Prometheus

[Jobydrone]

4 star review from Roger Ebert posted today!  It's pretty unusual for him to give such praise to a genre film...other than Dark City I can't think of too many other Sci Fi flicks he's liked quite so much.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120606/REVIEWS/120609989

[Bryancd]

That is very good. He is very influential and I want this movie to make BANK!

[Meds]

I agree pretty much with that review (which if i'm honest may just as well be titles 'This is the film' lol. The only thing i will disagree with is [spoiler]his comments about Vickers. i don't find her a strong character, yes she's a ball buster and a bitch but that doesn't make you a strong character, you need more than just harsh looks and a shitty attitude. [/spoiler]

[Bryancd]

I agree pretty much with that review (which if i'm honest may just as well be titles 'This is the film' lol. The only thing i will disagree with is [spoiler]his comments about Vickers. i don't find her a strong character, yes she's a ball buster and a bitch but that doesn't make you a strong character, you need more than just harsh looks and a shitty attitude. [/spoiler]

Yeah, we may need to put his review in a Spoiler tag!

[Meds]

Yeah seriously its a full on description of the film, i was a bit shocked how detailed that is.

[Bryancd]

...I have no idea, but this is funny as hell. No spoilers but NOT SAFE FOR WORK! LANGUAGE on the loose!
http://www.ngtv.com/video/prometheus-uncensored-with-charlize-theron-michael-fassbender-ridley-scott-1678828383001/

[MARKO]

Bryan....... love it  ha

[Bryancd]

So many things to say...so I think I will save them for the "Al and Bryan ALIEN Retrospective" show!. Bottom line, I am with Meds on his review, which no one is reading yet, but I think I liked it even more. I will rate this one an A-. GO SEE THIS MOVIE.

And as far as a movie going experience, for me this blows Avengers away.

[moyer777]

My son Andrew and I went and saw Prometheus today.  3D was the first showing so that is what we ended up in.  I was pretty pleased with it.  What a cool sci fi film. 

[spoiler]I didn't really know what to expect going in, other than I really liked the trailers that I had seen at MIB3 and here on the forum.   I thought the 3d was pretty good, just not a lot of it, or if there was, I didn't notice.  I don't think it's a must to see the movie.  Ok, now, I thought it was pretty gory, but I guess that is what Alien movies are... I LOVED the whole origin angle of things.  Being a fan of the other movies and the Alien universe, it was down right cool to see where everything started.  The attitude throughout the movie was classic, with a lot of angst.  I have to admit that some of the lines were a bit contrived and obvious.  One of the workers told another member of the crew that he didn't want to be his friend that he was only here for the money.   Yet not to much later they are buds stuck together on a crazy adventure.  I don't know, they tried to hard to me.   I loved the show as a horror sci fi flick, but one thing stuck out to me.  When the Prometheus lands on the planet it isn't 10 minutes and a whole crew is traveling to the big structure they see in front of them.  REALLY?  If you came all that way and you just landed, don't you think you might send out a probe droid, or at least take some readings and do some research so you don't walk into a blood bath?  Yeah, that was downright ubelievable and stupid.  Of course it's a two hour movie so I guess it would be silly to check things out before you put the whole crew at risk and P*SS off, revive and challenge an Alien race. 

The sets were simply awesome from the Prometheus to the alien ship, all amazing.  Visually stunning!
The music was very Star Trekish, yeah, even had part of the theme in it, so I liked it alot too.   I have to say I almost got sick to my stomach during the surgery scene... but you would all be proud of me... I kept my eyes open.  ewwwwww.  CRAZY!  Oh, side note, why would an automatic surgery unit in the quarters of a women be only programmed for a man?  Huh?  Was it for the old guy?  I don't know.  Didn't make much sense but I could have missed something.   

Overall the movie rocked and I can't wait to see it again!  Rocking!  [/spoiler]

[M-5]

I saw it before work today.  I thought it was really good.  My wife didn't enjoy it.  Great movie!

[Rico]

Just got back from the movie and enjoyed it.  I plan on speaking a little about on the podcast tomorrow but that I plan to try and keep spoiler free as much as I can since it just came out.  More below...

[spoiler]First, it's an amazingly produced film and I passed on the 3D (of course).  They certainly spared no expense on anything.  Overall, it had that "Alien" vibe going for it which was fun to see once again on the big screen.  I'm still digesting the film but some overall first thoughts - I'll start with the positives...  The overall idea and story I liked (but of course has been done in various ways before).  This idea of aliens starting life on Earth.  I found the actors all very good - especially Fassbender and Noomi Rapace as Shaw (very Ripley like).  Charlize was pretty good too I thought in a tough role.  The ship was fantastic!  And I thought the movie was paced pretty well.  Action was tense and well done with some great effects.
Ok - on to some of my negatives...  The movie felt a little cold in way.  I wanted to know some of the characters more and their relationships.  I also found myself kind of waiting for all the "alien-related" stuff to show up.  Script could have been tighter but overall not too bad.

My overall feelings is it's a solid movie.  Certainly not a rip-roaring fun movie like "The Avengers" is, but a cool Ridley Scott Sci-Fi film to add to the Blu-Ray library in the future.  Anyway, overall definitely worth seeing in the theaters.[/spoiler]

[Bryancd]

Just got back from the movie and enjoyed it.  I plan on speaking a little about on the podcast tomorrow but that I plan to try and keep spoiler free as much as I can since it just came out.  More below...

