Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Watching%20 E — 24 May 2017

Worst of the series. It even made Promethius a piece of junk. Its time to quit making these.

This review of Alien: Covenant (2017) was written by Watching%20 E on 24 May 2017.

Alien: Covenant has generally received positive reviews.

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