Excellent - see it in 3D and IMAX if possible

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2012)

Be forewarned that Ridley Scott has crammed a lot of information into a 2 hour movie. It moves at a very fast clip after a gathering momentum and presents more answers and questions than are possible to process immediately. It deserves at least two viewings. I give credit to Michael Fassbender as an Android and Noomi Rapace as an Archaeologist?/Scientist. Their performances are over-the-top intense (Rapace) and majestically controlled (Fassbender). It is also worth noting that this is not an Action movie, it is a thinking Science Fiction/Horror - this is no Avengers. Scott answers most of the questions people asked about the first Alien movie and raises many more, including setting the stage for a possible tangential sequel (possible but unlikely). Despite any flaws it may have it is definitely entertaining - the tension is unbearable. I read most of the negative reviews and most objections/criticisms have obvious responses.
Some Geek questions: The questions I have concern the continuity between the "Alien" movie (33 years ago) and Prometheus.
(1) The technology in Prometheus seems more advanced than the technology displayed in Alien (the movie that follows).
(2) The conclusion in the movie is that our creators hate and want to kill us for some reason. As we only encounter (1) creator who seems to do this, it seems a premature conclusion. What about the other million(s)? of the species who did not f**k up a research project - do they feel the same?
(3) In Alien why did the Nostromo not find the Research facility as it was right next to the crashed alien ship? If the planet was scanned why did they not detect the other (non-crashed) alien ships - the atmosphere and storms would have scoured these structures and made them very visible. By at least "Aliens" these structures/ships should have been discovered.
Science Fiction is all about imagination. It is a projection into the future based on the technology we have now. Scott raises questions for which he presents no answers - it is left for us to fill in the blanks, which is great fun. As for Ridley's directing chops having deteriorated, this project shows that they have not. Prometheus shows all of the skill that went into "Alien" - and more. Kudos and thank you to Ridley for taking on such an ambitious prequel and doing it so successfully. Do not miss it on the big screen.