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Post by poindizzle on Jun 8, 2012 1:46:34 GMT -5
So, who all went to the midnight showing of Prometheus? I loved it. Thoughts?
My facebook post sums it up:
Prometheus may be poised to be the best film of the summer, possibly barring Dark Knight Rises. Elegant and Eloquent and just flatout scary as crap at times, it was a very smart move to not call this film Alien, since the franchise has unfortunately been pandering to the lowest common denominator since about 1997. This movie is unfortunately going to pass over many heads, and I heard plenty of fat sci-fi slobs arguing outside the movie theater about continuity. I have seen Alien more times than anybody in Winston-Salem. I know this. There are no plot-holes or goofs. Watch the movie more closely if it's not too hard. Or go see Avengers again.
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Post by LeighD on Jun 8, 2012 6:15:24 GMT -5
I am REALLY hoping I can go at some point to see this. I've been a huge fan of the Alien & Predator lines for the longest time. I hope things go well as I'd like this movie to start maybe a small spinoff not directly inolving our favorite xenos! I just simply cannot see where another Alien film would take us. I loved the original triology but didn't quite like Alien Resurrection. And while I liked AVP, AVP:R was just flat out bad and crapped all over both franchises.
I would like another AVP but only if done right and with a good director. I think there is still more the Predator franchise could give, most noteably the tribe war between the two types.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2012 6:24:47 GMT -5
The movie looks crazy intense/good I can't wait to try and go see it!
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Post by v/\v on Jun 8, 2012 8:12:48 GMT -5
I enjoyed it, tight and intense at times. Not really scary, more interesting and I felt it left a few things hanging, the human side of the end was a bit anticlimatic.
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Post by Juba on Jun 8, 2012 11:13:43 GMT -5
It wasn't bad but I wasn't to crazy for it. Story was mediocre and left more questions then answers. I'd give it a 6.5, 7/10 But I really didnt care for it. Last night might have been the only time I would watch this movie.
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 8, 2012 11:44:34 GMT -5
Unanswered questions are fine by me. I don't need all the answers, and enjoy postulating after a movie about what I've seen. In fact it's the only reason this prequel works for me, because it doesn't fall into the prequel/remake rut of "Explain everything, ruin mythology" (just see Star Wars episode one and those intellectually- disabled midichloreans, or Rob Zombie's Haloween- Is Michael Myers a supernatural force and a cipher for evil as John Carpenter imagined him? No, he's a by the cliched numbers White Trash serial killer, since White Trash is all Rob Zombie can direct ). It is at times mysterious in it's own right, just like the first Alien. I think Aliens is a fantastic action movie, but this is such a more eloquent analysis of how things came into being than merely a bug colony.
And I thought the tension was going to make my heart pop at a few junctures in the movie.
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Post by Edgeman05 on Jun 8, 2012 21:42:42 GMT -5
I have mixed feelings. It was my most anticipated film of the summer, but then I got worried after reading tons of NEGATIVE reviews from my most trusted reviewers. I just saw it a few hours ago (after missing out on the screening last week) and I liked it, partially loving spots of it, but also disliking moments.
I need a day to think it over.
WORTH the 3D IMAX trip though; that's for sure.
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Post by King Silva on Jun 8, 2012 23:09:20 GMT -5
I'm seeing it in an hour or so in 3D. Can't ing wait! ;D
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Post by jaymieandrogyny on Jun 8, 2012 23:14:36 GMT -5
And Bob.
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Post by chillax on Jun 8, 2012 23:27:12 GMT -5
I haven't seen it, I want to, but I think I will pass on it in theaters because of the mixed reviews. But your review seems very defensive of the movie.
"This movie is unfortunately going to pass over many heads, and I heard plenty of fat sci-fi slobs arguing outside the movie theater about continuity. "
So being a fat slob means you won't get it? Only the slim and trim will be able to follow?
"Watch the movie more closely if it's not too hard."
I kinda felt that way about Mission Impossible and Inception, but not everyone is as sharp as I.
