Alien: Covenant - Official Movie Review 

I feel like the twist at the end isn't really meant to be a twist for the viewers. It's more just a twist for the characters.

Matt, what kinda Diet you on? Your transformation is pretty impressive.

That moment when you realize David is actually a perfect replicant...

"I'll do the fingering" LOL!

Why does every franchise need to cover every detail ever! Idc where the hell the alien came from! the original film was a great haunted house/slasher film in space and that's it.

After they describe the movie and say "take a look" I'm always like "FFS, we JUST took a look! Did you not realize you opened the video with a look?!"

I'm getting really sick of hearing "it's predictable, we've seen this before." You hear it in every. single. movie review. Either "it's good but we've seen this before" or "it's bad and we've seen this before." We've seen everything before. We're at the point in film making now where nothing is really that original anymore. Movies don't have to reinvent the wheel every single time to not be criticized for lack of originality because that's impossible.

alonso is wrong about captain orum(?)'s - billy crudup's - faith not coming up again, it does several times. after the original complaint of not being able to move up the ranks bc they don't consider a person of faith' capable of making rational decisions, catherine waterston's character tells him 'we need your faith' when things start to go bad, he also tells david 'i met the devil when i was a child and i never forgot his face.' and then when he wakes up after being attacked he asks david 'what do you believe in?' to which david answered 'creation.' I wasn't sure how i felt about it after seeing it once, but after seeing it again I really appreciate it. The only problems I had with it were that it seemed to move too fast and could have really benefitted from 20 or so more minutes of character development and maybe slowing the ending down just a little bit. But look at what it did right - everyone thought they'd be complaining about Danny Mcbride and he was great!

I wasn't analyzing Westworld a bunch so I didn't catch on to the identity of the Man in Black, but I was reading a review of, I want to say the seventh episode, and they mentioned the theory and I read it and said aloud "oh, that's right, that's totally what's going on", same thing with R + L =J, you hear the theory and you don't even need to keep watching to be absolutely certain that's what's going on.

Who else loved Prometheus but didn't like A/C Because it didn't answer none of the Questions we had from Prometheus. A/C is a slap in the face to Prometheus fans.

I think this movie had promise. The main idea was great and the end was perfect. But the writing oh the writing. I couldn't help but think that the crew where bus drivers with no military experience or service experience at all. I mean a woman brings an infected man into a ship and the other woman destroyed a ship all by herself. I thought she was backing a pie and it just went bad in so many ways. I must admit as a woman I felt offended. Lol. I was hating this crew so much that anything good that happens after that it was overshadowed by the crews performance. The cinematography was beautiful and is a must see from the Aliens fans as myself. But .... 6 out of 10. But you must see it. Because the ending was perfect in my mind.

Sorry, so let me get this right, the premise of the movie is that this earth ship on the way somewhere has the crew woken up ahead of time to investigate a radio signal from an unknown planet? Um, isn't that the plot of Alien?

Really entertaining. It is really predictable and tropey and doesn't do anything new for the genre, but it's engaging, well executed, and nicely paced. It sags a bit at the end. It builds on Prometheus so you need to see it first. And also worth watching the prologue clips you find online.

We never knew who were the engineers, why they created humans and why the want to destroy them.

People should check out the Ridley Scott's interview on BBC.s Film 4 podcast. It really reveals a lot about where his head is at and has been with this franchise.

I keep hearing from people that Prometheus was a bad aliens movie. I liked Prometheus. Can someone please explain to me or link me to a good video/review explaining why it wasn't a good movie.

Thank you guys for not spoiling this movie like a few other professional critics have.

Christie, this may come out as nitpicking, But it actually comes from many other videos as well. PLEASE put a laptop in front of you, if you really have to look up stuff during the review... first, it takes a long time before get what you want thru a tiny phone, and by the time you find whatever you're looking for, guys have already moved on from the topic. secondly, it's distracting at times and one might think you're checking your texts or emails or whatever. you're awesome by the way. I'm a fan.

I felt alienated by this movie.

In a twisted way, this movie shares a similar type of villain, someone who delights in torture and murder. Many people have argued why would the crew of the Covenant be so unscientific? No spacesuits? Really? But then, none of the deaths would happen or aliens appear with common sense.

Wish you had included spoilers, so we could have gotten your take on the ending, among other things.

I love Matt trying to get Alonso to agree with something he has so clearly stated he doesn't agree with.

After seeing this, you guys are being far too harsh on it. It most certainly recovers a ton of goodwill I lost on Prometheus. The bit about Byron/Shelley was clever as fuck, too. The 2 male androids discussing Ozymandias while omitting Shelley's more famous wife, the author of Frankenstein - AKA the birth of science fiction/horror in literature written by a strong, independent woman whilst being a part of the franchise led by strong independent women that gave birth to modern horror/science fiction in cinema. The only bit that ground my gears was the obvious switcheroo and how much better the film would have been (to me) if Scott didn't go that route.

