rbrt_gilchrist
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Alien: Romulus is a very welcome return to the Alien universe. Following the long established rules featuring a haunted house and things that go bump in the dark.
Pros: * The sound and production design are 100% authentic to the films Alien and Aliens. The amount of physical sets, practical creatures and model work makes what we are seeing so much more real and alive.
* The tension in this film continues to tighten and tighten as their situation becomes more like an impossible trick shot throwing a basketball out of a moving car, over the side of a bridge and through the hoop below.
* A great support cast of up and coming actors who, while they have certain tropes, make the most of what they have... Mostly.
Cons: * The film does have a few moments where you recognized where something has been lifted from a previous film. While not actually a bad thing, it could take you out of the film somewhat, especially one moment.
* There was probably an overuse (not that many) of jump scares where it undercut building that feeling of dread that was so successfully done in Alien and Aliens.
* The film has a very small cast which may not pay off on the appetite for the modern day horror fans body count.
Cailee Spaeny's character Rain is the films heart along with David Jonsson's 'Andy'. They keep the story grounded while their goals keep shifting between them throughout the film. If you're a fan of the series you'll find yourself smiling from time to time.
P.s. For the gamers out there, there are even Alien: Isolation goodies to be spotted on the film.
Pros: * The sound and production design are 100% authentic to the films Alien and Aliens. The amount of physical sets, practical creatures and model work makes what we are seeing so much more real and alive.
* The tension in this film continues to tighten and tighten as their situation becomes more like an impossible trick shot throwing a basketball out of a moving car, over the side of a bridge and through the hoop below.
* A great support cast of up and coming actors who, while they have certain tropes, make the most of what they have... Mostly.
Cons: * The film does have a few moments where you recognized where something has been lifted from a previous film. While not actually a bad thing, it could take you out of the film somewhat, especially one moment.
* There was probably an overuse (not that many) of jump scares where it undercut building that feeling of dread that was so successfully done in Alien and Aliens.
* The film has a very small cast which may not pay off on the appetite for the modern day horror fans body count.
Cailee Spaeny's character Rain is the films heart along with David Jonsson's 'Andy'. They keep the story grounded while their goals keep shifting between them throughout the film. If you're a fan of the series you'll find yourself smiling from time to time.
P.s. For the gamers out there, there are even Alien: Isolation goodies to be spotted on the film.
The fast franchise jumped the shark well before this entry. But it won't stop people from coming out to see what Dom and his crew are up to.
The biggest problem with this film (and there are many) is that everyone seems to be in a different movie. Even sets seem to be composed into the background from time to time. It wouldn't surprise if there were three different locations filming at the same time in all of the tax havens for films.
The car stunts which are a big draw even are obscured by filming them tighter which almost leaves you feeling what is the point. Also, I feel there were more CG cars than normal for a fast film which was a little disheartening.
BBBUUUUUUUTTTTTT, Jason Mamoa saves the film single handedly. You haven't seen a villain quite like this before. Everything about his character Dante is cranked up to 11. He is the drawcard of this film and his backstory is woven clunking into the fabric of Fast 5 but at least drives the story forward consistently.
Louis Leterrier is a fine directer given the right material and tone. Unfortunately Fast X isn't one of them. It would have been a very different film with Justin Lim at the helm considering his visual action chops.
If you like the fast films it's at least better than number 9.
The biggest problem with this film (and there are many) is that everyone seems to be in a different movie. Even sets seem to be composed into the background from time to time. It wouldn't surprise if there were three different locations filming at the same time in all of the tax havens for films.
The car stunts which are a big draw even are obscured by filming them tighter which almost leaves you feeling what is the point. Also, I feel there were more CG cars than normal for a fast film which was a little disheartening.
BBBUUUUUUUTTTTTT, Jason Mamoa saves the film single handedly. You haven't seen a villain quite like this before. Everything about his character Dante is cranked up to 11. He is the drawcard of this film and his backstory is woven clunking into the fabric of Fast 5 but at least drives the story forward consistently.
Louis Leterrier is a fine directer given the right material and tone. Unfortunately Fast X isn't one of them. It would have been a very different film with Justin Lim at the helm considering his visual action chops.
If you like the fast films it's at least better than number 9.