Sci-Fi of the Day
Sci-Fi of the Day
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- colin_s1
i know they were both kinda panned but i went back and re-watched the two alien prequels ("prometheus" and "covenant") recently and they're goddamn good.
compared maybe to the lo-budget horror of the original they're, well just not that . but as just science fiction, it's a really great story with decent enough pacing. the only thing i think both fail at is the "final fight" scene where it all just gets a bit outlandish (especially in covenant).
anyway if you're looking for some sci-fi to pass the time with.
- Agreed. They have their flaws, but I think they were panned because most people got confused because they were unfamiliar with the canon.garbage
- Kind of like how it's never really stated that Blade Runner takes place in the Alien Universe. I'm expecting Raised by Wolves will be the same.garbage
- Scott needs to surround himself with people willing to say 'no'.i_monk
- I wish Scott had been allowed to make the Prometheus sequel he'd intended to make, rather than Covenant, which is what the studio forced him to make.MondoMorphic
- @i_monk I have some issues with Scott (he claimed that the neo-noir elements of BR were his idea and that he never bothered to read Philip K Dick, which is..garbage
- ..an outright lie). But he still is a fantastic director. Lucas would be more of the "needs less yes-men" type of director.garbage
- The universe is great visually, but the story was a big mess. Still enjoyed watching it though, so much good concept work in them both.PhanLo
- totally agree, re-watched them myself lately too and they were much better than I remembered, as opposed to the "Resurrection" one.rzu-rzu
- Also Alien 3 was quite nice, but only the director's cut, the one shown at the movies was terribly mutilatedrzu-rzu
- The problem could probably be named Lucas Syndrome or something, sure, but Scott clearly isn't getting any creative pushback to keep focus.i_monk