Prometheus and Covenant have a messy history of getting made. Years back, Fox said Scott was doing three Alien films in 3D. It went quiet, then the news was "Not Alien" films, but three sci-fi films. Scott said by the time the third one ends, it will link up to Alien. Prometheus had issues, story changes, and things that were too costly or too "odd," so it went with a more toned-down story. However, the studio got nervous and had Scott tame the film down and remove gore and F-bombs so that it could get a lower age rating. Prometheus came out, and even though Scott warned people it was not an Alien film, the studio was happy to push the Alien side, and as such, people left and said, "Where were the Aliens" A bit like how the Abyss went down when people thought that it was bad aliens under the water, and were disappointed. Going into Alien Covenant, which was to be called Paradise Lost, the studio made Scott change his plans. That film was not the one he wanted to make. Some intern or someone was with Scott on a studio call, where they basically said, "People wanted Aliens; this film needs Aliens" After the call, Scott said, "If they want Aliens, I will give them f@cking Aliens." Scott makes as many bad calls as he does amazing ones, but it's crap that we never got his planned 3 films. No idea if they would have been better or worse, but I would rather have had his vision vs half and half.
It was garbage.. Just to name one example is how they are all doing stupid shit like in every other horror/slasher movie... First movie showed really wel how carefull they were with the contamination yet in this one the pilot manages to trip TWICE and blow up her own ship while she even had the alien contaminated for a moment... I can go on for another hour why its bad and why the first Alien movie is GOATEDfor sure.
What is your thoughts on alien covenant?
Prometheus and Covenant have a messy history of getting made. Years back, Fox said Scott was doing three Alien films in 3D. It went quiet, then the news was "Not Alien" films, but three sci-fi films. Scott said by the time the third one ends, it will link up to Alien.
Prometheus had issues, story changes, and things that were too costly or too "odd," so it went with a more toned-down story. However, the studio got nervous and had Scott tame the film down and remove gore and F-bombs so that it could get a lower age rating.
Prometheus came out, and even though Scott warned people it was not an Alien film, the studio was happy to push the Alien side, and as such, people left and said, "Where were the Aliens" A bit like how the Abyss went down when people thought that it was bad aliens under the water, and were disappointed.
Going into Alien Covenant, which was to be called Paradise Lost, the studio made Scott change his plans. That film was not the one he wanted to make. Some intern or someone was with Scott on a studio call, where they basically said, "People wanted Aliens; this film needs Aliens" After the call, Scott said, "If they want Aliens, I will give them f@cking Aliens."
Scott makes as many bad calls as he does amazing ones, but it's crap that we never got his planned 3 films. No idea if they would have been better or worse, but I would rather have had his vision vs half and half.
It was garbage.. Just to name one example is how they are all doing stupid shit like in every other horror/slasher movie... First movie showed really wel how carefull they were with the contamination yet in this one the pilot manages to trip TWICE and blow up her own ship while she even had the alien contaminated for a moment... I can go on for another hour why its bad and why the first Alien movie is GOATEDfor sure.