Prometheus

[Paelos]

My decision was made not to see it when I found out David Lindelof was a co-writer of the screenplay. I'll never give that jackass any money ever again. He's an idiot.

Here's his quote about why he what he told Scott about the story:

[Paelos]

Second reason I hate Lindelof: He thought the ending to the Sopranos was "empirically brilliant."

I want to shoot him in the face.

[Ironwood]

Stop sitting on the fence.

[Mrbloodworth]

Of course its worth seeing.

[Tannhauser]

Just saw it.  Still need to process some of it but it was decent, not great.  Good to see hard sci-fi on the screen.

Great sets, great visuals, great costumes and a nice mystery.  But the script was weak and I didn't much care for the actors.  I remember actually wondering who I was supposed to root for.  Also, why was Charlize Theron's character there?  Then I went to the can (thanks 30oz Cherry Slurpee) and considered just leaving. 

But I stuck it out and the movie picked up finally.  As someone said, it's Scott's version of 2001:  A Space Odyssey. 

Sadly, I think Scott's best days are behind him.  KoH, Robin Hood and now Promethus are well crafted, visually striking snore fests.  Or maybe he should 1.  Get better scripts and 2. Get leading actors who don't phone it in.

[Merusk]

Neil deGrasse Tyson Tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/neiltyson

Prometheus goes 35 light yrs into space, but CharlizeTheron gaffes "We're a half billion miles from Earth"- just past Jupiter

[Ruvaldt]

Saw it as soon as I got out of work, and was immensely underwhelmed.  Bad script, silly story, and uninteresting characters.

Scott delivered on the visuals and for the first few minutes I thought it was like he was channeling Terrence Mallick.  Then it just sailed along aimlessly and nothing really gripping ever happened.

Yeah, Charlize Theron's character was pointless...

[Megrim]

Saw it. Visually fantastic. Actors are good, well-cast and able. Unfortunately, the script did no do any of them justice, and the whole story tottered around like a mish-mash of jenga pieces and gummi bears.

[jakonovski]

Saw it as soon as I got out of work, and was immensely underwhelmed.  Bad script, silly story, and uninteresting characters.

Scott delivered on the visuals and for the first few minutes I thought it was like he was channeling Terrence Mallick.  Then it just sailed along aimlessly and nothing really gripping ever happened.

Yeah, Charlize Theron's character was pointless...

Why would you expect panicked characters to act like Spock?

[Rendakor]

Saw it in 3D last night. As others have said, the film itself is gorgeous. I thought the story was decent enough, if rather predictable, but I didn't go into the theater expecting anything amazing.

The 3D was passable; there weren't too many "things flying at your face moments" and the rest of it was done alright. We only saw it in 3D because we were half an hour late for the last non-3D version; I usually avoid 3D because wearing the glasses on top of my regular glasses is pretty uncomfortable.

[Megrim]

Saw it as soon as I got out of work, and was immensely underwhelmed.  Bad script, silly story, and uninteresting characters.

Scott delivered on the visuals and for the first few minutes I thought it was like he was channeling Terrence Mallick.  Then it just sailed along aimlessly and nothing really gripping ever happened.

Yeah, Charlize Theron's character was pointless...

Why would you expect panicked characters to act like Spock?

Because its inconsistent and flippant. When a character is built up and played throughout the whole movie as a badass, having them suddenly start acting like a high-school cheerleader in a b-grade slasher flick is stupid.

[Mattemeo]

I don't feel like Meredith Vickers is ever built up as a badass in the movie. A hardass, certainly - especially when it comes to situations that put her own personal safety on the line.

[Mattemeo]

I thought it was like he was channeling Terrence Mallick.  Then it just sailed along aimlessly and nothing really gripping ever happened.

FIFY.

[Ruvaldt]

I don't feel like Meredith Vickers is ever built up as a badass in the movie. A hardass, certainly - especially when it comes to situations that put her own personal safety on the line.

[Ingmar]

People do not make perfect decisions always, especially not quick snap decisions in life threatening situations.

[Lantyssa]

I quite enjoyed it.  Maybe not the best film I've seen, but it was a good sci-fi flick and it felt 'familiar'.

