Noomi is the new Sigourney

Rating: 6/10 (1 June 2012)

(Parents: If you have a son or daughter 15-18 years old who want to see this, consider going to the cinema with them, since lots of humans die horribly with very gory effects.)
If you're a sci-fi fan who likes big budget special effects, go see this film, because Prometheus has 2 hours of flawless 3D special effects.
If you're also a fan of the Alien series, though, you could either end up loving this movie or thinking Scott has completely run out of new ideas.
The first 1.5 hours will basically replay large chunks of the scripts from those series. It's so like Alien you might not like it, it's ridiculous in my opinion, and likely a grab for a young audience that hasn't seen Alien; a recap.
If you're an absolute Alien Freak, on the other hand, it might swing the other way. You will get a dose of Giger, even if it's the same material as in Alien, and if you didn't watch it for the characters, there's plenty of crew dying horribly.
The last .5 hours is where the story develops (and introduces the sequels) and becomes interesting.
The score would have been 5 due to the for me unnecessary recap and strangely unengaging characters and story, complete lack of moods and suspense being a start-to-end get-the-job-done movie. But the special effects were SO well made I had to raise it a notch, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if this movie was nominated for, or even won, an Oscar for best SFX of 2012.
Full review on my blog at maximilion.wordpress.com if you want plot spoilers. ;)