In Space nobody cares about the whining of Alien fanboys who can't let go and enjoy a great romp..

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2012)

OK time for a little balance.. put down your xenomorph figurines and stop your whining!
Prometheus is nowhere near the supposedly 'awful/woeful/appalling' insult to the apparently sensitive intellects who have posted so many negative reviews..
In fact it's quite a fine, if imperfect, film which demonstrates that Ridley Scott still has a firm grip on crafting stunning looking (acknowledged by almost everyone who loathes it yet almost immediately & conveniently ignored) engaging movies.
The leads, both Rapace and Fassbender do a fantastic job and in many ways they're the glue that holds together the weaker parts of Prometheus.
There are a few standout scenes of humor, horror and action and though the pacing is somewhat erratic and some of the dialog a little undercooked - and please, NOWHERE near as insulting as many like to pretend - Scott still manages to touch on themes that have resonated through his previous efforts such as Blade Runner (what does it mean to be human?) and reference classics such as Star Trek and 2001. That's no mean feat. Sure, the basic narrative is the same..boy and girl meet planet and find ugly stuff going on! But since when did anyone hold that against so many other beloved films in the genre?
Sometime last year i remember reading an IMDb review that lambasted the original Alien film as 'boring and not scary at all'.
I only bring that up because I think Prometheus in many regards is born into a very different world than Alien and just like it, will find an audience who are not so obsessively tethered to the halo that fanboy tragics have created for the original Alien film which it is somewhat connected to.
Personally I think it's a modern classic alongside District 9, Sunshine and Moon. Switch off the internet and go for the ride..