Good film

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2012)

This film is like marmite as you will either love it or hate it dependent on how much you loved the Alien films! I enjoyed it but I am not a major fan of the Alien films, they were great (well the 1st 2 were) but I watched this film with an open mind.
This is a prequel and how the Alien Queen is created. The basis for the story is a minor rip of the works of Zechariah Sitchin in terms of giant humanoids, engineers and messages left all over the world etc. Very similar to the Alien film in terms of the dynamics of characters on board the Prometheus and there is some great actors in this film, they just needed more scenes, story behind certain plots I.e. why David is the way he is and why he moves certain things along.
Great visuals all the way through the film, great casting and an interesting story but the area which disappointed me was they get to the planet and go straight into the first building they see! Surely after spending trillions of money to get there, they would have sent a probe to find the best spot and avoid dodgy areas (like the building with a big skull on it) like normal people would but then you wouldn't have this story!
You will come away from the film with more questions than answers and it is set up for a second film but I can't see how it will work as the ending is a bit like Mission to Mars - would love to see it though as intrigued as to how that would work.
What would be good would be the prequel to this film from the humanoids perspective as there are loads of them dead against a door - why?
You won't get answers to how the Predators get hold of aliens prior to this film ESP as this film creates the Alien Queen (what you can only assume to be the 1st one by the events that take place) not unless time travel is possible :o) BUT you will find out who the Space Junky is but not how one of them ends up on the planet Sigouney finds.
Just enjoy the film for what it is and don't over think the story lines and you may just enjoy it!