ALIEN: ROMULUS - Movie Review

[@matthewheitkamp1474]

Side note: I recently revisited the original Alien in preparation for this, and I was reminded how well the film has aged. Despite being from an earlier time and maybe feeling “old” to a guy born in 2001, the production design, atmosphere, performances, and especially the directing and editing are all still as evocative as the first time I saw it. It's a testament to the enduring quality of the craftsmanship and vision behind a simple idea -every pipe in the wall, every droplet of sweat, every breath, all of it holds massive impact. i’d love to hear your thoughts on it in a proper review if you can make the time!

[@jackbrown8221]

You can hear every droplet 💧 of water bounce off Harry Dean Stantons (Brett) baseball cap then face as if it was pure luxury ... almost slow motion... so focused... his world was perfect at that moment... the soft rhythmic throb of the air conditioning plant & rattling of those chains in the background ... that moment in the movie was so intense.. I've never forgot it from 79... then the cat hissed...

[@ataridc]

Oh yea its amazing film and shockingly unique and ahead of its time when I watched it as a young kid in the 90s I had that same feeling and I hope kids in the future will continue to enjoy it

[@nighttrain1236]

Same with Bladerunner. It's just timeless visually, but that may just may be how I think cinema should be 'cinematic'. If I was a bit younger, I may have grown up with shaky cams, quick-cuts and green screen and think that is how things should look.

[@eyespy3001]

On the topic of the prequels' sleekness (or lack of scruffiness), Ridley Scott has mentioned that Prometheus looks the way it does because that mission was being funded by the wealthiest man alive, putting all of his resources into all of the top-of-the-line gear, whereas in Alien they're the bottom-class citizens flying an old, rusty truck with cheap, outdated gear. Knowing this, the production design of Romulus becomes less nostalgia-bait and more thematic. In fact, viewed through this thematic lens, the production design of all the Alien movies becomes very intentional.

[@chrisho6874]

Also the design of the Prometheus bridge comes from the original concept art for the Nostromo bridge by Ron Cobb who did the designs for all the human aspects in the film like ship and suits while Giger did all the alien designs for the film that Ridley wanted to give a big contrast to both designs. He didn't use Rob Cobb's first design for the exact reasons explained above which in the end really worked out good and glad he came back used the original Nostromo bridge design for Prometheus.

[@ataridc]

Well to me only the first 2 films are canon and everything else is what ifs. That way I can enjoy them each for what they are instead of perplexing canon destroying nonsense. We already do that with stuff like a v p I just extend it to a few additional movies lol.

[@eyespy3001]

@@ataridc Alien 3 is great. I’ll die on that hill along with all the other people that know what’s up

[@ataridc]

@@eyespy3001 reread again, you might be shocked to find that my reasoning had nothing to do with the quality of the films =-O

[@eyespy3001]

@@ataridc I don’t know how that refutes what I said. Part of what makes Alien 3 great is how it fits into the larger Ripley narrative. Alien was about a group of people trying to survive a murdering monster. Aliens made the story about Ripley instead of the creatures, and Alien 3 took the character to her conclusion.

[@Moncters]

Hands down the best movie reviewer on KZbin. Criminally underrated but you are very close to 100K. Been here since the 20K days. Much love!

[@filmneek]

She ain’t gonna date you man.

[@Joey-dd7rh]

​@@filmneekput it away nerd.

[@etiennesickleton1483]

​@filmneek Yeah who writes these ai anyway?

[@vitaminwater9662]

​@@filmneek who are you trying to impress dude

[@xsx1113]

​@@filmneekmen who say this in response to seeing any woman receive praise or compliments are truly pathetic

[@thedudeabides3138]

Tyvm Maggie, a satisfying review as always. I do love your ability to just tell it like it is, no faffing, sugarcoating or pulled punches.

[@gravejello2331]

Was really impressed by this. It was by far one of the strongest “legacy sequels” I’ve seen. Really liked the characters but I wish we had some more time to develop them. The action and suspense were so good

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Some of the visuals were just as impressive if not more impressive than Interstellar. I would really like to see an ORIGINAL science fiction movie w/ the same crew.... I'm not holding my breathe obviously since I cannot hold my breath for 10-20 years.

[@gravejello2331]

@@bitcoinethereum9702 yeah hopefully Fede Alvarez directs another space sci-fi movie. The shots of the ships in space left me breathless. Especially the ones where you could barely see the ships because they were in the dark and the shots around the rings

[@dilbyjones]

exactly so much FUN pacing is PERFECT ect ect

[@scottbeecham9658]

The aesthetic was good but it's ultimately meaningless without good characters to identify with and root for. We didn't get that here. I tried to make it to the end but didn't manage it. Not a patch on the original.

