Really Enjoyable 2 Hours

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2012)

I have just returned from the Theater. Being a fan of the Alien series, I wanted to see this movie since it was first announced. I had read some negative reviews and some positive ones, but I went into the movie not to critique and try to line up Alien to this movie, but to just relax and enjoy. I was not disappointed. The story was great, I got to see scenes that made me say, oh yeah that is later seen in Alien, and I was surprised by the different plot choices. Many things you can see coming from a mile away, and some of the choices made were stupid, but it did not follow the cookie cutter routine. Never did one person go off alone, the person in charge did not make calls that were utterly unbelievable (I still hate the call in alien to let the infected guy on board despite regulations.)
The only reason I drop two stars is that it is becoming like Lost. We are given questions, but never answers. Why did the Engineer start killing everyone. Why did the Engineers stockpile the black ooze, What occurs that changes the planet to what we see in Alien? These are questions that I hope Ridley Scott answers in the Sequel to this movie and prequel to Alien. Other than the lost type plot, I think this is worth seeing.