Alien and Aliens were amazing films! The films that followed... what the hell happened?!

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2017)

I thought the film "Alien" was a masterpiece! Then, when I saw "Aliens" thinking that it couldn't possibly outdo the first film, and it actually did! The two films were original, cleverly put together, offered something you hadn't seen before, included characters that all had character and the dramatic tense intro and terrifying atmosphere that the directing style and soundtrack managed to create was not only what made the first film great, but it was also included in the sequel continuing the directing style that made the first film one of the best horror films of all time and making the sequel stand along side it.
After "Aliens" was released in 1986, the "Alien" series went downhill. "Alien 3" was average with major plot holes, "Alien Resurrection" was terrible and had nothing about it that you would remember long after it's release. I thought these films were bad enough, however, this film outdid those films!
As soon as the film started, I knew I wasn't going to like "Alien Covenant". The tense, dark, eerie intro that created the scary, uneasy atmosphere that made the films so iconic was removed for a more brighter and misleading intro. I say misleading because the intro was more fitting for a film in a different genre other than horror.
The characters in this film were forgettable! Another thing majorly wrong with the directing style of the film and I find it hard to believe that the same man who created a film with characters such as Dallas, Ripley, Lambert, Brett, Kane, Ash and Parker, created a film were not one character stood out!
There was no originality at all in this film! Everything in this film you will have seen before in the other films. The film became so predictable, that I even guessed the ending before it ended! That can never be a good thing when it comes to the "Alien" series when one of the elements of the films that made it so intriguing, was the mystery element.
I was really disappointed with this film! Not only was I excited about it and let down because the director was the same director who directed the first "Alien" film, but because of how lazy the directing style was, how flat the film was (no high points at all) and how I disliked it so much while watching it, that I even hoped every time the screen went dark or a scene ended during the second hour, that the film had ended and would say to myself "please finish" when the next scene began.
Don't watch this film if you are a fan of the "Alien" series. I myself love the first two films, however, the ones that followed, will hopefully over time, disappear from my memory all together. An amazing franchise that has taken a stumble and now keeps tumbling!