I'm attempting to open the door.......

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2012)

Scientists journey through the universe on the titular space craft to investigate Alien life forms.
The team become stranded on an Alien world, and as they struggle to survive it becomes clear that the horrors they experience are not just a threat to themselves, but to all of mankind....
It's been over thirty years in the making, but Scott has finally got to further his story in the Alien galaxy. It's not a direct prequel to the original movie, it just happens to be in the same stratosphere.
And the film is almost flawless. Like Bladerunnr, Scott has given us a film that will cause many a discussion in years to come. I have my opinions on the structure and narrative of the film, some may agree, most will not.
This film is about the meaning of life, and I truly believe that Scott has put almost as much of Bladerunner into this film as he has with Alien.
The majority of the people on the ship know that these engineers designed us, they want to know how humans came about getting 'emotion' as David (and maybe Vickers) do not have that gift.
The film questions religion and faith, and the holy grail of the franchise, the birth of the xenomorph.
Visually the film is perfect, Scott is all about landscape, and the use of 3D is done very well in this.
Fassbender is the main draw here, ironically giving the film it's heart and soul. Theron too, is very good, and I am still convinced that she is a replicant n this (she refers to Weyland as father (maker) and she references a pleasure model in one scene). I may be shooting of target, but this is my humble opinion.
The film isn't scary, so don't go expecting horror.
But expect something that is truly intelligent and will have your attention for the duration.
It's been worth the wait.