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Jeff Mclachlan		#261	[-]
Jul 3 12 2:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hjalmar Poelzig wrote: 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. If 2001 had ended with a giant blue bodybuilder fighting a fleshy starfish.
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LCranston		#262	[-]
Jul 3 12 2:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Saw it and hated it. Is "hate" too strong a word? Maybe, but there's little good to say about it. I like MJ Simpson's restaurant analogy, and want to piggy-back on it. Many defenders like to say (about this or any other poor film), "no, it isn't PERFECT, but neither is any other all-time-classic-film, so stop nitpicking." I suppose that's absolutely correct, no film is "perfect," but that doesn't excuse any and all flaws in a film. Just because you can see an electric cord in GONE WITH THE WIND, or that an O2 tank shouldn't blow up as in JAWS, or the wrong-era guns were used in THE SEARCHERS doesn't mean than PROMETHEUS can get away with the multitudinous story problems. I heard a lot of the same arguments when the V remake series came out, saw comments like: "Sure, there are potholes, but they'll all get explained later! Shut up and enjoy it! Why do you film-elitists have to hate EVERYTHING?!" The comparison with THE AVENGERS is likewise flawed. That film held up to the level established by the previous films, and had a certain type of enjoyment promised that it delivered. PROMETHEUS promised a smarter sort of film, but it was more confusing than mysterious, more convoluted than complex. (My wife and I wanted to see a similar post end credit sequence, where Noomi & David's head went to a fast food restaurant, with the food dropping out of David's neck). If I were to recommend something called PROMETHEUS, it would be the excellent two-parter episode of THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Deep water is dark and restful and full of peace. Last Edited By: LCranston Jul 3 12 2:59 PM. Edited 1 times.
Colossus Rex		#263	[-]
Jul 3 12 8:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LCranston wrote: Many defenders like to say (about this or any other poor film), "no, it isn't PERFECT, but neither is any other all-time-classic-film, so stop nitpicking." I suppose that's absolutely correct, no film is "perfect," but that doesn't excuse any and all flaws in a film. Of course PROMETHEUS isn't perfect, and of course no film is. This seems like a straw-man argument on both sides. I don't excuse PROMETHEUS for its many flaws. But it has many strengths too and is at least ambitious, and it has elements, such as the character of David, that stay with you after you see it. I don't know why comparisons with THE AVENGERS should be considered "flawed." When I compare the films, I find PROMETHEUS more interesting and entertaining, and I would rather see it again than AVENGERS, which was loud and busy and gave me a headache. That's subjective, but it truly reflects my feelings, so how can it be "flawed'? That being said, I'm sorry you had such a negative experience. Last Edited By: Colossus Rex Jul 3 12 8:36 PM. Edited 1 times.
Monsterpal		#264	[-]
Jul 3 12 10:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	With ticket prices as high as they, it's a wonder anybody shows up at the theaters anymore.
MJ Simpson		#265	[-]
Jul 5 12 1:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My latest blog: on Prometheus and 'blacking up'. http://www.hemlockbooks.co.uk/News/Blog/news/38 http://www.MJSimpson.co.uk - cult movies and the people who make them
Amentep		#266	[-]
Jul 5 12 11:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I liked the movie but can see why others didn't. I think some of the criticism and some of the praise isn't really warranted.
