ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) MOVIE REACTION - THIS WAS SO EXHILARATING! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

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[@AbeVicious]

@@OfficialMediaKnights the end credits 🤣😂

[@D0S81]

i loved this movie, but what i wouldnt give to see an alien isolation movie (or tv show) with mary elisabeth winstead (i think i wrote that right) as amanda.

[@presidiun]

Hi, the cryo thing. There are several majour problems with space travel: large distances therefore lots of fuel is needed, oxygen, food, etc.; acceleration and deceleration; shielding and weight distribution. Cryopods fix most of these problems: if you place a human into stasis you don't need to expend so much resources over the long journey. Assuming that you are well fixated into the pod you can withstand acceleration better - especially if your blood and fluids have a changed density. Considering the pods with you inside occupy very little space, shielding can be far more effective - say a compartment with several meters of insulation, i.e. led, water, etc. I hope this helps.

[@SteveComer-z7b]

There's a movie you might like to react to its called the 13th warrior

[@jcrews8582]

While the Offspring was certainly 👍🏻👍🏻, the zero-gravity scene (i.e., where Rain finally got the opportunity to *go to town* on the approaching Xenomorphs) was definitely a highlight for me, especially in terms of how the zero-gravity was used when Rain and Andy had to navigate through the Xenomorphs’ acidic blood. On another note, that hat’s really cute on you, Denise!

[@TheGentleCreepers]

The Offspring is not CGI, they got a very tall dude that they had put on practical makeup and costume. It's so great!!!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Holy cow, what?!? That is so fricken cool!! We gotta look more into that!!

[@michaelfitzgerald38]

Kind of reminds you of the original alien, they just got a really tall actor.

[@TheGentleCreepers]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Oh yeah, someone took a video on set with the director talking next to the actor and it's so uncanny valley levels of trippy! 😵‍💫

[@checkliste8930]

@@OfficialMediaKnightsyes the name of the Actor is Robert Bobroczkyi. He is 7‘7 (2.31m)

[@grunztiertransmutator770]

@@OfficialMediaKnights en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bobroczkyi

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

The Xenomorph-human hybrid has to legitimately be one of the most horrific things I've seen in my life. I could hear some go "Oh hell no!" in the room 😂

[@Executive_Hamster]

I find it interesting the different reactions people have had in different theaters. My theater had laughing when that thing showed up, cause it was so goofy looking.

[@toooriginal3816]

I got to see it twice in theaters and on my second watch some let out a loud “aw f**k that!” when the hybrid emerged. It was hilarious.

[@APHEX9]

At the birth scene at the end, the whole theater I went to was like: "HELL NOOO"

[@itachiu37]

It's the most ridiculous looking thing ever.

[@IamNinjaOfNinja]

I guess the people who laugh or hate it is US people. In my theater in Asia people are just terrified. the presence of that thing.

[@toooriginal3816]

Fede has suggested in an interview that he and Dan Trachtenberg (director of Prey) should co-direct an AvP film. Fede handling the Alien side and Dan with the Predator side. Now it’s all I ever hope for.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yes! Make it happen!

[@ethandoyle4978]

Oh absolutely,please make that happen. I’ve been wanting to see a third AvP movie ever since I saw the first two , and after seeing how great “Prey” and “Romulus” their directors would be the perfect choice to continue that series .

[@JK-tw3ne]

Maybe they can link the Yvaga system with the Yautja. I mean only thing people know about Yvaga are tall tales from Weyland colonies. That would be harrowing for Rain and Andy to escape all that just to wake up on a Predator hunting planet with the black goo.

[@toooriginal3816]

@@JK-tw3ne I’ve got my own theory on the Yvaga system they are traveling too. They mentioned it’s a “Paradise”, in Prometheus deleted scenes the Engineers call their home Paradise. Also Yvaga doesn’t allow synthetics. So I think Yvaga is ran by David after he went there to eliminate the Engineers. He doesn’t allow synthetics so that they can’t stop him or his plans, he also broadcast its paradise to get more people/test subjects. This way it even further ties Prometheus and Covenant to the series.

[@rodgill9376]

I’d watch that in all honesty!

[@Zaknafein]

David Jonsson, who played Andy, has to be the best android acting performance I have ever seen. He was incredible.

[@gg025]

Cailee, Isabella, and David all did a fantastic job imo, despite a lot of people criticizing the whole "no name actor" thing when the trailer dropped. Also thought Archie (Tyler's actor) did a great job in that door scene when he was begging Andy to open the door

[@hazri8758]

@@gg025 I know Isabela from Dora lmao. And I just realized it while watching it in theater that the actress who played Rain is Cailee from Civil War. Didn't know her name before. Love her as the franchise's new heroine, although I'm sure there won't be a sequel for this one. And I agree with you. The rest of the cast did a fantastic job.

[@Trepanation21]

David Jonsson*

[@Ruosteinenknight]

It was certainly interesting take on the normal "synth man is company man"-routine.

[@alexclark1476]

Go watch ian holm in the original.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nice! It made $349 million dollars against an $80 million dollar budget. It takes place 20 years after the events of the first ALIEN movie and 37 years before the events of ALIENS.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Man, $80 million?? They used each cent so well, this movie was absolutely fantastic!!

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@OfficialMediaKnights this movie needs to be a case study for how to properly use a smaller budget to make a smaller movie seem like a blockbuster.

[@vagabond142]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Well, the big thing about how they saved so much money was that they didn't use a lot of CGI, they did as much as much as they could practically. The xenomorphs were almost all practical, including the cocoon one. The CGI was reserved mostly for the swarming facehuggers and the acid effects, and even some of the acid effects were practical using panels made out of sugar, so that when water hit them they started to dissolve. There was also a lot of puppetry in Romulus, a skill that has nearly died out in Hollywood. And the fact the offspring 2.0 was a guy in prosthetics and not CGI probably saved them a fair few million.

