SPOILERZZZjoelb wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:27 am Went to see Romulus last night. It was...fine? A competent action horror movie but little to do with any of the other films. A few odd choices jarred the flow for me.
Respectfully disagree! I'd say it had too much to do with the others. At it's worst it felt like a best of. I really enjoyed the early parts, glimpses of the colony and the wider galaxy. I'm a sucker for world building and people playing well in sandboxes. Also, grimey SF, defective but beloved obsolete replicant. Yes please.
BUT! At many points, it felt like an autotuned megamix of the hits. Also, fucking hell. Poor Ian Holme (RIP). Fitting the worst special effects involve his head.
Loved the production design, but maybe the slavish dedication showed the limitations. Also, they're all meant to have been mining for 5 years on a planet with no sun please