Alien: Covenant

  • Theatrical - Wide 2017-05-19

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with ALIEN: COVENANT, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with PROMETHEUS — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet... See more on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

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Alien: Covenant (Movie Review)

PLOT: When the colonization crew of the deep-space Covenant vessel lands on a distant planet that seems perfectly habitable, a lethal multiform alien parasite is the only living organism awaiting them. REVIEW: Very few filmmakers – current, contemporary, dead, alive,...

Alien: Covenant (Eric W’s Review)

A note: This is a mostly spoiler-free review. However, it’s also mainly meant for people who’ve already seen ALIEN: COVENANT, as I won’t be providing an extended synopsis or detailed descriptions of scenes. So consider this a place where you...

Review: Alien: Covenant

Read Paul Shirey's review HERE PLOT: After a disastrous deep space accident, the crew of a ship carrying thousands of colonists, lands on a mysterious, habitable planet. Soon they discover this hidden paradise contains a deadly secret related to the...

Review: Alien: Covenant

**Mild Spoilers below** It’s been five years since we’ve last revisited the ALIEN franchise with Ridley Scott’s ambiguous origin tale in PROMETHEUS, a film that ended up being a more divisive look at the series than simply a well-made monster...

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Read the script for Alien: Covenant right here

I'm big into screenwriting and so I try to snatch up and read any and all scripts I can get my hands on. Recently we shared the scripts for neo-classics such as Darren Aronofsky's mother!, John Krasiniski's A QUIET PLACE,...

Mysterious new Alien project teased for 2019

The fate of the ALIEN franchise at the movies is still up in the air after the lackluster performance of last year’s ALIEN: COVENANT, but the series is still going strong elsewhere. The official Instagram account for the series recently...

Rumor: Alien TV series in the works

As we all sit around and twiddle our thumbs waiting for news on a new entry in the FRIDAY THE 13TH and/or A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET series, we can all twiddle said thumbs knowing that 20th Century Fox seems...

The UnPopular Opinion: Alien Covenant

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...
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