CINEMA

Alien: Covenant

POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Friday, June 2, 2017 15:54
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 3544
PAGE 1 of 1

Sunday, May 21, 2017 4:57 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


This takes place about 10 years following Prometheus, in 2104.

Although the ending is fairly defined by the rest of the Alien franchise, I felt it was not very credible or creative.

Select to view spoiler:


I don't know why she didn't have a clue, or was willing to gamble everybody's lives upon it. My only guess is she was just tired. If I could see the ending as soon as the synthetic returned to her, how could she or Tennessee not see, with their lives in the balance? And they only had 7 years of travel to their destination? One human could oversee the remeinder of the trip, both she and he having lost their lifemates.



If you are going to think during this film, ignore the parts about traveling for years, then unexpectedly bringing themselves to a stop (or planetary orbit) within a few days, and also about cryo-sleep for a matter of years - like a half dozen.

If you are looking for just a thrill/suspense/horror flick, it does have all of that. But the characters are almost as stupid as those of Gravity.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, May 22, 2017 2:35 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


You know something JSF, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Although I wasn't as disappointed as I was with Prometheus.

3 out of 5 Stars - mainly for the production value, action sequences and horror quotient. Otherwise it was a weak script.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
This takes place about 10 years following Prometheus, in 2104.

Although the ending is fairly defined by the rest of the Alien franchise, I felt it was not very credible or creative.

Select to view spoiler:


I don't know why she didn't have a clue, or was willing to gamble everybody's lives upon it. My only guess is she was just tired. If I could see the ending as soon as the synthetic returned to her, how could she or Tennessee not see, with their lives in the balance? And they only had 7 years of travel to their destination? One human could oversee the remeinder of the trip, both she and he having lost their lifemates.



If you are going to think during this film, ignore the parts about traveling for years, then unexpectedly bringing themselves to a stop (or planetary orbit) within a few days, and also about cryo-sleep for a matter of years.

If you are looking for just a thrill/suspense/horror flick, it does have all of that. But the characters are almost as stupid as those of Gravity.


NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, May 22, 2017 5:35 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


No interest at all in seeing

NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, May 22, 2017 7:48 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
This takes place about 10 years following Prometheus, in 2104.

Although the ending is fairly defined by the rest of the Alien franchise, I felt it was not very credible or creative.

Select to view spoiler:


I don't know why she didn't have a clue, or was willing to gamble everybody's lives upon it. My only guess is she was just tired. If I could see the ending as soon as the synthetic returned to her, how could she or Tennessee not see, with their lives in the balance? And they only had 7 years of travel to their destination? One human could oversee the remeinder of the trip, both she and he having lost their lifemates.


If you are going to think during this film, ignore the parts about traveling for years, then unexpectedly bringing themselves to a stop (or planetary orbit) within a few days, and also about cryo-sleep for a matter of years.

If you are looking for just a thrill/suspense/horror flick, it does have all of that. But the characters are almost as stupid as those of Gravity.

You know something JSF, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Although I wasn't as disappointed as I was with Prometheus.

3 out of 5 Stars - mainly for the production value, action sequences and horror quotient. Otherwise it was a weak script.

SGG

I did not have expectations for Prometheus, other than knowing other Sci-Fi fans were agog about it's possibilities.


Question for SGG or others who have seen it:

Select to view spoiler:


Did I really understand that they were only 7 years and some months away from their final destination? Or did I mishear that? And they had been traveling less than 10 years? So something like a 17 year travel, making their velocity quite rapid, yet they could practically stop on a dime? This type of Accel/Decel rate on a ship merely for colonization, effectively a slow cargo transport? And why go to the trouble of cryo-sleep for every single person, with only 17 or less years of travel?


NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Friday, June 2, 2017 8:08 AM

JO753

rezident owtsidr


I think you herd the time correctly.

I liked it. I think its on par with the rest uv the moviez. It haz alot uv the terror aspect uv the orijinal plus the action uv Alienz.

Select to view spoiler:


It coud be seen az inspired by Bishop's statement about the earlier modelz



----------------------------
DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.7532020.com

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

YOUR OPTIONS

NEW POSTS TODAY

USERPOST DATE

OTHER TOPICS

DISCUSSIONS
The Backrooms (Found Footage)
Wed, February 25, 2026 07:32 - 20 posts
Barebenheimer era is over...Hollywood is dead?
Wed, February 25, 2026 05:47 - 21 posts
Horror movies and Scary Tv making a comeback?
Mon, February 23, 2026 07:59 - 118 posts
2025 Wide Release Prediction Game Thread
Thu, February 19, 2026 21:51 - 507 posts
Kill (Hindi language)
Wed, February 18, 2026 14:23 - 10 posts
Uggh... Barbie looks awful (and Oppenheimer is too long)
Mon, February 16, 2026 18:24 - 116 posts
Good Low Budget and Independent Flicks
Mon, February 16, 2026 18:23 - 247 posts
Biggest Critic Versus Audience Split In History
Fri, February 13, 2026 01:46 - 9 posts
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has no shot of winning Texas Senate race
Thu, February 12, 2026 14:04 - 13 posts
Stuporman (2025)
Sun, February 8, 2026 04:26 - 13 posts
Hollywood out of ideas, remakes 'Total Recall'
Sat, February 7, 2026 07:53 - 57 posts
Catherine O'Hara dead
Sun, February 1, 2026 23:38 - 14 posts

FFF.NET SOCIAL