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You guys, I have SO MANY THOUGHTS on this film. Probably going to do a YouTube on the craft dimensions, but hot dog.
Hot! Dog!
@MLClark I've been reluctant because the Alien franchise has been done to death. What is new and fresh about "Romulus" that makes it worthwhile?
Not getting into a full run-down fresh out of theatre, but the short answer is that it works because it's *not* trying to add new gimmicks, or follow in the footsteps of Nu Alien. It is a return to the classic themes, narrative structures, and cinematography that made Alien and Aliens work so well.
But if I say anything more right now I'm going to be diverting my high from the film, so - more later.
@MLClark Okay, thank you ... I have a weekend to myself in mid-September, so perhaps I'll go see it then.
😅 Oh, you'll have my full thoughts before then!
But I hear you - I wasn't going to see it in theatre myself, until an SF friend I trust saw it and recommended it. I too was burned out on all the franchise's misfires.
I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I was *so* cheesed off with Prometheus that I rewrote the screenplay in a 3-day fury, using the same story elements but with better execution. 🙃 Scott is good on visuals, but ALWAYS needs a good writer to complement his work.
*For clarity, Romulus is not directed by Scott: it was done by Federico Álvarez, and his love for the first four Alien films comes through clearly in his execution here. My Scott reference was for Prometheus.
@MLClark I want to know how the Romulans smuggled the xenomorph across the Neutral Zone.
Considering that SNW took a xenomorph direction with the Gorn, we're definitely setting ourselves up for an S3 opener that takes a different direction with Xenomorph XX121's evolution.
My wager is not a *full* transition to a species that can see others with respect, but definitely one with enough internal discourse about the future it wants for itself that it opts for a treaty with the Federation that lets its next generation work things out for itself. Ah, the Star Trek way. :)