3 stars - for the robot

Rating: 3/10 (1 June 2012)

well looks like the reviews are all going to fall into 2 categories: those who'd give it top marks just for the opening credits and those who think the whole thing sucks. I'm in the latter group.
Don't get me wrong, if you're a fan of the series or scifi in general then it's a must see; just don't expect it to live up to the hype or offer anything new, because it totally fails to do that. It's basically a mix of a few of the older Aliens movies with updated effects, and a new heroine that legions of alien supermonsters, psychotic androids and devillish corporate villains are somehow utterly incapable of killing, although wiping out masses of other people is no problem. Predators with Adrien Brody was a much more thrilling scifi reboot.
Charlize Theron is totally wasted; Noomi Rapace does pretty much what she did in the Dragon Tattoo series (the original Swedish version) - i.e. amazingly avoid death at the hands of otherwise perfectly competent killers, everyone else has a role so insignificant its not worth commenting on, except Michael Fassbender's android, who was brilliant and provided the only thought provoking stimulus in the entire film. The new super human alien forefather guys totally sucked. i don't want to give any spoilers, but the gut busting aliens had better dialouge. i hope that Ridley Scott gets dumped for the next one and they come up with a better story. Even the effects and visuals don't make up for the holes in the plot, and no they are definitely NOT in the same league as Avatar.