Alien Covenant Fan Reviews

[Scorpio]

What about when the Xenomorph attacked a crane for no reason and got itself smushed?

I have no idea why it attacked the crane.  Maybe it didn't attack it, maybe it was just trying to get better footing.

Doesn't matter to me, I like the scene.  Everyone complains about the xeno getting sucked into space again but this had a unique death and people still complain.

[HuDaFuK]

Big moving thing with what appeared to look like "teeth".....

Aliens are smart but... they are still animals (despite hudson's freak outs).

and these are proto-xenos. Lots to improve still.

The argument that it thought it was the teeth of some hostile creature kinda falls down when you consider the Alien then decides to jump directly into its open jaws.

And didn't Scott come out and say this wasn't some Alien progenitor, it was meant to be the real deal?

Everyone complains about the xeno getting sucked into space again but this had a unique death and people still complain.

The death itself was cool. But that doesn't somehow forgive the fact that way they made it happen was dumb.

Also what about the second example I brought up? The Alien running straight into the truck because Daniels jumps aside was literally a Road Runner gag. To quote Snatch, that enormous excavator wasn't exactly incon-f*cking-spicuous, was it?

[The Cruentus]

Its like they are such berserkers that they will attack anything that moves, living or otherwise.

Ridley's comment about the Xeno being crushed to pieces was silly, he said something about it still being alive and can regenerate. This is in contrast to Dan O' Bannon's comment that they are just animals and will die if they are shot. Since this supposed to be scifi and not supernatural fantasy, I will always agree with O' Bannon.

[Jonesy1974]

I didn't realise until someone pointed it out, but I think it could've had a better reveal since it's chronologically the first Alien.  I wonder if someone watching an Alien film for the first time might wonder - 'what the hell is that and where did it come from?'

That intro was more like something out of an AvP movie. Given no time, no importance, just "Hi, it's here now!".

Hell, the only difference between the xeno and the Neomorphs in the film was one bled acid. Functionally, that was it. They moved the same, sounded the same, and acted the same.

Its one of the few issues I have with the film. I like the scene, its a pretty cool kill but it just doesn't have enough impact for the very first sighting. Compare that to Brett and his first encounter and it just doesn't do the beast any justice at all and it irks me every time I watch the film.

[PsyKore]

I thought the adult reveal was underwhelming
It just drops down on some poor fellow and that's it. No drama, no awesome build up, nothing. It's a shame, too, because the chestburster moment was really powerful and I loved it, but the adult just didn't live up to it.

[Jonesy1974]

It is strange that they handled the first chest bursting with such reverence yet neglected to do the same when its fully grown.

[SM]

The argument that it thought it was the teeth of some hostile creature kinda falls down when you consider the Alien then decides to jump directly into its open jaws.

If it was an organic predator the Alien could actually damage it and the moment it bit the Alien it'd get an acid bath.

[HuDaFuK]

Still not exactly the smartest way to go about killing it, especially when you're the only Alien around.

Sure, you might take out whatever it is with your blood, but you still risk getting crushed in the process.

[Scorpio]

The death itself was cool. But that doesn't somehow forgive the fact that way they made it happen was dumb.

Don't understand it, therefore dumb.  Gotcha.

Didn't somebody say that it represented the hand of god? 

Also what about the second example I brought up? The Alien running straight into the truck because Daniels jumps aside was literally a Road Runner gag. To quote Snatch, that enormous excavator wasn't exactly incon-f*cking-spicuous, was it?

That's a reference to The Shining if it's a Road Runner gag.  In one scene of The Shining you see Danny watching Road Runner on tv.  "See?  It's ok, he saw it on the television".  Jack Torrance is like the Wile E Coyote.

It is strange that they handled the first chest bursting with such reverence yet neglected to do the same when its fully grown.

No that was just a brief glimpse of the alien, not the full reveal.  Like how in the Director's Cut of Alien you see the alien briefly hanging from chains.  Also in Alien 3 when it spits acid at Murphy.  Those aren't full reveals.

The real reveal of the alien was when it exited the Citadel.

[SM]

Still not exactly the smartest way to go about killing it, especially when you're the only Alien around.

"Quite literally, it doesn't have an education. The alien is not only savage, it is also ignorant."

Dan O'Bannon

[Jonesy1974]

It is strange that they handled the first chest bursting with such reverence yet neglected to do the same when its fully grown.

No that was just a brief glimpse of the alien, not the full reveal.  Like how in the Director's Cut of Alien you see the alien briefly hanging from chains.  Also in Alien 3 when it spits acid at Murphy.  Those aren't full reveals.

The real reveal of the alien was when it exited the Citadel.
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I know its not a full reveal but it was still uninspired. Either way I found it underwhelming and I'm a fan of the film.

[HuDaFuK]

Don't understand it, therefore dumb.  Gotcha.

Not what I said all.

That's a reference to The Shining if it's a Road Runner gag.  In one scene of The Shining you see Danny watching Road Runner on tv.  "See?  It's ok, he saw it on the television".  Jack Torrance is like the Wile E Coyote.

Of course it is.

No that was just a brief glimpse of the alien, not the full reveal.  Like how in the Director's Cut of Alien you see the alien briefly hanging from chains.  Also in Alien 3 when it spits acid at Murphy.  Those aren't full reveals.

The real reveal of the alien was when it exited the Citadel.

Except that you see it pretty clearly throughout the attack scene - it isn't shrouded in shadows or glimpsed briefly, you literally just see it - so those analogies are meaningless. It's revealed plenty right then and there.

"Quite literally, it doesn't have an education. The alien is not only savage, it is also ignorant."

Dan O'Bannon

Which is the same as being instinctively stupid?

Not to mention the Aliens in the first four films seemed to get by just fine without leaping into nearby machinery.

[SM]

Did any of them get attacked by nearby machinery?

The Queen could've easily grabbed Newt and snapped her neck in less time than it took for Ripley to stop her - or used her as a hostage if she was cluey enough.  Instead she attacked Ripley.

The similarities are obvious.

[skhellter]

The aliens of Hadley's Hope and Auriga had plenty of opportunity for some learning.

They had a better clue of their surroundings than the young G on Paradise.

Stop playing with that Ayy.
Put some respeck on that ayyy.

[Baron Von Marlon]

From the Dutch version of Amazon.
Better rating than I expected.