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Off to see it on Bank Holiday Monday, I'll now spend the next few days trying to avoid any news or spoilers for this. Hope it's worth it because the wife is coming too and if it's crap she'll never let me live it down..
Just watching Alien now as an appetiser...
Just watching Alien now as an appetiser...
"We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space."
The Empire review does not bode well, but I'm still looking forward to it.
That Empire review goes rather against the grain, it isn't another Alien, it's Prometheus, and I'm certain I'll enjoy it as much, albeit for different reasons..
How can you say you'll enjoy something before you experience it, whatever the "it" may be?
I was bothered until about 3 week ago then zi started to get caught up. Not happy with the TV ad I've just seen. Showing far too much for my taste. Has this been released to counter indifferent reviews. Shooting yourself in the foot IMO.
We'll see.
Tickets booked for Sunday night - much anticipated. Does look good mind. I've become a bit of a Fassbender fan, so I'm looking forward to see how he plays his role in comparison to Lance Henrickson's 'Bishop'.
Tickets booked for Sunday night - much anticipated. Does look good mind. I've become a bit of a Fassbender fan, so I'm looking forward to see how he plays his role in comparison to Lance Henrickson's 'Bishop'.
Geekon/
Bishop was several generations after David, so in theory David should be more robotic - judging by the little video introducing David, I think Fassbender has it nailed...
Geekoff/
From the reviews I have read Fassbender owns the entire film.
I'll ask him about it later, at the premiere. 8)
I can confirm it's absolutely amazing! Loved it loved it loved it! 🙂
theflatboy - MemberI can confirm it's absolutely amazing! Loved it loved it loved it!
Explain why you "Loved it loved it loved it!"?
Excellent film all round, perfect blend of action, suspense, narrative, head scratching and tension. FX aren't OTT, the reality depicted is believable and it adds just enough to the Alien world without being a prequel in the "dovetailing narrative" sense.
Awesome.
It helped that i was sitting a few rows away from Scott, Theron, Elba etc. to watch it (as well as Hayek and other persons of interest!)
You lucky lucky ******* 😀
I can't wait to see it!
Bump...
Has anyone else managed to see it?
What did you think?
Response from film critics seems to be :-
"Meh"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17701436
"You go into the internet and get right into entomology, beetles, the design of underwater creatures and the more you see, the more you think, why did these evolve this way?" he says.
"I think it was John Updike who said something like, 'We've been here for about three billion years, why did nothing really significant happen to us physically until about 70,000 years ago?"
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watched alien last night, laughed hard at the appearance of the rubber hand puppet before it scarpered off and grew into a big menacing monster....
will watch alienS tonight, book Prometheus for Sunday methinks.....
If you are expecting wham bam Alien and Aliens you are going to be dissapointed, like Blade Runner I think Prometheus is going to take a few watches to really get into it and understand it.
Just read Peter Bradshaws review and 3 stars from the Guardian on a film like this is pretty good 😉 Fassbender?? steals the show.
Just don't think you're watching some sort of "explanation". Clearly, Scott has no idea what he's talking about (see above)...
It was good but it will need a few watches. Did wow me so to speak
Fassbender does indeed steal the show
However, while other ‘thinking’ blockbusters like Christopher Nolan’s Inception manage to pose such profound, complex questions in a way that remain engaging to a viewer, Prometheus quickly buckles under the weight of its many ideas. There's a lack in focus and coherence here as if Scott aimed so high that he never stopped to observe some of the simple, fundamental problems with Lindelof's screenplay. Consequently, he's unable to maintain control of Prometheus' wild ambitions and they soon rapidly collapse into a disorderly heap of confusion and craziness.
I'm out, can't stand films which you spend the whole time picking holes in the story/plot
You all know what the "fi" bit of "sci-fi" means, yes?
I'll hold off judgement until I've seen it I think. Blade Runner is far from a perfect film, but it's still in my top 5. Hoping Prometheus is in a similar vein.
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Saw it this afternoon and really enjoyed it, it looks amazing.
The wife thought it was ok though.
I like the way it leaves you thinking after watching, definitely requires another watch.
Just got back from Prometheus, it could never live up to my expectations, but it was very enjoyable all the same...
ian martin - Member... it [b]leaves you thinking after watching[/b], definitely requires another watch.
That is the problem with all these prequels ...
You see now they mess up the sequence of all those Alien's episodes ...
It's like going from Nissan Skyline to Ford Model T ... 🙄
PrinceJohn - MemberJust got back from Prometheus, it could never live up to my expectations, but it was very enjoyable all the same...
