The Good, Bad and Ugly: My AC thoughts after watching (SPOILERS)

Oh yay another fan review ;) I know, but where else could I do this?! I'm literally just back from the cinema and have been dying to get into this since it was Premiered so . . .

The good:  Visually stunning!  I expected nothing less but it looked gorgeous.  Top marks, Ridley & Co.  Acting was good and despite how other fans see it I thought the crew's actions, in the main, were fairly believable - I put a lot down to shock, fear etc - who knows how we'd act in that situation.  Didn't feel I had to suspend disbelief any more than usual as it was consistent.

Fassbender was excellent and I liked how his 'emotional' dysfunction was portrayed; quite surprising, actually!  Shaw and Tennessee were also pretty good, as was Bichir.

I liked how they set it up:  I was concerned that the crews discovery of Paradise would be a bit of a hack job but I thought they did it well.  A lot of ambiguity for us as the viewer but enough of a reason for the crew to investigate, given what had just happened.  Franco's fate was also quite surprising, and for me, probably the most horrific part of the film 

I also liked the new aliens and the teasing glimpses we got of the culture on Paradise.

Bad:  Well, bad's a bit strong but like many fans it seems I thought more could, and probably should, have been covered regarding the engineer culture, Shaw's fate and David's attempts at gardening.  I think this will be covered in the next film though (bloody well hope so . . .)

The pace was good, similar to Prom, but I felt it would have benefited from slowing towards the middle to flesh out the points I mention above, even if just a little.

I also thought the bursting scenes could have been more graphic, there I've said it.  I thought they were good, don't get me wrong, but if your aim is to make a body shock film then crank it right up to 11 for me - I'd say it was about 8 - 9 ;) 

Ugly:  Not a lot but some of the CGI wasn't great (one Protomorph scene in particular) but it never seems that great to me so a minor quibble, really

Summary:  It pretty much did what I expected; deliver huge creature feature 'shocks' (fan boy service), a fast paced thriller that sets up the next film(s) nicely.

7.9/10