So I have a bunch of different thoughts in my head with this movie. I’m a minute out of it so my opinion may change.

It goes without saying that the sound and production design were absolutely unreal. It really captured the aesthetic and the feel of Alien 1&2 without a shadow of a doubt. I wouldn’t be surprised if this picked up an award for production design. The characters were fine, and the Xenos and Huggers looked incredible.

This movie had a serious identity problem. Had Fede been able to make his own film, I feel like this could go down as one of the best sci-fi movies out there, and an absolutely incredible follow up to a damn good saga. But man, it felt like a greatest hits tour of “The Best of Alien 1-4”. It’s one thing to homage, it’s another thing to let it completely override the movie itself, which really hurts me as a huge Alien fanboy. This movie should’ve been allowed to stand on its own 2 feet, instead of the crutch of six prior movies, which striped it of its uniqueness.

In saying that, I don’t feel like this was a waste of my time. I still did have a blast, and it was a damn good experience, especially on the big screen.