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Carl Eyesnheart		#241	[-]
Jun 26 12 12:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I still have yet to see this, and I fear that all of my desire has been sapped from me due to the considerable amount of heartbreak that surrounds this film. My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
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Victor Frankenstein		#242	[-]
Jun 26 12 12:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well Carl, me and a handful of others in this thread certainly liked it. I've seen it twice in theaters and I will definitely buy it when it comes out. Actually come to think of it, the people who have been trashing it, haven't also consistently said that they didn't enjoy seeing it...just that there were plotholes that made them laugh. Go check out a matinee now that it has been out for a while...
skelton knaggs		#243	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Carl Eyesnheart wrote: I still have yet to see this, and I fear that all of my desire has been sapped from me due to the considerable amount of heartbreak that surrounds this film. Like most of Ridley Scott's films, this is easy on the eye. Even wondrous to behold. Just maybe check your brain at the door. "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Colossus Rex		#244	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	skelton knaggs wrote: Carl Eyesnheart wrote: I still have yet to see this, and I fear that all of my desire has been sapped from me due to the considerable amount of heartbreak that surrounds this film. Like most of Ridley Scott's films, this is easy on the eye. Even wondrous to behold. Just maybe check your brain at the door. Jeepers, I sure don't get all the hand-wringing going on. I enjoyed it a lot and want to see it again. As for checking your brain at the door... no more true than for AVENGERS, DARK SHADOWS, BRAVE or practically anything else in mainstream theaters now. No heartbreak for this viewer, just a good thrilling ride. See it!
Uncle Bingo		#245	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Spoilers below: I'm a tremendous fan of the original Alien and the first sequel, so for me, it was a good experience. I even went to see it twice in the theaters. I rarely do that but Prometheus and Avengers both required me to shell out more bucks for a second viewing. Is it a "perfect movie?" Nope. A lot of the action makes you scratch your head and go, "what the hell were they thinking?" The scientist pulling a "Steve Irwin" with the alien snake thing was beyond stupid. The geologist with the cool mapping spheres was annoying and his "transformation" was completely unexplained. Also, if Shaw was pregnant with her obviously infected boyfriend's "baby" - wouldn't she have the same infection now? How the hell can Shaw's character go all action hero when she just had an alien C-section? Are the painkillers in the future THAT DAMN GOOD? So many questions were left unanswered.... but.... I LIKE some unanswered questions in a movie. I like a movie that makes me work for it a little and doesn't completely insult my intelligence and spell it all out for me. The film looks magnificent - major eye candy in a theater setting. The David character was fascinating and I thought the new alien species were interesting. Not GIGER material, but still interesting. The Prometheus spaceship was great and the film fit in nicely with the "Alien" universe we've seen so far. In all, I was entertained and really liked it, despite the drawbacks above. I bought the soundtrack and have been enjoying that too. I'm hoping the Blu-ray answers some of the questions I have with some additional footage and scenes. Maybe I'm not a picky fan and I'm just happy to have a great looking Ridley Scott sci-fi film with aliens and spaceships. I certainly enjoyed the Space Jockeys and the vases with the goo and the worms. Maybe the "we were created by aliens" thing has been done, but not quite like this. My advice is see it and make up your own mind. I enjoyed it and the film will be added to my collection on the day of release.
terrymichaelpierson		#246	[-]
Jun 26 12 4:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I count the original Alien amongst my favorite movies of all time. I (finally) just saw Prometheus - I was blown away. Loved it! Lived up to every expectation and more. I'm not going to get in to a debate about it, but I don't understand the obsession with dissecting every thread of a movie to find the logical fallacies and inconsistencies. There is no such thing as a perfect movie - even the classics have similar flaws if you critically probe every fiber of them. Since when does that matter so much? I'm sorry, but especially in sci fi horror? I loved Prometheus. Sci fi horror like only Ridley Scott can deliver.
