Alien Isolation reignited my fandom I guess you can say for Alien! Considering this director is a fan of the series & the game is the main reason I have a feeling this film will be great! Secondly is the excitement of the director you can tell he has put great care into Romulus! I think it’s a modern take back to the roots of Alien with a lot of inspiration from Isolation….and a little bit of Aliens action sprinkled in! Obviously CGI was used but he used a lot of practical effects & “actual” movie sets which is so cool!
I have no problem with the original Alien movies (except Resurrection) or Prometheus and Covenant. Each movie brought something different and as long as there are no contradictions, then I'm sure I'll be happy with this movie as well.
@@filmobsessednerd I really appreciate people posting this. I am a huge Alien fan. So keep on going. Don,t let the negative stop you. People make it a hobby to complain.
I think if anything no one should expect to get a film that's as good as those films but hey there are rare examples where a new film is way better than the original(s). Look at Mad Max or something like Blade Runner 2049.
Convincing practical effects and subtle use of CGI are well and good, but what ultimately matters is the story. Does the plot make sense? Do the characters behave with intelligence instead of with stupidity (Alien: Covenant)? Great sound and visuals alone will not make up for a weak script. Hopefully, this one has better writing than the later Alien movies.
As someone who has worked in VFX for over 24 years, I can assure you that when someone says "Practical VFX" They are misleading you. All you have to do is look at the VFX credits for the film, and how many VFX companies, including ILM have been employed on this film. All you have to do is look at the VFX breakdowns for Top Gun Maverick to know what I am talking about. That isn't to say that there are no practical FX on this film, but they will likely be highly augmented by CG VFX to a great extent, as to the degree that it does not really matter what was what. The only reason to shoot anything practical today is how much easier it is to have it interact with other practical elements in a shot, such as people. Not that it cannot be done the other way, but usually when you have in interact directly with a person as an example, what you do is take that footage, and blend in the CG elements on top of what is there so that the parts directly interacting are easier to match in, so things like contact shadowing, reflections etc better match, though you would still have the lidar crew come in and scan the environment, and shoot light probes etc, so that it all matches.
I appreciate the insight especially from someone who works in this field. I think the point I was trying to get across in the video and what Fede is saying is that the RELIANCE on VFX is not needed for the film. There are of course a lot of CGI shots in this movie I think he's more so taking the idea of utilizing practical for more reasonable areas in the production design, the aliens themselves and so on. The stuff that most people would look at and think to want to believe in it more.
@@filmobsessednerd There is this weird, but for some reason popular trend in fandom today that CG is bad, looks bad, etc. The problem is that 95% of anything you see in any big film today is CG. Only most will never even notice that it is there, and because Practical is all the buzz, directors like to tell people how "little" CG is used. Ironically, people want to talk about green screens being used, however green screens are being phased out, especially for sound stage shoots, and replaced with LED volumes, aka VPro. Because these LED stages are expensive currently, you do not always have it as an option, so green screens are still in use, and it won't be long before neither is necessary, AI advances being what they are. There are many tests out there in the wild now showing relighting and background replacement without the need to pull keys or shoot on a volume. Filmmakers should rejoice by these kinds of advancements, as it should make film making that much easier. Keep in mind, that I say all this as someone who prefers older films, simply because of thier rough edges, giving them a texture that most mofern films lack. Which is what I think the real problem is that people are noticing, it isn't that CG makes things look bad, it's that big films today liike too perfect. Everything is in perfect focus, most films have little to no grain, they are shot on lenses so pristine, so perfect that it has an unreal quality to it, making it look fake. This is why the film The Batman looks so good, there was an attempt to really dirty up the frame, they used custom made lenses to make the bokeh look distorted, and smeary, they printed everything to film, and rescanned it to produce organic grain, and color artifacts. You just do not see films look like that anymore. Yet the film, like most films had plenty of CG, and you only really see it in a couple of shots.
I'm so hyped to see this movie it even has the blessings of both Ridley Scott & James Cameron it reminds me of my favorite 2 Alien games combined Alien Isolation & Aliens Fireteam Elite which i still play to this day
Sometimes blessings don't always show in a good products but sometimes they do. I just think it was for the best that Ridley give up the directing rains to someone else.
That facehugger is scary af. The scene in aliens when it runs across the floor to Ripley terrified me the first time lol amazing, lets hope this is good
You think so? I mean at one point in the trailer it looks like there could be but perhaps we do get a new Xeno. I myself hope they don't just put in another queen again.
If the writing is crap, it doesn't matter if the effects are practical or CGI. Ridley Scott's ego could sink the film, with the title Romulus reeking of his pretentiousness. BTW, 2001 had models & looks far superior to the crappy dated Star Wars.
Nothing in this movie has anything to do with the writing so not sure why you're bringing that up. I don't think the title of the movie means a single thing here, and the name Romulus is the name of a science lab in the movie according to interviews I don't care about that. Star Wars might be somewhat dated but it still looks good for its time.
