But in the case of Alien and Aliens, those are two great movies for completely different reasons. Look, I love the Evil Dead trilogy as much as the next horror geek, but the original Evil Dead (IN MY OPINION) falls just short of being great. I remember saying, at the time of my Aliens review, that Alien and Aliens (what a creative title for a sequel) were the best one-two punch of any major horror franchise.
Ultimately "Alien Covenant" delivers an excellent, fast-paced sci-fi action horror thriller (yes, it hits that many genres) like only Ridley Scott can, while continuing to explore the "Prometheus" theme of creation. At only five minutes, it gives a better introduction to the Covenant crew than the movie does, providing deeper emotional investment in these characters. He continues that bigger story with "Alien: Covenant" and whether he meant to provide fan service or not, we get that with face huggers and xenomorphs! (No spoiler as both are in the trailers.)ĭo yourself a favor and watch the short "Last Supper" before the movie (youtu.be/EkXgRlRao5I ). It was clear he was building a grander story to the eventual bridge to the original "Alien." I loved "Prometheus" with its attempt at something bigger than just more face huggers and xenomorphs wreaking havoc. Ridley Scott has the same challenge with the "Alien" prequels. The "Star Wars" sequels are a perfect example of this.
I would hate to be in the shoes of a filmmaker that needs to please a rabid fan base.
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