Prey vs Alien Romulus

[xShadowFoxX]

What's exciting about a character standing at the end of a hallway using auto aim to kill half of the Aliens in the movie without getting a scratch?

That's it! 4 out of 10 for me.

The Alien fan within me says Prey was the better film by far. Romulus felt too cartoony.

[aliens13]

Easy choice for me, Romulus. Not just because I'm Alien fan (I like Predator but I don't consider myself an fan), but I enjoyed Romulus much more than Prey. I don't wanna piss anybody, and it's my opinion but when I saw Prey I never understood why the people were so excited about it

[Neila]

no one should be pissed off about it.

Of course it also plays a role which brand you are more passionate about.

I have even stopped calling Romulus a really good film because there is too much that doesn't fit in terms of the story alone and I now have some concerns when it comes to Fede's statements and future plans for the brand.

In terms of lore, Prey may fit better into the Predator universe than Romulus fits into the Alien universe.

But even though Prey had a really interesting idea, it simply didn't offer enough on many levels for me and slipped into insignificance too quickly
to put it ahead of Romulus.

Both films have a similar structure and also more focus on young actors.

But both also have similarly stupid storylines.

Romulus maybe even more than Prey.

But Romulus entertained me much better and still does, at least on a visual level it is fantastic.

It is and remains the wonderful fan version of an Alien film.

[xShadowFoxX]

no one should be pissed off about it.

Of course it also plays a role which brand you are more passionate about.

I have even stopped calling Romulus a really good film because there is too much that doesn't fit in terms of the story alone and I now have some concerns when it comes to Fede's statements and future plans for the brand.

In terms of lore, Prey may fit better into the Predator universe than Romulus fits into the Alien universe.

But even though Prey had a really interesting idea, it simply didn't offer enough on many levels for me and slipped into insignificance too quickly
to put it ahead of Romulus.

Both films have a similar structure and also more focus on young actors.

But both also have similarly stupid storylines.

Romulus maybe even more than Prey.

But Romulus entertained me much better and still does, at least on a visual level it is fantastic.

It is and remains the wonderful fan version of an Alien film.

I would compare Romulus to Predators if I'm being honest since both are homage heavy, both feel like fan films.. Predators is arguably the more piss poor made fan film to me.. yea, people can argue that those references are different takes/spins on what came before but they're still there and beating you in the face with it. It doesn't surprise me that people essentially call it the Force Awakens of Alien either.

Prey is just a much more compelling film imo but I also don't watch it anymore.

[SM]

Put different spins on things is what saves Predators despite it heavily referencing the first film.  I think there's more points of difference than there is with Romulus.

[xShadowFoxX]

Put different spins on things is what saves Predators despite it heavily referencing the first film.  I think there's more points of difference than there is with Romulus.

Yeah that's kind of true. They still quote the movie though and some of the plot beats are still the same despite having a diferrent context. Doesn't make the movie any better, though. I don't know, Predators has always been the weirdest one, imo.

[aliens13]

no one should be pissed off about it.

Of course it also plays a role which brand you are more passionate about.

I have even stopped calling Romulus a really good film because there is too much that doesn't fit in terms of the story alone and I now have some concerns when it comes to Fede's statements and future plans for the brand.

In terms of lore, Prey may fit better into the Predator universe than Romulus fits into the Alien universe.

But even though Prey had a really interesting idea, it simply didn't offer enough on many levels for me and slipped into insignificance too quickly
to put it ahead of Romulus.

Both films have a similar structure and also more focus on young actors.

But both also have similarly stupid storylines.

Romulus maybe even more than Prey.

But Romulus entertained me much better and still does, at least on a visual level it is fantastic.

It is and remains the wonderful fan version of an Alien film.

I love Romulus but as a standalone film, or something that it isn't canon, just a very fun film. I also love Resurrection in that way since also it was my first Alien film that I watched as a kid. My canon films are Alien, Aliens and Alien³ (AC)

[Nightmare Asylum]

no one should be pissed off about it.

Of course it also plays a role which brand you are more passionate about.

I have even stopped calling Romulus a really good film because there is too much that doesn't fit in terms of the story alone and I now have some concerns when it comes to Fede's statements and future plans for the brand.

In terms of lore, Prey may fit better into the Predator universe than Romulus fits into the Alien universe.

But even though Prey had a really interesting idea, it simply didn't offer enough on many levels for me and slipped into insignificance too quickly
to put it ahead of Romulus.

