@@eggsbenedict7711 so how did David get the Xenomorph we see today? Was it a natural evolution thing or do we still need another film to see the final version?
@@jonathanmacancela2284 i think we need another movie; the Xenomorph is more bio-mechanical and it's eusocial like bees and ants, meanwhile the Protomorph is more biological and it just behaves like a purely ravenous animal with no intentions of creating a hive or the survival of its species, hell, it doesn't even care about its own survival. So i think the Protomorph is (although very dangerous) a failed version of the Xenomorph we all know, and thus the name it has, "Protomorph" so it's like a prototype of the final version.
@@jonathanmacancela2284 I subscribe to the continuity that this is simply David's attempt at reverse-engineering the Xenomorph. In short, he didn't. This is his take on the weapon. It's like someone who's only seen off-hand notes on an Abrams, but manages to build a BT-5. The Derelict was a Juggernaut carrying a payload of Xenomorph eggs and it was at least as old as the facility on LV-223. So it was either a weapon transport or a bomber. The difference between that and the one David used to kill the Engineers was that the Black Ooze is far more chaotic in its effects, while Xenomorphs are a product of a very refined version of it, with predictable effects.
@@Gigan_Revan 1979 looks like human in costume, he can't even move in the costume lol, like celebrity at met gala 🤣.... bfr!!! alien like that lolll if you scared of that, you might as well wear a skirt and bonnet
@@samanthasmith61I mean I love the whole human in a costume thing, because apparently the aliens have the human DNA which is where most aliens come from, I rather have an alien with some human features
@@Funiman1 that's not a compliment, i didn't say the alien was like a human, i said the alien can't move because it's human in huge complicated costume and masked, he can't move even if he wants to lol, you can see the way it struggle to even make basic gesture! you don't even see it chase after people because it can't run, barely can move! it looks like a joke by today's standards....
This is a protomorph it’s a cousin to the xenomorph kinda like the neomorph the protomorph was born with arms and legs but xenomorphs are born like little snake parasites
I like how the contrast of the Protomorph and Neomorph compared to the Xenomorph is that, while the Xenomorph has been portrayed as a silent killer that stalks its prey, these two first interactions are just “full send violence”
Xenos are also hive minded… When there is a Queen they act directly off her calls. The other two have no hive mindset and are just pure black goo adaptions imo
What? In space no one can hear your scream because there is no air to conduct the sound. which makes this scene ridiculous. But it is a ridiculous movie, so.
@@slwstry Also, the Alien and everything else should be sucked out at a violent speed due to the vacuum. Everything in this movie blows, including the space logic.
@@grenindraw6947 I'm pretty sure original Alien would not be a 1/10th of its success, if the creators would have attitude of "not taking things seriously".
most people assume it's CGI but 90% of the Protomorph's scenes are a guy in a suit. watch the behind the scenes. he's a very tall, lanky man. what they do is CGI-blend to make movement etc more seamless. I'm a huge fan of practical effects, it's one reason why The Thing (1982) is my favorite movie of all time, but you gotta recognize the reality and the need for CGI in some situations. My only gripe with the Proto in this movie is - not enough clear shots. Like of it walking upright at the end, so cool, but so dark and obstructed. I also hate that they didn't include the scene from the trailer where it's running through the corridor, wall to wall, in the actual movie.
Good joke xD Masterclass are Alien 1 and 2. Prometheus and this Covenant thing are not even close, starting from different designs of world that are not match for it's sources, ending on terrible CGI...
Why do all creatures in modern films make that annoying 1:35 "tetetetetututututu" though. Modern hollywood has an obsession with that silly sound. I don't remember the xenomorph making that sound in the alien films Is this the same xenomorph or is it a different type.
@@FriendlyCroock This is a Protomorph, which is basically a Xenomorph, but much more aggressive and animalistic than a normal Xenomorph. Xenomorphs are quiet hunters who will stalk their prey for a long period of time, and then attack when they least expect it. Protomorphs are more aggressive, and will chase their prey instead of stalking it from the shadows. As for the sound they make, it might have something to do with its acid blood, but I'm not sure. Either that, or it's just to sound cool and intimidating.
@@billyhenerson2871 "As for the sound they make, it might have something to do with its acid blood" You do realize this is a film. Right? ps It's not real buddy.
@@FriendlyCroock "ps It's not real buddy." You do realize movies, tv, and games can have a universe and world with their own set of rules and functions that make it unique and interesting? Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, D&D, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout to name a few. Ps That was a very stupid statement, and shows you don't have any interest in lore behind these things. So next time someone tries to help you, don't act like a smart ass, because you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
@@nomejest5919 Ps it's not real is something a smart ass would say because it's said in a very rude way that implies you're an idiot and they know exactly what they're talking about. If someone tries to explain something to you about a fictional world and says "ps it's not real," that means they think that the person trying to help them is an idiot, and that they're smarter and more enlightened than them. I'm fully aware this isn't real life, and I'm shocked someone this arrogant thinks that just because it's a movie, that it has to be 100% realistic. There's an entire category of entertainment media described as "fictional." Just because something isn't real doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable. I'm also surprised I had to actually explain this to someone, so I hope I enlightened you a bit.
I LOVE how vicious & unstoppable they made both species. They did a VERY, VERY good job showing them to be EXTREMELY agile, fast & total disregard of every danger, they were just meant to kill precisely & definitely, usually in the most ruthless way possible. Awesome You don't get the same effect in this clip, but in the original movie, I love how heavy they made the Proto sound, compared to the Neo. They made it seem like this thing was extremely heavy for its size and it illustrates an overwhelming power if it gets ahold of you, to the point there's absolutely no way you can overpower it or fight it off
I'm not sure where the 'precise' plays into it. This movie does away with the depiction of the alien as a slow, methodic and intelligent hunter and turns it into a mindless animal smashing its head against a window in broad daylight.
