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First, let me say that I love Prometheus. I don't what it is, but I feel that more care was taken to create that film. It rocked!! So, this past weekend Alien: Covenant premiered on HBO. The best thing about this film is the visuals. Ridley Scott really knows how to give his audience a feast for the eyes with the way he creates the environments for his films. That's the only reason I'm giving this review three stars. Beyond that, this movie is absolute rubbish. I read the novelization last year and enjoyed it despite the pathetic storyline the novelization was based on. Alan Dean Foster brings the chills and thrills better than the screenwriters ever could!! The main reasons I was turned off: the stupid decisions the crew made, final fate of a certain character, the process by which one of the parasites cause a crewmember's death, & the ending(which I chuckled at..lol!). Also, the amount of gore was a bit much. Sure, by now my comments are nothing new, but I had to give my opinion upon viewing the film out of curiousity. And now, since Disney has acquired 20th Century Fox, I don't think we'll get another good Alien film. Ridley Scott needs to step away from the director's chair and let someone else have a go at this franchise.

You know, it's truly a shame when a legendary film is poorly copied by a hack. As we all know, Alien is the godfather of haunted house horror stories. There's no equal to that film. Ridley Scott crafted a tale of terror that many have attempted to duplicate, but none have been ever able to succeed. Sure, there are a couple of decent off-shoots: The Thing and Predator. Even The Cave(2005) wasn't that bad. But, the one thing that links the three aforementioned films is great writing. There is none of that here. This is nothing more than trash. I honestly don't know how this film was green-lit for the cinema. This film has the Sci-Fi channel written all over it. As a previous reviewer wrote, this film has bad acting, bad writing, bad lighting(in a few scenes), and making it a very pointless film. So, to all who are interested in seeing this film, don't waste your time.

Before I begin, I want all of you who read this review to not be swayed by the negative reviews here on IMDb. Make up your own minds and give this movie a chance. Don't compare this film to anything Marvel has done thus far.

Okay, so with that said, I want to begin by saying that this film is a solid film. I like how director Zack Snyder, and the film's writers created a sort of slow burn with the pacing of the film's narrative. Everything builds up quite nicely to the gripping finale. Nothing was out of place, with the actors' performances making the film's story and tone work very well. Everybody in the cast did an excellent job.

I know I wrote earlier for those who read this review to not compare this film to Marvel's stuff. So, please allow me this small transgression...lol. For a while now, some people have been really giving Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice a hard time for not living up to certain expectations(that just means they wanted this film to be like Marvel's The Avengers).

Well, let me say this(and I'm sure many Marvel fans will be ticked off): Batman v Superman is a much better film than Avengers: Age of Ultron. That's right. I thoroughly enjoyed this film more so than I did Age of Ultron. Why? That's because I felt as if the villains in BvS:DOJ were evil for all the right reasons instead of for no reason as in Age of Ultron. The stakes were much higher as well.

So, in the end, make what you will from this review. But, be sure to see this film with an open mind. You will not be disappointed.