First Alien: Romulus Reactions Say It Plays The Franchise's Greatest Hits

Blair Marnell
8/13/2024

This week, the Alien franchise is celebrating its 45th anniversary by releasing Alien: Romulus. The film is a sequel to the original Alien, and takes place during the decades-long gap between that movie and James Cameron's Aliens. The first reactions to Alien: Romulus have now arrived online; and while most of the early word is good, there are some mixed responses as well.Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter called it the "summer's best movie," and teased a "crazy new direction."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 Variety's Courtney Howard added that the film "subtly plays the greatest hits" of the franchise.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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