Forget Alien (Or the sequels)...very good film by its own right.

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2012)

I watched Prometheus on opening night in the UK in 2D. I really enjoyed it. I don't normally write reviews on films on IMDb but I cannot believe the negativity associated with the user reviews of this film. It seems that everyone has a problem with Lindehoff and Lost!! The egg's that are now canisters, the Human element that sucks. I have in the past written reviews for well known film magazines and it seems to me that most of the negative reviews are by people with very limited film knowledge, you know the kind of college/film students or Fat Back Sided Fan Boys who always list Fight club, Memento, Star wars and goodfellas as their best films. As I know them...Opinionated Idiots! I have seem over 5000 films and while this is not in the top echelons of those it is a well made, enjoyable and fairly intelligent film.
As always with Ridley Scott's films he's never really satisfied with the end product so expect a directors cut some time in the future, but, aside from the cannon fodder second tier actors and a bit of a sledgehammer handled ending, clearly for a potential sequel, everything else is good and well handled. I remember thinking Blade Runner was boring when I was in my teens but really appreciate the vision now in my thirties. Alien was always awesome and a favourite and I loved Aliens as a teen, but when I watch it now, I find it atypically James Cameron, spectacle and no brains and gets worse and dated with every viewing, a bit like the terrible Avatar. Pochahontas with smurfs.
I always think when films like this arrive, there is always too much baggage and is difficult to please everyone, but if you forget the alien legacy that as a prequel should have no bearing on the outcome since its BEFORE Alien...my advice is go and enjoy a very well made in most part well acted especially by Fassbender, Rapace and Theron and well directed film.
8 out of 10