven't a clue

[@sodasback1173]

@@patldennis When it releases on streaming platforms ***

[@Whiskey0880]

So you loving it means they're clueless?......what? Lmao!

[@selectjed1]

@@Whiskey0880 yeah man obviously

[@arwynbarton7278]

Yall just gotta suck the joy out of everything. It was a great watch, especially in IMAX.

[@markbennett4617]

You had a booster didn’t you ?

[@arwynbarton7278]

@@markbennett4617 Nah I'm 6'1 but I did have to bring my pacifier and blanket tho.

[@mkultra2456]

@@arwynbarton7278 You gotta stop saying y'all. You're not a southerner. Also he meant booster as in COVID19 shot.

[@arwynbarton7278]

@@mkultra2456 Actually nah, ill say whatever I please. And if that's actually what he meant that's funny asf.

[@mkultra2456]

@@arwynbarton7278 lulz You gotta stop saying actually for no reason.

[@mizaelboligan5431]

Totally disagree, movie wasn’t perfect but it was an awesome. And the characters didn’t act stupidly in my opinion

[@ChrizoPrime]

That poor girl questioning her life choices up in the corner.

[@cabronicusmaximuschingonic1062]

I know. She's probably thinking that if she doesn't change her ways, that's what she will become in a couple of years.

[@MrRamazanLale2]

She was added for diversity 😂

[@darianstarfrog]

​@@MrRamazanLale2snarky jay is awesome..

[@JulianSlick175]

@@darianstarfrogyes, wanted to hear her opinion but the others just wouldn’t shut the f up.

[@greggibson33]

@@darianstarfrog Yes, Snarky has a great channel. But she didn't see the movie so she didn't have anything to say.

[@aimson]

One of the the things I loved the most about the first Predator was how competent the characters were. They were an elite special forces squad (established before meeting Predator) who were simply bested by a better opponent. It was only the competence of Dutch that was able to turn the tides and defeat Predator. Nobody was perfect, but nobody was stupid or incompetent. What a treat!

[@DCG909]

Being only 2:39 into this video and reading more about "stupid decisions" and it being for a younger audience. I think this might be a generational thing, as the current tiktok/social media generation is generally considered insane/dumb due to brain dead challenges and trends (npc streams making people money for instance). So maybe it's not the movie we want, but the one we deserve as humanity?

[@Rcook422]

@@DCG909idk if you’ve seen the movie, but think the characters are getting to much hate. They make a few very smart choices and then a few goofy ones. They are very early 20’s aged kids tho who are poor as shit 😂 some people here acting like they should be SF

[@rammyrump2251]

@@Rcook422 seriously, god forbid some 20 year olds who've probably only ever known space mining, make some dumb fucking decisions when confronted with an alien life form that aggressively wants to fuck their shit up and is built for it? lmao. 20 year olds aren't smart. boomer ass mf Lance of The Outcasts Creative doesnt understand what 20 year olds are like lol

[@justindangersmith]

@@Rcook422 I would t even say dumb decisions. Id say panicked decisions which seem dumb to an armchair QB audience

[@preston7795]

@@justindangersmithwhy didn’t the uneducated 20 year old slave children that were orphans make better choices!? As if any random person would be able to handle the deadliest creature in the universe when they get surprised by it and have like 2 hours total to learn while their only family left around them is dying. I just don’t get why they would panic!?

[@PleasantRevolt]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I feel like these two have been marinating in an online echo chamber eager to take down any new creation put in front of it. No film is perfect but this one did a damn great job, it grips you from the very beginning and never lets go there is tension throughout and it does homage to a great franchise that’s had some tragic missteps in the past.

[@jimjones184]

Absolutely. No idea what would please them. Felt pretty grounded in the established Lore and it's suspenseful as hell!

[@wkadalie]

I agree...some people will never accept anything but the original. Top gun maverick....Romulous. I feel like we're finally starting to understand how to remake stuff. This could be the second best Alien film.

[@nathanread2520]

This film has absolutely 0 tension from start to finish, what are you talking about? The Xenomorphs are barely in it, and when they are they are being blasted apart by a civilian. They present little to no threat the entire time, apart from their blood In Aliens, the Xenos easily take on an entire squad of heavily armed marines and wipe them out The bad guy in this movie is Wayland-Yutani... Cus ooooh big corporations are scary and bad

[@wkadalie]

@@nathanread2520 The Xeno morphs took out the entire station before they showed up, that's a big threat. And honestly they were in zero gravity in an enclosed space.... it's hard for her to miss. Also the corporation were always the bad guys. In alien 1 + 2 ... Prometheus.... etc.

[@dontgetsore]

Seems like negativy gets more views/clicks so they're sticking to it.

[@BigD4ddy847]

Spoiler free but then proceeds to give out spoilers brah 🤣

[@viewer3412]

Hey, they saved me money by not seeing it myself.

[@lanalan4157]

​@@viewer3412the movie is actually good as many in comments have also mentioned...Think for yourself sometimes or have a broader ear

[@PK-YTMusic]

Let's all be honest - the writer's of the movie spoilt it.

[@darthrevan454]

​@@viewer3412lol sheep. Imagine not being able to make your own opinion.

[@NateWantsFriends]

​@@lanalan4157I've watched it, and my opinion is: Just wait and see it when it hits streaming/Redbox. Don't give them a reason to milk this series again, especially if they're gonna half ass it in pacing and story. Yes, if you're looking for fun and mindless action/horror, you'll enjoy it. But if you're looking for something of quality aside from effects and action, you'll be let down.

[@destinycaptain247]

They should have just adapted Alien Isolation. It’s the best thing they’ve made in the Alien franchise in last 10 years. It gives them a new Ripley to center further films around. It gives them new protagonists. It gives them new story ideas and its faithful to Alien and Aliens while being a good story in its own. It’s even has nods to Outland.

[@shemyaza8934]

Because adaptations are so good. People would love watching black gay Ripley and black overweight gay xenomorph join forces to fight the patriarchy

[@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845]

​@@doomd1816What information is the op missing?

[@HolisticHealth-PMS]

I want Isolation 2

[@lordfrostwind3151]

Isolation would be a hard adaptation, you can trim a lot of padding but even then just hitting the main story beats you'd be hard pressed to cram that into a 3 hour movie (Spoilers ahoy!) Getting to the station, the reveal of the xenomorph, the medical section, Marlowe's history, first trap, second trap, android attacks, breaking into Apollo, the reactor hive and attempt to purge, destruction of the Anesedora and escape from Sevastapol are all pretty crucial elements and if you want to do them require some decent cooking time. Maybe you could get away with it as a miniseries. But I do agree it is the best thing to come out of the Alien franchise in a decade. Dark Descent was also quite good, and what I've seen of the Table Top RPG is excellent.

