Alien Covenant Review Roundup

[juxtapose]

Maybe originally incubation happened quickly and as the DNA of the creature progresses it takes longer. I don't see the big deal?

exactly how i feel, this alien is different, it does not share the biomechanic look and capabilities that comes along with that to the full extent and theirfor it pops out sooner. .easy to explain. .moving on. .

[Stolen]

I see it in a few hours! 

[Z-101]

There is no way Ridley Scott is going to make 5 more Alien Prequel movies....I just don't see it happening.

[Protozoid]

So funny that, for all the changed directions and split opinions, Covenant currently has almost identical scores to Prometheus on Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. Same Metascore, 65, and Covenant is only one percent more fresh on the Tomatometer. That's kind of wacky.

[SuicideDoors]

So funny that, for all the changed directions and split opinions, Covenant currently has almost identical scores to Prometheus on Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. Same Metascore, 65, and Covenant is only one percent more fresh on the Tomatometer. That's kind of wacky.

It's so inaccurate though. Rotten Tomatoes is missing 8 positive reviews from major media outlets as is Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes hasn't posted 5-star reviews from The Telegraph, Independent, Hollywood Reporter and other positive reviews like Bloody Disgusting, The Times, Forbes and Joblo.

That's off the top of my head.

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯]

From the man behind the Alien 3 Assembly Cut, Furious Gods and the Alien Anthology/Quadrilogy making-of's and bonus material:

I thought the second act was very interesting, and something we haven't seen in an ALIEN film before. Fassbender is terrific in both roles.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861946759039156224

He also confirmed his non-involvement with the Alien: Covenant Making-of documentary.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861947419965009920


From Wayne Haag, Alien: Covenant Concept Artist:

#AlienCovenant Cast & crew screening last night in Sydney. It certainly looks great, there's some cool moments.. but.. there's a few buts..

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861350473424445440

There's a nice little Blade Runner reference in Covenant actually!

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861766754237784065

[Protozoid]

From the man behind the Alien 3 Assembly Cut, Furious Gods and the Alien Anthology/Quadrilogy making-of's and bonus material:

I thought the second act was very interesting, and something we haven't seen in an ALIEN film before. Fassbender is terrific in both roles.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861946759039156224

He also confirmed his non-involvement with the Alien: Covenant Making-of documentary.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861947419965009920
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From Wayne Haag, Alien: Covenant Concept Artist:

#AlienCovenant Cast & crew screening last night in Sydney. It certainly looks great, there's some cool moments.. but.. there's a few buts..

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861350473424445440

There's a nice little Blade Runner reference in Covenant actually!

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861766754237784065

Wow, those are surprisingly chilly remarks.

[That Yellow Alien]

From the man behind the Alien 3 Assembly Cut, Furious Gods and the Alien Anthology/Quadrilogy making-of's and bonus material:

I thought the second act was very interesting, and something we haven't seen in an ALIEN film before. Fassbender is terrific in both roles.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861946759039156224

He also confirmed his non-involvement with the Alien: Covenant Making-of documentary.

https://twitter.com/Lauzirika/status/861947419965009920


From Wayne Haag, Alien: Covenant Concept Artist:

#AlienCovenant Cast & crew screening last night in Sydney. It certainly looks great, there's some cool moments.. but.. there's a few buts..

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861350473424445440

There's a nice little Blade Runner reference in Covenant actually!

https://twitter.com/ankaris/status/861766754237784065

That sucks to hear Lauzirika isn't doing the Covenant behind the scenes, it's practically tradition at this point and he does fantastic work

[Beardomorph]

Yeah I've always felt another 20-30 minutes would have improved Prometheus massively and it does sound like Covenant suffers the same. I'm not sure its because he's trying to keep up with the younger generation though, I just think he likes to keep his films trim.

Well, that's a lot of b*llsh*t really. Two hours is quite long for a horror movie. Most horror movies last 90 minutes, so 120 minutes is already quite long.
Prometheus problems don't stem from its length. The editing created a major problem by having Shaw's c-section happen at the same time as Fifield's attack followed by a complete switch to focus on Weyland without any follow up to the two scenes that had just preceded.
That's on top of other problems, but this is really jarring.
I don't believe that an extended cut would have fixed the problem. The script didn't thread the separate plot thread together, so running time isn't the issue.
Seeing Covenant in two days, can't comment on it yet.
I'LL BE BACK.

