Much, much better than Prometheus.

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 2017)

I have to say that I abstained myself from being spoiled for this one and I will extend to you the same courtesy as I give my review.
This movie in my opinion was outstanding, it is much better than Prometheus, and it follows the events of that movie in a flawless way. I think it has a great way to combine both stories to serve as a prequel to "Alien", tho I would not be surprised if there's a third entry of this saga.
The formula of the Alien franchise is almost the same when it comes to someone believing to be a god and using the xenomorphs to prove it, and that is all I will say about the plot.
As for the story line I think it was well thought and developed, the characters led by Katherine Waterstone, Billy Crudup, Michael Fassbender, were charismatic and endearing. It is hard to make you care about characters in a horror movie since you know some of them will die but I think the script and the actors created something really good here, As for the pacing it was much better than the previous entry and the special effects were truly amazing. You can really feel the touch of director Ridley Scott thru the screen.
I will say tho that some story lines do not align themselves well with the "Alien v Predator" series, which is supposed to serve as prequels to Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. There were serious inconsistencies with those movies the last time around and I really wished they had resolved them in this one, and to be honest not only did they not resolve those inconsistencies but they made them worse by adding some plots that pretty much negated the existence or relevance of the "Alien v Predator" franchise.
All things considered I give Alien: Covenant an 8 out of 10, possibly one of the best entries in the entire franchise.