[spoiler]First, it's an amazingly produced film and I passed on the 3D (of course).  They certainly spared no expense on anything.  Overall, it had that "Alien" vibe going for it which was fun to see once again on the big screen.  I'm still digesting the film but some overall first thoughts - I'll start with the positives...  The overall idea and story I liked (but of course has been done in various ways before).  This idea of aliens starting life on Earth.  I found the actors all very good - especially Fassbender and Noomi Rapace as Shaw (very Ripley like).  Charlize was pretty good too I thought in a tough role.  The ship was fantastic!  And I thought the movie was paced pretty well.  Action was tense and well done with some great effects.
Ok - on to some of my negatives...  The movie felt a little cold in way.  I wanted to know some of the characters more and their relationships.  I also found myself kind of waiting for all the "alien-related" stuff to show up.  Script could have been tighter but overall not too bad.

My overall feelings is it's a solid movie.  Certainly not a rip-roaring fun movie like "The Avengers" is, but a cool Ridley Scott Sci-Fi film to add to the Blu-Ray library in the future.  Anyway, overall definitely worth seeing in the theaters.[/spoiler]

For someone like me who is such a MASSIVE fan of the franchise, the single best decision I made prior to seeing this was to spoil myself rotten on it's content. It allowed me to quickly move past some of the issue's you correctly point out, especially when it came to it's connections to the original ALIEN.

[jedijeff]

I got back from the movie and I enjoyed it

[spoiler]At the end, I was very happy with the pacing of the movie, and it left me plenty to think about. My wife, my friend and I discussed on the way home about some of the questions, and it is not often we do that. I was expecting a bit more action, but in the end I am happy with how this movie went, as even though I love a lot of action, it is so rare you get a sci-fi movie these days that is not pumped full of action. I could never really get an real good understanding of the first scene, and the alien ingesting the stuff and dieing. Maybe I missed something, or that is something that might be further explained in a future movie.
I found the Android David very creepy, very well acted. I was not all that Disappointed that Holloway got infected and died, as I thought he was a bit of a Jerk. Maybe it was something I missed again, but his character sort of changed, as he was so eager to get to the planet, but after they returned after their first trip out, he just seemed consumed with drinking, and looked to be in a bit of a funk.
They really setup for a sequel, and I have to say, I really hope they make it, as I don't think I would be happy with just this movie, as for the questions it answered, it brought up a bunch more.[/spoiler]

[Bryancd]

I got back from the movie and I enjoyed it

[spoiler]At the end, I was very happy with the pacing of the movie, and it left me plenty to think about. My wife, my friend and I discussed on the way home about some of the questions, and it is not often we do that. I was expecting a bit more action, but in the end I am happy with how this movie went, as even though I love a lot of action, it is so rare you get a sci-fi movie these days that is not pumped full of action. I could never really get an real good understanding of the first scene, and the alien ingesting the stuff and dieing. Maybe I missed something, or that is something that might be further explained in a future movie.
I found the Android David very creepy, very well acted. I was not all that Disappointed that Holloway got infected and died, as I thought he was a bit of a Jerk. Maybe it was something I missed again, but his character sort of changed, as he was so eager to get to the planet, but after they returned after their first trip out, he just seemed consumed with drinking, and looked to be in a bit of a funk.
They really setup for a sequel, and I have to say, I really hope they make it, as I don't think I would be happy with just this movie, as for the questions it answered, it brought up a bunch more.[/spoiler]

I can respond to some of that, Jeff..

[spoiler]The first scene was primordial Earth and the Engineer was sacrificing himself to seed Earth with his DNA and the creation of life. I agree 100% about the Holloway character, his dissapointment over not being able to speak with the Engineers seemed way over the top considering they just fraction' discovered an alien culture! He's supposed to be a thoughtful scientist but comes across as a petualnt brat in that scene.  [/spoiler]

[jedijeff]

I got back from the movie and I enjoyed it

[spoiler]At the end, I was very happy with the pacing of the movie, and it left me plenty to think about. My wife, my friend and I discussed on the way home about some of the questions, and it is not often we do that. I was expecting a bit more action, but in the end I am happy with how this movie went, as even though I love a lot of action, it is so rare you get a sci-fi movie these days that is not pumped full of action. I could never really get an real good understanding of the first scene, and the alien ingesting the stuff and dieing. Maybe I missed something, or that is something that might be further explained in a future movie.
I found the Android David very creepy, very well acted. I was not all that Disappointed that Holloway got infected and died, as I thought he was a bit of a Jerk. Maybe it was something I missed again, but his character sort of changed, as he was so eager to get to the planet, but after they returned after their first trip out, he just seemed consumed with drinking, and looked to be in a bit of a funk.
They really setup for a sequel, and I have to say, I really hope they make it, as I don't think I would be happy with just this movie, as for the questions it answered, it brought up a bunch more.[/spoiler]

I can respond to some of that, Jeff..

[spoiler]The first scene was primordial Earth and the Engineer was sacrificing himself to seed Earth with his DNA and the creation of life. I agree 100% about the Holloway character, his dissapointment over not being able to speak with the Engineers seemed way over the top considering they just fraction' discovered an alien culture! He's supposed to be a thoughtful scientist but comes across as a petualnt brat in that scene.  [/spoiler]

Thanks Bryan, that makes sense and now I understand that scene :)