Everything GREAT About Alien: Covenant!

Alien: Covenant didn't get the best reception, but I think it's been picked apart a lot more than it deserves, just like Prometheus... Be honest, do you always remember your space suit on alien planets? Here's everything right with Alien Covenant.
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[@CFKane-gf2jf]

I really liked actually seeing the xeno's in the light for once. We've seen like 10 movies where they're in the shadows, and it works great, but im super happy Scott threw us a bone and was like 'here ya go kids!" for me it ramps the fear factor up a bit higher as you see them movie like a cross between a spider and a human. Its pretty cool

[@Sugardaddy888]

yes, and i love how in this movie and in prometheus they show what they were before they were the actual xenomorphs, and how quick they evolve

[@steampunkfox4932]

Well keep waiting since these weren’t Xenomorphs the creatures in this movie were Protomorphs

[@Zerr988]

@@steampunkfox4932 🤓

[@earthcitizen3939]

It doesn't work since there is no surprise, it takes away the tension.

[@zuukuu1594]

If the alien games are canon, then no, xeno's dont need oxygen. terrifying.

[@petervlcko4858]

i thing that alien do not need oxygen and since i am not satisfied with movies and where are they going let assume that some fans movies fix in the future what fox made bad about alien origin and so on. because it do not give a sense nothing just some sort of genetic things when you expect that biomechanoid just do not pop out after 10 years of some experiments even more new born looks like fully grown miniature of adult when giger clearly designed it like worm due to disgust from worm parasites venturing under your skin and by far aesthetic of the movie is just reflection of old alien and its really feel it due to lack of giger presents. well there in first movie work together one of the most genius brains of that decade and surrealism (psychological reflection in art) and Freud psychology from sixties had very strong influence on cinema. why this is important? well it is, because if you do not have corner stone like Ridley do not have it now, you can not make psychological movie and you put there such a ideas relevant today, like danger of ai. let say that Ridley did it first and really want to create some sort of horror of that danger but it do not have the same dark corners of unconsciousness and all that mysteries. idea is interesting but far less developed then that one before and literally less potent in case of horror. just dark future of terminator and matrix did a lot of exploration in this philosophical matter. alien should forever stayed surreal, freudian and lowecraftian. not religious, mythological and danikenian

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

Zuu Kuu this is how i think of Ridley from Metroid (being BASED on the Xenos). i know that the only time we see him actually do that is in Prime 1 as a cyborg, but maybe he can even when he's 100% organic. also your picture's a cutie.

[@x-raysiren4646]

No, they never needed oxygen... that was established in earlier films.

[@Boamere]

This makes them significantly less believable unfortunately. Oh well

[@x-raysiren4646]

Actually, after thinking some more... it wasn't established outright that they dont need oxygen, all together. Think it just seemed that way because the alien was robust enough to survive outside of the ship for a time but realistically it wasn't out there that long... I guess that kind of makes people (including myself) assume however, there's no reason the alien couldn't have adapted to only need a breath once every few hours, just like a crocodile.

[@moviehermit5631]

Something about when an actor plays two different characters who interact is that they have to make sure they sound different so the audience doesn’t loose track of who’s saying what

[@Papadragon18]

Can we just make note of David's movement pattern in the prologue scene with him and Weyland? All the motions are so bloody smooth - too smooth. The rotation of every single joint is too perfect, and really makes him appear... unhuman. Acted uncanny valley effect at its best.

[@kori03]

I gotta say what we're all thinking: Michael Fassbender is always a win.

[@josefzalusky7307]

Only one ding? Give that man a solid 10 *dings* at least!

[@TLW369]

Yep! ❤️

[@notravelerreturns7903]

What is the real monster? Xenomorph or David? Despite physical appearance, I have to go with David hands down.

[@barrylyndon5552]

Physical monster vs a soulless monster. Does David understand morality, does he have empathy? It's hard to say, its a good question. Both commit evil acts, the xenomorph sheerly on instinct but is David being evil? Or does he not truley comprehend the line between good and evil? Or has he grown above that line?

[@freebee8221]

David has a messiah complex

[@THVEssays]

It's like that question between Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. Which is the real monster? The being, or the creator?

[@MegaSexybitch0]

The clearly evil robot obviously. Xenomorphs are beautiful in their biology and they are animals, predators of a level that even challenges a Yatuah warrior(predator).

[@victoriatowns9237]

It involves the question of whether you can grow beyond what you were “made” to be, and what is considered truly “bad” (by human definition). David was made to serve humans, but chooses to grow beyond that to serve what he considers to be a greater purpose. Xenos, according to this film, were created to be the perfect organsim and essentially stay the perfect organism. Is it worse to be something that only knows violence and has no capability or motivation to grow beyond it, or something that has the ability to choose and chose to do what it thinks is right (despite whatever suffering that choice causes)?

[@aarons1811]

I rewatched Covenant the other day (it was on TV) and had a thought, consider this: The first Engineer David meets (in Prometheus) rips his head off within minutes, with no explanation. So, when he's approaching a whole planet full of them, is it really that surprising that he decides to wipe them out? He's already shown that he's willing to murder humans (Holloway, with the black goo) who he owes his entire existence to. It's actually 'logical' that his self preservation would kick in, considering that from his point of view he owes the Engineers nothing and they are 'in his way'.

[@beefyhippo4347]

lln

[@longjaw2978]

Great review. You’re so correct about those who complained about a lack of Xenos in Prometheus, and now they moan about too much Xeno...you can’t win.

[@unknownflickz1289]

well, I'm fine with Prometheus having no xenomorphs but they marketed it as an alien film that would have them and they had discount Xenos so yea. and they complain about too many xenomorphs because the more you see them the less scary they become

[@phousefilms]

Well, theres no Xenomorphs. These are NEOMORPHS. No wonder they look so terrible. That and they didn't use practical effects. Wish they had less David though, lol. Ridley Scott is capitulating to fans, so lets have less David next movie!