That can only mean they have over hyped the film to recoup their investment ... that trick will not work forever once the iPhone generation understands it.
I meant thinking about all the little details that the film is full of.
Remember the guy that wrote lost had a hand in writing this.
That can only mean they have over hyped the film to recoup their investment ... that trick will not work forever once the iPhone generation understands it.
To be fair to me, I was also this excited about Alien 3, Resurrection & the first Alien vs Predator they most definitely disappointed...
ian martin - Member
Remember the guy that wrote lost had a hand in writing this.
If that guy is involved the movie is shite! Fact! This guy is not cut out to direct film. No talent whatsoever.
LOST so shite I think the guy should be put to hard labour for simply being born.
PrinceJohn - MemberTo be fair to me, I was also this excited about Alien 3, Resurrection & the first Alien vs Predator they most definitely disappointed...
They are all worthy of TV time but not cinema time where you have to pay to watch. I like Alien vs Predator action scenes but the story is shite put it this way.
Just back... Awesome! I loved it.... Very dark and the 3d was great.i just went and got entertained.. Sorry not a critique
bobbyatwork - Member.... Very dark ...
You mean in the dark as in night time as in cannot see anything? 😯
Just got back in from watching it, superb, enjoyed it immensely. Definitely going to see it again.
Just back from seeing it. Very good but not perfect. Visually it's amazing! Had fancy moving d-box seats which actually worked really well.
It's certainly no summer blockbuster like Avengers but it's proper epic sci-fi.
Defo going to see it again.
Enjoyed it but... Can't help but think that it's (attempting to be?) a high brow 'Lost in Space' without Joey from Friends. Sure there is the abstract concept, but the plot is basically the same...
Also, when a very well played android who's lack of emotional tells is actually the most engaging character in the film, then a movie is in a little bit of trouble. The only other interesting character for me was the geologist, and, well...
I meant thinking about all the little details that the film is full of.
Remember the guy that wrote lost had a hand in writing this.
This is the only thing putting me off. Lost promised a lot but I lost interest when nothing was ever properly explained, and I hear that the ending was an utter cop-out.
Ending seemed ok for me. Film has been running round in my head all night, a lot to take in in one viewing.
watching Alien on blu-ray now, going to work through the 4 films over this weekend i think and see if it excites me enough to go see in the cinema...
i'm guessing this is very much a 'go and see on a BIG screen film, dont wait and watch at home?
I was a little disappointed with it really. But then as I rate Alien and Aliens as two of the greatest films of all time and have been looking forward to this like I've never looked forward to a film before, it was probably inevitable.
WARNING: Lots of potential spoilers!
Far too many attempted storylines and ideas, half of which were cheesy and unoriginal and pretty much thrown in and never developed - so you just ended up wondering what the actual story was.
Nothing like the Alien films in style or substance - far too much exposition and pointless character development. The first films just pretty much chuck you in and get on with it.
It was ridiculous in places - wtf was going on with that surgery? There's a limit to what an audience will accept before thinking 'this is silly'!
Too many characters who do nothing. Lots of characters who just appear and die without anybody caring (like in the cargo hold). Just have one minor-major character die and it's a lot more compelling. And on the bridge at the end - you can't have two very minor characters just appearing and then turning into big heroes. It doesn't work.
Sorry... I could go on... I had a major 'ex-literature student trying to re-live uni' moment in the car on the way home...
I did enjoy it though. The acting was top notch.
Going to see this on Monday. Haven't read any of the above in case of spoilers.
I've got fed up of watching poor 3D films. The only one that seemed seamless was Avatar. I would rather watch a 2D film than getting a headache watching a botched 3D version.
Is this a "good" 3D version?
Yes, yes it is.
Cracking, tickets book.
We watched it last night.
I've never watched a film in 3D before, so we went the whole hog and went Imax 3D.
That bit was great (apart from the silly uncomfortable Imax glasses) it's a whole different viewing experience.
The film? A bit meh to be honest. Too much stuff trying to be put into too little time. Thinking back, so many holes in the plot. Some vague, loose connections to the earlier films, but that's all from a casual observer. (i'm sure massive Aliens geeks will dissect everything to the minute detail - there sure was enough of them there last night..).
Lot of hype, lot of selling based on is it a prequel or not - maybe a proper prequel will come from this.
. (i'm sure massive Aliens geeks will dissect everything to the minute detail - there sure was enough of them there last night..).
Yes I was and I did 😀
I saw a few mainstream reviews of this, all of which said it was a giant let-down and very poorly put together. The general suggestion was that the trailers were for another, significantly better film. I don't want to watch it anymore.