I was very worried about David's story not being continued and Disney's involvement in the movie. Now it has reduced all my expectations to almost zero. EDIT: I take back what i said. I really liked the movie. No sjw, no woke. You must definitely watch it."
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
Prometheus is a terrible movie..... Covenant is a dreadful movie. I like David but everything else around those films are awful. The character decisions are there to solely push the movie along no matter how absurd they are and there are many many absurd character decision in these movies!@@darkseid6898
I was hoping the same thing ,but as always they think they know what we want to see,I certainly won't be going to see it ,id rather wait til comes out,now if they did follow up with David id be the first one at theater
I’m really upset about David’s story not being continued mostly because Fassbender playing David is one of his best roles. He brings a terrifying presence, even if the writing of the films isn’t a good match for his skill. I really like him in this genre/universe. Really hate that they aren’t doubling down and finishing the trilogy. All they needed to do was just make the writing better. Not scrap the project entirely
Well Disney is at least woke, unlike many other companies, their contribution is literally saving this world from ignorance and evil that comes out of it! Whatever they bring in comes from a higher dimension of consciousness which triggers narcissists and psychopaths of this world.
I am always so pissed they didn't follow Prometheus...it was so fresh, so surprising, so many new questions came from it... Then Covenant, because "fans were upset there were no aliens on Prometheus"....so stupid! I love Alien! That's why I loved Prometheus! Scott was going for something unique, fresh, he was trying something! Was forced to put the Alien back in his story and everything went to garbage! And now, I might never see an end to that story! If people wanted to see the Alien again, just go watch the previous movies, or play a game or whatever! Or just wait for when the time is right! Don't push it! There was no "alien" written in the tittle "Prometheus"! Sorry, but I just get pissed at this missed opportunity for a great story.
I agree. I was reinvested after Prometheus and wanted to learn more about the engineers and their home world. Covenant was a big let down. And now im sure we will never see any more of the lore.
Prometheus and Covenant were both great! just watched them back to back, so idk wth you're talking about. the end of Prometheus introduces a Powerhouse of a xenomorph. was looking forward to the next in that series were there was a possibility of the engineer xenomorph and the "human" xenomorph having an encounter.
I feel you on that sentiment. Although I would remain optimistic in that Ridley Scott has essentially laid the groundwork for any future Alien movies that will delve further into the Prometheus premise. He still seems invested in the franchise overall and it will only be a matter of time before this new director or another ambitious director/writer decides to take on what Scott has laid out for them to expand on. He has such a devoted following of talented writers and directors that I'm sure at some point it will happen. and in the not too distant future.
Prometheus is a BEUTUFL and absolute MESS, with more holes then a block of Swiss cheese. Covenant is Alien copy/paste with a mish-mash of David's BS and full of contradictions and undermines the original two Alien films.
I was fascinated by Prometheus despite the terrible script, but Covenant ruined it for me... just seemed like a generic fanmade movie. I was also unhappy with the idea that David created the aliens in a random cave in five minutes.... seemed silly and lazy. In a way, it was always more scary that the Alien was the product of millions of years of evolution. A great film would have been a middle film with David and Shaw by themselves travelling on a ship. Ironically the story that never made the film would have been infinitely better.... moving away from the alien slasher in space.
The last movie was an abomination. One of the worst, soulless cash grabs I've ever seen. I'll never watch another one. There was only ever 3 alien movies and only the first 2 of them were good.
@@elijahhernandez906 the alien just busted all over my gyatt! He got no rizz fr 😹😹. guys can we talk about how problematic it is that this alien is literally unaliving the W.O.C. in the group... we need to use the power of friendship and discourse to get it banned from the space
He might not have a choice. The sheer magnitude of how much was cut from the script of prometheus implies that some one, or maybe a group of people, sabotaged the film / canceled it. So the ultra-dumbed down version was stitched together and released.
Great storyline? To me they were some of the worst of the alien franchise , Prometius was so-so , Covenant was a bad film . And David is worse protagonist than Shaw was , and Shaw was median.
Prometheus - a bunch of scientist idiots doing exploring stuff but the wrong way. Coevenant - a bunch of colonist idiots doing colonization stuff but the wrong way. The story and dialogues are complete flat and stupid. In both movies.
One word scares me more than Aliens did when I watched it as a kid: Disney- Ruiner of Franchises. Aliens and Disney seem like a most contrasting mix; I have little hope. Maybe NECA will make a few new Alien action figures after the movie, that's about all the hope I have for a Disney led Aliens. Sad. Agree with Kroft, at this point and despite the issues with the last two 'aliens' movies, I'd rather see the conclusion of Davids story and more about the Engineers. Sigh.
can't be far worse Ridley Scott killed alien Franchise so how bad can it really be with Disney's hands I mean after all alien was Far dead before Disney touched them
@@theelitebattleangel IDK, have you seen what Disney did to Star Wars and Marvel and their own classics? At least when Scott killed Aliens he has some right to, for better or worse, because he's its creator and has an investment in the franchise. Disney could not be farther from the world and lore of Alien.
If Romulus is good then that's good, but I will always mourn the discontinuation of the David/engineer storyline. It was one of the most interesting things I've seen in film.
+1...people are soo naive, this day and age and they still believe Disney will do anything good. And it's like someone said, ridley Scott is not the same, his vouch for the movie doesn't worth anything
This is why I stay subscribed despite the ultra low upload frequency. Everything you make is worthwhile. I'll happily stay subscribed to a channel that respects it's viewers time.