[@SterileNeutrino]

@@doomd1816 Huh

[@violentneon2999]

Let's be honest here, every Alien film after Aliens has just been downhill.

[@littleredhen8205]

Yes, however in due fairness this one was more of a gradually sloping atoll than the previous Mariana Trench dropoffs.

[@kayneassasin]

Nah it doesn't really go flying off the cliff until the second AVP movie, the first all including AVP 1 all have redeeming qualities.

[@InternetHydra]

*since Alien Fixed.

[@violentneon2999]

@@InternetHydra yea...no.

[@kayneassasin]

@@InternetHydra I can't imagine not liking a series so much that you find all but one of the 9 films awful and yet you still watch them. At least for me I enjoy the first 5 of them. Romulus, has a few redeeming qualities at least, so overall I enjoy more of them than I don't

[@zachlogan2058]

These people are just miserable. Their complaints are heavily exaggerated and seems like they went into the movie looking to pick it apart rather than enjoy it. The movie was very very good. The acting was great. Especially Andy. Sci-fi horror is hard to come by and it’s done fantastically with Romulus.

[@daftrandy]

These guys seem IMPOSSIBLE to please. Loved the movie! I instantly felt like I left the theater the moment it started and I was transported elsewhere. The writing for some of suspenseful horror scenes were so great! Felt like the film was such a great return to form. Not better than the first two but definitely up there. These guys just need to enjoy a film and not act like they work for rotten tomatoes

[@JRosa-pk4ze]

Agree

[@weenieboys5092]

They shouldn't be forced to like a bad movie

[@anomie1998]

I guarantee if this movie took out all the prequel stuff and stuck to the rules they're complaining Romulus didn't follow, that these guys would still hate it because it would've been "derivative and uninspired with no ambition to do something different" They are impossible to please, no wonder studios alienated their fans for 10 years because even when studios give something closer to what the fans wanted only results in them STILL complaining about it.

[@andrewk7800]

You should remove "spoiler free" from this review as it's full of spoilers

[@T--kq3pj]

like, whatever. the movie is not worth a dime anyway.

[@jasonl1942]

What's to be spoilt? A bunch of people stumble into an alien egg silo, one gets impregnated, there's an alien, and they'll try and kill it - most likely buy sucking it our into space. THATS not been done before....

[@jasonl1942]

Oh, and the company is probably still trying to weaponise the alienand there's probably an Android who's evil. I haven't seen it yet, just my predictions. Let me know how wrong I am after you've seen it.

[@robertparker6280]

​@@T--kq3pjOk but if there fans who want to see it. They shouldn't be spoiled by grumpy people. If you don't like it that's fine, but don't ruin the movie for everyone else.

[@Rcook422]

@@T--kq3pjwas actually pretty good.. not sure where all the hate is coming from.

[@hanswurst6742]

3:00 sounds very nitpicky. characters weren't that dumb. Set and sound design was great. Not that much cgi

[@markbennett4617]

You need glasses

[@Nada68248]

@@markbennett4617 it was majority practical effects.

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

In the 1979 original, several key elements had *never been seen before* by audiences: (1) the closed, spartan, industrial environment far from any kind of help; (2) gritty work-a-day characters caught in a trap they couldn't escape; (3) monsters that were orders of magnitude scarier than anything ever seen on screen before; (4) horrors that had no parallel in cinema (with the possible exceptions of 1973's The Exorcist and 1976's The Omen. Combine those things with exquisite pacing and a surprise character arc by Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, and you had what is still the best sci-fi horror movie ever made. Nobody had before been able to utilize practical monster effects with such realism, and CGI efforts since then just haven't measured up.

[@montypollard7530]

You forgot one very crucial component; the acting. The acting in the original movie is some of the best in cinema. They weren't playing roles, they WERE these people.

[@novelty8theory494]

After Aliens I pretend all the other Alien movies were never made.

[@jond1965]

You will never see a movie scare bigger than the chest burst. Nothing measures up since.

[@jond1965]

@@novelty8theory494amen

[@Mr_HandsomeFace]

I usually agree with most of the Drinker’s reviews, but every once in a while, I’ll have to disagree, and Alien: Romulus is one of those times. I had a great fuckin time watching this movie, and would go see it again. The characters weren’t dumb or annoying, they were realistic. There were three different times watching this movie where I stopped to ask myself what I hated about it, and never found anything. Sure it was slammed with nods to the previous movies, but this one movie did a hell of a lot better than the last two did. It had everything you’d want in an Alien movie, and did it outstanding. These guys are just being sourpusses and trying to pick apart something to be different, the movie was awesome.

[@mcdoubler]

For once we got an Alien movie that isn't boring or pretentious. The franchise's lore has already been butchered by Colonial Marines and the two prequels. Yes, the characterization is bland, though Andy's actor gave a good performance imo. I just went in expecting good kills, there are far superior stories in the comics and novels if I wanted that. Some people like Terminator Salvation, although I didn't think it was a good movie, I can see why.

[@bassmunk]

"The way they treat their workers never gets referenced again"?... What are you talking about? It's the whole reason why the movie happens! The movie as a whole is a reference to how the company treats their workers...

[@thorin4406]

If you're expecting any of these people to give the movie a fair shake, you're in the wrong place. Anything short of PERFECTION gets ravaged. We're wading through cinema-sins levels of petty nit-pickery here. I loved it. I noticed the flaws but it was still awesome.

[@MT-iw6sl]

@@thorin4406 “Cinema-sins level nitpickery” The plot is generic and predictable. The characters are cliche and carried by a weak cast, I didn’t even remember the main girl’s name until her final monologue. The only thing we know about Rain is she “dreams” about seeing the sun, and about 10 minutes later she sees her planet’s sun, has an “awe” moment and it is literally never mentioned again. The opening scene was completely unnecessary, just used to setup a potential future film. How anyone could take the “Get away from her, you bitch” scene without rolling their eyes is laughable. The most egregious of many member-berries. The stupid Human-Xeno thing grows from infant to 8ft tall in LITERALLY 2 minutes. The numerous jump scares were INSULTING and ruined the sense of dread, literal dead silence with the music suddenly SCREAMING to achieve cheap shock horror. Anyone with ANY sensitivity to loud noises would find this film unwatchable. But hey, it “isn’t perfection” so I guess these guys are just “haters”.

