I think for me it’s alien: covenant. I was really interested in the ideas explored in prometheus and covenant just expanded on them. I don’t get much into the details of why it is or isn’t a good movie.
Luckily, though, HBO ran raised by wolves which really delved into ideals about AI and planet seeding etc. So that itch got way scratched even if the run was cut short.
That crictic rating though, that’s a useless measure. And 44% audience score isn’t that bad.
Ebert’s big beef with it was “You can’t drive a car in Venice!” and I’m like “You’re OK with 1800s nuclear submarines, an immortal vampire victim, an invisible man, and a dude who can’t be hurt because his painting takes the damage for him, but driving a car in Venice is a bridge too far?”