It seems like you're angry that not everybody liked it as much as you did. It sounds a little bit like these guys saying the emperor has no clothes, and then you throw a fit. I've read reviews that said it left a lot of stuff unanswered and wasn't very focused. It made be a good or even great movie, but that doesn't mean it's flawless.
And we live in a time when people bitch about any and everything - I know how it feels to love a movie and then have people pissing all over it (I adored Where the Wild Things Are), but you just need to chill and love what you love.
I will not be seeing this movie in 3D however, since I hate that stuff with a passion. That fad can't end soon enough for me. I'm shocked it hasn't died yet - it's like a zombie you can't kill.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2012 23:59:43 GMT -5
I rarely enjoy "sci-fi" but I loved this movie.
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 9, 2012 0:35:27 GMT -5
I haven't seen it, I want to, but I think I will pass on it in theaters because of the mixed reviews. But your review seems very defensive of the movie. "This movie is unfortunately going to pass over many heads, and I heard plenty of fat sci-fi slobs arguing outside the movie theater about continuity. " So being a fat slob means you won't get it? Only the slim and trim will be able to follow? "Watch the movie more closely if it's not too hard." I kinda felt that way about Mission Impossible and Inception, but not everyone is as sharp as I. It seems like you're angry that not everybody liked it as much as you did. It sounds a little bit like these guys saying the emperor has no clothes, and then you throw a fit. I've read reviews that said it left a lot of stuff unanswered and wasn't very focused. It made be a good or even great movie, but that doesn't mean it's flawless. And we live in a time when people bitch about any and everything - I know how it feels to love a movie and then have people pissing all over it (I adored Where the Wild Things Are), but you just need to chill and love what you love. I will not be seeing this movie in 3D however, since I hate that stuff with a passion. That fad can't end soon enough for me. I'm shocked it hasn't died yet - it's like a zombie you can't kill. Well, I guess fat slob didn't need to be mentioned other than the fact that they were fat slobs. Just calling a spade a spade. And one guy used the word discontinuity. Not sure if that's even a word. And what he referred to was answered in the movie. I disliked that the bitching that I heard about the movie was all very incorrect. Not liking a movie is one thing, but to complain about things that you have distorted, or misunderstood just lead me to believe that you have a small attention span. And I enjoyed Where the Wild Things Are a lot. And I was again very frustrated how misinterpreted that movie was. And too, because that movie didn't give you all the 123 ABC treatment that people viewed it as trash. I want smarter films, or in the very least more challenging ones to come back but it looks like the audience for them is shrinking.
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Post by purpleisaaw on Jun 9, 2012 0:43:01 GMT -5
There where some glaring plot holes but the visuals are stunning
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Post by King Silva on Jun 9, 2012 3:46:00 GMT -5
The graphics were very great.
I liked it a lot overall.
Solid B+ for me.
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Post by JTG on Jun 9, 2012 10:33:04 GMT -5
Seeing this movie tomorrow night. Can't wait. One of my most anticipated thus Summer.
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Post by koreygunz on Jun 9, 2012 11:25:16 GMT -5
Do u have to be real familiar with "Alien" to understand it? I've only seen it in pieces, and not fir years, but this movie looks good.
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Post by J12 on Jun 9, 2012 11:57:52 GMT -5
Hopefully seeing it tonight. Interesting to see such mixed reviews. Doesn't matter to me, this, like most of the summer blockbusters, is free in theaters because of the stupid amount of Blu-Rays I buy.
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Post by pxkgotosleep on Jun 9, 2012 12:15:39 GMT -5
I've only heard negatives. Alot of people I know hated it. It's a relief to see people on here enjoyed it and I hope to see it soon.
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Post by axelwarjp on Jun 9, 2012 13:58:53 GMT -5
I really liked it..BUT...
The Trailer killed the movie for me. The Trailer pretty much showed 90% of the movie. The Whole time I was thinking "I saw that in the trailer" ect. Did anyone else feel this way? Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but not as much as I could have. Some pretty intense parts, one of those movies I feel I will enjoy more the second time.
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Post by Robert69 on Jun 9, 2012 15:02:53 GMT -5
...I think I'll stick with going to see Avengers again. It seems the superior film in this situation.
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