Prometheus

Anybody seen it yet?
Thumbs up or down?

Tomorrow, 3;15.

Check out the "No Spoilers" thread in the Outer Space and Science Fiction forum...

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3585028/The_NO_SPOILERS_Prometheus_rev.html#Post3585028

Two thumbs WAY up.

However, be prepared to NOT have all questions answered in the film. That's all I'll say.

You know what-it is a major mistake to tell everything.
That is one of the truisms of storytelling-especially filmed storytelling.
Never explain too much.

Example:
In the Indiana Jones movies,we don't know why he hates snakes.It isn't explained.
In the Young Indiana Jones TV show,it gets explained.Shouldn't have done that.Mystery removed.

I don't want an explanation for everything.
Just tell a good story.

Okay,ordered tickets online.
This puppy is $15.50 a pop!!
Says it is 3dImax or something like that.
Does that mean we get 3d glasses?

What Panzermeyer said. Also, I recommend the 3D version unless you have some sort of problem with it (headaches or dizziness) - I promise that they did it right for once as far as quality.

I'll second what Letterboy said concerning the 3D. The movie has none of those 3D gimmicks that you see so often in other films and the 3D isn't over-done.

Well I've never seen a 3d movie-so do they give you glasses or is that not required?

Yes, and these days they are re-usable (as in, you return them at the end of the show).

With that said, a little advise:

Good advice. I saw Avatar in 3 D when I put on the glasses they had a thumb and finger prints on the lens ( PopCorn Butter ?)

Thanks,I'll be bringing alcohol wipes.

I saw it Saturday morning (11:45). There was a line forming for it a 1/2 hour before the show began. That was the non-3D version. I want to go back and see it again at an IMAX theatre in a week or two. Needless to say, I really enjoyed the movie.

Just got back.
3D was interesting.
Probably the most 'visually arresting' flick I've ever seen.

Good movie.
They'll never top Alien and Aliens,though.

http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2012/06/prometheus.html#more

Walter Chaw no likee.

Prometheus made 50 million this opening weekend which is a VERY impressive haul for an R rated film.

So many logic gaps in this movie.
I enjoyed it, but hard not to be hit over the head with the flaws.

Can someone explain why the pictograms are, over thousands of years, "inviting" humans to what amounts to a biological weapons installation?
For what purpose? Seems that they can transport the bio-weapon just fine in ships, and only a few humans would show up - not to mention are we supposed to believe this installation was up and functioning for 6000 years?

That's really the narrative laps in logic that took me out of the film.
Otherwise I enjoyed it well enough.
One thing though, it IS an out and out Alien prequel. I'm surprised since I'd heard more or less "it takes place in the same universe, and shares some DNA, but not a prequel as such" Bull puckey, it's a Alien prequel.

It's not a very smart film, but visually interesting and entertaining enough for an aftnoon's diversion.
Does it live up to what we'd expect from a Ridley Scott Alien film? Not even close.

think you can use spoiler tags next time?

What exactly was smart about "Alien"? It had a very basic and straight forward story but what made "Alien" a classic was how visceral and creative that simple story was told. And of course HR Giger's amazing artistry.

I do agree with you though on your point about "Prometheus" having some logical gaps but you'll find logic gaps in pretty much any sci-fi film if you analyze it closely enough.

Don't you mean in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" not in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles?

I've been reading that people are getting dirty 3-D glasses and such...Makes me wonder if they do things differently from state to state. Here in IL, they give them to you and they are sealed in plastic wrap so.

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Definitely not as much action as the Alien movies, but the story line was thought provoking. Not since seeing "Inception" have I walked away from a movie with so many questions.

That's been my experience as well when I've seen 3D movies in Florida.

For regular 3D - yes, plastic wrapped and no need to return (disposable).

But for IMAX, the glasses are wider and they don't fold, so they ask you to return them for re-use.

So did the metal top keep spinning or not at the end?

Sorry, we will never know for sure ...

AvP may well not be "canon".

So far my impression seems to be that most people on SimHQ who have seen the film like it even though there are some acknowledged issues with the script and the characters.

The logic gaps in this film were HUGE though. Big narrative holes/continuity errors.
We're not talking light sabers...which you just have to not think about at all.

Alien was a different kind of movie, so such a critique doesn't apply. It's clear that Scott was trying for something
completely different with Prometheus, and clearly missed the mark.

That's me being nit picky though - I actually enjoyed myself while watching the movie.

Ridley Scott wasn't taking AvP into account, so no need to spin over all that.
Not that the logic in the film made any sense without AvP.

Forget Predator when talking about the plot. That really had nothing to do with the Alien story. Just some stupid idea they came up with later to cash in on the success of both films.
But yeah, saw it a while ago and there are questions and holes, for sure.
That young lady sure was spry after that operation , dontcha' think? But, what the hell, its a science fiction movie. And that big guy. Pretty intelligent bunch, I would think, considering all of that technology. And yet when confronted by humans, was nothing more than a mindless, monster. Other questions that I have would only give away the plot, so I'll ahve to save them for later.

Pooch, just use the "spoiler tag" it's the "S" with the diagonal line through it (the horrizontal line is just "strike through" text.)
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