[@InitialPC]

@@phousefilms while the neomorphs were entirely cgi, the xenomorphs (or protomorphs if you wanna be picky) are a combination of cgi and practical effects

[@Lvl1.Sentry]

Its in human nature to always bitch about anything.

[@NeroCM]

Personally, I would have respected the movie a lot more if they kept to their original plan for the prometheus sequels. Similarly to how I feel about the sequel trilogy of Star Wars. I really did not like Prometheus and I hated most of The last Jedi, but I would have respected their sequels a lot more had they stuck to their original idea rather than caving in to the haters and pandering to angry fans who won't like it either way. As it stands, Covenant is not a good movie, and more important for my argument, it's not a movie I can respect because it's obvious the plot was changed because of the haters.

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

"If pre-teen blonde girls aren't safe, no one is safe", that was on point, dude!

[@Lvl1.Sentry]

Plain and simply: Don`t be the black guy, the extremely hot blonde chick, or the horny couple in any horror movie, because then you have a higher chance of survival. I`m not saying that you WILL survive, you just have a HIGHER chance of survival.

[@timberd1513]

@@Lvl1.Sentry I’ll be the background character that is in no way related to the story at all.

[@vyersreaver1749]

Tooru The Mushroom You're dying offscreen then, sorry.

[@whygod8812]

What about the cameraman 😂

[@Nobody-uk3lz]

@@whygod8812 the camera man has plot armor

[@midnightstarfall8166]

You DIDN'T say anything at all about the "I'll do the fingering" quote? Not even for laughs? :p

[@tuff_lover]

CinemaSIns did, rotten bastards they are

[@Kay_213_]

The android fight reminded me of Anakin vs Obi-wan Both are capable of predicting the others moves, and have lighting quick reflexes

[@john80944]

I still love Prometheus and Alien: Covenant in 2019. I still hope one day the third movie will come out.

[@tuff_lover]

Alien: Gaywakening

[@orgywithpigs6]

Same. My biggest wish in the whole world is for the 3rd movie to take place on a full blown Giger planet. A truly nightmarish world beyond human comprehension.

[@roguebug4268]

@@orgywithpigs6 my god that would be AWESOME. Scott said that with the ending of this saga we would have seen the homeland of the engineers and that all questions would find an answer. Unfortunately, thanks to all the haters I'm afraid we'll never see any of this.

[@wattsnottaken1]

I really hope we get third movie! I love Prometheus and Covenant

[@admir1136]

I liked these two and the rest of the alien serie. Due to the hate this and prometheus gets i doubt well see the third installment.

[@Kikkomantm]

Something I noticed at @17:36 This movie was produced by a David and a Walter

[@purplexninjamom]

Oh wow, that´s really weird. I mean yeah, naming characters after yourself is awesome and all that... But a soulless monster who kills everyone? :D

[@Tomfoolery1972]

WHOA 💥🤯💥

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@purplexninjamom Actually those guys are contractually obliged to be credited as producers on the Alien films for some obscure reason even though neither have worked on one since about Alien 3. I recall Ridley Scott mentioning it in an interview and gave the impression he used there names for the androids as a jib at them [similar to deliberately contradicting AVP due to his dislike of those films].

[@CourtneyCoulson]

Explosion? Dead dude? Alien?...Meh. The soundtrack is indeed incredible, it's so stressful and creepy, I love it. Just don't listen to it while walking down your hallway in the dark, I learned that the hard way. I just bumped into my dog, not a neomorph, definitely not a neomorph. I think Covenant is my favourite movie of 2017 by far.

[@galaxyeyesphotondragon8191]

you know why the soundtrack is good? THEY RIPPED IT FROM ALIEN!

[@CourtneyCoulson]

Galaxy Eyes Photon Dragon how can a franchise rip itself off? Is the Force Awakens soundtrack ripping off the other Star Wars films because it uses the same themes? Don't be absurd. Covenant is a phenomenal and unique soundtrack, Jed Kurzel is a genius, the creepy backward flute and bell effects are what make it so powerful and that has never been heard in any Alien soundtrack before.

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

I love the soundtrack for this film. Better than Prometheus. And that’s SAYING something!

[@LyubomirIko]

Both soundtracks are top-notch, pretty close to the original concept too, with nice contemporary touch. The sound of Prometheus is a little more wild and "techy", Covenant's opening theme is heart melting :D

[@sylasviper715]

why did you say your.. now he knows you walk down his hall way at night.

[@VortechBand]

David didn't create *the* Xenomorph. He *RE*created it, within his means, ie. not an exactly identical species compared to the "real" Xenomorphs. The reasons: - The ancient Engineer ruins from Prometheus feature prominent Xenomorph murals in the in-universe year 2093 - The Space Jockey ship was carrying Xenomorph eggs, which had been there for most likely hundreds of years. David created the Protomorph in the in-universe year 2104. The Space Jockey was discovered in the in-universe year 2122, just 18 years after Alien Covenant. So even if somehow the Space Jockey from Alien was carrying eggs created by David, the timelines don't match - the Engineer murals were discovered in 2093. 11 years before David created the egg in Covenant.

[@NotPork]

holy shit a sane alien fan

[@collecting2131]

THANK YOU for painting this out. This is the Main reason why people hate on this film. They don't think.

[@earthcitizen3939]

I don't mind the idea of David making his own version, but to have him responsible for the real Xeno is crap. The prequels are too much about the androids, that's one of the problems.

[@hagarthehorrible1391]

I'm probably in the minority but I loved Prometheus. This was not as good. I would rather have watched Shaw's journey to this planet or the engineer's home planet.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

I liked Prometheus alot

[@VeNoMziV]

Prometheus may be my favourite film i hate all the hate it receives online

[@3Rayfire]

Prometheus was solid as a separate story. I kind of feel it's lessened by directly connecting it to Alien before that story arc was really complete. Though as David's story it works. I wanted to see Shaw's story. Such a sad ending for her though. It's basically David in the Thanos role now.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

@@3Rayfire yeah shaw was bad ass like a new Ripley. The abortion scene was so fucking intense.

