Escape to the Movies: Prometheus
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Yes I remember you mentioning Wreak-it Ralph first and yes I did watch that trailer more than once already.
While I still haven't seen the film yet (and I pretty much spoil myself already) I am intriged what if Ridley had carry making the film as it first intented. Would it still would of been good (well it probably is given to his track record for most of the time).
While I still haven't seen the film yet (and I pretty much spoil myself already) I am intriged what if Ridley had carry making the film as it first intented. Would it still would of been good (well it probably is given to his track record for most of the time).
I saw that Wreck-It-Ralph thing, Bob...and like I asked on another forum, since WHEN is Zangief a bad guy?!? Actually...since it's Pixar, which still has some connections to Disney, and it's about video games, I will be VERY disappointed if we don't see a Tron or Kingdom Hearts based cameo.
Too bad the "prequel" aspect of Prometheus prevented some immersion. Scott probably should have kept a tighter lid on things.
Too bad the "prequel" aspect of Prometheus prevented some immersion. Scott probably should have kept a tighter lid on things.
Michael Fassbender explicitly said it wasn't just today in an interview and said he had to made it very clear. You know, the guy in the movie. The hot one who was also Magneto. Unless he lied to me, in which case I will cry myself to sleep.Team Hollywood said:
I think I might see it tomorrow for kicks and giggles. I enjoyed Alien, and I really enjoy Michael Fassbender, so it's a win-win for me.
You are how I first heard about Wreck it Ralph, and after seeing that trailer for the first time a few days ago...Yeah. I wanna see it...a LOT.
Still not the biggest fan of the cast, but after seeing who they're actually playing, I'm more excited about it.
Jack McBrayer as Felix seems like it's gonna be fun, especially if I'm right in my theory (and by theory I mean totally random guess with nothing to really support it) that he's gonna turn out to be our big baddie
Still not the biggest fan of the cast, but after seeing who they're actually playing, I'm more excited about it.
Jack McBrayer as Felix seems like it's gonna be fun, especially if I'm right in my theory (and by theory I mean totally random guess with nothing to really support it) that he's gonna turn out to be our big baddie
I saw it this weekend (it was out last friday in europe), and here's one I really have to disagree with you on Bob.
This is a failure, and a bad one at that.
The visuals are great - it's well shot, and most of the CG is pretty neat. The music is nice if not exactly smooth. The acting is surprisingly good, considering what these people had to work with; especially Theron and Fassbeder stand out.
But the script is insultingly stupid. The whole basic plot makes absolutely no sense, even in its own framework, and every single character not played by Charlize Theron is borderline retarded and / or so insultingly improfessional as to seem so. Fassbender's robot can't help it; he was apparently made that way; the rest must have been dropped on the head a few times at birth ...
This is a failure, and a bad one at that.
The visuals are great - it's well shot, and most of the CG is pretty neat. The music is nice if not exactly smooth. The acting is surprisingly good, considering what these people had to work with; especially Theron and Fassbeder stand out.
But the script is insultingly stupid. The whole basic plot makes absolutely no sense, even in its own framework, and every single character not played by Charlize Theron is borderline retarded and / or so insultingly improfessional as to seem so. Fassbender's robot can't help it; he was apparently made that way; the rest must have been dropped on the head a few times at birth ...
I'm kind of torn between opinions about Prometheus. I enjoyed it as a fiction/horror movie (with a few plot holes) but as an Alien Precursor it was pretty average.
My main problem with the film is that the crew down talk to each other, the part where Shaw "gives birth" via cesarean is mentioned once in a fleeting comment (she was also supposed to be put in Quarantine) and that one line that one throwaway line that was so overly dramatic and had no impact on the story or characters.
I am hoping the movie had to go through massive cuts for the theatrical release, hopefully we will get a directors cut that will have and explain more.
(I also found Noomi Rapace annoying is fuck in this movie and the religion bit could have played with more.)
My main problem with the film is that the crew down talk to each other, the part where Shaw "gives birth" via cesarean is mentioned once in a fleeting comment (she was also supposed to be put in Quarantine) and that one line that one throwaway line that was so overly dramatic and had no impact on the story or characters.
...FATHER
I am hoping the movie had to go through massive cuts for the theatrical release, hopefully we will get a directors cut that will have and explain more.
(I also found Noomi Rapace annoying is fuck in this movie and the religion bit could have played with more.)
The editing for this video seemed a little off. I don't know if you were doing an incredibly subtle jab at the film for some of its more disjointed parts, or if you just had a bad week in putting the review together.
It's too bad that this movie doesn't seem better. Alien is one of the greatest movies ever and it deserved a proper sequel. However, none of the concerns Bob made really are going to stop me from seeing the movie. I'll just take it with a grain of salt, I guess.
Personally, I thought it was shit. Two hours or gaping plotholes, undeveloped characters, Deus Ex Machina story progression & a story/screenplay that frankly can be summed up as a greyer Mission to Mars with some Alien references thrown in whenever they wanted to remind me why I paid £11 to sit through it all. Oh, & there was an extended Spiderman trailer at the beginning that was so ball achingly bad I felt genuinely uncomfortable in the crotch area.
So the moral of the story is: Movies are often more enjoyable if you ignore the spoilers and hype? And because movie critics don't have that luxury they are often harsher on movies than general audience members?
I think we're living in the Too-Much-Information Age. In any case, this movie looks like it might be worth watching.
