PrometheusTrailer So, I spent pretty much a whole year and some change avoiding any and all spoilers regarding
Prometheus. Before the movie ever screened, I would hear things from
Ridley Scott saying that it was part of the
Alien canon, but it wasn't. This cryptic double speak that he was engaged in had me worried somewhat, but I put it out of my mind. And then I had to contend with some of the reviews that came out afterwards where it was mixed. Some liked it while others not so much. This too also had me worried. Was it because expectations were so high that they couldn't conceivably be met? Was the script bad? Did
Ridley's mysterious double speak actually prove to be true? I didn't know. That is till tonight.
So, I just got finished watching this and I don't know why certain people said this was "boring" and "flat". I think it's a testament to
Ridley Scott that he could create a film that basically doesn't have any
Aliens in it and yet still fit in seamlessly with the franchise.
Ridley's fingerprints were all over this and I thought he did an amazing job. The cast, especially that of
Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and
Charlize Theron. If you're a fan of the series, you will definitely see the correlation between
Noomi's Elizabeth Shaw character being the precursor to
Ellen Ripley.
I can see why some people may be somewhat ticked off that they didn't get the answers they wanted from
Prometheus. But I have to laugh at these same people because of their stupidity. This is being set up as a potential
Trilogy most likely and they aren't going to give it away when they want you to come back for the sequels. I'm okay with the story and how it was laid out here. I'm even okay with the fact that we don't see the classic
Alien creature till the very end either. If you are an
Alien fanatic, then you absolutely need to Buy this to add to your collection. I know I will. I give the movie
5 Stars. But I know that after a couple more spins and I absorb some of the smaller details in the film that this can easily get the rare and privilege
10 Star rating.