Excellent, Prometheus chapter one

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2012)

Had to write this review, saddened a film has caused so much anger, its quite ridiculous. Adding new editions to existing franchises will always garner mixed reviews but its unhealthy people take it so personal when it doesn't meet their unrealistic expectation(its just a film).
I Have to disagree with people who believe this is not a prequel, its the first chapter of the prequel, yes Prometheus can be a franchise of its own, but this ambiguous prequel is a prequel none the less.
This film has its flaws(every film in history does) but i enjoyed it, i went to the cinema not as a critic with a notepad scrutinising every scene so that i can sound intelligent when i point out some obscure flaw later on during a conversation in the local comic book store... where the worlds leading experts on everything lurk.
Those who hate it want everyone else to hate it too, and if you say anything positive you will get abuse in the form of your intelligence being questioned as to why you have a different opinion to theirs.
I hate the batman and spider man films, i hate superhero franchises period! but i don't spend anytime on them or convince others to hate them. It's not right or wrong, fact or fiction, just an opinion and different things work for different people, Science fiction is an acquired taste.... especially R rated.
Prometheus isn't a rehash or remake of alien, it explores something much more interesting and vast, provokes thought, answers some questions but opens many more, you are never quite sure where it's going... reminded me a lot of the first time watching 2001 a space odyssey, the book chariots of the gods by Ian Von Daniken, this is where it's worlds apart from alien, but i do believe Promethues is a prequel, though not a full prequel, it's chapter one or the pilot episode of an epic science fiction drama, and like the latter mentioned its bits and pieces of a bigger puzzle yet to be put together in future episodes.
Viewing Prometheus multiple times you start to see a pattern of what is going on, i seen the film on four separate occasions with four groups of people, The answers are right there in front of you yet well hidden, you have to look harder and more often, no doubt this is why there is websites dedicated to the film, people discussing what they discovered after further viewing, i don't remember the last time that happened with a film. There is nothing on screen that is there for aesthetics only, everything means something, it's a giant puzzle. Like 2001 a space odyssey it's a film you can watch over and discover new and interesting things.
The ancient alien storyline is based very loosely on chariots of the gods, a book that many ridicule, yet has become a very popular theory and subject for many interested in ancient civilisation's and their relationship with space, history channel even has a popular series dedicated to the subject which has run for 5 seasons, and its not that ridiculous in the realm of science fiction... it works. The theory is only ridiculous or offencive if you view and believe it as something more than fiction that challenges your own beliefs, the key is Prometheus is a science fiction epic, discovery science is where you will find documentaries.
From an aesthetics point of view Prometheus is flawless, possibly the most stunning looking science fiction epic ever made, i have not seen a film look this spectacular on the big screen since the star trek and avatar... of course i haven't seen many of the recent superhero epics. The blue ray will be a must for any collector, not to mention it would be good to get those 27 minutes cut from the final edit. what makes it even more beautiful to look at is the sets, designs of everything from the ship itself to the space suits.
The engineers are more disturbing than i could imagine. They are human like, this is what makes them horrific, more human like the more terrifying, Frankenstein, Michael myers and Jason Voorhees for example. Grandeur of their size and the statuesque god like perfection of their builds provokes visions of the gods of Olympus. Most of the creature and set designs are true to the original source material... Hr Giger original art work. The other major plus of this film is android david8 played by Michael Fasbender in what has to be the best performance of his career so far, david8 is the best android in science fiction IMO
There are plenty of in-depth positive reviews to read on the web for anyone interested in Prometheus, it's not a remake of alien, Prometheus's is an old school science fiction and its only chapter one, sequel confirmed.