Director destroys legacy he created

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2017)

Alien: Covenant, one of the most anticipated films of 2017 delivers 21st century CGI technology as well as return of Ridley Scott to director's chair accompanied by a wonderful cast to begin with Michael Fassbender.
Being passionate about cinema often leads to sheer obsession. Personally, the name of certain directors is compelling enough for me to rush to a nearest movie theater with no further information, such as Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Paul Thomas Anderson and Ridley Scott. This time was not different, however, Scott's Alien: Covenant turned to disappointment after watching his diligence to destroy a legacy he created.
Mastermind of Alien, a science fiction-horror classic of 1979, Ridley Scott refused to be part of franchising efforts and turned down lucrative offers. Therefore, the 1986 sequel Aliens was directed by James Cameron. We saw Scott breaking his promise in 2012 with Prometheus, a rather successful version blending original story with some kind of evolution theory.
Alien: Covenant is based on events 18 years before the original Alien and 10 years after the Prometheus movies. I am afraid, this premise itself is enough to show that Scott and his team have run out of original ideas. Suffering from inconsistencies within the story-line as well as relying on horrific appearance of alien creatures on every sequence possible, Alien: Covenant significantly lowers benchmark set high by the first film.
The tension reflected in the eyes of a cat in Alien was profoundly effective and shivering compared to sometimes cheesy horror atmosphere designed by high-class technology 38 years later.
I will, however, find a consolation prize with Alien: Covenant if the sixth installment somehow provokes curiosity in younger generation to see the classic Alien and even its sequel, Aliens.