I mean ya at the end of the day, I don't want to sugarcoat it but there's going to be CGI in the movie it is just going to be used sparingly for the scenes that it makes sense to be in
While I agree I would've loved to have seen Neil's take on Alien I also simultaneously disagree that watching kids in this movie makes any difference. They aren't even really "kids" even if they look young.
I’m curious, do you think this movie stands a chance at winning the visual effects Oscar next year or will it more than likely get crushed by dune part 2?
If I am being totally honest with you, I don't know if anything is going to beat Dune 2 in any category.😅 I think Alien could get nominated but idk if it wins against Dune 2.
This is gonna be like maverick, they do film practical things but they always get replaced with a cgi shot, so dont get too hyped about them having that facehugger running around
I never said that was a bad thing, I even specified in the video that a mix of practical and CGI is actually really smart and a good idea but they are at least using practical to help
When done right CGI works well, the Technology has advanced. But then Practical Technology has advanced, smaller Robotics, 3D Printing and other Advancements mean that Practical Effects can be much better too. Sometimes it comes down to Cost and more down to TIME.... but its more ideal when we get a Amalgamation of both Types..... Practical and CGI. Especially for certain shots.... and so with Alien Romulus using CGI as maybe just to add Gloss/Finishing Touches to a Mostly Practical Effects could give us the best Xenomorphs we have yet too see
This is silly old news and exaggerated - there WILL WILL be CG used and there's nothing wrong with that period. You need CG to expand backgrounds, enhance the alien and remove wires etc. Hell the ship crashing as in the trailer is already heavily CG enhanced. What always, ,always matters is if they have something new to bring to the table storywise.
These specific comments are not old news they are more so explanations on certain things that should be addressed within the rest of the film industry. I never said there will not be CGI you misinterpreted what he was saying. He's talking about the idea of using practical where it would make sense to do it and that if they could then they would do it.
Watching your vid while I have - 2001 A Space Odyssey - playing on my TV is the exclamation point to all this. And BTW, the trailers so far have shown heavy - ALIEN Isolation - vibes too, which is a HUGE plus.
It does give off Isolation vibes for sure which is the vibes of the original film but I would say to a more heightened extent which is what we see in Romulus
Star Wars movies use practical miniatures for the spaceships in all 6 movies not just the OT. the exception are 7, 8 and 9. Fede said too that he will use the best tool available for each part which can be cg or practical or a combination.
A combination of CG and practical is always great for sure and regarding the miniatures I was mentioning the OT films because they were the first to do it and be recognized at the time more for it.
Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 used a lot of practical effects too and for the space ships. The problem with those movies wasn't anything to do with cgi anyway, the fx were always great, it was the writing that failed those movies.
@@RoaryUK Agree with you, but specifically miniature spaceships is like a tradition in SW to use miniatures for the explosions and sequences, 1-6 use them, Mandalorian and Ahsoka use them, Im not sure if Kenobi did that too, but 7-9 use mostly cg ships for that specific parts, they built miniatures but what we see is mostly cg, sequels use a lot of practical sets and props, but a huge amount of cg too, not that is something bad at all, the final product looks really good technically, but the marketing was like "we made all practical, just like the original movies" when episode 3 alone have more practical sets and props than the entire OT, marketing works.
@@filmobsessednerd Thats right, not because its practical it will look better or is the bette choice, the tool that will help to accomplish the best result is the right tool, cg or practical or a combination of both like you say.
Have you ever watched a RUclips video before? Also if you are able to you can easily go and find video of it online to also listen to his thoughts. we are simply covering them here.
This what every new movie director says while doing promotions. "We used zero CGI!!" I guarantee you this movie is packed with constant CGI. This is a great 4 part series about the problem ruclips.net/video/7ttG90raCNo/видео.html
What Fede is trying to say is that if there was a time where doing practical made sense then they were going to do it that way, I don't think he's completely excusing CGI from the conversation as a whole
It doesn't matter what, its the WAY you use the tools in any artistic endeavour. Make effective films, worry less about appealing to film nerds with low rent red meat like 'practical effects'. It's dumb. How you cut, sound design, all these moving parts can make anything work, theres no golden bullet ever.
I don't personally think that his comments are in anyway an indication of him "appealing to film nerds" because at the end of the day he's a filmmaker himself and he knows the process. Obviously all that other stuff is important to making a film but you also have to keep in mind the things that do work well and these comments are an indication of that.
@@filmobsessednerd I'm just pointing out that too much is made of it, not necessarily accusing Alvarez of it..yes it would be nice if people chose better practical fx instead of bad CGI, they're just choices. I've liked all his films so far, they're "solid" although definitely lacking a strong sense of style..his Evil Dead was decent but pretty unmemorable. Anyhow im looking forward to Romulus, to be more clear, i think quite often people confuse "practical effects" as as shorthand for "more realistic"..For example Bottin's work on The Thing is memorable because it's visually powerful and resourceful.