[@danielbarrero2815]

i had so much sympathy for david jonsson’s and cailey spaeny’s characters, they’re so likable

[@janjannn05]

What about Kay 😭 girl suffered the most

[@imsnowedn]

Other than they gave up hope and became catalytic converter thief's rather than spend their time serving the community. These days lots of people sympathize with the criminals. But when they get in trouble or get caught, you gotta know they knew the consequences when they started. At least in Alien, they were workers hauling Cargo trying to make a living.

[@djstarsign]

Andy was excellent.

[@thedoesthingspodcast9298]

@@imsnowedn community? yes what the corporation was doing was definitely not evil at all, but the "thieves" recovering scraps were the ones in the wrong. I think the cast of characters being boring was a bigger crime

[@imsnowedn]

@@thedoesthingspodcast9298 I agree, the programming of David Jonsson was interesting, but I wanted to like Rain(Cailey) but didn't even care about her character at the end. She got them both in a lot of trouble, mostly by aligning herself with the thieves.

[@123rockfan]

I had a smile on my face the entire time watching Romulus. I don’t care that it’s really similar to the first two films, I still had a great time. And I liked how the last act genuinely made a big swing. It really worked for me.

[@jacobbrooker8584]

Exactly how I felt. Without that ending I would have still been happy but I really appreciate the risk they took here and it really paid off in my opinion. Great film, even if it has some flaws.

[@djstarsign]

Same. Apart from the first two, I’ve only seen all the others just once and always felt disappointed (especially with Prometheus and Covenant). Wasn’t interested in watching this one because the last two were so bad, but heard some good things. Went to see it without rewatching the others and was happily surprised. Really had a blast and it’s probably the best looking and best directed one in decades. Glad I got to see it on the big screen.

[@alansmith4655]

I thought it was awful. I was tired by the end of it waiting for it to end.

[@simonfernandes6809]

​@@alansmith4655Valid view. There's a spectrum of opinions on this film. I'll wait for the Blu Ray.

[@rocketeightyseven1823]

@@alansmith4655I’ve yet to see it. I rewatched Alien and Aliens again to get ready for this, but think I’ll wait to watch it at home. It looks exactly like the first two movies. I was born in 1980’ and grew up watching these back in the day so my expectations are always a little high. I had high hopes for this one, but the older I get the more I understand what Solomon meant: There is nothing new under the sun. I used to love movies and the theater…now…I don’t really miss it all anymore. It’s all formulaic rehashed garbage.

[@travis1143]

"We have too many pregnancies gone wrong in Alien movies" is a great fucking line. Sadly the third best alien movie is still Alien Isolation, the videogame.

[@alansmith4655]

Isolation is so underrated.

[@SaberRexZealot]

Third best Alien film is ‘The Thing’ lol

[@RipleywsRght]

I just re-did Alien Isolation and damn - absolutely the best.

[@ADNZ5442]

I think Ridley was right, there’s only so many times you can make an Alien movie before they all become the same; his prequels were onto something about creation. But it seemed the Money-men from fox wanted the alien and not more of Prometheus - so we had studio interference.

[@kurtrivero368]

Was it the “studio” that decided to completely destroy the mystery and origin of the “Space Jockey”? No. That shit is all on Sir Ridley Scott; all of the blame in that regard rests squarely on his shoulders. Thank the fuck Christ he did not have an actual hand in directing this new film.

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Ridley's meddling is what brought this movie down from great to good. Alvarez did a fantastic job with all the pressure and expectations and Overlord Ridley Scott.

[@ADNZ5442]

@@bitcoinethereum9702 are you referring to act 3/4?

[@kurtrivero368]

@MisterCaution 100% and that goes for the Space Jockeys as well… oh wait… the “Engineers” now..🙄

[@MS-ii1sv]

Then make a movie about creation and leave out the aliens stuff.

[@CountEstradivarius7]

This movie's biggest sin is not making the xenomorph the real villain, a relentless nightmare. Instead of that we get too many distractions even certain forced comeback. It was a missed opportunity to bring back the monster and make it a real force of nature again, since the movie claimed it was a return to its roots

[@your_average_joe5781]

You are absolutely correct ✅ This was trash 🗑️

[@theamaeve8175]

The Xenomorph had never been the real villain. The company Weyland-Yutani was always the real villain

[@ikmor]

​@@theamaeve8175 Tell that to Lambert

[@your_average_joe5781]

@@ikmor Well said !! ✅

[@CountEstradivarius7]

@@theamaeve8175I was expecting this. While WY set the stage for disaster to happen the real threat has always been a creature so formidable that even the biggest company can't handle.

