(Drivebycuriosity) -"Alien" is one of the strongest movies ever made. The film, released in the year 1979, influenced science fiction and the horror genre as well. And it spawned a franchise. Now the newest product of the franchise is in the cinema theaters: "Alien Covenant" (imdb) shot by Ridley Scott again, the creator of the iconic first "Alien" film.
"Convenant" is not as strong as the first three Alien movies but watchable (this is a spoiler free blog. You can find a synopsis here wikipedia). Many parts - and the basic structure - follow closely the first "Alien" and they are more or less variations of it. Some scenes also are interpretations of later Alien movies and I could spot influences of Kubrick´s "2001: A Space Odyssey" and other movies of course.
"Covenant" is more philosophical and ambitious than the early Alien movies. Unfortunately the movie also refers to Ridley Scott`s film "Prometheus" from 2012 ( (it´s actually also a sequel of this movie ). I didn´t enjoy Prometheus" and I forgot about it. The references make "Covenant" unnecessary complicated.
Anyway, I am looking forward to the next step of the Alien saga.
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