“Alien Romulus” is a sequel to the first movie, taking place between “Alien” and “Aliens,” taking the series back to the claustrophobic horror roots. Similar to the first film, we follow a young, working class crew of salvagers, investigating a derelict space station, only to stumble upon the iconic facehugger. Things go south, or whichever direction south is in space, all too quickly, and the crew must find a way off the ship before it crashes, or the alien picks them off.
But something more sinister is operating against them in the shadows than the rapidly growing xenomorph. This was a movie I really had to process when I came out of the theater. I’m personally a huge fan of the series, even willing to admit that I love “Alien: Resurrection” with all of its bizarre flaws.
I think “Prometheus” is a great movie if it’s separated from the rest of the entries. “Romulus” was clearly made for fans such as myself. It pays respects to all of the movies, even the lesser appreciated ones such as “Resurrection,” and does a lot of leg work to carry on the story Ridley Scott tried to tell in “Prometheus” and “Alien Covenant.
” But the real meat of this is how the fan service never gets in the way of the straightforward ‘70s space-horror “Romulus” wants most to be. Everything from the actors portrayal of these characters, to the script, to the retro set-design, looks and feels like this was a movie made in the late ‘70s to ‘80s. While ther.