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Biggest flaw with this new alien, and many movies coming out are just NO MEMORABLE CHARACTERS. Movie is fresh in my head from viewing 12 hours ago and I can't remember a single character's name or anything LOL. Even Prometheus had David the android and Shaw the main character that you really remember, shit even those knucklehead science idiots who got killed by that snake thing were memorable, this aliens romulus had zero, the black android was memorable somewhat but zero personality and I don't even remember his name. Thing back to Aliens, Vasquez was a minor character with maybe 5 lines total and 30 years later anyone who ever watched the movie probably remembers her. Alien Romulus was very impressive visually, not totally predictable but the story was meh, I'd give it a 6.8/10 score.

[@ninanando]

disagree. Andy was awesome

[@jussi-pekkaturunen689]

You should remember Andy. His name was repeated virtually all the time in the movie. Rain and Andy was pretty good but the the rest was totally on don't care department.

[@kristolo9173]

Couldn’t agree more, the near universal praise this movie is getting is fucked

[@buzzfunk]

Yeah this film will not age well. Its so well made but feels empty. I dunno. I think Fede tried too much.

[@anthonymartensen3164]

@@kristolo9173 fucked? This is one of the only commercial movies that has this level of practical effects in recent memory

[@oasis561]

I’m still shocked and shaking, first time I couldn’t stare at the movie screen for long ❤ thank you for your review

[@Sualk85]

I love Fede’s film and I take my hat off with what he did with this one. The atmosphere and practical effects were awesome to see on the big screen.

[@danielbarrero2815]

I liked that this is less conceptual than the prior entries and more of a straight up slasher, it’s so fun. 8/10

[@jonfreeman9682]

I loved the Ridley Scott story of engineers and bonkers AI run amok. But I get not everyone liked it.

[@HOTD108_]

​@@jonfreeman9682I don't think there's a movie in existence that everybody likes. Such is art.

[@danielbarrero2815]

@@jonfreeman9682 I loved that too, and I actually wish Ridley took it further on his projects, but I do appreciate the change of pace in this film with Fede’s style

[@GlennSmith-m2e]

@@jonfreeman9682 Ditto.

[@chrissteffen3718]

Appreciate the straightforward style and it’s a legit 80’s/90’s movie made with the sound and effects in 2024. It was awesome imo

[@mattsheezy5469]

I haven’t seen you in a while, but you look great! You look healthy, & happy. I’m happy to see how much your subs have grown. You should be proud of yourself, you deserve it 😊

[@KareemHarper]

Subscribed. Great review. Andy truly stole the show and felt like the true heart of the movie to me. The two distinct versions of Andy (1.0 and the upgrade) were played masterfully.

[@thomaslucas7050]

Started off strong - then became a greatest hits of things we've seen before.

[@pluckyduck11y]

I just feel like we've seen it all before. It was too much rehash. Aliens is obviously the best sequel, but Prometheus is the most interesting. This is why Covenant was vexing. The best aspects of Covenant were those which supplemented Prometheus and expanded on the David and Engineers narrative. But then near the final act it devolved into the too familiar, again feeling like rehash of what we've seen before. Romulus feels so much like the rehash part of Covenant which is simply too familiar. But it has some cool action set pieces.

[@tnt46dog]

@@pluckyduck11yExactly, way too much rehash. And all the events of the ending-wtf!? many may not like the creative choices there but it all felt rushed. That whole sequence should have been saved for another movie…

[@DewlayLomo]

Facts

[@gandalfandchill549]

Worst callback quote maybe of all time, but delivered by the best character (and actor) in the movie. This seems like a nice summary of how I felt about Romulus.

[@TueSorensen]

It's so funny; some people see this movie as an exact copy of Alien, others see it as an exact copy of Aliens, and still others see it as primarily a copy of Resurrection... It really demonstrates which movies are most clear in your memory! And it has elements from all of them. Quite funny, really.

[@recetasfaciles2816]

I think that should be a question to ask right now. Where is all this going? What is the alien franchise about? What is this movie made for? Will we really continue to consume another and another Alien movie made exactly like the original? The first two films were more than just pieces of entertainment, they expanded the imagination and, for better or worse, Prometheus tries to do that too. In fact, I still think Prometheus is a great addition to the franchise, flawed but still fascinating. Too bad Scott listened to the bad reviews then and tried to please the fans with Covenant instead of perfecting his Prometheus ideas.