[@mcoupe69]

80 million + advertising which was probably between 50-100mil? I assume because those ads were everywhere

[@djaafardjaafar7381]

because they focus on the source material ..to deliver what people come to see ...an alien horror movie

[@magisystem]

1:05:33 "It looked like a normal baby, how bad could it be?" ah yes, famous last words.

[@shania991]

That remind some of the last scene in hell boy when he turns to Myers and goes “how big could it be?” Meanwhile it’s fcking huge 😂

[@ChiefWiggum0]

The scene with her dangling from the ship after getting rid of the Offspring, and the space station in the background being ripped apart by the rings is one of the most visually impressive scenes I have ever witnessed in cinema. This movie was incredible on the big screen.

[@jkleins2869]

literally. saw it in imax and my jaw was just dropped for that entire sequence.

[@rodgill9376]

Along with Wallfisch’s fantastic score in the background!

[@SiriProject]

I remember it as one of my best cinema experiences of these last years! Moreover the exit of my usualy cinema has very dark stairs out of the building, and it was raining with lightning as I went back to home. The whole package!

[@momorider5661]

The offspring is pretty disturbing, but fun fact: the offspring is portraid by Robert Bobroczkyi, a romanian actor and basketball player with outstanding 7,7ft, most of his close shots are made in real life

[@benmason9755]

The fact that Cailee Spaeny's only 5'1" nmade him even more terrifying.

[@Robert_Douglass]

The one time I got jump-scared was when he showed his face while Raine was dangling in space from that cargo ship. That was an excellent jump-scare.

[@FormaAlert]

Went from seeing this kid everywhere on the basketball side of youtube a couple years ago to not hearing about him at all. Then bam, he comes back here and absolutely kills it.

[@Robert_Douglass]

@@benmason9755 Even Ekaterina Lisina, the tallest supermodel in the world at 6'10" (let her put her favourite high-heels on and she tops out at 7'2"), would have looked terrifying next to tiny Cailee Spaeny

[@unspeakableoaf]

Nice -I couldn't find anything about whether it was CGI or practical effects when I looked at IMDb. This movie is a practical over CGI triumph.

[@adhdraidsagain]

I’m not sure if someone else mentioned this yet, but the Isolation save stations are more clever than they appear on the surface. Just like in the game, they typically appear right when shit is about to hit the fan. Every time one appears, the next scene involves danger. I adore that they chose to do that lol

[@biubiu-h6m]

It's awesome but kinda is spoiler-ish for people who know about that, still cool

[@Red-90]

I don't understand. Could you please explain?

[@Ardentuss]

@@Red-90 in the video game alien isolation, there’s these yellow phone booths around that the player would use to save. Typically they’re placed right before something crazy would happen in the game. The director put them in the movie to for similar scenarios giving a nod to the game.

[@Red-90]

@@Ardentuss Thank you.

[@Trepanation21]

@@biubiu-h6m Lol yes, because audiences that don't know aren't already expecting danger in every new scene anyway? It's a "spoiler" for like .25 seconds before the next scene that already conveys dangers in it's framing and composition anyway.

[@blakemeads9225]

Was not expecting a callback to Prometheus in this. As one of the 5 people on the planet that actually likes that movie, I really appreciated that

[@PaddydPad]

I really like Prometheus except for one or two blunders. (Why the hell did the permanently scared idiots suddenly touch the space cobra?!) And I am sad, that Ridley Scott was not allowed to make the trilogy he had it mind because people hated the film for not being an Alien film, despite it being a solid sci fi spin-off story within the same universe, as intended. By the way I believe Alien Covenant is Scotts middlefinger to those "fans" and him being portrayed by David, who says stuff like "I am not here to serve". And this middlefinger also includes the most boring origin story for the Xenomorph imaginable: "you did not like my vision and you want Aliens -> here you get Aliens and btw the Android created them. Fuck you :)"

[@julianmarpez3931]

Here we are 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@zhollamychalis4252]

@@PaddydPadthe salty, petty scott raising his paw to the fans with covenant? Absolutely! Nothing like a director acting like a five year old and spending millions of dollars to get his message out. And despite him...I dug Prometheus.

[@ulfingvar1]

You are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay underestimating the fanbase for Prometheus

[@citizenbrain8065]

There are dozens of us!

[@thedarkknight2221]

The director said Alien: Isolation was a massive influence on this movie, and it shows. I like to think that Romulus’ success helped to green light the sequel to Isolation. Also human/engineer/xenomorph *”Offspring”* looked like every nightmare I’ve ever had rolled into one, cloned itself, fucked the clone, and then birthed THAT!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Oh you can so tell, the love for the game and the lore in general is so apparent and it made us so so happy! Also LMFAOOOO your comment about the Offspring has us in stitches 😂😂😂 It really is nightmare fuel, that s*** is gonna haunt our dreams for the foreseeable future!

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

tfs reference nice.

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@theeLonelyRedPanda FINALLY someone gets it.🤣👏🏽👏🏽

[@NUCL3AR991]

​@@OfficialMediaKnights in scenes before shit hits the fan you can see the alien isolation save points on the wall, I was so pumped to spot that in theatres

[@blackwidow7804]

The save points from Isolation are literally in the movie if you watch closely. Btw Isolation 2 is confirmed.