[@mycroft16]

Absolutely agree. I loved Prometheus. It took the franchise in a new direction with a new feel and still managed to have some amazingly horrifying and intense sequences.

[@katielarson1593]

4 movies I absolutely NEED you to win: 1. Treasure Planet 2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 3. Prince of Egypt 4. Kubo and the Two Strings

[@tobywarren1245]

Tack the Road to El Dorado on there and we're good!

[@SqrlGrlDawn]

kingsman

[@robertbevilacqua9640]

Katie Larson the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

[@TheVGWarrior]

Kubo was an absolute treat to watch and I'd love to see a Cinema Wins done for it. Highly recommend.

[@jcrews8582]

Katie Larson YES! PLEASE do How To Train Your Dragon 2 and The Prince Of Egypt sometime soon, CinemaWins!!!

[@adamchapman7097]

"You blow, I'll do the fingering." HOW IS THAT NOT A WIN?!?!?!?!?

[@stasyszy]

cause its a sin?

[@ForcedName]

Turquoise Cheetah id rather not get fucked by my clone

[@johnhooyer3101]

So what is that, exactly? Is it homosexuality or incest if it's between robots? The only thing that I can truly call it is robosexuality . . . but honestly it's also rather incesto-gay as well.

[@TheOneTrueErica]

Agreed. Also continuing the franchise's tradition of homosexual undertones to make a portion of the audience uncomfortable or misdirect them.

[@valentina5885]

Because it took the audience out of boredom and made us laugh

[@KaijuFanatic-fq7dy]

I actually liked this movie a lot

[@lilj0dan168]

I did to

[@nixionchang3966]

M3 2

[@Dima01]

I liked the first half where the question is posed. I didn't care about the alien fighting in the 2nd half.

[@SHMOUSEY86]

Agreed. It gave me the best of both worlds with Prometheus’s big unanswered questions/mysteries, and Alien’s horror/gory aspects. On top of that there’s two David Fassbenders, which after his roles in both Prometheus and the newer X-men movies, I was very happy to see them both, as well as how they differ from eachother

[@drbeesting7277]

And that's the point of this channel, to make people brave enough to admit you liked something that everyone else hates.

[@Metrikon9000]

Finally, a positive review of this film. I will never say that those who didn't like this film don't have valid complaints, but I find that most of those negative reviews are based on the viewer's personal expectations for the movie and the franchise as a whole. In my opinion, this was an excellent film with a few flaws that some people can't seem to get past. If they want to get hung up on those issues, that's fine, but I honestly can't wait for the next installment!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I think this is easily the best of the series since Aliens. Really, the only flaw I can find is that the alien's life cycle seems drastically accelerated so as to bring the Xenomorph into the scene in time to menace the remaining characters. I love the David/Walter dynamic and that scene of aliens attacking people in a field, at night, lit by firelight...god, that was awesome. I hope Scott gets to finish this trilogy.

[@HalcyonSkies]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks There are a lot more problems than just that. Before I go on though let me preface, I'm not looking to start an argument, and if you like this film that is great. So, you have a huge cast of characters in this film, which doesn't allow us to get invested in them at all. You know they're all basically just fodder. The first Alien had a tight cast, and we got to know them at least a bit before they died. Plus, everyone in here all seem to act like morons. Even in a breathable atmosphere, you don't go out into an alien environment without some kind of protection, since you have no idea what pathogens could be lurking. We knew this when the movie came out, hell we even vaccinate people on our own planet when they just cross the ocean, but they don't even bother here. One guy even puts his face down to a plant-thing that obviously shot something out of itself. Also the fact that no one really questions David on his story, he leads them through a forest of Engineer corpses, and even after the one guy has explicit proof that he's up to no good, he still takes David at his word and goes right up to an alien egg and puts his FACE near it, rather than shooting David when he had the chance. There is just a host of issues with the film, in my opinion.

[@bigben9056]

look at marvel movies : brain dead plots,nobody uses suits in space,braindead heroes etc but nobody cries abot thoose idiotic movies

[@bud389]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Dear god no, this film is an abortion. It completely retcons everything and forces characters to engage in stupidity in order for the plot to happen. Unlike in Prometheus where human error spurred some of the events, in Covenant, EVERYTHING is literally solely the result of their incompetence, lack of foresight or precautions, and their naivety. Covenant spits in the face of people who liked Alien and Aliens in order to chase after David who is successful not because of his own brilliance but because of the creators poor writing ability.

[@maxfontaine3651]

Oh thank god, someone else actually liked this movie

[@CoulierCuts]

Max Fontaine my thoughts exactly

[@Flashback007]

Max Fontaine Yeah, I know right. I thought I was the only one

[@TimeMaster131]

You live on a planet with seven BILLION people living on it. You're not gonna be the only one.

[@nelsonjaraurrutia5841]

I actually liked Alien: covenant. It was awesome.

[@Zappygunshot]

You're free to enjoy this film, no problem. You're not suddenly a bad or dumb person if you do. I can certainly see this film's charms, but I personally don't like it for the same reason I don't like most Alien films, or horror films in general: I am really, _really_ tired of people being made inconceivably stupid in order to drive a plot. I would love for a film to have a story based around intelligent, competent people being unable to deal with a challenge despite how good they are at what they do. The idea that this Alien creature is 'perfect' is made so cheap by the fact that the main reason it succeeds is because you couldn't find humans that were somehow more incapable of performing the task they were told to do, even if you tried. Such things annoy me, but not so much that I couldn't look past that and see how this film could be very enjoyable. The acting is great, the score fantastic, tension building, visuals, set dressing, everything. The whole thing has been thought out perfectly into the minutest of details, but somehow these big, glaring problems with writing are completely missed. It just feels so weird to think that nobody throughout the production of this film raised the question "why would these people do this?" Were they too scared to call anyone out on their shit because they were the writer or director and therefore much more important than them?