@@songbird5842 Ya bro.. don't you know anything about 'evolution' ? and by evolution, I mean convoluted and contrived Alien lore introduced by a poorly explained ending of Prometheus, a failed film.. Can't you tell the protomorph from the xeno, you idiot, there's virtually no difference between the two! Learn about evolution bro, and by evolution, I mean SEMANTICS
At 0:53 I love how the Protomorph slowly stands up, sees it's prey and takes off on it's claws and feet with such speed and ferosious hostility, designed to do one thing: Kill
I love that "well, I'm gonna kill or be killed" personality that the protomorph has, more animalistic and aggressive, but he's not mainly a beast, it's intelligent, for a example he figures out that David is closing the doors and attacked the pilot of the ship first, simply a great predator
The new way it works is cool but I think I prefer the intelligence and care of the Xenomorph. Like, the Protomorphs do still seem clever but you wouldn't see a Xenomorph just jump at a crane and start attacking it
@@megamason8335well for example in Aliens (extended scene at least) they do keep attacking the automated turrets quite a while before changing their tactic. So its not like they are super intelligent, they can learn but they arent really carefully planning their every darn move 😂
@@billyhenerson2871 HR Giger's design, the alien design is filled with sexual themes and suggestions. One theory some people came up with was that that's where they secrete the resin you see in the hives. But honestly is just the way it was designed, just like the sharp phallic tail, the elongated head, and the inner double jaw.
The portomorph: how do I play? Protomorph has drawn firts blood. Protomorph double kill. Protomorph streak Protomorph is unstoppable Protomorph: nevermind I got it
@@faizanimated2447 nope. Ridley Scott et même DisNeY on dit que le mot "pRotomorphe" n'existe pas. Et que c'est belle et bien le véritable xénomorphe dans Alien : Covenant.
@@actioncutgauthier721 I heard that the protomorphs are in a in-between stage of neomorphs and the original xenomorphs. So maybe David still had some improvements to make to get to the original xenomorphs we know in Alien and Aliens. I also heard that the protomorphs can regenerate from fatal wounds like being crushed or dismembered so if thats true then it can't truly be the original xenomorph species, it would also mean that the one that was crushed by that giant mechanical claw is still alive or the pieces regenerated into individual protomorphs.
0:38. I love this scene. It's the first time I look at a xenomorph and dont feel fear. The horror aspect was gone.If anything I found it beautiful, and a little cute to see it imitate David
i felt serious nostalgia when this thing busts out of the guy's chest. i knew what would come next. it felt awesome seeing this iconic monster in the year 2017
@@billyhenerson2871 actually when i think about it, this is techincally the FIRST ever true xenomoprh, because in the other movies the species look much more hive-ish so possibly over time the embryos changed to become more serpentine and bug-like with the molting and soon gaining limbs sort of thing
@@leneerodriguez7346 I always found it confusing if it actually was the first Xeno. After I watched the movie the first time, it was clear to me that David created the Xenos. But after rewatching the it om Blu-Ray, I wasn't so sure that David made the first Xeno since he had used a Xeno egg to make it. If there was an egg to begin with, that means there was already a queen, right?
They bend backwards and are flexible. Slow down the video you'll see. This also happens in Alien Isolation when the creature is crawling through the vents or goes under short doors.
I didn’t catch the specific mistake at the time, but I remember in the theatre having a very hateful reaction to that shot in particular. Overall I’m not a fan of this dumbed down version of the Xeno. It’s a beautiful design, and some of the shots are rendered well, but overall it’s crap compared to the guys in rubber suits from the first two films. And the movie itself being a dull mess doesn’t help make this final 10 minutes of CGI fan service go down any easier.
Not sure if anyone else notices this. But, when this prototype Xenomorph hisses, there's a ringing sound in it. Much like how "The Big Chap," hissed in the first Alien movie. I love that attention to detail. Plus, it makes the creature sound biomechanical. A less organic.
I like how these Protomorphs differ from Xenomorphs, whereas a Xeno would be all stealthy and try to take its prey alive for the facehuggers, The Protos, like other Black Goo monsters are just driven by a murderous hatred for the living
@@gamersjug3876 is another type of xenomorph, so it can be called a xenomorph too, a xenomorph of the type 'protomorph', u understand that simple logic???? no????
I like how this Xenomorph is more Skinnier than the original. I like the cg on it too, moves very creepily. It also had some of my favorite kills of the series. About all I can say for Covenant as a whole… weird ass movie.
God, looking at the alien...it's like the definition of the uncanny valley. Similar enough to us with it's somewhat humanoid form to be considered familiar, but everything else being so fundamentally different as to give us an intrinsic sense of wrongness. The unfamiliar violating the realm of the familiar. Also, I find it ironic that with the original design at the start of the video, the tail is censored, but the head, the very thing in the design that is very definitively supposed to look like a phallus, isn't. Because...that makes sense.
it looks visually insubstantial. There's no physicality to its presence thus no real threat to the characters on screen. It's just "digitalism," graphics in lieu of story telling.
Aliens in the original movies were scarier IMO. Just the fact that you knew so little about them and saw them way less. It was this unstoppable and mysterious force that looks kinda human but is here to kill, and it's fast and agile yet silent like a cat, it's way smarter than you and it's always lurking in the shadows.
I agree. As a fan of the franchise, this movie was so low, from the plot itself to the dumb characters, to the ending being just another rehashed ending we saw before (venting the alien to space). I could go on, but it would become one looooong comment. lol
How Covenant, based on the writing, should have ended: Professional biologists and terraformers (professoins which require a LOT of training and education) note that there is no sound of animals, birds or insects in the forest yet wheat is growing. "Okay, everyone back to the ship. Send a memo to Weyland about this place, but we're getting the fuck out of here right now." End of movie.
Prometheus was much more of an intelligent and interesting film than this. Maybe not executed perfectly, but the creativity is appreciated when comparing it to this rehashed version of every other Alien movie out there. They could've done so much more with the engineers and their world.
I’m the opposite. I love how in alien you don’t see the full thing until the end. Makes you wonder what it is. Makes it scarier. I get that they want to show off insane cgi and camera work but it just doesn’t work as well
No they didnt. It may look like it but acts absolutely nothing like it. The original was waaaaayyyy more sneaky and careful than the overhyped overconfident, overaggressive giant spider they turned it into.
@@uh3287 Because this is not the same. This version is way more animalistic and aggressive as it is not the Xenomorph. It is if I’am not mistaking, called the Protomorph.
Something that I read somewhere really resonated with me and I’m not sure if it’s an explanation in a former script, a fan theory or just coincidence. I read that this xenomorph is so aggressive and outright virile simply because there is no Queen to essentially pull it back and use as a drone in some way. Cool huh?
