Let's just call it what it is.... a prequel

Rating: 5/10 (11 June 2012)

I was for the most part disappointed in Ridley Scott's latest foray in the "Alien" franchise. The alien takes the controls to take off, lowers the helmet that was familiar to all of us "Alien" fans, then leaves the ship to confront Shaw. I guess it lived long enough to go back to the ship, lower its helmet, where it dies. I guess Lance Henricksen playing Mr. Weyland would have been too much of a giveaway. Also, if this movie predates the original "Alien", why didn't they have the floating detection devices on the Nostromo? The premise of our origins was interesting, but answered. "Why did they create us, only to want to destroy us?" I guess I should be happy that Ripley didn't have a cameo role, but that would have, like including Henricksen been too much of a giveaway. The movie WAS visually stimulating, especially the space scenes. But, I was left caring about 3 characters. The rest were basically "Star Trek" away team members, no real character other than dying.