Disappointingly familiar

Rating: 5/10 (2 August 2017)

I recall giving the original movie 10/10 but Covenant is simply a disappointment. Oddly enough if the other movies were never made and this was at totally new story it might be regarded as a pretty good sci-fi flick, but it's not new and its predecessors were far superior. So what was wrong with it? The most irritating aspect was that the characters were plain stupid. The crew exhibited little evidence of scientific training or discipline and got what they deserved. I couldn't muster any sympathy for the characters and found myself at times cheering for the aliens. The plot itself was thoroughly predictable and the twists more so. The ending was an insult to the audience. We've seen it all before and now it's all too familiar so there's no horror or shock value. Only worth watching if you've never seen the first three movies. This is by far the worse of the "Alien " series of movies.