if you loved alien/aliens. . .
crookedbill
MemberOvomorphMay 23, 20121513 Views33 Replieslong time lurker, first time poster. sorry to make my first post a negative one.
so the more i hear about prometheus and the more trailers/spots i see, the less enthusiastic i'm getting about his film. if you're a fan of "alien" or "aliens" i think you're going to be disappointed. here are my reasons:
1) it's a prequel, and like any prequel it's gonna be loaded with useless boring exposition. endless yapping and long-winded platitudes from the characters. just what we've seen already from the official trailers/spots has spoiled the movie and tries to "explain" too much! where's the mystery?
there won't be any.
2) what made "alien" great? it was a very basic horror/monster film - relatable and likeable characters (blue collar, in a grubby blue collar setting), no-name actors, mystery and atmosphere, very little exposition, very basic plot, a couple great shocking scenes, and you barely ever see the (absolutely weird, for the time, and expertly designed) monster. aka "jaws in space."
by contrast prometheus seems to have a bunch of cocky unlikeable characters (most of whom look like nameless monster fodder, though there are a number of "major" name stars vying for screen time and attention), ridiculous high-tech "future" environments, relatively little mystery, a LOT of exposition and over-explanation, cliche "high concept" plot, pseudo-science and shallow religious (likely anti-religious) themes, lots of "huge" eye-catching action sequences, and multiple monsters (humanoids, snakes and squids? lame) look like they get a lot of major screen time in brightly lit environments.
3) admit it, you're only onboard because you love "alien" (a horror movie) and/or "aliens" (a war movie). what was so cool about those films? the original giger monster/xenomorph! doesn't look like this movie will feature that at all. hope you're shocked by snakes and squids! this film won't be anything like either of the originals.
4) returning to classic beloved sci-fi franchises from the 70's and 80's has proven disastrous in the past decade. the star wars prequels? awful. the avp films? awful. the terminator 3 and salvation? awful. every single one of those films had me excited, but felt like a knife through the heart when i actually saw them. they could never live up to the originals, and neither will prometheus.
mark my words, prometheus will get ruthlessly panned by fans and film critics.
