I liked it quite a bit - this coming from a huge fan of the original anime that I own on multiple formats along with several of the later DV sequels, the soundtrack by Kenji Kawai - and someone who just generally loves cyberpunk type material (Neuromancer, Snow Crash, other anime in the genre like Battle Angel, etc)
I realize there are many personal factors that contribute to satisfaction with any movie. I saw the original anime several decades ago, but I did not remember the story, so I was viewing this without any previous bias or expectations. It just seemed like they went through the motions. I felt ambivalent regarding all the major characters except Kuze. Johansson's performance felt flat, and the world did not feel real which is important for a heavy CGI presentation. I did like the Geisha bot though.
Rotten Tomatoes said it best and audience satisfaction ratings (RT & IMDB) seem to support: the end result lacks the magic of the movie's classic source material... although I'd have to rewatch the original anime to confirm.
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On occasion.Does anyone else here watch indie and foreign films ?
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I'll be streaming this soon. Alien 3: BARFOLA!Been revisiting Alien: Covenant, the film is growing on me as a standalone, remains to be beautifully shot. I still don't care for the demytefying of the Alien, guess I just compartmentalise the films 1 -3, then 4 being almost a comedy, Prometheus & Covenant are inexorably intertwined, with the former being the deeper more interesting arc.
I do feel Scott crumpled, Alien survival horror, better to go back to the grass roots and come up with a solid film based on Alien Isolation. Alien Covenant as has been discussed certainly doesn't build fear or tension to any real extent. Thinking of the original masterpiece or Alien 3 next, after Covenant as the film tries to cover both the first and second films extensively, yet fall to pull off each's individual success.
Maybe Alien 3, I know it has it's faults, equally the reconstructed version interests, could have been so much more had Fox Exec's not been such idiots...
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