WhenPrometheushit theaters, it was a critical and commercial success, but the fans response was more polarized.
Scott followed upPrometheuswith a second prequel,Alien: Covenant, in 2017.
The Phantom Menacehas a 59% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, whilePrometheushas 68%.
TheStar Warsprequels were criticized for using too much CGI.
Gigers practical monstrositieswere replaced with weightless CG entities.
BoththeAlienandStar Warsprequels were criticized for not really feeling like their respective franchises.
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PrometheusandCovenanthave similarly been reappraised in the years since their release, with more attention paid to their positive attributes.
Audiences pick up on the things they dont like about a movie straight away.
The criticisms and later reevaluations of theAlienandStar Warsprequels also point out the ugliness of early knee-jerk reactions.
2012’s Prometheus is the fifth installment in the Alien franchise and was directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce, the film acts as a direct prequel to 1979’s Alien.
Audiences pick up on the things they dont like about a movie straight away.
Initially seeming like a paradise, the planet soon reveals dark secrets.
Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant as they discover an uncharted planet. Initially seeming like a paradise, the planet soon reveals dark secrets. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, and Billy Crudup lead the cast in this science fiction horror film, which serves as a direct sequel to Prometheus and continues to explore the origins of the Alien species.
