Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is Aug 23, 2025 4/5

Yeah, I love the film. It’s a big budget version of a stupid 80s alien-rip-off. That’s how I view it. It’s not canon, obviously. It’s a rip-off film like Galaxy of Terror but made by an immensely talented filmmaker (not storyteller).

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Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 23, 2025 5/5

"Prometheus" is a modern, stylish, cerebral, and gorgeous exercise in science-fiction and terror that earns its place right along side Scott's films that defined both him and the genre

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Justin Kim Loud and Clear Reviews Jan 6, 2025 4/5

Prometheus may not be a satisfying prequel, but it more than makes up for it by being a fascinating sci fi film to unpack.

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Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Aug 15, 2024 3.5/5

[Ridley] showcases his directorial prowess of masterfully building up the tension before evolving into a full-blown terror, coupled with Marc Streitensfeld’s riveting score and Dariusz Wolski’s stunning cinematography.

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Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 24, 2023 4/5

It's not without its narrative stumbles, yet it's still impressive to see how Scott can return to the franchise and show how he is happy to challenge himself by exploring new avenues as opposed to resting on his laurels.

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast May 3, 2023 4/5

Prometheus asks a lot of questions that it refuses to answer, but if you're wiling to go along this philosophical ride there's plenty to enjoy.

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Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Apr 26, 2023 4/5

Ambitious to a fault, Scott's return to the beloved franchise is as philosophical as it is messy. Smart scientists make dumb decisions, yes, but the film is gorgeous, intriguing in its heady ideas, and features a solid Ripley combo in Vickers & Shaw

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Feb 4, 2023

At its most ambitious, 'Prometheus' plants suggestions of the extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth, a Godlike race sowing genetic seeds across galaxy, and even an Old Testament-like sense of retribution...

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Oct 4, 2022 2.5/4

The flaws in the screenplay undo even Ridley Scott’s profound level of visual brilliance, which is on considerable display here.

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Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 24, 2022 4.5/5

It’s a visual delight with a story that delivers genuine intensity, some great characters, and an ending that had me howling for more.

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Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex Aug 4, 2022 9/10

An Alien story without Xenomorphs allows Prometheus to explore the horrors beyond and within our galaxy.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine Apr 4, 2022 6/10

You can see the film that could have been made off somewhere in the distance, but you cannot reach it because somebody built this replacement in its way.

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Cory Woodroof Lumination Network Feb 11, 2022

The ideas are big, bold and brutal.

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Kip Mooney College Movie Review Sep 18, 2021 A

Dazzles from start to finish.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Dec 2, 2020 5/10

A mess of unresolved ideas and poorly defined beings.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 20, 2020 3.0/4.0

A beautiful film to behold.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jun 25, 2020 7/10

It is as if it were a science fiction theory that bets on an ingenious and interesting mythology, but at the same time, enigmatic. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Mar 31, 2020

The ultimate effectiveness of Prometheus for individual viewers will most likely come down to whether the film carries them away to new places, as it did for me...

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Jim Ross TAKE ONE Magazine Feb 13, 2020

Ridley Scott's return to the universe of ALIEN is slightly undone by blockbuster movie logic and a rather shonky, at times appalling, script.

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Katie Smith-Wong Musings of Guitargalchina Dec 10, 2019 3/5

Overall, Prometheus is enjoyable as a summer blockbuster but it does not offer enough to compliment the Alien franchise.

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