the main reason I liked Prometheus is because it reminded me so much of Bladerunner , and if anything it shows how brillant that film is .
However , when it comes to judging this work on its own merits I personally can't flat out say its bad or good. I kinda of look at this film in fragments and judge it by what I thought worked and what didn't.
While the story itself is a standard sci-fi horror, the themes of creation, life, humanity are great
While most of the characters are pretty weak , David is great, and Shaw is ok, though I think Rapace adds alot more to it then was probably on the page.
While the actions of the crew are at times down right stupid, the scenes where they get thrashed are really scary and well done.
While I felt the film was weakest in the third act, The sequence in which David discovers the control room and see's the hologramic map is well scored and a great short film on its own.
While Guy Pierce, the guy who looks like Tom Hardy , and the two dumb guys who get slaughtered in the cave are totally useless as characters ,as far as I'm concerned, Theorn, Rapace, Fassbender, and Ilba are all interesting
While the space jokey's weren't anything memorable as beings, their goals and motivations are interesting.
So for me , Prometheus is a film of contradictions. There are parts which are first rate but then other parts which make you wish the writers put more effort into the characterization and motivations of the crew .
Bladerunner was able to balance the motivations and the larger themes at the same time , while this film focuses on one at the expense of the other. However, the film has stayed with me for the past week, and its really great to listen to both sides discuss and debate the film .
