WTF (spoiler-free)

[size=5][b]Note:[/b] This review has been marked "spoiler-free". Any spoilers posted will be removed (the entire post).[/size] -----------------------------------------------------------------I've been expecting/anticipating/salivating over this as much as anyone. Ever since the first teaser trailer with it's ghostly horned music to the slightly longer trailers... I'm sorry but WHAT WAS RIDLEY THINKING? Okay no spoilers from me, we obviously benefit from the first week of release in the UK : but there was so much missed potential. The cinematography and designs were incredible but there was zero mystique. Taking schlocky dialogue, insipid characters, dire music and no real tension, what has Ridley learnt from his first Alien outing? Back then the limitations were what drove it to be a character piece as much as it was an incredibly taut, dark adventure, you also cared about the characters, even Jonesy. The set designs were also outstanding and compact and claustrophobic. The atmosphere was palpable. So why 30 plus years later has he gone almost P.W Anderson? I swear it could have been directed by him. Aside from the incredible VFX / 3D (as good as it gets) - there's just no hook once the reveals are (fairly early on) established. Back to the 3D, again although amazing, it's ironic that whilst it makes you feel more immersed in the environment; Alien made me feel more immersed in the emotional content without the need for it. I rewatched Alien recently, while being over familiar with it, it stills tingles me and gets under my skin. Prometheus - you didn't scratch the surface. Big bag of boo's from me. :( Ridley, my dreams are quashed!