Movie Review: "Prometheus"

Prometheus, 2012.  Starring Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Fassbender.  Running time 124 minutes.  Rated R.  Directed by Ridley Scott.

Prometheus....a Titan of Greek mythology credited with the creation of man out of clay and the theft of fire as a gift to mankind.  When two scientists (Rapace and Green) discover a "recent" cave drawing depicting a drawing similar to others done centuries apart, the technology of the late 21st century allows them to answer the many questions asked by man since the beginning of time.  Why am I here?  Who is my maker?  What is my purpose?  The aptly named spaceship Prometheus takes them to a far away planet shown in the drawings to meet with our creators, and to get those questions answered.  However, when they arrive......they find there are far more questions to be answered than they could have possibly imagined.

For example....why are our creators trying to exterminate us.

The mind of Ridley Scott was truly on fire with this one.  While not a direct prequel to 1979's classic Alien, the film is in fact in the same universe (mainly with our discovery of the "space jockey" and who he was and his role in the grander scheme) and remains a prequel to the horror classic, albeit not a blatant one.

Acting is stellar, led by the more and more brilliant Fassbender as the android David.  David (as did Ash in Alien) has a secretive secondary mission, given to him by superiors.  What is its purpose and how does it relate to the mission at hand?  Fassbender is the creepiest part of a very atmospheric film and is nothing short of outstanding here.  Charlize Theron adds to the mood as the leader of the mission and the surrounding cast play their roles well.

Script and photography are nothing short of brilliant, SFX are a harkening back to the days of non-CGI, using it as little as possible.

Prometheus is a grand and magnificent return to a genre, and gives me high hopes that he'll do the same for the upcoming Blade Runner sequel.

A+

Mini Review: "Piranha 3DD"

One of the things the original "Piranha 3D" had going for it was the cheesy, tongue in cheek way it handled its silly script.  All the sequel does is throw TONS of nubile female flesh on display and calls it a day.  Doc Brown should be ashamed of himself for his appearance here.

F

Mini Review: "Men in Black III"

Most of the "great" Will Smith films could be associated with a very strong surrounding cast for him to play off of, this is not the case in "MIB III", as he's expected to carry the film on his shoulders.

Big mistake, but the ending makes it worth a viewing.

C