If Ed Wood had $130 Million.

Rating: 5/10 (7 September 2012)

"Prometheus" is what "Plan Nine From Outer Space" would have been like if Ed Wood had spent 130 million dollars to make it - outrageously dumb, yet highly entertaining. There are far too many characters in the film, all of which are cardboard cutout "types" with little to do but be eaten. I found myself not caring the least for any of them.
The horny black guy with a heart of gold (picture Dolemite flying a billion dollar spacecraft). The brooding, antisocial, tattooed, cyberpunk (that LOOOVES rocks - haha). The devil may care archaeologist hunk (with a brain the size of a walnut). The bespectacled "Apple Store clerk" (who is terrified of a 2000 year old corpse, but wants to play with a nasty looking snake/cobra/worm thing as if it were a kitten).
The list goes on and on...and no one cares.
The film looks great (especially the retro inspired spacesuits and interiors). The creature designs however, are uninspired. The CGI is standard Hollywood issue; all bluish gray and overly detailed. Old school animatronic creature effects (or a combination of CGI/animatronics)would have been welcome.
With so many daft characters, and contradictory things going on with the script, it's definitely cult film material. Like "Plan Nine", it's bad, but it's good bad.