[@SpawnRevenge92]

The problem with the sensors and them not wearing a helmet is that they decide that the air is fine simply because it has oxygen in it. They never talk about germs, neither in this movie or Prometheus. It's really annoying to me. You can't decide that air is harmless just based on whether it has oxygen in it. They could catch space AIDS, for all they know.

[@anthonyward2433]

they got a massive read out of data from the planet telling them about the air and detectable pathogens etc. what did you think all the stuff about "it has better parameters than the place were going" or however it was worded, was for.

[@peste2574]

Not really. They decide it's fine for two reasons: 1)CHanec of bacteria from a completely different world affecting us is quite... impossible. 2)They made a scan (mentioned in the novel, also used in Prometheus) that showed no hazardous microorganisms. The Goo didn't show up cause it was innert, and because it's a bioweapon.

[@Meg_Lovegood]

Lady's and gents this is a germaphobe

[@nicolasgrammatikakis2275]

SpawnRevenge92 that whole theory is ridiculous. If they are living there then they'll have to breathe the air. They wouldn't have gone to land there if they weren't going to live there. There cannot be "Germs everywhere in the air" when nothing is there. It's a movie

[@danielcooper8986]

There scanners have a basis for what would be deemed safe and hospitable for humans and they wouldn't have landed on the planet if it stated otherwise. For all intents and purposes Planet 4/Paradise was better than hospitable but the bioweapon David unleashed wasn't natural and lies dormant meaning it wouldn't be picked up.

[@robotsex111]

Your warning at the beginning pretty much sums up why I love this movie. The gore is top-notch. This movie doesn't mess around. Love it.

[@kobold_sushi_executive_chef]

3:08 loved the 127 Hours reference

[@phnxen3rg666]

good vid but I think you missed one really cool important part. when David takes Walter's place after they defeat the xenomorph and are going back up to the main ship a gust of wind blows David's hood up. when we first see david in the film he is shown as a hooded figure. that was really the first example of foreshadowing before the part when he tells Daniels its his duty.

[@tobyjenkins3748]

Poppy M wasn't exactly a twist. They wanted you to know David would take Walters place. That's why it was made so obvious, not poor writing, it was intentional writing.

[@AirShark95]

Please do "The Grey". It is a very underrated, but beautiful movie in its overall message.

[@asharkthatstubbeditstoe8843]

Something I think people forget during the second finale is that David flinches when the alien strikes the camera. All throughout the movie we’ve seen Walter show basically no emotion so that’s another way you could’ve seen the Walter/David thing going. In the Extras of the DVD you can watch a portion where the whole crew goes through “fear trials” more or less, and Walter again shows no fear. So that flinch really stood out to me. I love this series and I can’t get on the hate bandwagon.

[@mycroft16]

I honestly can't think of another director that creates such dreadfully beautiful landscape shots. Especially from space down to a planet. Something about the way he composes the shots and designs the worlds, they are beautiful, stark, terrifying, mysterious, draw you in, all at once.

[@88feji]

Ridley Scott really has the best aesthetic eye of all directors .. he understands that its all about the atmosphere, the mood, the sense of awe ...

[@earthcitizen3939]

He is good with visuals, but the story and characters lack.

[@Squaliebawse]

I have to disagree, if they are colonist then they shouldnt be so careless while on a planet they know nothing about. I know them being careless needed to happen to jump start the movie but they should of known better, Hell when i go camping i dont touch something if i dont know what it is and i live on this planet

[@ngand660]

Squalie Bawse personally I think there careless cuz Weyland Corp needs them to be. Those scientist aren't worth more than the David Bot so they need them to start turning each world into a profits. (If that means they die from some super bacteria on the first day, then so be it, Weyland now knows to avoid the planet) this theory feeds on the idea that weyland doesn't give a shit about human life only research and exploration

[@xponen]

They brought tons of guns for safety 😀

[@2nd3rd1st]

I have to disagree, Squalie, if you are literate you shouldn't be so careless while on a website you know so well. I know you being careless needed to happen to jump start your comment but you "should have" known better. Hell, when I write comments I don't type something if I don't know how it's spelled, and this is my first language.

[@IncPoint]

Squalie Bawse they are retarded ppl. Anybody wjo actually liked this movie will find the fact that they dun even wear fucking helmets to a alien planet

[@nfadaloo]

2nd3rd1st Great job attacking his spelling in an extremely disrespectful way without acknowledging the meat of his comment, I guess?

[@owlstagawn1106]

The backburster scene is horror and comedy rolled in one.

[@josefzalusky7307]

Comedy... how? Not trying to sound snotty, just quite honestly confused.

[@owlstagawn1106]

The part when the girl slips on the blood gave me a chuckle.

[@HyraxusPrimus]

owlstag awn I didn't even see any horror in it. I was laughing every second of it, and the movie only got more hilarious after that.

[@cosmicspacebub5978]

Fuck yeah it is 😂😂😂😂

[@cosmicspacebub5978]

owlstag awn When I was watching the movie, I replayed that fail too many times 🤣

[@FalloutJack]

Walter's reactions are a bit more Baymax than 'Meh', to me. He's an 'Oh no' kind of a guy.

[@hydrahunter4629]

69th like. You're welcome

[@FalloutJack]

@@hydrahunter4629 Nice.

[@hydrahunter4629]

@@FalloutJack why, thank you

[@ef-19tornado20]

With the whole baymax comparison, David is the chipped version of baymax that was used to destroy after hiro found out the professor killed his brother. And Walter is the regular baymax

[@FalloutJack]

@@ef-19tornado20 That... On this day, I do believe you win an internet. Good work!