[@Victorio667553]

When i saw the emergency telephones show up in this movie, under my breath i was like, "save save save save save" 🤣

[@karlo9707]

Alien Isolation 😆

[@Mr.Andrews090]

33:15 I will never get over how amazing her scream is. Legit best scream ever.

[@matielfilososaurio7111]

Isabela Merced has to get her acting recognized for that one scene!

[@ugursahin7017]

She did great. But the best scream Oscar for me is always the scream of Daniel Stern when the spider sat on his face in Home Alone.

[@matielfilososaurio7111]

@@ugursahin7017 oh damn, you're right dude!

[@CamGold]

What scream I can’t hear it they are in space

[@purpleYamask]

Just want to give a round of applause to the unsung hero of this film, Robert Bobroczkyi. He is the 7-foot-7 Romanian-Hungarian basketball player who played the Offspring at the end of the film. His body language acting is astounding as the creature, especially given that this was his first time acting.

[@thedarkknight2221]

At first I very much didn’t like that that they used the late great Ian Holm’s likeness for “Rook”, but later I found out that not only did his family approve, they said also Ian would’ve loved to have been part of this movie because he loved working on the first one so much. And I agree he would’ve loved to have been a part of this, just watch old interviews of him talking about Alien. Also, I thought it was very clever for the company to name their androids after chess pieces, like Bishop and Rook. It shows what the company thinks not only of its androids, but of all of its employees, as nothing more than disposable pieces on a game board that can easily be replaced.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Love the chess piece reference! Like you said, it says a lot about how “The Company” views things. What’s scary about the whole situation is that it always seems like they have a backup plan. There’s so much we still don’t know about Weyland - Yutani we’d love to dive deeper into it!

[@Trepanation21]

"I thought it was very clever for the company to name their androids after chess pieces" @thedarkknight2221 Oh Yeah! Like David... Oh, I mean _right,_ like Andy!... Hm. Oh I know, the chess piece Call! Call? Right? Which piece is that 🤔 Wait, where does the "Walter" chess piece sit on the board?

[@IceCenders]

@@Trepanation21 Don't forget about Ash himself. Yeah that wasn't super logical. The worst part for me was how bad the 3D looked. I legit still can't tell if it's AI work or not, that's how uncanny it looks to me. And for what purpose, the character doesn't even do all that much, it could have been any other android, they just wanted to make him say all the lines from Alien, as if rehashing an old movie was gonna make a great one. I love Alien(s) but every time they reused a sentence I just rolled my eyes. To me it just breaks immersion.

[@toolthoughts]

It's just very distracting, not just because of how the effect turned out, but along with all the extremely on the nose references to other films. They just went too far with that stuff, takes me right out of the movie.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

​@@IceCenders, for me, the repeated lines weren't trying to redo the other movie. Rather, it showed a common cover story written by someone at the Company that all the synthetics and PR used and a common core database of dialogue included in this model of synthetic. As an artificial being, I would have been far more surprised had Rook _not_ said some of the exact same lines as Ash.

[@statboosts279]

One of the best and most chilling moments of foreshadowing in this movie has to be the painting they see when they enter the station. Right before Bjorn says "this place gives me the fuckin creeps" it zooms in on a painting of Rome during an outbreak of Plague, and then zooms in further on an infant attempting to nurse on the corpse of its plague victim mother.

[@WhoElseButJarjosa]

I liked how Romulus low key tied up some of the loose ends from the two Ridley Scott prequel films by connecting the black goo directly to the Xenomorph. The Engineers were harvesting this "gift" from this perfect organism and using its remarkable genetic plasticity as a basis for their own biotechnology. The fact that the Offspring at the end of this film resembles an Engineer indicates that the Engineers were using Xenomorph DNA to genetically enhance themselves. Perhaps this is what gave them the ability to traverse through space so they could seed more worlds with life.

[@NSTro]

Im pretty sure Ridley Scott is trying to remove the Alien queen from the franchise and do what he wanted to do with Alien 1. We got eggs, but no sign of a queen for 3 movies now...

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

@@NSTro it would be really shitty, considering all the established lore, both film and expanded universe, i hope people don't let him.

[@Ziaotic]

​@@NSTro if no Queen then why Protomorph?

[@AlehGea]

@@NSTro I don't think that's true, he always liked the Queen concept created by Cameron, he even hinted it's origin in covenant.

[@r.k845]

@@xxvaltielxx1789It would not. Cameron fucked the xenomorph with his big bullshit. It was a terrible concept.

[@valguccino]

Little fun fact I love: In this scene 42:47, Fede Alvarez asked the crew to throw ice-cold water on Isabela without her knowing. I love seeing her reaction, lol!

[@itsjinxnow4814]

Poor Kay, she really went through hell 😭 Navarro was Bjorn’s adopted sister. And Bjorn is Tyler and Kay’s cousin but also the father of Kay’s unborn baby. Fede confirmed this when people pointed out their interaction. Such a weird family 😭

[@julianmarpez3931]

That baby was going to be a strange creature one way or another 😂

[@lexysknight4699]

I saw it more like, Tyler and Kay are step siblings. She has an American accent and he has a British one. So Bjorn is Tyler’s blood cousin, but Kay’s step-cousin.

[@ninethreefivesix]

Kay and Bjorn aren't related though. In interviews Isabella said that Kay and Tyler were half siblings

[@VBSuper]

No wonder Kay said: Just some asshole. 😂

[@flogthr8127]

@@julianmarpez3931 pff ahahah you had me rollin on the floor

[@alejandroespinoza3336]

I thought exactly the same, this movie achieved what Scott tried with Covenant, to unite the original saga with the prequels. Fede did an amazing job and he completely managed to accomplish that in a way that totally makes sense.

