Review of Alien: Covenant (2017) by Bkristman — 18 May 2017

So basically I went to see this because I wanted to see what would happen when david and the girl left from prometheus met 'the creators'. I was hoping for a sort of dramatic '2001' moment but boy was it ever ....'not'.

In fact they dispatched that whole story avenue in 1 brief cgi scene.

So much for that.

Right from the beginning this film plays as a parody of.

Other 'b' sci-fi films .

If you thought the ship crew was dumb and reckless in prometheus you'll absolutely hate or love these guys even more depending on your preference .

Like I said it is like a parody and worth watching because it is so funny how idiotic everyone is.

The producers race thru the film ticking off every action aliens cliche scene with great speed like they have a grocery list.

It's not scary,horrifying or even creepy. You just laugh.

The lead female character occasionally tries to be like Ripley but she's too short,has a bad haircut and is always on the verge of crying.

And these people are in charge of escorting thousands of people to a new planet lol. The synthetic guys are the most interesting characters but even they jump the shark in silly scenes occasionally.

No wonder Ridley Scott said he could keep whipping these films off forever. The ending is like the ending of a regular tv show where they want us to tune in next week for more wacky adventures.

Anyways it's worth a laugh if you liked Mystery Science Theatre 3000 episodes except you and your friends can add your own clever dialogue. It's not even in 3d.