Totally bites

Rating: 1/10 (28 October 2012)

This movie was really, really bad. If you like special effects and don't care a whit about a plot, watch away. But...if you need an actual plot to enjoy a movie, then look elsewhere.
It started off well enough, reminding me of Space Odyssey, with the initial "alien" on what could be Earth, although you aren't really sure. Then there's the discovery of the cave paintings. Then we're on a spaceship, with one person being the overly-calm caretaker. Next comes the waking of the crew, and thus the introductions. At this point, the film Alien starts to take over. Well, it is Ridley Scott, right? After this, it's good for about five more minutes, and then it just drops, and drops badly. Nothing was even slightly logical or clever about it, I just wound up going, "What? Why in the world did they do that?" Easiest money Charlize Theron has ever made. Why is she so pizzed? Why is the Geologist such an azz? Why do they think this "installation" was being used to plan to destroy Earth? Why did they need anyone other than David to run this thing? Why is the female lead, after getting an emergency c-section and then being literally stapled together, able to walk into another room and nobody even says "boo" to her? Why would the remaining scientist go to yet another planet on yet another ship? WHAT???? Awful, totally illogical, nothing redeeming about it. Except the special effects, kudos on that. I had a headache by the end of it.