Prometheus (I) (2012)

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof,

Stars:

Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noomi Rapace	...	Elizabeth Shaw
Michael Fassbender	...	David
Charlize Theron	...	Meredith Vickers
Idris Elba	...	Janek
Guy Pearce	...	Peter Weyland
Logan Marshall-Green	...	Charlie Holloway
Sean Harris	...	Fifield
Rafe Spall	...	Millburn
Emun Elliott	...	Chance
Benedict Wong	...	Ravel
Kate Dickie	...	Ford
Branwell Donaghey	...	Mercenary 1
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik	...	Mercenary 2 (as Vladimir Furdik)
C.C. Smiff	...	Mercenary 3
Shane Steyn	...	Mercenary 4

Storyline

This film is set in 2093 and takes place in the same universe as the 'Alien' movies. A group of explorers, including some archaeologists, are on an "undisclosed" mission. They arrive at a planet millions of miles away from Earth. The team spot what they believe to be signs of civilization. They go to investigate and find more than just signs, they find conclusive evidence. But some of them have an ulterior motive for being there, including the Weyland Corporation. They believe that this is where the human race actually came from. Things soon turn from excitement to survival once inside their discovery.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | explorer | scientist | survival | planet | 

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Taglines:

The search for our beginning could lead to our end

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Genres:

Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

8 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Alien Prequel

Filming Locations:

UK

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$51,050,101 (USA) (8 June 2012)

Gross:

$126,464,904 (USA) (14 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, who plays British character Shaw, worked on set with a dialect coach to help her achieve the closest accent she could manage.

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Goofs

Just before Dr Holloway points out the area to land, he unstraps himself from his chair. While leaving the chair he bumps it and you can clearly see the chair is loose on the floor.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elizabeth Shaw: Get Charlie.

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Crazy Credits

The end of the credits read "Brought to you by Weyland Corporation - Building better worlds. Since 10/11/12"

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Connections

Referenced in Face Off: A Force to Be Reckoned With (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Scherzo - Tarentelle in G Minor, Op. 16"
Written by Henryk Wieniawski

User Reviews

An expensive, pretentious waste of time

Prometheus is almost without any redeeming characteristics. It is a recycled, old hat, extremely pretentious waste of money and talent relying on a mix of attempted but misguided gross-outs and pseudo-intellectual babble.

Despite the money spent on state-of-the-art effects, the visuals do not generate suspense or awe. It is all tired and since they are not added to a satisfying storyline or great characters, they just coldly glide past the viewer.

The supposedly big original thought about humans being engineered by extra-terrestrials is not new. It is a very old idea but they wanted to add something new to the Alien franchise. Ridley Scott himself has alluded to the fact that he wanted to make something original rather than a straight prequel. I think they would have been better off with a straight prequel. The twist they add to the Alien universe is forced and a let down. They just had to bring in that theme even if it meant permanently messing up a conceptual framework that had worked.

The dark, shadowy atmosphere of Alien is there but it is really tired and over done here. It seems to be there just to be there rather than contributing to anything in particular and also to confirm that, lest there be any doubt, this is part of the Alien franchise.

We get some action and gore as expected but again, it seems just to be there because it has to be. It is not suspenseful or interesting and it gets very cartoonish at times.

A word about the acting; these people had little to work with and were being directed in a context that went nowhere, so they cannot be blamed. Some of them had to physically work hard so you can say they tried.

As for the dialogue. Well, I am shocked that there are people who actually think the drivel in Prometheus is interesting, significant or insightful. Is this what we have come to? My heart is sinking.

The more I think of it, my rating of 3 is perhaps too high but given the production talent and money spent, some viewers might find that worth something and it could have been even worse so a 1 would be unfair.