What was Ridley Scott thinking?

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2012)

Prometheus is both horrible and awesome. Awesome because I'm a sucker for alien worlds. Great special effects and awesome world building. Michael Fassbender is wonderful as David. A good movie for 3D. But what was Ridley Scott thinking? Some pretty bad dialogue and awful horror/scifi clichés. I don't care for plot lines that only move forward due to one stupid decision after another. The viewer wasn't taken on a journey of discovery. Instead, whole plot lines were resolved thru unexpected short dialogues. I could almost see Noomi Rapace cringing...as if she new the dialogue was bad as she was saying them. Despite the bad lines, Rapace acting is good. Because the Prometheus movie trailer was amazing, I expected a smart and sleek movie. Am I glad I saw the movie? Yes. Am I disappointed? Yes. But,perhaps my expectations were too high. If they had been lower, I could have just enjoyed it for what it was. All that being said, I'll probably see it again on DVD and if there is a sequel, will look forward to it.