This week on Bluray/DVD and Digital HD from director Ridley
Scott and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the iconic space
invader of another kind with ALIEN: COVENANT.
Years have passed since the expedition on LV-223 and it was
a complete horror. Now another ship called Covenant is in deep space carrying
2,000 colonists headed for Oriage-6. This is to be a planet that will become a
new world for those in hibernation.
The Covenant receives a transmission of unknown origin and a
decision must be made if they are to go off course. On board is Oram (Billy
Crudup), Daniels (Katherine Waterston), Tennessee
(Danny McBride), Lope (Demian Bichir), Ricks (Jussie Smollett), Upworth (Callie
Hernandez) and Faris (Amy Seimetz).
Also on board is android Walter (Michael Fassbender) who has
his own opinion about their deviation from their original course. Oram makes
the decision to go to the planet surface with a small crew. Daniels isn’t happy
about that decision and almost immediately it is proven her suspicions are
correct.
Following the signal they come across a large complex and
David (Michael Fassbender) who explains how he and Dr. Shaw ended up on the
planet. Walter is fascinated by David but it becomes clear where the horror of
this planet really lies.
Waterston as Daniels makes it clear that landing on the
unknown planet was a bad idea. She is the one person who manages to keep it
together in a place where losing it would be most people’s reaction. Crudup as
Oram isn’t sure his decision is the right one yet he takes on the leader role
believing this is the right thing to do.
This is an interesting role for McBride as Tennessee because he is still a cut-up yet
can get so serious. I actually was all on board with this character and cheered
him on more than any of the others. I love seeing Bichir as Lope but then again
I love seeing anything Birchir does. He has a presence on screen, big and
small.
Oh my goodness Mr. Fassbender, without giving anything away to
anyone who hasn’t seen the film just trust me on this. There is a scene between
David and Walter that is amazing and I truly believe only Fassbender could have
made it so riveting to watch.
Other cast include: Nathaniel Dean as Hallet, Alexander
England as Ankor, Benjamin Rigby as Ledward, Uli Latukefu as Cole, Tess
Haubrich as Rosenthal and Lorelei King as the voice of Mother. There is also an
appearance by James Franco as Branson, Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland and Noomi
Rapace as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings
award-winning global product and new entertainment to DVD, Bluray, and Digital
HD. There amazing collection offers fans an opportunity to expand their own
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please visit www.fox.com.
The Bluray/DVD Special Features include Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott, Deleted and Extended Scenes (please
watch this!!!), Master Class: Ridley
Scott on Bluray only, Production Gallery, David’s Illustrations, InWorld
Featurettes: Advent and Phobos
and more! Also included is the Digital HD that can be watched on all your
enabled devices.
ALIEN: COVENANT is the next chapter in the saga of the
iconic alien that now spans three generations in this family. We all know who
they are and what they can do yet we run to see how and to get the answers to
the mystery. Even if we don’t get that answer, Ridley Scott throws in the
visual twists and turns keep everyone guessing.
So the goal is to get your hands on all of the ALIEN films
and make it a marathon with friends topping it off with ALIEN: COVENANT on
stunning Bluray this week!
In the end – witness the creation of fear!
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