[@phillipsalaises2782]

Scott said inany mm any interviews that he was trying to get away from the xenomorph. So he made Prometheus to focus on David and AI. But people complain that there was no xenomorph so he threw it in Covenant just to shut them up but still the story was based on David and AI

[@thefilmpost2686]

This movie felt like a great return to form for the franchise. Fede Alvarez understands the visceral nature of the aliens and it shows. Cinematography is on point too.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yes yes and yes!! The talent and understanding of horror is so evident in this film and we absolutely loved it!!

[@elsacristina9]

@@OfficialMediaKnights seriously? You are kidding? Dumb scenes with ZERO SENSE and I named a few in my comment above, stealing iconic lines that were meant and made sense in the OG movies and gave them to dumb characters and dumb scene with ZERO sense, trying to remake scenes from Alien and Aliens but with ZERO CHARISMA FROM THE CHARACTERS, that DUMB end which it was a rip off of Alien Resurrection which was also BAD. I'm sorry but clearly it shows you are knew to these franchise and you need a lot to learn. Alien 3 which I HATE is a way better movie than this shit. And I was 8 when I saw Aliens back in 1986, so I'm around these franchise way longer to know the different between Masterpiece to TRASH and this movie is TRASH. 100%

[@elsacristina9]

@@OfficialMediaKnights congratulations. just unsb your channel cause clearly you only accept people who agree with you and that is clear when you delete my two comments, simple because I think this movie is in fact TRASH. So congrats. you showed how biased you are that don't accept critics different from yours. and yes my dears you don't know shit about this franchise when only in couple years you guys saw the Freaking movies while I saw them almost 40 years ago. And that is true when you look at this movie and think it was respect from the franchise when it was NOT

[@phillipsalaises2782]

This movie was nothing unique or creative, it ripped off one liners , and scenes from the originals. My God be creative and original. Xenomorph has been played out too much anyway. Why do you think Ridley Scott made Prometheus to get away from the xenomorph storyline even he's sick of it. So Prometheus is more based around David and AI. But people still criticize for that one as well about no xenomorphs in there. So when he made covenant he threw them in there just to shut everybody up but it was still centered around David and AI. Even James Cameron in an interview said that doesn't xenomorph story is played out that he would never direct one again

[@b.u.l.1734]

Fede Álvarez (the director) is a huge gamer and he has stated several times that Alien: Isolation was a huge influence on this movie (you can actually see the game's terminal game-save thingies in the Romulus space station). He also got the idea of getting a character pregnant when he played TLOU Part 2, when Dina gets pregnant in that game. Coincidentally, Isabela Merced, who plays the pregnant girl here, will play Dina in HBO's second season of TLOU, lol.

[@NoOneKnows15]

Finally, you guys really did it! I have been waiting for you guys to react to Romulus.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yess, we did it!! Finally, it became available on Digital and we couldn't wait to share our reaction with y'all!

[@kylec254]

Kay: "I just want my baby to see the sun." Me: 😐😐😬😬😬

[@Yourmama.69yrsago]

Well you never know- he might have seen the sun, or atleast a glimpse of it as he was getting smeared all over the rings.

[@Wash869]

Without a doubt the best film in the saga in years!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Absolutely agreed, this was absolutely INCREDIBLE!

[@JohnSmith-jn7nc]

haha yeah right

[@cookiedestroyer2801]

Yep, only people who don't like it are delusional nerds who didn't like that it went against their head canon.

[@zTheWizard]

You mash Alien + Aliens + Prometheus + Alien: Isolation + Dead Space = this movie.

[@FosterTravis1071]

That isn't saying much... considering the franchise has been crap for years.

[@josephthompson4245]

The xeno strung up from the celing is the Big Chap that Ripley blew out of the airlock of the Narcisus at the end of alien. It still has her harpoon stuck in its back.

[@Trepanation21]

It's also shown to actually have the "human skull" (complete with eye sockets) inset into the front of the elongated head, just like the original design, also separating it from the iterations that appear on the Romulus.

[@SamBorgman]

I think they still don't know about this. Doesn't look like they've seen your comment.

[@billyrayvalentine5079]

David Jonsson is an english actor who played Andy and he did an amazing job. It's crazy to think that this is only his second film.

[@mrbeanhammer4203]

YES I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS RELEASE! Loved this movie, you can tell how much the director loved this universe making everything mostly practical. He did say “if practical is possible we’re doing it”. This movie was a success with only an 85 million dollar budget and exceeding the box office with over 200 million in profit. BUT PLEASE GUYS! Another movie released on stream yesterday, a dreamworks project called THE WILD ROBOT. This movie deserved more praise, honestly best animated movie since the how to train your dragon franchise and I HIGHLY recommend it. Everything you’d want from a dreamworks movie from great animation, heartwarming story, emotional, good characters, great voice work, and honestly just an awesome time. Love you guys

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We had a blast! Fede Álvarez knows how much practicals matter and we were so happy to see it implemented here. Thank you for your suggestion! Adding it to our list ❤️

[@pascalblanche]

Did you notice that it is actually the original Alien movie, Xeno too? the one hanging on the ceiling? You can see a close up shot with the harpoon Helen Ripley shooted at it to get rid of it still stuck in. The fact that it cocooned to survive in space is such a cool addition.

[@freedomwriter9688]

They did

[@w1975b]

Her first name is Ellen.

[@LotusInitiate72]

Imagine the Alien Queen from Aliens is still alive 😳

[@jeffersonfriend786]

I wouldn’t doubt it since the Xenomorph from the first movie was still alive I would have no problem believing that tue queen was still alive.

