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[thekidfresh]

👽 Exploring Alien: Romulus

Nobodyz Opinion Review – Xeno Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Let's talk 'bout it...

In prep for this movie, I went back and watched the rest of the franchise. The day before I saw it, there was a full Alien marathon on. Locked in. It laid the foundation for what to expect from Romulus.

And I gotta say it straight:

This might be the best Alien movie ever made. Here’s why:

👾 Xenomorph Done Right

Over the years, the Xenomorph has evolved—different hosts, environments, vibes. That’s cool. What wasn’t cool in the recent films? CGI Overkill.

As someone who grew up on the golden era of animatronics and puppeteers, I gotta say: practical effects hit different. And this time around? We’re back.

Xenomorph and facehuggers look terrifying again.

CGI used only when necessary (like those running/jumping facehuggers).

The horror? It’s tangible again.

🛠️ Set Design That Makes Sense

At first, I was like:

“It’s 2144—why everything look old and scrapped?”

Then it hit me—Romulus is set between Alien and Aliens. And the set matches that perfectly.

The grime, the tension, the industrial hellscape— If you've seen the OGs, you’ll feel right at home.

🔗 Franchise Connections

If you’ve been following the saga, you know the timeline jumps all over the place. That means questions—and plot holes.

Prometheus started it

Covenant added a few answers But now...

Romulus ties together: Prometheus, Covenant, Alien and Aliens.

I won’t spoil it, but if you know, you know 👀 True fans will catch the threads.

🧬 Rain Carradine: A New Ripley

No one replaces Ellen Ripley. She's iconic. But we finally got someone cut from the same cloth.

Not seen since 1986 (Aliens)

Rain steps into her own lane while channeling that same energy

It’s not a copy—it’s an homage to what made Ripley legendary

No disrespect to Alien 3, but Rain gives us the Ripley we missed.

👁️ Final Thoughts

This movie hit for me. It’s not for the casuals. To really love Romulus, you gotta know the lore.

But even if you don’t, it’s still worth watching. 👉 [FULL REVIEWS] 👈

[emmettloverde-blog]

Filmmaker and reviewer Emmett Loverde saw Scarlett Johansson's prehistoric beast "Jurassic World: Rebirth" and lived to tell you about it.

Do you agree? Disagree? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Streaming movies by Emmett Loverde:

"Without a Name": http://WithoutANameMovie.com

"She's Out of His Mind": http://ShesOutOfHisMind.com

"Girls' Night In": http://GirlsNightInMovie.com

"Santa's Letters": http://SantasLettersMovie.com

"Good Business Sense": http://GoodBusinessSenseMovie.com

"A Timely Maneuver": http://ATimelyManeuver.com

"Cranky Call": http://CrankyCall.com

Also don't miss "What Now Mama" -- http://WhatNowMamaMovie.com

[basementofthebizarre]

Beneath the Surface: A Monster Movie That Sinks Itself

I’ve been reading about this film for a while now, primarily in Fangoria and HorrorHound magazines. Most of the reviews have been favorable, and I’m always up for a new monster movie. However, Beneath, directed by Larry Fessenden, is not your typical “monster on the loose” film—and honestly, I wish it was. The story follows six high school seniors celebrating one last time before heading off in…

[zxasqw-store]

Bride of Re-Animator: The Ultimate Blu-ray + DVD Experience

[ncisfranchise-source]

@lawrence_nbfx - NCIS:Origins “incognito”s1E6. Autopsy body covered in customs fake tattoos, head wound and Y-incision. This actor was very patient and wasn’t fazed by 4 makeup artist hitting him at once to make sure he was ready for the first scene of the day in the time allowed. Huge thank you to our amazing Dept.Head @makeupbyjlin for asking me to come help on this fun makeup and for putting such a fun crew together. Prosthetics/Tattoos: @autonomousfx2005 Makeup Artists: @makeupbyjlin @anneesaw @lawrence_nbfx @erikporn #prosthetics #makeup #fxmakeup #specialeffectsmakeup #autopsy #practicaleffects #blood #ncisorigins #ncis

[poltergeistbook]

Happy Birthday to the great Stephen King. In a “what could have been,” King was originally lined up to write the screenplay to ‘Poltergeist,’ before Michael Grais and Mark Victor became involved.

King said “There was a screw-up in communications at that time. I was in England, and this was after Steven, and I had dinner and talked about it. We wrote letters back and forth. We talked on the phone about it. I got ready to do it, went to England, and found out that Doubleday (publishing), who had been acting on my behalf, had asked this incredible amount of money (for me) to do the screenplay. I got a letter from Spielberg saying that he was really unhappy that it turned out that way.”

