To prequel or not to prequel?

Rating: 6/10 (14 July 2012)

The big question is, is it a prequel or not? While Prometheus is set in the same reality as Alien, and it does transpire preceding the events that take place on board the Nostromo, this movie is by no means a direct lead in or set up to the original Alien.
This being the case Prometheus needs to be viewed and judged as a stand alone film of the Science Fiction genre.
So whats it about? Well a super old super rich dude funds a trillion dollar exploration into deep space to find our creators in an all out attempt to cheat death.
Along for the ride is his trusted android assistant, ruthless daughter, a crew of scientists, and a collection of truly expendible space men and flight crew.
However what they discover is not the heavenly fountain of youth they were expecting, but an abandoned alien WMD factory. Chaos ensues and the reality of what lies beyond the stars is revealed. It all leads to a stunning climax in which the remaining crew sacrifice themselves and the star ship Prometheus in order to save human kind.
The audio/visuals in this movie are stunningly breath taking. The story for me fell a little flat. I went in expecting a slow dark and truly horrifying sci/fi thriller, when in fact the movie turned out to be more of an action adventure.
Science Fiction being my favourite movie genre i did enjoy the film, however i remember walking out of the theatre feeling a little disappointed. Didn't quite live up to the hype. Looking forward to a directors cut, and interested to see how this will influence future Sci/Fi's
6/10 for me.