[@ninanando]

theres an alien series taking place on earth in production

[@luisa.belmares5716]

I think the essential of Alien franchise is "Lovecraftnian Cosmic Horror". Prometheus tried to go deep into it but at the end failed when tried to be more Blade Runner and less Alien.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Both Prometheus and Covenant are legendary IMO and for the first time after 40 years it expanded the lore of aliens. It was in the comics but now they've explored the engineers the black goo and mad scientist AI but I get not everyone liked it. The alien TV show is supposed to go really deep into the alien mythology.

[@curtsampson6874]

Your second question is very easy to answer in multiple parts. Of course, the Alien franchise has always asked one basic question, ""Are human beings actually the apex that they think they are?" The first films gave resounding answers to how humans feel when they no longer answer yes to that question. The Prometheus turn gave us another answer: We are and we shouldn't fear to explore anywhere else. Alien Romulus kind of boils some of those two together. The ability of Romulus to do that seemlessly is in young people. Young people are always invincible until adversity evitably hits. Its what Fede Alvarez has doen with almost all of his films. This movie is obviously made for the reset we are talking about. Alvarez shows how to get Alien back to its roots without doing away with any part of the franchise; a shear navigation of each and every iteration before it. Now where it should go... You can argue. Every successful older franchise does follow a similar path like she said. This will not have a direct sequel. But what it should represent it that it does tell a story that doesn't necessarily follow characters from previous movies. Hopefully the Alien TV show will also focus on Weyland Yutani a bit more like Star Wars' did with "Andor." I also still think they can play around with the concept of life itself in different ways in the universe. The key is to go all in like this movie did. Its funny, the series is built upon biomechanics being the centerpiece of a perfect organism but we've never seen a full go at that.

[@reflexfine8267]

Anyone who thinks that Prometheus is anything else than pure garbage should not be taken even remotely seriously about any topic considering film art

[@g3ckoizlethal]

Yeah, my main issue with the film is that they had too many callbacks, when they had the chance to move things forward. The fact it takes place between the first two films, it literally felt like a film stuck between the two. In terms of audio and visual, the film excels in sound, music and effects (especially, practical), but the script/story suffers from rehash and mishmash of previous Alien installments. And the surprise final act/ending...totally unnecessary.

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

i thought it was a great movie. until that "surprise" ending. It should have been left out

[@anthonymartensen3164]

I dont think that the fact that the film is referencial to the other films is to its detriment. I feel like the main appeal of the film existing in the first place is the fact that it has the iconography of "Alien", and the balance of what makes it updated and fresh.

[@etiennesickleton1483]

​robot

[@MindbodyMedic]

Not only did they not have faith in their own ideas, they very awkwardly quoted iconic scenes needlessly in a way that drags you out of the moment. I enrolled several times. I don't want to be reminded of how great the original is whilst I'm trying to watch a pale imitation ffs

[@anthonymartensen3164]

@@MindbodyMedic a pale imitation? I thought it was clearly an inspired piece of work with one tense and disturbing sequence after another...

[@Phantom096]

Fede’s casting was weak in my opinion. The only actor who stole the show was Andy . Good choice there. The other actors were a bit bland and do the movie no favors. Other than that I enjoyed the movie.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

Very detailed, well structured review and I love the way xenormorphs looked in this and the scenes with acid melting through objects flowing in the ship was well executed.

[@SmartDave60]

Andy was incredible having to play two different characters.

[@ManyDoors777]

My son and I just saw it. We loved it. It's my 3rd favorite Alien movie ever, and probably his favorite movie of ever!

[@Pete-tr4zv]

Subscribed. Saw Romulus at weekend and this is easily the best review I’ve seen/read. Nailed it. Sure, there are enough elements to the film that should satisfy the Alien fandom as a popcorn movie - particularly visually - but there are so many plot deficiencies and lazy tropes employed, that the overall takeaway for me was just ‘what was the point’ or ‘could have been so much better’. Had high hopes of Romulus, but ultimately it was just another meh addition to the franchise that probably sits somewhere around Alien 3/Resurrection. Given the high bar of the first two films, that’s probably enough to keep many people happy; I just continue to live in hope that there has to be another truly great Alien film possible that leaves you breathless.

[@gpapa31]

I haven’t pressed PLAY fast enough before. Edit: I hope it sets the standards again for practical effects, convince more studios to follow that path snd reverse the trend of overdone CGI fest. Use CGI to enhance the practical and not a means to an end.

[@Carver94]

Just discovered your channel through this review and I couldn’t agree with you more. On a happier note, I’m glad to say you gained a new fan / subscriber, keep up the great work 😊👍🏼!!!

