hi, when I first saw this film I had to admit I was disappointed with the jumps in the story.. no debate at the start of the story, no planning stage or any drama with Preparation, its all seemed to rush to the planet and when there it was "daylights waisting lets go"... I think after a two year journey you can wait a few hours while you asses the risks in rolling up at the front door of an Alien structure and saying HELLO!!!.
Yes it was poor in the way the story was told but I don't think I have ever watched a film that has made me question my life as much. It has made me think about human history.. I cant go in to details because I have already had a warning from RPF about my thoughts on this matter...
BUT......... I think its a CLASSIC of a movie, if the DVD fills a few hold and the second fill takes us to hell, the third one can bring us back and I will be a happy bunny..
Alien was a hit but not for the story, that came years later when it was accepted as a work of art, the shocker was Kain's birthing seen.
The Engineers are so cool with all that mystery of what killed the station off?, why were they running away?, who or what chopped the head off the last runner?...
Don't say the door!!!, big doors don't chop heads off the crush them!.
and who is doing the worshipping in that temple of there's? Aliens or Engineers... If Aliens turn out to be the creators of all life that will be a shock.
It would be nice to have the first three directors from the original series do the next three but I guess James is to busy to do number "2"
I really liked Prometheus and I think it will get better with time....