I have seen it once and did not really care for it.

6/26/2012 8:31:55 PM

So my mom just dragged me to see this, I wanted to see the new Steve Carrel movie but I let her have her way. Neither of us knew anything going in.

I liked it. There were a lot of questions I had and I thought it was really strange there were soooo many famous actors/actress for just a B scifi movie. I'm also kinda surprised this thread is 13 pages, I'll have to read it some.

6/30/2012 5:20:57 PM

B scifi eh...didn't know minks was into trolling

6/30/2012 5:37:55 PM

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"because the BLACK GOO is an ALL PURPOSE PLOT DEVICE and does WHATEVER THE FUCK THE MOVIE NEEDS IT TO DO."

reminds me of District 9

6/30/2012 6:33:18 PM

Went today and saw this, finally. First movie I've seen at the theater in a few years actually.

6/30/2012 6:56:01 PM

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""because the BLACK GOO is an ALL PURPOSE PLOT DEVICE and does WHATEVER THE FUCK THE MOVIE NEEDS IT TO DO.""

black goo = light and magic on LOST

6/30/2012 8:12:09 PM

The CREW wakes up and gathers to watch a HOLOGRAPHIC POWER POINT PRESENTATION featuring BENJAMIN BUTTON.

LOL

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"Advice for fans of the Alien movies "I guess my message would be: Try not to bring too much of what you want Prometheus to be into the theater. The first time you see the movie, your sense of what you want it to be and what it's going to be could potentially override you just sitting back and watching it. And I do feel that at the very least, taking full responsibility for my own role in the writing of the film, it's one of the most visually spectacular things that I've seen recently. It can be experienced as just something that washes over you if it's possible for you to turn your brain off. I just hope people dig it.""

-Lindelof

[Edited on June 30, 2012 at 9:47 PM. Reason : Wow, the guy actually admits it makes no sense]

6/30/2012 9:37:08 PM

lindelof's shit worked with lost because lost was always about the characters. you could suspend disbelief and sort of turn your brain off even when things got ridiculous because you cared about jack, locke, ben, sawyer, sayid, etc. prometheus isn't like that. none of the characters are interesting, and it's hard to give a shit about any of them.

7/1/2012 12:08:29 AM

ding ding ding we have a winner.

7/1/2012 9:42:11 AM

I think I cared more for the cat in the original Alien then I did for just about every character in Prometheus.

7/1/2012 11:17:06 AM

Amen.

7/1/2012 3:10:21 PM

http://whatculture.com/film/prometheus-20-blunders-that-ruined-the-film.php

Fun read about all the stupid in this film

One thing I have found on here and the IMDB boards, is that all of the fan boys are using the same tactic when defending this movie. Basically, any point that is made to point out a plot hole, or bad writing, lack of exposition, or just plain stupid nonesense, is explained away by the fan boys by some explanation of which there is no basis in the movie. They read soooooo far into things, and pull out explanations that are just guesses or there own made up theories. I mean I understand a movie leaving something up to interpretation, but I think its rediculous for defenders to try and explain away character motivations or plot points without any basis whatsoever. The movie needed just a little bit more exposition before you can assume all of these stupid explanations.

[Edited on July 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM. Reason : .]

7/5/2012 2:19:08 PM

#4 (“I don’t – it’s what I choose to believe.”) still pisses me off every time I think about it. It was Scott and Lindelof giving the finger to science. And calling Evolution "Darwinism" was more of the same.

also nail on the head:

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"I don’t think the writers cared about any of this when they were writing it and that is why the film fails. Not everyone watching this film is a moron. "

[Edited on July 5, 2012 at 2:52 PM. Reason : .]

7/5/2012 2:47:47 PM

the only thing I can think could defend the unanswered questions is that they will be answered in the sequel

but if the sequel answers every single plothole from the first one, it will just be another shitty movie

7/5/2012 2:59:53 PM

^ well, if lost is any indication...

