Press Release BVHE Press Release: Alien: Romulus (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Alex...]

 

[Alex...]

 

[Ronald Epstein]

So, this drops at midnight on a Saturday and it's a real head-scratcher...

 

[Ronald Epstein]

RELIVE THE TERROR WITH A LIMITED-EDITION VHS OF ALIEN: ROMULUS 20th Century Studios is Set to Unleash the Epic Sci-Fi Horror-Thriller as a Special Collectible VHS on December 3 BURBANK, CA (October 19, 2024) – Today, Director Fede Alvarez announced at a special Beyond Fest partnered screening at the Aero Theater in Los Angeles that 20th Century Studios will release the terrifying sci-fi horror thriller, Alien: Romulus, on limited edition VHS on December 3. An ultimate movie collector’s dream, the fully functioning VHS tape was created in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the legendary Alien franchise. The VHS package features artwork by renowned artist Matt Ferguson. Talent In Attendance: David Jonsson, Isabela Merced, Shane Mahan, Matt Ferguson, and Lee Gilmore. The Q&A was moderated by Jim Hemphill from Indiewire. Director Fede Alvarez takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots in the next jaw-dropping installment heralded by critics as “sheer terror” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “utterly breathtaking” (Andrew J. Salazar, Discussing Film). Alien: Romulus is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and has thrilled audiences at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film in the Alien franchise globally. Alien: Romulus is the start of a new chapter with a brand-new story unlike any other Alien movie that came before it, featuring all-new creatures and characters that are “tense enough to grab you by the throat” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety). The film is now available on digital and will also be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 3, with exclusive bonus features, including featurettes with filmmakers Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott, behind the scenes content, and alternate and extended scenes. Film Synopsis This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young colonizers come face-to-face with the most relentless and deadly life form in the universe. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu, Alien: Romulus is directed by horror master Fede Alvarez from a screenplay by Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Ridley Scott — who directed the original Alien and the series entries Prometheus and Alien: Covenant — produces with Michael Pruss and Walter Hill. Cast Cailee Spaeny as Rain David Jonsson as Andy Archie Renaux as Tyler Isabela Merced as Kay Spike Fearn as Bjorn Aileen Wu as Navarro Produced by Ridley Scott Michael Pruss Walter Hill Executive Producers Fede Alvarez Elizabeth Cantillon Tom Moran Brent O’Connor Based on Characters Created by Dan O’Bannon Ronald Shusett Ridley Scott Written by Fede Alvarez Rodo Sayagues Directed by Fede Alvarez Product Specifications Release Date VHS: December 3 Product SKUs Alien: Romulus: VHS Tape Feature Run Time Approx. 119 minutes Rating U.S.: Rated R for bloody violent content and language. Tape Length VHS: 120 Minutes Aspect Ratio VHS: Full Screen 4x3 Audio VHS: English Stereo Language Track (Specifications Apply to Film Content Only)

 

[Josh Steinberg]

So, this drops at midnight on a Saturday and it's a real head-scratcher...

Why not?

I’m gonna give you a crazy stat you won’t believe. Vinyl is having a pretty decent resurgence these days, but it turns out that about 50% of the new vinyl records sold are never actually played - they’re purchased by people who don’t actually have record players but just want a tangible, collectible object to put on their shelves to go along with their streaming copies.

I imagine this is much the same - it’s aimed more at the collector’s market than it is the A/V enthusiast.

 

[Robert Harris]

Why not?

I’m gonna give you a crazy stat you won’t believe. Vinyl is having a pretty decent resurgence these days, but it turns out that about 50% of the new vinyl records sold are never actually played - they’re purchased by people who don’t actually have record players but just want a tangible, collectible object to put on their shelves to go along with their streaming copies.

I imagine this is much the same - it’s aimed more at the collector’s market than it is the A/V enthusiast.

How many will go out and find a VHS player thinking this is the new high-end format?

 

[Jeffrey D]

VHS is like cassette- for whatever reason, the audio cassette has become a bit of a thing today. Hard to understand, but what ever floats your boat.

