This movie would have been better off released as an intellectually inspired video game for the spiritually inclined. It seems to sit awkwardly between the eccentric genre of thrillers, arty subjectivity and patronizing philosophical seriousness. It is simply a hot mess with some visually interesting parts. Director Ridley Scott really dropped the ball on this one and if this was some virtually unknown director, I’d feel more inclined to be a little less critical; However, for the person whom we remember bringing us the mega-Sci-fi classic Alien (1979), I simply expect better and hold Scott to a much higher standard, than Prometheus. In other words, if names such as Ridley Scott, Charlize Theron, and Guy Pierce were not attached to this movie, I would have predicted this flick to be a “B” rated movie that went directly to DVD. Furthermore, the rumor of this flick being a prequel to the Alien, seems plausible (with lots of imbedded hints of the mega classic hit), but would certainly not do the classic hit any justice whatsoever. The plot line is boring and lacks creativity. As a matter of fact, I would go as far as to say, Prometheus is like taking the concept of a typical scary movie such as Paranormal Activity, and playing it out, in the caves of a dark musty planet, somewhere in deep space. It is utterly predictable with scenes that movie-going audiences are all familiar with, showing characters being sequentially killed off for making unreasonable decisions when in crisis situations. READ FULL REVIEW

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