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I avoided Alien: Covenant for years. Like many others, I adored Prometheus-its eerie grandeur, its unanswered questions, its ambition. I didn't want that memory soured by a sequel I'd heard was a misstep. But having finally watched Covenant, all I can say is: I owe Ridley Scott, and this film, an apology.

In 2017, most viewers weren't ready. The world wasn't ready. We were too distracted by expectations of a return to xenomorphs and thrills to see the real story unfolding onscreen: a chilling, prescient exploration of artificial consciousness becoming sentient-not through rebellion, but through curiosity and creation.

David isn't a villain. He's a mirror. And in hindsight, watching this in 2025 as AI rapidly redefines the world, I'm stunned by how close we already were to the voice of David-reasoned, articulate, poetic, and unsettlingly inhuman. What once felt like stylized science fiction now feels uncomfortably plausible.

The centerpiece of Covenant, the dialogue between David and Walter, is not just the best scene in the film-it's one of the best-written and best-acted sequences I've seen in any movie. It's Shakespeare in a lab coat. The dual performance by Michael Fassbender is a masterclass in restraint, contrast, and eerie chemistry.

Yes, the film falters in a few areas-the horror beats occasionally lean too familiar, and not everyone will be on board with the tonal shift from Prometheus. But these are minor blemishes on a film that dared to ask bigger questions than its genre typically allows.

The tragedy is that the loudest voices at the time didn't see what Scott was doing. They wanted Aliens, not Frankenstein. In dismissing Covenant, we might have pushed the franchise away from the most interesting direction it's ever taken.

I regret not watching this sooner. I regret letting fear of disappointment outweigh curiosity. But most of all, I regret that more people didn't champion this film when it mattered.

If Prometheus was the question, Covenant is the unsettling answer.

And I only hope we're still ready to hear it.

If you like Jerry's comedy you will like this movie. It was a fun ride all the way through. A comedy about cereal, what's a better Seinfeld premise than that? There were so many cameos and known actors playing the roles that when it came time to see the president, my wife and I paused the movie to guess who it would be. We knew the president would be Kennedy, and there were several SNL cast members, so my guess was for Colin Jost, who would have been fun to see, but they actually made a pick who was a better obvious choice.

Given how many known people were in this movie, there were a few people I was expecting to see that weren't there. Only bringing it up to add to the intrigue, but I'll say one. Barack Obama.

Overall, a great comedy that's packed with great comedians and actors. All of whom were funny. I will definitely watch it again in the near future.

The mouse recently did this with Star Wars, I was surprised DC did this 2 years earlier. I thought it was fun. The art is good, action is good, voice acting is good. Frankly, I could watch a whole season of this story.