Instead of going for a swim in Vättern, we hopped on our bikes and rode over to an air-conditioned movie theater to see Alien: Romulus. A pretty good way to wrap up a warm day.
@paulw There were a few things that bugged me, and maybe it tries a bit too hard to be like the first movie. But it was atmospheric, intense, and I enjoyed the ride.
@sod Ended up seeing it — I agree. The sets, mood, dread (and the ship heading towards the planetary ring) were all well-keyed in by its production. While I liked the corner of the universe it was trying to build up from a story perspective, the characters were forgettable and it was trying to retread too many tropes from the originals. Left me thinking what was the point (Alien doesn't need a reboot — Ridley already was exploring deeper ideas around the franchise with Prometheus and Covenant, why not keep the horror going with expansions in that direction).