[@sreyangovender3404]

It kind of invalidates everything Ripley did in the first two

[@ericswanson411]

Alien Romulus is a love letter to the entire series! It is just so good that it breathed new life into the series and expect to see more in the future. Seeing this made me happy that one of my favorite movie series get love!

[@tobiasschumacher8602]

Thanks for the shout-out, guys. I love your channel, you have quickly become my "feel good-place" during my "feel bad-times". Happy to be on board. ❤❤❤ (And again, I'm really impressed by Denise's German pronunciation 😊)

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

My favorite thing about Raine and Andy's relationship is she asks him what he wants to do and ensures it isn't because she is asking. Basically what many fanfics focus on in Walter-centric fic. Ensuring he is consenting and not just following a program/directive. Consent is something most media gloss over.

[@Darkstar72SR]

When Andy replies to Rain’s question, “how could you do that”, with, “what? Leave someone behind”, it’s done with such lack of emotion, like he’s trying to get her to realize that as long as you can see an event from a certain perspective, you can justify any action you like. Maybe if Rain starts thinking like that she’ll survive this nightmare. Andy’s way of doing what’s best for Rain while being hamstrung by his new directive.

[@steph_zee]

Fede Alvarez is a genius. I knew he was gonna hit this one out of the park. & Andy - amazing performance. He was the heart & soul of this movie

[@thedarkknight2221]

Alien: Romulus was the first time in almost a decade I had been genuinely *scared* of a horror movie, and I LOVED IT! The scenes of trying to sneak past the facehuggers, shooting the Xenos in zero gravity, dodging past all of the acid blood in zero gravity, and then final scene of trapping and killing the *”Offspring”* as it was credited, all felt like something out of a top tier horror action game. And hopefully Alien: Isolation 2 is just as amazing as this movie.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

So many cool creepy moments in this! Can’t wait for Alien: Isolation 2. Very curious to see what they’re gonna do with it 😃

[@yoshana87]

I’m so glad you guys also appreciated Andy’s call back to Ripley’s iconic line. Like even me, Aliens is my favorite in the saga and that line is SACRED to me. But I understood why he delivered it that way and even said it at all. Weakest part is the Ash cgi but I still thought it was a cool addition. Wasn’t totally necessary but I’m not mad at it. Also his name being Rook made me giggle; Bishop, Queen and now a Rook. Clever girl. 😂 I knew I could count on you guys appreciating all the details. I freaked out when I saw the save stations and pretty much an exact replication of the room from Isolation, the white table and computers. Tells me Fede was definitely referencing everything including the game.

[@ryans413]

It kind ruins it now when Ripley said it because technically Andy said it first but I really don’t care Romulus was good.

[@cangaroojack]

Just clarifying, the reason the xenomorph didn't straigh up Rain in the elevator scene (Or kay earlier on), at least in my head canon, is that they're using them to breed more xenos and they need people to be alive in order to get preggy

[@blackwidow7804]

There was facehuger nearby so yeah the Xeno wanted her to be inpregnated.

[@kamilleking4708]

When I realized that, I was like, "son of a b....."! 😂

[@XghostXfaceX2]

Well, considering they are shown to immediately incapacitate their victims in order to take them to a hive, it still makes no sense.

[@blackwidow7804]

@@XghostXfaceX2 thats not true. Newt in Aliens wasnt hurt when taken into the hive.

[@XghostXfaceX2]

@@blackwidow7804 How do you know? It cuts away. So that’s not an “I gotcha”. What makes the Rain thing worse than just catching her. The Alien does the Alien 3 thing of getting in her face but does nothing. Only in Alien 3 it made sense because Ripley was a host to a Queen. Whereas here it makes no sense. So nice try but you’ll have to do better than that.

[@davidvaughn7239]

Offspring at the end was practical. He's a 7'6" basketball player from Turkey in a body suit and prosthetics.

[@watchreadplayretro]

"how it's unfurling" you guys have the best words and descriptive diction amoung movie reactors, what with your talk of lighting, script, pacing etc makes any movie a pleasure to watch with you both, and this was a great one anyway (yep I still think it slightly missed the mark, but overall a welcome addition to the franchise) thanks so much guys, The Media King & Queen more like! :D

[@TheOfficialRashiii]

Yall are amazing! The only reaction channel that ACTUALLY PAYS ATTENTION and appreciates every little piece of the movie. Not to mention giving your honest opinion at the end of each movie. You two are absolutely awesome and keep doing what youre doin :) PS You 2 should watch Immortals.

[@colin641]

I’m posting this before I watch this. First of all I’ve loved all your reactions/gameplays. My gf and I of 14 years are huge fans of the Alien saga. We unfortunately broke up before this film came out and it was devastating. I had no intentions on seeing Romulus. But seeing you guys watching it. I’m looking forward to watching it with you guys. ❤

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hey Colin! Thank you for checking out our gameplays as well. That means a lot to us. Sorry to hear that, we’re sending you all the love and hope you have a good time watching ❤️

[@inkpendude]

That's worst than when a song is ruined because it reminds you of that person. Hopefully this movie gives you more reasons to love the alien franchise

[@galacticriminalx]

STILL the BEST duo in the movie reaction game!! What's even better is love and connection yall have for each other just OOZES out the screen!! PLEASE never stop 🤘😚🤘

[@Callmesnake9455]

The kicker for me is they knew about the Nostromo, Ripley still floating around in space asleep. And when she's in front of the board of directors at the meeting they knew she was telling the truth at least a few of them did. And side note they also know there's a pissed off Queen floating around space after Aliens

[@luvzanyandeverything]

The queen alien from aliens might not actually be alive. It depends on how close they were to the planet. If they were close, the queen would definitely burn up on re-entry. The alien in the first movie was floating in open space, so nothing to alter its path.

