Follows a motor-mouthed outsider (Anthony Mackie) offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland....
Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military leader. The film is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his...
1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun. www.imdb.com/title/tt10160976/
I totally get what you are saying and that seems to be the general sentiment but personally I kinda liked this new angle. He used the alien franchise to bring a new story focused on the engineers, androids and synthetic life just to get studios to greenlight the budget but I can understand why many would feel it’s kind of con trick as the xenos are almost an afterthought in these flicks and are relegated to playing second fiddle.
The fact that the films are kind of flawed, definitely in the downright stupid decisions some of the “experts” make certainly doesn’t help (cartographer gets lost, the xenobiologist is the first to pet the hissing alien vagina snake, …) but as you say, the world he creates, the atmosphere he builds and especially David make up for a lot.
If you compare them to other franchise flicks like for example Jurassic World, which is an admittedly very low bar, these flawed sci-fi epics are a lot more daring and for that reason, imo, more interesting. Then again, people prolly wouldn’t appreciate a jurassic park flick without dinosaurs so I definitely get why an alien film without xenos might not have been the best idea.
Personally I kinda liked the first season. It’s better if you forget the original Asimov story and just watch it as its own thing because it diverges from it quite a bit....
Loved the first season too! This really intense creepy vibe permeates every second of it. I am now halfway through the second season and still loving it but for now they seem to only be adding to all the mystery and not really solving anything. I hope it doesn't pull a lost on us and they have some idea where they are going. Hard to say if it's got sci-fi elements to it. It will depend on how the plot evolves.
Still, definitely would recommend it too. One of the best horror series in a looong time.
Ahsoka [trailer] - release: August 23 (www.youtube.com)
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy....
Twisted Metal [trailer] - release: July 27 (www.youtube.com)
Follows a motor-mouthed outsider (Anthony Mackie) offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland....
Napoleon [trailer] - release: November 22 (www.youtube.com)
Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military leader. The film is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his...
The Nun II [trailer] - releasing: September 8 (www.youtube.com)
1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun. www.imdb.com/title/tt10160976/
Sex Education Season 4 [trailer] - releasing: September 21 (www.youtube.com)
The fourth and final season will stream on netflix come September 21. www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/
Corner Office [trailer] - releasing: August 4, 2023 (www.youtube.com)
Orson (Jon Hamm), a compulsive bureaucrat discovers a secret room. www.imdb.com/title/tt13849558/
Fede Alvarez' new alien flick wraps filming (lemmy.world)
Alvarez just shared the news they’ve wrapped filming. Time for a celebratory cigar...
Foundation Season 2 draws near, starts 14 July (www.youtube.com)
Personally I kinda liked the first season. It’s better if you forget the original Asimov story and just watch it as its own thing because it diverges from it quite a bit....
[REVIEW] John Griffin - From (Season 1) (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/543614...
Solar Opposites S4 Trailer - New season starts august 14 (www.youtube.com)
They beat Rick & Morty to the punch with a creative solution to the Roiland problem. :p...