[@Nada68248]

@@MT-iw6sl your only valid criticism is the shallowness of the characters as a group - even Andy as an individual character is quite well done , other than that, yeah you’re just going on an opinionated rant for the sake of being contrarians. Yes these guys are “haters” people have asked the alien franchise to go back to its roots for literal decades and the first time we actually do these losers are pretending to now care about the weyland mining colony. Most people watching romulus didn’t care about a call back from a movie 37 years ago. You’ve literally brought up disabled people with sound sensitivity to make a point. The first alien is literally has quiet to jarring music scenes as well as jump scares, the same things you’re complaining about here. You don’t need to like the film but pretending it’s objectively bad because it’s too loud for you is nitpicking.

[@thorin4406]

@MT-iw6sl I'm not reading that. Stop being miserable. Go outside.

[@thorin4406]

@MT-iw6sl Here's something you grumpy joyless husks like to do, go and look at the review aggregates. Specifically critics vs audience. It's been used to demonstrate how out of touch critics are, so logically can now be used to demonstrate how out of touch you are. When a film is this well reviewed by BOTH and you're still posting walls of text complaining, you might just be on contrarian auto-pilot. Go and hug someone, please, there's not much time left before your soul completely leaves your body, and all you have left is your overused criticism sub-routine.

[@SJK-ROW-K]

This is not the Alien film you’ve been looking for - just watch Alien original and Aliens on 4K and that’s all you need

[@fullmetal921]

I agree with you except for the format for Aliens. The 4k transfer is done by AI making actors look waxy and unnatural. Cameron has gone off the deep end with his idea of film restoration. Sticking with the blue-ray for that one.

[@darthrevan454]

Nah this is definitely the alien film you're looking for. Go watch it in the big screen or wait for it to come out in a streaming service. It's a great movie.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

@@fullmetal921 But the 4K release comes with the 1080p Blu-ray version on the second disc and all of the bonus material from the Anthology Blu-Ray set on the third disc. So, it's still worth picking up just to get those goodies without needing to buy the entire Alien Anthology box set.

[@jarednil69]

JUST SAW THIS TONITE!! The best ALIENS movie since ALIENS 👽. The anti grav scene alone was worth the ticket price!! It kinda ended twice tho... But otherwise great movie😂

[@crankfastle8138]

Thats every alien movie. False ending, then real ending.

[@ChaosMarine9118]

Here’s a guy who actually really enjoyed this film. Much of what’s said in this video is pretty wildly exaggerated. Anyone reading this comments, do yourself a favor and see a movie for yourself instead of relying on these guys. You might actually enjoy it. If I had listened to this video before seeing this film I probably wouldn’t have spent any money on it. But I’m very glad I chose to give it my time. Oh and yes these guys are in fact giving full spoilers. This is NOT a spoiler free review.

[@ressljs]

I really liked it too. The final threat was pretty stupid, or maybe just poorly handled. Had they set up that threat, but didn't reveal it until the next movie, that would have been better than "Here it is! And... it's dead." But that's 10-15 minutes, everything else I thought was good. I can kind of give the characters a pass for doing some "dumb" things. They are just young workers looking for a ticket off that planet, not scientists of professional soldiers, so it makes sense that they aren't making the smartest decisions.

[@kaniencrone7438]

Mig mauler and drinker fan. Can't help but agree. These guys are ussually on point but they gave some seriouse hate for this movie for no reason. It was way better than the promethius reboot and as a standalone it had alot going for it. How many horror movies have gotten the affect of Romulus in the last while? It's deserves more love.

[@Adam-sd2ow]

I'll watch it for free like I did with Prey.

[@mydogskips2]

@@Adam-sd2ow If you look hard enough, you can find it online for free right now, I actually watched a few minutes just a while ago.

[@darthrevan454]

​@@Adam-sd2owno one asked you lol

[@SheldonAdama17]

In space, no one can hear you get drunk and vomit.

[@kylethomas3224]

But they can hear you shit your pants.

[@arzkaful1]

Lol

[@Gamble661]

In space no one can hear you leave the theater early.

[@cineffect]

In space no one cares if you're woke.

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

@@SheldonAdama17 In space, no one can hear Promethus And Covenant being mentioned, and that's a good thing.

[@fedup5651]

So let me get the premise straight, a super top priority Weyland/Yutani alien research station is passing over a Weyland/Yutani mining world and the only ones that know about it is a bunch of meddling/thieving teenagers who happen to own a ship? No one else? And it's about to crash into a whatever destroying it in how much time? You'd think the corporate mining facility would have much better sensors to pick up objects in space, let alone one of their own facilities. Especially after all the effort they went to trying to get this thing in the original Alien. Also where did a bunch of broke teens get the ship? How'd they afford a ship? How is this chick allowed to keep a synthetic anyway? Andy is Weyland/Yutani proprietary tech, how the hell is she allowed to have that? On a W/Y mining world? They would definitely want that back. To decommission, or have destroyed at the very least if it is obsolete. There is no way in hell they would allow some skid row teen go around using it to access their systems. Also you can just add another 5-6 years on a contract? Just like that? This is assumed to apply to everyone since they are short workers. There would be riots in the streets if that happened. There would be vandalism, there would be George Floyd levels of protest. So dumb. Also how is all this Nostromo debris still all in one place? Ripley nuked the ship, and it's debris has been spreading out for 20 years. This is not how space works. Does anyone remember the size of that explosion? It was huge! All the debris should be flying in all directions radiating out from the epicenter of the explosion drifting at a constant rate over 20 years. This debris should be millions of miles away from here by now. And no two pieces of debris should be anywhere near another piece after 20 years of constant movement. And to find the actual alien Ripley shot out the god damn air lock? In all that mess spread out, the odds of finding that are literally astronomically low. Like picking every correct lottery number 365 days straight by chance. Actually it's worse than that, it's like picking every lottery number 365 days of each year for like 10 years. It ain't happening. Also how does not-Ash know there was only one survivor of the Nostromo? How does he know it was blown out of the air lock? How do they know any of this? It's not possible to know this. Ripley at the end of Alien sent no messages from that escape ship, she made a report but it had to be a personal log, it wasn't sent to anyone. If it had, then there would be no reason for Ripley to have been drifting in space for 50 odd years. She would have woke herself up in 6 weeks when she reached the frontier and broadcasted more reports for help to get picked up sooner. So if this were the case, then the sequel Aliens couldn't have taken place. Also in Aliens, the WY corporation were acting like everything related to the disappearance of the Nostromo was new information, again this movie contradicts that. There is a multitude of awful, and a plethora of stupid in this defecation projected onto screen. From the tasteless reanimation of a deceased respected actor's corpse to the chatGPT generated script that is an amalgamation of every Alien movie that proceeded it, to the direct theft of whole lines of dialogue stolen from previous movies and reused here. It's pure awful, save your money, and your time. Playing in traffic would be more fun.

