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The new 'Alien' movie proves a worthy addition to the long-running sci-fi franchise.

'Alien: Romulus' offers more of the same xenomorph action — and that's a good thing

Following two prequel films helmed by original Alien director Ridley Scott, the franchise is moving forward again with the sequel Alien: Romulus. (Or is it better described as a “midquel,” since it takes place directly after the first?) Produced by Scott, directed by Fede Álvarez (Don’t Breathe), and starring Civil War’s Cailee Spaeny, this new installment returns Alien to its horror roots while paying homage to fan-favorite moments of the past. And so far, it’s a hit with critics, as the first reviews of Alien: Romulus affirm the movie is scary and arguably the best installment since Aliens. It certainly has the Tomatometer score to make that case.

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Torn apart on first release, Alien 3 has stood the test of time, now standing as the most underrated and misunderstood installment of the beleaguered franchise. Even if production went smoothly, odds were not on Alien 3’s side. Following Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens, two genre-defining classics, was always going to be a monumental task where the most likely scenario was diminishing returns.

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Alien: Romulus is the ninth film in the Alien franchise that started way back in 1989 with Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror movie. That includes sequels, prequels, and even a couple crossovers with the Predator franchise. And the new Romulus movie actually draws pretty heavily on the existing lore of the series — mostly from Alien, but also from Aliens, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, and even some of the other sequels.

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Starring Cailee Spaeney, David Jonsson, Isabela Merced. After three sequels, two crossover movies, and two Ridley Scott directed prequels, the Alien franchise feels somewhat directionless at the moment. No one has tried to continue Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) story post-Resurrection (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997), and Disney apparently has little interest in letting Scott complete his David trilogy. In a lot of ways that makes sense: aside from Aliens, every other follow up to the 1979 original has more detractors than fans. Positioning Alien: Romulus as a safe bet from the Xenomorphs’ new Disney owners–although it did feature prominently in one of their theme parks from 1989-2017) to welcome fans back to the fold–makes a lot of sense when you think about it from a studio perspective. And the choice of director and co-writer in Fede Álvarez, who successfully brought Evil Dead back to life with his 2013 standalone film, underlines this. But that is not why we are here.

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20th Century Studios is primed and ready to unleash fresh alien terror in theaters Aug. 16 with the release of the highly-awaited sequel "Alien: Romulus."

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The first reactions to Alien: Romulus have praised the film as “best movie since Aliens” and “gnarly, gripping & gorgeously bleak”. The new sequel, the seventh film in the sci-fi horror series, is out this Friday (August 16) and directed by Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Álvarez (Don’t Breathe).

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