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 years ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to movies@lemm.ee
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Geek_King@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 years 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 2 years ago
But why though?
NightShot@lemmy.world 2 years ago
So I can watch it on my VCR ?
hOrni@lemmy.world 2 years 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 2 years ago
I kinda liked the uncanny valley from it in this because it made him look more like an android
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 years ago
Should have got Bruce Campbell obviously.
realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 2 years ago
I’d feel happier about this if VHS players were still being manufactured.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 years ago
Just realized how much I missed the pleasant sound of loading a cassette.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Only top loading VHS players. Once we moved to front loaders the format was dead.
stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
When did people get nostalgic for the crappy analogue definition that was VHS? What’s next betamax special editions?
jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 years 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 2 years ago
pre-special edition Star Wars movies
The despecialised editions are the real director’s cut fite me IRL.
stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 years 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 years ago
Quite useless.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 years 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 2 years 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.
gnygnygny@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Alien and the teenagers : I agree, a crappy movie need a crappy resolution.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 years ago
That’ll be great for the 6 people still left on Earth who never upgraded to DVDs or BluRay.