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RE: Love it or hate it, it has generated more discussion than I've seen in a long time.

Posted by mpathus on June 27, 2012 at 10:18:37:
I felt uneasy about "No Country For Old Men" till my third viewing and now consider it my top film for that decade (2000-2010), eventually catching on to all the fuss.
With Prometheus the many observations and impressions, both good and bad, hold true.
I agree how the impact of the actors might have been stronger if given more leeway or time, but that's likely a constriction of the medium's budget and available resources. If all actors were as strong to suggesting development (as Dustin Hoffman is reputed to be), that strength of character created focus might have made a more emotionally fulfilling Prometheus experience. But there is only so much time in a shooting schedule to rework ideas, and I imagine that becomes an insurmountable problem with CGI. (Unless a lot of character detail scenes ended on the cutting room floor? Do I hear DIRECTORS CUT!)
As it stands Prometheus is a thought provoking Alien experience that differs from the original in emotional impact if not cerebral extrapolation (like in Sherlock Holmes). In Prometheus I felt safe throughout, knowing that there was a future "Alien" story-line, but enjoyed the conceptual mind-stretch and immersive 3D.
A compromised film? Perhaps, but it stands as a technological leap forward in the 3D film story telling arena -imo.
Classics seem to continue to grow even past many viewings - it is truly a treat when they do.