Changed my mind

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2012)

The mistake I and most other reviewers made was to expect a straight prequel to 'Alien'. It's certainly what I wanted, as a lifelong fan of the Alien genre...(apart from Alien 3. I'll never forgive them for killing off 'Newt'.) After watching the film last night, I was disappointed that there were no eggs, face huggers, xenomorphs, colonial marines, very little explanations leading to the presence of the derelict spaceship on LV 426. And yet, there were references and explanations of sorts; just not the ones I wanted, and then even more questions to answer, obviously paving the way for more sequels, or is it prequels? In the end, I think it was all just a bit too clever for its own good, it terms of origins. The science is probably a bit questionable, bearing in mind it is supposed to take place about fifty years before 'Alien'. Some of The technology would certainly have been out of place in the 'Alien' universe.......mapping devices and surgical pods: that said, the adverse effect of the hyper sleep process on the travellers was suitably 'retrograde'. 'Cumbersome' would be a good word, and I certainly agree with many of the other reviewers that several of the crew characters were not only unnecessary, but particularly annoying and one dimensional. I will watch it a few more times, and sincerely hope that the next prequel will take us closer to the Ripley experience.........it's not too late Mr. Scott.