@@Boxcar808 no I get it to be clear I am not saying that his usage of practical effects makes the movie good quality wise automatically but it could help. I was also making the point based off the fact that again it's an Alien movie he's doing and this franchise is known for that stuff that make it such a classic franchise.
There is however a huge difference when it comes to using practical effects and CGI. A practical suit, puppet or model has to be designed and built well in advance of shooting - it locks the creators into a design - and this a good thing. Most CGI isn't bad because the technique itself is bad, or the artists unskilled - the issue is CGI "can" and sadly often does end up being the tool of endless changes. You can change the design of the creature or the space ship days before the film premieres and this leads to the often substandard digital work we see in movies. It is not a fault of the technique, rather how it is used / abused by nervous studies. All of that aside - filming real things on a real set DOES usually inform both camera framing, direction and actors far better than an empty frame and or a greenscreen. A shot framed up on a real creature is 9 times out of 10 going to give you a more visceral result - even if the monster is just rubber and KY jelly - it is filmed using a real camera, with real lenses and real light... and even today in 2024 that is very hard to match in the digital world. As a director - a practical creature on set inspires different and unexpected choices of camera and blocking... very rarely does working in the digital world give directors the same inspiration and motivation. A real object under real lights give you so many random surprises. In the digital world there are no surprises or happy accidents... if you don't design / ask for it... it's not there.
@@filmobsessednerd I was really disappointed with the Dune movies - with Villeneuve [Arrival, Blade Runner: 2049] at the helm, I thought there was NO WAY they could suck but for me, they did. And then the new Mad Max movie came to theatres and I thought: that’s going to be so much fun, can’t wait! And it sucked too so, I’m keeping my expectations for Alien: Romulus as low as I can.
Why is that not good? If anything that's better. Cailee Spaeny is not an unknown anymore she's been in a bunch of things recently and is a really good actress. Having an unknown cast will get the audience member much more interested in new up and coming actors.
Quit doing the studios dirty work for them by scapegoating CG. You obviously don’t understand that the biggest problem with all these films is the marketing and PR people. Modern Hollywood is notoriously infamous for backhand shit-talking CG VFX. This is because it’s become a buzzword for empty-headed media types and media-illiterate audience members to regurgitate Pavlovian style as the reason for a film to be bad. Álvarez is only saying this shit because he is contractually obligated to do so. All because marketing believes (and your proving it) that if people think that if the work is pitched as all practical that it will some how signal to you that it will magically make up for shit production and executive notes. If that gets you in the seats for opening weekend, that’s all that matters to them. Almost all studio films require CG because Directors, Producers, and Stuidios can’t make solid creative decisions anymore. Everything has to go through committee and focus groups because there is so much riding on these films. No amount of FX (practical or otherwise) is gonna make up for a bad script, poorly developed characters, or a shallow plot driven narrative. Let’s be clear there will be Sooooo much CG in the movie. If it’s good and not rushed you won’t notice it, and that’s the point. Let’s be more concerned with the fact that they are seemingly stealing the concept from Alien: Isolation and bastardizing because they can’t seem to come out with an original thought. The fact Ridley’s even involved with this film tells me it’s gonna be weighed down with way too many cooks and notes. That’s gonna be the real trick to overcome with this movie.
Lol my guy, have you ever bothered to think that maybe just maybe that's how Alvarez personally feels? He's not getting paid to say that and the evidence itself is shown on screen right now. Also, no one ever said the movie doesn't have CGI, he's just saying that when something can use practical then it's going to use practical. There is CLEARLY CGI in this movie, anyone with eyes can see that through the trailers we've gotten already. Also also, you could easily say that Alien Isolation is just a "basterdized" or whatever word you want to use version of the original Alien movie. This just so happens to be a film that's following the formula of what can make a good Alien movie. Sure, the story might not be all that original but when you come to movies like this you don't necessarily come for the story, you want to scared and see some awesome Alien's on screen. I think you're overacting a little to hard to this no offense.
This comment is like cosplay. I’m not sure why it’s so popular to complain about CGI in movies where the CGI staff is as big as the rest of the film staff put together.
Still a teen movie like all movies these days , where's the adults that gives the roles credibility, like movies used too ? Alien and Aliens imagine them casted with teens ...movies used to have " actors " that suited the role they were portraying, but thats history . This movie could have been the big next Alien movie since Aliens , but the casting will take that spark away ...its a pitty .
Lmao what are you talking about? What's wrong with the actors being a little younger here? Also in case you didn't know Sigourney Weaver was only 28 in the original film. Cailee Spaeny the main star in this movie is 25 in real life.
Cailee Spaeny was only 2 years younger than Sigourney Weaver when she was in Alien, and NON of the cast in Romulus are teens anyway. No wonder the movie business is screwed when people like you make ridiculous statements when you clearly don't know what you're talking about!