This seems to explain also why it seemed to "bond" with David when it was born. He was the closest to a queen it got. Edit: Now that i think about it’s a cool idea, but then also my issue might be the fact that the OG Xenomorph from 1979 didn’t have a Queen either to our knowledge so it would have had to been spastic and aggressive in the same manner.
This protomorph was...alright I guess? I mean it's less of being a horror creature and more of a slasher like Freddy Krueger. Like in the original, the aliens were sly, cunning, intelligent, patient, and suspenseful. This one is just "hey yo, Imma go full-on berserk!". After a while, it's not scary anymore, because its behaviour is predictable.
If there is more oxygen in the atmosphere in the future, bugs of this size are possible on earth.Some kind of wasp lie eggs inside of catepillars.Nature is more brutal then sci-fi.
I couldn't believe they used fully computer generated xenomorphs, not even any practical effects. Its lazy and destroys suspense, which is what the whole franchise is based upon. Computer creatures cant hurt you. Practical creatures can. And dont even get me started on the alien 'vision' at 2:04. Ridley Scott is taking the piss with this movie.
I would love this scene, ngl The xenomorph in this movie has a little screen time I don't think this scene would ruin the movie because it's a fight scene, as this movie has the protomorph (xenomorph) scene almost destroying a ship.
It's why they worked so well in the Alien movies. Xeno's are slow and calculating killers, not this spasmatic being that's flailing everywhere. It just looks off when they are sped up like this.
This movie was terrible and an absolute disgrace to the aliens franchise down Thier with Prometheus and alien resurrection but I'm glad you liked it because I liked it too.
I hated it. I am one of the few people who actually wanted to see more exploration with the Engineers and how they were trying to experiment with the Xenomorphs so they could weaponize them and hopefully get a connection to the space jockey in the original Allen film. But instead we got a movie where all the engineers were wiped out in a 2 minute flashback scene. And instead of Xenomorphs being these mysterious creatures that have always existed they are now creations of David so basically they only exist because of humans. Lazy shitty writing.
While this film is beautiful to watch and one of my favorites of the franchise, I read the book and it was so much better than the movie. A lot more intriguing dialogue, and the Proto/Xenomorph fights and kills a Neomorph.
this is why Alien and Aliens are still the strongest. In the future movies can we please go back to the old school and build REAL physical creatures that's actually there. This looks more like a video game. Get rid of CGI.
seeing fast-moving xenomorphs become the norm makes a rewatch of the first Alien look weird in hindsight. it's so slow-moving, sinuous, almost sadistic and sexually-predatory in its unnerving slithery movements, then in every other movie after the first it's instead agile and overtly aggressive, running and pouncing almost like a velociraptor or a big cat
I’m absolutely flabbergasted that Ridley Scott of all people didn’t see the value of having a model/costume alien... any close ups from any alien film which uses this looks so much better than what we see here... how could you not want to? I’m trying to image being in charge of a film and not wanting to see that amazing work that can be done on set and have the actors interacting with it...
The sound design for this is so metallic and screechy compared to the xenomorph we're used to. I guess because this is a "protomorph"? Not a big fan of the prequels but visually it's pretty nice looking and definently a feral ancestor of the xeno.
This thing was the epitome of being nigh unstoppable. It was brutal, ruthless, bloodthirsty, and hellbent on destroying anything in its path. This thing was more like a weapon of war, like the White Spikes from Tomorrow War, and is not as precise as it’s later counterpart. Not as refined. But beautifully horrific and devastating.
1:00 Ridley Scott directed this movie, as well as the original. In the first film, he mastered capturing the terror of not seeing the creature on camera the whole time. You as the viewer feel the same fear of the characters. Quick glimpses, and slower more sinister movements is what made it more scary. Here, we see c.g.i that is so bad, its pretty close to that of the Sy-Fy channel movies, with a creature in broad daylight running faster than a chicken. There is no fear, or suspense in its presence. Hard to believe its the same directior. Its like he lost his touch.
i love how the worm (or something else) pierces thru the guys chest, then the other guy seeing it in the med bay gets up slowly, and is like "nope, i aint helpin you."
The odd part is the part where it matures that rapidly. It’s not a chestburster like in original iconic alien films which as a fan always made me feel off about this film. I would also like to think the engineers would have been smarter than David and humans to not allow themselves to have become extinct in such a way. The movie was kind of a throw off… I would have thought the aliens were the pets of the engineers and David in some odd twist and gripe against humanity would have thrown in with them and lured the humans into some trap where the humans became a spectacle being hunted by the xenomorphs and then maybe the xenomorphs (doing what they do)…. Escape and cause havoc all around. Why Ridley Scott ignored my script ideas is beyond me 😂?
@@doubl3tap51 but dude has earned his status as a veteran for a reason. Wolf fought the abomination to a draw already exhausted. And come on him holding two xenos wasn't badass?
The more I see that shower scene, the more horrifying I realise it is. Like imagine just watching the person you love die right in front of you as you try to warn them
Only part of Covenant that was half decent. Loved how violent & nasty this Protomorph was, Xenomorphs are more deadly but they seem to kill you swiftly and quickly unless they taking you alive back to the nest to be a host. This was just animalistic and bloodthirsty and was straight up mauling people. Hoping the next Alien project with have a mix of both, the terrifying Xenos hiding and stalking you in the dark but also having a Xeno close to the protomorph that just wants to turn you into a bloody mist.
Actually this thing is acting normal. If you read the comics the xenos usually behave like this especially in a hive or on the homeworld. Look at alien isolation the xeno mercs groups of people by chasing them down. The only reason the og big chap didn't was because of the limitations of the time. Even aliens , alien 3, ressurection ect. Have the alien be hyper agressive while still being in the shadows like this xenomorph. I actually like this xeno more than the og big chap and warrior xeno (i know heresy hang me in the streets) i live those movies A HELL OVA LOT MORE but if they ever did a remaster with modern tech but keeping everything else the same id want to see this xeno design
This is the best xenomorph we have ever had on live action... You could see how much it loved to kill, it thirsted for it, didn't care how hurt it would get, it just wanted to kill. Absolute psychopath
It is stated that aliens live in a hive like ants and desintegrate any organic matter to result a mass that will feed the hive. They use humans and other animals mostly as hosts for reproduction. In the lack of a hive, the alien individual just kill
One thing no one ever mentions but creeps me the fuck out is at 2:22 when he walks upright like a person... they've never done that and it looks uncanny as hell.
