Too average a movie

Rating: 5/10 (17 September 2012)

Prometheus comes to me as a sort of major disappointment, or better said, a par on the course of this year's movie offerings, all over- hyped,budget-sucking behemoths that have suspended the most crucial element, namely, logic, a simply story-telling art, that has obviously been dealt a coup de grace once for all. Well, boys and girls, as this is the case, and you like watching your Phds in some arcane type of anti-knowledge in say sociology,economics and public relations, neatly dangling from the wall of your cushy H-Wood's offices, do not be surprised if the overall profits are the lowest in the decade,well, you know, I ain't paying for this intellectual manure any more-Avengers, Immortals II, John Carter,The Hunger Games, the latest Resident evil,sorry, IMHO, this year has been by far the worst in my living memory as the quality of your products is concerned,when that product is rotten to the core. And the aforementioned film is only a tad better, namely, the initial 20 minutes are any Sci-fi freak's virtual wet dream- the idea of the humanity's beginnings,encompassing religion and Darwinism ,the design of the Prometheus space craft,its interior, equipment,based on the possible future development of present-day technology, the character of David, Ash' distant precursor, the setting of the LV planet, really eye-catching and simply beautiful. But then, problems star piling with the hyper-speed,and they are, unfortunately, galore, namely, the selection of actors-the main one, somebody named Naomy or something,she is atrocious, unwatchable, completely unsuited for the breeches of the likes of S.Weaver, even though P. should have nothing to do with Alien series, she hasn't convinced me at all, and the same can be said for that geologist dude with the horrible Scottish dialect, Jesus on the pogo stick,you would never select such a character to go on such a dangerous and expensive mission. Then the remaining story line, once the crew discovers the life creators' base, is utterly predictable– bunch of running to and fro, a dynamic duo that gets trapped in the dark corridors,and then– as a horror moment for modern day teen girls,raised on The Hunger Games and Twilight series,then you know how uneventful, even hilarious this movie is, gets attacked by some sort of a snake-like creature,about which you are told zilch,and then the meeting with one of the makers, and the required completely unnecessary overextended 20-something minute finale, and you are left with that empty feeling-and an even emptier wallet. And P. is, imagine this if you can, a better product of this year. Well, the future really looks bleak for the studio's moguls, but its their own fault