Prometheus: Blu Ray Review

Prometheus: Blu Ray Review

Rating: M
Released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

One of the most anticipated films of the year, Prometheus was weighed down by expectation before it released - mainly thanks to a marketing campaign which was so successful.

Prometheus stars Noomi Rapace as Dr Elizabeth Shaw, one of the 17 strong crew of the ship Prometheus, which is on the way to the outer reaches of the stars to discover the potential interstellar origins of life on earth.

When the planet believed to be the start of life on earth is reached, the crew is awoken by synthetic human David (played with aloof brilliance by Michael Fassbender) and set out to explore the world of LV-223.However, what they discover is devastating in more ways than one - and soon, the crew of the Prometheus is in a fight to the death....

Prometheus the film still remains a frustrating watch - from its brilliant opening scenes which promise such mystery and scope to the disappointing final shot, it's a film which both thrills and enthralls as well as frustrates and avoids hitting the mark.

It's perhaps, just not as frightening or terrifying as it should have been as it leaps around from sequence to sequence. Sure, it's occasionally nervy watching as it descends into B movie body horror and frights (one scene where Shaw's forced to undergo an emergency piece of surgery is as tense, scary and horrific as anything in the original run of films) but there's less tension in the second half of the film which can't match the heightened anticipation of the opening with the Engineers.

But the big reason to buy this current set (aside from the HD conversion) is the wealth of Prometheus Blu Ray extras.

With over 7 hours of content, there's plenty of reasons to watch on and explore the universe of Prometheus. From a commentary with Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof, a lot of answers are offered up and with the doco entitled "Questions Will Be Answered", there will be plenty of fans who will want to know more - and these will satiate many. 

Other extras include The Peter Weyland files, deleted and alternate scenes, including an opening and ending which are different, there's more than enough here to justify expanding the release. 

Ultimately, Prometheus looks stunning in HD and with the bulked up extras (a great reason to buy), it's certainly an impressive release for a film which has divided so many this year.

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