It's also very sad to realize that we will probably never get any answers about the derelict in the first movie and how/why the f*** the Nostromo was sent to LV4-26 in the first place. What's the story behind that?? We were so close to coming full circle, it's so frustrating...
I think the nostromo went to lv426 because they picked up on some sort of signal while returning home from a job they were in the process of completing. I can't remember if it was a distress signal or otherwise, but I do remember their hand was forced, and that they would get in big trouble, and/or lose their pay if they didn't respond/investigate.
We knew exactly why Nostromo was redirected to LV 426. It was to recover a life form. And the crew was expendable. That was iterated quite succinctly by ash before he puked up milky lubricant, after attempting to rape Ripley with a magazine. And also when the captain was in the special room with Mothers a computer. I think he sees that it says cruise it is expendable or was it Ripley who sees crew is expendable. Oh that’s why Ash raped her. She was in there getting the information. Then she got mad went after Ash, and then he went bonkers. I think. No matter it was covered in the film why they were redirected to LV 426 and that the crew was expendable and ash was to recover the life form. And the company had an idea that Ash could survive better than the human beings, because he was a machine.
David, Dr. Shaw, and the Engineers are my favorite parts of the franchise. I am sad that they are moving away from that storyline but still happy that another alien movie is coming out.
God i wish they had continued the engineer/paradise plotline and having gone full giger designs for their culture. Would have been awesome as Prometheus was the most interesting movie in the alien franchise(just like the first alien was). Instead we get this "young cast" thing from disney that i do not trust.
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
@@darkseid6898 I agree though I don't like that they killed off shaw in covenant. The whole sub-plot of religeous belief was lost with her death. And besides she was the charactert that was the viewer (sort of). I do still like the movie but I feel it was a sidestep rather than going further with the story. A better step imo would have been for the second moive to focus on shaw and david going to the engineer's homeworld and the the third movie the engineers enacting the destruction of earth the black goo or something like that. Something more interesting. Idk Prometheus was such a fun idea and it's so frustrating that they have abandoned it. It kinda had that The Thing feeling. An underrated masterpiece imo.
Well Ridley Scott is not longer what used to be, with all due respect. Just watch his latest film Napoleon and you will have a pretty good idea about his decreased craft for movies.
@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203 self proclaimed gives u a true picture, professional don't! Bcoz then they won't get invites to the next red carpet event, pre screening, etc etc.. they are just advertising.
Scott was out declaring he wouldn't be making any more films in the Alien franchise - thus also abandoning the prequel trilogy - after the reception of Covenant saw the intenet community of 'fans' abusing him for ruining the (their) storyline. This would seem to be final affirmation of that. I hope not, though. I really, really, _really_ want to see what David's up to and how it ties together with the Nostromo happening on the derelict on LV462. There are still so much unanswered between the end of Covenant and the start of Alien.. I guess I'll be in theaters right along everybody else when "Romulus" comes out.
What kind of an Alien is it? When an Android made it. That story line needed to be buried and gone. Riddley lost his mind just like Lucas. Foolish stuff really. Instead of showing where the Xenomorph came from, he had David make it. WTH!!?? The Decon had promise, i hated the Engineers, there were just big humans....stuipid, Nothing Alien about any of that.
Having Sigourney Weaver who is now 74 on this film would be like having your Grandmother fight an Alien. She played her part, let it be and leave it in the past. Not sure why people are so obsessed with bringing back old characters
I'm going to be very upset if David's story isn't continued and Fassbender isn't in it....................................... I was really looking forward to that 😑
Thank you for uploading, Kroft!!! It’s always a great day when you do. Personally, I would die for more scenes regarding the engineers and their culture, but I am at least happy that Scott seems to be happy with the script of Romulus.
It’s a long shot but god I wish I could see what David did with the colonist ship. But maybe it’s better to be left up to imagination. If David was able to do so much research with just one human body, I can only imagine the horror he would get up to with a fully equipped med bay with thousand of specimens of different ages and species
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
If the Prometheus comic wasn't canon, imagine if Weyland Yutani ever found another Engineer world or went back to the LV-223 from Prometheus and found another ship or two... and took it all for research. Imagine what they'd do with a bunch of colonists or prisoners.
It's probably better left to the imagination tbh. The arc for the character is completed - he has become God over the trapped colonists and can create. Its a grim ending but it suits the character. I think one of the worst tendencies of recent movies has been to try illuminate minor parts of background, or continue on past a stories natural end. The SW franchise wasn't really improved by the Han Solo origins movie for example. Sometimes its better to start a new story than try drag out an old one.
What worries me more than the words "disney involvement" is that 90% of the negative comments will still watch it. That will give it air time, viewer numbers and then get it renewed again and again. Negative reviews don't mean dirt so long as viewings are high enough to provide revenue, like rings of power, almost universally hated, but getting a second season. Just don't look at it and it will go away.
Knowing Disney is involved is a mayor red flag. Almost every fan wanted to see both Shaw and David’s arc finalized. We don’t get any of those but instead a movie nobody asked for. Just like the marvel’s.
I have an existential remark: Riddley is not a beginner, HE directed alien and it is known as his major accomplishment....then, how can one REGRESS over the years? How can the skills and talent vanish and it becomes c*ap after few decades, arent we supposed to get better with age?...how can this be??
Disney the destroyer of franchise. Honestly I preferred a sequel to Covenant and continue David's story. Prometheus and Alien Covenant were very interesting films with a wider view of things.
