Worst film this year (and I say that after sitting through John Carter!)

Rating: 3/10 (9 June 2012)

I don't write film reviews and this is my first one. The only reason I write this one is to share how deeply disappointed I feel.
No coherent plot, idiotic resolutions to small points, pathetic screenplay and dialog and a cast and director that seemed to have lost any interest in the film after the first 15 minutes.
The only thing worth mentioning is the grandeur of the cinematography, some CGI elements etc. Other than that, this is a complete disappointment for any fan of Ridley Scott and/or sci-fi films like the Alien series.
The trailer, the director's pedigree and the first sequences in the film set you up to expect an epic of unforgettable proportions. What you end up with is a weak script that elicits equally weak performances and progressively gets worse as the movie blunders on. I honestly have no idea what the heck Ridley was trying to do here. It's like he started with great ambition, faltered with some convoluted and unsatisfying film writing and finally embraced mediocrity as a given which had to be hidden behind media hype.
The only worthwhile review in mainstream media is from the Boston Globe: "...Watching Prometheus is like opening a deluxe gift box from Tiffany's to find a mug from the dollar store". Publications like the NYTimes do their readers a dis service by rating this film any higher than 3 or 4 on a 10 scale.
Like I said to someone after watching this, A friend will always have your back, a true friend will stop you from watching Prometheus - what a piece of @#$%!