Prometheus

[filmcat]

Is this film worth seeing on 3D or should I just go watch this in 2D

Some people on Digital Spy said it's too dark for 3D.

I wouldn't recommend seeing it at all....

[valda]

If you were a cynic (who, me?), it sounds like a money-making exercise, turn out 3 prequels till you eventuall arrive at the one that used to be the first in the franchise.

Star Wars did, I think.

Personally I'd rather watch 2 more of these, that the Last POTC which is still on the Skybox, hopefully never to be seen.

I wonder if there will be a time when we get the Directors Cut, and it makes more sense?

[yogi]

I thought the publicity for this claimed it wasn't a prequel, but "in the same universe" when this is clearly a prequel.

Anyway... [spoiler]despite the unclear motivation of the space jockey/engineer and the narrative stopping every now and then to have the "where did we come from" debate[/spoiler] I enjoyed it. After rewatching Alien the day before I was reminded how lean and focused the story is and in comparison Prometheus is overblown and baggy, but done with such skill and class that I found it very impressive. Michael Fassbender yet again is fantastic, as is everyone else although sometimes the actors don't have much to work with.

I'm glad I saw this in the cinema, it felt like a must see film, and only had to cough up £1.99 as I used my Wowcher ticket - Aliens is still the pinnacle of the series for me.

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

I saw this at a local Odeon, so no using my Cineworld unlimited card this time. But the film was totally worth the ticket price. So beautifully shot, it has an engaging narrative with some moments of pure brilliance in Ridley Scot's direction. I also loved the thought provoking exploration of the motives, purpose and faith of certain individual characters in the film and their quest for answers. We may or may not get those answers but I was very satisfied with the film's ending and I really hope there will be 1 or 2 sequels for which there is plenty of scope to expand on before bridging the original Alien movies. This is no imitation or repeat of Alien or Aliens, this film has a different purpose and is a great film in its own right whilst it still fits perfectly well into Alien-lore. The cinematography almost steals the show though, it is breathtaking right from the start. The soundtrack is also great with a surprising variation of more playful themes than the usual darker shrills we expect from and Alien film.

I was looking forward to this for a long time. I never expected it be a great masterpiece and it isnt, it does fall short off that mark (mainly because of a lack of character development with all but 2 of the main stars) but its great sci-fi and I am not disappointed, its what I expected from a Ridley Scott film. It even had more action than I expected as I though it would be more of a slow burn moody piece. I look forward to seeing this on its Blu Ray release as there much to absorb in this film, and perhaps there may even be a longer cut.

I give Prometheus 8.5/10

in comparison:

Alien - 9/10
Aliens - 9.8/10
Alien 3 - 6.5/10
Alien Resurrection - 6.5/10



[spoiler]Why on earth cant they get aging make up right, if this was made in the 70s I would have accepted it but not today. And why the hell did they need to cast a young actor, Pearce, as an old man, anyway? There are plenty of very good old actors around who would be honored to be in a Ridley Scott film. Christopher Plummer or even Christopher Lee are still game.

Love the ending. Its clear to me that the events at the end is on a different planet to the beginning of Alien. Its not the same ship. BUT there are other planets with this ship and with Elizabeth on a new found purpose to seek out those planets and ships to either get answers or destroy them is a great foundation to build sequels on and it DOES goes someway to explain or narrow the speculation of the the ship and space Jockey in Alien. So Weyland Corp is seeking out the Aliens for advancement in weaponry and technology but Elizabeth by then may have seeked them all out and destroyed them. A very long journey for sequels to be made from :) Though I have to admit, they need to keep the stories fresh and unrepetetive which might be hard, especially with Elizabeth having no human crew and just an android head...[/spoiler]

[tibba]

When I read some of the reviews, I wasn't too sure what to expect. However, nothing deters me from my initial reaction of thinking something looks/seems good. Glad I went with this reaction and went to see the movie in the cinema. I found it fully lived up to my expectations, and I loved it. The OH thought the same. Looking forward to a sequel. Feels strange to be in the minority of liking this movie. Really didn't expect that.

[David]

Maybe because I hadn't built up expectations like lots of people but I really enjoyed this: https://moviefilmreviews.wordpress.com/ ... etheus-3d/ Looking forward to going through this thread to read everyone's thoughts.

[Castor Troy]

Decent film, but it felt like I've seen it all before and it posed more questions then answers.

[nathankw]

Go in expecting an average summer block-buster scifi movie and its fine. Looks good - some action.
But of course we all wanted more and it just didn't deliver.

Second half very confused, lots of plot holes and characters just doing silly things.

And don't bother with 3d. Adds nothing and makes some scenes hard to see.

[superhero]

Funny reading through the thread, you always seem to get the "the film is no big deal" at the beginning of a tread and then at the end of thread you get all the "hey it really isn't that bad at all" messages.
Shame looks like Madagascar 3 will beat it into 2nd place this weekend in the States, but it's still a great opening for a R rated film, it should do $50+ million. With those numbers, I think a sequel is definitely possible.

[JCS]

I enjoyed it, did not hype it up too much like everyone else.