 

[YANG]

How many will go out and find a VHS player thinking this is the new high-end format?

the market would desperately need a VHS player hardware would be capable to play if such limited release going to get more common to new titles releases.
such hardware should be backward compatible with old VHS, and should there be, new Recordings with improved resolution such as 720P digital Recordings and minimum 5.1 audio.

 

[TravisR]

What about Alien: Romulus screams VHS? That it looks like a modern movie and was shot on 4K cameras? Yeah, I gotta see that in 525p on a decades old monitor that I bought on Facebook Marketplace last year. I kinda get how stuck-in-the-past nostalgia addicts want a movie on tape when it's a throwback to, say, an 80's slasher movie (or an actual old movie) but putting this or nearly any new movie out on tape is just silly.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Disney cleverly finding new ways to avoid using DolbyVision, but without pissing us off.

 

[Worth]

Why not?

I’m gonna give you a crazy stat you won’t believe. Vinyl is having a pretty decent resurgence these days, but it turns out that about 50% of the new vinyl records sold are never actually played - they’re purchased by people who don’t actually have record players but just want a tangible, collectible object to put on their shelves to go along with their streaming copies.

I imagine this is much the same - it’s aimed more at the collector’s market than it is the A/V enthusiast.

I don’t really get the VHS resurgence thing. It was acceptable on a 19” CRT, but even in the early 80s it was pretty clear that it didn’t look as good as broadcast television.

I think the equivalent of vinyl is a film print, a high quality analog source, but of course those are prohibitively expensive, even on super-8, and there are very few in decent shape.

 

[JeremyLG]

I may try to get it just for fun. But doubt I will get many “new” vhs going forward.

 

[Alan Tully]

No Betamax, no sale!

 

[ahollis]

I want a DiscoVision release.

 

[YANG]

a "LaserDisc Style" large optical disc release i wished and hoped as well!
why they never thought of that? single sided 8inch disc, with a capacity able to accommodate both 2KFHD and 4KUHD version of the same film with both DTS:X and Atmos tracks. sized future ready for 8K use... oh... wait... any manufacturers are doing such hardware developments today? no? i guess "8inch LaserDisc size" optical disc format for 8K content size is not going to happen in the next 5yrs or beyond...

 

[Alan Tully]

VHS!

This reminds me that years ago my neighbour worked at EMI, who released Alien on VHS in the UK, & he told me that apparently they just did a one light pass using a projection print, the result being that everything was so dark you could hardly see anything, & people returned the (then expensive) VHS by the hundreds & EMI had to redo it. When you think of how good the Blu-ray & 4K of Alien look now, it doesn't make much sense to go back to the good old days

...I'm sure some collectors here will buy it!

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

How many will go out and find a VHS player...

You kids today. Growing up nobody called them that. They were VCRs!

 

[Brian Husar]

Why not a collectors edition THX certified Laserdisc?

 

[YANG]

You kids today. Growing up nobody called them that. They were VCRs!

i think Robert is about the same age as me... half a century old.
so... it's correct that he used the term VHS player, that plays only, no record function.
different countries different terms, back then, where i was from, VHS Player was referred as VCPs, aka Video Cassette Players. such play only machines were designed for pre-recorded/rental tapes, spec'ed pretty much simple. no RF out, just a Coaxial Video RCA connection as well as a mono Audio RCA connection.
in some other markets, if i didn't recall wrongly, there were VCPs that comes with minimum 4 heads that improves in Video Quality reading as well as HiFi Stereo play for Dolby Matrix Surround experience.

 

[Alan Tully]

You kids today. Growing up nobody called them that. They were VCRs!

In England they were generally called video recorders (we also call mobile phones just that, never cell phones). It’s amazing, when I got my Sony C5 Betermax (with the wired remote control) I thought the future had arrived, amazing stuff - now all in landfill, along with my DVD players (I went through a few of those).

As for Alien: Romulus, I can’t muster up any enthusiasm, I’ll wait ‘till it comes on the telly.