Welp, i was actually getting kind of excited until i heard Disney got its claws into it. Thats gonna be a hard pass from me, and another once great franchise down the toilet.
@@troubadour723 Always, in fact that's what i prefer. Unfortunately, it seems Hollywood is stuck in a downward spiral of creativity being put on the back burner in favor of remake/reboot nostalgia bait in order to push politics for the sweet sweet ESG payouts. I really, really don't want to start a political discussion, but that is the objective reality of what is happening right now.
@@Papagiorgio153 Sadly, remake-reboot nostalgia is hugely profitable. The audience is no longer open-minded enough to accept anything not familiar form their adolescence. Sci-fi has always been political. The original Alien was anti-corporate. "All other considerations secondary."
Disney's involved. My most beloved franchise is going to the shits then. Nice work. Additionally mentioned, I find it extremely disappointing that they do not conclude the Prometheus/Covenant/David story. I might be one of a few, but I actually love Prometheus. Covenant is a mixed bag. Because I believe Ridley should have kept on doing his original thing with Covenant and not giving in to the idiots who just wanted to see a frickin xenomorph. I would have loved it to see more of Elizabeth Shaw.
I feel you. I really liked Prometheous. Covenant ....ahh....so so. Covenant kinda went off in a direction I didn't expect. But yes I would like to see David's story wrapped up
Yeah, the lead character might be one of them strong female types. And they might pander by having a mixed race crew. Oh, and they might force an anti-corporate message on it. I hope they respect the original and don't do anything like that!
@@troubadour723it's funny how mentally limited you people are and can't appreciate the difference between a good, well written diverse movie and whoke garbage. Grow up
I like that Ridley singled out the dialog, not the scares or visuals. The dialog and performances in Alien are so grounded and realistic, it helps everything else feel more believable. I'm hopeful this one is good and that it gets Ridley's next Alien movie greenlit.
The good: It’s hard to see how the franchise can be destroyed even further. The bad: At this point, most people regard Disney as the touch of death to franchises, Star Wars and Dr. Who being obvious examples.
No Ripley/Sigourney Weaver? Strike one. No Ridley Scott? Strike two. A Disney movie? Strike three. This one will fail so Ridley can complete his Prometheus trilogy because we’ll all be wanting something more closely related to Ridley-the roots of the franchise…and S.Weaver, the heart of the franchise.
Apparently, he's no longer considering the crashed derelict of the pilot, an engineer, yes now he is referring to it, as some biomechanical creature fused to its navigation system, it's no longer an engineer, you can look it up.
They wont have any engineers in this new film unfortunately. Real fans are waiting for the sequel to Covenant. We've seen this horror hack and slash Alien film already... Thanks Disney
I think Xenomorphs represent an advance, very ancient species which focused in evolving organically. In the other hand, the engineers are highly advanced and ancient, but evolved mostly with the help of technology. The Predators, are a combination of both: technological sophistication and formidable biologically.
I like Scott's vision way better than anything else any other director did. But with Disney behind this Imma take His approval with a HUGE grain of salt. I too wanted to see David's storyline further.
Just the fact that Disney’s involved… Imagine how horrible a studio/company’s been run lately that just having their name attached is an automatic huge negative. Hopefully the film was written without their story group bullshit comprised of talentless DEI/ESG box-tick hires. But I’m not going to get my hopes up. They’ve already decimated LucasFilm, Pixar, Marvel Studios and even their own animation and film depts. Not to forget the company’s reputation by and large. Never seen a company so Hell bent on burning cash.
These new alien prequels had so much potential and it was really wasted, it wouldve been cool if engineers created the alien to destroy planets and the Predators were the only species able to defeat them and that made engineers and Predators mortal enemies.
It's Disney and Kathaleen guys, they'll destroy it. Riply said 'that ship has sailed.' She just told you it's stupid. She's not as hungry for a role as Mark.
The ship sailed when Alien3 was released without continuing Ripley's, Newt's, and Hick's story as originally envisioned. Then a muddled story comes along with Prometheus that can't continue David & Shaw's story as originally intended, resulting in Covenent. It's like when Disney killed The Star Wars EU - yet is now repurposing parts of SW EU non-canon (i.e. Thrawn) lore to shore up their Disney Wars lineup of failure.
It’s never a good sign when a legendary franchise is remade with a younger cast. It’s smacks of a cash-grab. It’s just a way to impregnate the franchise with a cast young enough to carbon copy as many sequels as possible due to the years still available to them. Hard pass on this one.
Should continue David's storyline no matter how bad it is reviewed with previous 2 prequels, just want to know David's evil achievement. I hate cliffhangers😂.
I'm keeping my expectations low because I don't want to be disappointed. The problem is, as an avid Alien fan from the first movie and not being alone in that(?), they will almost certainly get me to part with my money whatever the critics might say.
Hey Kroft, thank you for continuing to cover this content, it's incredibly detailed, especially the video of the complete timeline of both universes, that's one of my favorites of all. Again thank you for all you do 👊😎💯 much love 😎
Remember what Spielberg said of James Mangold right after previewing The Dial of Destiny last year? “Damn! I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these!” Turns out that - that stamp of approval didn’t mean Jack. Also, this is Disney we’re talking about. They’re exceptionally gifted at destroying reboots. I hope they don’t, but the data doesn’t lie.
I hope it completely diverges from all the films starting with Alien 3. Specially the entire Engineers part. I always thought the ship and the space jockey were one entity. That was the brilliance of the first film and that crazy designer.
