Brings back the tension of the first Alien movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2012)

I am a huge fan of 'Alien'. The slow burn, and the build-up of tension really heightened the horror atmosphere of that first film. And having been disappointed by subsequent films (though I still enjoyed all of them, except for the awful AvP craziness), I found it a wonderful surprise that Ridley Scott managed to bring that same feel back with 'Prometheus'.
Well, similar at least. 'Alien' was very dark and exuded hopelessness at every turn. 'Prometheus' has that same build up and tension, but visually it's brighter, and even thematically it's sprinkled with themes of faith and hope, which drives some of the major characters. Until they die horrible deaths at least.
I won't pretend to be an expert on 'Alien' mythology and lore so I can't really comment on how faithful it is to the Wikipedia articles or the comics or whatnot, but this movie sure answered a lot of questions for me, and raised a few of its own (which will probably be answered in the inevitable sequel).
And, well...let's just say that the story seems to be moving forward, in a more mature sci-fi style, and I find it an exhilarating and good kick in the pants for the franchise.