Prometheus

[Apestrife]

Well, when I think about it, especially when you mention Robin Hood. I may a bit blinded by the briliance of Blade Runner

Well. The counselor looks promising. A good script penned by McCarthy(who just seems to get better and better at it), and hopefully Ridley doing a good job.




Other than that. Says in this interview http://collider.com/ridley-scott-prometheus-deleted-scenes-interview/172202/ both that he's happy with Prometheus, but it still looks like if there could be an extended cut. I don't think it will cure what's wrong with it, not for me at least, but still. Could be interesting.

[Spikes]

A little taster before the dvd/bluray is released next month.
Six deleted scenes from Prometheus.

[darnmarr]

My favourite review:
more of a heartfelt rant

[Richmond Clements]

My favourite review:
more of a heartfelt rant

Beautiful!

[radiator]

In space, no one can hear you scream at the TV.

[mygrimmbrother]

My favourite review:
more of a heartfelt rant

Yep, that was great - cheers!

[radiator]

I like this one. Bitchy, but right on the money in most respects.

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

[Spikes]

I told him you wanted to live forever

[Charlie boy]

I saw Prometheus on the pictures and walked out at the end finding myself unable to speak for a while; when talk of an installment for Blade Runner started being discussed again not long after, I immediately groaned at the idea of a director seemingly wanting to revisit one of his earlier (and best) works after so recently wrecking another.
But anyway, here's Fassbender in a promotional video for the best live band I ever got to see. Filmed some years ago, he's probably "too big" to wear such a costume again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXRSslBi2CY

[Hap Hazzard]

Prometheus was the biggest pile of crap I've seen all year. I seriously wonder if Ridley Scott has lost the plot allowing Lindlehof to write such an embarrassingly bad script that doesn't even marry up with what's seen in Alien regarding the Space Jockey, let alone film it.  it makes the Alien vs Predator films look good in comparison.  It makes Alien Resurrection look slightly better.  That's an awful thing to say I know, but true none the less.  Such a disappointment. Males me have no hope for Ridley and the Blade Runner sequel. 

[M.I.K.]

But anyway, here's Fassbender in a promotional video for the best live band I ever got to see. Filmed some years ago, he's probably "too big" to wear such a costume again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXRSslBi2CY

Dunno about that... Apparently, he's recently been cast as the lead in a new film based on the life of Frank Sidebottom.

Yes, you read that correctly.

[bluemeanie]

I kinda liked it but did realise half way through I was doing the same "That makes no sen...... ah fuck it" mental jumps I do in order to love dumb films like Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus. A lot of them too. Shouldn't really have to do that in what is a pretty high brow genre film.

Sadly everything that makes the first film a classic, the suspense, the atmosphere, the way they make essentially stereotype characters feel incredibly real, is missing. Yeah Scott was on fire back then but it shows just how much Alien was Dan O'Bannon's baby

[GordonR]

The difference between Alien and Prometheus has nothing to do with Dan O'Bannion, whose initial schlocky script was heavily rewritten by Walter Hill and David Giler. It's the difference between a talent at the start of his directorial career, and a man in his 70s whose best creative years are well behind him.

Brace yourselves now for the Bladerunner revisitation.

[bluemeanie]

Yeah, good point, forgetting my sci-fi nerd history there. I shoulda just said script really as I thought it was the story that let the film down more than any obviously bad direction.

Also I'm a total pussy with films and while I have no problem with blood and guts I'm crap at the jump-y bits, even those my ex-Fangoria reader can see telegraphed a mile off. Think I shoulda had at least one moment in the film where I was at least slightly anxious. I mean I've seen the first film dozens of times but still get tensed up when Dallas goes into the vents.

Which of course may be down to the editing and direction so I've talked myself into a circle   

[radiator]

There are hundreds of hilarious discussion threads over on IMDB where Ridley Scott apologists tie themselves in knots trying to explain why the gaping plot holes in Prometheus aren't actually such, and if you think they are, you're stupid.

I swear someone on there was seriously arguing the reason the geologist and biologist behaved so illogically and inconsistently was because they were 'obviously' not scientists, and were 'obviously' spies/sabateurs, and everyone was stupid for not picking up on this 'subplot'. "You all need everything spelled out to you, you're obviously not intelligent enough for this film etc etc".

I heard another theory that it was because they were both really stoned, which makes a modicum of sense, but if true is still utterly terrible writing.

Now that the dust has settled and the DVD release is imminent, I hope we can all agree that no, the 'directors cut' will not salvage this train wreck of a film, and it was frankly, nice visuals aside, just a bit shit.