I went to see Alien: Romulus recently, and while I think it was FAR better than Covenant, a movie that rustled my jimmies something fierce, there's one thing about it that I hate.

All of the callbacks and references.

I wouldn't have cared if it'd been one or two cheeky little callbacks, but it felt as if there were one every ten or fifteen minutes, with the most egregious and out-of-place example being when one character uses Ripley's famous 'Get away from her, you bitch!' line, but it feels so out of place and is delivered in such an awkward way that it ends up being comical and nonsensical.

Bleh.

Callbacks aside, I did enjoy the rest of the movie, and I thought the way they tied it into Prometheus was interesting. Honestly, at this point, I think the Alien movies should be anthological instead of focusing on a single storyline, with different directors giving us their take on things or exploring other aspects of the universe that aren't focused on the xenomorphs, such as life on a Weyland-Yutani colony (as the brief glimpse we got in Romulus was fantastic) or the exploits of the Colonial Marines as they go around kicking ass.

Anyway, I guess that's my 'review' of the movie lmao, and totally not just my dumbass ramblings.

I'm feeling much better now, too. I'm not sure what I had, but it seems to be out of my system. I should also have more art to share soon, something very niche (and somewhat gruesome) that fans of old trading cards and Tim Burton movies might appreciate!