Prometheus *SPOILERS FROM POST 1538*

i dont think many questions were answered at all, but i should have expected that since damon lindelof co-wrote the script. bar david, none of the characters are interesting in any way. the film feels rushed and the set pieces just didn't deliver. yes, the film looked great and 3d was impressive but overall it's an above average sci-fi flick. the final act is just lame and almost b-movie levels of garbage. they reduce the space jockeys, the creators of mankind, the mindless mute thugs who throw people across rooms. in my opinion, this film has NOTHING on the first 2 alien films (which it will inevitably be compared to)- no real sense of tension, danger or impending doom. those movies were made by their atmosphere and this movie does not succeed in emulating that. right now im feeling very disappointed by this after looking forward to it for well over a year. maybe ill feel differently tomorrow after some sleep. doubtful though.

Just back from the midnight screening in Cineworld (did anyone else find it horribly hot? Was like a sauna). I think a lot of people are gonna be disappointed by this movie. I liked it, but Alien/Aliens it aint.

As with everything Ridley Scott does, it looks amazing, although I could take or leave the 3D. Great performance by Fassbender - as always - as the unnerving android. The film has lots of creative touches in regards to the technology on show and it's a rare treat to see big budget adult sci-fi on the big screen. While the film has plenty of problems, it is littered with great moments and special mention has to go to a mind blowingly good scene involving a medical unit towards the end of the second act. Truly great stuff.

The film suffers because it fails to create enough tension and just isn't scary enough. While Alien was quite a simple film executed and designed brilliantly, Prometheus feels overly clunky and the plot is baggy to say the least. It's at its best during the more horror focused scenes but loses it's way often, particularly in the final third. The sheer unprofessionalism and stupidity of the crew members - who are on what is a very important and expensive mission - really annoyed me. They basically go around poking everything in sight. And Charlize Theron's character is a bit of a non-entity. Also, why have Guy Pearse play the old man? Why not just get an older acter? Bizarre.

Alien and Aliens are iconic because they features some of the best monsters in the history of cinema. Prometheus lacks a great monster and I think that is a major problem with it. Overall, an enjoyable and visually stunning sci-fi movie, but not without plenty of issues. Alien it aint.

I will be going to see it later but I w'ont be expecting another Alien, as there is no such thing ?

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Definitely waiting for the DVD now.

why would you wait for a movie that despite mixed reviews is universally being creidted for being stunning looking to watch at home? surely the biggest screen possible would be the place to see something that looks as good visually as this?

Caved in last night and went to the midnight showing in my local cinema. As with other posters here, I was left a little underwhelmed by the whole thing. It's not a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination (visually, it's stunning) but it does feel slightly rushed in parts with events taking place at a very fast pace and very little reasoning given for some of the actions of one particular crew member.

Plus, now with the benefit of hindsight, all those trailers that were put out before this was released have sort of worked against the movie IMHO. While I was watching it I realised how much of the actual plot was given away in the various trailers (teasers, international etc) that were released. . Ah well, lets hope TDKR lives up to it's growing hype

FlashD wrote: »

It has already started,

Many have this film built up so huge in their heads, that they can't understand how it could be failure, it comes from an excellent marketing campaign drip feeding the public and film media to believe that this was somehow going to be some amazing masterpiece.

Based on what I have read to date, this has the makings of a turkey. As a huge Aliens fan, i'm disappointed but ok with that.

But some fans are completely living in dream land, you could butter bread and stamp Promethius on it and all of a sudden its a classic..

.....Eh no! Get real its not.

Don't defend the indefensible.

Why don't you keep your opinions to yourself until you've actually seen it? I'm telling you - it's not a turkey. There's too much good stuff in it to call it a flatout failure. Nowhere near as good as Alien or Aliens, but significantly better than Alien 3 and light-years above Alien Resurrection.

FlashD wrote: »

It has already started,

Many have this film built up so huge in their heads, that they can't understand how it could be failure, it comes from an excellent marketing campaign drip feeding the public and film media to believe that this was somehow going to be some amazing masterpiece.

Based on what I have read to date in the last 2 days, this has the makings of a turkey. As a huge Aliens fan, i'm disappointed but ok with that.

But some fans are completely living in dream land, you could butter bread and stamp Promethius on it and all of a sudden its a classic..

.....Eh no! Get real its not.

Don't defend the indefensible.

I always trash movies I havent even seen, its fun.

any reviews I've read say its solid but underwhelming, given the marketing and hype thats disappointing but I'll see it for myself before saying its a failure.

Surely a turkey would need to have bad reviews? I've not seen a totally bad review yet - just a bunch saying that it wasn't what it could have been.

Indy 4 was a turkey. This seems to be just a disappointment.

Deleted User wrote: »

Saw it last night and while I enjoyed it - it had some incredible set pieces, a decent amount of gore, without stepping overboard, solid acting and excellent CGi, one thing slightly confused me -

Was it or was it not the prequel to Alien?

When they first entered the room with all the vases, they see a mural on the wall and in the middle of this, is what distinctly looks like an Alien. Hell, even at the end, the creature that came out of the Engineer's stomach, looked almost identical to the xenomorphs.

Yes, the third act also somewhat let the movie down.. more so because I genuinely hate most movies that point towards there being a sequel and this did glaringly. We all know Scott's position on them, which means that if there is one, then it'll be directed by someone else.