Oh boy people, its here and its very good for the fans of the classic xenomorph for sure. but for the fans of the very smart and thought provoking  sci fi/horror film Prometheus. its kind of frustrating.. because the idea that Prometheus proposed was fantastic and greatly more interesting than this new direction Ridley Scott is taking. because I would rather have gotten the original idea he had for the Prometheus sequels . because you can tell there is alot of fan service in here, and it feels out of place when its a sequel to a movie that made you think so much, and its a missed opportunity in my opinion.

now keeping this spoiler free I will not spoil details of course, but i want to warn the people with the idea of getting some closure on the Engineers and they’re purpose from the previous movie.. will be disappointed, there is basically nothing when it comes to that sadly. But now that its said, let me get to the GREAT parts of this FANTASTIC Alien movie. because if you only are looking for a gory and quite scary Alien movie that is more like the classic movies, then you will be very pleased.

PLOT:

The overall plot is ok for what it is, a space ship full of people for the spooky aliens to kill. but a couple crew members are pretty relatable and fun to follow. The best part about the movie is the background it gives us, the lore behind all of the crazy and messed up stuff we have been shown throughout the years in the alien universe! It was a great way to answer some of our questions about the creatures of the world and sort of build on it in small ways. I hope to see even more of this in the future because its still mysterious and it would be fun to explore what is set up.

GORY/SCARY:

What surprised me the most was how bloody and messed up it all is! like aliens are busting out of everything now, I  am very happy with how they handled the gore here. its not just in your face but it is also pretty intense and im pretty sure most people will leave still thinking about how gruesome some of the scenes are.  For me I was thinking the whole time about how creepy it was, they did a excellent job of making this a dark and twisted.

CONCLUSION:

I would for sure recommend this to any alien fan, like I said before.. I would have preferred the original idea for the sequels and it show more of the Engineers and become a deeper story within the alien universe, but there are enough surprises that keep you interested even though it is at the core another alien film. Unfortunately I cannot tell you what makes this movie so cool because it would be spoiling it. But trust me, fans of Alien will be defiantly happy with what is revealed. I sure was!!!! I hope in the next one we get more of what Ridley Scott originally wanted to make overall.

i’m going to give ALIEN: COVENANT a 8/10

pros: scary, fun, visually appealing, builds on the alien lore.
cons: wasted potential and giving into showing more xenomorphs because of whining fans instead of delivering a more meaningful and deeper story as Scott originally planned..