Prometheus (2012)

Part prequel and part reboot of the Alien series, Prometheus follows the discovery of ruins on earth which suggest that there was intelligent life before humans. A spaceship is then built to investigate the faraway planet of our would-be makers. Essentially a dark action movie, this holds its ground with a respectable cast that includes an unwavering heroine as an homage to Ripley. Expectedly void of music, the film is anchored by the character David, a calculating and almost psychopathic android who makes a fantastic change from the usual robots of the series who generally abide by Asimov's three laws. While I can't help but yearn for the tension of its predecessors, I'm grateful for this commendable descent into scifi all the same. Scarily rewatchable.

8/10