Prometheus

I saw Prometheus this weekend with the hubby and thought it was fantastic.  Mr. Scott, you are definitely back in the game (not that you ever really left).  As I figured, Noomi Rapace was great.  She wasn't Sigourney Weaver's in-your-face-she-could-definitely-kick-my-ass Ripley, but certainly showed a chick could be tough, and boy, was she tough.  Playing Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, an archeologist (or maybe an anthropologist, or maybe a combination of both) she and Dr. Charlie Holloway (played by Logan Marshall-Green, who could double for Tom Hardy anyday) are searching for the origins of human life and think they have found it in ancient cave drawings, artifacts, etc. which all point to the same star cluster in the sky.  Enter the dreaded Weyland Industries who funds their trip.  You know that it can't possibly a good thing they're involved.  They come with the requisite corporate heavy, played by a rather cold-blooded Charlize Theron, and an artificial human, Michael Fassbender.  The cast is rounded out by Idris Elba, the ship's captain, and a creepy-looking Guy Pearce as Mr. Weyland.

The story is pretty well set up without you having to ask too many questions going in.  They are all in the requisite cryotubes to get through the journey to this moon that's the only habitable thing in the area these drawings were pointing to.  David, the artificial human, is the only one awake during this entire period as he learns to decipher ancient languages and has a few "human" moments.  The gay couple sitting next to us in the theater seemed to thoroughly enjoy the scenes showing him dying his roots blond.  The crew awakens when they get to the planet, LV-223, and see what the big fuss is about.  They find a bit hollow structure that they, of course, have to investigate immediately.  Can't wait a few hours or until the next morning when there might be more time.  While checking this thing out, a big storm pops up (surprise!), and a couple people from the group get stranded there overnight.  I won't reveal any spoilers, but if you're like me, you knew this couldn't end well.  From there the entire trip goes to pot and the main characters are left trying to figure out what's going on and how to fix everything.

It's fast-paced, has more than a few "ew" moments, and definitely answers the question by the end of the movie if this is an Alien film.  I won't tell you the answer, but I'm happy with it.  And it definitely leaves the door open for a sequel.  Yes, please, Ridley, do a sequel.

I saw this in 2D, because we all know what I think about the 3D debacle, and thought it was just fine. I will be purchasing this on Blu-Ray when available, and guess what, it's already available for pre-order.  It was actually available before the movie even released.  Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves movie executives?  Just sayin.