@@RoaryUK the ridiculous answer from someone who clearly have not been around long enough or under a rock the past 10 years to see how the movie industry have changed in general when casting productions to save a buck on the actors fee
@@olzzon and that's a bad thing? My guy do you know how filmmaking works? Casting unknown actors to play these roles makes it better. You don't need a top star in this movie to sell it. It's also smart budgeting.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Back up. Did you just say you really liked Prometheus? That’s a bummer. That movie was Avatar in the dark. Alien Covenant was also garbage. You might have missed what made Alien and Aliens so great. Yes the effects were amazing. It’s the characters that make the movie though. They aren’t stupid people from horror movies that run straight from the giant rolling space donut or take their space suits off on a new planet bc it has “air.” War of the Worlds if you wonder why this is a bad idea. “Oh my god! Ahhh. Let me get this shotgun. Oh shit I slipped in blood and blew up the ship.” Super good writing. “Do you think we should split up from the group, turn our comms off, and play in the black-space-goop? I’m down if you are.” Yes the characters are scared, of course. The fact that they don’t let this control them is what makes the movies great and scary. They are brave, smart, and capable. They even have and use weapons effectively in Aliens. It just doesn’t matter. That’s why they are rewatched. No one left the theatre going “well I would have just run to the left or stuck with the group.” The characters make good choices, didn’t panic, and worked together. There was no space to disconnect from the characters and their stupid actions. No need to suspend your belief. “Let’s all three die together by flying this ship into another ship. No hands.” “Can’t we all just get off the ship if we aren’t even flying it.?” -Me. Put it this way. Hudson would have been the smartest, toughest, longest surviving character in any Alien sequel ever. Yea he’s scared shitless, but he composes himself. He does his job. He even stands firm and fights bravely until the end. He’s a trained marine with combat experience. You know someone you might actually send on a mission to space.
We have no way to known if it would be Trash yet..... but certainly if this doesn't do well at the Box Office and Critically its not doing well. Then I think that its time to put the Franchise to bed and leave it alone, before further damage is done to the Franchise..... but thats already the case anyway. This Movie could show us there is life left in Xenomorph Movies... or it could show us that the Beast is cooked
Yes...looking forward to this non green screen revision of an Alien sequel/prequel. The series was worn out and going in a bad way. This young hotshot director is attempting to get things back on track by getting back to the basics. This should bring you back to the terror of the 1979 original. This will be the realistic brutality that's required to make this movie work. This director should helm the sequel to Romulus and not punt to another director. If he wins with Romulus, he must do it again with a higher budget sequel! I can't wait to get back to the original terror, but with 2024 tech. Let's rock!!!
This is my most anticipated movie of the year, hands down……even over Nosfuratu
Both Romulus and Nosferatu are pretty high up there for me
I need a face hugger floor sweeper now
I hope it can make is scary and suspenseful with a monster we all know so well. That will be challenging.
Challenging, yes it will be but I think Fede has the ability to get it done!
A return to Alien's horror roots is the best direction for this franchise to go. I have hopes for this movie.
Agreed, just like what they did recently with Prey for Predator this was the right direction to go down
Good cgi is when you don't notice the cgi
Yes, you're correct there and that's something that we might see. Fede never said that the movie DOESN'T have CGI.
Alien Isolation reignited my fandom I guess you can say for Alien! Considering this director is a fan of the series & the game is the main reason I have a feeling this film will be great! Secondly is the excitement of the director you can tell he has put great care into Romulus! I think it’s a modern take back to the roots of Alien with a lot of inspiration from Isolation….and a little bit of Aliens action sprinkled in! Obviously CGI was used but he used a lot of practical effects & “actual” movie sets which is so cool!
I have no problem with the original Alien movies (except Resurrection) or Prometheus and Covenant. Each movie brought something different and as long as there are no contradictions, then I'm sure I'll be happy with this movie as well.
Do we finally have a great Aliens movie? James Cameron was the greatest to date. I look forward to seeing Fede Alvarez Alien Romulus.
We may have another great one on our hands so lets pray!
Alien Retribution ?
Lol that was my bad I corrected myself in the edit
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But the rest was nice to watch :-)
Thanks
@@ripley2255 thanks appreciate it at least you didn't come at me all negative like some comments in this video have
@@filmobsessednerd I really appreciate people posting this. I am a huge Alien fan. So keep on going. Don,t let the negative stop you. People make it a hobby to complain.
I don’t think anyone expects another ALIEN/ALIENS sequel to be any good, hopefully this will be
I think if anything no one should expect to get a film that's as good as those films but hey there are rare examples where a new film is way better than the original(s). Look at Mad Max or something like Blade Runner 2049.
I personally loved Covenant
Convincing practical effects and subtle use of CGI are well and good, but what ultimately matters is the story. Does the plot make sense? Do the characters behave with intelligence instead of with stupidity (Alien: Covenant)? Great sound and visuals alone will not make up for a weak script. Hopefully, this one has better writing than the later Alien movies.
This is accurate and correct and no one should deny that
"As much as necessary and as little as possible", should be the guideline when it comes to CGI.
