A new start for the terror.

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2012)

I wanted to watch this film at the theaters, but never was able to make it. Part of what destroyed my drive to see it were the many people who had bad things to say about it. So I waited, and probably never would have seen it if not for someone I know buying it and me watching their copy. Suffice to say, it was rather good. I mean the film did not answer all of life's answers for me and explain everything, but it entertained me and that is what I was looking for. Seriously, you cannot spell out everything in a two hour movie, if the filmmakers went into super detail about why this travels this fast or why that got invented the film would be five hours long! No, this story tells a story about a team following what they decipher as a map to an alien world.
The story starts out quickly. You see a strange alien drinking stuff and dissolving, then you see a discovery by some scientist types and then wham, they are on the ship about to arrive at their location. Sure they could have shown us more on how they got here, but that would have made the film too long and too talky. They quickly discover a facility on this planet and explore it and it is a very ominous place. Things get bad in a hurry!
There are some cool deaths in this one, but I think they could have done a better job varying things up. It was awesome seeing the strange snake like monster attack the two scientists who got left in the facility when the storm struck. However, after this when the one went on the rampage I was disappointed as I was hoping for something a bit more interesting as far as the deaths of the crew. Still, some enjoyable chills in this one as we witness the creation of a new form of life.
This film is a movie format I enjoy, which is explore the mysterious planet or town or forest. I love people going into an area that could prove hostile and that is why I enjoyed this one so much. There is something interesting to me about people going into a place for the first time and trying to figure out what a place really is.
So the movie to me was good. It did not leave me completely satisfied, but for the most part I was happy with what was presented. It makes me want to watch the first Alien film again to see if I can see where they are going. I am wondering if they are going to do another prequel, though I do hope they do not do a remake of the first film. Science fiction horror is what we have here and it is a pretty darn good one.