David did not invent the Xenomorphs. he merely followed the Engineer recipe. maybe couldnt follow it exactly. hence the different behaviour and different looking chestburster
I absolutely love the contrast between the first ever Xenomorph’s quiet and efficient tactics vs. this one’s “it’s all or nothing” approach.
That's because this one isn't a Xenomorph, it's a Protomorph, a more primitive, animalistic and organic version of the species
@@eggsbenedict7711 so how did David get the Xenomorph we see today? Was it a natural evolution thing or do we still need another film to see the final version?
@@jonathanmacancela2284 i think we need another movie; the Xenomorph is more bio-mechanical and it's eusocial like bees and ants, meanwhile the Protomorph is more biological and it just behaves like a purely ravenous animal with no intentions of creating a hive or the survival of its species, hell, it doesn't even care about its own survival. So i think the Protomorph is (although very dangerous) a failed version of the Xenomorph we all know, and thus the name it has, "Protomorph" so it's like a prototype of the final version.
@@jonathanmacancela2284 I subscribe to the continuity that this is simply David's attempt at reverse-engineering the Xenomorph. In short, he didn't.
This is his take on the weapon. It's like someone who's only seen off-hand notes on an Abrams, but manages to build a BT-5.
The Derelict was a Juggernaut carrying a payload of Xenomorph eggs and it was at least as old as the facility on LV-223. So it was either a weapon transport or a bomber. The difference between that and the one David used to kill the Engineers was that the Black Ooze is far more chaotic in its effects, while Xenomorphs are a product of a very refined version of it, with predictable effects.
@@jonathanmacancela2284 i think it was supposed to come out of david eventually.......thats why it would be half mechanical
1979 Xenomorph: "Shh. I'm hunting humans."
2017 Xenomorph: "Oh I'm going to fuck your shit up!!"
1979 Xenomorph was elegant and biomechanical, this one was a feral beast, not a big fan of it to be honest.
@@Gigan_Revan 1979 looks like human in costume, he can't even move in the costume lol, like celebrity at met gala 🤣.... bfr!!! alien like that lolll if you scared of that, you might as well wear a skirt and bonnet
@@samanthasmith61I mean I love the whole human in a costume thing, because apparently the aliens have the human DNA which is where most aliens come from, I rather have an alien with some human features
@@Funiman1 that's not a compliment, i didn't say the alien was like a human, i said the alien can't move because it's human in huge complicated costume and masked, he can't move even if he wants to lol, you can see the way it struggle to even make basic gesture! you don't even see it chase after people because it can't run, barely can move! it looks like a joke by today's standards....
This is a protomorph it’s a cousin to the xenomorph kinda like the neomorph the protomorph was born with arms and legs but xenomorphs are born like little snake parasites
I like how the contrast of the Protomorph and Neomorph compared to the Xenomorph is that, while the Xenomorph has been portrayed as a silent killer that stalks its prey, these two first interactions are just “full send violence”
protomorph doesn't exist. This thing is a bullshit. This is the real Xenomorph in Covenant.
Xenos are also hive minded… When there is a Queen they act directly off her calls. The other two have no hive mindset and are just pure black goo adaptions imo
@Almighty True, they're also vicious,but they're stealthy (Dark Places) and intelligent creatures too. Humans should not underestimated it.
@@almighty8111not even sure they can even make a hive or turn to a queen with protomorph
Love how the xenomorphs screaming fades away as it goes further into the expanse of space. Good play on “in space no one can hear you scream”
What? In space no one can hear your scream because there is no air to conduct the sound. which makes this scene ridiculous. But it is a ridiculous movie, so.
@@slwstry Also, the Alien and everything else should be sucked out at a violent speed due to the vacuum. Everything in this movie blows, including the space logic.
@@mustangcody it's a movie about a monster who has a tongue mouth and acid blood...do we have to take it *that* seriously?
Yes
@@grenindraw6947 I'm pretty sure original Alien would not be a 1/10th of its success, if the creators would have attitude of "not taking things seriously".
Say what you want about the film
But the creature design/sounds is nothing but masterclass
CGI sucks.
@@michael9659 in some scenes yea but the film itself looks amazing and i agree with this guy both the protomorph and neomorph look amzing
most people assume it's CGI but 90% of the Protomorph's scenes are a guy in a suit. watch the behind the scenes. he's a very tall, lanky man. what they do is CGI-blend to make movement etc more seamless. I'm a huge fan of practical effects, it's one reason why The Thing (1982) is my favorite movie of all time, but you gotta recognize the reality and the need for CGI in some situations. My only gripe with the Proto in this movie is - not enough clear shots. Like of it walking upright at the end, so cool, but so dark and obstructed. I also hate that they didn't include the scene from the trailer where it's running through the corridor, wall to wall, in the actual movie.
This is and underrated movie and a masterpiece.
Good joke xD Masterclass are Alien 1 and 2. Prometheus and this Covenant thing are not even close, starting from different designs of world that are not match for it's sources, ending on terrible CGI...
Woulda loved to see this thing absolutely annihilate the neomorph
Why do all creatures in modern films make that annoying 1:35 "tetetetetututututu" though.
Modern hollywood has an obsession with that silly sound.
I don't remember the xenomorph making that sound in the alien films
Is this the same xenomorph or is it a different type.
@@FriendlyCroock This is a Protomorph, which is basically a Xenomorph, but much more aggressive and animalistic than a normal Xenomorph. Xenomorphs are quiet hunters who will stalk their prey for a long period of time, and then attack when they least expect it. Protomorphs are more aggressive, and will chase their prey instead of stalking it from the shadows. As for the sound they make, it might have something to do with its acid blood, but I'm not sure. Either that, or it's just to sound cool and intimidating.
@@billyhenerson2871
"As for the sound they make, it might have something to do with its acid blood"
You do realize this is a film. Right?
ps It's not real buddy.
@@FriendlyCroock "ps It's not real buddy."
You do realize movies, tv, and games can have a universe and world with their own set of rules and functions that make it unique and interesting? Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, D&D, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout to name a few.
