Enjoyable but should have been better

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2012)

I had the pleasure of watching this film in the comfort of a near empty 3D cinema and I did really enjoy the experience. I do believe however that the fact the 3D was done so well added much to the film that would be glaringly obvious omissions in a 2D viewing. I believe that the man problem with this film was that it was not made to an 18 certificate. Why would anyone attempt to make an Alien film that would fit into a pathetic 15 cert? The second problem is the prosthetic old man. What on earth is the problem with using one of the many great actors who are still working and could have acted this role with their eyes closed? The third problem is quite frankly the lack of character development with the secondary characters. This is a major let down in the film as you fail to really connect to these characters in the manner of the previous Alien movies and do not care at all when they inevitably die. It is a beautiful film to watch with sound continuity with Alien. However, it should have been so much better. And there should have been more Aliens...