[@InereIronheart]

You must be fun at parties.

[@mkultra2456]

@@InereIronheart He's dead, Jim.

[@marcogehlhar5214]

Amen. You spoke my mind

[@DzinkyDzink]

​@@InereIronheartbetter than to eat shit and smile.

[@anubusx]

Those were my problems with the film. I wasn't a fan of it.

[@btk03z19]

Just saw Alien Romulus and I give a 2 out 5..... I can take it or leave it..... Ending sucked and ridiculous.... Also, if the Xenomorph DNA stuff regenerates organisms like it did the completely smooshed mouse, then why didn't Kay regenerate from the new Xeno bite? So many plot holes in the this movie it's mind numbing like where the hell did face huggers come from when there is no queen?

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Well the movie shows the mouse dying anyways after that, also there's the potential for eggmorphing which whilst deleted from the original alien film is mentioned In the comics and novelisation and also just because we didn't see a queen doesn't mean there wasn't one somewhere in the ship...

[@btk03z19]

@@anotherhappylanding4746 the mouse didn't die, it was transforming/evolving.

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

@btk03z19 it mutates but it's clearly dead at the end

[@lazul6611]

The face huggers were obviously collected by the ships scientists and they got out of those storage devices.

[@darthrevan454]

​@@btk03z19it was dead, 2 out of 5 from someone who clearly isn't paying attention to the movie.

[@MindbodyMedic]

Ian Holm CGI war crime was disgusting. Im normally not outraged but Id just seen him in a movie the day before and to see a great actor turned into an abomination of uncanny valley ruined the entire movie. Ridleys idea apparently. Surprise surpise.

[@vanessac1721]

@MindbodyMedic some shots looked better than others. It would have looked better if they had damaged his face a bit I think.

[@Relugus]

I think Fede wanted to make his own take, but Ridley and studio execs demanded memberberries.

[@purefoldnz3070]

yeah it didnt need to be Ian Holm at all.

[@Adam-sd2ow]

No way Ian Holm would've agreed to it.

[@DzinkyDzink]

Should have just hired a look-alike actor and put a heavy damage make up over his face.

[@hardcutreviews]

The black goo is poison for the Alien franchise.

[@Utoobzz]

Not for some of us. I loved the prequels and the evolved lore.

[@Guitarman5705]

honestly romulus kinda helped the lore and explained a few things that kinda broke lore for me in covenant at least

[@hardcutreviews]

@@Utoobzz Ridley should have made his 3rd prequel film then instead of bait and switching the audience by hiding every reference to the prequels in the trailers.

[@SterileNeutrino]

Straight from the X files

[@jonfreeman9682]

The black goo majorly expanded the alien universe. Prometheus and Covenant are underrated masterpieces that's not a rehash of alien. We see the engineers planet and the origin of aliens.

[@pablor491]

After watching this video I realized these guys are the only ones shitting on the movie and pretty unanimously too. 🤔

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

Well them and many thousands of others, but hey, who's counting?

[@darthrevan454]

​@@RhysCallinan-hf7qxhandful* y'all are the vocal minority that can't form opinions on your own :)

[@lightningmonky7674]

Way too much memberberies , thats why i loved prometheus and covenant, cause they were doing their own thing

[@SolidMikeP]

They just had to have a character named Mitch....so they could have said "Get away from her...MITCH!" that's 200 + IQ level problem solving.

[@JanFWeh]

_"Get away from her, _*_you_*_ Mitch!"_

[@arttheclown1163]

Wouldn't Eumich have been better? "Get away from her Eumich!"

[@SolidMikeP]

@@arttheclown1163 lol

[@jamesday1295]

They could have just had "get away from her" and left everyone hanging. Would've worked better

[@SolidMikeP]

@@jamesday1295 and made the person a "FBI informant" so they could say..."Get away from her you SNITCH!"

[@kendiamond7852]

It was a good movie. Not great, but good. The biggest sin is leaning too heavily into feeling like a soft reboot. The characters being dumb actually makes more sense than something like Covenant. If they would've tried to make it more distinct, it would've been much better.

[@82fdny97]

I thought it was actually bad

[@nickp7069]

Being ‘dumb’… except they knew where to find cryopods on an off planet ship, knew how to reach said ship, that said ship was going to crash in 30 hrs, how to use gins they’d never encountered, how to utilise gravity against the aliens, how to use heat against the aliens, how to…. my fingers are tired, these ‘genius’ Gen X’ers were created as literally the smartest characters this side of Rey. The more I think about it the more I hate this film.

[@gokulmuralidharan628]

Character can only be as smart as the writer,

[@nickp7069]

@@gokulmuralidharan628 Absolutely not true

[@kendiamond7852]

@@nickp7069 Literally all of that could be sensors and technology. And they were wrong about pretty much everything even after that. No different than a kid who thinks they can Google or Wikipedia everything

[@councilofkarens729]

The only difference is that in the original I was hoping that the Nostromo crew survived, but with this latest one, I'll be rooting for the Alien.

[@Utoobzz]

I only cared about Ripley in Alien. The rest of the crew were pretty tepid or flat out obnoxious.

[@archmage_of_the_aether]

​@@Utoobzz realistic blue collar, I felt. Well developed motives, actions.

[@Utoobzz]

@archmage_of_the_aether I just felt their performances were flat and the dialogue was lacking. Fantastic movie, none the less. Iconic, really.

[@skylx0812]

@@Utoobzz It was made in 1978. There was a very real Recession going on (...not the kind where one party gets to alter the definition of the word.) Long lines for gas and the movies were doing more with less. The fact that iconic classic films came out of that era is a testiment to the creatives and artisans meeting the challenge.