[@yaxkingonzalez2728]

​​@@luvzanyandeverythingThat's right, but they were fairly far from LV-426 when the Queen showed up, they already were in the Sulaco

[@goldenshark3182]

The Narcissus with Ripley in it still in cryo is in this film onboard Romulus station. You can see it at the end of the hall at 43:51 when Andy refuses to open the door for the pregnant girl. It’s also in the background at the end where you can see it being released from the station as its crashing into the rings.

[@nicholasphillips6166]

It would have made more sense to use the Queen from Aliens for Romulus, rather than the Alien from Alien...

[@grzetim]

It's wonderful to see new fans discovering this franchise. I saw the original Alien and Aliens on VHS with my dad and brother in the 80s. All the others I've seen in the theaters including Romulus with my brother (our dad passed a few years ago). This movie is a love letter to the fans and the original four movies. It also does a great job of explaining things to the non-Alien fans in the audience. You get so much more if you know the history but it functions on its own as a haunted house in space. :)

[@Sawyer1982OAC]

The one movie that resurrected the Alien Isolation sequel... It was amazing watching this in the big screen EDIT: Fede made sure to use all alien lore, including Colonial Marines and Isolation. Amazing

[@djbazman69]

Alien isolation and deadspace, in one movie.. what's not to love..plus it actually quite good.

[@djbazman69]

Watching this back confirmed what I thought when I left the cinema after I watched it. .....it's really quite good.

[@Robert_Douglass]

1:06:05 Those shocked and horrified expressions on your faces at this point were worth _EVERYTHING._ Thanks! 1:10:42 It got you, too, huh? I normally don't jump-scare easily but that sure got me!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hahaha rewatching our reaction, our faces made us cackle! Thank you so much for your generosity and support, we appreciate you! ❤️

[@ArchKnightGamingRealm]

Let's go!!! You guys are the only reactors to come with this reaction! Let's go!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you for watching! 😃❤️

[@Nyghtgirl27]

Funny how Prometheus and Covenant are no longer canon lol

[@paulonius42]

​@@Nyghtgirl27 How do you figure that?

[@Nyghtgirl27]

@@paulonius42 Nvm internet baited me again lol

[@paulonius42]

@Nyghtgirl27 Ah...cool! I was getting confused all over again! Stupid internet, get us all the time. 😀

[@skychamber_studios]

This movie is incredible. I love how you guys geek out about the sets and technology portrayed in the film. I love futuristic 80’s tech.

[@mctown972]

You should watch the Alien 40th Anniversary short films after this. They expand on the lore a bit and very well made

[@codyt821]

This movie surpassed my every expectation, so much love for the franchise was evident in the making of this film, and the cast was perfect. Andy’s performance in particular was incredible. I also saw an interview with Fede where he said alien isolation was a huge influence on this film, which was so evident as y’all pointed out and made me so happy. I’ve been waiting for y’all to react to this and you guys enthusiasm and enjoyment did not disappoint! Thank you for this! Oh and I don’t know if y’all saw, but they just announced a sequel to alien isolation the other day, finally we are gonna get another game!

[@BeinGabriel-bf2zm]

The actor who played Andy did a great solid job. His face really did the trick. I think he is the first Android i saw that killed Xenomorph with the pulse rifle. They do a lot of references in this too. The jokes lines was good too. Hellboy : The Crooked Man next, please.

[@davidlyons5108]

Scott and Alverez have confirnmed the sequel is being written now, and it is being released in 2 years.

[@serial92989]

🙌🏼

[@PereiraLabs]

Been waiting for this one from you two. This was love. This was nothing but love and care for the Alien universe. I’m so proud of what they made here, and the precedent they set moving forward. Between this and Isolation, life has been restored to such a beautiful franchise that has so many more stories to tell.

[@JBM1428]

This is now my go to movie reaction channel. I really appreciate that you notice and touch on everything. Cinematography, set design, visual language, references to other movies, music and score, sound design, etc. you guys really pay attention and cover everything 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@kylewestlake982]

Best Alien movie in decades! Still wish the Prometheus/Covenant story gets a final chapter.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Right?? To both counts, actually, we need a proper resolution to Prometheus/Covenant!!

[@kylewestlake982]

@@OfficialMediaKnights I can't wait to see Cailee Spaeny (Rain) in the next Knives Out movie, which you should watch if you haven't, and Isabela Merced (Kay) as Hawkgirl in Superman.

[@TheTrveMothlord]

I have a feeling we will but tbh Scott is very old now and has a lot of movies lined up to make... I hope he at least has a script to gift to his successor if he can't do it.

[@kylewestlake982]

@@TheTrveMothlord I think Alvarez is that successor imo. Scott's been hit or miss these last few years.

[@jakewheeler6014]

@@kylewestlake982 Scott also seems to like Fede and was the reason he got to make a alien movie as Scott remembered Fede talking to him about a script and told the studio to hire him to make one when the studio came to Ridley about another alien movie.

[@KillingJoke96]

To let you guys know as you kept mentioning Alien Isolation. Fede said the game was his inspiration for this film 😂 Also he was playing The Last Of Us 2 while making this film and he cast Isabela Merced, due to being inspired by Dina from that game... ...only for Isabela Merced to be cast as Dina in TLOU Season 2 while they were filming Romulus 😂

[@HoratioX]

Well a few days ago the developers of Alien: Isolation just confirmed working on a second game, so there is more to look forward to!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yesss, and omg we are so excited!! We just played Alien Isolation on our second channel and we fell in love with the game!

