Way below par for Ridley Scott

Rating: 3/10 (28 June 2012)

First up - I think Ridley Scott is a great director. He has given us many fantastic movies throughout his career.
Unfortunately, this movie is not up to his usual standards. I won't go into any discussion about whether this is a "genuine" Alien movie or not; prequel to otherwise. I won't give away the plot either.
What I will say is that, unlike other movies which Ridley has directed, this one suffers from unimaginably large defects in character behavior. The plot isn't too bad, and anyone who has viewed the trailers will have a good idea of what to expect. However; for a multi-trillion dollar mission into deep space, the crew involved all fall into the most ridiculous tropes of clichéd horror movie behavior (and pay the consequences).
I went to see this with my brother - we'd been anticipating the release for some time. Sadly, both of us were laughing out loud many times during the movie. The reaction of many others was the same.
So - sorry about the negative review Ridley (and movie-goers). This is a BAD movie, and no amount of excellent CGI and production will disguise it as anything else.