Ridley Scott is back to its suspense roots that made the original Alien film

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2017)

The master of science fiction of putting the audience back in Space on a colonization ship with a xenomorph alien on board. Ridley Scott is the answer. He introduced us to this science fiction horror movie with the first film that build the suspense and a story of survival. Then James Cameron's Aliens which was more action packed and gave Sigourney Weaver the stardom of being a heroic female character. Then, the yawnfest of Alien 3 and Resurrection. Along with AvP films. Alien: Covenant is a fun intense ride which is more exciting than Prometheus. Bringing back the science fiction horror concept and lots of bloody gory deaths. Yes, characters make the stupid decisions again. Like slipping on bloody floors when about to shoot an alien. Or looking through an alien egg and the end results the character has an alien bursting out of his chest. Which later becomes a faster xenomorph that chases the rest of the survivors.
The plot follows the crew of covenant, a colonizing vessel that is heading to a brand new world to start over. When an energy surge cause distress to their ship, awakening the crew members and killing a couple. Daniels (Katherine Waterston) and her team receive a distress signal coming from a nearby planet. Which they manage to get too and land to see if the planet is inhabitable to live on. Until a crew member gets infected, releasing terror. Daniels discovers the fate of the remaining Prometheus survivor Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender).
I enjoyed Prometheus for being a prequel to exploring the space engineers and for being its own science fiction film. I also preferred to see a bit of terror and some xenomorph which is what made these films. Alien: Covenant does bring back the alien, it also has more suspense action, and the visual effects were good too. Ridley Scott does the familiar set up, showing us the crew Daniels, Tennessee (Danny McBride), Oram (Billy Crudup), Lope (Demian Bircher), Karine (Carmen Ejogo), and Walter (Michael Fassbender). Acting wise they all did great. Fassbender played Walter/David really well. David being creepy and weird. Katherine Waterston did well, playing another heroic female star. May not live up to Sigourney Weaver. But still great.
Scott does escalate the bloody death scenes. The first death scene of an alien bursting out of a person was bloody and disturbing. And the body count does go up once the early stage of these xenomorphs are loose and discovering a terrible secret that wiped out the civilization on the planet. The action sequence of Daniels battling out the xenomorph on top of an aircraft was intense as she dangles around the ship, trying to get the alien off. Even during the climax, as Daniels and Tennessee run around tight corridors in a ship with an alien on board was thrilling. I can't discuss anymore about the plot without giving much away. When things are going good and the film is feeling like an alien film. Even with music score by Jed Kurzel, recreating the music theme from the original alien movies was spine chilling to hear. The film does go back to its Prometheus concept theme with Davids hidden agenda which is not as appealing.
There is a weird odd scene between David and Walter as they share philosophical views on music artists and their message behind them. And these get a little weird which makes the scene feel left out compared to the rest of the movie. I feel like it should have been left on the cutting room floor.
Overall, Alien: Covenant is a really good science fiction horror film that Scott can manage to build the suspense with some fun terrifying action. The cast were a great ensemble even a small cameo with a known actor which has a farewell quick death scene. The terrifying xenomorph and bloody death scenes are thrilling. I definitely recommend the film if you enjoyed the alien films and Prometheus which is an improvement from that.