Movies - what you seen and was it any good?

**Chang** · 10th June 2012 23:41

PROMETHEUS

Really, Tomcat has already said what I was going to say, including the sense of deju vu. If you saw the original Alien film and wouldn't mind seeing yet another bland rehash then this is definitely for you. So many of the old ideas are repeated (including the talking decapitated android) that Ridley Scott is becoming the screen version of Jeffrey Archer.

The storyline is pap and Mr. Scott knows it. This time we are treated to an explanation of who Prometheus was whereas with Alien those who didn't realise the Nostromo connection are probably still in the dark. There are so many holes in this film it becomes almost a comedy. What on Earth is a research spaceship doing with a flamethrower on board? How can undisciplined idiots get these jobs?

6/10 and I won't be buying the DVD.

**Amanpour** · 10th June 2012 23:51

I'm really glad I decided to give Prometeus a miss. So much crap coming out of Hollywood.

**purplesmoker** · 11th June 2012 18:24

watched the dictator with sacha baron cohen not as good as borat but still watchable 6.5/10

**buddahas** · 14th June 2012 05:51

I just saw Prometheus and I don't know what to think of this movie. I purposely avoided the 3d version cuz it hurts my eyes, so I could enjoy the movie more.... or so I thought.

I didn't like how little backstory there was. 2 minute intro and then straight to the spaceship. The scene where the female scientist tries to get the alien out was pretty good. No, the movie is not a garbage. What else are you going to watch?

a solid 7 out of 10

**Chang** · 14th June 2012 08:12

Glad you enjoyed the film buddahas.

for me this scene....

Originally Posted by buddahas

The scene where the female scientist tries to get the alien out was pretty good

... was ridiculous, but maybe I shouldn't be expecting things to be believable in a sci-fi movie.

This is why I go to movies despite bad reviews, however, because everyone's taste is different.

**tomcat** · 14th June 2012 08:44

Originally Posted by Chang

but maybe I shouldn't be expecting things to be believable in a sci-fi movie

...that's precisely what makes a sci-fi movie good: a believable story line...Alien was such a success because it was plausible (if unlikely). Prometheus is a disappointment for all the reasons previously listed here...

**jonny danger** · 14th June 2012 09:13

Originally Posted by Chang

6/10 and I won't be buying the DVD.

Do people still buy DVDs?

**Chang** · 14th June 2012 16:15

Originally Posted by jonny danger

Do people still buy DVDs?

I still do. Don't want Uncle Sam suing me for a trillion Dollars in the hope of paying down the debt.

**purplesmoker** · 15th June 2012 11:49

Watched the Sitter (not that good but OK) 6/10 and the Iron Lady (i was expecting more about the political side of her life but in the end i really liked it, very human and captivating) 7/5

**Chang** · 15th June 2012 13:37

Originally Posted by purplesmoker

very human

So it was entirely fictitious then?

**purplesmoker** · 15th June 2012 16:35

what i meant is that it was very interesting to see if her personal life matched her public image and it did!

**tomcat** · 15th June 2012 16:47

...actually, I preferred Streep to the original...

**purplesmoker** · 15th June 2012 18:34

i admire people with conviction and who doesn't bend in front of pressure and i like what she said nowadays people always ask about feeling, bnow everything is about feeling instead of thinking!

**MikeS** · 15th June 2012 19:15

Agree that Prometheus looked great and the 3D was very well done to give depth rather than gimmicks. Naomi Rapace is also great, as is Michael Fassbinder. But the story is clunky and full of improbabilities. With a script with more mystery and plausability it could have been great, but instead its merely good. 7/10
Incidentally, the wife thought it was crap.