Alien Covenant Review Roundup

[SpeedyMaxx]

I felt Prometheus needed at least another 20-30 minutes and I'll likely feel the same about AC. I think Ridley drives himself too hard to prove he can be as fast and pacey as the younger generation, and it comes off as trying too hard. Hurts the film.

[Jonesy1974]

I felt Prometheus needed at least another 20-30 minutes and I'll likely feel the same about AC. I think Ridley drives himself too hard to prove he can be as fast and pacey as the younger generation, and it comes off as trying too hard. Hurts the film.

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.

[Synyster]

Not to go off topic here, but one of the French reviews says Scott is 80. Holy smokes, dude looks pretty good for 80.

[Jarac]

I felt Prometheus needed at least another 20-30 minutes and I'll likely feel the same about AC. I think Ridley drives himself too hard to prove he can be as fast and pacey as the younger generation, and it comes off as trying too hard. Hurts the film.

I think Ridley just greatly underestimates the younger audiences. If we're coming to see a film like this, we expect a longer run-time. 2 1/2 hours is nothing, really.

[SpeedyMaxx]

I agree.

[John Doe]

Shaw it today in Spain (press pass) and i prefer Prometheus. It doesn´t work well as a Alien movie, better as a Prometheus 2 movie. I hate the CGI of the xeno, not the Neomorph, some scenes between David and Walter are to much long. I don´t like the dialogues of Oram, overexplication of his character. Fassbender (as David) it´s the best, also Amy Seimetz as Faris in her short scenes.

Not many horror scenes, i miss Noomi Rapace (better than Katherine W.), i also hate the

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Alien vision

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and how they showed what happened to James Franco character (

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Bad cgi for the flames

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).

The worst part it´s the end and what happens with Lope.

My order:

Alien
Aliens
Prometheus
Alien 3
Alien : Covenant
Alien Resurrection

[Evanus]

What happens with Lope, then?

[John Doe]

The

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hyper fast birth of the other Xeno. 5 seconds with a Facehugger in your face and you are infected like Kane.

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[Evanus]

Ah, I see. 

I don't like how they're straight up contradicting stuff from the original films.

[hfeldhaus]

Ah, I see. 

I don't like how they're straight up contradicting stuff from the original films.

Nothing in Covenant contradicts the originals. The originals contradict Covenant. Obviously there is a plan we are not privy to.  I haven't seen the film or read the spoilers but it seems people are looking at this film in the wrong way

[SpeedyMaxx]

That, or the filmmakers f**ked up.

[BishopShouldGo]

Some writer better pull a miracle out of a hat. They have four more hours to do so.

[Synyster]

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

[Godzillakuj94]

For those who have seen it, are there any scenes with practical aliens? Or are they all CG in the final product?

[HuDaFuK]

They made physical Aliens for use in filming, but the gist I got from the creature effects guy is even the practical Aliens were augmented with CGI.