Prometheus review

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2012)

Hi everybody,
I went to see this movie with very high hopes, since i was very eager to see the prequel to my second favorite Sci-Fi franchise. My main hope was that this movie would re-ignite this awesome franchise which AVP (in my opinion) destroyed. Most things fulfilled my hopes, some minor ones did not... . The minor flaws iam talking about were mainly details that didn't made much sense, well... at least for people who've seen all the movies several times and know every detail there is to know about the Alien universe, otherwise these details would just pass the untrained eye without ever getting noticed.
Some of the major "+ points" for this movie were, e.g: - The acting that was very convincing at times and made it very easy for you to empathize with the characters. - The photography and cinematography were exactly what you would expect from a Ridley Scott movie, with very huge scenery, a set and costumes with very high detail and beautiful shots with great camera angles. - Good story build-up, by which i mean that you won't get dropped into the action immediately, but that time has been made to tell the story properly and build up the suspense towards the climax of the movie. - Very good special effects, some of the better work since Avatar, definitely worth seeing in 3D since it's filmed in 3D and not converted. - And lastly, a good "scaring" factor that keeps you hooked to your seat, although "horror" might not be the correct way to describe it.
Some of the flaws that i noticed in the details were mainly with the ship and its interior that you see in Alien (which ain't a spoiler, you can clearly see it in each trailer) and the life-cycle of the alien, because something about the cycle doesn't make sense to me, but you will notice it too when you go see the movie. Why does this bother me? because Ridley Scott made the first Alien movie himself, so i wonder why he overlooked those details.
Overall this movie did meet most of my expectations and iam sure that a sequel or even a trilogy might become the result of the open ending in this movie. However, i don't know what there is left to tell since the ending pretty much refers to the beginning of the first Alien movie.