LOVE now and I HATED this when I first watched....then rewatched...now I own the Blu Ray

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2017)

OK, I am always willing to give any film (well, almost any film) a second viewing. I am so thrilled that I do that because I have realized and rediscovered some truly fantastic films (I HATED Muriel's Wedding when I first saw it and now own the Blu Ray). I re-watched Alien Covenant and saw it from a different perspective (or maybe I was just in a bad mood the day I first watched it or I expected the David / Elizabeth Shaw story in full detail). This is really a fantastic film on its own and also a brilliant set up for the Alien franchise. I have now watched it five times and love it more each time. I was a "hater" and I accept full responsibility for my temporary insanity! You can read what I wrote below from my first review but it is basically negative rubbish:
Alien and Aliens are close to perfection. Spoiler alert: Insulting to the viewer that men and women who are supposedly highly trained for a space journey make stupid decisions every step of the way. This made Alien 3 look like a masterpiece (Alien 3 was also not the fault of David Fincher but movie producers and studio heads who are idiots and would not give him artistic control). Acting was terrible which is not the fault of the actors, but the poor direction. Ridley Scott: you need someone who has the ability to sit you down and say "Ridley, you are making a piece of garbage where the scientists are stupid." Obviously everyone around him are "yes people". Easily one of the poorest directed and pathetically written films (The writer says: "OK lets have the brilliant scientists fly into a super-hurricane and touch things without wearing gloves and breath the air on a planet we know nothing about. Oh, and lets go off in directions on our own. Oh, and lets follow the man in the cape without asking any questions." STUPID and INSULTING) I have seen in years.
I know right? What was I thinking and who was that person typing the negative review? LOL.