skelton knaggs		#267	[-]
Jul 5 12 12:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	skelton knaggs wrote: Tim Hammell wrote: I did actually enjoy many of the films aspects, really. I too was in awe of many aspects of this film.But a less than stellar screenplay really deflated the Prometheus balloon for me.Seriously folks, some of the aspects of this script seem like it was written by a five year old..... MJ Simpson wrote: But like a house built on sand, this production falls down because it rests on a frankly awful script. Not the worst script ever written. Not bad in the same way as something like Battleship, but much, much worse than it could or should have been. If you watch an obviously crappy blockbuster you expect a crappy script. No-one minds putting their brain in neutral to watch some bollocks by Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich. But when one has paid seven quid to see the new Ridley Scott prequel to Alien, which has been advertised as a serious, thought-provoking, powerful piece of cinema that Explores Big Ideas, one cannot help but be hugely disappointed on discovering that it has been written by a ten-year-old. "Oh yea." This is on the money....Though you give the scriptwriter more credit than me. "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
TREVOR1369	Answers to Prometheus	#268	[-]
Jul 7 12 7:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have seen Prometheus 6 times now. I wanted to take the time to really explore the possibilities. Answers to burning Prometheus questions: /www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloi...ord-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html I know it angered some people and others swear by it. I'm really trying to explain certain aspects that Ridley said are there but have to be worked for. I hope you guys find it interesting. Also, please tell me what you think of my Vickers theory, I think this may be the answer. Trevor1369 http://sinfulcelluloid.com/
Monsterpal		#269	[-]
Jul 7 12 7:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It still sucks.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#270	[-]
Jul 7 12 8:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Why do you keep posting things like that, monsterpal? I think it's abundantly clear that you didn't like PROMETHEUS, but you seem to be going out of your way with it, like you can't stand that there are people who like the movie. Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku. Last Edited By: bgart13 Jul 7 12 8:40 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Monsterpal		#271	[-]
Jul 7 12 11:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, gosh, bgart, I guess I'm just a big meanie.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#272	[-]
Jul 7 12 11:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ah. Good one. Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
delgadosaur		#273	[-]
Jul 8 12 1:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TREVOR1369 wrote: I have seen Prometheus 6 times now. I wanted to take the time to really explore the possibilities. Answers to burning Prometheus questions: /www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloi...ord-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html I know it angered some people and others swear by it. I'm really trying to explain certain aspects that Ridley said are there but have to be worked for. I hope you guys find it interesting. Also, please tell me what you think of my Vickers theory, I think this may be the answer. If I have to go to a website to understand a film's point, then it's failed for me. This was a terrible disappointment, and I have to agree with Monsterpal, this was just not good at all. The line above about the blue bodybuilder and the octopus was hilarious. God, this was a poorly-constructed story.
flashback		#274	[-]
Jul 8 12 1:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TREVOR1369 wrote: I have seen Prometheus 6 times now. I wanted to take the time to really explore the possibilities. Answers to burning Prometheus questions: /www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloi...ord-prometheus-2012.html">http://www.sinfulcelluloid.com/2012/07/final-word-prometheus-2012.html I know it angered some people and others swear by it. I'm really trying to explain certain aspects that Ridley said are there but have to be worked for. I hope you guys find it interesting. Also, please tell me what you think of my Vickers theory, I think this may be the answer. the red on black was hard for me to read.so i didn`t bother reading it.
TREVOR1369	Font color	#275	[-]
Jul 8 12 2:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I had been meaning to change it but forgot. It's now white for easy reading. Trevor1369 http://sinfulcelluloid.com/
delgadosaur		#276	[-]
Jul 8 12 10:33 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Uhhh, I'm not Monsterpal's biggest fan, however he does have the right to express his opinion about the picture, 13. With all due respect.
skelton knaggs		#277	[-]
Jul 8 12 2:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Uhhh, I am Monsterpal's biggest fan and I don't think he's being coy or smartingly aggressive with his opinion. I think he is genuinely angry at the letdown Ridley Scott provided us with Prometheus. I know this is how I feel and thus my constant venting here. Believe me when I tell you, I wanted so bad to sing the praise of this film. But with this butcher job, "No Way"! "You can't smell any reefer, can you"? Last Edited By: skelton knaggs Jul 8 12 3:32 PM. Edited 1 times.
Monsterpal		#278	[-]
Jul 8 12 4:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the affirmative comments, fellas. I don't know if I'll ever recover from my disappointment. Both from the movie and Delgadosaur not being my fan. I'm certainly his fan. All kidding aside, this is a discussion thread, isn't it? We're not in the advertising business, here to hurl superlatives at every new movie that comes out, are we?
delgadosaur		#279	[-]
Jul 8 12 5:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	skelton knaggs wrote: Uhhh, I am Monsterpal's biggest fan and I don't think he's being coy or smartingly aggressive with his opinion. I think he is genuinely angry at the letdown Ridley Scott provided us with Prometheus. I know this is how I feel and thus my constant venting here. Believe me when I tell you, I wanted so bad to sing the praise of this film. But with this butcher job, "No Way"! I felt Monsterpal was being sincere as well, hence my willingness to defend everyone's right to post their opinion.
Monsterpal		#280	[-]
Jul 8 12 7:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I was indeed sincere.
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