Scott saying that "It's f*cking great!" means absolutely nothing. If anything, it's even more concerning.
he's probably hedging his bets... if the movie turns out to be good, then i'm sure that Scott will try to take credit for it! XD
Pretty sure he said that about Nepolion 😅
Should title the movie ALIEN: WOKE NATION
@Billbeaux I think you might be right.. he never says something like that... it's like he's trying to inflate a bad upcoming IPO.. 😑
Yea dude is hit or miss
I can still watch the first two over and over and never get bored.
Completely lost me at Disney. WOW, what a huge disastrous mistake
It'll still be 20th Century Fox. Disney owns it now, though.
Disney doesn't make movies anymore. They make propaganda now.
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@BillzgotSkillz you spelled fact wrong
@@derkeheath5172Aye 100%they've f*cked it,its s shame.Don't need to see it,always liked the alien films as well(well the 1st 3)
This time, the alien queen is not gonna be dreaming about true love, she's dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be.
Made me laugh. Then it didn't. And that's because you're probably right!
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Unburdend by what has been...
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I was very worried about David's story not being continued and Disney's involvement in the movie. Now it has reduced all my expectations to almost zero. EDIT: I take back what i said. I really liked the movie. No sjw, no woke. You must definitely watch it."
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
Prometheus is a terrible movie..... Covenant is a dreadful movie. I like David but everything else around those films are awful. The character decisions are there to solely push the movie along no matter how absurd they are and there are many many absurd character decision in these movies!@@darkseid6898
Exactly.
I was hoping the same thing ,but as always they think they know what we want to see,I certainly won't be going to see it ,id rather wait til comes out,now if they did follow up with David id be the first one at theater
It's an utter shame given the prequels efforts to expand the universe and not just do... more xenomorphs, more everyday space workers and marines.
Can’t believe that they aren’t concluding David’s story I need completion
I have no faith in Disney doing dark sci-fi any justice… especially if it’s going to be teenagers and no name actors
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Me too...a pity.
Yeah, sounds like the recipe for Alien vs Predator.
Yeah it's gonna be fucked! 100%
@@davidjazay9248that whole direction could have been so special! 😞
I’m really upset about David’s story not being continued mostly because Fassbender playing David is one of his best roles. He brings a terrifying presence, even if the writing of the films isn’t a good match for his skill.
I really like him in this genre/universe.
Really hate that they aren’t doubling down and finishing the trilogy. All they needed to do was just make the writing better. Not scrap the project entirely
I was getting excited until I heard Disney is involved in the movie. Damm!
Yes, my heart sank when I heard that word.
Yes, my heart sank when I heard that word.
Yep should've let adult swim take over
EXACTLY!!!
Well Disney is at least woke, unlike many other companies, their contribution is literally saving this world from ignorance and evil that comes out of it! Whatever they bring in comes from a higher dimension of consciousness which triggers narcissists and psychopaths of this world.
I am always so pissed they didn't follow Prometheus...it was so fresh, so surprising, so many new questions came from it...
Then Covenant, because "fans were upset there were no aliens on Prometheus"....so stupid! I love Alien! That's why I loved Prometheus! Scott was going for something unique, fresh, he was trying something! Was forced to put the Alien back in his story and everything went to garbage! And now, I might never see an end to that story!
If people wanted to see the Alien again, just go watch the previous movies, or play a game or whatever! Or just wait for when the time is right! Don't push it!
There was no "alien" written in the tittle "Prometheus"!
Sorry, but I just get pissed at this missed opportunity for a great story.
I agree. I was reinvested after Prometheus and wanted to learn more about the engineers and their home world. Covenant was a big let down. And now im sure we will never see any more of the lore.
Prometheus and Covenant were both great! just watched them back to back, so idk wth you're talking about. the end of Prometheus introduces a Powerhouse of a xenomorph. was looking forward to the next in that series were there was a possibility of the engineer xenomorph and the "human" xenomorph having an encounter.
I feel you on that sentiment. Although I would remain optimistic in that Ridley Scott has essentially laid the groundwork for any future Alien movies that will delve further into the Prometheus premise. He still seems invested in the franchise overall and it will only be a matter of time before this new director or another ambitious director/writer decides to take on what Scott has laid out for them to expand on. He has such a devoted following of talented writers and directors that I'm sure at some point it will happen. and in the not too distant future.
I just re-watched Prometheus on Netflix. All i have to say 'i love rocks'! That line destroyed the movie!
Prometheus is a BEUTUFL and absolute MESS, with more holes then a block of Swiss cheese. Covenant is Alien copy/paste with a mish-mash of David's BS and full of contradictions and undermines the original two Alien films.
Very sad that David's story isn't being continued. I was so fascinated by it.
I was fascinated by Prometheus despite the terrible script, but Covenant ruined it for me... just seemed like a generic fanmade movie. I was also unhappy with the idea that David created the aliens in a random cave in five minutes.... seemed silly and lazy. In a way, it was always more scary that the Alien was the product of millions of years of evolution.
A great film would have been a middle film with David and Shaw by themselves travelling on a ship. Ironically the story that never made the film would have been infinitely better.... moving away from the alien slasher in space.
The studio gave him too many notes. I believe he even said "you want Aliens? I'll give you f'ing Aliens...!" In disgust...
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@@desoliver9712 The story is easily shifted to, the engineers knew how to create the eggs, and David happened upon the information.
