*BEWARE SPOILERS* Alien: Romulus

[Mondragon]

I'd be fine if Alvarez simply gives us one more film, ....

So twins, where'd the other one end up (other side of the station)?

 

[wormlander]

Well this was super disapointing. Not only did Romulus show that the Xenomorph is long since obsolete, but also that this tired "isolated in space" trope will never come close to challenging what we got in Alien and Aliens. Ridley was wise to take the Prometheus route and leave the carbon copying to lesser writers/directors. The future of this franchise lies in the continuing expansion of the lore and exploraton of the mythology/creationist themes. The new additions made in this installment unfortunately felt closer to what we got in Alien Resurrection (Awful), as opposed to in Prometheus (Excellent). I mean, a wall mounted Alien snatch!? Give me a break...

The Earth setting and corporate shenanigans of the upcoming Alien series may temporarily breathe some new life into this, but only if they manage to write some truly interesting characters. A flock of derelict kids on a space field trip is such a boring concept it would require a cast on the level of "Stand By Me" to make it work. Not even the crucial CGI of the "Ash" model robot was given the attention needed for it to work. This was Henry Cavill's missing mustache level bad and it's totally mind blowing how that garbage even made it into the movie. Next up better be a direct sequel to Alien Covenant or don't even bother...

 

[Mandible]

Can someone explain the logic of the first 20 minutes to me:

She's served her time and all she wants to do is get off world... 5 minutes later they all grab a ship and go off world - couldn't they have just done that at any point and ****** off to wherever they wanted to? Do they have proximity detonators in their heads or something? I'm completely baffled.

And I'm hoping there's a reason why an android is acting like he has a mental disability? Has he been programmed that way to be more sympathetic - or is he just written that way for audience sympathy?

Turned it off, and hoping for some clarity before bothering to continue.

 

[Nick D]

I watched it recently also.

Not a fan.

The characters aren’t interesting,
annoying actually.
The Xenomorph grows far too quickly
and barely did much at all.
The child / Xenomorph abomination has to be the worst creation in the franchise,
I’d take the Predalien over this any day.
Why does this film need a Ripley ripoff.
Why is the Ripley ripoff the only remotely likable character in this?

All in all, this reads like a fan film covering no new ground. If you want a fix, watch Alien & Aliens,
forget the rest.

 

[ironwez20]

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t the chestbursters rapidly shed there skin as they grow ? Like in alien and alien 3 they pick up shedded skin from it

 

[Mr. Awesome]

I liked it. Didn't love it. It was OK.

There was way too much fan service in the final act that I rolled my eyes at. Because of that, I feel like the film doesn't stand on it's own.

I do think it was very well filmed and the effects were nice for the most part. The acting was fine, characters didn't make me wanna punch my screen.

But the absurd amount of fan service really dropped my estimation of the film. It was lazy and embarrassing to watch those scenes. I went from giving it a solid 7.5 to 6 by the end of it.

I don't regret watching it. Enjoyed it for the most part. But it could have been better.

 

[MeatHookGekko]

Ridley was wise to take the Prometheus route and leave the carbon copying to lesser writers/directors.

I disagree.

Ridley Scott and Tony Scott have always wanted to do a series of films centered around The Book Of Enoch. Except many would feel that kind of storyline would carry too much of an anti-Christian sentiment. The Scott brothers were told to leave it alone. They persisted. Then Tony Scott "committed suicide". If you do a high level complex prestige version of the Book Of Enoch story, you won't find someone to distribute it. Now that the current industry is splitting into major separate camps over Israel/Palestine, I don't see how it has any future pathway period.

Ridley Scott should have written Prometheus himself. It's his story, his lore, his universe, he should have written it so it was a story done his way. Instead his abuse of Jon Spaihts created a lot of private backlash towards him. Talented people don't want to deal with that kind of chaos and drama, even if it's to work with a legendary director. He didn't just burn out one good writer, he created a situation where other skilled writers would just avoid him. And if Scott wants to make a film that says God doesn't exist and those that still believe are foolish and sheepish, he should just have made that film and not tried to mix it into the Alien lore.

Scott fumbled the bag. This is all on him. He's lost the Alien franchise, it's been effectively taken out of his hands, he's only around in name only, because he kept losing money trying to fulfill his vision. What happened on Prometheus was unforgivable down the line. It wasn't just Scott's career at stake with that film. Many other people worked on that film and had to carry that anchor around their neck, against their career potential, to eat Scott's failures.

Will I say it? OK, I will. Ridley Scott has to come to terms that the films he really wants to make will alienate a large share of the American movie going audience. You can't just keep prodding poor white rural Christian America. Even if you don't agree with them. Even if you look down on them.

 

[BeefEaster]

Can someone explain the logic of the first 20 minutes to me:

She's served her time and all she wants to do is get off world... 5 minutes later they all grab a ship and go off world - couldn't they have just done that at any point and ****** off to wherever they wanted to? Do they have proximity detonators in their heads or something? I'm completely baffled.

And I'm hoping there's a reason why an android is acting like he has a mental disability? Has he been programmed that way to be more sympathetic - or is he just written that way for audience sympathy?

Turned it off, and hoping for some clarity before bothering to continue.

The way I understand it is that there's nowhere to go unless you have the ability to go into cryo sleep. The nearest inhabitable planet is 9 years away. The android is damaged.

 

[Khev]

I disagree.

Ridley Scott and Tony Scott have always wanted to do a series of films centered around The Book Of Enoch. Except many would feel that kind of storyline would carry too much of an anti-Christian sentiment. The Scott brothers were told to leave it alone. They persisted. Then Tony Scott "committed suicide". If you do a high level complex prestige version of the Book Of Enoch story, you won't find someone to distribute it. Now that the current industry is splitting into major separate camps over Israel/Palestine, I don't see how it has any future pathway period.

Ridley Scott should have written Prometheus himself. It's his story, his lore, his universe, he should have written it so it was a story done his way. Instead his abuse of Jon Spaihts created a lot of private backlash towards him. Talented people don't want to deal with that kind of chaos and drama, even if it's to work with a legendary director. He didn't just burn out one good writer, he created a situation where other skilled writers would just avoid him. And if Scott wants to make a film that says God doesn't exist and those that still believe are foolish and sheepish, he should just have made that film and not tried to mix it into the Alien lore.

Scott fumbled the bag. This is all on him. He's lost the Alien franchise, it's been effectively taken out of his hands, he's only around in name only, because he kept losing money trying to fulfill his vision. What happened on Prometheus was unforgivable down the line. It wasn't just Scott's career at stake with that film. Many other people worked on that film and had to carry that anchor around their neck, against their career potential, to eat Scott's failures.

Will I say it? OK, I will. Ridley Scott has to come to terms that the films he really wants to make will alienate a large share of the American movie going audience. You can't just keep prodding poor white rural Christian America. Even if you don't agree with them. Even if you look down on them.

A lot of truth in this post. IMO Ridley really tainted the lore with his nonsense take on Creationism which had no business ever appearing on screen in this series. One of the main reasons I don't take Prometheus and Covenant as canon.