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, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 31 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:

planet | future | medical scanner | spacecraft | pregnant with an alien fetus | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

8 June 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Prometeo

Filming Locations:

Scotland, 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

Designer H.R. Giger, who worked on the original design of the Xenomorph Alien (1979), was brought in to assist in reverse-engineering the design of the Aliens in the film.

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Goofs

All EKG monitors of the expedition party's HUD shows the same heartbeat pattern and rate regardless of individual or stress.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elizabeth Shaw: Get Charlie.

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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox logo is a shade of steely blue, rather than the usual colour scheme.

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2013)

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Soundtracks

'O Come All Ye Faithful
Traditional

User Reviews

Very disappointing.

I've given 4 only for the impressive visuals in the movie.

As for the rest... the science is consistently nonsense, the Christian religious references make no sense in the context of Christianity. The creationism vs evolution references are lame and philosophically weak, un-thought-through and poorly presented. The acting is so so and does nothing to save the story, which is dull and unimaginative.

A few specifically ridiculous things...

Why hire such a pair of twits as the geologist and the biologist for such an expensive and important mission? Did they ask for volunteers at the unemployment office? Come to that, how could they have such a crew of unprofessional clowns for a $1 trillion mission?

Can a surgery be any more ridiculously fake? Spray on a bit of "anaesthetic" and perform a Caesarian on a struggling woman?

How can there be such a powerful storm of such large particles and no- one's suits or helmets have any real damage? And there isn't piles of the stuff building up everywhere? Did it evaporate?

I suppose David's ability to read and speak a 2000 year old language isn't 'too' ridiculous, though it is still ridiculous.

To enjoy this movie one must have to a good level of scientific and religious illiteracy, or an exceptional ability to suspend belief and ignore the silliness of the whole thing.

And the attempt to link it to Alien was pathetic. To compare the movie to Alien at all is an insult to a true classic and that they'd make such a poor movie today with its big budget should be an embarrassment to its makers.

Disappointed.