1. Prometheus
Oooh controversial I know; this visually epic sci-fi summer blockbuster from the master of the genre himself, Sir Ridley Scott has split opinions right down the middle, causing geekgasms and outrage in equal amounts. The kind of Alien prequel written by LOSTs Damon Lindelof based on Jon Spaihts (The Darkest Hour, I know!) ground work taps into a glorious new alien world, tackling philosophical ideas and asking challenging questions which most Hollywood films just wont touch. The script has taken many a beating in the last month or so, but hey it is unique and thought provoking, you have to give it that. The polarising story tells of a scientific expedition with Weylands trillions to the far reaches of the galaxy looking for the engineers, an alien race who may be our beginning or just possibly our end. Led by Swedish Ripley (Noomi Rapace) and a crew that includes robot David (a stellar performance from the always amazing Michael Fassbender); a badass Idris Elba as Prometheuss captain and the angelic, ice queen Charlize Theron (back on top form with this and Young Adult) to name but a few. What follows is one hell of a tense, entertaining rollercoaster ride into the galactic abyss. Ridley Scott throws everything at this; there are exceptional set pieces which left me with goosebumps, some beautiful cinematography and enough geeky factors to out-do The Avengers (the Engineers technology alone is breath-taking). Yes it has its flaws but no more than most studio blockbusters, I believe Prometheus will be a future cult classic and has been entirely misunderstood; if you just get carried away with the ride its one highly enjoyable genre piece, nothing more nothing less. Still I suspect 2012 has a lot better to offer and eagerly await The Dark Knight Rises, film of the year? Surely. So what film's have been your faves of 2012 so far?