Ps That was a very stupid statement, and shows you don't have any interest in lore behind these things. So next time someone tries to help you, don't act like a smart ass, because you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
@@nomejest5919 Ps it's not real is something a smart ass would say because it's said in a very rude way that implies you're an idiot and they know exactly what they're talking about. If someone tries to explain something to you about a fictional world and says "ps it's not real," that means they think that the person trying to help them is an idiot, and that they're smarter and more enlightened than them. I'm fully aware this isn't real life, and I'm shocked someone this arrogant thinks that just because it's a movie, that it has to be 100% realistic. There's an entire category of entertainment media described as "fictional." Just because something isn't real doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable. I'm also surprised I had to actually explain this to someone, so I hope I enlightened you a bit.
Not gonna lie, it's kinda cute when it's that small..
Step on it
baby creatures
especially when he sings
break its spine while it is not too late.
You got me on the last part.
Step on it and watch your foot disintegrate
I LOVE how vicious & unstoppable they made both species. They did a VERY, VERY good job showing them to be EXTREMELY agile, fast & total disregard of every danger, they were just meant to kill precisely & definitely, usually in the most ruthless way possible. Awesome
You don't get the same effect in this clip, but in the original movie, I love how heavy they made the Proto sound, compared to the Neo.
They made it seem like this thing was extremely heavy for its size and it illustrates an overwhelming power if it gets ahold of you, to the point there's absolutely no way you can overpower it or fight it off
I'm not sure where the 'precise' plays into it. This movie does away with the depiction of the alien as a slow, methodic and intelligent hunter and turns it into a mindless animal smashing its head against a window in broad daylight.
@@songbird5842 u gotta remember its not an actual xenomorph its a protomorph
Too bad the movie was a heap of trash
@@songbird5842 man actually learn a thing or two about evolution, it's literally a protomorph
@@songbird5842 Ya bro.. don't you know anything about 'evolution' ? and by evolution, I mean convoluted and contrived Alien lore introduced by a poorly explained ending of Prometheus, a failed film.. Can't you tell the protomorph from the xeno, you idiot, there's virtually no difference between the two! Learn about evolution bro, and by evolution, I mean SEMANTICS
Even though I wasn’t a big fan of the movie when I saw it in theatres the xenomorph still looks great in every shot.
Too bad we wont have a part 3 and see what will happen with David and the ship!
@@MaDFroG88 Is this confirmed? Damn, I love David and need to see what happens after covenant
@@handeland97 well since Disney took over Fox I read they will release a tv series and nothing about Ridley Scott alien film!
It would be much scarier to me if it didn't have music
@2:00 nah this shit looks like a fan made movie
I love those frames at 0:58 were the xenomorph is standing it looks terrific
I love that scene, standing upright then on all all fours in a full speed sprint towards the ship.
That actually was a guy in a suit, then they mixed with CGI in post.some of these shots are practical, you can see it in the making of.
At 0:53 I love how the Protomorph slowly stands up, sees it's prey and takes off on it's claws and feet with such speed and ferosious hostility, designed to do one thing: Kill
I love that "well, I'm gonna kill or be killed" personality that the protomorph has, more animalistic and aggressive, but he's not mainly a beast, it's intelligent, for a example he figures out that David is closing the doors and attacked the pilot of the ship first, simply a great predator
The new way it works is cool but I think I prefer the intelligence and care of the Xenomorph. Like, the Protomorphs do still seem clever but you wouldn't see a Xenomorph just jump at a crane and start attacking it
@@megamason8335 obviously a xenomorph would obliterate a protomorph, it's simply the perfect stealth killer
@@megamason8335the xenomorphs in Avp and Aliens acted similar they were just slower
@@uiks7002 yeah, but they don't act as stupidly as the protomorphs
@@megamason8335well for example in Aliens (extended scene at least) they do keep attacking the automated turrets quite a while before changing their tactic. So its not like they are super intelligent, they can learn but they arent really carefully planning their every darn move 😂
2:00 another skill of the xenomorph, the pipes in his back go through the ground
LMAOO
I didn't get the point of those things. They seem like they would be more troubling than helpful.
Damn, that's a big opsie for such a high budget movie XD
@@billyhenerson2871 HR Giger's design, the alien design is filled with sexual themes and suggestions. One theory some people came up with was that that's where they secrete the resin you see in the hives. But honestly is just the way it was designed, just like the sharp phallic tail, the elongated head, and the inner double jaw.
I thought it did too, but you actually see them bend as it goes down the hole.
The portomorph: how do I play?
Protomorph has drawn firts blood.
Protomorph double kill.
Protomorph streak
Protomorph is unstoppable
Protomorph: nevermind I got it
Protomorph #1st of the server lmfao
ProTomoRPh doesn't exist. This word is a bullshit.
@@actioncutgauthier721 protomorph is a skinnier version of xenomorph. the person who made this video accedently add xenomorph!
@@faizanimated2447 nope. Ridley Scott et même DisNeY on dit que le mot "pRotomorphe" n'existe pas. Et que c'est belle et bien le véritable xénomorphe dans Alien : Covenant.
@@actioncutgauthier721 I heard that the protomorphs are in a in-between stage of neomorphs and the original xenomorphs. So maybe David still had some improvements to make to get to the original xenomorphs we know in Alien and Aliens. I also heard that the protomorphs can regenerate from fatal wounds like being crushed or dismembered so if thats true then it can't truly be the original xenomorph species, it would also mean that the one that was crushed by that giant mechanical claw is still alive or the pieces regenerated into individual protomorphs.
you cant argue xenomorph in covenant was scary as hell
yeah,is one of the good things about this movie, shows how brutal xenomorphs can be.
I vomited in the cinema and I cried like a bitch
no, its crappy cgi....
I know what you mean, it showed you a lot more full shots of the Xenomorph which was cool.
Actually there are no Xenomorphs in this movie
Those bastards are called Protomorphs
I love how brutal this one was. A straight murder machine. It was born to kill.
0:38. I love this scene. It's the first time I look at a xenomorph and dont feel fear. The horror aspect was gone.If anything I found it beautiful, and a little cute to see it imitate David
This was the scene where I went from not liking the movie to hating it.
@hexerei02021 I'm assuming you prefer to having a movie of hide and go seek rather than these last two films that tackle philosophy, morality etc?
i felt serious nostalgia when this thing busts out of the guy's chest. i knew what would come next. it felt awesome seeing this iconic monster in the year 2017
To me, it was disappointing. I wanted to see the classic chestburster from the first Alien, not a tiny version of a fully grown Xnenomorph.
