The First Reactions to Alien: Romulus Are In

The primary reactions to Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus are in, and the consensus appears to be: “blechh!”

Whether or not that’s a superb factor or not is solely as much as your place on slime and gore, however the sea of social reactions to the movie rising as we speak embrace some fascinating insights. Everybody appears to adore Romulus‘ sensible results, and reward for actors Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson seems largely unanimous. However some criticisms recommend the movie is simply too referential to earlier entries within the franchise, and also you’re both going to like or hate its last act. Let’s dive in, beginning with io9’s personal Germain Lussier:

#AlienRomulus is a bonkers curler coaster trip by way of the earlier six Alien films, utilizing bits of all them, to inform a targeted, largely standalone story full of wonderful gore & scares. It will get higher because it goes alongside, ending with an exceptional huge swing of a 3rd act. pic.twitter.com/mY8Hkbe0gD

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) August 13, 2024

#AlienRomulus is the primary time I’ve been terrified throughout one of many Alien films. Cailee Spaeny’s Rain is an ideal character to comply with on this journey and thru Fede Álvarez’s twists and turns, you by no means actually know the place Romulus is headed. The third act is actually WILD. I dig… pic.twitter.com/vEaiz5966B

— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) August 13, 2024

HOLY MOTHER OF XENOMORPHS #AlienRomulus ABSOLUTELY FUCKS!! yall do NOTTT perceive!!@fedalvar thanks a lot sir for the love and a focus that went into this movie as it’s a masterclass in persevering with an iconic franchise!!

THAT ENDING!!

RIDLEY WILL BE BEYOND PLEASED!!! pic.twitter.com/8IB9ffhLzc

— PCP (@rotator_) August 12, 2024

#AlienRomulus is Do not Breathe in area. A nasty amalgamation of Scott’s prequels & the primary two. Fights like hell to search out an id of its personal. Typically it does (& it is sick & twisted), others it does not, however Fede’s tactile units offers us the grittiest, filthiest entry but! pic.twitter.com/1NddrwWVtA

— Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller) August 13, 2024

Aliens is frightening once more! #AlienRomulus performs all the best hits, homaging your entire collection earlier than embarking on probably the most gobsmacking last acts I’ve seen shortly. The anti-corporate fangs have by no means been sharper & David Jonsson is the (milk) beating coronary heart of the movie. pic.twitter.com/t2X7ASVHEk

— Rachel Shatto (@RachiePants) August 13, 2024

#AlienRomulus is a stable action-packed franchise installment. Fede Álvarez nails the ambiance. Some poor soar scares, unearned collection callbacks, & an iffy last act, however there’s rather a lot to take pleasure in right here in any other case with its thrilling set items. David Jonsson is an absolute standout. pic.twitter.com/s6RR0lxb96

— Jeff Nelson (@SirJeffNelson) August 13, 2024

So blissful to report @fedalvar’s #AlienRomulus is incredible. The 2 hour runtime flies by and each Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson are so good. Cherished the usage of sensible results. You don’t must have seen any of the opposite Alien films to look at this. However it could assist. pic.twitter.com/eo2EZxTNnj

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) August 13, 2024

#AlienRomulus is disgusting. It begins sluggish and rockets into complicated. I didn’t discover the characters memorable, but it surely makes up for that with probably the most grotesque scenes and creature design. It ups the ante every act and, once you assume it’s over, assume once more. I get why its rated R. pic.twitter.com/8lwLW2fpF3

— Kristen Maldonado (@kaymaldo) August 13, 2024

ALIEN: ROMULUS is not attempting to reinvent the wheel. Somewhat, Fede Álvarez places his fucked up spin on a basic horror story with some actually marvelous visible storytelling. It is too nostalgic at occasions, however Fede has proved his price for a trilogy.

Evaluate coming to @DiscussingFilm pic.twitter.com/R1dGTgvhmy

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) August 13, 2024

ALIEN: ROMULUS is generally a gratuitous nostalgia play, remixing what got here earlier than with some often robust thrills, however in a franchise well-known for its psychosexual weirdness, it is the most secure, blandest and most vapid the collection has ever been. I didn’t adore it pic.twitter.com/n3RtpYvXgJ

— an particularly harmful dug referred to as Brendan (@metaplexmovies) August 13, 2024

Alien Romulus is a curious one. Efficient scares, however each set piece looks like a online game degree, theme park trip intro, or horror nights maze. Character work didn’t hit me in any respect both, and I’m a straightforward mark.

It’s not for me. pic.twitter.com/kRayfGuoR4

— Amelia Emberwing 🔪💋 (@ThatWitchMia) August 13, 2024

We are able to all resolve for ourselves when Alien: Romulus hits theaters this Friday, August 16.

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