We’ll come right out and admit it: from the opening credits, we were cheering Alien: Covenant on. For one thing, it’s a more direct prequel to Alien – the proof’s right there in the title – and there’s less time spent on pondering over the motivations behind a race of eight-foot-tall, godlike aliens and more time running in terror from creatures with big teeth and claws. There were slithering monsters and moments of psycho-sexual menace, but the beast from Alien was nowhere to be seen.Īlien: Covenant, on the other hand, feels like something of a response to the criticisms levelled at Prometheus. ![]() In some respects, this was a positive rather than offer a straight retread of his 1979 hit, director Ridley Scott went off in another direction – broadening out the Alien universe with tales of humanity’s origins and ancient gods on the other side of the galaxy. Prometheus was a lot of things, but one of the things it seldom felt like was an Alien movie. ![]() But just flagging it here in case you’ve managed to avoid everything so far. Please note: this review contains a light spoiler, something that’s been revealed already in the film’s promotion.
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