Alien Romulus (2024)

Review It Yourself

Sean and Sarah take on Alien Romulus (2024).

Franchise reinvigorator or poorly executed ?

Will they remain unimpressed by the newest film in the Alien franchise?

Discussion Points:

-Sean struggles to sell the podcast.

-The anguish of late night cinema showings.

-The distubring tonal shift in the film.

-The mystery characters in the film.

-The dreadful CGI in the film.

-Characters making stupid decisions because the plot needs them to.

-Whether the film had interesting ideas and fantastic production values, but poor execution.

-The quick, unsatisfying deaths.

Raised Questions:

-Why Sean bothered to go and see Alien Romulus?

-Do you know how you feel about the film?

-Was the film best before any of the Aliens arrived?

-Is there anything left to do with the Xenomorphs?

-We've got Alien (1979), so why do we need this?

-Does the film pull it's punches?

-Why did they mark this as a horror film?

-Is Prometheus (2012) better?

-Did the film need a good editor?

Film Recommendation from Sarah and Sean:

-Life (2017).

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