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Andy: The solution for a claustrophobic astronaut is to give him more space
Story
While digging in the depths of an abandoned space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in space. Director Fede Alvarez explains the rule he set for Alien: Romulus that "if it can be practical, it will be practical," so the cast always seemed to work against the physical representation of the xenomorph. Director Fede Alvarez asked the special effects crew from Alien 2 (1986) to work on the creatures. Physical sets, practical creatures and miniatures were used wherever possible to aid the later VFX work. When Rain shuts down the ship’s gravity and shoots all the aliens, all their blood floats in the air in long, smeared patterns. Zero gravity in real life causes liquids to form into spherical shapes rather than spread out into long, flat pieces like in the movie.. 20th Century Studio Fanfare Freezes and becomes ominous, as in Alien 3 (1992), which leads into the opening scene of the film.
Theme from Alien written by Jerry Goldsmith
The logo itself suffers a burst of static and turns green.. Featured in Nerdrotic: The Acolyte: Force is Female CONFIRMED? Death of Cinema – Real BBC @MauLer @HeelvsBabyface (2024). At this point in 2024, there are more bad alien movies than good ones. So something that pays homage to the originals really piqued my interest. Visually, it’s vintage "Alien/s" albeit with a modern polish. It looks great, even spectacular, especially the space scenes.
The opening scene was perfect
The main problem with the movie is that there is no tension, no sense of fear and it is not scary, except for the last few scenes which I enjoyed. The film tries to force tension and intensity with another plot device on top of the alien – the equivalent of a time bomb. It doesn’t work because it outnumbers the alien threat, they become inconvenient roadblocks. Face huggers have been reduced to annoying pests – something you can simply drive away. The aliens are cannon fodder, and the cast seems to run into them. them. I had no feeling that they were being hunted.
to the franchise
For example the sentry cannon scene from Aliens, a reference to this movie. But you don’t see aliens dying in Aliens, you see them here, which makes them weak. On the other hand, this scene also reminded me of the Starwars prison corridor "boring conversation anyway". Many scenes played out like QuickTime events in a video game, with characters over-explaining and then narrating their actions: "I'll press X to do this." It’s like the audience needs to be told what they’re watching and why they should feel scared or tense because there’s no tension in the scene, despite the alien being present. I am concerned about adding more laws etc. I don’t need to know how the alien works, it’s not scary if you know everything about the monster. That’s the point of monsters.
Somewhat entertaining, but ultimately disposable
They use this newfound law to get past some aliens, again it was like a scene from a video game. It really pulls off the alien aesthetic, it’s a fast paced movie with video game level text and characters. Whether they’re exploring the stars, escaping dystopias, or making the world a better place, these women are what science fiction is all about.