Good way to look at it
As someone who has worked in VFX for over 24 years, I can assure you that when someone says "Practical VFX" They are misleading you. All you have to do is look at the VFX credits for the film, and how many VFX companies, including ILM have been employed on this film. All you have to do is look at the VFX breakdowns for Top Gun Maverick to know what I am talking about. That isn't to say that there are no practical FX on this film, but they will likely be highly augmented by CG VFX to a great extent, as to the degree that it does not really matter what was what.
The only reason to shoot anything practical today is how much easier it is to have it interact with other practical elements in a shot, such as people. Not that it cannot be done the other way, but usually when you have in interact directly with a person as an example, what you do is take that footage, and blend in the CG elements on top of what is there so that the parts directly interacting are easier to match in, so things like contact shadowing, reflections etc better match, though you would still have the lidar crew come in and scan the environment, and shoot light probes etc, so that it all matches.
I appreciate the insight especially from someone who works in this field. I think the point I was trying to get across in the video and what Fede is saying is that the RELIANCE on VFX is not needed for the film. There are of course a lot of CGI shots in this movie I think he's more so taking the idea of utilizing practical for more reasonable areas in the production design, the aliens themselves and so on. The stuff that most people would look at and think to want to believe in it more.
@@filmobsessednerd There is this weird, but for some reason popular trend in fandom today that CG is bad, looks bad, etc. The problem is that 95% of anything you see in any big film today is CG. Only most will never even notice that it is there, and because Practical is all the buzz, directors like to tell people how "little" CG is used.
Ironically, people want to talk about green screens being used, however green screens are being phased out, especially for sound stage shoots, and replaced with LED volumes, aka VPro. Because these LED stages are expensive currently, you do not always have it as an option, so green screens are still in use, and it won't be long before neither is necessary, AI advances being what they are. There are many tests out there in the wild now showing relighting and background replacement without the need to pull keys or shoot on a volume.
Filmmakers should rejoice by these kinds of advancements, as it should make film making that much easier.
Keep in mind, that I say all this as someone who prefers older films, simply because of thier rough edges, giving them a texture that most mofern films lack. Which is what I think the real problem is that people are noticing, it isn't that CG makes things look bad, it's that big films today liike too perfect. Everything is in perfect focus, most films have little to no grain, they are shot on lenses so pristine, so perfect that it has an unreal quality to it, making it look fake.
This is why the film The Batman looks so good, there was an attempt to really dirty up the frame, they used custom made lenses to make the bokeh look distorted, and smeary, they printed everything to film, and rescanned it to produce organic grain, and color artifacts. You just do not see films look like that anymore. Yet the film, like most films had plenty of CG, and you only really see it in a couple of shots.
I'm pretty sure this is pointed out in the video
I just hate how the lighting in most movies has this artsy yellow tint to it, in order to blend it all together. I miss natural lighting in movies.
I'm so hyped to see this movie it even has the blessings of both Ridley Scott & James Cameron it reminds me of my favorite 2 Alien games combined Alien Isolation & Aliens Fireteam Elite which i still play to this day
Sometimes blessings don't always show in a good products but sometimes they do. I just think it was for the best that Ridley give up the directing rains to someone else.
That facehugger is scary af. The scene in aliens when it runs across the floor to Ripley terrified me the first time lol amazing, lets hope this is good
Facehuggers are one of the scariest things ever created in film for sure
You not seen the RC animatronic Facehugger!? (Used for Romulus)
That thing looks scary as hell! 😅
There looks to be something else we have yet to see in the trailer a new type of Zeno.
You think so? I mean at one point in the trailer it looks like there could be but perhaps we do get a new Xeno. I myself hope they don't just put in another queen again.
This film is gonna be awesome everything I'm hearing is great
Same with everything we are SEEING as well
No cgi is just invisible cgi
This is true but he never said that the movie didn't have CGI
If the writing is crap, it doesn't matter if the effects are practical or CGI. Ridley Scott's ego could sink the film, with the title Romulus reeking of his pretentiousness.
BTW, 2001 had models & looks far superior to the crappy dated Star Wars.
Nothing in this movie has anything to do with the writing so not sure why you're bringing that up. I don't think the title of the movie means a single thing here, and the name Romulus is the name of a science lab in the movie according to interviews I don't care about that. Star Wars might be somewhat dated but it still looks good for its time.
I'll believe all the practical FX hype when I see it. It's Fede's job to oversell this idea of "hardly any CG" even when the trailer shows otherwise.
I mean ya at the end of the day, I don't want to sugarcoat it but there's going to be CGI in the movie it is just going to be used sparingly for the scenes that it makes sense to be in
...haven't seen FAs other flicks, have you? :}
This movie like every other movie will have 1000's of heavy VFX shots.
As long as it looks good I don't give a shit.
I mean ya potentially at least for the space stuff and maybe some environmental shots but a lot of it will still be in practical nature
I still believe Neil bloomkamp movie would of been so much better than a bunch of kids running around in space screaming
While I agree I would've loved to have seen Neil's take on Alien I also simultaneously disagree that watching kids in this movie makes any difference. They aren't even really "kids" even if they look young.