@@billyhenerson2871 well I enjoyed it being the way it was shown in the movie cuz it feels like an Easter egg to "Alien 3"
its not a xenomoprh its a protomorph
@@billyhenerson2871 actually when i think about it, this is techincally the FIRST ever true xenomoprh, because in the other movies the species look much more hive-ish so possibly over time the embryos changed to become more serpentine and bug-like with the molting and soon gaining limbs sort of thing
@@leneerodriguez7346 I always found it confusing if it actually was the first Xeno. After I watched the movie the first time, it was clear to me that David created the Xenos. But after rewatching the it om Blu-Ray, I wasn't so sure that David made the first Xeno since he had used a Xeno egg to make it. If there was an egg to begin with, that means there was already a queen, right?
2:00 did anyone else notice that the Protomorph’s back spines just phased through the floor while it was crawling down the ladder?
Good eyes man I just noticed
They bend backwards and are flexible. Slow down the video you'll see. This also happens in Alien Isolation when the creature is crawling through the vents or goes under short doors.
@@jacobclark6002 na bro i slowed it down and you can see they phase through the floor. I never noticed it but its there
@@jacobclark6002 No, they literally just phase through the floor.
I didn’t catch the specific mistake at the time, but I remember in the theatre having a very hateful reaction to that shot in particular.
Overall I’m not a fan of this dumbed down version of the Xeno. It’s a beautiful design, and some of the shots are rendered well, but overall it’s crap compared to the guys in rubber suits from the first two films.
And the movie itself being a dull mess doesn’t help make this final 10 minutes of CGI fan service go down any easier.
Not sure if anyone else notices this. But, when this prototype Xenomorph hisses, there's a ringing sound in it. Much like how "The Big Chap," hissed in the first Alien movie.
I love that attention to detail. Plus, it makes the creature sound biomechanical. A less organic.
You know what, as time has passed, the Xenomorph scenes (in particular) are great in this movie.
Yeah the movie's writing sucked but they got the alien itself down pat
very underrated movie
@@Omer698 overrated you mean !
@@adriencalvary556 almost everyone hates on it, learn what the word overrated means.
@@WiredLain_ I do know what it means buddy, I don't need you thx very much. And this piece of shit is made for idiots, like you ;) Asshole.
I like how these Protomorphs differ from Xenomorphs, whereas a Xeno would be all stealthy and try to take its prey alive for the facehuggers, The Protos, like other Black Goo monsters are just driven by a murderous hatred for the living
Shower scene: Fatality. Resilience and persistence of this xeno is unmatched
It should have been longer and scarier. It was as long as it was shown in the trailer... disappointing
Protomorph not xeno
I was sort of rooting for the Xenomorph tbh.
me too but the predators lost so xenomorph 💪
It's not a xenomorph, I forgot what it's called though. It's like Protomorph or sometbing
@@gamersjug3876 yes a protomorph
@@gamersjug3876 is another type of xenomorph, so it can be called a xenomorph too, a xenomorph of the type 'protomorph', u understand that simple logic???? no????
@@anonymanonym9629 OK bud, "even though according to lore made by ridley Scott u r wrong" OK sorry if I offended ur intelligence
I like how this Xenomorph is more Skinnier than the original. I like the cg on it too, moves very creepily. It also had some of my favorite kills of the series.
About all I can say for Covenant as a whole… weird ass movie.
It also has smaller spike tail. Like the original Xenomorph has the tail tip at the size of a spearhead, this one is the size of a butter knife
God, looking at the alien...it's like the definition of the uncanny valley. Similar enough to us with it's somewhat humanoid form to be considered familiar, but everything else being so fundamentally different as to give us an intrinsic sense of wrongness. The unfamiliar violating the realm of the familiar.
Also, I find it ironic that with the original design at the start of the video, the tail is censored, but the head, the very thing in the design that is very definitively supposed to look like a phallus, isn't. Because...that makes sense.
it looks visually insubstantial. There's no physicality to its presence thus no real threat to the characters on screen. It's just "digitalism," graphics in lieu of story telling.
It’s the teeth for me, they’re not pointy and sharp, they’re humanoid, flat blunt teeth.
the difference between the xenomorphs reflects the intellectual development of the writers since 1979
Aliens in the original movies were scarier IMO. Just the fact that you knew so little about them and saw them way less. It was this unstoppable and mysterious force that looks kinda human but is here to kill, and it's fast and agile yet silent like a cat, it's way smarter than you and it's always lurking in the shadows.
Not sure about smarter necessarily.
Smart yes
It’s cause this is a protomorph so basically it’s just a dumber more skinny and agile xeno
with you on this. so much hiding behind the sofa in Alien and Aliens was down to the Xenomorphs being so rare infront of the camera
This one behaves more like the “runner” in Alien 3. Just feral as hell.
i was expecting so much from this movie, but it felt exactly like jurassic world... another lost opportunity (to me at least)
I agree. As a fan of the franchise, this movie was so low, from the plot itself to the dumb characters, to the ending being just another rehashed ending we saw before (venting the alien to space). I could go on, but it would become one looooong comment. lol
How Covenant, based on the writing, should have ended:
Professional biologists and terraformers (professoins which require a LOT of training and education) note that there is no sound of animals, birds or insects in the forest yet wheat is growing.
"Okay, everyone back to the ship. Send a memo to Weyland about this place, but we're getting the fuck out of here right now."
End of movie.
Prometheus was much more of an intelligent and interesting film than this. Maybe not executed perfectly, but the creativity is appreciated when comparing it to this rehashed version of every other Alien movie out there. They could've done so much more with the engineers and their world.
I do like how many full shots of the Xenomorph we got in this film, a lot of films before were very darkly lit or extreme 2 second close ups
Unfortunately that was classic movie trickery to hide the limitations they had at the time with practical effects.
@@rayzermaniac5218 100%, fully understandable considering the year the originals were made.
Protomorph not xeno
I’m the opposite. I love how in alien you don’t see the full thing until the end. Makes you wonder what it is. Makes it scarier. I get that they want to show off insane cgi and camera work but it just doesn’t work as well
@@edwardsmith9260 You're very right actually, leaving most to the imagination is terrifying for sure.
The best thing about the covenant xenomorph is that they brought back the first design which was the best it can be.
No they didnt. It may look like it but acts absolutely nothing like it. The original was waaaaayyyy more sneaky and careful than the overhyped overconfident, overaggressive giant spider they turned it into.
