Ridley Scott still has it

Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2012)

...I have to admit that, when I heard about Prometheus, i was EXCITED, but cautiously so. Mr. Scott had made some exceptional films over the years, and that he was somehow revisiting the universe which really put him on the map, way back in 1979, i was quite intrigued.
At the same time, Mr. Scott's more recent efforts (Kingdom of Heaven, Robin Hood, American Gangster, A Good Year) hadn't exactly been spectacular (I know many people tell me to watch the director's cut of Kingdom, but i was so thoroughly disappointed by the theatrical cut that i just can't bring myself to risk it.)
My excitement got the better of me so I decided to go to an opening IMAX 3D screening of this one, and boy... Am I glad i did.
Ridley absolutely still has some big time films in him. To take a film billing itself as a prequel to ALIEN, and turn it into a grandiose adventure to attempt to meet our g(G)od(s) was just incredibly unexpected and bold.
But good gosh, what a beautifully shot, cinematic adventure!
More science fiction then horror, there ARE a couple of segments that will turn the stomach of the unprepared, including one scene that i swear hearkens back to the intensity and stomach-churning horror of that classic scene in ALIEN...
The best thing i can say about this film: When it was finished i wanted to get back in line and see it again.
A must-see on the big screen.