[@calebmcclure4556]

@@Utoobzz Well if you haven’t seen them yet, quite a bit of banter and dialogue between the crew was cut and some scenes even had multiple variations. The whole tone shifts tremendously when you see the scenes as they were intended. Many of which were far better than the final version. Like the part with Ripley and Parker busting each others chops and joking around was cut down. It showed that Ripley wasn’t so serious as the final version does and that she had strong verbal Judo, giving as good as she got. In other versions Ripley and the crew smile, banter and joke around more with each other which was really weird that they cut those scenes down. I think it would have contrasted against the bleakness of space and would make the inevitable that much more dark when it happens. Honestly it was more like Brody, Quint and Hooper on the Orca in Jaws had they went that route. Even Ash had a bit more life to him with dry humor with blink and you’ll miss it quips to the others. It would’ve added so much more levity to what we ended up with. The theatrical cut had them all as emotionless wooden planks compared to what was originally intended. The directors cut adds some of that back in thankfully but there was still other scenes that could’ve fleshed it out even more.

[@dylanchilders]

No way dude thinks Alien 3 was better, like actually what the fuck did we watch the same movie?

[@notacompleteidiot...1285]

As someone who hated Alien3 back during the initial release... I think time (and director's cuts) have been kind to that film.

[@clownofthetimes6727]

@EEE-kh3tn I like it (Alien3). It had its flaws but it tried to capture the isolation and horror of the first film. Most people did not like Hicks and Newt being killed off.

[@elliott2513]

Totally with you, Alien3 has to be one of the most disappointing movies ever.

[@SlavaUkraini85]

totally, Alien Romolus is much better than Alien 3

[@AtariDad]

He may have been referring to the Assembly Cut of the movie.

[@Cplblue]

Eh, I heard a lot of great things from Alien fans. Heard the third act will be divisive, but I'll go see it.

[@nerostark4320]

People say thats divisive and disturbing

[@Gooch_cruiser]

It’s tied for second best alien movie for me (aliens) and I’m a massive nerd. I quite enjoyed the last act. It opens a door for more questions about lore etc.

[@inkscapepanda]

I've seen the movie and for me it really feels washed out. It's not bad, but it isn't great either. In the original Alien movies the characters delivered the tension, Romulus feels like ScoobyDoo gang in space where the aliens are downgraded, generic, dumb and easily disposed of. Lots of cheap jump scares and I really did not feel any true horror element in it. Sure it looks nice, but the more you think about it after it ends the more illogical flaws you put together about it. The ending was simply disgusting and had zero substance to it. It literally felt like I was watching internet AI generated CGI and it just fell instantly flat for me. Say what you want about Alien Resurrection, but the Hybrid had an amazing and original horror design to it.

[@SlavaUkraini85]

it was intense

[@T--kq3pj]

@@Gooch_cruiser how is it "tied" to Aliens, exactly?

[@thrillcollectors]

To Lance, what exactly did the main protagonist do that was so annoying that made you want her to die? Some of the other kids sure but what’s your issue with her? And what more do you need to know about her. We never knew all that much about Ripley either. Also of course the characters do stupid things they’re teenagers it makes more sense here than it ever did when the adults and science officers of franchise past acted like idiots

[@ThothGrowth]

if movies were as realistic as people like him claim they want, there would be no movies.

[@rutger4131]

The dude is talking out of his arse man...

[@lanalan4157]

These people hate bait for views ..da

[@thejackal9834]

Yeah I just had to stop watching the review. I'm not in love with this film but I enjoyed it and seeing really bad takes like this one and how it's formulating other peoples opinions before they've even seen the movie is just quite damaging. It's not a perfect film but the characters are actually something I thought were done quite well.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

​@@thejackal9834From what I've heard, he's right. They're horrible. They're no better than the crew of Prometheus, maybe a bit less retarded, but not much.

[@Ordr6Tsix]

Damn the hate here is real, the movie wasn’t bad at all. Not gonna win any horror awards but I have to disagree with most of the critiques here. But hey, everyone’s got an opinion

[@Chris-gw2xg]

Thanks for the spoilers, these two should not be on open bar if they cant do a review with no spoilers…

[@WobblinJawSports]

Agreed. Love this podcast but this was fucking awful to listen to. They are the only 2 reviews I've heard that have been negative.

[@dan-rr5ic]

@@WobblinJawSports i watched the romulus last night, it was negative.....

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Your not a reviwer lol​@@dan-rr5ic

[@mkultra2456]

@@anotherhappylanding4746 *You're. Also you gotta learn how to spell the word reviewer.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

​@@mkultra2456No one cares

[@CharlesBojangles]

My best friend, wife and I enjoyed it. Some of the deep fake effects were spotty, and the "Get away from her, you bitch" line felt unnecessary, but it was a good thriller, and a fun time overall.

[@SlavaUkraini85]

likewise

[@noneya125]

@@SlavaUkraini85 Agreed, definitely the best movie since the original 4.

[@AtariDad]

I thought the line worked simply because it does kind of feel like something the character might say, especially with how much they build him up as being a bit on the cringe side. To me him trying (and failing) to sound cool after doing something pretty badass seems completely in line with his character. Sure it's still a shameless callback, but the context of the line made it feel a bit less force than if it had just been said in a vacuum (no pun intended).

[@randyx007]

Fun but terribly written characters

[@M24071]

yeah but i liked the "die motherfucker one " way more

[@stevemyers3082]

I'm questioning if we saw the same movie here. The movie isn't perfect but it's pretty dang good. It gets a whole lot right and I highly recommend it.

[@markbennett4617]

You can’t have ! It’s a Prometheus film! Scott got his fingers in it and ruined it! Ends with another ejection from space ! You’re insane

[@aidenlewis4640]

@@markbennett4617shut up this movie was way better than Prometheus

[@nightrider3067]

I just saw it. It was actually good. Nothing woke...no girl boss. There weren't absolute morons. This movie was as close to the original movie as any alien movie I've seen. The special effects were amazing. The acting was good. It was a solid film

[@tatooinestar]

Gen-Z in space, lol "In space, no one can hear you Meme!"

[@warwolf88]

😂

[@paradox4780]

You're SO OLD

[@Trektech1980]

Yes 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulj5336]

😂

[@GlockinBell]

All the ppl who liked this comment are 50+ and still use Facebook

[@rael2099]

It can't be better than Resurrection. No way. Resurrection was weird but all the characters worked. Why would ANY generation would prefer "to see themselves represented" in an Alien movie? Self-inserts are a bane in entertainment now. I might go to see this thing at the theater, but I have little interest in a Nickelodeon version of Alien.

[@MaxObi5555]

I think any movie in the history of movies is better than resurrection lol

[@NOBLEFILMS1987]

Yes I Agree! "Alien Resurrection" Was a Way Better and Far Superior Film Than "Alien Romulus". And Yes "Alien Romulus" also reminded Me of a Tiny Toons, Nickelodeon, Kid's Movie!

