Prometheus (2012)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 269
Fresh: 198 | Rotten: 71
Ridley Scott's ambitious quasi-prequel to Alien may not answer all of its big questions, but it's redeemed by its haunting visual grandeur and compelling performances -- particularly Michael Fassbender as a fastidious android.
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 47
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 14
Ridley Scott's ambitious quasi-prequel to Alien may not answer all of its big questions, but it's redeemed by its haunting visual grandeur and compelling performances -- particularly Michael Fassbender as a fastidious android.
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Movie Info
Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. -- (C) Official Site
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Patrick Wilson
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Branwell Donaghey
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Vladimir Furdik
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Shane Steyn
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Ian Whyte
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John Lebar
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Daniel James
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Lucy Hutchinson
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Dr. Anil Biltoo
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James Embree
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Florian Robin
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Matthew Burgess
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Eugene O'Hare
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Giannina Facio
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Jenny Rainsford
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Prometheus is scary only in the sum of instincts and talent for movie-making that have been lost.
Top CriticThe movie may be a scare show that leaves many questions unanswered, but Scott's craft earns an exhausted kind of respect.
Brilliant. Epic. Haunting. Grotesque. Great.
Calling Prometheus-or any Ridley Scott movie -- gorgeous is the stingiest of compliments. So let's point out specifics that quicken the pulse.
Prometheus tells a much bigger story and does it well, but it's missing what matters most. It's inorganic.
There's definite mastery here, but it's hardly a masterpiece.
It is easily the most cerebral endeavor of its kind since "Minority Report."
Any lack in originality is handsomely compensated by the plethora of 3D visual treats courtesy of a crackerjack technical crew that creates an eerie interplanetary moonscape that's as epic as it is requisitely foreboding.
WPrometheus offers hypotheses about the origin of life on our planet that are so well constructed, they make real-life theories about extraterrestrials seem highly feasible.
The mishmash of grotesque body-horror and chin-stroking existentialism does not always make for the most coherent movie, but it is at least an entertaining one and certainly no black mark on the franchise.
Rather than trying to reinvent the franchise with new tricks, "Prometheus" wants to return us to that uncertain terror that loomed over the 1979 original.
Prometheus, as both a response to Alien and its own attempts at philosophical and spiritual investigations, ended up filling in holes that simply were not mandatory to have filled.
The movie wasn't giving my brain much of a workout, but my eyes got a nice buzz. Prometheus is straight-up gorgeous...
Insulting lip service to 2001 notwithstanding, Prometheus shocks and awes with more than sufficient technical bravura. If only it was as smart as it clearly thinks it is.
Artfully designed with special effects that border on the elegant-there's no other way to put it-"Prometheus" is a visual delight.
There's a lot of college dorm philosophical mumbo jumbo on top but it all really boils down to, "Man seeks his creator/makes contact/discovers he is a total jerk."
Prometheus is a welcome return to form for Ridley Scott -- delivering a fascinating sci-fi storyline, gorgeous 3D visuals, and competent filmmaking choices.
Very few films can create a genuine sense of wonder and discovery, and Prometheus manages it for its entire 124 minute running time ... almost entirely a sensory experience.
Never quite matching Alien or Aliens for emotional authenticity - but definitely holding you in tow until the final moments. Ridley Scott isn't much for illustrating humanity, but he sure as hell knows how to craft aliens.
It isn't perfect, but Prometheus is a thoroughly entertaining summer blockbuster that is a cut above the rest due to an amazing cast and Ridley Scott, who re-establishes himself as one of our greatest world building filmmakers.
The film [has] a kind of "been there, done that" feeling.
Returning to the genre that skyrocketed his career with "Alien" and "Blade Runner," Scott has fashioned a fascinating new mystery within his original "Alien" universe.
Scott has lensed a film that possesses the look of a video View-Master. It's jaw-droppingly striking.
I won't say that I'm con-metheus, but I'm not entirely pro-metheus either.
Spectacular and mesmerizing. Ridley Scott is back in top form, but "Prometheus" suffers from pulling (and relying on) the strings of anticipation a bit too much.
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- David: Cup of tea, mum?
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- Elizabeth Shaw: Final report of the vessel Prometheus. The ship and her entire crew are gone. If you're receiving this transmission, make no attempt to come to its point of origin. There is only death here now, and I'm leaving it behind. It is New Year's Day, the year of our Lord, 2094. My name is Elisabeth Shaw, last survivor of the Prometheus. And I am still searching.
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- David: There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing.
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- Meredith Vickers: What's that on its head?
- Elizabeth Shaw: It's a new cell. In state of change.
- Meredith Vickers: Changing into what?
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- David: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
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- Elizabeth Shaw: My name is Elisabeth Shaw, last survivor of the Prometheus... And I am still searching.
Discussion Forum
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| Entertaining. | 54 days ago | 26 |
| Uhh What | 3 months ago | 1 |
| Perhaps the visuals in 3D were worth it but... | 7 months ago | 0 |
| Sci-Fi Movies That Are Vastly Superior To Prometheus: | 3 months ago | 0 |
| David and Dr. Holloway ( Spoiler Alert! ) | 49 days ago | 0 |
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