[Megrim]

I don't feel like Meredith Vickers is ever built up as a badass in the movie. A hardass, certainly - especially when it comes to situations that put her own personal safety on the line.

Opinions itt. I'd argue with you on this, but I can't be arsed, movie is not worth it.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Just saw the movie and it wasn't bad. Felt like this thing needed a other 30min though, just wanted more out of it, especially the end.

[schild]

This movie tried really hard to pretend it was smart. It wasn't. :(

[calapine]

Just saw it at my local CineTorrentPlexx. The best thing about is the David 'viral' trailer  

It's enjoyable as generic action-horror SF film. Don't watch if you expect somethnig in the style or quality of Alien 1.

Overall I am ok with it, good evening entertaiment (if you had a few beers beforehand).

Anyone who liked Blade Runner and wishes for a sequel should reconsider now.

Edit: The flm (especially at the end) makes attempts to be 'deep' and mysterious and fails.

[Paelos]

This movie tried really hard to pretend it was smart. It wasn't. :(

I am pretty sure you can blame Lindelof for that. The main complaints after this weekend have centered on the script and the story.

[Lakov_Sanite]

It was just too...tame.  Some of the performances were downright excellent, the scenery and fx were great but the story told nothing other then omg aliens.

[luckton]

FYI, Madagascar 3 just beat this at the number 1 spot....just sayin' 

[Ginaz]

My decision was made not to see it when I found out David Lindelof was a co-writer of the screenplay. I'll never give that jackass any money ever again. He's an idiot.

Here's his quote about why he what he told Scott about the story:

If you were a fan of World War Z and looking forward to seeing it on screen, then you'll love this.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2012/06/10/19859476-wenn.html

[Merusk]

FYI, Madagascar 3 just beat this at the number 1 spot....just sayin' 

A family movie will almost always beat an R-rated horror film. Particularly in the Summer.

[Ratman_tf]

Some internet dude breaks down all the symbolism for us.

http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/584135.html#cutid1

I was very interested in seeing this in the theater, but the reactions online, and the fact that Lindork wrote some of it, makes me want to wait for Blu-Ray, so I can watch it in the comfort of my underwear.

[Ruvaldt]

If you ever intend to see it I would do it in a theater.  The main redeeming quality of the film, which has been uniformly praised here, is the visual appeal and immense scale of the imagery.  I think that would be lost outside of a theater.

[Paelos]

If you were a fan of World War Z and looking forward to seeing it on screen, then you'll love this.

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2012/06/10/19859476-wenn.html

That studio deserves what it will get for believing that Lindelof will magically save a picture. It's even more ironic that they bring him to to solve a problem with the ending.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Some internet dude breaks down all the symbolism for us.

http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/584135.html#cutid1

I was very interested in seeing this in the theater, but the reactions online, and the fact that Lindork wrote some of it, makes me want to wait for Blu-Ray, so I can watch it in the comfort of my underwear.

[Rendakor]

[Ghambit]

For a movie that wasn't very smartly portrayed for being 'hard' sci-fi, it has smart undertones if you dig.

[Ratman_tf]

If you ever intend to see it I would do it in a theater.  The main redeeming quality of the film, which has been uniformly praised here, is the visual appeal and immense scale of the imagery.  I think that would be lost outside of a theater.

I'm one of those picky motherfuckers who likes a decent story to go along with the great visuals as my motivation for getting out from under my rock and out to the theater.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Ghambit

[Lakov_Sanite]

Taking it further...

Angels/the devil were gods first creation which ultimately led a rebellion against heaven. Staying with christian mythos here since it's the only one I know well enough but it leads me to believe the xenomorph was created long before humans. In fact the engineer in the opening may not have been creating humanity in that scene, he may have been creating the alien. Unfortunately the creation was flawed so god then made humanity "in his image" though likely 200 years ago the engineers felt that humanity was also flawed and decided it was time for armaggeddon "hell on earth" sending the devil to mankind, etc.  We see the alien as many things, the black goo, serpents, squidbilly and the traditional xenomorph so that many are one, legion. We still don't see what was chasing the engineers and killing them but oddly, the goo seems contained and there's no trace of struggle, only trying to flee which is the big question in my mind.

[Ghambit]

Ghambit

I was stretching since it has been well documented that Scott is pretty against religion.

Either way, life begets death.