Ridley Scott revisits Alienverse

Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2013)

This is a dangerous project for Ridley Scott revisiting one of his classic movies. It could muddy that franchise's good reputation if one could leave the various Alien vs Predator movies out of it. Luckily, it didn't do any major damage. It did raise some questions and hopefully answered others.
This time the cast consist of Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Charlize Theron. They all are playing with some dark energy. There is no easy story here. It's filled with complications. There are great call backs to the original. It's compelling even if it's a messy story.
Guy Pearce is unrecognizable in his make up. And I think it's the most obvious mistake to cast him in this role. It has an easy solution if he would cast an older actor. Pearce just look fake. There are plenty of older actors around. I rather have Ian Holm if he was willing.