Prometheus

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. (iMBD)

First it was going to be a sequel to the brilliant 'Alien' film in which director Ridley Scott scared the shit out of a hell of a lot of people. Then, it changed to a prequel but not a prequel... confused? Simply, Prometheus is a prequel to 'Alien' but not a direct prequel. Same universe, different direction. Scott returns to the genre that started it all for him in this brilliant sci-fi that couldn't be any more sci-fi if it tried.

Prometheus centres on a team who go searching for our creators. 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace takes centre stage for her second english film. Her performance is quite brilliant and believable at the same time. It's rare to see someone so believable in these types of films. Sigourney Weaver is probably the only other person I can think to compare her to ironically. Though the film essentially has no 'action' as I've heard some people say, it's still far from boring. Impressive performances from Rapace and the incredible Michael Fassbender bring the film up highly. Fassbender's character 'David', an android in which are very familiar with the 'Alien' franchise. Prometheus is a great and intriguing film that provides the thrills, the sci-fi and of course a great story. However, my only criticism of the film was that everything that 'Alien' had was missed in Prometheus. The suspense was never there, I was never at the edge of my seat trying to see what was coming next. The scares were small and the build ups didn't lead me into a fasle sense of security. On the other hand, the score for the film was magnificent. True sci-fi music was on at hand and viewing the film in IMAX blew you away. At times you felt you were too much in the film.

Though Prometheus succeeded in pleasing most fans, I was left a little disappointed until the final sequence where I literally smiled ear to ear. Prometheus is the ultimate film for scientologists. A good attempt from Mr. Scott and from what I'm hearing of a sequel, it can't be too long before the unanswered questions of the first film will be resolved.