@@uh3287 Because this is not the same.
This version is way more animalistic and aggressive as it is not the Xenomorph.
It is if I’am not mistaking, called the Protomorph.
its actually very far off from the originally alien design
WTF!? It looks absolutely nothing like the Big Chap from Alien 79. Absolutely, not at all.
@@0newithmisery Get some eyes. To say they look nothing alike is like saying twins look nothing alike. Google them both. They are very similar
0:09 sound gave me goosebumps 😱
such a great soundtrack by Jed Kurzel
@@ibisu Too bad he is not there in the new movie.
Something that I read somewhere really resonated with me and I’m not sure if it’s an explanation in a former script, a fan theory or just coincidence.
I read that this xenomorph is so aggressive and outright virile simply because there is no Queen to essentially pull it back and use as a drone in some way.
Cool huh?
Damn that’s pretty cool
That makes sense. It would eventually turn into a queen and make eggs. Maybe this film version didn't reach that stage yet?
This seems to explain also why it seemed to "bond" with David when it was born. He was the closest to a queen it got.
Edit: Now that i think about it’s a cool idea, but then also my issue might be the fact that the OG Xenomorph from 1979 didn’t have a Queen either to our knowledge so it would have had to been spastic and aggressive in the same manner.
A movie about xenomorphs and they have about 3 mins onscreen? Ridiculous.
3:06 Xenomorph: YOU WON’T GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!
0:37
Baby Xeno: HAAAAND
David: Yes baby xeno, that is your hand, very good.
Protomorph
0:37 kinda cute.
This protomorph was...alright I guess? I mean it's less of being a horror creature and more of a slasher like Freddy Krueger. Like in the original, the aliens were sly, cunning, intelligent, patient, and suspenseful. This one is just "hey yo, Imma go full-on berserk!". After a while, it's not scary anymore, because its behaviour is predictable.
The way how he screamed when fell💀
Lmao, it's sound was so goofy and sad at the same time
Xenomorphs are a perfect form of what bug life is like out there in space.
If there is more oxygen in the atmosphere in the future, bugs of this size are possible on earth.Some kind of wasp lie eggs inside of catepillars.Nature is more brutal then sci-fi.
@@wolwerine777. That we both can agree on.
It just runs about crashing into things and killing like a fast zombie.
I think it's safe to assume it IS a zombie.
I can't fathom how Ridley Scott thought this was good
I couldn't believe they used fully computer generated xenomorphs, not even any practical effects. Its lazy and destroys suspense, which is what the whole franchise is based upon. Computer creatures cant hurt you. Practical creatures can.
And dont even get me started on the alien 'vision' at 2:04. Ridley Scott is taking the piss with this movie.
Small screentime for an amazing creature.
The birth scene was so beautiful..what a wonder
In a sick and disturbing sort of way 😂😂😂👌👌👌
@@GreatOldOne9866 fr 😂🤣
The neomorph and the protomorph where supposed to fight but they cut it out from the film
@Kalamaz0 yes, fucking awsome
Tbh I wished the Neomprhs were the sole aliens in the movie as I thought they were more interesting and creepier than the xenomorph.
I would love this scene, ngl
The xenomorph in this movie has a little screen time
I don't think this scene would ruin the movie because it's a fight scene, as this movie has the protomorph (xenomorph) scene almost destroying a ship.
It's in the novel though...
@@xenomorph-2017 I'm not going to read a book version of the movie, and is rather see it thank think of it
We can confidently say that CGI and xenomorphs have never worked together
No it’s good it just depends how much and how you reveal it.
2:00 I really like this scene.
It's why they worked so well in the Alien movies. Xeno's are slow and calculating killers, not this spasmatic being that's flailing everywhere. It just looks off when they are sped up like this.
I don’t care what you guys say, but Covenant is 1 of my favourite Alien films ever
i still like the movie no worries
I feel bad for it because it’s an absolutely solid movie it’s just unfortunate enough to have to square up with Alien and Aliens
This movie was terrible and an absolute disgrace to the aliens franchise down Thier with Prometheus and alien resurrection but I'm glad you liked it because I liked it too.
I hated it. I am one of the few people who actually wanted to see more exploration with the Engineers and how they were trying to experiment with the Xenomorphs so they could weaponize them and hopefully get a connection to the space jockey in the original Allen film. But instead we got a movie where all the engineers were wiped out in a 2 minute flashback scene. And instead of Xenomorphs being these mysterious creatures that have always existed they are now creations of David so basically they only exist because of humans. Lazy shitty writing.
Despite covenant being not good, the Xeno was very well done in terms of visuals, movement and sounds.
While this film is beautiful to watch and one of my favorites of the franchise, I read the book and it was so much better than the movie. A lot more intriguing dialogue, and the Proto/Xenomorph fights and kills a Neomorph.
this is why Alien and Aliens are still the strongest. In the future movies can we please go back to the old school and build REAL physical creatures that's actually there. This looks more like a video game. Get rid of CGI.
How far you've fallen, Ridley.
I love how pissed off they made the xenos behavior and how gnarly it sounded
The baby protomorphs litttle scream was too cute.
This was such a good xenomorph but the best ones imo are the smart aliens from resurrection and the original 79 big chap
Not a xenomorph a protomorph
Gotta love that shot at 1:35
It's that good I used that picture to represent the film in one of my PowerPoints
seeing fast-moving xenomorphs become the norm makes a rewatch of the first Alien look weird in hindsight. it's so slow-moving, sinuous, almost sadistic and sexually-predatory in its unnerving slithery movements, then in every other movie after the first it's instead agile and overtly aggressive, running and pouncing almost like a velociraptor or a big cat
Its actually the same in first one. Remember vents scene
I’m absolutely flabbergasted that Ridley Scott of all people didn’t see the value of having a model/costume alien... any close ups from any alien film which uses this looks so much better than what we see here... how could you not want to? I’m trying to image being in charge of a film and not wanting to see that amazing work that can be done on set and have the actors interacting with it...
The sound design for this is so metallic and screechy compared to the xenomorph we're used to. I guess because this is a "protomorph"? Not a big fan of the prequels but visually it's pretty nice looking and definently a feral ancestor of the xeno.
In space, noone can hear you "Skreeeeee."
This thing was the epitome of being nigh unstoppable. It was brutal, ruthless, bloodthirsty, and hellbent on destroying anything in its path.
