Such a disappointment!

Rating: 5/10 (9 June 2012)

I'm big fan of Alien series and Ridley Scott's work, so I was hardly waiting to see this new epic in the whole IMAX 3D glory. As for the 3D part, you can just go straight and watch the 2D version. Except for the excellent first couple of minutes the rest of the sequences were not thought for 3D. Many close-ups are even really hard to watch. No comparison with movies such as Tron or Avatar that were really conceptually working for 3D environment. As for the aesthetic of the movie we are thrown back in the same pool of Ridley Scott's imagery that we are familiar with from his previous efforts. Regarding the story I will support what other reviewers already said: the characters are not believable, their actions are random, you don't feel you are dealing with a bunch of well thought scientists but mostly with some ordinary people acting erratically. And I would not deal here with inconsistent facts to avoid spoilers. I would just say: there are plenty of! When the lights are back on in the cinema you end up with a lot of unanswered questions.