Good in its own right...but a bit deja vu.

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2012)

I'm going to go out and say it. I really liked Prometheus. It was a really good movie, with a great story, great visuals, amazing character development, and some pretty good 3D. Oh and it was also thought-provoking. One thing that I wish I could describe the movie as, but sadly can't, is original. For people who have never seen Alien, I'd say that this movie is great! For the others though, I can almost guarantee an ever growing sense of deja vu, with them eventually realizing that they're watching the exact same movie, just with worse execution but better visuals. At the very least, that's my overall impression of the movie.
Yet, even so, I must admit that several elements of this movie are flawless, with those mainly being the overall atmosphere and the visuals (this being a 3D movie, I cannot stress this enough...it looks good...really good). The acting overall was decent, with only a handful of times when the characters weren't believable (although this could be in part due to the plot). The plot, the plot, the plot. It's really sad that my main problem with this movie is the plot. Throughout the film it just seemed to me as if the script of Alien was copy pasted and every instance of "Xenomorph" was replaced with "Engineer" or "Snake-like crawling thing". Furthermore, it must be noted that the final reveal seems to have been put in as an after- thought, a kind-of fan-service, which in truth only raised more questions than it answered.
In conclusion, Prometheus is a good film. A really good film. Sadly it's not original, and fans of Alien, expecting to see something new will most likely be left disappointed. In any case, go and see this movie, it certainly won't do you any harm.