An awful prequel that fans of the Alien universe shouldn't even consider to watch.

Rating: 1/10 (11 June 2012)

You know, I'm easily entertained. I want you to know this before reading on.
Please, people, do yourselves an enormous favour: do NOT go and see this piece of crap. The acting is sub-par (with, as usual, a horribly overacting Guy Pearce taking first place in this department) and the characters are not only two- dimensional, but also so damn annoying caricatures you don't care who dies, or when. Which, by the way, is exactly what the other characters do! They don't seem to care about shipmates dying horribly. In fact, it's not mentioned at all 2 minutes later.
The story make NO sense whatsoever, and the different scenes don't even seem to take previous scenes into account! You think you'll find out how "Alien" started? Let me tell you: not only will you NOT know, I can guarantee that, with every scene, you'll just go "but that doesn't even make sense!!!" and claw your eyes out.
I could list all the incredible non- sensical faults and plot holes here, but that would take a small- sized book. This is probably the worst film I've seen in many years... If you're a fan of Alien: please take my advice: don't go and see it, don't rent it, heaven forbid you buying the DVD, and if it's ever on TV: throw your set out the window, wait two hours and then buy another TV (and window).
At least if it was called "The Movie That Has NOTHING To Do With the Alien Universe Whatsoever, Nothing At All!" I would find one thing that was not wrong with it. For shame, Ridley Scott. For shame...