Alien: Covenant Early Reactions

[kwisatz]

Hm sounds to me like good, very good for the general audience not so good for the hardcore fan.

Well i think this film might disappoint me a little.

Thanks mass media. Rot in insignificance hell, if true bla good night

[shawsbaby]

However, it's brisk as f**k. This is Ridley chopping his film up like he did Prometheus. And the way the Alien's are handled...I wouldn't say it ruined the film for me but I'm surprised I didn't smash my face in with some facepalms.

That's all I'll say until Saturday/Sunday when I can post my full review.

How they are handled in terms of lore/origins or do you mean fx etc?

Not just their origins. It's like Ridley or Logan or Dante or whoever forgot to go and rewatch Alien.

So they made that document about the "rules" of the xenomorph and...ignored them?

[oduodu]

https://twitter.com/BJ667/status/860238471717433344

"its more of the same" ?

Oops

Hm sounds to me like good, very good for the general audience not so good for the hardcore fan.

This ^

[echobbase79]

the average movie going audience isnt going to give a shit about cannon. If it's fun and pretty to look at, word of mouth will be good and it will make money. It makes money, the next one gets green lit. Ultra Combooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

True, but they could at least stay true to the ideas they came up with. Of course I don't know what Ridley's end game is to all of this.

But you're right, mainstream audiences won't bat an eye.

[kwisatz]

Getting another BLOCKBUSTER greenlit, - thats your prime target these days, SIR R.?

edit: bla i stop, its just that Hicks really got me worried

[cucuchu]

However, it's brisk as f**k. This is Ridley chopping his film up like he did Prometheus. And the way the Alien's are handled...I wouldn't say it ruined the film for me but I'm surprised I didn't smash my face in with some facepalms.

That's all I'll say until Saturday/Sunday when I can post my full review.

How they are handled in terms of lore/origins or do you mean fx etc?

Not just their origins. It's like Ridley or Logan or Dante or whoever forgot to go and rewatch Alien.

So they made that document about the "rules" of the xenomorph and...ignored them?

If the intent is that we have not yet arrived at the full true Xenomorph just yet, then they did not ignore anything. The xenomorphs in this movie are either precursors or imitations of the true Xeno. I personally believe the next title, named Awakening, will be the awakening of the long dormant ancient Xeno that existed in the original Alien.

[DorkiDori]

well fingers are crossed that ill enjoy this one as much as Prometheus... and yes, i LOVE that friggin movie!!! one of my top 10 favorite movies ever

2 weeks from today i get to see it... feels longer than the 5 years leading up to now lol

[salomonj]

https://twitter.com/RBoehme86/status/860290120464904192

[Clowndog]

Sounds like David communicating with the creatures is still in then?

[Xenomorphine]

This seems to be matching up with what I predicted: Better at crowd-pleasing scenes than 'Prometheus' was, but more of an attempt to emulate the first two films than being an equal to them.

[El Diablo]

Hicks, one question..

Spoiler

Does David still have that "playful" moment with the newborn Xenomorph?

[close]

[kwisatz]

This seems to be matching up with what I predicted: Better at crowd-pleasing scenes than 'Prometheus' was, but more of an attempt to emulate the first two films than being an equal to them.

Doesnt sound like its emulating the first one much though, according to Hicks (brisk, non-lofty, anti-alien).

Hicks, one question..

Spoiler

Does David still have that "playful" moment with the newborn Xenomorph?

[close]

haha, oh god

[Xenomorphine]

In fairness, that's a style he's graduated to in general. Many have commented on how his directing/editing style has become a lot more like his late brother's in the past decade or so.

[Ragonk_Force]

Thats just the way movies in general have evolved into, unfortunately. Ridley has to evolve but he still remains the best visual director going, along with cameron

[kwisatz]

'Graduated', 'Degenerated' -- eye of the beholder, i guess

Thats just the way movies in general have evolved into, unfortunately. Ridley has to evolve but he still remains the best visual director going, along with cameron

hah no  - not even eye of the beholder