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Prometheus

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The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them.
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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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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Prometheus recaptures the essence of not only a beloved franchise, but also an admired yet complicated genre many filmmakers attempt but few successfully. In short, it shows the amateurs how it's really done. Rated: A Sep 8, 2017 Full Review Tom Charity CNN.com Even if the movie's logic ultimately spirals down into a vortex of hysteria, horror and hokum, I enjoyed the bulldozer intensity of the climax, which barely keeps a lid on the crackpot cult movie that's wrestling for the soul of this... blockbuster. Nov 9, 2016 Full Review Dwight Brown National Newspaper Publishers Association With poise and great artistry, Scott crafts a world that combines high-tech science, primal beginnings, human frailty and sheer horror. Rated: 3/4 Nov 9, 2016 Full Review Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is Yeah, I love the film. It’s a big budget version of a stupid 80s alien-rip-off. That’s how I view it. It’s not canon, obviously. It’s a rip-off film like Galaxy of Terror but made by an immensely talented filmmaker (not storyteller). Rated: 4/5 Aug 23, 2025 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson "Prometheus" is a modern, stylish, cerebral, and gorgeous exercise in science-fiction and terror that earns its place right along side Scott's films that defined both him and the genre Rated: 5/5 Jul 23, 2025 Full Review Justin Kim Loud and Clear Reviews Prometheus may not be a satisfying prequel, but it more than makes up for it by being a fascinating sci fi film to unpack. Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Flynn S Great cinematography, everything else is awful from the plot, dialogue, characters and more.Disappointed they made this. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/25 Full Review Petar V Another good alien movie. The characters are all so memorable and they all have such rich personalities. The only complain I actually have is the fact that the first alien shows up like 54 minutes into the movie, I know it's buildup but still. Overall, I do still like this movie, and it has quite possibly my favorite ending in the entire franchise ! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/08/25 Full Review Jack t A prequel where it all began, began like any other prequel where the humanoid alien drinks a black liquid, causing its body to dissolve and it crumble into a waterfall and the alien's DNA falls apart and starts to recombine. Ridley Scott is back in the franchise after directing the first film where it originally began in the 70's and Prometheus is the one that began the story where the crew explored the spaceship where it crash landed but it didn't end it like that only maybe Alien: Covenant began the original story from the 70's. I don't know if it was that or the mythology is messed up. I don't know. Two archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway played by Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green, discover a star map in Scotland that matches others from several unconnected ancient cultures. They interpret this as an invitation from humanity's forerunners, the "Engineers". The Prometheus lands on the barren, mountainous surface near a large, artificial structure. The team explores the interior, discovering stone cylinders, a monolithic statue of a humanoid head, and the decapitated corpse of a large alien. Since that it's been years I reviewed the entire quadrilogy even in Halloween just to get this scary feeling when I feel that the creature itself is scary looking and has acid for blood but this one, it doesn't appear in it at all but you do get the feeling that the alien is inside of someone whenever something is wrong. Michael Fassbender as we all know is a good actor as in this movie, he does have a strong compelling presence as an android as he is known to be very posh and his favourite film is Lawrence of Arabia. Now with the prequel itself on the other hand, as much as I enjoyed it but there's nothing to it apart from the visuals in this are absolutely gorgeous. Everything about it is so life hearted and organic looking as it gives you a breath of fresh air whenever the visuals popped up like a dangerous animal you'll come across. It's like you're watching a documentary of wildlife whenever you need to feel relived. Prometheus is something that really began as I said today where it all began like any other prequel like you'd expect until now where an alien is originally created and how the Weyland company wanted that alien creature for the weapon's division and the crew don't approve of it claiming it will kill everyone on the planet and they'll do anything to destroy it. This movie is by know means as good as the original first and second like never will be but it's still a gorgeous looking flick with some might find it confusing or crap so you'll have to know what to expect when it comes to prequels that become more generic and might just give you the finger so when it comes to the franchise, this is just a decent film and I'm might be looking forward in doing Covenant after this so yeah. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/25 Full Review Aze D What was the point of this movie? There was some weird horror scenes like the human head running around but there was no logic to the story. I get Weyland wanting to live forever but why hide on the trip? David is an evil robot. Again. Yawn. Why would the "Engineer" just wake up and start killing everyone? Was it just a happy coincidence that the engineers who seeded life on earth also happened to be the wrecked ship they found? Or did they seed so any planets they just assumed any humanoid is their creation? Is the Alien creator the engineer's bio weapon of a useful species they found? My point is the the confusing non-universe building aspects of this film makes no sense. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/25 Full Review Primo 1 Prometheus is a goofy origin story with so many plot holes, large enough for a garbage truck to fall into. By the end of the movie, you realize that the story made absolutely no sense at all. However it’s visually stunning, the cinematography, production design, and costumes are top-notch, and it does have some disturbing and scary moments worth watching. But overall, it’s a disappointing work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/10/25 Full Review Adrian B I am not typically a huge Syfy guy but this one landed for me. Everything came together for me with this one. Excellent story, acting, writing, cinematography, directing, and a solid pace. Is it perfect, no. Are some really smart people doing really dumb things, yeah. Overall, this is a solid go. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them.
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Ridley Scott, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter
Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Brandywine Productions, Scott Free Productions
Rating
R (Sci-Fi Violence|Brief Language|Some Intense Images)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$126.5M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby
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