A good, albeit somewhat confused, film.

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2012)

In space, no one can here you scream. Those are the words of horror brought to life with the release of one of the biggest scare-fests in America. Ridley Scott made movie history with his sci-fi horror classic simply titled "Alien." Now, he comes back to the Alien/Predator universe with an interestingly different angle. This caused a great deal of suspense among the fans and we just couldn't wait to see it. Was it all worth it?
Plot: Scientists have discovered that cultures around the world have one unique symbol and a unique cave painting with interstellar directions, which leads to one explanation: we have been visited by extraterrestrials and they seem to want us to find them. So naturally an expedition funded by the infamous Weyland Yutani Corporation sets out and soon finds the aliens' craft. However, as they search through the craft, the team finds that something horrible has awakened.
This movie definitely has the atmosphere and tone of the original Alien, which is great. Also returning is the classic design of the ship and its environment established by surreal visionist H.R. Giger. Some of the human characters have some rather interesting qualities and a good deal of complexity to them. The most fascinating character is the android David (Michael Fassbender), as he is quite curious in human motives and traits as well as how the alien craft plays into all this. The fear level of the film is substantial and the creatures definitely have a unique and creepy look to them.
There are some questionable things going on here though. That same direction Ridley Scott took to bring something new to the table left me a little concerned. It seemed to me Ridley did not pay much attention to some details established by the previous Alien/Predator films, which leads to some fairly noticeable plot holes with the franchise. On top of that, there were still a lot of questions that weren't answered by the time the film ended. On a small note, there were one or two things that seemed a little pointless or rushed and a couple of human characters are either stupid or didn't contribute much to the plot.
Now, on its own, Prometheus is a good movie and has a great deal of potential. However, with this new direction Ridley Scott is going with, he seems to contradict what he had created long ago. Still, it's worth a good watch and has a nice twist at the end, so check it out.