This thing was more like a weapon of war, like the White Spikes from Tomorrow War, and is not as precise as it’s later counterpart. Not as refined. But beautifully horrific and devastating.
I love the creepy soundtrack at the beginning of this video! So cool
both of these films were like a fever dream lmao and I mean that in the *worst* way possible
if only this film had a script, it would actually be crazy
1:00
Ridley Scott directed this movie, as well as the original. In the first film, he mastered capturing the terror of not seeing the creature on camera the whole time. You as the viewer feel the same fear of the characters. Quick glimpses, and slower more sinister movements is what made it more scary.
Here, we see c.g.i that is so bad, its pretty close to that of the Sy-Fy channel movies, with a creature in broad daylight running faster than a chicken. There is no fear, or suspense in its presence. Hard to believe its the same directior. Its like he lost his touch.
RIPLE DED
i love how the worm (or something else) pierces thru the guys chest, then the other guy seeing it in the med bay gets up slowly, and is like "nope, i aint helpin you."
Lol that Jesse Smullet getting an alien tail through the mouth
2:00 reported xenomorph for nocipping
The odd part is the part where it matures that rapidly. It’s not a chestburster like in original iconic alien films which as a fan always made me feel off about this film. I would also like to think the engineers would have been smarter than David and humans to not allow themselves to have become extinct in such a way. The movie was kind of a throw off… I would have thought the aliens were the pets of the engineers and David in some odd twist and gripe against humanity would have thrown in with them and lured the humans into some trap where the humans became a spectacle being hunted by the xenomorphs and then maybe the xenomorphs (doing what they do)…. Escape and cause havoc all around. Why Ridley Scott ignored my script ideas is beyond me 😂?
Watching this thing just disappear down narrow tunnels on the cams is eerie as hell.
Geiger was raving insane!
is it me or this one can give A predator a hard time
That depends on what predator you are talking about if it was Wolf Predator that thing won’t stand a chance against it
Agreed wolf would make quick work of this guy
@@vincentvanzant321 This one is more, how do you say it, animalistic. Unpredictable. Wolf wouldn’t have encountered anything like it
@@doubl3tap51 but dude has earned his status as a veteran for a reason. Wolf fought the abomination to a draw already exhausted. And come on him holding two xenos wasn't badass?
@@doubl3tap51 If Danny Glover can fight a Predator in hand to hand combat, an Alien wouldn't break a sweat against a Predator lmao.
I love how the xenomorph attacks the monitor screen and it somehow disables the camera. Man Ridley put no effort into this shit at all
You dont get it do you?
Its shite@@erynkruger385
I love that we get to see its entire body moving
Xenonorph IQ so high that he knew to destroy the camera so he couldn’t be watched or know where he was located.
Climbs over the propulsion system
What it feels to chew 5 gum
An Aliens movie (with 3 minutes of aliens in it)
i think most movies are like that, mostly boring pointless boring dialogs
@@anonymanonym9629 it's called a story.
CGI: I tAKE THAT PERSONAL
@@RemarhBsoul is called boring
are u getting triggered cuz im defying the status quo uh????
hell yeah bro ima going to make an edit
Was never a big fan of this movie, but that shot at 2:29 was one of the coolest shots in the Alien franchise.
Ngl, his chestbuster is really cute
The more I see that shower scene, the more horrifying I realise it is. Like imagine just watching the person you love die right in front of you as you try to warn them
Crazy how a movie about a xenomorph only has 3 minutes of xenomorph
Love how we get to see the killing Machine side of the xenos in a film because in the others it was just creeping around
Only part of Covenant that was half decent. Loved how violent & nasty this Protomorph was, Xenomorphs are more deadly but they seem to kill you swiftly and quickly unless they taking you alive back to the nest to be a host. This was just animalistic and bloodthirsty and was straight up mauling people. Hoping the next Alien project with have a mix of both, the terrifying Xenos hiding and stalking you in the dark but also having a Xeno close to the protomorph that just wants to turn you into a bloody mist.
Actually this thing is acting normal. If you read the comics the xenos usually behave like this especially in a hive or on the homeworld. Look at alien isolation the xeno mercs groups of people by chasing them down. The only reason the og big chap didn't was because of the limitations of the time. Even aliens , alien 3, ressurection ect. Have the alien be hyper agressive while still being in the shadows like this xenomorph. I actually like this xeno more than the og big chap and warrior xeno (i know heresy hang me in the streets) i live those movies A HELL OVA LOT MORE but if they ever did a remaster with modern tech but keeping everything else the same id want to see this xeno design
If the protomorph is in the new AVP, Predators are pretty f@&ked up fighting proto
Predator is stronger as fuck, In Avp 1 they were children, imagine an Elder…
The xeno in this film looks different cuz it is a "prototype"
Hence why it's called a Protomorph
Ridley Scott created the incredible Alien saga with the 8th passenger but killed it with the films Prometheus and Alien covenant
This is the best xenomorph we have ever had on live action... You could see how much it loved to kill, it thirsted for it, didn't care how hurt it would get, it just wanted to kill. Absolute psychopath
At the alien home planet., what they do eat?.. looks like nothing is left
This isn’t the home world (well atleast not the one from the comics which I’m used to)
It is stated that aliens live in a hive like ants and desintegrate any organic matter to result a mass that will feed the hive. They use humans and other animals mostly as hosts for reproduction. In the lack of a hive, the alien individual just kill
Not the home world. As for food, they can eat a very, very wide variety of things. Meat, plants, plastic, metal, and so on.
I love how the tail is prehensile. Like a chimpanzee. Versus the long counterbalance like a dinosaur/raptor.
poor shaw
i think maybe david is the one who created xenomorph.
I love how the xeno uses the head as a battering ram.
One thing no one ever mentions but creeps me the fuck out is at 2:22 when he walks upright like a person... they've never done that and it looks uncanny as hell.
The OG Xenos are better I think then Davids one. I bet hands down an OG would beat the acid out of Davids lol
David did not invent the Xenomorphs. he merely followed the Engineer recipe. maybe couldnt follow it exactly. hence the different behaviour and different looking chestburster
Scary ass intro thank u
That Xeno's tougher then most it's kind.
Those thing hunt by sound
I wish they'd had the chestburster more like the original alien. I guess the David variant differs with a much faster life cycle.