Most movie critics know nothing.

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2012)

Don't believe anything you hear from know-nothing critics because this movie is better than most "Alien" movies including "Alien vs. Predator" which I happened to love.
Okay so I am a huge sci-fi fan who has been waiting two years for this film (it is part one of two, BTW) and would have seen it last night except I have been out of town on business. What is really sad is that every review I have read has been mediocre to bad with one review (Toronto Globe & Mail) actually containing some spoilers. So, my wife and I decided to see it today (IMAX 3D version) and can tell you all that this movie is great. It is better than "Alien vs. Predator" which I loved, and at least as good as the original "Alien" or any of of the Alien sequels (number 3 was a real stinker). Now the person who wrote the review in the Toronto Globe & Mail must have seen a different movie than us because all the spoilers he described were different than what we watched. But I have seen this before with sci-fi movies; Many patrons and critics hated "2001: A Space Odyssey" (some walked out; some demanded refunds; prompting Kubrick to cut scenes "in the theatre") and it was never fully accepted by the public until about a year later (many complained that it had a weak plot which may be true; thank deity I had read the book before watching it). Even still, many people today consider 2001 the best sci-fi movie ever. But not me, for my money it has always been "Blade Runner" which was also not liked by the public for quite some time. Let's face it. Only sci-fi people can fully appreciate this stuff.
"Just my 2-cents"