[@AtariDad]

To be clear, the character who appears in the movie isn't the same character but just one who looks the same. If you're familiar with the original, then you probably know who it is already.

[@DzinkyDzink]

They clearly said it's the same Xenomorph from the Nostromp.

[@theknack]

@@DzinkyDzinkThey’re talking about the damaged android

[@studiospeets]

Best Alien film since Aliens, fight me. Not perfect but I enjoyed it a lot!

[@fortgrove3166]

I saw it last night and we thought it was good.

[@constantdoodle32]

@@fortgrove3166 yeah. It was a good movie. I don't know what this dude is on about in the video.

[@testcase6997]

yep,

[@rooshaw6770]

Funny how Lance mentioned that the first 10 seconds of trailer showed too much and then he turned it off. He is basically sharing a lot of plots and spoilers in his so called “spoiler free” review. I guessed it is okay to say spoiler free when he is not the one to be spoiled. And there are too much hate and unjustified opinions in this conversation that I feel like they just want to hate this movie so bad. I can clearly feel the love for this IP from the director when watching this movie. It may be flawed, but it is not a stupid or blend film like they said in this video.

[@BonanzaRoad]

Did these dudes see the same film that I saw? Looking too hard for something to gripe about.

[@myfavouritethings3187]

I really really enjoyed it. People just love to dislike things. Makes them feel superior

[@DanAdlingtonOnline]

In modern Alien movie we're rooting for the Xenomorphs to kill Gen Z LOL 🤣😂

[@atlantah5496]

I always rooted for the monsters

[@samfisherxboxog8925]

Surprisingly I didn’t

[@nickp7069]

@@DanAdlingtonOnline I was thinking that before they even left the mining colony

[@DanAdlingtonOnline]

@@nickp7069 🤣😂

[@Utoobzz]

@@atlantah5496 This. I'm all about the Alien and the final girl, rest of the cast in every film has just been fodder.

[@ricoc9492]

Title: Spoiler free Panel: “The first scare is at the 40 minute mark”

[@fishjones4618]

Lance asks a question that has been bugging me for decades about why these studios aren’t adapting the ready made back catalog of their IP’s. Especially comics! There doesn’t need to be a storyboard session because what is a comic book than a ready made storyboard with dialogue and everything. Robert Meyer Burnett lamented on one of his Star Trek tirades that the novel that tells how Kirk and Spock met at Starfleet Academy, Collision Course, was much better than Jar Jar’s Star Trek ‘09. They could have adapted that. My guesses are that they either run into the arch-enemy of all IP’s, rights issues, and have to pay out some kind of compensation to the original writer, (It’s not unprecedented. For Enterprise, T’Pol was supposed have been a younger version of the Vulcan high priestess T’Pau. But they’d have to pay the creator of the character a fee to use her), or, despite decades of sophisticated storytelling coming out of comics that have rivaled traditional literature, Hollywood scribes still looks down on writers like Claremont, Frank Miller, Ed Brubaker, and countless others as writers of funny books. It would explain why very few of them have been tagged to write or co-write a screenplay or teleplay.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Bingo on the compensation rights. The writers would want royalties.

[@zachlogan2058]

These people are just miserable. Their complaints are heavily exaggerated and seems like they went into the movie looking to pick it apart rather than enjoy it. 😮 The movie was very very good. Sci-fi horror is hard to come by and it’s done fantastically with Romulus.

[@TinkerDeLorean]

I was rooting for Andy and for everyone else to get deleted after the first 10 minutes

[@vanessac1721]

Then they made poor Andy logical and competent for 5 minutes and then took that away from him as well. I loved him burning that main chick with the line about leaving someone to die.

[@Utoobzz]

That's how I felt about everyone outside of Ripley in the original.

[@OrthoLou]

​@@UtoobzzRight... I actually cared a lot more about these people since they actually showed emotion and seemed to care about each other.

[@Utoobzz]

@@OrthoLou I was rooting for everyone in Romulus apart from Bjorn. He was a grade A dick.

[@vincentnicolae9440]

But then there wold not be a movie but it wold probably be for the best if there was non I agree 💯👍😂

[@SJK-ROW-K]

In Space No One Can See You Act

[@Edacuatica]

In Space No one Can Judge you! Thanks youtube lol.

[@disposable_hero1725]

Classic Comment

[@alex9x9]

"In space, no one can hear you in space" - A L A N

[@mikecabrera7393]

The acting was solid. Idk what people are going on about. Its not like it was any better or worse than the original cast from the first film. Seems like the Drinker's group are blinded by their hate of modern Hollywood to give this film the credit that I for one think it deserves.

[@mac_n_cheezy420]

I nearly died of cringe

[@Anthroponeural]

Pretty critical and not appreciating the love, nuance and art direction.

[@chasehedges6775]

They probably are but the film looks meh/mediocre

[@Anthroponeural]

@@chasehedges6775 I think it “looked” beautiful

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Anthroponeural That’s fair. I’m sure it was well shot and well directed and well acted tho, at least.

[@Anthroponeural]

@@chasehedges6775 that’s fair too. I think I’m extra happy about it after other recent Alien outings and the death of Star Wars. Sure it isn’t the greatness that I think is PREY, but it’s close and I appreciate the passion for aesthetic that’s in every frame.

[@GlockinBell]

I loved when the credits roll and H.R. Giger's name is slightly larger and more spaced than the others. Dude deserves to be celebrated for gifting us the Alien designs/aesthetics.

[@GoldGLasVegas]

The Movie is Amazing ! It's not woke . The drinker will like it watch!

[@justinashley5610]

Maybe I've missed these guys on open bar, but this review of the film was terrible. I agree that it was a ton of member berries and a few things didn't work for me. They make it sound like this was Alien: Resurrection or something.

[@markbennett4617]

It was a remake of ressurextuon! Jesus what film did you see ?

[@robmcmahon1525]

Movie was terrible. I walked out halfway thru

[@justinashley5610]

👍​@@robmcmahon1525

[@drfirechief8958]

This movie was made for people too young to have seen the original in theaters when it was released. It was quite an experience. I'm 64 and I watched Alien at the movie theater and I left scared to death and sweating. But now the Alien IP has just turned into bad reruns for younger audiences who have only watched the originals on Streaming or DVD/Blue Ray on their couch with 5 or 6 other people talking trash during the movie. They missed out on them when they were new, original and shown only in the theaters. This latest version is just cheap Saturday night scream queen fare.

[@fullmetal921]

Even worse, I picture them streaming it on their iPhones while continuously pausing it to tend to text messages and instagram DMs.