[@Nostromo4261]

The original Alien, the Terminator, the Predator, etc; what’s so hard to figure out? You nailed it, a malevolent, mysterious force stalking the characters with unrelenting resolve. Along the way, were treated to the gradual revelation of all their terrible abilities. At first we know nothing, then the terror and tension ramps up with each encounter. Formulaic for a reason. Now I understand why the original captivates me so much while the later entries fail to hit so deep. Add the existential dread of something from outside our normal frame of reference that we can’t fully understand in a hostile environment, and you have the real recipe for cosmic terror. It’s also why sequels(prequels) tend to fail. The fear of what we don’t know is gone. We just watch the latest characters deal with it for his/her first time without experiencing it as deeply as we did originally. For me, the best of Romulus is seeing a new phase of the Alien’s morphology. The cocoon phase fills a hole in the original creature’s development. This is amplified by the Alien dragging 2 corpses into the new hive after hunting. It’s clear the bodies aren’t being used for implantation but for something we haven’t seen before-namely nutrition. Now we can understand how they can gain size between the chestburster phase and the fully grown zeno. That part of the original film has bothered me for years.

[@entrthedragon]

The sets in the Alien world are so bleak and dark. You feel like you’d need a flashlight to get anywhere. The lighting is like an Italian Restaurant, low and unobtrusive.

[@AarmOZ84]

Glad to hear that this big budget summer movie actually landed. Just your intro started to confirm my fears that this was just over milking a successful franchise, so it was great to hear it worked.

[@oppje6188]

It didn't work...

[@snuzzle]

@@oppje6188it did.

[@rayjackson6808]

Considering where it fits in the time line, it was the perfect sequile to the 1st one. It also left the door open for the prequills to be finished. I. really love the prequills.

[@jamesdavid2893]

Props to your review. Props to whatever workouts you do. I'll watch this when I get a chance.

[@XaeeD]

First time watching this girl, and she's very intelligent, well-spoken, and pleasant to watch. You know what? Subscribed!

[@MrSoy_]

You know what? SHE WILL NEVER DATE YOU. EVER.

[@HOTD108_]

​@@MrSoy_When you hate woman so much that you're physically incapable of accepting that people might have nice things to say about them.

[@mattbaldwin1150]

Woah! Great review. Very matter-of-fact in your delivery which is refreshing as some reviewers can be a bit gushy. Alien is my all time favourite series and I think you’re right on the mark with your thoughts. Will definitely be checking out more of your reviews. Hello from Australia.

[@g0lddustt29]

3:45 I think the whole argument in regards to the themes of human vs. AI of "they could've taken those ideas further" WAS explored with Andy's "reprogramming" thanks to Rain, his sister, making him almost the corporate monster that Bjorn and Navarro saw him as, while still basically working to keep them alive.

[@robertprendiville1349]

It stank. Not completely. It was beautiful to watch, certainly. ……..but, you never have an opportunity to care about any of the characters before the rolller coaster launches. If you don’t care about the characters, there is nothing at stake. I love going on bumper cars at the fair with a bunch of people I know. It’s way less fun to just bump strangers. A simple analogy, but relationships, empathy, jeopardy are more important than high tension races across the screen.

[@OdinAesthetic]

Liked the movie, but yes: no care for characters beyond rain or andy.

[@paulconway384]

I bet it's woke! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jr89585]

@@paulconway384it’s not. Saw it last night.

[@sebscreensit221]

Dude, it was fucking HORRIBLE. Like I still can't believe my eyes lmaooo there's a reason for the review embargo. The nostalgia stuff was among the worst I've seen in any film

[@ulfingvar1]

@@sebscreensit221 WTF are you talking about? There was never a review embargo, it sits at 82% at rottentomatoes and an 88% viewer score, and early B.O. figures suggest an opening along the lines of Bad Boys II, A Quiet Place Day One and the latest Planet of The Apes, all hits. Bogus review. You aint seen it!!!!!!!

[@The3rdGunman]

Maggie your vocabulary is impressive. Nobody on YT is this articulate and film knowledgable.

[@blond_slut]

She will not date you calm down dude.

[@MrSoy_]

She will never date you.

[@The3rdGunman]

​@@MrSoy_ Dude really? I guess with a name like Mr Soy makes sense.

[@MrSoy_]

@@The3rdGunman Let's try again. She will never date you.

[@The3rdGunman]

@@MrSoy_ Why would you even say that? I'm over it get a job...

[@xtomvideo]

I wasn't too pushed after watching the trailer a few months back but from the reviews it's getting it seems to be pretty good. Never actually seen any of the Alien movies in the cinema either so I think I will have to go see it now.

