Prometheus (Ridley Scott)

[Henry Gale]

Well I liked it. A lot, even.

I absolutely have some issues with it, but at the same time I'm still trying to wrap my head around so much of it while even the next morning continuing to come down from the rush of taking it all in ― because above else, it's much more of a superbly crafted visceral experience (the 3D, the setting(s), the creatures, overall design of it, and all) than it is a particularly concrete, faultless piece of storytelling where everything gels narratively ― that I can't help but just give my gut reaction to it, which is definitely a positive (though not ecstatic) one, more than I can put together any real, articulate thoughts or arguments of it.

In the end, probably somewhere around a B+ for me. I'll try to elaborate more later.

[Saya]

Overall, I liked it. Just came back from it.

All in all, I wish the characters were more professional though. The incompetence of the crew bothered me. Especially taking into account that this was supposed to be a trillion dollar mission? Wouldn't you hire the best of the best?

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Some actions of characters (especially the biologist and geologist) bothered me. Just from the top of my head...

Why were these guys so hell bent on touching an alien life form?

Hey, there's a breathable atmosphere in in this alien ship here. Let's just take off our helmets. I understand why they would do it from a movie perspective, it just annoyed me that they were so careless.

Also, how did geologist and biologist guy get lost in the ship? They had audio/visual contact with the crew in Prometheus and they just had mapped that area with those cool looking flying devices. Did I miss anything on this part?

The part with the dead guy suddenly appearing at the ship and the crew just opening the doors without making sure it was safe bothered me as well.

Maybe I'm just nitpicking...

Looking forward to the sequel.

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[Watashi]

This whole movie was pointless.

What an awful final scene.

[Watashi]

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Why would the Engineers come and go throughout history to leave all these "maps" across Earth that only leads them to a... military facility? Also, Lindelof did it in Star Trek, and he does it here: have crew land on huge foreign planet.... right exactly to the place where the last surviving engineer is.

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[Morris Schæffer]

This whole movie was pointless.

What an awful final scene.

Studio interference? Part of me likes to believe Ridley had nothing to do with these moronic decisions, but another realizes the man's output just hasn't been grand the last decade. In any case, this is a tricky project, always was going to be, I respect that, but the final product is so conflicted.

All this hoopla about "it's going to be/it's not going to be a prequel" seems to have thrown the makers themselves a curveball.

[EyesWideOpen]

I still haven't seen 4 but I liked this better then any of the other films.

[Pop Trash]

I still haven't seen 4 but I liked this better then any of the other films.

At this rate of wrongness, my money is on you saying Alien:Resurrection is the best in the series.

[Skitch]

I don't know, my friends are saying its only second to Aliens. Seeing it tomorrow. I'm guessing I'm gonna love it.