Bloomkamp only knows how to make District 9.
I’m curious, do you think this movie stands a chance at winning the visual effects Oscar next year or will it more than likely get crushed by dune part 2?
If I am being totally honest with you, I don't know if anything is going to beat Dune 2 in any category.😅
I think Alien could get nominated but idk if it wins against Dune 2.
This is gonna be like maverick, they do film practical things but they always get replaced with a cgi shot, so dont get too hyped about them having that facehugger running around
I never said that was a bad thing, I even specified in the video that a mix of practical and CGI is actually really smart and a good idea but they are at least using practical to help
They went old school on this one.. so no it's not gonna be like maverick
When done right CGI works well, the Technology has advanced.
But then Practical Technology has advanced, smaller Robotics, 3D Printing and other Advancements mean that Practical Effects can be much better too.
Sometimes it comes down to Cost and more down to TIME.... but its more ideal when we get a Amalgamation of both Types..... Practical and CGI.
Especially for certain shots.... and so with Alien Romulus using CGI as maybe just to add Gloss/Finishing Touches to a Mostly Practical Effects could give us the best Xenomorphs we have yet too see
Potentially yes I think a good mix of both practical and CGI is normally really good
with CGI less is always more!
This is silly old news and exaggerated - there WILL WILL be CG used and there's nothing wrong with that period. You need CG to expand backgrounds, enhance the alien and remove wires etc. Hell the ship crashing as in the trailer is already heavily CG enhanced. What always, ,always matters is if they have something new to bring to the table storywise.
These specific comments are not old news they are more so explanations on certain things that should be addressed within the rest of the film industry. I never said there will not be CGI you misinterpreted what he was saying. He's talking about the idea of using practical where it would make sense to do it and that if they could then they would do it.
Producers have you guys hoodwinked if you think that they should be able to blame bad movies on CGI.
Who ever said this? What are you on?
Watching your vid while I have - 2001 A Space Odyssey - playing on my TV is the exclamation point to all this.
And BTW, the trailers so far have shown heavy - ALIEN Isolation - vibes too, which is a HUGE plus.
It does give off Isolation vibes for sure which is the vibes of the original film but I would say to a more heightened extent which is what we see in Romulus
More Alien videos!!!!
Potentially in the future we will see
a little wait for this movie cant wait with side are you
team humans or team xenomorph i am team xenomorph
I mean who doesn't love the Xenomorphs? Although until we see a character make a dumb decision to let them loose then I am team human.
@@filmobsessednerd xeno's have eat everyone cant wait for the movie amd popcorn haha
This, PSVR2 VR game, and a Mike Tyson fight. I'm 12 again.
Lol the Alien franchise certainly seems like it won't go away any time soon right now especially if this movie does well.
Star Wars movies use practical miniatures for the spaceships in all 6 movies not just the OT. the exception are 7, 8 and 9. Fede said too that he will use the best tool available for each part which can be cg or practical or a combination.
A combination of CG and practical is always great for sure and regarding the miniatures I was mentioning the OT films because they were the first to do it and be recognized at the time more for it.
Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 used a lot of practical effects too and for the space ships. The problem with those movies wasn't anything to do with cgi anyway, the fx were always great, it was the writing that failed those movies.
@@RoaryUK Agree with you, but specifically miniature spaceships is like a tradition in SW to use miniatures for the explosions and sequences, 1-6 use them, Mandalorian and Ahsoka use them, Im not sure if Kenobi did that too, but 7-9 use mostly cg ships for that specific parts, they built miniatures but what we see is mostly cg, sequels use a lot of practical sets and props, but a huge amount of cg too, not that is something bad at all, the final product looks really good technically, but the marketing was like "we made all practical, just like the original movies" when episode 3 alone have more practical sets and props than the entire OT, marketing works.
@@filmobsessednerd Thats right, not because its practical it will look better or is the bette choice, the tool that will help to accomplish the best result is the right tool, cg or practical or a combination of both like you say.
Can't wait to see Alien :Retribution 😁😂🤣🤣
Lol what can I say we all make mistakes
Would’ve been nice to actually hear the interview with Alvarez rather than you talking about it.
Have you ever watched a RUclips video before? Also if you are able to you can easily go and find video of it online to also listen to his thoughts. we are simply covering them here.
Alien: Retribution? Lol!
A mistake made and one to own up to lol
Subbed , cheers
Thank appreciate it!
This what every new movie director says while doing promotions. "We used zero CGI!!" I guarantee you this movie is packed with constant CGI. This is a great 4 part series about the problem ruclips.net/video/7ttG90raCNo/видео.html
What Fede is trying to say is that if there was a time where doing practical made sense then they were going to do it that way, I don't think he's completely excusing CGI from the conversation as a whole
@@filmobsessednerd I understand, my comment was talking about the current trend of movie studios downplaying CGI.
