Alien V: Alien Covenant - Extended Cut

Thoroughly enjoyed the extended edition edit of Alien Covenant by Wraith.

I’m a huge fan of the first 2 Alien films, however the original release of Covenant left me disappointed. I originally watched Covenant back in 2017 in the cinema and then on home release and never planned on watching Covenant again. However, Wraiths edit of Covenant has transformed the film. The 1st Act felt like I was watching a whole new movie.

Having only watched the original release of Covenant twice before, I couldn’t pick out or fully appreciate the fine-tuning Wraith has made across the entire film, such as timing and dialogue improvements. There were no obvious issues other than what seemed to be one short sequence of lower quality footage being used in Act 1 for a spaceship sequence (but this could have been black level crushing on my TV). I felt the whole film was cohesive and an amazing achievement by Wraith!

Thank you Wraith, Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

The fact is you will never go wrong watching any of Wraith's edits. His editing skills and exceptional attention to detail set the gold standard for fan editing, in my humble opinion. He treats every project he takes on as though it were his own film, and it shows in the finished product.

Alien: Covenant is one of the worst films in the canon, but it's loaded with solid actors giving strong performances and the visuals are top notch. That's all Wraith needed to craft a worthy entry in the Alien series.

The addition of the prologue sequence pays big dividends later in the film and is a perfect example of how a minor change can have a huge impact on the narrative. There are numerous small tweaks and adjustments throughout the edit and all are invisible and expertly done, but anyone who has seen Wraith's Eastrail edits knows that he is far more than a technician. This really is a new way to watch Alien: Covenant and the only way I will watch the film from here on out.

I can't recommend any of Wraith's work highly enough.

Wow. Brilliantly done again by Wraith. This makes for a very special viewing for any Alien fan.
Highly recommended 10/10.

Wraith's fanedit of Alien: Covenant not only expands on the original storyline of the cinema cut, it also takes it in a new direction. The inclusion of a prologue that links this movie to the previous film (Prometheus), shows Dr. Shaw and David working together on the Engineer's "Juggernaut" spacecraft. This makes David's psychopathic behaviour towards her, later in the Covenant film, all the more horrifying. Also, the crew training and selection montage explores the subtleties of the personalities of the principal characters prior to their interactions with each other.

Spoiler Number 1: The main alteration of the film - the one that completely changes the storyline - occurs mid-way through the movie. As the survivors of the initial exploration team walks through the centre of the city, they pass a large circular opening in the ground. One of the team throws a flare into the hole, and the illumination reveals several Juggernaut spacecraft parked into recessed alcoves (undeground hangar bays). This single [deleted] scene conveys the information that David had not been marooned on the planet for the previous ten years. He lied to the exploration team - in reality, David could have departed from the Engineer's planet whenever he wished. He remained on the planet because he actually wanted to stay there... he was simply waiting for the right moment to leave... and this is also expanded in Spoiler Number 2.

Spoiler Number 2: The last five minutes of the movie reveals David's strategic plan. He was waiting for the opportunity to gather more "raw material" to continue his genetic experiments - so that he could create his "queen" (presumably in Ridley Scott's next movie). He was also waiting for the right time to prepare the bait for the Weyland Corporation (the entity that continued Mr Weyland's legacy). David's pathological hatred of Mr Weyland (his father) motivates him to create the "xenomorph" (the name of the horrific creatures in the Alien movies). After David seizes control of the Covenant, he sends a transmission to the Weyland Corporation so as to lure the greedy senior management of the conglomerate into a trap, with the ultimate goal of destroying all trace of Mr Weyland, even if it means having to annihilate humanity itself - this then becomes the original Alien film franchise (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection).

Wraith's fanedit is thus more than just a "reinterpretation" of the original Covenant film, it is an entirely new narrative altogether. The various other deleted scenes that have been re-integrated throughout the movie only serve to enhance this new story even further. This begs the question - what the hell was Ridley Scott thinking when he removed all of these scenes from the original cinema cut?

Regardless of Mr Scott's intentions, this fanedit version is a masterpiece...

Well done Wraith. Once again, you have proven the value of the FanEdit website, and the value of artistic dedication.

this is the ULTIMATE CUT of Alien Covenant.
WAITING FOR A PROMETHEUS EXTENDED CUT!!!!!