Quote from: NickisSmart on Jun 06, 2017, 06:48:06 PM
Here's my review of the film:
http://nicksmovieinsights.blogspot.com/2017/06/alien-covenant-review.html
Loved the movie. Hates gonna hate.
Great thank you!
Saw it again this week and enjoyed it much more than my first viewing.
I didn't like the first act the first time, because I was too excited to discover the planet, the fate of Shaw and engineers!
Now I was able to watch and enjoy this first part at its true value, and I found it really excellent! Finally the crew of the Covenant is really great: Oram, Walter, Daniels, Faris, Karine and Tennessee are very good characters.
The initial sequence between David and Weyland is magnificent, and explains the strange behavior of the android in Prometheus.
The film starts in a morbid atmosphere with the death of the captain and settlers, very good idea.
Everything that brings the Covenant to land on Paradise is perfect!
And the first act on Paradise is FANTASTIC, visually, may be the most beautiful episode of the franchise, the dark landscape of Milford Sound gives an oppressive atmosphere. A real sequence of exciting exploration, before the horror reaches its climax simultaneously with the births and massacres of neomorphs. I love the way David arrives.
The discovery of the sumptuous necropolis, wow. Then the famous scene of the flute, magnificent Fassbender. I love every moment in the temple, it lasts can be 25-30 minutes, but it is an artistic treat. What vision, what talent on the part of the artists. Decors are amazing and Dariusz Wolski's work is phenomenal, right?!
The theme of creation is admirably elaborated in Covenant.
Unfortunately the film begins to get lost with some facilities. The end of Rosenthal is rather ridiculous. And once the Alien arrives, I got bored. Too fast, not frightening. The alien is beautiful, but very badly exploited.
A shame because the first two act of Covenant are perfect, the narration is superb!
I understand why Prometheus fans don't like it, because it minimizes the role of Shaw and engineers (although these are everywhere in the film, everywhere!)
And I understand that Alien fans are disappointed, because the creature isn't the center of the movie. David is the heart of the film, it's the obvious link of the Prometheus-Covenant diptych.
But Covenant, despite a disappointing third part, is a f**king good movie. A majestic love letter to art!
My ranking changes
Alien > Aliens - Prometheus> Covenant> Alien 3> Alien Resurrection