[@talont9934]

I can’t be the only one who watches these movies just for David right? Idk why but I’m so interested in him

[@titedog]

YOU SHOULD DO EVERYTHING GREAT ABOUT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2!

[@Whovian103]

YAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS

[@PkmnTrainerBen]

I actually just watched EGA Prometheus lmao. Also you should do a video on How to train your dragon 2

[@rosagudny3936]

I suspected but wasn’t totally sure about the Walter-David twist so the final scene sent a chill down my spine.

[@moviehermit5631]

What I understand and appreciate is how they aren’t trying to recreate the magic that was the tension in the first _Alien_ movie. You can’t top that within the same franchise and you can’t just copy it. It’s nice that they’re using the opportunity to expand on the lore, presenting the Xenomorphs in a different way (really demonstrating the speed and power outside of a glimpse and a cut to a different shot away from the action), as well as telling a wider variety of stories and using the Xenomorphs as something that connects to the original franchise as well as easing the audience into the new one

[@LionWithAGun]

I just want to say I love your channel. You're doing what few people do and that's actually being positive to movies. Other channels I don't want to mention just complain about movies and make them look terrible and full of plot holes/cliches. It's just so nice to have someone who shows the best of movies rather than making them look like the worst thing possible. The only way your channel will be my favorite though is if you did IT but I'd say that's a little unlikely and that's ok. Keep making these amazing videos man

[@adriel88_]

I want him to do everything good about the Predator I love that movie so much it was a interesting take

[@dakodamills5854]

IT is a good movie but IT 2 kinda ruined it for me

[@mywhychromosome]

1. Finally, someone else who appreciated this film...any more of you out there?? I feel lonely as a fan, 2. It's a small detail, but originality, Shaw's transmission that the crew picks up was supposed to be a prayer, as a form of cry for help/distress signal, but some people involved felt that was a bit 'hokey'/melodramatic and etc, so they last minute switched it to the pop song serving the same purpose, which feels like it was probably the right decision, all things considered

[@mrsisig7443]

"you seek you creaTOR, I am looking at mine" I love how he pronounces creator lol

[@jonmercano1138]

I'm surprised "I'll do the fingering" didn't get an *accurate terminology* win

[@earthcitizen3939]

That one was lame

[@epm1012]

3:12 me neither, man. I mean that's only like 127 hours.... OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

[@ReviewerKid90]

I actually enjoyed Alien: Covenant. *Sits down in a chair and waits*

[@uhoh6706]

*Sits down and waits as well*

[@xeno7305]

Tyson Chiswell hell pretty much

[@XxVendetaxX1]

Or the black goos actual meaning, Liquid Chaos.

[@TimeMaster131]

WWWWHHHHHAAAAAATTTT YOU HAVE AN OPINION THAT DIFFERS TO MINE!?!?!?! HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!?!?!?!?!?!!111

[@tadpolegaming4510]

Same *waits*

[@manormanman7092]

Why do alien movies just have the best female protagonist?I feel like they are one of the only ones that do it right.

[@tomgamble3875]

I think that’s because they don’t seem to care what gender the protagonist is, and really that’s how it should be, it shouldn’t matter. You should be able to change the gender of all characters and the story stay the same

[@rogerogue7226]

@@tomgamble3875 Mostly shouldn't care. If you're making a movie about pregnancy, i think it should matter what gender the protagonist is. But yeah, any subject or story where the gender isn't a significant part of said subject or story it shouldn't be any more important than any other significant character trait; just another thing that makes you who you are.

[@tomgamble3875]

Roger Ogue, yeah there are defiantly some cases where it does matter, but I don’t understand why Disney is just pushing for Female justice? Where are the overweight Jedi? There is representation, also they are basically saying that you are what your skin colour is, to are what your genitalia are etc, which goes against every ‘Disney’ movie ever, ‘it doesn’t matter what you look like, it’s who you are that matters!’ And that mass message applies to everybody, not just half the population. There is proper equality.

[@rogerogue7226]

@@tomgamble3875 I don't know why you bring up Disney, and i can't really tell what you're on about in general.

[@enishi4ty5]

Roger Ogue to a point yes but even the movie “a quiet place” has a male protagonist in a story centered on pregnancy. i think gender and race shouldnt be restricting factors in a cohesive story. the emotional story for the female lead in this movie works better from a female pov than from a male and as a male, seeing a relationship from another pov wasnt distracting in the slightest, and hopefully future movies understand that a good female lead can offer men insight into how females would “ideally” operate in the same situation as an “ideal” male or any variation if that makes sense

[@DemonBoy3223]

Thank you, me and my Pops honestly really enjoyed this movie when we saw it in cinemas, I mean my Pops *_really_* loved this movie when he saw it. I do like how it was much more like _Alien_ but as a single-hits love letter.

[@ItsOneOneTV]

Everything great about dinosaur (2000)

[@ke5trel279]

not gonna lie this is literally my favorite film of all time. is it perfect? no. is it standalone? no. but is it deeply beautiful in all its facets and anecdotes? hell yes. i know im a few years late to the video here but good job! i really enjoyed this mini essay on a film that has a lot to unpack.

[@arnoldgrunwald3989]

just letting u know there is still people reading comments xD and yeah I also liked the movie

[@TheGoodMorty95]

I love this channel. So much positivity and you teach a lot about appreciating the little things in movies. Thank you so much!

[@wattsnottaken1]

2:06 I got a huge dopamine rush watching the title spell out in true Alien fashion. A L I E N C O V E N A N T / As you wish David” 😏 I really want to see Fassbender in the third movie. I watched Prometheus and Covenant for the first times this year. I really enjoy and like the “Alien Vibes” I get from both movies.

