Alien: Romulus (2024)

LiquidDeath said:

The Darkhorse comics were so good. I can't believe they didn't just make those things into goddamn movies.

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Was thinking about it and Aliens: Berserker could be a perfect movie. Where they're using convicts to go and clear out alien hives, but then they have that giant walking power armor, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. That was a really good series and I want to say I actually read that novelization.

So many more creative ideas when I came to the comic book space or extended universe or whatever the hell you want to call it. It's what makes you enjoy it so much.

No different than the Hellraiser comics that came out long after the movies that are utterly amazing.

Neil Blomkampff probably got a little bit of inspiration for district 9 from that particular four issues, now that I think about it. If I had to hazard a guess he probably read all the comics too, and that's why he was so passionate about trying to make another movie that would have blended some of those extended universe series into a good film.

stupidmonkey said:

Was there anything original in that trailer or was it only a rehash of scenes from the original movies?

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Thank you pretty much hit the nail on the head, and that's what I was talking about earlier. I still wonder whether or not they're just going on a spring break tour around a star system with a giant spaceship.

I know in the original film they're essentially space truckers, is this the equivalent of space fast food workers in the future. Maybe the purpose of their ship and mission is to go bring hamburgers or tacos or something to colonies? I don't know but it's so mysterious it compels me to want to watch it.

But they won't get a dime of my money.

Rajaah said:

The cast being a bunch of kidz would make sense if it's the colony ship from Covenant.

Actually the whole thing would make total sense if it was that colony ship. People are waking up from hypersleep in one part of the ship only to find that other parts of the ship are basically Xenomorph hives at this point from months of David experimenting. Course he won't turn up until the third act.



Yeah I definitely think it's gonna be the Covenant ship but we'll see. Personally I'd like to see that trilogy get its planned ending (AKA linking to Alien 1 as a prequel) and end with a bang so that the whole thing had a point.



Watched The Descent, I did indeed like it.

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I think it's supposed to be a space station not a ship. What if Michael fassbender be attached to it? If there was anything about the stupid movies Rideley that was noteworthy, it was fassbender's performance, and at least being a somewhat interesting character. I don't believe there's any continuity and less maybe he has a stupid cameo, who the hell knows.

I understand what you're saying but I don't think that's going to be the case. I rewatched the trailer a couple of times, and the more I watch it I think the more retarded this movie is going to be.

This is a movie that will be made by people who simply don't understand the magic behind the first three movies whatsoever. You're going to see all these iconic images, styles, seems that are callbacks, but it won't be anything original or amazing.

If you go to the movie theater and pay money to see it, well enjoy pissing your money away. I will watch it on streaming or sail the high seas, but go to the theater, nope, and this is coming from a die-hard fan of the franchise. I know I've said it in the past but I treat aliens and predator like a lot of people treat Star Wars. It's just my favorite deal since I was a kid.

If I'm completely not utterly wrong, I'll be happier than a clam, but I don't think that's going to be the case.

My prediction, it's going to be a stinker. It'll look good, but somebody will have managed to polish a turd.

LiquidDeath said:

For me, it is because it LOOKS like an Alien movie but the cast seems to be pulled from a Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer movie. Their tone is completely at odds with what I associate with the franchise's successful entries. Also, nearly every scene was a direct callback to the originals which, again, is not something I want. Why would I watch this one when I can just watch Alien, Aliens, and the Alien 3 director's cut?

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Yeah that's pretty much my sentiments. That's why I'm saying are they out on a joy ride with their parents starship? It just seems so odd. I'm guessing it's probably a decision by the execs because more young people go to see crappy horror movies than any other demographic and they're trying to allure those people into theater chairs.

That's the only possible reason that makes sense in choosing such a young cast. Think about it people that have been fans in the movie are probably in their forties probably older, how the hell are they going to empathize with a bunch of dumb kids. It just looks bad, even if it looks good from a production standpoint.

After all Prometheus and the follow-up looked amazing, but those were both well polished turds.

Chanur said:

Originally this movie was for Hulu, but when they watched the test footage decided it was good enough for theaters. So it better not be shit.

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That's not really saying a lot as far as setting the bar for quality. How many horrible movies get greenlit for theaters nowadays? Most?

I don't know maybe it's been a direct to streaming without having to do a bunch of advertising they could have made more money?