Prometheus

It’s possible that I was so happy to be seeing this movie that I may not have been able to watch it objectively. I can admit that and I think it’s perfectly fair to feel that way. Nevertheless... Ridley Scott’s long-awaited prologue was fantastic to watch. Every frame and every sound was beautifully expressed by the actors, the designers and the crew. It’s true: the script leaves a million unanswered questions and there are times when characters do really stupid things that smart scientists in space just wouldn’t do. But there are great performances here, too. From Noomi Rapace to Michael Fassbender. There are suspenseful sequences that terrified me. There’s a four-minute “surgery” scene that’s one of the most hilariously tense scenes I’ve seen in any movie in years. And in spite of all of the unanswered questions, the movie fulfills EXACTLY what it promises to: the origins of the Alien. Beyond that, we’ll just have to wait for the sequels. I’d buy my tickets now if I could.