Very very good. Explains a lot!

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2017)

I don't get the negativity surrounding this film. I saw it opening day (so no info on what was going to happen) and loved it!
First, the cinematography was excellent. Ridley really has an eye for the visual flair.
The acting was very good, with a near-academy performance by Fassbinder. There were some great action scenes and some great scares.
I won't spoil anything, but the special effects with Fassbinder were truly astonishing.
I was captivated throughout the movie, and jumped out of my seat a few times. The new version of the xenomorph was cool/creepy/beautiful at the same time.
This film is a wonderful wedge between Prometheus and the first Alien film. It explains a lot (who really created the alien creature and why was it created) and had some really great moments in the film.
Most of the negative comments I have read deal with the lack of depth to the human characters. Really? This is in essence a monster film that tries to deal with some heavy topics. The human element is definitely secondary. The film is all about Fassbinder and the creatures. Watch the 1st Alien film and besides Ripley, and maybe Dallas, were the other characters all that deep?
I can't wait to see it again on blu-ray.
If you liked Prometheus, then you will like this better. If you hated Prometheus, then I don't know.. To me, it accomplished what it set out to do - tell some more backstory of the Alien and set-up the next film - which I am anxiously awaiting...
8 out of 10...and from what I have heard, some scenes on the cutting floor might even have made this higher.
Ignore the nay-sayers...Go an enjoy. The less you know going into the film the better.