Alien: Romulus

2024
R
1h 59m

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While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

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- 1 win & 3 nominations

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Close Encounters With Xenomorphs

Director Fede Alvarez explains the rule he set on Alien: Romulus that "if it can be practical, it will be practical," so that the cast were always acting opposite a physical representation of the xenomorph.

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Trivia
Director Fede Alvarez sought out the special effects crew from Aliens (1986) to work on the creatures. Physical sets, practical creatures, and miniatures were used wherever possible to help ground later VFX work.

Goofs
When Rain turns off the ship's gravity and shoots all the aliens, all their blood is suspended in midair in long, smear like patterns. Zero gravity in real life causes liquids to form into sphere shapes, not spread out into long, flat pieces like in the movie.

Quotes
Andy: The solution for a claustrophobic astronaut is to give him more space.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Studios fanfare freezes and turns ominous, as in Alien³ (1992), leading into the film's opening scene.

The logo itself suffers a burst of static and turns green.

Connections
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Theme from Alien
Written by Jerry Goldsmith

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6/10

All too familiar

Alien: Romulus delivers a gritty experience reminiscent of the original film, with impressive world-building and familiar tech that longtime fans of the franchise will appreciate. The movie captures the essence of the Alien universe, offering a standalone story that fits well within the established timeline and cleverly nods to Prometheus.

However, the film's reliance on callbacks to previous entries in the franchise detracts from its originality. While some references are clever, others are forced and cringeworthy.

The introduction of the main character Rain, played by Cailee Spaeny, feels uninspired. We've seen this before - another Ripley. It's actually David Jonsson's character, Andy, who ends up being the most interesting by a long shot. If there is one franchise that would benefit from exploring new characters rather than rehashing old ones, this is it.

Despite these negatives, Romulus is technically impressive. It's beautifully shot, the effects are good, it has some genuine scares, and manages to deliver solid thrills and action scenes that are sure to please. I just wish it were brave enough to carve out its own identity.