Also, looking on Rotten tomatoes, funny how some reviewers lament the "deja vu" of the xenomorph when the criticism on Prometheus was focusing on how it wasn't going all the way as an Alien movie. I swear, some reviewers are so full of shit...

[juxtapose]

i must admit i am becoming a little more cautious about covenant. .still cannot wait to see it. .not loving everythong i am hearing. .but i am still almost certain that i am going to really enjoy this one., cause most of the criticism is not about elements that bother me much. .david involved with the aliens existance, faster growrh rates and less deepthroat time . .but i want it to succeed so badly. .esspecially at the box office and i want other people to really love it as well. .but thats not happening im afraid. .i fear covenant is gonna polarize it's fans the way prometheus did. .also really liked that movie despite it's flaws. .

[monkeylove]

"Alien: Covenant review: Is Ridley Scott's sci-fi prequel just DOOM with facehuggers?"

http://www.factmag.com/2017/05/09/alien-covenant-review/

[echobbase79]

A very positive review from Arrow In the Head! 9/10

Might contain spoilers because I didn't read it. Just looked at the score.

So tread carefully.


http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/alien-covenant-movie-review-495

[SPECIAL FORCES]

Love and respect for everyone here (i think i fought with/against some people here since avpgold and avp2010)...i have some questions for those who watched the film.10 more days 4me. 

1)The ''tracking'' clip had bad cgi for the alien.Did not look real enough.Did they correct it? like with the alien trying to break the glass shot from the trailer.Same question about the shot with the neomorph opening its mouth.I dont mean to make it perfect but at least to give some weight to the beasts.Hope those were unfinished shots.

2)Do they explain whats with the alien's vision? (tracking clip). Just curious if there is any resemblance with the avp games.

3)Is there an intense ''long'' scene with facehuggers? like the 2 Burke released on aliens.Except the egg scene from the trailer i mean.

***please no spoilers!

Exciting times!! remember like yesterday watching alien 3 in the cinema as a child...couldnt sleep well for a week.

Anyone who watched the film?

[Beardomorph]

A very positive review from Arrow In the Head! 9/10

Shame it comes from that source. Difficult to take seriously someone who has that much trouble writing for human folk. Given that whoever wrote this has more interest in watching himself write than doing his job for readers, I'm not sure he's capable of judging a movie from the point of view of the audience. This is coming from a writer, by the way. But sentences such as

Since the profundity of the screenplay coldly cuts to the core of humanity's inherent fallibility [...]

should not be allowed. Alliterations and work on rhythm can do wonders, but at the core your sentence needs to make sense. The people who gave lower scores to Covenant seem to agree about the movie being beautiful but messy, so I'm not surprised that someone who doesn't care much about clarity behind the art would give the movie a near perfect score.

Sorry about the rant.

All the other positive reviews I've read ( without spoiling myself too much, thankfully ) seem to say that if you're looking for a good and relentless horror movie, Covenant has you covered. So I must admit I can't wait til Thursday... Very excited

[Jonesy1974]

Yeah I've always felt another 20-30 minutes would have improved Prometheus massively and it does sound like Covenant suffers the same. I'm not sure its because he's trying to keep up with the younger generation though, I just think he likes to keep his films trim.

Well, that's a lot of b*llsh*t really. Two hours is quite long for a horror movie. Most horror movies last 90 minutes, so 120 minutes is already quite long.
Prometheus problems don't stem from its length. The editing created a major problem by having Shaw's c-section happen at the same time as Fifield's attack followed by a complete switch to focus on Weyland without any follow up to the two scenes that had just preceded.
That's on top of other problems, but this is really jarring.
I don't believe that an extended cut would have fixed the problem. The script didn't thread the separate plot thread together, so running time isn't the issue.
Seeing Covenant in two days, can't comment on it yet.
I'LL BE BACK.

Also, looking on Rotten tomatoes, funny how some reviewers lament the "deja vu" of the xenomorph when the criticism on Prometheus was focusing on how it wasn't going all the way as an Alien movie. I swear, some reviewers are so full of shit...

While I get your point about the length of horror movies, I don't really regard Prometheus as a horror film. I don't think being longer would fix everything but it would help IMO. I totally agree the editing was definitely an issue as well.

I haven't seen AC yet and didn't have a problem with the runtime until people started complaining that the last act felt rushed and messy.

I''m seeing it Sat and still confident I'll walk out the cinema satisfied even if it's not as great as I'd hoped.