Ridley Scott is a real sci-fi PRO!

Rating: 9/10 (11 June 2012)

I promise I will not reveal too much about the plot of the Ridley Scott sci-fi sensation "Prometheus" because that would put me in an illegal alien status for cinematic spoiling. But what I will reveal is that "Prometheus" is so far the best movie I have traveled to in 2012. The film stars Noomi Rapace who was the girl with the alien I mean dragon tattoo. Rapace stars as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, a scientist who travels to the darkest portions of the universe in trying to discover the origin of the human race. In her quest, she is accompanied by her scientist boyfriend Dr. Charlie Holloway portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green. They travel with other explorers in the spaceship Prometheus. The P.E.T. (Prometheus Explorer Team) includes the stellar Michael Fassbender who portrays the robotic David with android precision. And there is Idris Elba who plays the ship's captain Janek; and not-to-be-forgotten is the luscious Charlize Theron who portrays Meredith Vickers, the mission's orchestrator who is just going along for the ride due to external pressure from a certain "Guy" as in Pearce; I will not elaborate on that one. But the star of "Prometheus" is really the iconic sci-fi auteur Ridley Scott, whose directorial hand was phenomenal in bringing us another sci-fi cinematic discovery. I enjoyed the craftiness of Jon Spaiths and Damon Lindelof's "Prometheus" screenplay, even with the human-origination discovery quest inclusion which a few critics thought was a bit too clone-like of the one in "2001: A Space Odyssey". What is definitely looming in the future of Academy Award mankind is Oscar nominations for "Prometheus" in the visual effects, cinematography, art direction, and editing categories; just some major technicalities there for you. Rapace overacted a tad in the picture as Shaw, but still proved that Noomi is looming for a bright thespian career. The acting showstopper of "Prometheus" who keeps on ticking throughout the movie was Michael Fassbender as David; there is a scientific possibility that there will be several supporting actor nominations quite possible here for Fassy in the future of the world of award circuits for the year 2012. "Prometheus" does move a bit slow during its onset; but remember that "big things have small beginnings". ***** Excellent