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Prometheus (2012)

R | | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 8 June 2012 (USA)
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Following clues to the origin of mankind a team journey across the universe and find a structure on a distant moon containing a monolithic statue of a humanoid head and stone cylinders of alien blood but they soon find they are not alone.

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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 moon trillions 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. Written by Michael Hallows Eve

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strong female lead | strong female character | medical scanner | pregnant with an alien fetus | suspended animation | See All (273) »

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They went looking for our beginning. What they found could be our end. See more »

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Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Rated R for sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language | See all certifications »

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$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

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

Elizabeth Shaw was originally named Elizabeth Watts, but was renamed due to fear of confusion for Fox's President of Production, Emma Watts. See more »

Goofs

When the sacrifice engineer's arm breaks off, the remaining limb is just past the elbow, and can be seen as such when he falls into the river. When he's shown at the bottom, the point of loss is much closer to the wrist. See more »

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Elizabeth Shaw: Get Charlie.
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The opening credits take place throughout the Engineers' scene on Earth. See more »

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Frequently Asked Questions

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So much of this movie could have been easily fixed...
6 June 2012 | by – See all my reviews

Don't get me wrong. It's gorgeous to look at, and I'm definitely going to go and see it again. It's really impressive.

But... It's stuffed with scenes without any payoff. Again and again it sets stuff up and then just... walks away from it.

In at least one unforgivably stupid scene, someone *literally* just walks away from an antagonist and leaves it there. And then doesn't tell anyone about it. Some of it's really effective. There are some scenes that are absolutely gripping. But so much of it doesn't make any sense...

Having said all that I think it's very clear that what I just saw was Prometheus part 1. It's very definitely supposed to have a sequel and I will certainly go to see the sequel. I think both movies taken together might score a 10.

But this movie by itself doesn't.
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