MJ Simpson		#247	[-]
Jun 27 12 2:14 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Prometheus is a bit like a newly opened high-class restaurant that advertises itself as serving high-quality food, with superb decor, a good atmosphere, excellent service and a top chef. And when you go to eat there, the decor, atmosphere, service and chef are as advertised but the food is just burger and fries. Perfectly okay burger and fries, but nothing more than you could get in McDonalds or Burger King. Some folk are saying "What's everyone complaining about? I love burger and fries. Who doesn't like eating burger and fries. Okay, so the sauce may have been in little plastic sachets rather than served in a small bowl, and the drinks may have been Pepsi served in a paper cup with a straw, and when you order a veggie burger it's actually made with meat and the cheeseburger, okay, has no cheese in it, but that's just nitpicking. Why is everyone complaining? If I didn't like a restaurant I wouldn't go online and discuss what was wrong with it. I enjoyed it and I've been there twice since. You should ignore what everyone says and go to this place and try the food for yourself." http://www.MJSimpson.co.uk - cult movies and the people who make them
delgadosaur		#248	[-]
Jun 27 12 12:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Uncle Bingo wrote: Also, if Shaw was pregnant with her obviously infected boyfriend's "baby" - wouldn't she have the same infection now? Wow, I had not even thought of that. I can admit that there's some impressive visuals in the story, but man, this story just falls apart. I think people who are reacting negatively to this film are just disappointed that something they were looking forward to just crumbled apart before their eyes.
Victor Frankenstein		#249	[-]
Jun 27 12 1:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's possible that his sperm was weird on a DNA-level rather than 'infected'. (Just tossing out some explanations for what is unexplainable...)
SteveZodiak		#250	[-]
Jun 27 12 2:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Victor Frankenstein wrote: It's possible that his sperm was weird on a DNA-level rather than 'infected'. (Just tossing out some explanations for what is unexplainable...) From the "we are way into the weeds department", the sperm per se would not have much to do with it since she did not conceive in the usual fashion. Though it is never specified why, she was barren. Given the obvious advanced medical advances of the time, the only real explanation is that she did not produce an egg. This whole aspect of the movie seems contrived as if the idea of alien pregancy came first, then a plot line was developed to get to it, no matter how implausible. But that brings up something which all Alien movies fail at. A small matter of "where in the heck does all that growth come from?" A soft ball sized creature emerges and without any sustenance, grows to monstrous size. It could not have come from the host prior to delivery, it is not embrionic, so where does all that mass come from? Why do I have to waste my time outwitting morons?
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Monsterpal		#251	[-]
Jun 27 12 5:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"Tissue? I hardly even know you."
Hjalmar Poelzig		#252	[-]
Jul 1 12 4:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to see it with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I thought that Prometheus was much more in the spirit of 2001: A Space Odyssey than it was Alien.
Tragg		#253	[-]
Jul 1 12 6:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So it's another empty and pretentious spectacle due to be lauded as a classic?
flashback		#254	[-]
Jul 1 12 7:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tragg wrote: So it's another empty and pretentious spectacle due to be lauded as a classic? time will tell.i liked it but do not consiter it a future classic.
Hjalmar Poelzig		#255	[-]
Jul 1 12 11:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tragg wrote: So it's another empty and pretentious spectacle due to be lauded as a classic? It's funny how forty years later 2001 still gets strong reactions from people isn't it? The reason I thought of 2001 was that in both films, an advanced civilization leaves clues for humankind about their origins. And both films have journeys into space to find that advanced civilization. Both films ask questions but provide no answers. It's up to the viewer to decide what the directors are trying to say.
delgadosaur		#256	[-]
Jul 2 12 12:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well...this film has a way to go before you can put it in the same sentence as 2001, in my opinion.
skelton knaggs		#257	[-]
Jul 2 12 4:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I had some kind of Prometheus rant and rag today, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Kaijubait		#258	[-]
Jul 2 12 4:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Lots of Prometheus talk on the current Skeptics Guide To The Universe: http://theskepticsguide.org/
Godziwolf		#259	[-]
Jul 3 12 10:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hjalmar Poelzig wrote: Tragg wrote: So it's another empty and pretentious spectacle due to be lauded as a classic? It's funny how forty years later 2001 still gets strong reactions from people isn't it? The reason I thought of 2001 was that in both films, an advanced civilization leaves clues for humankind about their origins. And both films have journeys into space to find that advanced civilization. Both films ask questions but provide no answers. It's up to the viewer to decide what the directors are trying to say. 2001 had HAL, who is still one of science fiction's best characters.
Victor Frankenstein		#260	[-]
Jul 3 12 10:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Godziwolf wrote: Hjalmar Poelzig wrote: Tragg wrote: So it's another empty and pretentious spectacle due to be lauded as a classic? It's funny how forty years later 2001 still gets strong reactions from people isn't it? The reason I thought of 2001 was that in both films, an advanced civilization leaves clues for humankind about their origins. And both films have journeys into space to find that advanced civilization. Both films ask questions but provide no answers. It's up to the viewer to decide what the directors are trying to say. 2001 had HAL, who is still one of science fiction's best characters. We'll see how David holds up, forty years from now.
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