Great things have small beginnings

Rating: 9/10 (4 June 2012)

I saw this film in 3D last Friday here in Sweden. I am also a fan of the Alien-series, and a sci-fi fan in general. After having seen quite a few remakes and prequels not living up to my expectations, Prometheus was a nice breath of fresh air. I won't go into detail with specific scenes, but I will say that no matter what this film has been promoted as, it is indeed a prequel to the Alien franchise, which is made very clear many times in the film.
Prometheus is great in many ways. It's visually stunning, for starters. Acting is also great, which is what I expected from the selected cast. Plot is much better than some people make it out to be. I actually think that they did this film a disservice by promoting it as a "standalone film", when it indeed is a prequel to the Alien-franchise. Since it so obviously is, you have to take it's sequels into consideration when judging the plot. Prometheus is, for obvious reasons, limited by the fact that what's to come has already been presented. Still, the film succeeds not to feel obvious. It's without a doubt one of the best prequels I've seen, and the best sci-fi movie in many years.