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Hudson

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Well after waiting for years for this film to be made I saw it last night. I was hoping for some answers to questions I have been asking for years.... Who are the Space Jockeys and where do they come from? Why does the derelict ship on LV426 have a cargo hold full of eggs. Why did it crash? Where do the Xenos come from and what are their purpose? I was hoping for at least some of these questions to be addressed. Unfortunately none of them were. Instead I was treated to a fantastic looking movie with a very vague plot. What was the point of the tomb/big head/urns? Why did the murals change and a storm start? Why was there a carving of a Xeno in the tomb? What were the Engineers running from? Why were their bodies piled up with holes in them but no sign of any Xenos? Why did David discover the goo but then no more reference is made to it in the film? What was the point of the dead Engineers head exploding? Surely they could of come up with something more terrifying than the squid alien? Why was there no Xeno after snake alien jumped down Milburn's throat? What did David say to the Engineer? The "weapons of mass destruction" line from Janek had me cringeing. Any line the Scottish actress delivered was terrible. The ending with Shaw & David flying off in the Engineer's ship was ridiculous. The CGI used for the Engineers made them look like the aliens from Avatar. This film was made for one reason. Money. Ridley Scott has basically made an "Alien type movie" that kids can watch. There wasnt one scene that scared me in the slighest. It reminded me of the disappointment I felt when I first saw Star Wars - The Phantom Menace. Potentially Prometheus could of been one of the best Sci Fi movies of all time. It pains me to say this but Prometheus is rubbish.
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how can the kids watch it? its R and why does everyone care if they do? also i did not really think this was going to be a horror film like alien, darker yeah but not horror, more like science exploration then science horror.
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@ Hudson, sorry the movie disappointed, I know how crappy it is when something you look you forward to ends up not being what you thought it was. Was it at least entertaining? I remember the phantom menace and that film was a snooze-fest that was not fun to watch.
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I've moved this to the Prometheus Reviews (Disliked) board. Please people reading - if you did not like Prometheus, please post your reviews here.

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It was entertaining, but only because it is set in the Alien universe. Before I saw the movie this quote from RS stuck in my mind and I thought we would get the film we all craved. Ridley Scott: "I'm one of those directors who comes from the 'it's all about everything' school" Unfortunately the movie isnt really about anything. This movie should of been easy to make, it should almost write itself, however he has gone off on a tangent and tried to create something new which hasnt worked in my opinion.
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@Hudson that is understandable, I think a lot of the things Scott and Lindelof said in interviews did not seem to pan out judging by all the negative reviews. Not exactly sure what they were trying to do but will wait till I see it myself to say whether or not they succeeded. It really is sad that so many fans feel let down though.
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Another thing that ruined it for me was changing the appearance of the Engineer. HR Giger designed the original and it looked like it was related to the Xenomorph, pretty menacing. Now we find out it is just a suit & helmet with a humanoid inside it. And how come there is only one in the so called "installation"?
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just go back to earth .
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Hudson
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Im going to see Prometheus again to see if its any better the 2nd time around. I really want to like it. However I dont hold out much hope that my views on it will change.

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