Alien: Covenant Early Reactions

[NickisSmart]

And here I thought it was just because Vasquez was too bad that she and Drake kept it professional (at least, onscreen).

[HuDaFuK]

Saw the film two nights ago. Can't say much due to the embargo but my overall reaction was mixed-to-positive. Definitely enjoyed it more than Prometheus, which seems to be the consensus, although it was undeniably much less grandiose in it's intentions.

[Xeno_from_Belgium]

Whats's your rating about it ?

[HuDaFuK]

I fear that might cross into what Fox consider review territory. You'll have to wait

[Stolen]

If we love Prometheus, will we enjoy Covenant ??

[NickisSmart]

Saw the film two nights ago. Can't say much due to the embargo but my overall reaction was mixed-to-positive. Definitely enjoyed it more than Prometheus, which seems to be the consensus, although it was undeniably much less grandiose in it's intentions.

I'll take enjoyable over grandiose any day.

[Ingwar]

Saw the film two nights ago. Can't say much due to the embargo but my overall reaction was mixed-to-positive. Definitely enjoyed it more than Prometheus, which seems to be the consensus, although it was undeniably much less grandiose in it's intentions.

That will do

[HuDaFuK]

If we love Prometheus, will we enjoy Covenant ??

Debatable. Covenant is much more commercial.

[NickisSmart]

So, some argue, was Aliens.

[Necronomicon II]

Think the franchise needed a back to basics film to be honest, ambition is great if you can actually follow it through with great execution, if you enjoyed it more than Prometheus, huda, then that's great news. I'm hyped.

[Ragonk_Force]

So huda, what was your feelings going into the movie, Were you one of the sceptics? Or did you think it would be good?

[Ingwar]

If we love Prometheus, will we enjoy Covenant ??

Debatable. Covenant is much more commercial.

I don't have problems with that. High-budget movies are always commercial. It's inevitable. I already knew it's gonna be better than Prometheus after I had seen leaked footage.

[Clowndog]

If we love Prometheus, will we enjoy Covenant ??

Debatable. Covenant is much more commercial.

Makes sense to me.

After Prometheus's, lets say, mixed reception I found it quite surprising that Fox would give Ridley so much funding for the next one.

Bearing in mind that the follow up to Alien Covenant was written during filming, and pre-production has to be beginning pretty soon if the ball is to get rolling for the planned 2018 start to production, I could see Fox agreeing to fund Covenant if he made it a stomper and kept his loftier ideas for later on once they had made their "crowd pleaser".

Just have to wait and see how much of a free hand he is given in the next instalment to see if he goes into the deeper mythos of the series.

[Ragonk_Force]

If it has a monster opening weekend, the sequel would be green lit immediately

[Beardomorph]

So, some argue, was Aliens.

Haha! Would anyone dare to argue Aliens wasn't commercial?