{"id":23240,"date":"2024-08-15T08:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=23240"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:27:17","slug":"alien-romulus-franchise-restore-best-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/alien-romulus-franchise-restore-best-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Alien: Romulus Is Poised To Restore The Alien Franchise To Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alien fans have had a rough go of it for the past, well&#8230;few decades. There were the lows of the &#8217;90s and &#8217;00s, followed by Ridley Scott attempting to do something new with his franchise with <em>Prometheus<\/em> and<em> Alien: Covenant<\/em>, to deeply mixed results. Now, though, director Fede \u00c1lvarez (<em>Don&#8217;t Breathe<\/em>, <em>The Evil Dead<\/em> 2013) is returning to the franchise with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/alien-romulus\/356968\"><strong>Alien: Romulus<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, and it appears that this newest entry is poised to return the <em>Alien<\/em> franchise to its former heights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted in this week&#8217;s news roundup, while <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/deadpool-wolverine-box-office-domination\/\"><em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/em> continues its box office dominance<\/a>, <em>Alien: Romulus<\/em> is set to be the next movie under the Disney umbrella to become a possible juggernaut. Predictions are putting it at a $75 million opening weekend ($40 million domestic, $35 million international), which is a monster opening for an R-rated, hard horror movie. It&#8217;s thanks to that strong horror angle that audiences \u2013\u00a0and critics \u2013 are buzzing. Currently, it&#8217;s the best-reviewed alien movie since 1986&#8217;s<em> Aliens<\/em> thanks to a return to the franchise&#8217;s claustrophobic, sci-fi horror roots rather than getting bogged down in the lore as the past few movies have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alien: Romulus | Final Trailer\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x0XDEhP4MQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to find out what critics are saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate S\u00e1nchez of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/butwhytho.net\/2024\/08\/alien-romulus-review-fede-alvarez\/\">But Why Tho?<\/a> <\/strong>has praise for the movie&#8217;s chilling visual effects, particularly for the xenomorphs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Sleek, disgusting, and vicious, these iterations of the iconic xenomorphs use their bodies to maximum effect, with a finale that you\u2019ll have to fight not to see when you close your eyes. From creature designs to a stunning soundscape that twists the tension tighter and tighter, Fede Alvarez has put horror first. With well-timed and intelligently designed jump scares, Alvarez keeps you on the edge of your seat, all accelerated by the creaking abandoned station.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Meagan Navarro of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/reviews\/3825831\/alien-romulus-review-fede-alvarezs-immersive-visceral-salute-to-the-franchises-greatest-hits\/\">Bloody Disgusting<\/a><\/strong> is also a huge fan of the tactile, practical horror:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The filmmaker\u2019s steadfast commitment to handling as much practically as possible means a breathtaking level of scale and no shortage of impressive set pieces to terrorize the young cast. The sheer scope of the practical sets look and feel like\u00a0<em>Aliens<\/em>\u00a0brought into the now, with each new section of the ship distinct from the last.\u00a0Each new room unlocks a different variety of terror, too, with the group dodging everything from hordes of Facehuggers, Xenomorph attacks, and a particularly inspired use of zero gravity.\u00a0The latter further speaks to Alvarez\u2019s keen ability to add a tactile quality to the cinematics; the swooping camerawork ensures you\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>\u00a0the weightlessness. Even the effective sound design, right down to\u00a0the dripping of water, lends to the film\u2019s immersive quality.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/alien-romulus-review-another-terrifying-entry-in-iconic-franchise?ref=author\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s Nick Schager appreciates how it nods to the past while offering a way forward for the beleaguered franchise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Ultimately, the most surprising thing about\u00a0<em>Alien: Romulus<\/em>\u00a0is that, with its climactic creature, it finds a way to subtly tip its cap to Scott\u2019s underrated prequels<em>\u00a0Prometheus<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Alien: Covenant<\/em>, with which it shares an abiding fascination with androids, here embodied by a scene-stealing Jonsson. \u00c1lvarez\u2019s contribution to this sci-fi saga doesn\u2019t buck convention so much as lean into the elements that have long made the franchise a standard-bearer. However, despite its somewhat limited ambition, it gets its scream-worthy job done, and in its homage-y closing notes, it also suggests a promisingly perilous path forward.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Graeme Guttmann of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/alien-romulus-movie-review\/\">Screen Rant<\/a><\/strong> acknowledges Romulus&#8217; limitations but loves it for what it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;A third act twist, one that is sure to delight\u00a0<em>Prometheus\u00a0<\/em>lovers (of which I am one), results in a gnarly birth scene and a classic monster chase that feels both of its franchise and a new, uglier version of\u00a0<em>Alien<\/em>. While thematically light compared to previous entries,\u00a0<em>Romulus<\/em>\u00a0is a damn good time, a collision of what made the\u00a0<em>Alien<\/em>\u00a0movies great and what made the new prequels so divisive.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/moviefreak.com\/alien-romulus-2024-movie-review\/\">MovieFreak<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s Sara Michelle Fetters appreciates the solid acting among the horror house fare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Featuring state-of-the-art visuals, stupendous practical effects, excellent gore, and two strong performances from\u00a0Cailee Spaeny\u00a0and\u00a0David Jonsson, there\u2019s much here to celebrate. More importantly, as a straightforward monster-in-a-haunted-house variation with an exceptionally high body count, Alvarez\u2019s endeavor tends to be a lot of suitably nasty fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There you have it. While <em>Alien: Romulus<\/em> may not be a philosophically or thematically complex as the past few <em>Alien<\/em> movies, it&#8217;s a hell of a good time that returns the franchise to its spiritual roots and promises a new beginning. Count us in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/alien-romulus\/356968\">Get tickets to <em>Alien: Romulus<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alien fans have had a rough go of it for the past, well&#8230;few decades. There were the lows of the &#8217;90s and &#8217;00s, followed by Ridley Scott attempting to do something new with his franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, to deeply mixed results. Now, though, director Fede \u00c1lvarez (Don&#8217;t Breathe, The Evil Dead 2013) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[40,37],"class_list":["post-23240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","tag-featuredpage","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23240"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23257,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23240\/revisions\/23257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}