@@misc0777 Yeah, I know... it's just dumb.
The last movie was an abomination. One of the worst, soulless cash grabs I've ever seen. I'll never watch another one. There was only ever 3 alien movies and only the first 2 of them were good.
Finish davids story ffs 😑
''genZ vs the alien''your probably pretty spot on
well there goes that movie.
Exactly 🤮
Whats the fuss over genZ?
@@elijahhernandez906 the alien just busted all over my gyatt! He got no rizz fr 😹😹. guys can we talk about how problematic it is that this alien is literally unaliving the W.O.C. in the group... we need to use the power of friendship and discourse to get it banned from the space
The alien better watch out then. The only thing more toxic than an aliens blood is the Gen Z woke scream.
Almost. "Gen-Z and Diversity Hires VS Alien on Tiktok" - would describe it better.
I’ve been really bummed for a while that Ridley isn’t finishing the prequel trilogy.
He might not have a choice. The sheer magnitude of how much was cut from the script of prometheus implies that some one, or maybe a group of people, sabotaged the film / canceled it. So the ultra-dumbed down version was stitched together and released.
The engineers and David was such a great storyline.
Fuck.
I’m sad Ridley is ok letting them go.
I'm really actually quite upset... :/
It is what it is 🤷♂️ tying that up via a graphic novel, or animated like Marvel’s What If series At this point, is as good as it will get.
Great storyline? To me they were some of the worst of the alien franchise , Prometius was so-so , Covenant was a bad film . And David is worse protagonist than Shaw was , and Shaw was median.
Prometheus - a bunch of scientist idiots doing exploring stuff but the wrong way.
Coevenant - a bunch of colonist idiots doing colonization stuff but the wrong way.
The story and dialogues are complete flat and stupid. In both movies.
@@DrPet80 so a film about geniuses doing everything right with no drama would be great?
I really was hopeful we would get to continue David’s arc
It was story breaking. Really bad. Ridley got obsessed and nobody could tell him to stop.
One word scares me more than Aliens did when I watched it as a kid: Disney- Ruiner of Franchises. Aliens and Disney seem like a most contrasting mix; I have little hope. Maybe NECA will make a few new Alien action figures after the movie, that's about all the hope I have for a Disney led Aliens. Sad. Agree with Kroft, at this point and despite the issues with the last two 'aliens' movies, I'd rather see the conclusion of Davids story and more about the Engineers. Sigh.
can't be far worse Ridley Scott killed alien Franchise so how bad can it really be with Disney's hands I mean after all alien was Far dead before Disney touched them
@@theelitebattleangel IDK, have you seen what Disney did to Star Wars and Marvel and their own classics? At least when Scott killed Aliens he has some right to, for better or worse, because he's its creator and has an investment in the franchise. Disney could not be farther from the world and lore of Alien.
Disney's Alien will be transgender and black, and only eats people because she's suffered slavery and oppression.
@Theelitabattleangel how did he kill Alien franchise if Covenant was a great movie? What are you talking about?
Let me guess a group of people come across a distress beacon and investigate to find a hostile alien lifeform which decimates the crew 🙄
If Romulus is good then that's good, but I will always mourn the discontinuation of the David/engineer storyline. It was one of the most interesting things I've seen in film.
Are you serious? Or just sarcastic? Both movies are unbelievably illogical and full of laughable plot holes.
I've written so much to people like you about why you're dumb, not the movie, but I'm tired of it @@stlawstlaw7585
@@stlawstlaw7585 No
I understand that Disney has a tendency to disappoint, but they also did a great job with Prey, so hopefully they can keep that streak up.
I have zero confidence that this movie will be good.
+1...people are soo naive, this day and age and they still believe Disney will do anything good. And it's like someone said, ridley Scott is not the same, his vouch for the movie doesn't worth anything
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Yeah Disney do unfortunately destroy the movies they are doing. 😢
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Yeah me too. (Unfortunately)
This is why I stay subscribed despite the ultra low upload frequency. Everything you make is worthwhile. I'll happily stay subscribed to a channel that respects it's viewers time.
Couldn't have said it better
I really wish that David’s story could have been completed 😖
I'm still having trouble understanding why they didn't continue David's story.
@@yilmaz7059Its because of the merger with the Disney studios.
@@yilmaz7059because Disney ruins everything
We need Fassbender to complete his Alien legacy 🤘😁🤘
too complex for Disney and their target audicence
If Disney are doing it then you already know it’s doomed. They have ruined every IP that they’ve touched. I’m not holding my breath at all
If Disney gives Ridley Scott complete creative control…Alien will be Okay, Hopefully Ridley has that worded to n his agreement with Disney
@@sawtooth808okay, maybe. but the series is going to need to remove itself from disney if we're to enjoy graphic kills and tits.
They probably didn’t have much involvement but it was a great movie
It's also very sad to realize that we will probably never get any answers about the derelict in the first movie and how/why the f*** the Nostromo was sent to LV4-26 in the first place. What's the story behind that?? We were so close to coming full circle, it's so frustrating...
Embrace the mystery. It's one of the things that makes Alien great to begin with.
@@joachimvandenheuvel507 No! All questions must be answered! Prequels! We must have more prequels!
I think the nostromo went to lv426 because they picked up on some sort of signal while returning home from a job they were in the process of completing. I can't remember if it was a distress signal or otherwise, but I do remember their hand was forced, and that they would get in big trouble, and/or lose their pay if they didn't respond/investigate.
