Alien: Covenant (2017)

[Henry88]

[BathTub]

I thought the next one was meant to go to the pilots planet? I guess I missed something.

[SJP]

I think that landscape is supposed to be their planet.  I was hoping it would be a lot weirder looking, myself.

All I can say is, I hope it's good.  It kind of looks like it's going to end up being more of a slasher movie than a further philosophical exploration than Prometheus was going for...whether that's for better or worse, well...

More Fassbender isn't a bad thing, though.

[Ponymusete]

There is going to be another similar film named Arrival describing the fall of some unknown aliens while human do not know if there are friendly or not so they dispatch a linguist to contact the Aliens. This film will come out in 2007 and i hope it is 60fps just like  Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. If not i will use 60fps converter to make it true.

[ihavemyreasons]

Yeah...Arrival came out last year and should hit DVD soon
Missed it in the theater but will catch it when it's released on DVD/streaming.

As for Covenant, not sure what to think. Prometheus had some things that I thought were interesting but overall too many plot holes, no real frights, and that one surgery scene that was supposed to be terrifying but ended up being hysterically funny. While this looks to go in a different direction that might be better.

[Variety of Cells]

I loved what I took Prometheus to be: a story about man's blind quest for god, its creator.  But once man finds god, it tries to kill him.  So what does man do when it finds out its creator actively wants it dead?  Man chooses to deny it, and goes off looking for another god to worship, because its the search that keep humanity going.

Wasn't a great movie, but I really liked what I thought it was trying to say about religion and humanity. 

Somehow I get the feeling there won't be much philosophy in this one.

[Pak-Man]

...and that one surgery scene that was supposed to be terrifying but ended up being hysterically funny.

Tyrant, who was 7 months pregnant at the time with our tyke, disagrees. :^)

[ihavemyreasons]

I loved what I took Prometheus to be...

By "better" I meant that I thought Covenant might end up being a better overall movie despite initially appearing as more of just another Alien sequel. I didn't hate Prometheus and did find it thought provoking, but also equally frustrating in the sloppiness of some of the plot holes that could have easily been fixed.

[Cyrusso]

This trailer looks intense. Part of me wants stuff about the Engineers and the Xenomorphs answered but another part of me also does not.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

I also wanted more of a followup to Prometheus, with the Engineers.

This looks like it jumps over that and goes straight to being a prequel for Alien.

[SJP]

Just as a note, for those who would like some information about something that is in the trailer, but may not yet be aware of it...
That thing that is popping out of the guy's back?  It is a proto-alien known as the Neomorph.  It is supposedly very similar looking to the official alien, but it is even more animalistic and reportedly very translucent and freaky looking...and it is just barely visible in the trailer.  Watch closely when the grenade is fired through the curtain.  You can see...well, something recoil from it towards the bottom of the screen.  It is very quick and blurry as hell to spot, but it is there.  To add to the ick factor, they not only pop out of backs, but out of throats as well.  So...that's...better, maybe?

[Cyrusso]

That is freaky. Of course, at the same time it raises a lot of questions that I'm not sure I have the stomach to ask. 

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Surprised this thread hasn't been active since the movie came out.

I just finished the novelization, haven't seen the movie so don't know if there are differences, but there is usually more explanations of stuff in a novelization.

Not sure I will even bother watching the movie now, other than the stuff with David it seemed like most of the stuff that happens is a rehash of stuff done in Alien and Aliens.

[Darth Geek]

I may check it out on DVD if I even bother at all. The reviews were mixed at best, and apparently they gloss over the woman from Prometheus' visit to the Engineer's home world in the laziest of ways, just to tell basicaly a remake of Alien.
While I respect Ridley Scott, I think this is a Star Wars type situation where the originator has run out of good ideas, and the best thing for the franchise might be for him to step aside.

[Pak-Man]

I liked it, but I also liked Prometheus. If Prometheus rubbed you the wrong way, Covenant probably isn't enough of a course correction to win you over.