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Jun 27, 2017 · While the book isn’t vastly different from the movie – and is unlikely to convert those who didn’t enjoy it – Alien: Covenant is a solid sci-fi adventure novel. Foster keeps the book ...
May 19, 2017 · There’s a two-decade gap between Alien: Covenant and Alien, and while this new film provides a direct line of action from Prometheus to Alien, it doesn’t entirely lead up to that original...
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- Newborn
- Predalien
- Engineer
- Black Liquid
Let’s start where the typical alien’s life cycle begins: the queen. The queen alien first appeared in what many consider to be one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, the 1986 sequel to the original film: Aliens. James Cameron came up with the idea for the queen alien, and the enormous hydraulic puppet that appeared in the film was based off...
But before we ever knew about the queen, we watched the first sign of alien life spring forth out of an egg in the original film. In fact, in a deleted scene from Alien, human bodies were actually shown to turn into the eggs after they fell victim to the xenomorph. Since this never made it into the final cut of the film, the queen was invented for ...
Whether it’s a mother giving birth to a child or a chick emerging from its egg, birth is usually a slow and cumbersome process. This, however, is notthe case for this particular alien species. Just blink and you're sure to miss this baby alien spring forth from the egg and attach itself to the face of its first victim. And once it’s attached, good ...
Even if you favor the action-packed Aliens over the slow-burning horror original, you can’t deny that the chestburster scene in Alienis one of most iconic moments in all of cinema. Not only is this scene horrifying for first time viewers, it’s also the first look that audiences ever got of the Xenomorph XX121 species. After the facehugger completes...
At last, we arrive at the face of the Alien franchise: the xenomorph. Though, the chestburtser is indeed a xenomorph in its own right, there is far more to fear once the species reaches its adult form, which happens to all take place within a matter of hours. Though Ridley Scott may be the mastermind of the movie franchise, the xenomorph was actual...
Runner aliens are a popular breed of xenomorphs that result when a facehugger attaches itself to a non-human host (usually a four-legged creature). Much like its name implies, the runner is a faster moving xenomorph that usually lurks about on four legs, though it can take a bipedal stance when its not chasing prey. The most notable runner in the s...
Unfortunately, the “newborn” alien (along with all of Alien: Resurrection) leaves a huge blemish on an otherwise iconic film series. Not only is the entire story surrounding the newborn alien riddled with ridiculousness, but even the creatures bizarre design feels out of place within the greater Alienuniverse. The newborn was created by combined hu...
"What happens when a facehugger attaches itself to another extraterrestrial life form?" you ask. One that comes from a totally different sci-fi/horror franchise? Well, you get the "predalien", of course! Along with two totally unnecessary movies that make up the Alien vs. Predatorseries. With Shane Black (Iron Man 3, The Nice Guys) bringing The Pre...
Before the release of 2012’s Prometheus, the origins of the xenomorph species were largely speculative. With the series prequel, we finally learned that the engineers (AKA space jockeys) not only created the xenomorphs, but also created life on Earth. For all intents and purposes, the engineers are synonymous with gods, though their origins remains...
The black liquid, or black goo (also known as Agent A0-3959X.91 - 15 to the true Aliennerds out there), is a biological weapon that was manufactured by the engineers, which contains millions of micro-organisms meant to be used for one thing, and one thing only: planetary destruction. The black liquid makes its first appearance in Prometheus, and is...
May 5, 2017 · The most salient difference between Alien One and Alien Eight is how clumsy the new film is. Much of Alien: Covenant is simply a humdrum retread of Alien. Once again, there is a...
Ridley Scott's latest chapter proves a grand unifier of the franchise - perfectly melding Alien, Aliens, and Prometheus into one impressive feat of cinematic engineering.
Alien: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction horror film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by John Logan and Dante Harper from a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen.
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May 11, 2017 · Sci-fi chiller " Alien: Covenant " is the latest movie set in the Alien universe, and directly follows on from the end of 2012's " Prometheus ". So do you need to watch -- or re-watch --...