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We knew exactly why Nostromo was redirected to LV 426. It was to recover a life form. And the crew was expendable. That was iterated quite succinctly by ash before he puked up milky lubricant, after attempting to rape Ripley with a magazine. And also when the captain was in the special room with Mothers a computer. I think he sees that it says cruise it is expendable or was it Ripley who sees crew is expendable. Oh that’s why Ash raped her. She was in there getting the information. Then she got mad went after Ash, and then he went bonkers. I think. No matter it was covered in the film why they were redirected to LV 426 and that the crew was expendable and ash was to recover the life form. And the company had an idea that Ash could survive better than the human beings, because he was a machine.
"Aliens" is my favorite sci-fi movie of all time... I hope they return to that "feel" and not the Promethius BS...
David, Dr. Shaw, and the Engineers are my favorite parts of the franchise. I am sad that they are moving away from that storyline but still happy that another alien movie is coming out.
God i wish they had continued the engineer/paradise plotline and having gone full giger designs for their culture. Would have been awesome as Prometheus was the most interesting movie in the alien franchise(just like the first alien was). Instead we get this "young cast" thing from disney that i do not trust.
same... admittedly I started with Prometheus and Covenant, but the story-heavy content is super interesting to me, a bit more than the older films.
@@punec yyeah after what they did to marvel and star wars i dont trust them one bit
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
@@darkseid6898 I agree though I don't like that they killed off shaw in covenant. The whole sub-plot of religeous belief was lost with her death. And besides she was the charactert that was the viewer (sort of). I do still like the movie but I feel it was a sidestep rather than going further with the story. A better step imo would have been for the second moive to focus on shaw and david going to the engineer's homeworld and the the third movie the engineers enacting the destruction of earth the black goo or something like that. Something more interesting. Idk Prometheus was such a fun idea and it's so frustrating that they have abandoned it. It kinda had that The Thing feeling. An underrated masterpiece imo.
Somehow I don't think the studio that gave us snow-white is going to be handling this very well 😅😅😅😅😅
Well Ridley Scott is not longer what used to be, with all due respect. Just watch his latest film Napoleon and you will have a pretty good idea about his decreased craft for movies.
hes old and kind of fucking woke now, so
Napoleon was a great movie, you,re just repeating what inept self proclaimed critics say.
@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203 self proclaimed gives u a true picture, professional don't! Bcoz then they won't get invites to the next red carpet event, pre screening, etc etc.. they are just advertising.
@@TheMaulam12345 The woke shit are guidelines he has to fullfill. If someone wasnt woke before in the past it surely is a corparate desicion
@@TheMaulam12345 he's always been woke
Scott was out declaring he wouldn't be making any more films in the Alien franchise - thus also abandoning the prequel trilogy - after the reception of Covenant saw the intenet community of 'fans' abusing him for ruining the (their) storyline.
This would seem to be final affirmation of that. I hope not, though. I really, really, _really_ want to see what David's up to and how it ties together with the Nostromo happening on the derelict on LV462. There are still so much unanswered between the end of Covenant and the start of Alien.. I guess I'll be in theaters right along everybody else when "Romulus" comes out.
What kind of an Alien is it? When an Android made it. That story line needed to be buried and gone. Riddley lost his mind just like Lucas. Foolish stuff really. Instead of showing where the Xenomorph came from, he had David make it. WTH!!?? The Decon had promise, i hated the Engineers, there were just big humans....stuipid, Nothing Alien about any of that.
It's because Scott is obsessed with androids.
Idc what they make. Just finish up David’s storyline. David is more interesting than anyone in the franchise!
I'm all about engineers
They should not have killed off Elizabeth so quickly!
Yes and the engineers
@@robertgirau7339she would have been a great ripley against the engineers
Ridley will allow the editor to leave out several important details or scenes to keep the run time to 90 minutes
Having Sigourney Weaver who is now 74 on this film would be like having your Grandmother fight an Alien. She played her part, let it be and leave it in the past.
Not sure why people are so obsessed with bringing back old characters
I'm going to be very upset if David's story isn't continued and Fassbender isn't in it....................................... I was really looking forward to that 😑
Absolutely. 😢.
Disney ?? I've got a bad feeling about this
Spot on citation 👍😎
Kroft you gonna talk about the new trailer?! Looking forward
Just wanna know more bout the Engineers and where they came from or who made them 😮😮😊😊😊
He'll yeah
Same
Ditto!
Just make up your own story. Be better than anything hacks at disney can produce.
Same here
I dont trust ridley anymore ☹️
She's not in this one
He's not talking about her😂😂😂@@j2248
@@j2248Ridley is the literally the creator of Alien. Not Ripley
Why?
So, Gen Z, unknown actors, Disney. Alien Romulus is absolutely guaranteed to be complete and total garbage.
Very agree. I have watched it
Xenomorph's reaction to the future of the Alien franchise:
"someone please send me back to the egg!"
Thank you for uploading, Kroft!!! It’s always a great day when you do. Personally, I would die for more scenes regarding the engineers and their culture, but I am at least happy that Scott seems to be happy with the script of Romulus.
Why are you happy that the guy that fucked up last movie likes this new one under Disney???
I would absolutely LOOOVE if Ms. Weaver would do the voice of "Mother" from here on in!❤❤❤
Disney is a major threat for all movie franchises.
I just want a film that capture the atmosphere of the first one regardless of the story or characters.
