Alien: Covenant Early Reactions

[TheBATMAN]

Out of all the trailers and released footage so far, how much of the movie is still completely in the dark?

[K. Zarkon]

A question about the direction, the photography: it is even more beautiful visually? Did you see it on Imax or in the cinema?

Regular version.
It's a gorgeous movie. To me, it felt bigger when comparing it to Prometheus.

2 questions if you can?

1) Where would you place it in terms of favorite to least?
2) Is there alot that we haven't seen from the trailers/tv spots?

[Molecules]

How does A:C fare in terms of run time and pacing?

I'm thinking of seeing Prometheus on release and it feeling rushed and compromised in many aspects (worsened by hanging out on here in the months preceding release)

[Xenorgue]

SyntaX, please, can you tell me in PM or on this topic if the film mention or allusion to the queen alien? Shaw has a link with xenomorph? Does the film explain the link between neomorph and xenomorph?


It's a torture, relieved me a little

[cucuchu]

SyntaX, please, can you tell me in PM or on this topic if the film mention or allusion to the queen alien? Shaw has a link with xenomorph? Does the film explain the link between neomorph and xenomorph?


It's a torture, relieved me a little

Awe come on, suffer with the rest of us. At least you only got another week and not 2 weeks like here in the states!

[Xenorgue]

SyntaX, please, can you tell me in PM or on this topic if the film mention or allusion to the queen alien? Shaw has a link with xenomorph? Does the film explain the link between neomorph and xenomorph?


It's a torture, relieved me a little

Awe come on, suffer with the rest of us. At least you only got another week and not 2 weeks like here in the states!

Ah ah you're right but it's a torture! Luckily I will be able to see the film in premiere on May 9! My cinema offers Prometheus + Alien covenant!

[Whos_Nick]

I wonder who else has seen it 

[Infected]

So we can assume they moving into conmercial roads with this, no other jockeys, just simple movie making.
Thats all i needed to know, so i wont be dissapointed with the non Giger stuff.

[MofoFury]

Long long time lurker first time posting, hey everyone !!

With regards to where the eggs come from:-

Spoiler

My guts are telling me, the spore sacks or whatever they are, that get stepped on and release the spores for the neomorphs, ultimately become the eggs, maybe David manipulates them a bit more

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Just a wild hunch

[Clowndog]

I'm going for David harvesting the eggs from Shaw's ovaries and black gooing them into the facehugger egg we know.

[Stanley]

One thing I have wondered about since the original movie...is why the eggs are so LARGE.

Compared to the size of the face hugger.

And also the mist / light in Alien that responds when broken. 

[chris_bert]

Also would be interested to find out:

Spoiler

How does the Juggernaught that David and Shaw are in that docks with the Scorpionaught before delivering its payload end up crashing on the planet?

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[Citadel]

And also the mist / light in Alien that responds when broken.

The effects were thrown in last minute regarding the mist. Just something pretty for Ridley to show off, I reckon.

[oberonqa]

And also the mist / light in Alien that responds when broken.

The effects were thrown in last minute regarding the mist. Just something pretty for Ridley to show off, I reckon.

Correct.  Turns out a band was recording a music video in the same studio backlot as Alien.  I believe it was "The Who".... this is brought up in the Starbeast documentary on the Quadrilogy/Bluray sets.

[Citadel]

And also the mist / light in Alien that responds when broken.

The effects were thrown in last minute regarding the mist. Just something pretty for Ridley to show off, I reckon.

Correct.  Turns out a band was recording a music video in the same studio backlot as Alien.  I believe it was "The Who".... this is brought up in the Starbeast documentary on the Quadrilogy/Bluray sets.

Yeah, thought so. I doubt we'll be seeing that again.