Prometheus Review

Prometheus


Release Date: 7th June 2012 - Australia


Production Companies
Brandywine Productions
Dune Entertainment
Scott Free Productions

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror

Rating: M

Runtime: 124 minutes


Budget: $130,000,000

Box Office Gross: $403,354,469 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary

Director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner and Alien) has created a movie that suited the genre he helped define. After discovering a clue that connects to humanity's origins, scientists and explorers travel to the darkest corners of the universe but soon realise they are not the only ones on the distant moon.


Cast
Noomi Rapace - Elizabeth Shaw
Michael Fassbender - David
Guy Pearce - Peter Weyland
Idris Elba - Janek
Logan Marshall-Green -

Charlie Holloway
Charlize Theron - Meredith Vickers
Rafe Spall - Millburn
Sean Harris - Fifield
Emun Elliott - Chance
Benedict Wong - Ravel
Kate Dickie - Ford
Lucy Hutchinson - Young Shaw

Crew
Producer/Director - Ridley Scott

Based on Elements of

"Alien" - Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett

Writer - Jon Spaihts
Writer/Executive Producer -
Damon Lindelof

Associate Producer - Teresa Kelly

Executive Producers - Michael Costigan, Michael Ellenberg and Mark Huffam
Producers - David Giler and Walter Hill

Co-Producer - Mary Richards

Casting - Nina Gold and Avy Kaufman

Production Designer - Arthur Max

Original Design Elements - H.R. Giger

Concept Artists - Julian Caldow,

Ivan Weightman, Paul Catling, David Levy,

Neville Page, Ben Proctor, Carlos Huante,

Daniel Simon, Steve Burg and Alexander Kozhanov

Supervising Art Director - John King

Senior Art Directors - Marc Homes,

Paul Inglis and Karen Wakefield

Art Directors - Alex Cameron,

Anthony Caron-Delion and Peter Dorme

Standby Art Director - Ben Munro

Construction Managers - Ray Barrett and

Leigh Gilbert
Set Decorator - Sonja Klaus
Costume Designers - Janty Yates and
Timothy Everest (Uncredited)

Consulting Costume Designer - Vin Burnham

Assistant Costume Designers - Andrea Cripps

and Michael Mooney

Makeup Designer - Tina Earnshaw

Hair Designer - Nana Fischer

Creature & Special Makeup Effects

Supervisor - Neal Scanlan

Prosthetic Supervisor - Conor O'Sullivan
Director of Photography - Dariusz Wolski

Helicopter Camera Pilot: Aerial Unit - Marc Wolff

Production Manager: Iceland - Sam Breckman

Unit Production Manager - Nikolas Korda

First Assistant Director - Max Keene

Stunt Coordinator - Rob Inch

Special Effects & Vehicles Supervisor -

Trevor Wood
Special Effects Coordinator - Jalila Otky

Senior Animatronic Designers - Andy Colquhoun,

Gustav Hoegen, Adam Keenan, Joshua Lee,

James Sandys, Simon Williams and

Steve Wright

Animatronic Design/Fabrication Supervisor -

Vanessa Bastyan

Vehicles Workshop Supervisor - Steve Hamilton
Visual Effects Supervisor - Richard Stammers
Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital - Martin Hill

Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Charley Henley

Visual Effects Supervisor: Hammerhead

Productions - Jamie Dixon

Visual Effects Supervisors: Lola Visual Effects -

Trent Claus and Edson Williams
Visual Effects Supervisor & Lead Designer: Fuel

VFX - Paul Butterworth
On-Set Visual Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital -
Everett Burrell and Matt Sloan
Visual Effects Associate Supervisor: Fuel VFX -

Anders Thonell
Visual Effects Producer - Allen Maris
Visual Effects Producer: Weta Digital -

Annette Wullems
Visual Effects Producer: Fuel VFX - Felix Crawshaw

Visual Effects Executive Producer: Hammerhead

Productions - Daniel Chuba

Executive Producer: Weta Digital - Eileen Moran

Visual Effects Art Director - Steven Messing
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Michael Cozens
Animation Supervisor: MPC - Ferran Domenech

CG Supervisors: Weta Digital - Thelvin Cabezas,

Phillip Leonhardt, Mike Perry & Mark Tait

CG Supervisor: MPC - Matt Middleton

Textures Supervisor: Weta Digital - Gino Acevedo

Head of Layout/Animation Technologies: Weta

Digital - Shawn Dunn

Lighting Supervisor: MPC - Daniele Bigi

Compositing Supervisor: Weta Digital -

Charles Tait
Film Editor - Pietro Scalia

Supervising Sound Editors - Mark P. Stoeckinger

and Victor Ray Ennis
Sound Effects Creators - Alan Rankin and

Ann Scibelli

Production Sound Mixer - Simon Hayes

Dialogue Editors - Michael Hertlen,

Julie Feiner, Margit Pfeiffer and

Anna MacKenzie

Re-Recording Mixers - Ron Bartlett

and Doug Hemphill
Music - Marc Streitenfeld

Additional Music - Harry Gregson-Williams

Score Recordist & Mixer - Peter Cobbin

Review
I have always known that PROMETHEUS was a prequel to the Alien movies, especially the first film (click here). It figured out some of the series' answers, including the Space Jockey. PROMETHEUS had a complicated storyline, and the sci-fi picture had highlighted scenes. I praise its spectacular visuals, impressive landscape shots and magnificent acting performances. These standouts include Michael Fassbender in his portrayal of the android David.

Although PROMETHEUS was Ridley Scott's return to the helm, it was not quite the comeback for the director who helped define the science-fiction genre. The movie was terrifying. It is a delight for the fans of Ridley Scott's features or the Alien franchise.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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