Solid, entertaining movie. It's not an Alien movie so I can see some fanboys disappointed but it does give some clarity to the origins. I haven't read up on the banter because I didn't want to see any spoilers but I assume the xenomorphs as we know from the following movies was essentially conceived from Elizabeth and Charlie as she gives birth the to first facehugger. Outside of Weaver the AI's have been the best characters int the series and Fassbender does them justice the way he portrays his awkward AI character to near perfection. In typical Scott fashion it appears his vision was larger than what the studio wanted for a running time so there's probably an extended cut in the future as there seems to be more to the story than was presented in the two hours.
On the IMAX screen in 3D it was definitely one of the more stunning theatrical experiences I've seen. This is one movie that definitely benefits from the IMAX experience.
I give it a solid 8/10. It's not perfection but much better than your average summer popcorn flick.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 06-15-2012 at 11:01 PM.
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