Prometheus

Release Date: 8 June 2012

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Synopsis:

After discovering a star map in a futuristic world, a group of scientists set out on an intergalactic expedition with high hopes of discovering more about an alien life form. But they soon realize they have initiated a threat against their home planet.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

- Frequent explicit violence, with gory and grotesque images.

- Violent acts shown in a realistic manner, with detail, blood and tissue damage.

- Depictions of beating, shooting, burning, mutilation, decapitation and explosion.

- Detailed disturbing scenes.

- Frequent weapons and hand-to-hand violence.

- Infrequent portrayals of medical procedures, with some blood and detail shown.

Sexual Content:

- Sexual references and innuendo.

- Embracing and kissing.

Language:

- One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context.

- Frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and profanity.

- Infrequent mild sexual references.

Drugs and Alcohol:

- Tobacco use.

Another crew sets out to explore the Red Planet in Mission to Mars. Jodie Foster plays a female scientist searching for extraterrestrial signals in Contact. The 2009 movie Star Trek introduces audiences to a young James T. Kirk and his future crewmembers, including Spock in this prequel to the Star Trek franchise.

Prometheus releases to home video on October 9, 2012.