The movie that could of been great

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2017)

Though I would give this movie a seven out of ten overall, I really don't think the film lived up to my expectations, which is kind of what I get for having expectations in the first place, but, with Ridley Scott in the directors chair I couldn't help it. I've been a fan of this series for awhile now and I really wanted to love this movie, I also really wanted to see director Ridley Scott bring something new to the series, and I didn't get any of those things.
I'll be fair and give credit where credit is do, the directing is great, most of the special effects are good, the set design is fantastic, and all the technical stuff in this movie was very well done. The main problem with this film lies mostly within the aspects of the script. A lot of the characters are just there to be killed off, and you can always tell when someone is about to die. The whole film lacks the subtle and quiet terror the original had, and though you could still kind of tell when characters were gonna die in the first film, it was much more drawn out and suspenseful.
overall this Alien film suffers from the same problem most horror movies suffer from today, it's way over the top and in your face, with a large amount of disposable characters and gory visuals, that is only saved by it's director, the cast, the crew, and a few interesting but very lightly explored ideas.