ALIEN: COVENANT (First Reactions from World Premiere)

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While I am hyped for Covenant, I'm not overhyped. Still cautious about reviews from fans or professional film reviews.

Basically, I'm waiting for Chris Stuckmann's review to get 100% hyped for it.
 
Meh, I don't trust those reviews. I'll wait for @Dragonlordxxxxx 's review. He seems to call it like he sees it without an agenda.
 
Anyone remember what the Fan reactions for Prometheus were like? Just sayin'...
 
Dragonlordxxxxx said:
Update: April 26, 2017

ALIEN: COVENANT Prologue Shows What Happened to Shaw and David After PROMETHEUS

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Holy sh*t. They could just make a movie out of that. That was written better than Prometheus lmao. Welp, you all got me to see the new alien movie, so good job on that one.
 
RhinoRush said:
Wait. So are we all just pretending Prometheus wasn't awful?
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It had so much potential; so much sci-fi potential. It really was only shit compared to what it SHOULD have been. It was interesting, but ruined. I would be interested to see a true sequel all day.. if they turned THAT into shit, I would complain even more.
 
method115 said:
Great reviews. Can't wait to see this. Not worried about "scary" parts of the movie. The Alien movies were never scary to me to begin with.
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In sci-fi, real sci-fi, "horror" is always backseat to other more interesting story points.. even with the first Alien. I hope that isn't lost.
 
Amerikuracana said:
In sci-fi, real sci-fi, "horror" is always backseat to other more interesting story points.. even with the first Alien.
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Don't know about that. Horror was at the forefront pretty heavily with the first one. I mean shit, the marketing slogan was "In space, nobody can hear you scream." It was essentially a slasher flick.
 
HereticBD said:
Don't know about that. Horror was at the forefront pretty heavily with the first one. I mean shit, the marketing slogan was "In space, nobody can hear you scream." It was essentially a slasher flick.
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They SOLD it on that.. But what made it a great movie that lasted were the other great things about it.
 
Amerikuracana said:
They SOLD it on that.. But what made it a great movie that lasted were the other great things about it.
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It had other elements obviously, that makes it a much more rich experience than your typical slasher flick. I'm just saying that horror did not take a backseat to the other themes going on in the movie. It's a horror movie, through and through.
 
Don't worry guys. You won't have to wait for @Dragonlordxxxxx 's review. Doesn't come out for awhile in the US. I'm in Australia at the moment. Seeing it on the 12th. Tune in for my review.
 
HereticBD said:
It had other elements obviously, that makes it a much more rich experience than your typical slasher flick. I'm just saying that horror did not take a backseat to the other themes going on in the movie. It's a horror movie, through and through.
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I think the sci-fi is what gave it its popularity long term. It made people say "damn, that was a cool movie." Maybe with Alien, it was pretty damn close and could go either way.
 
Amerikuracana said:
I think the sci-fi is what gave it its popularity long term. It made people say "damn, that was a cool movie." Maybe with Alien, it was pretty damn close and could go either way.
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I think what set it above within the horror genre(or slasher sub-genre) was the threat. It wasn't some zombie in a hockey mask, or whatever, running amok in a city. It had a believable aspect to it(thanks to the sci-fi aspect), and the fear of being trapped in space with nowhere to run, with a threat that could conceivably exist, strikes a chord that a more fantastical movie wouldn't. When you make the isolation and fear believable, a horror flick will usually succeed and keep people coming back to explore the other elements and themes the flick had going for it.

I think "Alien" and "The Thing" are very similar in that regard.
 
Don't hump the bunk with this one Ridley!
 
"Definitely better than Prometheus". Well that was a low fucking hurdle to clear...

Also, these twitter reactions are almost always positive, even for movies that suck.
 
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