[@papapalps2415]

That's nice, gramps. Let's get you to bed.

[@jaibonaparte]

Well I wish I could've experienced the movie like that but I'm far too late

[@selectjed1]

Old man shakes stick

[@jeyfomson6364]

@@drfirechief8958 Well said sir.

[@Ravenscroft82]

I don't agree that "if you can find it on imdb or the wiki, it's not a spoiler." You can find EVERYTHING on those sites, so is nothing a spoiler? Geez.

[@HiImRawr]

Unfortunate situation where reviewers sore that they don't like anything, not that they are just critical. The movie wasnt amazing but it was good.

[@GAFB1122]

I was not impressed. It was the same formula. Before I saw it I knew there would be a crew and at the end the Alien would kill all but one and the final one would kill the Alien. Give me more Prometheus, David and the engineers.

[@Ldiepian]

Lance seems like he generally hates young people

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

@@Ldiepian I'm 24 and don't blame him lol. Majority of us are narcissistic, have terrible political opinions based on mostly fabrications, and have the quality criteria of toddlers hence how well marvel films perform at the box office.

[@green_acres_7240]

Get in line, Lance.

[@ReinoldFZ]

Everybody hates young people in horror movies : P

[@52BLUE]

You will too. Give it time.

[@serenityinside1]

@@52BLUE👍

[@andrewrunion472]

As soon as you meet not-Ripley, it's obvious how the movie will end, the steps that will get us there, and the order in which they'll happen. Predictable. Formulaic.

[@NOBLEFILMS1987]

Well Alien Romulus was better than I thought it was going to be! It could have been better though. The best part about it was that they brought Ian Holm back from The Dead! That was a nice Surprise! That is where most of The Budget went I Suspect!

[@Bkbw82]

It’s an attempt…watched it tonight, it’s watchable but if you’re after the perfection of the original 2, you’re in for 40 miles of bad road.

[@Bkbw82]

Additionally, I believe prime Scott and Cameron fucked up for being too bloody good.

[@papapalps2415]

@@Bkbw82 It's very much more than 'watchable'.

[@HeathenGeek]

0:10 "Streamed with multiple times" is that a euphemism for standing next to each other at the urinal?

[@roel.vinckens]

For a wee pee?

[@mkultra2456]

They crossed swords.

[@LordCousland]

A very enjoyable movie. The characters were not dumb, they actually made logical choices given the circumstances. Yeah they could have been fleshed out a bit more. I did not like the final act / monster that much. Also visually it is a beautiful film. But it is a good horror flick 7/10. Easily better than Prometheus, Covenant, Resurrection or even Alien 3.

[@SimonLeicester]

I enjoyed it. Certainly better than the convoluted Prometheus or Convenant

[@l_a_n_k_y]

I’m seeing it in about 30 minutes… had a failed job interview just before so hopefully this will change things.

[@BigJoe6669]

sorry it won't ......

[@9thebear]

Your day sucks and will continue to suck 👍🏻

[@hometownhero2500]

Focus on getting another job instead of a 2 hr distraction. You got this 💪🏼🤙🏼

[@pistonburner6448]

You're rewarding these people with your money and funding more of this stuff? Looks like you're getting the karma you deserve.

[@yt_hatesfreespeech]

be happy u got the interview, ive been applying for 2 months and no interviews, ATS and AI has made job search way too complicated.

[@andrecox9688]

Man, this crowd is rough haha. It’s definitely the best after Alien & Aliens. Saw it on the biggest, loudest screen I could and thoroughly enjoyed it. Basically like a greatest hits compilation.

[@tjp4342]

SnarkyJay said it best.

[@LaitoChen]

I wish I hadn't watched this review before I went to see the movie. The movie was fine. yall are too jaded from Hollywood. Lance is smoking crack - there was no "racism" or "disability" theme with the Robot; they explain exactly why he's malfunctioning and why the other crew member hates robots. You had to have fallen asleep to miss it. The oldest person on the crew couldn't have been more than 25 - they behaved EXACTLY how young adults would behave when in over their head. The most unrealistic part of the movie was wondering why they were allowed to pilot a mining vessel into space. Where are the adults? No one the root for?! The actor playing the android did a good job. Rayne was okay; sure Rayne is no Ripley/Sarah Conner but she wasn't an idiot or Mary Sue either. I agree - she didn't start acting till the latter half of the movie. All in all its a solid 6.5-7 /10 ; the visuals were amazing and the horror delivered. I'm no Alien aficionado - i dont care about timelines i just want to be entertained with a horror/monster flick and the Movie had it. My girl came with and she hates scifi and she loved it.

[@Milnerds]

Just gonna point out in the best two Alien movies, the reason the Alien(s) got a jump on everyone is because characters did stupid stuff. 1st movie, everyone is yelling and pissed at Ripley for trying to keep Quarantine. 2nd movie, Gorman has his squad move in where they can't fire, instead of pulling everyone out and equipping them with flamethrowers before going back in.

[@fix0the0spade]

That's true, but in both cases it's well justified. In Alien Ash is playing the crew off against each other and undermining their unity. In Aliens Gorman's on his first 'real' deployment and none of the Marines are taking the threat seriously enough, Gorman's panicking when he disarms his squad and it brings his inexperience to the fore. They also have Burke putting pressure on Gorman not to damage Wey-U's investment. Once things go sideways both crews start behaving more competently, they make mistakes but they're doing their best within their abilities and knowledge. I find it really jarring when people in horror movies just keep doing stupid things.

[@adamsharrocks8212]

​@@fix0the0spade Agree.

[@ctmmckinney6219]

Yep. We have too many Maulets amongst us who do not want to accept right and wrong as nature provides, we have people who want to analyze behavior and reject it if they don't solve the video game flawlessly.

[@GravelordWrust]

No, both of those things are well justified.

[@GravelordWrust]

@EEE-kh3tn I think you need to watch the film again. She's very justified in going back...

[@natp8387]

Otaking did a lovely Alien fan animation called Alien: Monday. Short and delightful, should be mandatory viewing for anyone working in the franchise.

[@cigoLxeL]

I'm not especially looking forward to this, but not letting Ridley Scott anywhere near the creative process is a good start. He did a fine job of bringing the screenwriters' vision to life in the original _Alien,_ but despite what so many people seem to believe, he was NOT the screenwriter (those were Dan O'Bannon and Ron Shusett), did NOT come up with the story, characters, or title creature, and the few ideas he pushed for were rejected for being too silly. It annoyed me to no end when people kept referring to Ridley Scott as the series "creator" when discussing _Prometheus,_ even though his only contribution was getting the real creators' vision onto film.