@@oosmosmoo I mean I guess I see what you mean but if anything studios want more CGI in their films
It doesn't matter what, its the WAY you use the tools in any artistic endeavour. Make effective films, worry less about appealing to film nerds with low rent red meat like 'practical effects'. It's dumb. How you cut, sound design, all these moving parts can make anything work, theres no golden bullet ever.
I don't personally think that his comments are in anyway an indication of him "appealing to film nerds" because at the end of the day he's a filmmaker himself and he knows the process. Obviously all that other stuff is important to making a film but you also have to keep in mind the things that do work well and these comments are an indication of that.
@@filmobsessednerd I'm just pointing out that too much is made of it, not necessarily accusing Alvarez of it..yes it would be nice if people chose better practical fx instead of bad CGI, they're just choices. I've liked all his films so far, they're "solid" although definitely lacking a strong sense of style..his Evil Dead was decent but pretty unmemorable. Anyhow im looking forward to Romulus, to be more clear, i think quite often people confuse "practical effects" as as shorthand for "more realistic"..For example Bottin's work on The Thing is memorable because it's visually powerful and resourceful.
@@Boxcar808 no I get it to be clear I am not saying that his usage of practical effects makes the movie good quality wise automatically but it could help. I was also making the point based off the fact that again it's an Alien movie he's doing and this franchise is known for that stuff that make it such a classic franchise.
There is however a huge difference when it comes to using practical effects and CGI.
A practical suit, puppet or model has to be designed and built well in advance of shooting - it locks the creators into a design - and this a good thing.
Most CGI isn't bad because the technique itself is bad, or the artists unskilled - the issue is CGI "can" and sadly often does end up being the tool of endless changes. You can change the design of the creature or the space ship days before the film premieres and this leads to the often substandard digital work we see in movies.
It is not a fault of the technique, rather how it is used / abused by nervous studies.
All of that aside - filming real things on a real set DOES usually inform both camera framing, direction and actors far better than an empty frame and or a greenscreen. A shot framed up on a real creature is 9 times out of 10 going to give you a more visceral result - even if the monster is just rubber and KY jelly - it is filmed using a real camera, with real lenses and real light... and even today in 2024 that is very hard to match in the digital world.
As a director - a practical creature on set inspires different and unexpected choices of camera and blocking... very rarely does working in the digital world give directors the same inspiration and motivation. A real object under real lights give you so many random surprises. In the digital world there are no surprises or happy accidents... if you don't design / ask for it... it's not there.
I so want to see this movie. Even after the bullshit Prometheus idiocracy.
Personally I like Prometheus lol
I was really excited about the new Dune movies and then… I’m not going to get my hopes up, not again.
I need you to be specific about what you mean by this and what you're referring to?
@@filmobsessednerd I was really disappointed with the Dune movies - with Villeneuve [Arrival, Blade Runner: 2049] at the helm, I thought there was NO WAY they could suck but for me, they did. And then the new Mad Max movie came to theatres and I thought: that’s going to be so much fun, can’t wait! And it sucked too so, I’m keeping my expectations for Alien: Romulus as low as I can.
@@maxwarfield6699 oh well I feel bad then cause I love all 3 of those films but hey if you didn't that's all good to each their own
@@filmobsessednerd You are right. Have a good one mate!
@@maxwarfield6699 you too
The cast has me very concerned. Relatively unknown youngsters. Not good.
Why is that not good? If anything that's better. Cailee Spaeny is not an unknown anymore she's been in a bunch of things recently and is a really good actress. Having an unknown cast will get the audience member much more interested in new up and coming actors.
@filmobsessednerd it would be better with a senior command be more realistic rather than a bunch of 20 somethings.
@@robertprosser6856 lol I don't agree with that at all
Quit doing the studios dirty work for them by scapegoating CG. You obviously don’t understand that the biggest problem with all these films is the marketing and PR people. Modern Hollywood is notoriously infamous for backhand shit-talking CG VFX. This is because it’s become a buzzword for empty-headed media types and media-illiterate audience members to regurgitate Pavlovian style as the reason for a film to be bad.
Álvarez is only saying this shit because he is contractually obligated to do so. All because marketing believes (and your proving it) that if people think that if the work is pitched as all practical that it will some how signal to you that it will magically make up for shit production and executive notes. If that gets you in the seats for opening weekend, that’s all that matters to them.
Almost all studio films require CG because Directors, Producers, and Stuidios can’t make solid creative decisions anymore. Everything has to go through committee and focus groups because there is so much riding on these films. No amount of FX (practical or otherwise) is gonna make up for a bad script, poorly developed characters, or a shallow plot driven narrative.
Let’s be clear there will be Sooooo much CG in the movie. If it’s good and not rushed you won’t notice it, and that’s the point.
Let’s be more concerned with the fact that they are seemingly stealing the concept from Alien: Isolation and bastardizing because they can’t seem to come out with an original thought.
The fact Ridley’s even involved with this film tells me it’s gonna be weighed down with way too many cooks and notes. That’s gonna be the real trick to overcome with this movie.
