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Why I think Prometheus will suck

Jeystone

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1)The PG factor. I think the trailer pretty much confirms that this movie will be a PG. The design is clean and bland, and it looks like there is little room for gore. 2)The ‘Ancient Hieroglyphics’. This idea has been done to death, and the whole thing reminds me of Aliens vs. Predator. It stinks of it. Obviously Ridley seems to think he is onto something here..but this idea is one of the most repeated in Hollywood. Boring. 3)The Clean CGI look...if there is one thing that kills all horror and suspense, it is CGI...examples include 'I am Legend', where a latex mask would have been far scarier than shitty Playstation zombies...I slept fine that night, but wet the bed after seeing 'Alien'. 4)Ridley is Old! He should have been out of the game years ago, but he can't stay home because he hates his wife...
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LOL but you will still go and watch it just like the rest of us......why? because, if nothing else, it's going to be a fabulous and visually entertaining 2 hours
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Well... I've been lurking here for a while and I had to create an account to respond to this... Firstly - most stories have been done multiple time... very hard to find a truly original story anymore. Second - the look of the movie is not as "clean" as some claim... the Prometheus is supposed to be a new scientific exploration vehicle NOT a space tug like in the first Alien. Consider the look of the Space Shuttle or the Lunar Lander.... these craft were well maintained and pretty clean - i'd say the look is actually a bit more realistic than the filthy look of Alien based on actual examples. Third - No one really has any idea how good or bad this movie will be based on 2 minutes of footage from a trailer... Ridley Scott does run a bit hot and cold in terms of output - but his 2 science fiction movies so far have been groundbreaking classics in every sense of the word and so I suspect this movie will at least be "good" or entertaining enough to be worth my 10 bucks. IMO of course.
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this movie smells of bland sci-fi aka John Carter...pretty yes, CGI plenty....but lacking soul...an empty shell I predict a rt movies/imdb rating of around 67%....ok, but overall dissappointing, and lacking soul...I will be bang on the money mark my words now
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i think some one is wanting some attention , so lets go on a site where people are actually HAPPY about some thing and then trash talk it to stir up a hornets nest and feel better about themselves.
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who let the troll in.........hey if you don't like it don't watch it. simple as that.
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Ban Jeystone ...no place for trolls here .
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@Jeystone... I believe the point of this site is intelligent discussion... not hurling insults. Was there something offensive about my post that you needed to resort to a personal attack? Very mature.
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I'm not trolling...this is my honest opinion...Trailer was dissappointing, looks too clean and PG, as I feared
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and also i think the last comment in the post is in very bad taste...
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the trailer was disappointing! are we on the same website! see look whats happening guys we are all getting upset that is what it wants, ignore it and it may go away.......
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Jeystone
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@sophie what last comment? jesus can't you handle an opinion which is not YOURS? I don't like what I have seen... you accuse me of being immature, yet you are the ones calling for banning because I don't like something...Ok Himmler, calm down, you will have a stroke I have been on this forum for a good 6 months, it's not like I am making a snap decision...from what I gather so far, this movie is heading towards Alien Ressurection level disappointment...I may be wrong, but Im probably right
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Jeystone, I respect your opinion, although I do not share it completely. I am hopeful that as "clean" as it looks now, there will be a part of the movie when the proverbial you know what hits the fan and it gets dark, gritty and visceral. And just from my observation on other posts you've put up, I think some of the issue is they have a fair amount of negativity in them and I think that probably catches some people on here off-guard.
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Jeystone you offended someone that was KINDLY discussing with you ( even if now you have modified the message ) that is not tolerable . And ive yet to see your excuses to him .
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i was the only one i knew as a kid that watched alien and aliens, let alone being a huge crazy fan that collected merch from the movies. still to this day my bf laughs at me if i go on a rant about anything xenomorph. if you don't think this movie will live up to your expectations just do what i did, you get down and NERDY and make some fanfics. anyways, some things i have seen in the trailer i don't care for. the main one being the very poor CGI space jockey suit and other scenes. but i have hated CGI ever since i saw it so this movie isnt dissapointing me any more then any other movie that uses too much CG. i am a huge B movie fan and cant get enough good ol' stage make-up, puppets, and costumes. (star trek nerd much?) no matter what ive ranted online, resistance is futile and the big companies will never stop with the computer crapfest, so ive grown very tired of complaining about it. all i hope for is a good enough story line to make up for the few poor looking effects. still going to watch the movie in the theater no matter what ^__^ im going to bring a flask of rum just in case to spike my soda if it turns out as bad as the wolfman remake. that movie made me want to hang myself in the bathroom.
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The trailer alone is better than alien ressurection. I dont think there is anything to worry about as far as this film goes.

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The trailer is edited for PG / U so that it can be shown on TV; it has been noted by others on this site that there seems to be alternate edits for the trialers in the US, UK and International. E.G the UK trailer has Shaw splatered with red blood whereas in the US trailer the blood appears black in colour
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Jeystone, if you've been on here a while you've certainly noticed the uncommon level of civility among the posters, whether they agree or not. That is the nature of this forum, discussion of ideas. You have low expectations for the flick, fine. (In fact, I'm TRYING to keep mine low, so I'll be pleasantly surprised.) But please don't grind an axe and don't let your posts get personal. There are plenty of people who think the movie will be amazing. And there are plenty of folks who've been waiting 30 years for someone to transport us back to the universe in which one of our favorite sci-fi horror stories took place. Lots of folks here might even enjoy a good debate about that, but please just keep it civil.
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PG? I'll eat my own shorts if it is. At least I will be able to take my 8 and 10 year old boys to see it, right after I have made them watch the original! Then we'll go and see Friday 13th part 28 which I'm sure will be a "U".
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I cant wait to see this movie. I don't like the idea of a PG rating but if that's what happens then so be it. It would of been nice to have another dirty film noir scifi but its been done already and one of the reasons alien and especially bladerunner were so dark was to help hide the fact that they didnt have enough money. Ridley used smoke and low lighting to his advantage and if he did it again he'd only be accused of repeating himself. I agree with Jeystone about CGI, I believe its ruining movies and someone should bring back old school techniques and only use CGI when really necessary. But who knows maybe that's what is happening with prometheus. Alot of the trailer and screen shots help support this idea.
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