At this point, any Alien movie is welcome. 🤗
just watch ALien 1 then,
Thank you for the new video Kroft. I always look forward to them and they are always such a nice surprise😁
It’s a long shot but god I wish I could see what David did with the colonist ship. But maybe it’s better to be left up to imagination. If David was able to do so much research with just one human body, I can only imagine the horror he would get up to with a fully equipped med bay with thousand of specimens of different ages and species
He turned them all into gay robots….just like him😂😂😂
They should've made "Alien: Awakening" to finish the prequel trilogy. Prometheus and Covenant were GREAT movies. Screw the ignorant haters. David and the engineers were fantastic concepts.
If the Prometheus comic wasn't canon, imagine if Weyland Yutani ever found another Engineer world or went back to the LV-223 from Prometheus and found another ship or two... and took it all for research. Imagine what they'd do with a bunch of colonists or prisoners.
@@YadickheadWhat ?
It's probably better left to the imagination tbh. The arc for the character is completed - he has become God over the trapped colonists and can create. Its a grim ending but it suits the character.
I think one of the worst tendencies of recent movies has been to try illuminate minor parts of background, or continue on past a stories natural end. The SW franchise wasn't really improved by the Han Solo origins movie for example. Sometimes its better to start a new story than try drag out an old one.
What worries me more than the words "disney involvement" is that 90% of the negative comments will still watch it. That will give it air time, viewer numbers and then get it renewed again and again. Negative reviews don't mean dirt so long as viewings are high enough to provide revenue, like rings of power, almost universally hated, but getting a second season. Just don't look at it and it will go away.
Doubt it honestly. Disney has billions. All their movies are losing money. We just have to hope they go bankrupt and sell off all their assets.
😂 Disney's gonna screw this right up. With the woke message.
yes it's over for alien fans
Knowing Disney is involved is a mayor red flag. Almost every fan wanted to see both Shaw and David’s arc finalized. We don’t get any of those but instead a movie nobody asked for. Just like the marvel’s.
I don't care! I want Awakening. The story of David has to come full circle!
I have an existential remark: Riddley is not a beginner, HE directed alien and it is known as his major accomplishment....then, how can one REGRESS over the years? How can the skills and talent vanish and it becomes c*ap after few decades, arent we supposed to get better with age?...how can this be??
Disney the destroyer of franchise. Honestly I preferred a sequel to Covenant and continue David's story. Prometheus and Alien Covenant were very interesting films with a wider view of things.
I couldn't agree more, I really wanted a continuation...
David made the prequels for me. I really want more of his story
Welp, i was actually getting kind of excited until i heard Disney got its claws into it. Thats gonna be a hard pass from me, and another once great franchise down the toilet.
Would you be open to something new?
@@troubadour723 No sure what you mean by that.
@@Papagiorgio153 I mean something not based on (or derivative of) an existing franchise.
@@troubadour723 Always, in fact that's what i prefer. Unfortunately, it seems Hollywood is stuck in a downward spiral of creativity being put on the back burner in favor of remake/reboot nostalgia bait in order to push politics for the sweet sweet ESG payouts. I really, really don't want to start a political discussion, but that is the objective reality of what is happening right now.
@@Papagiorgio153 Sadly, remake-reboot nostalgia is hugely profitable. The audience is no longer open-minded enough to accept anything not familiar form their adolescence.
Sci-fi has always been political. The original Alien was anti-corporate. "All other considerations secondary."
Disney's involved. My most beloved franchise is going to the shits then. Nice work. Additionally mentioned, I find it extremely disappointing that they do not conclude the Prometheus/Covenant/David story. I might be one of a few, but I actually love Prometheus. Covenant is a mixed bag. Because I believe Ridley should have kept on doing his original thing with Covenant and not giving in to the idiots who just wanted to see a frickin xenomorph. I would have loved it to see more of Elizabeth Shaw.
I feel you. I really liked Prometheous. Covenant ....ahh....so so. Covenant kinda went off in a direction I didn't expect. But yes I would like to see David's story wrapped up
If Disney is involved it’s going to be a dumpster fire of wokeness and DEI. I’m not holding my breath.
Yeah, the lead character might be one of them strong female types. And they might pander by having a mixed race crew. Oh, and they might force an anti-corporate message on it. I hope they respect the original and don't do anything like that!
@@troubadour723it's funny how mentally limited you people are and can't appreciate the difference between a good, well written diverse movie and whoke garbage. Grow up
The teaser trailer to the new movie just dropped. Lets go!!!
If Disney is making it I’m skipping it
Disney is funding it, not making it. It's made by what sounds like a talented independent filmmaker.
@SewTubular Disney doesn't give money to independent filmmakers. They give money to puppets.
I like that Ridley singled out the dialog, not the scares or visuals. The dialog and performances in Alien are so grounded and realistic, it helps everything else feel more believable. I'm hopeful this one is good and that it gets Ridley's next Alien movie greenlit.
Disney is involved = Alien IP dead on arrival
It's time to bring back Alien Encounter at the Magic Kingdom! What a love letter that was!
RIP Alien
"Young people from a distant world must face the most terrifying life form in the universe." (Goosebumps) Can't wait.
The good: It’s hard to see how the franchise can be destroyed even further.
The bad: At this point, most people regard Disney as the touch of death to franchises, Star Wars and Dr. Who being obvious examples.
No Ripley/Sigourney Weaver? Strike one.
No Ridley Scott? Strike two.
A Disney movie? Strike three.
