What did you expect?

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2012)

I love all the negative commentary about this being an Alien Prequel. Ridley came out and said (and even Charlize Theron) that this wasn't a prequel but it's own movie with ties to the Alien franchise. Being its own movie, I thought it was excellent.
However, because there are ties to the Alien franchise, it leaves many questions unanswered which leaves me to believe there will be a Prometheus Part 2 that will play into the first Alien.
On another note, Ridley needs to at least mention such blatant obvious facts regarding certain moments in the movie.
Shaw says there is no need for weapons as it's a scientific mission, so he complies and leaves it behind?!!??! WTF! No one notices Shaw missing for such an extended amount of time as she's doing self surgery to get the alien out of her? How is she able to perform so well immediately after surgery (I assume the drugs she administered were some futuristic super performance)? How did the geologist come back as a super alien? I thought the black liquid killed (as it did the humanoid in the beginning), since he was FACE DOWN in it? Charlie only had a drop of it and look how he turned out...
Overall it was good, but a lot of unanswered questions. Last time I felt like this was the Matrix and Star Wars saga.