I Sure Was Not Disappointed

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2012)

This movie is said to have at least a minor connection to the previous Alien series of movies. What I remember most about the very first Alien movie was that it stretched my imagination. Never before had I seen or ever thought of a space ship that large. Some of the other oddities encountered by the crew also to me seemed very unique. While some space movies seem cutesy, such as Star Wars, or one of my early favorites Forbidden Planet, or even Star Trek, there was a seriousness to the Alien movie that seemed to make it its own creation. The tag line "In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream" was a fair way to describe the seriousness. So in my mind, the first Alien movie set some new standards for creativity, at least in my judgment. But of course, Alien 2 and Alien 3 built somewhat on Alien 1 and just did not strike me with the same freshness. In the same way, the first Jurassic Park was beyond great for my tastes and set new standards for CGI, but of course the next two in that series while good lacked the original creative hit of the first. Of course Prometheus to be good had to be better than just another sequel. In this movie, I again wanted something that tickled my imagination - something out of the normal - something we do not see every day out of Hollywood. While I will not give spoilers, it did not disappoint. Even the plot itself is something that creates great interest in a few of us. And the items that the crew finds along the way I find also quite interesting. It did stretch my imagination, and that was mostly what I wanted. But in general, for my tastes, I would also say that the acting and the plot, the script and direction were also done well.