[@mlbreel]

The problem with the Alien sequels, including Aliens, is that they demystify the creature more and more. The solution would have been to make it less understandable. It’s “alien” after all. It has acid for blood! That’s impossible! It’s the personification of the Grim Reaper…. You simply can’t understand that it is death itself! Should have made it more insane… guns should have never been able to kill it! Ok, maybe slow it down a bit so you could run like hell, but basically if you encounter this creature, you are dead! The films should have been about how the help you escape death itself! … oh, you don’t!

[@CARTOONIVERSE1]

We are now deep into the Era of the Corporate-Cosplay Cash-Grab.

[@katryonkelly3772]

Always good to hear your take! You actually helped me look at films more critically. Love your bold and fearless approach. I have kind of a love hate relationship with this series. When it hits (Alien-Alien 3) it hits hard. When it doesn't(resurrection, Prometheus) it's hard to sit through. So I'll go in with low expectations and see. Thank you for the review as always. You definitely put me on to some great movies. Hope you're doing well! 👍🔥

[@syrus3k]

Watched it last night at the cinema. 6/10 - worth a watch but don't expect too much. Felt very much like all the prior films mushed together. But yeah, it never got boring for sure.

[@hesprus]

You reflected my thoughts almost exactly. I had a great time with this despite the obvious throwbacks.

[@SzymonAdamus]

I feel like I was watching a laurel for the series in the form of a mashup of themes from each film. From all of Aliens to, surprisingly, even Prometheus. Which can be charming. Alvarez pays homage to his predecessors, the filmmakers on whose work he grew up. Just like in Evil Dead, where he did something similar, But here the threats between these quotes and nods are terribly apparent. There's EVERYTHING here that we know from the series, at the same time there's not much new, and what's added is often... well, unfortunately, a bit silly 😅. Still, I hope it sells and Alvarez makes another film. Maybe then, after paying homage to his predecessors, he will tell something truly his own, because his technical skills and understanding of horror clearly fits here.

[@TheDudes115]

What's crazy is Ridley Scott gave notes to reduce the films runtime and amount of themes and goals the movie had. So perhaps the original script and cut is about the themes they brought to light but didn't fully explore.

[@mr.wiggles7535]

Glad I discovered this channel! Cute and reviews movies!

[@mikefawcett1982]

Maggie - you are always 100% spot on 🔥. Hands down my go to movie critic. Please never stop, you are the movie critic we never knew we needed ❤

[@Gooch_cruiser]

I somewhat sympathize with your concern about the next direction of the franchise. I think this movie did a couple of things to ensure its future however. The first being that the survivors are still in possession of the black pathogen goo. And weyland yutani knows it. They are also headed to a system that doesn’t allow weyland yutani to operate there. So there’s definitely some room to play there. Also, because this film tied into the prequels with its black goo arc, there’s also an opportunity for more origin story lore to be developed with a potential third prequel installment. Where did David go with his version of the xeno and black goo? How long has weyland known about David’s endeavors etc. plenty to play with thanks to this movie.

[@stephenphillips6245]

Some say it copied the other films. I was nicely surprised by how close it was to the other films. I liked it.

[@rodneywk1]

First time visitor here... just watched Red Letter Media's take on this film and essentially they said the first 30 minutes was very exciting/good. However, the remainder of the file devolved into what essentially were a stream of call-backs to the previous installments. I'll probably just buy it when it comes out on media and take a look then. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@jamespeters9522]

Impressive review! We did see Romulus two days ago, and it is impressive. I would rate it #3 in the series behind Alien and Aliens. Great zero G sequences.

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

Excited to see this, thanks as always for the videos!

[@ebransc09]

it doesn’t quite grab you , the problem with the movie is that the Ripley substitute we know is never in danger for a second?

[@SergioOsvaldoVA]

This.

[@simonfernandes6809]

To be fair, even with the original Alien and Aliens, there's a point where you realise Ripley is going to make it.

[@antoinekiwi2]

Thanks!

[@deepfocuslens]

Thank you so much!

[@sergeantb708]

Im just listening in the background, but this is a better in depth review than the ones ive heard. Even though im not really watching vs listening i would suggest getting a true recording setup.

[@damienspectre4231]

I loved rains character so much. if i were an alien in Romulus by the end I'd be hissing to whatever xeno was left "run..this hooman just made most of us extinct"

[@turnnburn9008]

saw this last night, 2 friends that had not seen any alien film they really liked it. I really like it being an Alien fan. Great Movie that hit every element.

