I did sell Ridley Scott short in my previous post because the man is a visual genius and nearly without peer in terms of creating an image. However, his visuals alone don't save his movies for me.
As for him being than guys like Len Weisman or McG, I agree but that's not exactly a ringing...
I thought Prometheus was easily the third best movie that Ridley Scott ever made. Though that says way more about what I think of Scott's work than any love of Prometheus. He did two great movies over 30 years ago and everything else he's done has ranged from 'just' good all the way down to...