7/5/2012 3:25:40 PM

I saw this yesterday. I'm sure it's been pointed out, but I went to see this based solely on the old siren from the trailer. WHERE THE FUCK WAS IT?

7/5/2012 11:31:59 PM

Finally saw this last night and I enjoyed it, despite the glaring plot holes and 'what the fuck' moments. After readin the comments in this thread I agree with a lot of you who pointed out the inconsistent writing, etc.

Out of all the crazy, belief suspended moments in this movie, the one thing that kept sticking out to me was how much physical stress Shaw encountered after having the c-section. Small, simple movements would've ripped the incision back open and she was running, jumping, stretching and getting thrown around everywhere just minutes later.

Also, what was the point of the writers making the surgery pod male only? Just to add some tension for a few seconds while she did the manual override? I understand why it could be male only (even though you would think a machine with those capabilities and price tag would work for both genders) for Weyland, but it didn't really add anything to the story by pointing that out. Perhaps they wanted to show that Weylands life is paramount to the mission?

7/10/2012 10:38:20 AM

I think that point was revealed to make a sly indication that Weyland was still alive before we knew it. Nothing major, but I did find it slightly interesting. But yes, a machine like that should be able to work on both male and female.

7/10/2012 4:35:09 PM

of all the nitpicking the machine should be low on our list. they said VERY few existed, so it is safe to assume this is fancy/expensive/new tech so having it configured for one gender isnt too far out of the realm of possibility.

7/10/2012 5:26:58 PM

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"I saw this yesterday. I'm sure it's been pointed out, but I went to see this based solely on the old siren from the trailer. WHERE THE FUCK WAS IT?"

was that siren even in alien? i just thought the whole original prometheus trailer was supposed to be an homage to the alien trailer between all the short, intense clips, the siren, and the way the text came together and formed the movie's title

7/10/2012 11:06:01 PM

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"Prometheus sequel is officially happening EntertainmentMoviesNews In a suspiciously low-key fashion, Fox has confirmed that this year’s hyped science fiction smash hit, Prometheus, will indeed have a sequel. The Ridley Scott is-it-or-is-it-not prequel to Alien that grossed over $303 million worldwide will air its follow-up in 2014, with Scott, Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender commited to continuing the cinematic legacy. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof, however, will not work on the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox’s president of production Emma Watts has emphasized that audiences must remain patient for the peroration as the studio and ““Ridley [Scott] is incredibly excited about the movie, but we have to get it right. We can’t rush it.” Interestingly, Watts has overseen sequels from both the X-Men and Planet of the Apes franchises (take that as you will) and word on the web is that after part two, viewers can expect an epic third instalment. "

8/6/2012 2:22:09 PM

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"but we have to get it right. We can’t rush it."

If only the same considerations were provided to this first movie.

8/6/2012 2:49:28 PM

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"Screenwriter Damon Lindelof, however, will not work on the project."

Which means that maybe the sequel might make a little more sense.

8/6/2012 2:58:27 PM

I really hope for the same, but with the talks of a third already in the planning, methinks this might be another more-questions-than-answers ordeal in order to dangle the carrot for the next installment. I really hope they will at least answer the questions that lingered from the first.

[Edited on August 6, 2012 at 3:30 PM. Reason : ]

8/6/2012 3:29:39 PM

sounds like they are taking lessons from the matrix crew.

8/6/2012 5:32:07 PM

Yeah it makes sense because prometheus doesnt really need a sequel. Just how matrix also didnt need a sequel.

8/6/2012 7:14:44 PM

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"The Ridley Scott is-it-or-is-it-not prequel to Alien that grossed over $303 million worldwide will air its follow-up in 2014, with Scott, Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender commited to continuing the cinematic legacy."

Awesome!

Too bad Cherlize Theron won't be back. I really think she should have been an android. She really did seem too young to be Weyland's daughter, he was like 100 years old and she was, what, like 35?

