I did not care for this movie. It was poorly written, tasteless, and had gratoiuois rib elbowing nostalgia references.
Alien: Romulus is getting a VHS release
Submitted 2 days ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to movies@lemm.ee
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Geek_King@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 days ago
gratoiuois rib elbowing nostalgia references
That’s what killed it for me. Early on.I thought they’d be OK but they broke me and I, mentally, went “well you can fuck right off with this nonsense” and then they kept piling it on. It would have been bad in a cheap fan film and I have no idea what possessed them to do it.
Etterra@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But why though?
NightShot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So I can watch it on my VCR ?
realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
I’d feel happier about this if VHS players were still being manufactured.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Just realized how much I missed the pleasant sound of loading a cassette.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Only top loading VHS players. Once we moved to front loaders the format was dead.
hOrni@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ash looked so bad. I don’t understand, why they felt the need to make him look like Ian Holm instead of just casting a loving actor.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I kinda liked the uncanny valley from it in this because it made him look more like an android
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Should have got Bruce Campbell obviously.
stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
When did people get nostalgic for the crappy analogue definition that was VHS? What’s next betamax special editions?
jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s probably the format they watched when they were younger, which would be a major contributor to nostalgia. I still keep a VHS player and my parents’ old copies of the pre-special edition Star Wars movies along with Akira and Ghost in the Shell.
barsoap@lemm.ee 1 day ago
pre-special edition Star Wars movies
The despecialised editions are the real director’s cut fite me IRL.
stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
I remember programming the VCR when VHS was first a thing and I’m definitely not nostalgic for it. It was the best most people could afford at the time but it certainly wasn’t good.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Quite useless.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ok. I respect the two dislikes on my comment, but I honestly ask you: what sense does it make to release a movie in VHS format in 2024?
NightShot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I miss the old days so I get it and if it would be available in my region I’d buy it. Of the top of my head, VHS didn’t have unskippable trailers and warnings - just fast forward to the movie. Everything new is isn’t always better.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 days ago
That’ll be great for the 6 people still left on Earth who never upgraded to DVDs or BluRay.