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For me, the answer to that question was Prometheus for the most part. It had that sense of discovery that the first film had. The charting of unknown waters and it stood out as one of the few original films in the franchise. It's also one of the few good RS late career films I think. Maybe not perfect but it gave us Michael Fassbinder as an android, so there's that. Covenant then just seemed to be a lesser version of the same thing that was more watered down and catered to all the fans that didn't get what Prometheus was going for. As a result I've got pretty low expectations for this new one. I'll probably just wait and stream it. At least Prometheus was an attempt at an original story. I tend to dislike all the newer, watered down horror remake-uels or whatever we're calling them now that homogenize the story and update the visual aesthetic for this new cgi, adhd generation (I'm looking at you Hellraiser remake!). Glad people dig this one though.
Gotta say, your ranking is nice. I have a lot of love for Alien 3! My controversial Alien franchise opinion is that Aliens is one of the most overrated, beloved movies of all time. It's sooooo wack compared to the first one. James Cameron is overrated. Yes, dude makes billions with his movies and pleases mass audiences but I'll die on this hill. Aliens sucks. It lacks everything that was great with the first one. It's a hop, skip and a jump away from Rocky franchise cheese levels. If not for the cool art designs from the first film it would be nothing at all to me. Alright, maybe I'm being harsh but it just gets so much love I feel the need to balance the scales some.
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If Romulus is better than Resurrection, I'll be happy enough. Sigourney Weaver's Ripley is the heart of the franchise though and it's always going to fall short of the OG. Franchise horror is very much a love-hate affair.