Prometheus

[Bryancd]

Yes indeed! I'm gonna go again this weekend, maybe trying out 3d. I need to reflect and also pay some more attention. Plus we have to support when true sci-fi movies are in theaters! So there will be a Prometheus 2:Electric Boogaloo.

I am hitting a 3D show tomorrow!

[ChrisMC]

Cool. I'll be out there on the red eye!

[Bryancd]

And let's talk sequels to the prequel! :) Spoilers in the link, so don't click if you don't know!

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25128&count=0

[jedijeff]

Thats great, I hope it happens, and sounds like it does, they will not waste time

[Bryancd]

Thats great, I hope it happens, and sounds like it does, they will not waste time

I am of the opinion that Sir Ridely made a deal with Fox at the start where he wpuld deliver a more direct ALIEN prequel only after they let him do a prologue film exploring what we saw in Prometheus. Now he can go down two different roads in the next film or maybe two films. So he get's his pet project funded and Fox and fans will get their xenomporphs and chest bursters.

[Bryancd]

Saw it again in 3D last nigt. 3D was very good, certainly added a great deal of perpsective to a lot of the images and I very much enjoyed it. Having said that, it's relatively minor and if you are not a 3D fan or don't want to spend the $, you are not missing anyting. Movie is even better the 2nd time!

[Meds]

Bry, download a podcast called Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's film review on itunes. The first of June episode has a great interview with Ridley on it.

[Bryancd]

Will do, cheers Meds!

[Bromptonboy]

I saw this today - in Imax 3D - while I was visually blown away - I was frustrated by the story.  I long for a good, hard Sci-Fi story but didn't get it here.  That being said, I enjoyed the experience - and I am glad I went to see it.

Now to some criticisms:
[spoiler]I found it had to believe that scientists would take their helmets off in the alien structure, and then prattle about quarantines, etc.  My biggest criticism is where I cannot suspend my disbelief - In the board room meetings setting out this mission, do they purposefully try to not include scientists or stable personalities?  "This is going to be the biggest discovery in human history, so let's send the bar-code tattooed punk rocker with an attitude to make first contact"  :)  I know - I am nitpicking.  This is one of the reasons I love Trek - they usually have a 'high-road' crew.
I also think that some holes in the story could be patched with an extended edition.  Why was the old man hiding his presence - he runs the corporation financing the whole show?  Why was his daughter there?  The possibility for a sequel looks interesting.[/spoiler]

[ChrisMC]

Charlize Theron was there to be hot and awesome... ;)

[Bromptonboy]

Charlize Theron was there to be hot and awesome... ;)

Mind you...I am not complaining...  :)

[Bryancd]

I saw this today - in Imax 3D - while I was visually blown away - I was frustrated by the story.  I long for a good, hard Sci-Fi story but didn't get it here.  That being said, I enjoyed the experience - and I am glad I went to see it.

Now to some criticisms:
[spoiler]I found it had to believe that scientists would take their helmets off in the alien structure, and then prattle about quarantines, etc.  My biggest criticism is where I cannot suspend my disbelief - In the board room meetings setting out this mission, do they purposefully try to not include scientists or stable personalities?  "This is going to be the biggest discovery in human history, so let's send the bar-code tattooed punk rocker with an attitude to make first contact"  :)  I know - I am nitpicking.  This is one of the reasons I love Trek - they usually have a 'high-road' crew.
I also think that some holes in the story could be patched with an extended edition.  Why was the old man hiding his presence - he runs the corporation financing the whole show?  Why was his daughter there?  The possibility for a sequel looks interesting.[/spoiler]

Totally spot on. That's one of the films biggest issues, poorly written secondary characters. I'm trying not to say too much in this thread, even in spoiler tags, so i can save it for a roundtable discussion podcast with Al once he see's it and we can record a show.

[ChrisMC]

Yes, as has been my problem with the Alien franchise since Aliens...the characters other than Ripley are there to die, that's about it. Alien Resurrection made a try at having interesting secondary characters but they aren't very memorable. I'll say that David, Shaw, Vickers and the Captain are all pretty interesting characters...outside of them, not so much.

Doesn't matter of course, because the overarching story was pretty damn fascinating.

[Bryancd]

Yes, as has been my problem with the Alien franchise since Aliens...the characters other than Ripley are there to die, that's about it. Alien Resurrection made a try at having interesting secondary characters but they aren't very memorable. I'll say that David, Shaw, Vickers and the Captain are all pretty interesting characters...outside of them, not so much.

Doesn't matter of course, because the overarching story was pretty damn fascinating.

Indeed....and I call you out in this weeks podcast, hoping you can find it in yourself to extend that character goodwill into Alien3. :)

[ChrisMC]

Yeah, I really wanted to do a comment but I forgot. Stupid work and all. Alien 3 has a great character...bald English guy that gets his head eaten by an Alien...he's got about 13 twins!!! :D