Alien: Romulus Review
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Patrick and Dan to a deep dive into the Alien franchise with a focus on the latest offering, Alien: Romulus. They review the good, the bad, and the ugly of the movie such as the characters, score, visual style, and references to previous entries in the franchise.
They also discuss the previous movies, video games, board games, toys, and more.
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:17 What the Alien Franchise Means to Us
00:05:47 Alien Romulus Review
00:06:16 The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of the Movie
00:06:50 The Good
00:06:54 The Space Station Setting
00:10:50 The Characters
00:18:41 The Score
00:21:16 The Return of the Original Alien, Bigchap
00:22:53 Visual Style
00:24:21 Creature Cocoon and Pumpkinhead
00:25:28 Fede Alvarez limiting the Gore
00:29:02 The Bad with a preface
00:30:02 CGI Legacy Character
00:38:39 Non-Stop References to Previous Movies
00:42:26 Dan Can’t Understand British Accidents
00:44:28 The Alien Hive
00:48:32 Zero Gravity Scene and Wanting More Kills
00:51:53 The Black Goo
00:54:12 Alien: Covenant Review
00:57:12 The Ugly
00:57:20 The Hybrid and the Ending
01:02:20 Alien: Earth TV Series by Noah Hawley
01:08:12 Alien vs Predator: Requiem Director’s Cut
01:10:52 Alien vs Predator with Dan Trachtenberg (Prey) and Fede Alvarez
01:13:42 Alec Gillis and the Special Effects
01:14:58 Sigourney Weaver Discusses Alien 3, David Fincher, and Returning to the Franchise
01:18:18 Adult Newt Fancasting
01:21:41 Physical Media Showcase
01:22:05 Alien: Isolation, Aliens vs Predator, & Aliens: Colonial Marines
01:23:45 Kenner Aliens Gorilla Alien
01:24:57 Marvel Aliens Comic Variants (Iron Fist, Captain Marvel, Wolverine, Captain America, & The Guardians of the Galaxy)
01:27:53 Alien 4K & Aliens 4K with Slipcover
01:31:26 Alien: Fate of the Nostromo & Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps with Get Away from Her You Bitch Expansion Board Games
01:33:35 Alien: Romulus AMC Popcorn Bucket with Regal & Cinemark Talk
01:36:01 A is for Alien: An ABC Book
01:36:45 Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
01:37:32 Wrap-Up
