Prometheus 3D

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  • Opened June 8, 2012 
  • 2 hr 3 min
  • R | Brief Language, Sci-Fi Violence and Some Intense Images
  • The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 3D

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Prometheus

by Les757

"Prometheus" special effects are fantastic and the movie is worth watching just for this alone. The actor's portrayal of the different characters was totally lame and ruined the movie for me. I kept...

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Beautiful, but a complete mess

by Reinenox

I wanted to love this movie so much, and have been waiting eagerly for it, but wow, what a disappointment. I'll say first the visuals are fantastic and the actors do a really good job with what they...

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The scifi film of the decade?

by Particleshock

The art direction was incredible. Prometheus is visually stunning. takes the 'Alien' universe in a while new direction. The 3D was well done, nice sense of depth with no gimmick objects flying out...

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Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

This is jumbo-size science fiction, with a handsome, impermeable titanium gleam - and a thick coating of creationism lite. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

We are left, after all the propulsive action, with great turns by Theron and Rapace, and a tightly wound turn by Fassbender, whose eerie, poetically impish mechanical man might have burst from Bradbury's conscience. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

Although Ridley Scott's 3D visual feast is no classic, the oozing alien tentacles hit all the right sci-fi horror notes. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

The ending isn't squishy scary or deeply satisfying. Bummer. Otherwise, Prometheus – especially in its spellbinding first hour – kicks ass so hard and often that it's impossible not to be thrilled by it. Read full review

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Charlize Theron and Idris Elba in "Prometheus."