Film: Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott

I remember the hype when this film came out a couple of years ago.  I did not get to see it - so I watched it on DVD.

All I can say is what a massive disappointment.  There are a lot of good ideas in there which are never fully developed - about man's quest for answers on his origins, the quest for longer life, the dominance of large corporations over wider mankind.  These are all thoughtful themes that really could have driven the film.

It is all drowned out by a implausible main plot and way too much homage paying to the original Alien film.  It is set in the same universe as Alien - but that really does not help it.

Just some things that stick in my mind:

• The Wayland corporation has spent untold billions to travel to an Alien planet - but take with them a complete bunch of amateurs who fail to work as any form of team.
• The weaponery is simply ridiculous - flame throwers on a alien world - hardly practical.
• The CEO of the corporation is supposedly dead but makes an appearance as he has secretly travelled as well.  He meets one of the aliens to request eternal life - but is just zapped.

And that is just the glaring things I could see.