This one will fail so Ridley can complete his Prometheus trilogy because we’ll all be wanting something more closely related to Ridley-the roots of the franchise…and S.Weaver, the heart of the franchise.
Apparently, he's no longer considering the crashed derelict of the pilot, an engineer, yes now he is referring to it, as some biomechanical creature fused to its navigation system, it's no longer an engineer, you can look it up.
Disney is producing…. Please no
Disney owns fox anyway
Cautiously Optimistic. Could not have said it better. I'll wish upon a star.
I just thought of something, since it's a Disney production will we get lesbian Xenomorphs?
Disney: °Put an alien in and make it lame and gay."
They wont have any engineers in this new film unfortunately. Real fans are waiting for the sequel to Covenant. We've seen this horror hack and slash Alien film already... Thanks Disney
I hope Disney doesn’t ruin this. Continue the story.
Disney ALWAYS ruins EVERYTHING.
I think Xenomorphs represent an advance, very ancient species which focused in evolving organically.
In the other hand, the engineers are highly advanced and ancient, but evolved mostly with the help of technology.
The Predators, are a combination of both: technological sophistication and formidable biologically.
So they got a female xenomorph and made it gay then, thanks Bob
DISNEY INVOLVED???That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do!!?
I’m so excited for all the Kroft content to come this year. Cheers to all my Alien brother and sisters, let’s hope for the best for the franchise!
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Please Disney, don't "Start Wars" our Aliens
I like Scott's vision way better than anything else any other director did. But with Disney behind this Imma take His approval with a HUGE grain of salt. I too wanted to see David's storyline further.
The franchise died before Disney was able to destroy it. What can go wrong from here?
Franchises only let the original movies down the further they go. First Alien movie is a masterpiece, it's all I need, that's for sure.
I'm really looking forward to the new movie. I hope it's good!
this is how you pass on a franchise.., find fellow talent with the same passion for the franchise
Just the fact that Disney’s involved… Imagine how horrible a studio/company’s been run lately that just having their name attached is an automatic huge negative. Hopefully the film was written without their story group bullshit comprised of talentless DEI/ESG box-tick hires. But I’m not going to get my hopes up. They’ve already decimated LucasFilm, Pixar, Marvel Studios and even their own animation and film depts. Not to forget the company’s reputation by and large. Never seen a company so Hell bent on burning cash.
These new alien prequels had so much potential and it was really wasted, it wouldve been cool if engineers created the alien to destroy planets and the Predators were the only species able to defeat them and that made engineers and Predators mortal enemies.
It's Disney and Kathaleen guys, they'll destroy it. Riply said 'that ship has sailed.' She just told you it's stupid. She's not as hungry for a role as Mark.
The ship sailed when Alien3 was released without continuing Ripley's, Newt's, and Hick's story as originally envisioned. Then a muddled story comes along with Prometheus that can't continue David & Shaw's story as originally intended, resulting in Covenent. It's like when Disney killed The Star Wars EU - yet is now repurposing parts of SW EU non-canon (i.e. Thrawn) lore to shore up their Disney Wars lineup of failure.
It’s never a good sign when a legendary franchise is remade with a younger cast. It’s smacks of a cash-grab. It’s just a way to impregnate the franchise with a cast young enough to carbon copy as many sequels as possible due to the years still available to them. Hard pass on this one.
Should continue David's storyline no matter how bad it is reviewed with previous 2 prequels, just want to know David's evil achievement. I hate cliffhangers😂.
When will they continue Raised By Wolves? Come on Ridley!!!
I hope this isnt the shitshow like the second movie
Holy crap. I can’t believe it’s finally happening!
If Ridley Scott find the new Alien Movie "Fu***ng Great !" it must be pretty awful...
I'm keeping my expectations low because I don't want to be disappointed. The problem is, as an avid Alien fan from the first movie and not being alone in that(?), they will almost certainly get me to part with my money whatever the critics might say.
Hey Kroft, thank you for continuing to cover this content, it's incredibly detailed, especially the video of the complete timeline of both universes, that's one of my favorites of all. Again thank you for all you do 👊😎💯 much love 😎
Kroft: “Alien Romulus”
Me: “F**k YESSS!!!!”
Kroft: “Disney”
Me: “F**k Noooooooo.!” 😩
Thank you for making these videos!😄 you keep the ALIENS dream alive my friend
I know Prometheous and Covenant weren't well received but the story should be finished.
Dear new Alien movie, please be better than Napoleon. 😢
Having grown up with the Alien franchise, I’ve been so excited about this film right up to the moment it’s revealed that Disney will be making it.
When the world needed him most. He returned. I'm talking about Krof and Ridley Scott
Remember what Spielberg said of James Mangold right after previewing The Dial of Destiny last year? “Damn! I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these!” Turns out that - that stamp of approval didn’t mean Jack. Also, this is Disney we’re talking about. They’re exceptionally gifted at destroying reboots. I hope they don’t, but the data doesn’t lie.
Everything was pretty exciting until I hear that it will be produced by Disney; anxiety set in!
I hope it completely diverges from all the films starting with Alien 3. Specially the entire Engineers part. I always thought the ship and the space jockey were one entity. That was the brilliance of the first film and that crazy designer.
nah
Can't wait to see all the modern woke politics in an alien movie. Hope to see an androgynous elite squad of blind Eskimo's taking on the Aliens.
Oh boy, can't wait for girl bosses teaming up with xenomorphs to fight xenophobic white males!!!
I’d watch that!