The Prometheus Hypocrisy

We adults deserve to see an R rated version, period. True, a film of this magnitude must be "milked" for all of the profit that it can bring. That's just business. But, to dilute art (which is what Scott and Giger are all about) is a travesty. If they want to make this available to children (IMHO this is NOT a kid's film) as well, then allow people a choice between seeing the PG13 OR R rated version. Today's modern multi-screen theaters certainly can accommodate one of each. The closest to my home has 18 state-of-the-art screens. Mr. Scott: Tell the suits your art MUST NOT be watered down to the point that adults will not want to see it. We might as well just wait for the Blu-Ray to be released in your Director's Cut.

also, just my pinion but if I am in the demographic FOX is shooting for, that is a teen angst filled 15-19 year old male, I am going to be far more attractyed to a 14+ rated film, than one rated PG...it's a bad move by Fox, not very bright in my opinion, and in the end it matters not cause Ridley said there will be an explicit dvd version. I cannot wait for it.

@Juxtapose, 'Girl with a dragon tattoo' was a 100 million dollar budget, R rated movie....so um yes, they do make large budget R rated movies...if the director stands his ground and doesnt pussy out

here here Jeystone. I saw in an interview Lindellof pussying out. Saying you can up the tension without upping the rating, sure you can - I agree with him. But I think we all want utter terror beyond belief. Really shocking shit. Thats why we need the R. Boundaries on acceptability need to be pushed in Prometheus. NOT Pg 13 Diet Horror tension.

Start an ANTI-PG13 campaign people! Boycott Fox if they release a PG-13 Alien Prequel. I remember AVP is rated PG-13 but it does contain quite a bit of stabbing, impaling, decapitating especially during the Clash of Titans moments. But the way I remember it, the movie feels safe, toothless, despite the amount of violence in it. It takes a great filmmaker to film violence that make an impact I guess.

yeah the big problem today is that everyone is so entrenched in a world of action and instant gratification. We all want everything "NOW". Movies tend to over do the action, the story sucks, the cgi is overdone, movies rip off from other movies, ideas are constantly recycled, every scene is spoiled through the trailers so that movie studios can draw in an audiences easier, audiences are always comparing one movie to another, studios are too afraid to produce anything original due to budget constraints and financial risks. Movies just don't leave an impact as they once did. Film studios and filmmakers alone are looking to just please the audiences and make films that will bring in a large profit. Nothing is just "story" anymore. Its all about pathetic and overdone cgi and action. Everyone goes to the movies to be entertained but nowadays its like their spoon feeding us rushed and overdone crap. They put everything in the trailer just so we can spend our money and increase their profits. A good director knows that they have to fight for their vision. They can't just let studios walk all over them just to get what they want. Film studios don't care about the creative content of a film, they just want things in a film that they know will draw in an audience. What a good director knows is that he will have to fight for his vision in order to convince the film studios to up the budget and thus giving the director more room to expand his vision. It seems like either directors nowadays either depend on too much cgi or they just want to remain "friends" with the studios thus giving the studio the opportunity to take advantage of whomever may make the film. In the end I feel like over 60 percent of the films we get nowadays are done in small amounts of time, rushed out the door and milked dry for advertisement purposes. Very few films, if any leave a lasting impact anymore. Originality has been thrown out the window for cash and cgi is overdone pathetically to the point where we have just accepted it. What happen to miniatures. What happened to "REAL". Is everything just going to be done in cgi one day? I really don't know. All I know is that film itself has taken a turn for the worst and the biggest problem is, it doesn't seem to be getting better anytime soon. I know Ridley Scott has a plan up his sleeve. There's not a lot of directors out there like Scott who know how to advertise properly and ultimately keep things under wraps until the release of the film. Look how heavily guarded 20th Century Fox is about Prometheus. Obviously some of that has to do with Scott's advertising techniques. They haven't spilled all the beans yet about the ENTIRE film in their trailer or through interviews like some filmmakers tend to do. What's lost in today's society is secrecy and mystery. Everyone wants to get the word out RIGHT AWAY. They don't ever want to wait until the primeire of the film. One of the biggest damn culprits of spoilage is trailers themselves. Editors and studios milk the films dry of all the key scenes within a film. Honestly, "WTF" is all I have to say. Its a cheap way for audiences to get enticed to go to a movie and spend their money just too see everything they saw in the trailer. I think Scott will be able to dodge most if not all these problems. Obviously 20th Century Fox respects Scott and his ability to make a film. So there's a good tell tale sign that things are on the right track for Prometheus.