initially, Prometheus was touted as a prequel to the Alien franchise. later it was said not to be an actual prequel, but took place in the same universe. then it was a prequel again. furthermore, fan reaction (read: "internet reaction") was mixed at best. i was worried at first, because i hadn't really known anyone whose opinion i actually trusted that had seen the film and given a raved review (Truby was cagey at best, but he almost might have been trying to avoid spoilers, which i appreciate). one kid i worked with raved about how amazing it is, but he's, well, not all there. he was also going on and on about how you had to be a huge H.R. Giger (which he pronounces "Guy-ger"; it's pronounced "Gee-ger", hard G, like "geek") fan, which i am not. i like him alright. i'm also not a 15 year old boy. i digress. my point is, i was a bit wary, but i figured there'd be something to take from it.
i was right. i actually enjoyed the film quite a lot. i would easily give it 3 1/2 stars, if not 4. something keeps me from giving it 4. maybe the whininess of a few of the characters? the pseudo-mystical elements don't bug me all that much. it's fiction, it's purporting to be the actual story of humanity's origin. i don't care if Ridley Scott believes it (personally, i don't think he does), it's not trying to proselytize bullshit, so it's fine with me. no spoilers, i'm just here to say it was a good film.
highly doubtful they'll make a sequel (a sequel to the prequel. wow. how far we've come *sarcasm*), as it seemed like it was super expensive to make, and has not justified the rewards of doing so. there's more to glean from this line of origin of Alien, but we'll probably never see it. oh well. worth seeing in my book.
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