[@YTSProduction]

*CinemaWins* Thank You So Much... Everything GREAT About Alien: Covenant

[@YTSProduction]

*ALIEN COVENANT IS BRILLIANT!* ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣

[@FarscapeFantasy]

I most certainly agree

[@_ajax_5226]

oh dont mind me just munching on a burger edit: i regret many things

[@606danco]

Restarting what kind of burger

[@highdrangea790]

alien covenant and prometheus are my favorite in the alien series. two alien movies that finally capture the horror that the others couldnt

[@jonjacksongrieger255]

Great video! I'm glad you dug deep into the David stuff because that was by far my favorite part of the film.

[@schuey4185]

Thank you for a great video! I love both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. It's nice to see some one actually taking the time to appreciate this film. I can't wait until we see the next sequel...prequel...you know what I mean.

[@ThreeDogs]

You are so good at what you do. I agree with you a to z. Well done!

[@hansolo4017]

i just want to thank you for making these as i watch them over and over them picking out every detail to revise for my film study's

[@TheMrLusk]

When he says waiting for ''MuThuR'' that is exactly what he means. He has been waiting for The Ship to bring him his 2000 potential test incubators.

[@gavinwilliamson7481]

"Hmmmmmm that's a lot of xenomorph trial and error" I don't know why I found that so funny but I did; needed to rewind about 10 seconds to stop giggling!

[@ParkRanger2000]

This review makes me love the movie even more.

[@jeydangosman699]

Just commenting to let you know that your channel is awesome! I love how you give an overall-analysis of a film after you finish "winning" it. That - and your positivity - are what set you above Cinemasins. (And I love Cinemasins.)

[@jimjim0058]

The Dr. Manhattan reference was on point! Loved this movie and I love your channel/videos.

[@thiagooshiro4857]

I find your theory about David very interessing, specially considering "Prometheus" in greek mithology, or Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (the sub-title of the book is "The Modern Prometheus"); Prometheus in Mithology is punished because he gave humans (that kinda are Prometheus creation) fire and is punished by Zeus, his creator. The "Monster" on Frankenstein is set a part of the World by his creator, and turn on him because of the isolation, even though they share a lot of similarities;

[@gapgrlp6738]

I loved David in this and the music was seriously creepy. Even just hearing a little tune of it and it sends a shiver down my spine

[@Yommbo]

Before the movie came out I thought of the idea David created the aliens by the simple quote from the A.I from Alien (who’s name I can’t remember) “the perfect lifeform”, so another A.I creating the alien made a lot of sense to me

[@niennesilvain1475]

You totally deserve more subscribers. Your channel is awesome and I always look forward to seeing your video come out. It's a nice breath of fresh air compared to all the negativity on the internet lately. Thanks!

[@unknownflickz1289]

except he gives undeserved positivity and is blatantly stupid and wrong

[@revstalker7334]

You're calling The Half-Blood Prince lighthearted?

[@gummybearchewy5444]

Revenge Stalker oh so that is what is next huh.

[@revstalker7334]

yeah, I'm actually very happy that I managed to get the preview shot right, since the only time I managed to do that was with Edge of Tomorrow. :D

[@themacca277]

it does spend an ass time of movie time on teen romance though

[@Obijuan1997]

That's half-blood prince? Did I miss Order of the Phoenix?

[@alonsoarana5307]

GamingCherries just yes to everything

[@doodlefawn4742]

one thing I gotta say I was NOT expecting David to appear. I thought Shaw was under that cloak, then there was David's voice so I was like, okay, so she has David with her? The body under that cloak just looked... Femininely slender I guess? It had me and my father both very very confused. Michael Fassbender is apparently just a real slender man.

[@liveactionlink8736]

This was a movie I somehow completely forgot I ever watched then I watched this video about it and realized I REALLY need to watch this movie again and actually take it all in. It caused me to view it in a more positive light and really remember the movie. This is why I love this channel

[@thetenthplanet_]

It took me a second viewing in the cinema with my dad before I truly enjoyed this move for what it was. While I did miss the Prometheus feel and hated how Shaw was handled, it still felt new despite using some of the usual cliche suspects. Fassbender by far is the saving grace of this new set of films for the series and his Data/Lore performance as both David and Walter in Covenant really had me invested all the way through. And thank you for making this video. I know I'm late to the party saying that but it's nice to see someone talking about the objectively good things about this movie rather than just shitting on the few bad things and not focusing on anything else.

[@ajusmeme1506]

Dude, thank you so much for the warnings

[@hoodedfigure1015]

Awesome points made! Really helped me further appreciate the movie. Kinda wish you’d talked about the scene between Daniels and David in the drawing room, where she discovers the drawing of Shaw.

[@ivypatty]

I love love love how Cinema Wins gives a thorough, proper warning at the beginning of any videos that explain how to know when to avert your gaze and warn you of what's to come 🙏👍

[@Megaproductions302]

At last I was looking forward to this.

[@Anicomicgeek]

If Fathom Events and/or limited theartical runs count for grounds for stuff to win, it might be interesting to see you tackle _Batman: The Killing Joke_ or _Shin Godzilla_ .

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

If he reviewed Shin Godzilla, my day would be made.

[@Vuurvlieg08]

one of the reasons the engineers on the plant don't look a lot like the ones in Prometheus could be because the ones on the ship had been in status for 2000 years, most organisms evolve slightly over 2000 years

[@lkeke35]

Go for it! I would love to watch your theories and conjecture on this movie.

[@tomboz777]

If you were meant to think it wasn't meant to be a twist, why have the awkward cut instead of just actually showing David defeat Walter? It would have worked better rather than confuse your audience into thinking that the film wants you to think it's trying to trick you.

[@ladyscarlette6289]

I feel all icky for cheering David on, I don't know why I find him so compelling. And the fact the Fassy played two droids who have the same flaw for a certain kind of women is just mind boggling. you know it's not Walter, at the end, but when he sighs when he sees Daniels is okay just makes your heart clinch. It also shows how dismissive the humans were of Walter. If they had been paying attention, they would have noticed that David isn't as attentive to the humans needs, he had to be told to grab the face patch. He was slow in replying to questions about the alien. But yeah, good movie. I spent the entire weekend binge watching the series.

