Alien: Covenant was amazing

@Splatterpunk - That was actually an attempt at humor.  But obviously it was lost on you.  Maybe my humor is rediculous? :-). Either way, add 20-30 minutes to the movie and do away with the cheap shortcuts.  That's my opinion, and you know what they say about those.

@spear sometimes humor doesn't come across in print especially if it's not funny, haha. Anyway, how long was the movie anyway. When I watched it time flew by. I'm hoping there is a directors cut with more content. Can always hope.

"Alien: Convenient" is funny!  C'mon...haha

@Spearfish  It is very funny

My observation is that Prometheus was teed up as a deep (intellectual) movie that could have been executed better.  Whereas Covenant is a slasher film.  I didn't find it very deep other than why David killed (presumably) Shaw if he loved her?  Watched it at 2pm today, so it was better than being at work, but I would rather see the movie this forum would derive.

Scott needs to take his skirt off as well. If the fx crew boasts in an interview the movie is so gory than carry through because it wasn't. It was okay in that area. Missed opportunity and they could of done the gore stylistically. Wimps.

I don't think we need gore.  We need answers and a complex story line.  This is a movie that would be a terrible book.  I want a book transformed into a movie.

@spear the only reason I even bring it up is because of the interview the fx crew gave. They boasted and bragged but fell short. That's why I bring it up. If you are going to tease and it was a tease then follow through. I've never expected the franchise to be a heavy gore genre but if you go about boasting and exaggerating in an interview then you get people like me who are like okay, show me. I was going to the movie regardless but because of that interview I was expecting more. They said a woman was totally covered in blood and they used so much. They exaggerated a bit:)

The flute scene was dope... enguiniety, philosophy, and androids one on one discussing thru a simple wooden instrument. It had subtle cerebral symbolism demonstrating David's high intelligence, Like a "Symphony composer", but with living things. The puns were great, (the kissing scene) to me was clever...echoing back to Batty kissing his maker Tyrell. (kiss of death), The notion of loving/hating one's self.

I loved the balance of gore and wit!  

Theres more films coming... 

we are just looking at the end handle of a big umbrella!

but hey, thats JMO

Not sure.  This has been a downward spiral since 1979, much like myself LOL.  I personally like movies that make me question my preconceived notions, like Ex Machina.  Blow me up for that, but that film left many disturbing questions about her intentions (her?) and if the guy lived.  Things I thought about for months after seeing the film.  It was smart.  I don't have these lingering questions with convent - other than those carried over from Prometheus.

I was 50/50 with the movie.... disappointed with some parts but i understand why they did it, just  shame some of it was inconsistent and not done as well as could have been... talking everything related to Shaw, Engineers, Paradise etc etc...

We have the ADF Novel to give us some insight and hopefully we can see some history of the Engineers and their Bio-weapons and Agenda in future.

There are other flaws and Plot Holes, but its each to their own.

I gave it a 6/10 but in reality some of it is a Good Movie, some Disappointing and odd Poor parts but most of the rest average.

From the Start to when David came along it was Good... after that it was a bit of a disappointment for some things but they had to be done that way due to the running time of the movie... now if it was a 2hr 45min movie then no doubt some parts could have been given more justice... also a Budget Increase...

Considering the Budget i dont think its bad, but then its a shame to ask what another say 30 min worth of Screen time for extra/expanded Plot..... plus add the obviously cut down scenes.

And maybe extra 3-4 Months Production and $50M Budget would have gave us.

 I just finished watching Alien3 - The Assembly Cut and its way better than the theatrical version and way better than Prometheus and Covenant.