Set between the events of Alien and Aliens (yet made 40 years after the fact), this loose "inter-quel" shouldn't work as well as it does. But behind the skilled direction of Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe), he manages to pull it off with enough finesse to make Ridley Scott proud. It retains that lo-fi look that makes you feel like it was shot back in the '80s (with one glaring exception which I won't spoil). You've got all your classic staples here; androids, cocoons, ovomorphs, face-huggers, chestbursters, full-on xenomorph and...well, I'll let you discover for yourself.
There are not too many surprises to be found here if you are familiar with the Alien franchise, but it's done so competently, you don't really mind. It's nostalgia bait for sure, but it's a good one.
3 wait...what is that? out of 5
2 comments:
I'd to ask Google what an ovomorph was. I don't recall that being mentioned in the ones that I've watched. Now I know. :)
Yeah, at first I was just gonna say eggs, but ovomorphs sounded so much cooler. :nerd:
By the way, just me, or does xenomorph up there look like it just took a mouth full of jizz? Yeah, probably just me.
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