Alien: Covenant *** SPOILER ALERT!!! ***

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I'll be busy doing anything else. Bury this stale franchise already; enough.
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Saw it and it disappointed me.
Ridley Scott made a lot of the same mistakes with this one that he made with Prometheus.

The characters are ciphers who behave like morons at all times. None of their deaths mattered because the majority of them were just faces in a crowd.
The plot is a bit tighter than Prometheus but by 30-45 minutes in the movie turns into a pseudo Isle of Dr. Moreau knock off.
On the plus side there are a few really cool action set pieces and the xenompoph attacks are satisfyingly vicious.
 
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LaReineBlanche said:
Saw it and it disappointed me.
Ridley Scott made a lot of the same mistakes with this one that he made with Prometheus.

The characters are ciphers who behave like morons at all times. None of their deaths mattered because the majority of them were just faces in a crowd.
The plot is a bit tighter than Prometheus but by 30-45 minutes in the movie turns into a pseudo Isle of Dr. Moreau knock off.
On the plus side there are a few really cool action set pieces and the xenompoph attacks are satisfyingly vicious.
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Everything this.

One point I want to make is, if you like Prometheus, which I thought was a boring complicated big ball of nothing, than you will probably like this movie.
They did learn a lesson from Prometheus though, this movie moved a little better than Maple Syrup down a flag pole on a winter's day.....
 
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JuliotheGreasiest said:
Everything this.

One point I want to make is, if you like Prometheus, which I thought was a boring complicated big ball of nothing, than you will probably like this movie.
They did learn a lesson from Prometheus though, this movie moved a little better than Maple Syrup down a flag pole on a winter's day.....
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Ridley Scott did realize that Prometheus meandered for way too long with lots of boring navel gazing and he made sure not to do that with Covenant. So instead of being an outright bad movie Covenant is just mediocre.
 
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The kid is super excited to see this movie but with you guys poo pooing on it I'm a bit skeptical. I'm an easy mark for an alien universe movie so I'm sure I will enjoy it. Couldn't be as bad as alien 4 or avp. .........I hope.
 
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Rakdar said:
The kid is super excited to see this movie but with you guys poo pooing on it I'm a bit skeptical. I'm an easy mark for an alien universe movie so I'm sure I will enjoy it. Couldn't be as bad as alien 4 or avp. .........I hope.
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It's good. Don't listen to the haters let them go rave about Avengers 9
 
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Rakdar said:
The kid is super excited to see this movie but with you guys poo pooing on it I'm a bit skeptical. I'm an easy mark for an alien universe movie so I'm sure I will enjoy it. Couldn't be as bad as alien 4 or avp. .........I hope.
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No, it's a decent movie that SHOULD be seen; it advances the Prometheus plot but is NOT as cerebral a movie. If action and horror is what you want, Covenant will bring it to you...

The good:
  • Action PACKED
  • Aliens actually get wasted (FUCK them!)

The bad:
  • The "science" protocols were dumb or dumber than Pronetheus
  • The captain guy (post-Franco) was a total puss & James Franco was a non-factor
  • TOO MUCH CGI when it came to the Aliens themselves.
I'm down to do a podcast.
 
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SalsMasterShake said:
No, it's a decent movie that SHOULD be seen; it advances the Prometheus plot but is NOT as cerebral a movie. If action and horror is what you want, Covenant will bring it to you...

The good:
  • Action PACKED
  • Aliens actually get wasted (FUCK them!)

The bad:
  • The "science" protocols were dumb or dumber than Pronetheus
  • The captain guy (post-Franco) was a total puss & James Franco was a non-factor
  • TOO MUCH CGI
I'm down to do a podcast.
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We are going to try and see it today.
We can do the podcast after the guardians one gets done.
 
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thadude said:
It's good. Don't listen to the haters let them go rave about Avengers 9
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Avengers: Age of Ultron was pretty crappy.

SalsMasterShake said:
No, it's a decent movie that SHOULD be seen; it advances the Prometheus plot but is NOT as cerebral a movie. If action and horror is what you want, Covenant will bring it to you...

The good:
  • Action PACKED
  • Aliens actually get wasted (FUCK them!)

The bad:
  • The "science" protocols were dumb or dumber than Pronetheus
  • The captain guy (post-Franco) was a total puss & James Franco was a non-factor
  • TOO MUCH CGI when it came to the Aliens themselves.
I'm down to do a podcast.
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Covenant wasn't horrible and there were some really well-done action set pieces but overall I just felt it was a mediocre film.
Also the cast of characters were somehow even dumber than the boneheads in Prometheus and if you have to make the characters behave like improbable ididots in order to advance the plot then there is something wrong with your movie.
 
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LaReineBlanche said:
Covenant wasn't horrible and there were some really well-done action set pieces but overall I just felt it was a mediocre film.
Also the cast of characters were somehow even dumber than the boneheads in Prometheus and if you have to make the characters behave like improbable ididots in order to advance the plot then there is something wrong with your movie.
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Agreed. No scientific precautions taken, or felt necessary, after touching down on a previously unknown alien planet. Shit, at least the :quote: scientists :quote: in Prometheus kept their helmets on for a little while...
 
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Well. The actors for the most part stank. They never really seemed like they were terrified about what was going on. I can't take danny McBride serious. Not after watching east bound and down.
The progression of the story was good, the execution of it not so much. Still was a fun movie to go and watch. Plus I got to spend time with my son and his friend. Anyone who has teenagers know how difficult that can be.
 
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Rakdar said:
Well. The actors for the most part stank. They never really seemed like they were terrified about what was going on. I can't take danny McBride serious. Not after watching east bound and down.
The progression of the story was good, the execution of it not so much. Still was a fun movie to go and watch. Plus I got to spend time with my son and his friend. Anyone who has teenagers know how difficult that can be.
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Was hoping for more than a "angry mad scientist android" story. Kept seeing hints of advancing the architect storyline.
 
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Shortwave98 said:
Was hoping for more than a "angry mad scientist android" story. Kept seeing hints of advancing the architect storyline.
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I don't mind that so much. I was kind of disappointed at the lack of depth of the other characters. David was the only believable one of the bunch. The third movie has a lot of ground to cover to link alien 1 with the Prometheus saga.


I wasn't very pleased with how Shaw was handled. Kind of like a afterthought.
I hope @SalsMasterShake is right and we get an extended directors cut on blu ray.
 
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Rakdar said:
I don't mind that so much. I was kind of disappointed at the lack of depth of the other characters. David was the only believable one of the bunch. The third movie has a lot of ground to cover to link alien 1 with the Prometheus saga.


I wasn't very pleased with how Shaw was handled. Kind of like a afterthought.
I hope @SalsMasterShake is right and we get an extended directors cut on blu ray.
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Could be two movies. Scott says he has enough material for as many as six movies.
 
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