I'm honestly confused by the low scores for this movie. This is easily the 3rd best entry behind the original and Aliens - both of which are masterpieces in their own right. It's infinitely better than the (admittedly ambitious) mess that was Prometheus.
Do the crew make some, er, questionable decisions? Sure. Sticking your face in front of an obvious puffer-type fungi on an alien world? Ridiculous. But OK.
However, it succeeds where an Aliens movie should - suspense and horror. Yes, it tries to call back to the first two movies a little too much, maybe. It works, though. And it feels like a Ridley Scott Alien movie, which is a good thing.
What really makes this movie stand out, though, is Michael Fassbender. A truly brilliant performance that definitely takes this film up a notch. The rest of the cast are great, too, but he is just on another level.
I'm still not sure we need to see the origin of the Alien. To me it was far more terrifying as a random and mysterious creature that humanity was unlucky enough to encounter. But, if we're going to get that backstory, this is pretty darn good stuff.
Do the crew make some, er, questionable decisions? Sure. Sticking your face in front of an obvious puffer-type fungi on an alien world? Ridiculous. But OK.
However, it succeeds where an Aliens movie should - suspense and horror. Yes, it tries to call back to the first two movies a little too much, maybe. It works, though. And it feels like a Ridley Scott Alien movie, which is a good thing.
What really makes this movie stand out, though, is Michael Fassbender. A truly brilliant performance that definitely takes this film up a notch. The rest of the cast are great, too, but he is just on another level.
I'm still not sure we need to see the origin of the Alien. To me it was far more terrifying as a random and mysterious creature that humanity was unlucky enough to encounter. But, if we're going to get that backstory, this is pretty darn good stuff.
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