10 Most Divisive Movies Of 2017
5. Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant looked like the movie that would pull the franchise back on course, after Prometheus disappointed many by deviating from what fans expected just a bit too much.
And while Covenant did delivery the gory Xenomorph action most people wanted, it was bogged down by the same existential soul-searching that hampered its predecessor, with a lot of viewers feeling that these parts simply don't belong in the Alien movies.
On one side you had the Prometheus enthusiasts, who claimed that director Ridley Scott had created a perfect concoction by mixing bloody Alien action with a fascinating examination of humanity's place in the world, and opposing that, you had the people who just wanted a simple, balls-to-the-wall Alien horror-thriller.
The movie was certainly better received than the equally-divisive Prometheus, but because the two movies are intrinsically linked, Covenant was always doomed to suffer a mixed reaction.
In the end the movie enjoyed a favourable critical reception, but a mixed fan response and underwhelming box-office run.