Alfonso, that's the thing. Alien and all of the pictures in that franchise good or bad are not JUST a monster movies. AVP is a monster movie, Alien is much more deep exploration of human psyche.

David has to take the ship to the moon where the first Alien and Prometheus takes place right? He creates the Xenomorphs so they have to end up on that LV-426 or whatever the hell it is called right? How do LV-223 and LV-426 connect? There isn't enough time for David to introduce the alien eggs with the facehuggers. I dunno seems like a continuity nightmare. Also, why do the engineers on the their home world look so primitive? They are supposed to be super advanced, yet their culture looks like it was set in Roman times.

saw it yesterday with a die-hard alien franchise fan, we both enjoyed it immensely. psychotic androids ftw

Rotten tomatoes is part of comcast. So does Matt gives his honest opinion? He's selling it to much!

why do you play the trailer?

Wow - these people LIKED the film? This is insane. This movie was hijacked by Prometheus.

Hold up. I recalled Christy loving Prometheus, or enjoying it quite a bit.

Good Review.

I'm just worried Ridley is out to erase all other *Alien* films after the first one. *Aliens* was great, and I hope the studio stops him from retconning it out of existence.

I still think that Captain Kirk fighting the Gorn in Star Trek the original series is the most intense bit of sci-fi horror ever committed to film.....Alien does come close tho.

I found this film made the exact same mistakes Prometheus made - things with the first 2 films in the franchise did NOT do - which is failing to have it's characters act in realistic and believable ways. No scientist, nor anyone with a modicum of training and sense, would do what these people did, or act/re-act in the ways they do. On top of that, even the Alien 'acts' out of character...the development of the last chest-buster into a fullsize humanoid Xenomorph is way too fast. It's depressing that Scott has done this twice. We should know better, and we - and this franchise - definitely deserve better.

Do not expect too much going in. This movie is basically 80% Prometheus and 20% Alien. (Ridley Scott originally wanted to call the sequel to Prometheus "Paradise" which actually makes more sense than "Alien: Covenant.") This movie is what Prometheus was supposed to be in the first place. But it's not much more than that. It's more about the origin of life and the android than about the beautiful creation by H.R. Giger (ghee-gur). Summary: not quite Alien, but beats Prometheus. A solid 7/10.

funny thing is many supporters of prometheus could not stop talking how smart it was and how dumb we were. so instead of our questions being answered in covenant we were served same old lost in space with a monster scenario with figure it out yourself attitude.

Doing a review a week early? That must be because you missed the boat and everyone's already beaten you to it. Fab.

Is Matt ok?

Why would there be birds at all on an alien planet? Who writes this stuff?

Alonso I respect that you have a different opinion but most of us love the Alien mythos and how they came into being...thats why I liked Prometheus in the first place.....

This everyone gets killed B.S. is getting to be for the birds. There were engineers, but this, or what they're trying to express to the viewing public, is not true. "I could have made a better movie and actually if I had funding could"

i watched this yesterday, all i am going to say is OH DEAR:(

This movie was absolutely terrible. If you haven't seen it, don't waste your money unless you like unintentional comedies.

I don't understand all the Prometheus hate! I loved it (still love it!) and this one was fun as well. I feel like people have forgotten how to just let go and enjoy the ride

matt is looking trim! good job man!!

Matchity, don't disappear.

I' m going to put this out there. These reviewers do not impress, at all. wtf is right.

You guys are super disconnected. Most die hard alien fans I've heard from hate where this is going:/ I dug it

The movie has a lot of references from the first Alien movie.

I read the review from IGN and i'm still SO PISSED they spoiled everything like that.

Why does matt love every single action movie?

"No spoilers! No spoilers!"... Proceeds to give away general plot of the movie....

I thought the water jar was a show piece.

I do care why the aliens were created. What is their purpose and how they survived..

Completely agree with Alonso about the ending

Hey people in the comments why don't you actually see the movie before you make a judgement on their review

1:12 And... a spaceship? :D

why i was unsubscribed ? anw subbed again

I like the movie, it's beautifully done. But.... Not as scary or frightening as so many people claimed it to be. Bloody and gory but definitely not scary at all. You hate it, you like it... Everyone is entitled to their opinions. I don't trust movie critics most of the time. I rather see it for myself and make my own judgement. Yeah, it's rather predictable... But the look of it and Michael Fassbender made it worth watching it. Watch with open mind and high expectations will only make you miserable and not enjoy it. I can't wait for the next one!

