re: Unpopular Opinion: Alien Covenant is the Second Best Alien Film

There's no way I can say Covenant is the second best Alien film. The first two are far and away superior to the rest.

I will say Covenant is a strong contender for the third best, IMO. It isn't a bad movie, just a flawed one. The plot is pretty by the numbers and the characters make some dumb decisions. That said, it's visually impressive, the xenomorphs are scarier and more dangerous than 3, Prometheus and Resurrection and it's pretty well acted, even though some characters are underdeveloped.

3, Prometheus and Resurrection all have massively off putting things about them. 3 kills the Aliens characters offscreen. Resurrection has Ripley's character going from a likeable human to an unlikeable clone with weird superpowers. Prometheus makes you think it's an Alien movie and then it lets you down.

Covenant was an Alien movie, wasn't cheesy and paid off the originals. I'm not going to bat for it as a great movie. I do think it was a solid movie that is right there with 3 for the third best in the series. It's obvious that none of the others comes close to the first two.