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While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.. See how the Alien franchise films rank, according to IMDb user ratings. 14, 2024]. Director Fede Alvarez sought out the special effects crew from Alien 2 (1986) to work on the creatures. Physical sets, practical creatures, and miniatures were used wherever possible to help ground later VFX work..
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Positives first – Good action, great practical special effects, and nice visuals.Director Fede Alvarez and his production team have captured the gloomy atmosphere of Alien, and the thrilling action of Aliens almost perfectly. The action was thrilling with some scary moments.The use of practical effects and realistic miniatures was so refreshing to see in this age of CGI overkill. Seeing a fully realized Xenomorph in the flesh blew me away, and the Space scenes were beautiful. This camera work, visual presentation, and use of quality albeit limited CGI when necessary was excellent.Negatives – Average acting, nostalgia bait story, copy & pasted dialogue from better Alien movies, and the inclusion of lore elements from the inferior prequels which I wish did not exist in official canon. Plus the reveal of the villain was an "oh, get out of here " moment, I will say no more.Apart from the great lead actress Spaeny playing up her role, the other cast of actors/characters was just okay.
UnnecessaryAlso the overuse of copy & pasted dialogue from the better Sigourney Weaver Alien movies was very cringe
I thought the nostalgia bait story was boring, eye-rolling, and almost 4th wall breaking, it ruined the immersion for me. I'm getting bored of sequels/prequels heavily relying on lazy "remember-berries" to get a kick out of the casual audience while making the Alien fans embarrassed almost angry. To be honest it's just lazy script writing, and disrespectful to the other Alien movies that did it first!. 20th Century Studios should've called it Alien: Remember because of the over-reliance on oh you remember this bit from.. Lastly, trying to inject all the controversial and franchise damaging Prometheus nonsense into the film was frustrating, I hated all that origin of the Space Jockey and creation of the Xenomorph rubbish.
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And don't get me started on the villain, I don't want to spoil anything, but it was laughably lazy. fit into the established continuity of the franchise with all the tie ins and plot beats required to make it fit. They should've done a sequel set years after Alien: Resurrection, and setup the start of a brand new Alien saga long after Weavers adventures (and with better writers onboard). but due to disappointing characters, a lackluster "remember-berry" story, and poor script, it was a let down. The final season of "What We Do in the Shadows" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.