A faded carbon copy of what could have been a masterpiece

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2012)

My high anticipation for Prometheus was answered with a sigh and a whimper. The cinematography, VFX and production design are spectacular. But little can be said of characterization and direction.
There are too many plot holes, lack of tension and good drama that we would expect of Scott's direction. None of the qualities that made Alien such a classic movie are present here.
In fact the entire journey felt like a faded carbon copy of what the original intended movie was - an Alien prequel. If they had stayed true to that plan, this would have been a slightly more enjoyable experience. Although it is a gorgeous looking movie with some allusion to the Alien franchise, I have no connection with any of the character. Except perhaps a little sympathy for David, but even his character is a conundrum.
The movie opens up well up to the point of the crew waking up from cryo-sleep. Even Cameron's 2-dimensional gung-ho Marines from Aliens were much more tangible and sympathetic than this bunch of riff-raff of pseudo scientists. The aliens in this movie are also weak, comical and reminds me of raw seafood.
They don't scare nor disturb me. There is a couple of gory scenes but they had no lingering impacts because they were executed in such abandon for logic and care.
Then there is the Engineers who have a different origin and look than the ones we came to know from the comics. The planet they were on is not the same as the one from the Alien and Aliens, and it's a different ship too.
I was left wanting and felt betrayed by Scott. A sad disappointing movie that is only slightly better than AVP.