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I saw Alien: Romulus today; not my favorite genre, but I’ll admit the first one onscreen, up close, in 1979 at the age of twelve was exciting.

This time out there were fresh young unknown faces, good acting, excellent effects, and some startling fresh surprises.

I don’t like to tell the plot in a review, but it was fairly predictable per the story has been told many times before, and there were also some plot holes that could have been tightened up for clarity and continuity.

If you are a fan of the series, I’d say this was a good entry, if you are not, I’m not sure if it is worth seeing. A Quiet Place: Day One, was a much better story (IMHO), and given it is not my genre, that I liked every minute, speaks to its quality in my estimation.

Again, the actors of Alien: Romulus were very good, unknown to me, but the most of the story and some of the plotting seemed weak. Die hard fans may not agree, and I’d have to understand why. The series has tension, pathos, action and a bit of humor.

I did like the relationship between Carradine (Cailee Spaeny) and Andy (David Jonsson), and while nobody likes Alien android, Ash Rook, I have to say that this is the first time I’ve seen a CGI portrayal by a deceased actor credited as, “Referenced by (Ian Holm)”.

I wasn’t dragged kicking and screaming to Alien: Romulus, but it is not my usual cup of tea. After a rousing sermon, a quick tasty bite and helping out with a few things after church onsite, I felt like going out and sharing my faith.

Ending up in a cavernous theater watching bloody gore was not my strong intent, but my fellow moviegoer was in clover, so that was something good, and the other good thing is that unlike most such stuff, the creepy bad guys didn’t get to me and I returned home mentally unscathed.

Score one for the Big Guy!

(from the great cast of alien: romulus)