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Chad B. (abrnt1) from CABERY, IL
Reviewed on 4/10/2013...

The long awaited prequel to Alien fails to live up to expectations. When Ridley Scott (the director of the original Alien) first announced that he was making this film expectations were high. After seeing the end result though, nobody was satisfied. While the film does take place withing the same universe it ignores everything that made the original a success. It's an Alien film without the cheast bursting, acid blooded ALIENS.

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Tanner D. (TD) from URBANDALE, IA
Reviewed on 12/22/2012...

Ridley Scott's newest sci-fi Prometheus, a faux prequel to Alien, is the king's cup of alienating a fanbase while generating an incredible amount of conversation amid pundits and enthusiasts alike. Scott's premise in the film is that a team of scientists/explorers set forth to a distant "planet" that may hold the secret of human life. What transpires is a culmination of awe, bewilderment, admiration, and frustration, but not necessarily in that order. The awe comes from the wonderful splendor that is the film's graphics, CGI, and cinematography. In every scene, even every frame, visual satisfaction is easily abundant. The feature's actors, particularly a calm but captivating Michael Fassbender, further aid its likability. I'd be shocked and disappointed if Fassbender isn't a multiple Oscar and Golden Globe winner within the next decade. This movie also sports solid sound engineering, great video editing, and a good sense of mise en scene. Now we come to the driving point of all films and the focal point regarding most of the post-release talk of this film: the plot. Obviously, regarding the aforementioned premise and the synopsis of the film, the topic at hand was always going to be a big issue. For the greater part of the movie, mystique woven into action crafted a distinctly enjoyable plot experience that was sprinkled with suspense. Without giving anything away, Prometheus ended with a lot of questions left unanswered after finishing on an open conclusion. This isn't necessarily a negative point as this can generate intelligent discussion, but it does mar what could have been a more profound statement regarding relating issues and leaving important sub-plots unattended and underdeveloped. I found the plot intelligently designed but not without several flaws that the viewer will have to decipher on his or her own. Consequently, those discoveries turned a great and unique plot into merely a good story. Ultimately, Prometheus is a solid sci-fi romp that will work the mind and please the senses but not without avoidable fault.

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Don K. from BEAVERTON, OR
Reviewed on 10/16/2012...

2.5 stars.

I saw this in the theater when it first came out, and was thoroughly disappointed. Not once did I connect with any of the characters or feel drawn into the plot. The best part of this movie was the trailer.

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