Old and new

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2017)

Although responsible for some disappointments of late, director Scott has shown that he knows how to skillfully handle space as a setting.
When returning with his third Alien installment, Scott does so by nicely blending "Alien" (1979) with "Prometheus" (2012), utilising some of the slow-building scares and atmosphere from the first one and adding the mythology and the references to classic art from the second.
With love and respect for the franchise, Scott and his team use their creativity to make the film bring something new to the universe while still being a fitting piece to the puzzle. Although still far from the magic and mastery of the 1979 original, this sixth Alien film is a most well-crafted production, much thanks to the great work of production designer Chris Seagers, composer Jed Kurzel, cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, screenwriters John Logan and Dante Harper, helmer Scott -- and, of course, actors Katherine Waterston and impressive Michael Fassbender.