While it still was no ALIEN, Alien: Covenant made a step into the right direction.
Alien was a great Sci-Fi Horror movie, scary as hell, bloody, just a slasher in space. James Cameron took the franchise with Aliens in a completely different direction, making it Sci-Fi Action and pretty much taking out all the horror. And I'm not sure what David Fincher did in Alien 3.
When Ridley Scott came back to do Prometheus, he stuck to the sci-fi, but added in some horror elements. Now the sequel to Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, came back to horror.
It's not a perfect movie, there are flaws. But I actually enjoyed Alien: Covenant, telling us more about these Xenomorphs, and most importantly, explaining what has been going on in Prometheus. Well, at least a little.
It's beautifully shot, great scenes in space, and I think I saw one or two practical effects used, which is always a plus for me.
The acting was good, the actors were well cast, even though most of them were not more than stereotypical characters. I was really surprised seeing James Franco, who only really had one scene, in a video frame, which I'm sure was set mere hours before 127 hours.
And I haven't even mentioned Michael Fassbender, who at one point kisses himself, after some mild foreplay involving a flute.
All in all I liked this movie more than I thought, and I'm excited what Ridley Scott has next for us. I'm rating Alien:Covenant 3.5 out of 5 stars and a like.
Hear more of my thoughts on this movie on a soon to be episode of the Filmhaus Podcast.
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