[@CynicalRaptor]

@@idiot_city5444just let us be hopeful dude.

[@bentucker2301]

Apart from the director ​@@idiot_city5444

[@conorhansen7060]

​@@idiot_city5444Exactly. My expectations are rock bottom as much as I love the first game

[@Themellow-i2i]

@@idiot_city5444 you think that the original team working on it gives you some sort of guarantees for it to be good? In how many cases in videogames, books, music and movies have we the same people creating the most perfect piece of art but then when making a sequel they just fell all the way done with the rest of common tropes? Too many. Don't have expectations at all for a start, no matter what, having expectations is your first mistake.

[@philmja9143]

By far the best reaction to this film on YT. Watched a lot of them and they either make the vid too short, talk too much or keep asking "whats this?, who's that?, whats going on?" Like they've never watched the anthology or know the lore. These 2 do. They are fans of the originals and to some degree the AVP films and most importantly they have gone through the sweaty nightmare that is Alien Isolation, where a lot of this film got its inspiration from. Well done guy's and keep em coming.

[@Shadowfan.24]

The moment I saw it I said “what the fuck is that” I saw it looked like an engineer and that this is pretty much resurrection again but better.

[@deadshot7062]

Fede Alvarez took a lot of inspiration from Alien: Isolation and in all honesty I think he is one of the main reasons we’re getting Isolation 2 after so many years. Also this was my movie of the year even over Deadpool and Wolverine.

[@Davon85J]

The final 15 minutes of this movie had my entire theater shocked and in silence. I remember people, myself included, gasping at the first appearance of the offspring. So well done!

[@wscotyares391]

Absolutely nice reaction, you two! I watched this movie in the theater when it came out and I picked up my jaw on the floor, the whole time. Great work you guys! 😎

[@Izaac_Artist]

42:14 What does make this new stage more terrifying is that the host dead body the girl that died her body was no longer there which most likely means that after the alien shedded it most likely went back for her dragged her into the cocoon and began eating her so it can grow 😨 Also I know this is completely unrelated LOL but you think you guys could react to the new "The Wild Robot" by Dreamworks it is one of their best movies ever since Prince of Egypt and it's up there with How To Train Your Dragon along with the score the music is so good which I think you both will love?

[@wilhelugia]

Ahhhh! So happy with your guys’ reaction. I don’t have friends that are fans of the Alien franchise and just seeing your reactions with all the easter eggs is so fun to watch ❤ Thank u guysss! 🙏

[@johnnyboy7144]

The hybrid at the end is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen 🤣🤣

[@degov5]

You guys are ridiculously fast with these reaction releases 😂 definitely look into some behind the scenes stuff for this one. It's so refreshing seeing how much practical effects they used!

[@Sandeep-ry2qq]

This movie felt like a live action of alien isolation. I've heard people hating this movie. Honestly. If you hate Romulus. Good for you. I loved this movie. Fede Alvarez brought alien back to it's horror roots . The body horror. The claustrophobic horror. The offspring will give me nightmares. In resurrection i was laughing at newborn . But they actually made this newborn (offspring) scary as fuck . They added one more stage of the xenomorph life cycle which was the cocoon stage . This movie was the CPR of the alien franchise. And seeing that alien isolation is getting a secual . Yeah let's fucking goooooooooo!!. My ranking of the alien franchise 1.Aliens 2.Alien 3.Alien Romulus 4.Alien covenant 5.Prometheus 6.Alien 3 7.Alien resurection Edit . The fact that we the big chap himself again was 🔥

[@JoshuaCoeli]

Your reactions always nake my day! The comments and the observations are so genuine and on point!

[@paulchavez3039]

This was so metal. Also it's a spectacular love letter to the whole franchise. This is how you do fan service right while also adding to the franchise. Put Rain and Andy on the wall right next to Ellen and Bishop as the heroes of the alien franchise.

[@whalebunny514]

This is my second favorite of the whole franchise and I was so over the moon while watching it, I couldn't wait til I saw them on react channels and I just wanted to thank you both for loving it!! I felt so seen with the passion and excitement you both had, I was screaming along side yall 😆 so happy yall had a good time and caught all those isolation refs!

[@Shadowfan.24]

This is my third favorite but I don’t love it the same way as alien or aliens but I really liked Romulus

[@adhdraidsagain]

I’m an apologist for every Alien film in the sense that I think that they all have something cool to add and are, at the very least, fun movies. I also believe Alien and Aliens are benchmarks that we’ve never quite been able to reach again since 1986….but I can finally say they’ve managed to get there. Alien Romulus is a love letter and is a type of movie we just don’t get anymore. Was there nostalgia bate? Sure, but to me it never felt like reaching, it felt like the filmmakers using that shared language we’ve developed over the decades this franchise and its extended media have existed. David Jonsson as Andy is one of the coolest performances I’ve seen in a movie in such a long time and I can’t wait to see what he does next.

[@danybayor]

Watch the Offspring as it consumes Kay. You see the tail growing.

[@vlavelmoorehead]

I’ve waited for this reaction vid for 2 months. I’m so glad you guys watched the movie. Absolutely loved it. 😊

[@ryans413]

I liked how they did all the other films first before reacting to this one

[@88PilotSeals]

YESSS IM SO GLAD YOU GUYS REACTED TO THIS!! ❤❤❤

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Yayyy thank you so much for the support, we're so glad to have you here!! Hope you enjoy!

