Quote from: fiveways on May 16, 2017, 02:59:36 PM
Quote from: MorphinTime on May 15, 2017, 04:51:56 PM
Great review. I bet Ebert would've enjoyed it on the same level, since he liked Prometheus back in 2012.
I love it when the reviwer says how Scott is the best sci-fi director since Kubrick. The guy has truly been the one to bring renewed jolt to the genre in these last few years.
And I love that people have mix feelings about Covenant. It just means there's lots of room for debate, and it's not the kind of movie that leaves zero impression on the viewer after the session. Be it negative or positive.
I think Ebert would have had serious issues with them cashing in mystery for gore. He was very anti that sort of thing at various points in his life (I've been watching old Siskel and Ebert reviews of Horror movies and bits on "video nasty's" and all that over the last few days). Ebert was difficult to read when it came to genre sort of films (pretty as it is Alien is still very much a genre franchise). He'd rant about the hopelessness and nihilism of it quite often in the 80's then give "Evil Dead 2" a huge thumbs up for being "fun". He was a strange man that seemed constantly at odds internally (which is why he's a fun reviewer to dig into).
Not trying to disagree with anything you said about Ebert but I really didn't feel that covenant cashed is mystery for gore. I just didn't think it was that kind of film. I know some people are calling it a slasher film etc but it was a million miles away from that kind of film for me. I am a horror movie fanatic and although the film has some nasty moments and very dark, horror undertones, its much more subtle than the typical gore-fest. It reminded me of Hammer horror far more than video nasty.
