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Prometheus can't go wrong for me

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RobG

MemberOvomorphMay 20, 20121156 Views24 Replies
I don't know about anyone else, but Prometheus - when I finally get to see it on June 1st - simply cannot do any wrong - here's why... 1) There is nothing else like it out there - From the story to the production design, there is nothing else like Prometheus coming to cinema's this year. So, even if the story is utter bobbins, it will be a visual feast that has to be seen on the big screen. 2) Its not a 12A - I can take some comfort in the knowledge that being a 15 rated means we will get some darkness in the usually light and fluffy Summer season. 3) No Xenos? Who cares!!! - I dont know if I am in a minority, but I couldn't care less if there was a Xeno in this film; if the film was called - Alien: The Beginning I would take an issue, but it is not - it is a new story which will - hopefully - have a cool link to the Alien story. Unfortunately, like others have said, Alien Resurrection and the AVP films truly destroyed the Xeno and turned it into a neutered joke - you cannot return from that. 4) The score - I was worried about this one given the calibre of score in at least the first three Alien films but I very much like what Marc Streitenfeld has done and look forward to hearing how it works with the film. 5) Scott and Lindelof - Lastly, I think if the script had been pursued solely with Jon Spaihts input, I think this would have been a dud. But given that Scott and Lindelof gave it a rewrite, I think we will get something special. I believe Spaihts is a hack - harsh? Did you SEE The Darkest Hour - he wrote that film and had easily some of the worst, most cringeworthy dialogue I have ever heard - this is why Lindelof was drafted in and clearly why Spaihts is doing barely any media - IMO. Those are my thoughts - what are yours? What will it take for Prometheus to ruin your Summer?

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ElephantMan
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It's got 4% chance of going wrong for me, i'd like it to leave a lot of unanswered questions, why did this character do this? What was down there? Did this character know this? Did this character survive? I'd also like a scene akin to the original spacejockey/alien eggs scene in Alien where the audience is left full of wonder, this is what made Alien so special for me. 30 years after it's release we were still speculating on various aspects, I really hope it's eventful while giving us visual treats and leaves us wondering at least until the next one comes around, if Ridley is still around.. god forbid anything happening but he is 74 now; he can't afford to be putting things on hold anymore.
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Spaihts, the "go to guy for sci-fi scripts" is a horrible writer with a very talented agent/marketing team. My previous topic regarding Spaihts: http://www.prometheus-movie.com/community/forums/topic/5105
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Welcome RobG and jgoti (clever spelling by the way! ;•) ! This is a very well-run, friendly, and civilized (for the most part) place. Sparty doesn't always mean it WHEN [b]HE [u]SCREAMS[/u]!!![/b]... I feel that I'm [u]very likely[/u] to like this film, but like dallas!dallas!, I'm still taking a 35% or so "wait and see" attitude. I [u]want[/u] this film to be a major REBOOT of this franchise. I want UNICORNS out the wazoo and I want their pointy horns to show themselves in a 2nd and 3rd film that have their existential genesis in this one. [img]http://masempul.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/unicorns.jpg[/img] I do not personally believe the core of the backstory à la Ancient Aliens and whatnot, but I still find it immensely entertaining to theorize about things in a similar vein and if Ridley and Lindelof can surprise me I'll be floored and thrilled. Similar kinds of things emerged in [i]LOST[/i] and that brings me to... @abordoli — I agree that [i]LOST[/i] is worth watching. But, the ending was one of the WORST in the history of television. WRET.CHED. Because there was SO much really great stuff (especially early on) in the whole thing, I could stomach it. If Prometheus ends as badly as [i]LOST[/i], then Ridley is off his rocker. I don't think it will, though. In that I do (as of now, still) believe.
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The only way it could be ruined is if we see this after the credits. [img]http://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/nick-fury.jpg[/img]

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