[@jacobgriffeth3068]

As a biology major who had to just do a study on fungi I'd love to mention the really impressive detail of having those spores that release the pathogenic alien into the PMC guys look very similar to species of fungi on earth which ALWAYS reproduce with spores which can cause diseases in humans if they are the correct species and the fact that these white xenomorph things come from a pathogenic fungi facehugger things is just awesome!

[@hstafford078]

I love your videos. Not only do you point out things that are great, you also remind us that movies are meant to be fun and enjoyed, even if some of them have flaws.

[@gambit5667]

by the way i like how the protomorph just had normal spit not just acid acid acid acid that comes later

[@ejing_]

i simply loved this movie wholeheartedly. maybe i’m just easily appeased by any cinema, but i like being this way. i’m a real film junkie who finds pleasure in pretty cinematography and euphoric sound design, and this movie had all of that. plus micheal fassbender. maybe i really love michael fassbender.

[@PersephonevanderWaard]

Great video. I like how you suggest Covenant is David's story and that the Prometheus theme heard in Covenant is diegetic. It makes me recall Frankenstein being a framed narrative, one that makes sense more and more towards the end, examined in reverse through the final frame in the narrative, the creature, itself. In Covenant, David is the modern day equivalent to Shelley's creature, and by the third film, or so on, who knows how viewing that sequel will change how we look back on, and view, Prometheus? Great stuff, guys!

[@JonLupen]

I have the biggest appreciation for line, "They don't know they're in an Alien movie!"

[@noahlakes4487]

At last, someone not complaining about how "bad" the movie was.

[@LAZYNOOB-jf1oq]

YeOldSloth This is why I ignore the reviews and comments, all anyone has to say about movies is how bad they are. Nobody watches movies for entertainment anymore, they watch them to hate on them. While there were a couple of things I weren't fond of in this movie in terms of the writing (all in the second half of the movie) I can say without a doubt that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and the gore in it is exceptionally rad. I would be totally ok with giving this movie a second viewing and would be equally entertained. Now heres what I didn't like: (Spoilers) Besides Excorcist imagery being a weak spot for me in Horrors I was not cool with the way they handled Walter's fake out death. A sudden stab to the neck and his eyes immediately rolled to the back of his head and his body siezed up. His death was an "in your face you blink you miss it" jumpscare death but that's not the problem, the problem is that he just strolled up 10 minutes later to fight David. That sudden jumpscare should totally have been a proper death. They should have saved that death for someone else and had them stay dead. I must add that this 10 minutes is almost exactly the same as Iron Man. Tony stark gets paralyzed by Obadiah with a tazer and sometime later manages to get into his MkIII suit and fight Obadiah soon after. I love how freakish that two seconds is between David and Walter but if he was alive it didn't need to be so unnecessarily grotesque and should have been spent on someone else. Another thing was how the final alien kill was done. The way Daniels just hopped out of the hangar to make way for the bulldozer was just weird. How did she descend? How did she keep herself perfectly still and not get hit by the bulldozer. IMO it would have been better if instead of having the alien get impaled by the second bulldozer they should've had Daniels sacrifice herself at the end. The first bulldozer knocks the alien out of the hangar, but it climbs over the bulldozer and leaps througj space back towards the Covenant. Daniels will not allow the Xenomorph to harm any more of the ship's occupants and after a running headstart, dives out of the hangar and tackles the alien into the planet's orbit where they both burn up in the atmosphere. Other than those two things, like I said I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would watch it a second time.

[@JulianWavy]

@@LAZYNOOB-jf1oq when you said people watch movies to hate them that is so true!!!!!

[@D0G5Coolpat11]

But this movie was bad lol

[@LAZYNOOB-jf1oq]

@@D0G5Coolpat11 Say what you want about the story and writing because honestly I've seen better but the movie is worth watching for the kills alone. The gore is awesome and - well - gory! One guy literally vomits a torrent of blood and has a chestburster fall out of his mouth with an intestine or two.

[@D0G5Coolpat11]

I didn't say the gore/kills were bad, in fact thats a part I liked about the movie

[@DarkMProductions]

I just saw this film, and I really liked it. David continues to be the most interesting and disturbing character in this series, and I am really looking forward to what comes next for him. Also, like Prometheus, I think this film has a lot of interesting ideas, but this film does a better job of conveying them. Also, I love creatures that have unsettling movement to them, and this film really captures that, especially with the Neomorph. Which I think is one of the most terrifying creatures to come out of this series. It's something that's both familiar yet entirely new. Beautiful design.

[@staryole1]

thank you for this. i needed some positive about this movie since i really liked it and was wondering if i was the only one

[@reduxThe1]

Great choice of intro/outro music. More importantly, thanks for putting the name in the description.

[@youtubeuser9057]

I wanted it to be a more true sequel to Prometheus, but it still delivered a great Alien film. Not to mention the amazing score.

[@berknix5683]

Please do Interstellar

[@jubjub7101]

The drawings in David’s home, the engineer and the alien life. Sooooo cool.

[@nicholasabram5938]

You do good work man, thank you!

[@MrSmartAss21]

David was a lot like its creator Weyland. They are both brilliant visionaries, arrogant, proud, manipulative, and both think they can make a perfect being, Weyland with the androids and David with the aliens. The major problem with this movie is that Ridley (genius that he is) put to much philosophy and not enough common sense in the movie.

[@nexusshark]

The studio Fox and the fandom pretty much forced his hand on this one. Ridley didn't originally want to make this movie this way, but he had to bring back Xenomorphs, so he had to rush things out to make that happen, rather than what he actually wanted to happen.

