Prometheus: An IMAX 3D Experience

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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: Horror, IMAX, Suspense/Thriller, 3D

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I've never been so uncomfortable in a movie before.

by black_leather_rain

It's not a bad thing. I spent a good 25% of this movie with my arms wrapped around myself and forcing myself to watch what was going on in the storyline while my body was encouraging me -...

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TheSuperslice.com Prometheus Review

by TheSuperslice

Prometheus is not a flawless sci-fi vehicle but it launches itself into my pantheon of fave film-going experiences; ranks right up there with seeing Jurassic Park and D9 in a theater. The intoxicating...

So-so
Scatterbrained, Unfocused

by IndigoAK

For once, the majority of the critic reviews are actually right. This isn't a terrible movie - it's very pretty to look at and it does manage to hold your interest for the entirety of its runtime,...

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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."