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Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Silver Screen => Topic started by: bushwacked on June 23, 2012, 08:34:27 PM

Title: Prometheus
Post by: bushwacked on June 23, 2012, 08:34:27 PM

Just saw this film today, and I really enjoyed it (though the experience was kind of marred by some annoying teenagers talking on their phones for the first 10 minutes). I thought it answered some questions from Alien nicely, and some parts, like the 'Abortion' scene were awesome :D Noomi Rapace and Micheal Fassbender were really good in it too.

What did you guys think of it?

Title: Prometheus
Post by: Fyn16 on August 16, 2012, 09:02:00 AM

It was amazing. The effects were brilliant (let's hear a "hooah" for Ridley Scott) and the ending was good, leaving some room for speculation. I also thought the acting was top-notch.

Title: Prometheus
Post by: Belmont2500 on August 17, 2012, 10:02:51 PM

As an avid fan of the Alien films(1-3 that is), I thought it was great.

The acting was solid and the characters were likable, it indeed answer some questions from Alien very well. I honestly enjoyed the ending(I won't spoil it, but if you're a fan of the Alien series, then you'll find it rather satisfying).

This was one of the few recent films, where I actually walked out of the theater feeling like it was well worth the show(the other time being The Amazing Spiderman).

Title: Prometheus
Post by: metadude1234 on August 17, 2012, 10:03:50 PM

Loved this movie, I hope to see a sequel :D

Title: Prometheus
Post by: Belmont2500 on August 17, 2012, 10:06:01 PM

Indeed, this was a far better follow-up to Alien 1-3 than that crap known as Alien Resurrection.

Title: Prometheus
Post by: metadude1234 on August 17, 2012, 10:09:16 PM

Ssssh... we never speak of that movie... it is forbidden

Title: Prometheus
Post by: Campion1 on August 17, 2012, 10:26:04 PM

Alien 3 is nothing but a terrible memory to me.

Title: Prometheus
Post by: Belmont2500 on August 20, 2012, 04:39:53 PM

Quote from: Campion1,Aug 17 2012 on  09:26 PM

Alien 3 is nothing but a terrible memory to me.

Really, I found Alien 3 to be terribly underrated. It was returned the series to the "One alien and hardly any weapons" formula that made the original film so terrifying.

Also, the film's themes were great as well. Alien 3 was about Redemption, Temptation and Sacrifice. Speaking that last one. The scene where Ripley sacrificed herself is undoubtably one of the most powerful scenes in the entire Alien saga.

If you want to see what I'm getting at, here's link to the Highlander review of the Alien Quadrilogy, the reviewer's feelings on the 3rd film are nearly indentical to mine:

http://davidmcmurdo.com/2012/07/12/alien-a...on-film-review/ (http://davidmcmurdo.com/2012/07/12/alien-aliens-alien-3-and-alien-resurrection-film-review/)


Still, I respect your opinion