Fede Álvarez’ stærkt ventede ‘Alien: Romulus’ blev endelig afsløret for offentligheden mandag aften, da 20th Century Studios-filmen havde verdenspremiere i Los Angeles, og de første reaktioner har allerede ramt sociale medier.
Den ottende del i den langvarige Alien-franchise er sat mellem begivenhederne i Ridley Scotts ‘Alien’ fra 1979 og James Camerons efterfølger ‘Aliens’ fra 1986.
‘Romulus’ følger unge kolonister, der støder på en forladt rumstation og møder rædslerne fra det fremmede væsen, der er franchisens varige stjerne. Filmen har Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced og Spike Fearn i hovedrollerne.
‘Romulus’ var oprindeligt planlagt til at blive udgivet på Hulu, ligesom Dan Trachtenbergs kritikerroste Predator-prequel ‘Prey’ (2022), men studiet valgte klogt at skifte til biografudgivelse, da optagelserne begyndte. “Lige da vi begyndte at optage, sagde studiet: ‘Fuck det, vi går i biograferne med denne film,'” fortalte Álvarez til The Hollywood Reporter i et dybdegående interview i marts.
‘Romulus’ får bred biografpremiere den 15. august i morgen.
Selvom de fulde anmeldelser for ‘Romulus’ først kommer i morgen, kan du læse et udvalg af de første reaktioner på filmen efter mandagens premiere.
ALIEN: ROMULUS: Has all the great hallmarks of what you would expect in an Alien flick but never feels like it’s pandering to nostalgia or fan service…and even goes into a crazy new direction. Fede Alvarez & the cast just gave birth to summer’s best movie.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) August 13, 2024
Alien: Romulus is absolutely gorgeous and somehow honors every single movie that came before. Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson are great leads, and the alien effects are so satisfying. The finale will be divisive, but I loved it. Big fan of this one.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) August 13, 2024
Alien: Romulus is shockingly good.
This movie is so inventive with horror, thrills, and visuals while never crossing into gratuitous blood or gore. It emulates the original Alien movies so well.
I had to pick my jaw up off the floor in the third act. That was insane. Wow. pic.twitter.com/0XVQsx2tkQ
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) August 13, 2024
ALIEN: ROMULUS leans heavily into its horror origins to craft a relentless, visceral thrill ride that starts off slowly and increases in intensity until you’re left gasping for breath by the end. Devoid of any thematic depth, it incorporates so many winks, nods, and moments of… pic.twitter.com/QSKZdj6cwm
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) August 13, 2024
#AlienRomulus is the first time I have been terrified during one of the Alien movies. Cailee Spaeny's Rain is a perfect character to follow on this journey and through Fede Álvarez's twists and turns, you never really know where Romulus is headed. The 3rd act is truly WILD. I dig… pic.twitter.com/vEaiz5966B
— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) August 13, 2024
Alien: Romulus takes a bit to get going but turns to true horror in the third act, and has some similarities with previous Fede Alvarez films. Some decent surprises and callbacks, to be sure. The facehuggers gave me the creeps, but that’s me having a spider thing.#AlienRomulus pic.twitter.com/FHDWK8002y
— Joey Magidson (@JoeyMagidson) August 13, 2024
There’s a lot about ALIEN: ROMULUS I like — some truly creative moments in the first two acts that I REALLY dug.
However, the finale takes a BIG swing that just didn’t work for me and left me feeling underwhelmed.
A creative but flawed ALIEN film, however:
PROMETHEUS > ROMULUS pic.twitter.com/tFx8cAe88E
— Jake Hamilton (@JakesTakes) August 13, 2024
ALIEN: ROMULUS is the best Alien movie since Aliens.
The perfect bridge between the sci-fi horror of Scott's original with the thrilling action of Cameron's sequel.
It gets more thrilling with every scene, culminating in a mind-blowing final act that proves Fede Álvarez never… pic.twitter.com/coJcpafZsT
— Jonathan Sim (@TheJonathanSim) August 13, 2024