[@yiazmatoccuria8148]

First time watching your content, this was a great review. Very grounded and constructive and I agree with your points. Those first 30min should be expanded upon IMO, the Wayland work class and mine work was so interesting, the setting etc I was so hooked and sad that it jumped to the mission too soon.

[@Vance-sn7ei]

I appreciate your analysis and how you dig deeper. I believe Stalker should be introduced to a new generation. Not an easy film to watch but please consider doing a segment on one of the all time best movies.

[@metagaminguniversemgu2240]

Alien Romulus entertainment quality is on par with Alien and Aliens. It was fantastic.

[@RogueAlien84]

i haven't been so excited to go to the cinema for a movie since LOTR return of the king and more recently Rogue One. I think this movie offers the opportunity of exploring a parallel adventures series regarding the struggle to survive when dealing with an Alien. Parallel to the originals featuring Ripley and somehow in the same approximate timeline. Also, it highlights the main idea, no matter what you do don't try to mess with Alien, its just pure primal evil by its very essence and cannot be tamed or bent or augmented or whatever, just destroy it and survive. No other way. Ripley had it right from the beginning. I hope to see more of the adventures of our main characters.

[@chootsart]

First time viewer. Great review

[@adrianr87]

I had forgotten it was filmed for IMAX. A pleasant surprise at Lincoln Square. Being in front of a screen that big makes it feek like I'm on a field trip.

[@jimpark9712]

I haven’t seen it yet, but I find that these movies, other than the first and second, and “Alien Resurrection,” which I found promising and forward looking; to be quite repetitive. Prometheus, was also very promising, and although it kinda devolved into another slasher near the end, there was the hope of going to the genesis of this whole alien universe. But no, more regurgitation, in fact, Covenant, was a rip off of Prometheus, promising beginning, and quick devolution into foolishness. I think Ridley has a deeper mind than this and the franchise needs to realize its potential by confronting the origin(s), rather than doing mindless repetitions or reimagining. Yup, you’re right, StarWars did that too. That’s Hollywood, if it makes a buck, until someone sticks their neck out and makes that rare break through movie, that blockbuster, they just won’t risk originality for cash! I’ll probably catch this one when it comes to TV.

[@whitehorse4318]

As an Alien fan. Me and my son enjoyed all the Easter eggs. We would cross talk throughout the movie. That's from Aliens, that's from Alien.....the little set pieces no one else would notice. Unless you watched all the Alien movies.

[@hughmac7423]

Sounds cool, will have to watch it. I remember seeing the first Alien in 1980, and thinking it was amazing. It would be good to see an other good version of the story.

[@GrunarG]

I am seeing to many movie brands just "dying" right in front of me, maybe we make something new now, and do nostalgia later on..... That is my recomantation....

[@Advent3546]

I enjoyed it when it was carving its own path in the franchise but whenever it does a "Say the Line Bart" moment (quite literally that one time) I wasn't. Problem was it kept telling Bart to say the line

[@thesilentknight4554]

I understood that reference 😱🤣🤣🤣

[@OdinAesthetic]

Agree with that. I was saying "don't say it.........don't say it."

[@ElTuco84]

Right! It felt out of place and out of character, just for the sake of nostalgia.

[@Lukesmithbrfc]

Yep, I rolled my eyes at that. It was so clunky and so forced.

[@thesilentknight4554]

@Lukesmithbrfc but alot of gen z'ers in my cinema clapped, and cheered😱🤣🤣

[@willp2877]

I completely discarded this film as probably being a cash grab reboot trash flick, but you've convinced me here to go check it out! I value your opinion the most out of all the film critics on KZbin. Thanks for your work. 🙌🏻

[@ashislam5165]

Great review, the director has a clear love for the first two films and has crafted a very enjoyable entry in the franchise, but I have to admit I just didn’t like the ending, but the journey to that end was well conceived, i’ll Definitely watch it again.

[@plague877]

I really liked it it looked incredible. If someone in the future could do a version with a couple of the throwback lines removed and both of the badman cousin accents dubbed over that would be great.

[@HowYaFigure]

Loved this movie! It looked amazing and worked on many levels for me. The performances were fantastic especially Speany and Jonsson!

[@stephenxwilson]

First timer here…is there a reason she sits on the floor and not the couch directly behind her?

[@mld2801]

Good review, a pinch heavy in the fawning. But remained critical in many accurate places, I respect that

[@varunchandrasekaran3321]

I liked Romulus. Its a rehash, but it works. The guy who played the android was amazing. It could have had better pacing to build tension and so we could slowly know the characters more.

[@mrblue8439]

Have you reviewed The Sunset Limited ?