[@yowasup1001]

I've seen it & there is no doubt Ridley & disney meddled with this movie, at least Cameron wrote the script for Aliens & had some input on the score unlike Ridley taking credit for things he never did.

[@Lumindeas]

@@yowasup1001 The first 30 minutes, from what I gather of the explanation about "obsolete" androids, sounded exactly to me like what Disney's die agenda requires. Role was probably written just to get the rest of the movie made. Not knocking the actor, he's just doing a job with what he's given.

[@jaworski105]

Hes literally a producer in the opening credits.

[@pastichiorocker]

You obviously have no clue what you are talking about. Just one of the many recent Scott haters that are foolishly always trying to minimize his involvement in his own movies. Watch the making of 'Alien', watch the recent documentary 'Memory: The Origins of Alien', watch behind the scenes footage and then come back here to apologize.

[@cigoLxeL]

@@pastichiorocker No. Watch the credits of the first movie. Then read about Scott's idea for the original ending. He's a great director, but he's only ever been as good as the script he's working from. The only apology you'll get rhymes with "Kiss my ass."

[@mikawathorongil7127]

Aside from the meaningless characters, the biggest problem of Alien Romulus for me is that this film is like a high budget fan-made movie. It milks the elements from previous movies so hard, any alien fan can see just one moment of it and he will immediately know how the plot will be unfolded in the next 15 mins. And the plot depends so much on android tells the audiences what’s happening is so fucking lazy. But I would say it’s not a bad movie. It’s just not good either. Mediocre. oh btw, I think it breaks cannon a little bit

[@nightowl0815]

its not even high budget anymore. 80mil is not much anymore

[@mikawathorongil7127]

@@nightowl0815 yea, I meant as a fan movie standard

[@papapalps2415]

@@mikawathorongil7127 It...isn't 'fan servicey', though, nor is it milking previous movies in any particularly meaningful way. Knowing how a move will unfold doesn't make it bad, dude, lul (well, bar being outright a mystery-oriented piece of media, and even then, which Romuluz most definitely isn't and makes no illusions of being). These complaints are nonsensical garbage.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

AVP Requiem was a high-budget fan film.

[@geekrepublic8308]

Wow. I actually enjoyed it.

[@DemocracyOfficer2485]

Half of what these reviewers are saying doesn’t happen in the film and the other half are them not paying attention and then complaining about not understanding what’s going on

[@geekrepublic8308]

@@DemocracyOfficer2485 yeah I’m just gonna wait for The Drinker’s official review. The other folks seem to be just crying like old man babies.

[@kordova2182]

I can't stand Mauler there is nothing that guy likes. Lol

[@John-fk2ky]

@@kordova2182 I like that there’s nothing that he likes. There’s nothing I’ve seen in quite a few years that has wowed me, whereas I’ve often been impressed by films made before I was even born, yet standard critics give absolute garbage high ratings. I appreciate when someone tears something apart because I can then analyze whether I agree with that particular criticism or not. I ask “why” a lot and love storytelling, so turning a film into a collection of “whys” then seeing if enough are justified is entertaining to me.

[@DemocracyOfficer2485]

@@geekrepublic8308 yeah I really Liked the new Deadpool movie and I saw alien Romulus last night and loved it. It had that aliens feel and aesthetic that the newer movies didn’t have. The only thing that I didn’t like was the bad deepfaked android face. These guys are just contrarians for views and clicks.

[@henzoko5946]

Its never enough for some people unless its perfect

[@darkwowplayer]

Everyone in the theater I was in was completely floored by the thing that pops up in the last part and I think it was super creepy so idk why some of them dismissed it so quickly "oh they've done this before" so? They've done xenomorphs before too, by that logic they can't do xenomorphs again or it's bad, I think that logic is stupid. It was really well done and it def got a reaction from the audience. I really liked it and I think it's kind of elitist the way some of them talk about it tbh.

[@Viper8962]

This movie wasn’t bad, I usually agree with drinkers chasers but the movie pays homage to the previous ones and tells a pretty good story with only Some minor plot holes

[@LuvADuc]

Snarky looks thrilled to be included.

[@jonbaxter2254]

I think we've all been so burned on shitty Alien films for decades we'll be happy with anything above par.

[@52BLUE]

This! This is the reason people are confusing average with good.

[@jaworski105]

It’s not even above par. It’s a terrible movie.

[@dan-rr5ic]

@@jaworski105 yeah i just got back from seeing it, it was god awful, id rather watch alien resurrection and i hate that movie.

[@micmorgan84]

This is exactly what’s happening because after I left the film I thought there is no way I saw the same film that these people are claiming is one of the best in the franchise.

[@SpaceJawa]

The current state of pop culture in a nutshell - so many franchises run into the ground so hard that if you give fans anything even a step above the garbage they've become accustomed to they'll swear it's that that it's the second coming.

[@robbiecasablanco]

Overall it’s very very good. Actually scared for once in a movie which is rare these days…loads and loads of plot holes but it does sustain the tension and some strong acting performances by the lead and her “ brother“ 9/10. Visually incredibly strong but I would say a lot of the science wasn’t very accurate.

[@SamSchott1]

Alien: Critical Doggo is now the third best Alien release.

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

It's the only time Snarky Jay's face lit up.

[@TheBlackKS1]

What I'm not sure about is why Weyland-Yutani would allow the Romulus/Remus station to fall into the rings. They have a planet filled with people that they see as disposable for the greater good of the Xenomorph/black goo. No one got orders to go there and reboot it to make it so it wouldn't collide in 2 days? Nevermind that Mu/Th/Er can just take control of random ships and fly it automatically. Otherwise I thought it was a decent movie, 3rd best in the series of 7, I'm not including AVP because I consider those as its own separate series.

[@HardBassManiac]

Was it a great movie? No. But was it just a good movie? Yes. I liked it. Sometimes i feel you guys have reel high standards. I got what i paid for.

[@Yog3r]

Just watched it last night. I'm not much of an expert, but I really loved first two movies. Romulus had some cringy moments when they decided to drop these member berries so hard, ending felt very Tarantino style, but overall I'd say that's the most interesting modern Alien movie I've seen.

[@robertparker6280]

"Spoiler Free" yeah, and "Alien Resurrection" was a great movie. Also if anyone is going to try to say Resurrection was better than this movie. Not going to hear it, please move on. Already saw the movie and Romulus was 5x better than Resurrection and Covenant.

[@Profit2Raw]

Yall trippin it was a solid movie