Scott's return to sci-fi is as good as anyone sane would have hoped for.

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2012)

Ridley Scott has always been one of my favorite directors. I will never forget the first time I watched Alien and Blade Runner. I was simply speechless by the end of those experiences, which defined me as a moviegoer. Even Legend, with all its flaws, to me is still a visual masterpiece.
Prometheus is his return to the science fiction genre and let me say it was worth the wait. One of the main things worrying me was the fact that the movie would ruin the mystery of the Space Jockey creature, the fossilized giant pilot in Alien, whether or not it would be a prequel to that film. Let me tell you that the mystery is still there, maybe even enhanced. The movie raises many questions and doesn't answer everything and that's what's cool about it. Many people complain about it and I will never understand them. I guess that with most negative things in life, you just have to ignore them, really.
The movie is beautiful to watch and I enjoyed the story too. It changes its focus completely from the other Alien films and after the unforgivable efforts made into Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, it was the wisest thing to do, to say the least.
The atmosphere is amazing, regardless of the scenery. The performances are great too; I'm glad Scott chose Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Logan Marshall-Green and Idris Elba as some of the cast members. They're all great. I have to say, though, that Charlize Theron, as beautiful as she is in this movie, was creepy as hell! I'd hate to have her as my boss at work.
I watched it twice already (on the 8th and 10th, this last time, with my girlfriend). I was worried that she would find the movie disgusting or something, but she enjoyed it as much as I did. I was also amazed to see that both times I went to see this film, the theater was packed. It's great when you feel you are among people who share your tastes or your desires to see a film like this.
Go see it. It's dark, beautiful and disturbing and definitely Scott's best since Gladiator. I'm glad that after all this time, he was able to do another science fiction, let alone one like this.