[@bbeaup]

I wanted about 15 more minutes of world/character building in the beginning and cutting back a lil on the “almost endings” in the 3rd act where you think it’s gonna wrap up but they kept dragging it.

[@ivarbrouwer197]

Did like it, and would have wanted to see more of the society it's placed in, the group working itself free from the company's grip, and have the alien only pop up later as an effect. Overall, the story shared the same beats as Ressurection, which I had more fun with, but it wasn't bad.

[@vids1900]

Excited to see it with a buddy tonight, especially since we haven't done that in a while And nice haircut, btw

[@Jimbo.jack47]

Would you review Snowtown? i'd love to hear your thoughts please

[@drainel9707]

The tension, suspense, and set pieces were so fun and effective. The cast and characters and everything was very disney channel and disposable but i can forgive it because i really got what i wanted from this movie. Great theater experience

[@swamisalami3000]

Well I have found a new favorite reviewer. I have to say the first third on the colony was pretty interesting. That was the moment when they could've easily deveoloped the characters but they didn't. I didn't care about any of the characters dying. I didn't really know any of them

[@esovae]

3 times watching in the theater so far hahaha 🍿👽🫶 Super fun, and maybe the 4th best of the series 🎬 I would still put the original trilogy first, and then add in alien Romulus 🤘💯 (did not like the end of the movie as I'm not a huge fan of the prequel black goo hybrid newborn, mashed potato alien Resurrection final monster, etc.. Lol) Prometheus if you want to get super weird? AVP part 1 if you just want to see some cool alien versus predator action... Other than that,, don't watch any others 🙏

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Would you consider this a sequel or a remake? Or perhaps something in between?

[@sherryleona9079]

They still haven't solved the problem of engineers being one size smaller than the original...

[@sivisvitamparamortem]

went to see it yesterday - I enjoyed it. It does try to do too much tho, and has too many homages/cameos etc. On the whole a fun experience tho. in regards to prometheus - its genuinely good if you watch it as if it were a B-movie.

[@waynefung9901]

I just wish the filmmaker didn't have a fanboy mindset who wanted to cram as many arbitrary fan service moments into the film as possible. Because the film was well-made, the acting was good.

[@DennisNelson-ee2il]

Having seen the original Alien in 79 when it was released and all the subsequent releases,this was one of the better one's,and I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would,certainly more than Prometheus and Covenant.

[@jeremymcpoggerton]

The main problem for me is the characters. I didn't care about any of them. They needed more character development. Also, they were hard to understand in parts. The background music was louder than them.

[@Serhip]

You are an interesting and very nice reviewer. Subscribed from Ukraine.

[@truthbetold6496]

A breath of fresh air following the disaster that covenant was romulus for me was amazing and back to basic.

[@Jon-rg6ly]

Wow this review FLEW BY! Such a great review. New sub here and I hope you get more subs! Road to 100k

[@welds2077]

Subscribed before listened to any comment 👀

[@giggsy42]

A reviewer I trust likes it, phew, can't wait to go watch it!

[@mannygee005]

hey I enjoyed it! I thought it was great fun and I liked the callbacks. Although I guess I ignore some of the bits that I don't like as much. And now for some controversial thoughts because why not - so they had some great ideas, they thought of things to try that other Alien movies would never try, I won't spoil it by giving examples, this movie seemed smarter. It was like a Japanese anime. For those who don't know, anime is always better written than western stories. In anime they take the material seriously and they will come up with turns in the story that are properly rooted in the subject or source material 🙂

[@Sanderus]

Esthetic a music was there. I fully agree with you that Andy was by far the best character, beautifully played. The rest of the cast is all right. Overall the I was entertained, though I had a feeling that I was watching reworked "the best of" Alien - Alien IV with re-used dialogue.

[@jimdonoghue7808]

Smart review connecting movie to the foundation of series . Thank you . 😊😊😊

[@autex2609]

I'm sure you've heard this one before.. but you deserve way way more subscribers and your reviews should be listed in Rotten Tomatoes in the 'top critic' category.

[@filmbuff2777]

I liked it as a whole, but there were some creative decisions I strongly disagreed with. I did like how they scaled back the cast to a smaller group because from Alien 3 onwards, there were too many nameless characters just there to be picked off. I liked these characters.. Its not without its problems, but I think its worth watching.

[@roneteus]

The simpler the concept, the better the Alien. This was probably my favorite since the Assembly Cut of Alien 3 if not Aliens. Would've enjoyed it even more if they didn't start tying it to other movies in the franchise. Just a few Easter eggs here and there would've been perfectly fine.