Lol my guy, have you ever bothered to think that maybe just maybe that's how Alvarez personally feels? He's not getting paid to say that and the evidence itself is shown on screen right now. Also, no one ever said the movie doesn't have CGI, he's just saying that when something can use practical then it's going to use practical. There is CLEARLY CGI in this movie, anyone with eyes can see that through the trailers we've gotten already. Also also, you could easily say that Alien Isolation is just a "basterdized" or whatever word you want to use version of the original Alien movie. This just so happens to be a film that's following the formula of what can make a good Alien movie. Sure, the story might not be all that original but when you come to movies like this you don't necessarily come for the story, you want to scared and see some awesome Alien's on screen. I think you're overacting a little to hard to this no offense.
It’s a lie about vfx cgi
What's a lie?
This comment is like cosplay. I’m not sure why it’s so popular to complain about CGI in movies where the CGI staff is as big as the rest of the film staff put together.
It depends on what the CGI is utilized for, it's only really ever complained about when it is used for unnecessary things
Theres literally NO Continuity…..
No continuity to what?
@@filmobsessednerd the storyline… there no continuity
@@libirdinowski6270 with regards to what? Be specific what are you referring to lmao?
Still a teen movie like all movies these days , where's the adults that gives the roles credibility, like movies used too ? Alien and Aliens imagine them casted with teens ...movies used to have " actors " that suited the role they were portraying, but thats history . This movie could have been the big next Alien movie since Aliens , but the casting will take that spark away ...its a pitty .
Lmao what are you talking about? What's wrong with the actors being a little younger here? Also in case you didn't know Sigourney Weaver was only 28 in the original film. Cailee Spaeny the main star in this movie is 25 in real life.
Cailee Spaeny was only 2 years younger than Sigourney Weaver when she was in Alien, and NON of the cast in Romulus are teens anyway. No wonder the movie business is screwed when people like you make ridiculous statements when you clearly don't know what you're talking about!
Agreed.
@@RoaryUK the ridiculous answer from someone who clearly have not been around long enough or under a rock the past 10 years to see how the movie industry have changed in general when casting productions to save a buck on the actors fee
@@olzzon and that's a bad thing? My guy do you know how filmmaking works? Casting unknown actors to play these roles makes it better. You don't need a top star in this movie to sell it. It's also smart budgeting.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Back up. Did you just say you really liked Prometheus? That’s a bummer. That movie was Avatar in the dark. Alien Covenant was also garbage. You might have missed what made Alien and Aliens so great. Yes the effects were amazing. It’s the characters that make the movie though. They aren’t stupid people from horror movies that run straight from the giant rolling space donut or take their space suits off on a new planet bc it has “air.” War of the Worlds if you wonder why this is a bad idea. “Oh my god! Ahhh. Let me get this shotgun. Oh shit I slipped in blood and blew up the ship.” Super good writing. “Do you think we should split up from the group, turn our comms off, and play in the black-space-goop? I’m down if you are.” Yes the characters are scared, of course. The fact that they don’t let this control them is what makes the movies great and scary. They are brave, smart, and capable. They even have and use weapons effectively in Aliens. It just doesn’t matter. That’s why they are rewatched. No one left the theatre going “well I would have just run to the left or stuck with the group.” The characters make good choices, didn’t panic, and worked together. There was no space to disconnect from the characters and their stupid actions. No need to suspend your belief. “Let’s all three die together by flying this ship into another ship. No hands.” “Can’t we all just get off the ship if we aren’t even flying it.?” -Me. Put it this way. Hudson would have been the smartest, toughest, longest surviving character in any Alien sequel ever. Yea he’s scared shitless, but he composes himself. He does his job. He even stands firm and fights bravely until the end. He’s a trained marine with combat experience. You know someone you might actually send on a mission to space.
Uh ok lol
This guy talks out of his ass.
Who's talking out of their ass?
As an Alien Franchise Fan, this movie sucks. I refuse to watch this gutter trash.
What? Can you please fix your grammar.
@@filmobsessednerd I did. Thanks.
@@albertogutierrez72 so you're saying a movie is trash that you haven't seen?
Give the movie a chance it's going back to basics with the same practical effects from Aliens & i'm a hard core Alien/Aliens fan
We have no way to known if it would be Trash yet..... but certainly if this doesn't do well at the Box Office and Critically its not doing well.
Then I think that its time to put the Franchise to bed and leave it alone, before further damage is done to the Franchise..... but thats already the case anyway.
This Movie could show us there is life left in Xenomorph Movies... or it could show us that the Beast is cooked
Yes...looking forward to this non green screen revision of an Alien sequel/prequel. The series was worn out and going in a bad way. This young hotshot director is attempting to get things back on track by getting back to the basics. This should bring you back to the terror of the 1979 original. This will be the realistic brutality that's required to make this movie work. This director should helm the sequel to Romulus and not punt to another director. If he wins with Romulus, he must do it again with a higher budget sequel! I can't wait to get back to the original terror, but with 2024 tech. Let's rock!!!
If another movie gets made I would love to see him continue it