[@staceyk7898]

I’m obsessed with the thank yous you’ve been putting at the beginning of the videos- they’re hilarious. It’s perfect😀

[@Zayn8tnt707]

I like how there’s alien isolation easter egg and ngl the movie had the same atmosphere that alien isolation had. I’m so happy that after 10 years of waiting there making a sequel to alien isolation!!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Right?! There were so many elements that we loved about alien isolation that were so prominent in this - and holy cow, it worked so well! We are so pumped for the Alien Isolation sequel, it's long overdue!

[@madaboutpaul]

I love your reactions and I love your appreciation for everything regarding the movie - the cinematography, score, call backs, I can tell you're true fans to the franchise! I enjoy your channel because you don't just yap mindlessly through the movie, but it feels like I'm actually watching with friends and enjoying myself! I subscribed and looking forward to combing through the movies you watched ❤

[@Julian-to7ro]

Thanks for the reaction and the film impressed me and also David Jonsson as the android, he played so vulnerable and later so cool... amazing 😇

[@Robert_Douglass]

This'll be the second time I ever watched this film, the only reason I clicked on this now because I watched this only once in the cinema. I'm glad you were able to create this!

[@redcasse]

39:46 It's ok bro, we all understand that you had to say "birth" but in your mind you said "GIANT ALIEN VAGINA"

[@Jacob33FilmGuy]

Great reaction guys this was amazing and it set in between Alien and Aliens that was a brilliant move love your channel keep up the great work guys

[@Timelord007]

A fantastic reaction Ari & Denise your passion & excitement reacting to this was a joy & i felt i was watching the movie with friends you pair truly are awesome & playing Alien Isolation added more as you noticed the easter eggs from the game as well as nods to the previous movies. I hope we get a sequel to this & if Fede does a Predator crossover movie with Dan it would be awesome & be cool if we could have the marines back to add more bad ass action, I'd love see the marines battling both alien & predators.

[@D1210]

Your channel and your enthusiasm for film is what has helped me, and continues to do so through a rather tough patch. You two are incredible.❤❤

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you for the love! We both are sending you a huge hug. Hang in there, everything is temporary ❤️

[@bloodarcher7841]

My wife and I loved this movie. We are both huge fans of the franchise.

[@ryans413]

Comes out on disc in December can’t wait to get my copy.

[@RammyDaBaddest]

I loved being on this ride with you guys!!!! True Alien Fans!!

[@SheikMMO]

Andy is my favorite of this movie, holy hell he acted this role to perfection

[@Mikerille]

Saw this with my older brother, first movie we went to in many years, and I loved it, I felt horribly bad for the android though, nearly walked out several times with how they were treating him, but remembered it’s just a movie and it’s chill

[@acfan2135]

This is one of my favorite alien movie in awhile.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Easily one of the best, we absolutely adored this one!

[@sabergamer6553]

The hype is so real! Been looking forward to you guys reacting to this one. The trailer made me go insane 😂 that first reveal of the xeno was absolutely insane! Loved the cinematography and sound same sign with everything in this film. Loved the reaction guys and one of you patent the interpretative dancing for 20th studios PLEASE! 🤣

[@busfare5660]

When the sound cuts and you hear her scream, perfection

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

I loooooved this new addition and the placing in the timeline. I was blown away in the cinema about how good the mix of really good CGI and even better practical effects were. And Scott sewed it seamlessly between the other movies. And even managed to outdo the chest burster not with jump scare but absolute horror and gore without showing too much. And the terror of seeing the Alien again for the first time, this one came out of left field for me and the fact it was practical made it even more scary.

[@stevopr1]

Cailee Spaeny was phenomenal and gave us an iconic performance!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

RIGHT?! Absolutely loved her in this, what an incredible performance!

[@Airrazor0620]

loved the reaction guys! so happy you guys catch lot of easteregg and references from other projects

[@comiccinema8177]

Andy’s story in this legit made me tear up. The way they handled him as a form of autism rep was so good. He’s always following along with what others want, and never actually gets to make a choice for himself, because something autistic people like me tend to do is prioritize everyone else’s needs before our own. He’s only ever allowed to be the tool to conform to everyone else while his imposed “best self” is the cold non-quirky one that has none of his energy. It’s only when Rain gives him back his quirky personality that he truly breaks out as an individual, and I found that to be strangely moving.

[@nancy9324]

You guys are my favourite reactor!! ❤ I agree with you all the way, alien romulus is AMAZING! I'm one of the people that glorified the first & 2nd alien movie, and not really is a fan of the other sequels. But I learn a lot from your reactions, and appreciate them more now. As for romulus, I was a bit skeptical at first, but was amazed (i watched it in theater!) Bc as you said, it's a love letter to alien fans and really respecting the original. Love it so much!

[@h.4315]

I'm really glad I didn't watch the trailer for this film. I felt like the trailer spoiled the surprises in the film. I think one shouldn't be surprised with all the sexual imagery, as the Alien franchise constantly throws taboo topics on your face like a facehugger to keep you in that primal disgust and fear. Remember that this series started with the imagery of forced impregnation on a guy and the subsequent violent birth. Sex, pregnancy, and birth have been the core of the Alien franchise.

[@benvandermerwe4934]

Yahoo! First AR review I found and it's from our favourite duo. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⚡🥃🇿🇦

[@MANnamedUNKIND]

Bro I literally just got a break at school and the first thing I think of is "media knights...alien comes out today..." and then saw my notification

[@ryans413]

They were quick and were the first reactors to react to this

[@mattgraham2835]

fede alvaez and the people he had in his creative department being able to bring to life the creatures the visual effects the anticipation and scare factor throughout and especially towards the end was good damn good i wouldn't be surprised if they are able to do another alien franchise movie

[@fredfredburger5150]

I've been a fan of the Alien universe since I saw Aliens on vhs as a kid. *Finally* they made another good one!