
Variety
Remains earthbound in narrative terms, forever hinting at the existence of a higher intelligence without evincing much of its own.
Full reviewDirector Ridley Scott's sci-fi thriller, set in the same universe as the Alien series. A discovery about the origin of life leads a team of explorers - including Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Michael Fassbender - to travel to a distant planet in the year 2093.
But the investigation into humanity's past and the discovery of an ancient civilization has brought them into contact with a powerful threat that could cause our extinction.
Not a direct prequel to Alien, Scott referred to the film as having evolved into its own "grand mythology and universe".
LessRemains earthbound in narrative terms, forever hinting at the existence of a higher intelligence without evincing much of its own.
Full reviewIt might not pack the unbearable menace or blazing horror of the saga's first two movies, but it utterly eclipses the last two. It's exciting, tense and fully impregnated for sequels.
Full reviewRidley Scott has counter-evolved his 1979 classic Alien into something more grandiose, more elaborate – but less interesting.
Full reviewScott is to be praised for the sheer level of invention in Prometheus, even if he doesn't keep it all under control.
Full reviewA magnificent film... It's in the classic tradition of golden age sci-fi, echoing Scott's "Alien", but creating a world of its own.
Full reviewWhere Prometheus falls short is that, with the exception of one sequence, the action comes across as silly and weak.
Full reviewThis really isn't an Alien movie; it's a lumbering, if visually impressive, space exploration epic which eventually turns into an Alien movie.
Full reviewAn awe-inspiring, mind-gouging, eye-blazing spectacle of high-pitched disappointment.
Full reviewAlthough Ridley Scott's 3D visual feast is no classic, the oozing alien tentacles hit all the right sci-fi horror notes.
Full reviewBuffeted by a lack of suspense, threadbare characters, and a very poor script, the stunning visuals, gloopy madness, and sterling Fassbenderiness can't prevent Prometheus feeling like Alien's poor relation.
Full reviewPrometheus is grand to look at, but it lacks the brutal simplicity and rigour of its forebears. It's too long winded to pass as a horror, and too daft to really be anything else.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Prometheus 3D in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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