Both films have a similar structure and also more focus on young actors.

But both also have similarly stupid storylines.

Romulus maybe even more than Prey.

But Romulus entertained me much better and still does, at least on a visual level it is fantastic.

It is and remains the wonderful fan version of an Alien film.

I would compare Romulus to Predators if I'm being honest since both are homage heavy, both feel like fan films.. Predators is arguably the more piss poor made fan film to me.. yea, people can argue that those references are different takes/spins on what came before but they're still there and beating you in the face with it. It doesn't surprise me that people essentially call it the Force Awakens of Alien either.

Prey is just a much more compelling film imo but I also don't watch it anymore.

Romulus and Predators definitely both fall into some of the same traps in regards to fanservicey callbacks, but I think Romulus is the better movie overall in the execution. I don't hate Predators, but it is a movie really fizzles out into a whimper its back half, despite a promising enough setup. Romulus, for all of its many overindulgent callbacks, executes most of what it is trying to do to fairly satisfying effect.

Prey > Romulus > Predators, IMO.

[Neila]

no one should be pissed off about it.

Of course it also plays a role which brand you are more passionate about.

I have even stopped calling Romulus a really good film because there is too much that doesn't fit in terms of the story alone and I now have some concerns when it comes to Fede's statements and future plans for the brand.

In terms of lore, Prey may fit better into the Predator universe than Romulus fits into the Alien universe.

But even though Prey had a really interesting idea, it simply didn't offer enough on many levels for me and slipped into insignificance too quickly
to put it ahead of Romulus.

Both films have a similar structure and also more focus on young actors.

But both also have similarly stupid storylines.

Romulus maybe even more than Prey.

But Romulus entertained me much better and still does, at least on a visual level it is fantastic.

It is and remains the wonderful fan version of an Alien film.

I would compare Romulus to Predators if I'm being honest since both are homage heavy, both feel like fan films.. Predators is arguably the more piss poor made fan film to me.. yea, people can argue that those references are different takes/spins on what came before but they're still there and beating you in the face with it. It doesn't surprise me that people essentially call it the Force Awakens of Alien either.

Prey is just a much more compelling film imo but I also don't watch it anymore.

Yes, the comparison isn't wrong.
What Romulus messed up in the story, I mainly miss in Predators' visuals.

I prefer Romulus because of its visuals.

It's a shame Fede didn't design the story as elaborately and spoil the mood with the many callbacks.

As Cameron once said, the best effects are useless if the story doesn't fit.

I still think Romulus is good and entertaining, but it could have been much more.

[BigDaddyJohn]

Romulus has good qualities but lacks fun IMO.

[solace97]

I think to the average goer it's a fun flick, it serves a purpose to the common audience and even some fans on here.

It just has that haunted house, video game esque, vibe to it.

But prey, despite my gripes, respects the vibe of Predator very well while being its own thing (for the most part) and I dig the tone they went with.

Romulus never seemed to make up its mind what it was

[SM]

Romulus has good qualities but lacks fun IMO.

I thought it was fun but lacked good qualities.

[xShadowFoxX]

Romulus has good qualities but lacks fun IMO.

I thought it was fun but lacked good qualities.

Yea, same here.

[Oasis Nadrama]

 

Okay, let's get back on topic.

While I'm personally more of a fan of Alien, and Alien: Romulus has good writing, stellar art direction and impeccable atmosphere, I found Prey better.

Why? Well, it's more creative, for a start. It shows us an era we never saw before in the franchise, and doesn't rely on old characters. It also dares to radically change an emblematic creature design, providing a bold new take with Feral.
It almost (sadly, only almost) doesn't quote previous movies needlessly.
The characters are more solid, the dialogue more natural and less automatic.
In addition to that, unlike Alien: Romulus, Prey doesn't use automated plagiarism softwares ("generative AI") for special effects, which makes the production more ethical. Not to mention the respect the production gave to the Comanche Nation.

I wish other movies in both franchises dared to be as dignified and audacious as Prey.

[NecronomIV]

Prey. It was confident, thematically coherant, something different from the previous guns'n'gore of the previous films but entirely compatible, featured a protagonist that felt grounded and real and relatable.

Romulus ... was Alien:Resurrection done right, which is damning it with some pretty insubstantial praise. Had some nice ideas and characters, but ultimately too regressive, and when watched in contrast to any of the first 3 films, comes off as very superficial to me.