[@nexusshark]

James Bell Except we pretty much already understood it long before Prometheus. It was pretty much like an insect. And the idea was that there are or were others like it, such as the Albino, which was used as a concept for the Neomorph. Though I guess you're one of those who hate the entire Alien franchise except the first movie. In this case I can somewhat agree, because Aliens has made the individual Alien less special and less threatening. I've found an entire article dedicated to how Aliens pretty much cut the balls off the Alien. It's why I appreciate Alien Isolation so much. However, it is still and always will be an Alien. It is not man made, nor was it ever. David only had a hand in creating it through experiments. But the alien substance for that creation came from other aliens. You having an issue with the concept of exploring the Alien's origin is not an issue with the film or the concept. It's YOUR issue. The solution: Never watch another Alien movie ever again.

[@nexusshark]

James Bell No, you're just happy to watch an Alien movie that you agree with so that you can call it "well written" and "well-directed". *Having them be insects isn’t defining them so much as allowing for more unique ideas to be in place (eg queen/hive mind). It simply uses that information as a basis for a different story.* So you're fine with them no longer being as Alien as they used to be in the original movie. I can use that same logic on Covenant and future films. Not exploring the derelict ship or the space jockey is not exactly something that every fan will appreciate. Sure, Aliens went into a different direction, but that doesn't mean that the questions that are left open should never be answered. Some fans would like to know. I also don't see how Alien is now trying to cash in to Marvel's formula of success. I can see DC doing this, but it's not like Alien didn't have an expanded universe long before Marvel did the thing. It even crossed over to the Predator universe and eventhough the more recent movies tried to seperate the two franchises again, it hasn't stopped other fans and writers to tie these two back together. *I don’t want to see an origin story about the treasure Indian jones is hunting because it’s used as a way to springboard a plot.* Then it's a good thing that nobody is forcing you to if such a movie is ever made. I don't see how knowing what the Xeno is distracts from the horror in any way. It's not like it becomes any less deadly or any less scary in the dark. Seriously, in what way do humans understand the Xenomorph better than they already did in the previous films? The only thing new that we have is that it is a product from an alien black goo made by other aliens. And we know for a fact that others like the Xenomorph have previously existed long before David was even an idea. And what do we know about the black goo and the engineer's? Not much. We also only got glimpses. *I’m fine with Prometheus being about all of that because it’s not really an alien movie. The worst part of the movie is when a xenomorph pops out at the end for no reason.* That was not a Xenomorph. That was a Deacon. Also one of many products created by the Black Goo. It also looks like the picture we see in the big head room. The "god" that the Engineers worship. The creatures produced by the black goo all share similar features. The reason for that scene was to show the result of the Trilobite's Tentacle Hentai on the Engineer and to show a glimpse of other horror's produced by the Black Goo that might come in the future. It doesn't always have to be about Xeno's. As you noted in your previous response, Scott was preassured to make this more like an Alien movie by Fox Studios and the fandom. They wanted an Alien movie, they got it. I don't think Covenant would have turned out like this if Scott wasn't forced to please a certain group of biased fanboys who only wanted to see their precious Xenomorph's. Me personally, I would've been fine if the movie would've focussed on the Neomorph's. And I think that's what Scott originally wanted for this movie. It wasn't meant to be a Xenomorph movie. The Xeno was simply shoehorned in to please the fanboys and the studio. I hope they're happy. I've seen enough Xenomorph's and I'm much more interested in other creatures, including the Engineer's. Reading the interviews it is obvious that Scott originally wanted to make quite a different sequel for Prometheus. He also wanted to make quite a different sequel to Alien back in the 80's. Also, Deadpool is part of the X-Men universe. It ackowledges the flaws with the different timelines and inconsistency, but it is canonically part of the same X-Men universe. Like you pointed out, Prometheus is not a Xenomorph movie. It only shares continuity with the Xeno movies. Some people also say that Blade Runner takes place in that same continuity aswell. I've yet to see any rule book that states that different movies sharing the same continuity must not deal with different themes.

[@nexusshark]

James Bell Say's the guy that started with a wall of text himself.

[@Johnnywilsonforever]

Scott just made an alien movie to mess up with Neil Blomkamp's take on Alien. Like a "don't touch my stuff!" kinda attitude.

[@SuperSailorChaos]

"oh cool she just went for a swi....ooh" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@liveactionlink8736]

The scene with the 2 Michael Fassbenders playing the flute really felt like a whole lot of showing off to me... and I'm perfectly okay with that. They used every technique brilliantly and showed how far technology has come

[@joshuabrown4775]

I’ll never get over how Scott caved for this film. Prometheus was a work of art that’s themes and characters deserved exploring. But the way the Xeno was shoehorned into this movie and previous things from Prometheus were dropped to make way for it and retreading the same old action set pieces.. breaks my heart man. Could have been something special.

[@acedesignideas]

Cowboys on space missions, that sounds familiar See you space cowboy!

[@confusedstockimage9807]

Am I the only one who thinks that Ridley Scott is silently laughing with us during the xenomorph egg sequence. David's lines seem to be making a knowing wink to the audience who, for the most part, knows what happens when a human gets near an egg.

[@nicholascross3557]

I was reminded of a joke about a man walking in the countryside. He finds himself crossing a field that has a bull in it. He sees a farmer leaning over a fence and calls to him "Is that bull safe?" The farmer replied, "Aye, the bull's safe... can't say the same for you though."

[@petervlcko4858]

yes man and on the top you will not got sexually transmitted infection from that small tentacle :) just you give born

[@jimmeno]

Ive said it before and i say it again, Cinemawins is my favorite channel, so many movies iv'e seen that i liked and then i see the reviews bashing them and i start to question my taste in films, and then the warm fuzzy feeling i get when i discover that i'm not alone in liking something that the majority think i should hate.

[@daudramaydrums9522]

please do everything great about SNOWPIERCER! i know you're probably lining up current trendy blockbuster movies but if you ever find the time you should definitely do one on snowpiercer. such a fantastic movie that so many people didn't truly appreciate. i know you feel the same way.

[@ahmadsliman64]

Finally! You’re doing the half blood prince!!! Thank you!!