Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in "Alien" with "Alien: Covenant," the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with "Prometheus" -- and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world -- whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

MOVIE REVIEW

Alien: Covenant, like its xenomorphic subjects, is a hybrid of many things. Both a prequel to Ridley Scott’s original Alien and sequel to the much-debated Prometheus, it presents a uniquely satisfying experience that is more fulfilling than its predecessor, but fails to replicate the terror inflicted by the original films.
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