8/6/2012 7:27:04 PM

Charlize is sexy hot

8/6/2012 8:28:58 PM

^ CapnObvious

8/7/2012 4:58:46 AM

good news in my book

8/7/2012 8:20:03 AM

Lets make everything into a trilogy!

8/7/2012 8:46:50 AM

^Certainly what it feels like.

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"sounds like they are taking lessons from the matrix crew."

Well Matrix 3 hardly had any matrix in the movie. Prometheus hardly had any alien in the movie.

8/7/2012 9:04:02 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLbcZggwVCw&list=ELdOWv76j71Ew&index=0&feature=plcp

8/25/2012 12:46:40 AM

For anyone that still cares, looks like there is a possibility that we will get an extended version despite what Scott has been saying to the contrary. The info along the left side says 2:04, but the timebar says 2:39, matching up with previous information that 35 additional minutes were cut for the theatrical release.

9/7/2012 10:27:18 AM

Credits?

9/7/2012 10:53:11 AM

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"Quote : ""because the BLACK GOO is an ALL PURPOSE PLOT DEVICE and does WHATEVER THE FUCK THE MOVIE NEEDS IT TO DO."" black goo = light and magic on LOST "

this

9/12/2012 11:18:48 AM

Leaked deleted scenes. Movie still sucks though.

http://film-book.com/prometheus-2012-10-minute-deleted-scenes-video-ridley-scott/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+film-book%2FdAVg+%28Film-Book.com%29


You're welcome

9/12/2012 7:42:34 PM

So I bought the DVD. Scott spills the beans about why the engineers wanted to destroy the humans: It IS because the humans killed their Space Jockey Jesus.

I enjoy having this on DVD though, cause there is a bunch of stuff that I did not pick up on in the theater. I am still unsure as to the origin of the Alien. Was the alien at the end the first Xeno ever? Or is that just to show where they come from?

10/13/2012 3:59:48 PM

wow, the Jesus theory confirmed makes this movie exponentially more retarded.

10/13/2012 4:34:37 PM

It should come to no surprise.

10/13/2012 4:59:53 PM

^^^ The xeno at the end was not the first one. There is artwork in the ship that depicts Xenos (in the room with the canisters of black goo).

10/13/2012 5:07:07 PM

wait. wait. WAIT.

The whole Jesus H. Christ was a secret space jockey and when some sand farming Jews and Romans killed him the Engineers got pissed off hypothesis was correct?!

Are you fucking shitting me?

[Edited on October 13, 2012 at 5:58 PM. Reason : .]

10/13/2012 5:57:53 PM

Its mentioned a few pages back. There is a direct quote from Lindelof stating the same thing. And yes, its pretty damn stupid.

10/14/2012 11:47:32 PM

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"And yes, its pretty damn stupid."

it is beyond stupid, it is fucking retarded

10/15/2012 12:06:37 AM

Wow. I did not know of this until now. Well, that makes this movie about 100% more stupid than I already thought it was. What a disappointment.

10/15/2012 8:12:26 AM

Your movie is bad and you should feel bad.

10/15/2012 9:08:15 AM

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"it is beyond stupid, it is fucking retarded"

QFT. But, people wanted answers, they just never counted on the answers being this retarded. Personally, I think random bullshit would have been a million times better. The engineers just wanting a do-over or an Earth 2.0 would have been easier to believe. Then again why would they care about a planet that fucking far.

10/15/2012 9:41:05 AM

Sorry to say it, but I think you guys are taking this a bit too seriously. It's just a science fiction movie. Why does something said in an interview in the DVD extras impact your opinion of the film? You didn't draw that conclusion by watching it yourself.

10/16/2012 12:37:05 AM

for the record, i thought this film sucked a dick long before this revaluation.

10/16/2012 7:28:32 AM

You're right, it is just a science fiction film. The problem is, the science was always dubious at best and now we've got confirmation that the fiction is straight up looney toons retarded. It's a science fiction film, indeed, and a very disappointing one.

10/16/2012 7:47:45 AM