Fassbender was terrific in this movie....but then, when isnt he?

the soundtrack reminded me of under the skin. michael fassbender was chilling. i wish there was some type of sexual tension somewhere though, the shower scene would have hit harder if there had been some type of build up

You people just don't want to offend Scott. All the characters acted like morons. This just reminds me not to depend on professional critics. All the viewers who give honest reviews find this movie worse than Prometheus. IT DOESN'T WORK.

Just saw it and was pretty disappointed. The entire vibe of the movie after 20 minutes in just felt weird.

Finally, a satisfying Alien movie since Aliens 1986!!

Katherine Waterston acted along side Fassbender in the Steve Jobs movie.

Is that a young turks desk?

8:34 lol, even Christy thinks Alonso is just hating on the movie. xD

Its obvious from the first minute of WTF reviews if they liked it or not. They are always sarcastic if they didnt like it

make the predators pay for that wall

If Prometheus explored its themes better and and set up the Engineers better there would be no need for xenomorph... Anyway im seeing it on friday i cant wait

I'm kind of with Alonso. I don't really care about the Alien mythology and backstory. I don't care where the aliens came from and who made them or whatever. But I am cautiously optimistic about this movie.

You're all having fun today

you know i like watching their GoT reviews but branching out to these. I notice they come of as a tad pompous

Can reviewers stop saying well it didn't blow me away. It wasn't amazing. If it was amazing, say so. If not, there's no need to say this. I tend to tune out when this phrase is uttered.

Ridley does good monster, better than most.

Just swinging by - five years later - to drop this off: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YGEvvqWt-Us.html "Fans of the 'Alien' franchise will be pleased by this; us experienced moviegoers, a little less." I am both an "Alien" franchise fan and an experienced moviegoer and...I was slightly more disappointed by this than I was "Prometheus", and I thought (the story/writing of) "Prometheus" was a dumpster fire. /shrugs

Still no Ben Mankiewicz.

WHAT'S IN THE JAR?!?!?

I'm totally an Alien fan, and I thought this was the worst of all of them. Prometheus is a much better movie, even with its flaws.

Their number system doesn't make a lot of sense. 70% is a C grade, Christy who liked the movie a lot gave it a 7.8, which is just a C. Letter grades A B C D F would be a lot more clear. There was a channel that graded movies, See It, Rent It, Skip It. That's better than this channel's method, also.

Welp, I know what franchise I'm gonna marathon this weekend.

Let down

and they all get there only to have DAVID take em all out ...goo gore sweet!

mat is a good reviewer

holy shit matt! what happened to that guy

Love your channel. Keep it up.

matt is looking great. ive been watching past reviews and he is way heavier. he looks like he lost 40 or more pounds

Fassbender sold me on this

Sorry but I disagree with almost everything they said. I was bored not scared. At the mandatory jump scare, I sighed because it was so predictable like a lot of this movie. It's not predictable in a good sense with things like a good setup and you can guess the payoff. It's more like "I bet this idiot is going to do this instead of doing that" because it's that kind of stupidity that's rampant in the plot. A couple of logical decisions made at any point by any character and this story wouldn't have existed. That how flimsy this plot is. I never look at my watch in a movie. I checked the time five times in this movie, that was how so little I cared about anything. Did the movie have a couple of good things? Yes. This visuals ( minus the CG alien in 2d), the performances of the actors and the first act. Was it enough to forgive the idiotic plot holes and lack of any tension or suspense or investment in the story? Absolutely not. Think for five minutes and all the movie comes crashing down. Not that it there's wrong with certain movies. This Alien wants to make believe it's something more brainy than a monster movie then FAILS. Then it fails at being even a monster movie. Can some enjoy it? Probably. If they're drunk or like big plot holed movies to wrap their heads around the inconsistencies or are much more forgiving than I about things. Would I recommend it? NOT AT ALL.

I thought Covenant was MUCH better than Alien or Aliens

Alien Covenant is brilliant.

Ooo the covenant. Halo the movie by Ridley scott

One site where if they don't like it I KNOW I'll love it

that guy has lost weight

I disagree with what Matt and Christy said. I think fans of the Alien franchise will be inclined to hate on this movie more. As a science-fiction horror film, this movie is good. But as a movie from this franchise, it's not. Totally disappointed in it.

Jeezos the dude in the glasses is insufferably smug.

This movie literally does NOTHING NEW. Stay home and watch Alien and Alens

I'm happy that Matt lost weight but he's starting to look kinda gaunt. I'm hoping that he's okay but he looks like some cancer patients I've worked with. Pray he does well.

I want more David and Engineers and less same old Xeno

Alien universe is always the same plot, it's impossible to not see where it's going.