#Poltergeist #PoltergeistTimeline #poltergeist1982 #tobehooper #StevenSpielberg #horrormovies #ilm #simivalley #jobethwilliams #craigtnelson #heatherorourke #oliverrobins #MartinCasella #clown #HorrorClassics #Horror #jerrygoldsmith #PracticalEffects #80sHorror #CultClassics #ghosts #richardlawson #zeldaRubinstein #horrorjunkie #horrorfanatic #StephenKing

[monsterlabsfx]

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#workingartistinprogress #specialeffects #practicaleffect #silicone #woundsimulation #medicalprosthetics #medicalinjuries #diabeticfoot #efectosespeciales #artist #artistlifestyle @aro_fx @davidbello94 @corium_fx https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTH7XGATSj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12bcu3152edke

[jltoystories]

Mando Lore: Clan Vizsla has a “sword” to grind when it comes to the Dark Saber. The Jedi and the Mandalorians better keep an eye open. #revenge #thisistheway . . . Follow for more Star Wars figure photography. . . . #starwars #starwarstoys #starwarsfigures #starwarsblackseries #mandalorian #toyphotography #toyphoto #toyphotogallery #toypicasso #toypic #toyart #clanvizsla #vizsla #mandalorians #mandalore #duel #darksaber #practicaleffects #backlight #backlightingphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CnykfDLu2WI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[reecardfarche]

New batch of these masks about to be produced/ available, please click link in bio or story to pre-order, not sure how long this photo will stay up, let’s see. Originally sculpted by Anklepants #reecardfarché @faceheadface 2014 please share with your friends and thanks to your family for making you #prosthetics #practicaleffects #makeupeffects #prostheticmakeup #creatureeffects #creaturefx #sfxatlas #hammerheadsculpture #hyperrealism https://www.instagram.com/p/CmAl8MxSNlq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[startrevlegos]

Tie Fighter vs X-Wing Dogfight🔥💥 When @macro_lego offered a chance to edit one of his photos recently I jumped at the opportunity! His account is one of my absolute favorites on Instagram. His sets are just incredible, and his recent work (with real fire!) has been truly mind blowing. Thanks Macro for the chance to edit your photo, I hope you like it! Stay tuned Tuesday for the official edit by the @macro_lego himself!! #startrev #startrevlegos #legostarwars #starwarslego #lego #starwars #tiefighter #xwing #firefight #dogfight #spaceship #legophotoshop #practicaleffects #digitaledits #collaboration #thankyou #legomaniac https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBv1XPpaz7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[osterholtz]

#modelmonday with the amazing @michelleharrelll #longexposureoftheday #longexposure #portraitphotography #igdaily #longexposurephotography #lightpainting #lightpaintingphotography #lightpaintingart #fashionphotography #fashion #style #studiophotography #slowshutter #lighttrails #igfashion #portraitoftheday #portraitmood #amazing #practicaleffects #newmexicomodelnetwork (at Albuquerque, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQnPtgL7qW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[basementofthebizarre]

Roger Corman’s Wet and Wild “Humanoids from the Deep!”

Growing up as a teenager in the 1980s, the name Roger Corman held a special significance for me. I never had the chance to see his films at the local drive-ins where they thrived. I made up for it by devouring them on videocassette. Some of my fondest movie-watching memories are tied to his films. After all, what’s not to love about monster movies packed with gore and over-the-top thrills?…

[adirondackuriosities]

Planning on doing a graphic novel with photos instead of drawings. This will be the protagonist's ride. Painted a shuttle I got from Cape Canaveral when I was a kid to use for distance and long shots. #spaceshuttle #killjoy #graphicnovel #photography #scifiphotography #practicaleffects (at Glens Falls, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci4xA4jurat/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sorenzostudios]

Had a super productive weekend prototyping some custom circuit board mounts for the new Guy-Man sculpt. I used Fusion360 to draft up some protypes, testing them along the way by printing them out on the Ultimaker and test fitting them and then making changes to the cad. I'm currently at ver 4.0 for the right ear and will be printing ver 1.0 of the left ear tomorrow (the boards are different sizes) I think the first time I attempted this some 3 year ago there was an excessive amount of hot glue and duct tape used to hold these boards in place, this will be a remarkable upgrade! #DaftPunk #GuyMan #GuyManuel #Discovery #Helmet #Prop #PropReplica #PropArtist #PracticalEffect #LEDs #Arduino #Fusion360 #Ultimaker #Ultimaker2plus #3DPrinting #DigitalPrototyping #Prototype (at Sorenzo Props)

[christophermoonlightproductions]

From inside @thestudioadi #showroom. Years of stunning #PracticalEffect. I find the story of their company (not to be confused with the stories they could tell about individual movie sets) to be one of the biggest inspirations in the pursuit of my own career. I care very much about this company. #studioADI #specialeffects #starshiptroopers #Alien #Aliens #Alien3 #TheThing #ItMovie #It #Pennywise #XMen #Tremors #AVP #AlienVsPredator #AliensVsPredator #EndersGame #MazeRunner #HarbingerDown #FireCity #Playtime #Godzilla #Annabelle #Horror #HorrorMovie #SciFi #ScienceFiction #filmmaking #BTS https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzLAKgFqQv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k8g3zz752dgq

[poltergeistbook]

Celebrating the UK release of Poltergeist, which was released nationwide in the UK on Sunday September 19th, 1982. Classified as an ‘X’ certificate in the UK, which only allowed persons over the age of eighteen to enter. ‘The British Board of Film Censors’ described the film as having – “frequent scenes of threat in which the family - including children - encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a man's face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains.” The BBFC also noted that there was occasional use of “mild bad language, including 'shit' and 'ass'.”

The X certificate was abolished a few weeks later on November 1st, 1982. the BBFC finally answering BBFC Secretary John Trevelyan's criticism that the’X’ tag was too suggestive. It was replaced with the much more neutrally-named 18 certificate.

#poltergeist #PoltergeistTimeline #PoltergeistBook #tobehooper #horrorbooks #horrorjunkie #horrorfanatic #horrormovie #80smovies #80sHorror #practicaleffects #Oliverrobins #martincasella #BBFC