did IQs just drop?

fishkettlebanana
MemberOvomorphJune 03, 20123979 Views43 RepliesI can't believe what I'm Hearing
everybody wants this
everybody wants that
did we forget that even when Ridley scott doesn't tick all of our imaginary tick lists and produce an instant boil in the bag masterpiece that what he does produce is still Bloody amazing
hands up if we know anyone who can do a better job
is that the sound of tumbleweed blowing by and crickets chirping
June 03, 2012
Who were all 17 of the crew members? Nothing like character depth and continuity. Unfortunate for RS I dont have the memory and attention span of a goldfish.
June 03, 2012
"@db73: lol....! Cameron is the very definition of a modern day,
over hyped plagiarist if EVER there was one. thanx for your post,
i needed a good laugh on a boring Sunday."
That may be. But as far as Sci-Fi goes he now has a higher, more consistent body of work under his belt than Scott. Just saying. He's better at this than Scott is.
June 03, 2012
"Can anyone explain what happened to all 17 crew members?"
We're there 17? I had no idea. It felt like there were only about 7 or 8 at most! And only 2 of them were of much significance to the film as it turned out.
June 03, 2012
Would have been nice to know exactly what happened to make Fifield turn out the way he did. What was the black stuff again? Holloway got burned before we even saw what was going to happen to him. Can anyone tell me why David spiked Holloways drink? I must have missed that part. I must have missed alot. So much was left unexplained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa7Hnkmq_po&feature=related
Thanks Captain Janek, for telling everyone most of the plot, they saved a few quid on telling the story unfold, like most people with half a brain were expecting huh?
June 03, 2012
This thread is bang on.
This is clearly a multi faceted high art piece which possesses subtle yet meaningful nuances and insights which will only be revealed to those who have superior reasoning ability and who keep the faith.
June 03, 2012
Prometheus had 17 crew members. Most just vanished and whay where they there? It was a poor teen movie, lets admit it.
BTW Cameron is not my favorite director, but he can save this franchise, it cant get any worse can it?
June 03, 2012
Nice to see Davids head works fine after being decapitated. I bet Ash in Alien wished he was as well put together, I guess by that time they did not make Androids like they used to....
June 03, 2012
[quote]This thread is bang on.
This is clearly a multi faceted high art piece which possesses subtle yet meaningful nuances and insights which will only be revealed to those who have superior reasoning ability and who keep the faith.[/quote]
Well said. Only those with sensibility are going to understand the extra depth he innovated, and there is a hint at a new level of looking at the politics of life in movies thats taken the meeting sections in 2001 a space oddesy a step further (see that first to get the end of this film).
And what is the other race ? Are they just military grunts with a large grant playing around and represent a fraction of a completely complex civilization ? it appears like simple people are not seeing whats opened up in here. Give cameron a film and he just closes it down.
As for the spectacle of art, go and see it in 3d at the very least or you arent going to get what has been achieved here. The next version will be a frank herbert, dave lynch style piece i hope. Please not cameron.
June 03, 2012
The Flute! haha! Ok, I think the Engineers hate us, because Prometheus stole the technology of musical instruments from them and gave it to humans... or something? Seriously, after the cheese I saw, that would not suprise me...
June 03, 2012
its like liberal vs conservative (or smart vs slightly less smart)
Ridley (liberal, opens things up) vs (cameron, conservative, closes things down).
June 03, 2012
Ok, maybe one of the "obviously" much more "learned" people posting in this thread, who just so happened to understand the movie more that the people who know a turd when they see it, can explain where all 17 crew members went, and who they were exactly?
June 03, 2012
Actually I was being saracastic - it is a turd.
Although in fairness its been polished to the point where it is shiny and you can see your face in it.
June 03, 2012
"did we forget that even when Ridley scott doesn't tick all of our imaginary tick lists and produce an instant boil in the bag masterpiece that what he does produce is still Bloody amazing"
Blade Runner - Bloody Amazing
Alien - Bloody Amazing
Gladiator - Bloody Amazing
American Gangster - Bloody Amazing
Prometheus - Poo
It has nothing to do with my "Imaginary Ticklist" I went into the cinema not expecting anything, infact I lowered my expectations.
What I did expect was a movie where every character had some depth, and maybe not even everything explained and tied up in a nice neat bow. Obviously that would be boring and then would leave nothing open for a sequel. But so much was left unexplained, that it was not even a story.
The ending was worse than the pred alien scene in AVP.
It was just a terrible movie.
What i got was at least 8 crew members disappearing from the script, a muddled story that was neither an Alien prequel (which I was not expecting anyway) or a stand alone movie worthy of any kind of franchise of its own.
It was neither here nor there.
It was so full of cheese...The flute!? The geologist howling like a wolf? Janek making a guess at what was going on, and then deciding to sacrifice himself based on an assumption? Taking his co-pilot and navigator with him, and then before crashing into the Alien ship, asking them to raise their hands up, as if it was a rollercoaster ride!!!? Pathetic!
If I did not know who was in charge, I would never have put Ridley Scotts name to it.
I have been a big fan of Ridley Scott until now. I am not going to say I enjoyed something when I did'nt, despite who made the movie.
June 03, 2012
anyway
Camerons at the bottom of the ocean
boring/I mean interesting us with his TITANIC yawns
scoff!
June 03, 2012
Just listen to the man people hah. He told you the truth, you just don't want it. There is no sanity in that to defend something only because is made by someone. I didn't like much Avathar but it was entertaining. Prometheus was confusing.
June 03, 2012
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June 03, 2012
I hear what you're saying Rubinis
its not up to me to tell people how or what to think, I sometimes like to question what other people say
but the real truth is that even though its no masterpiece, it really isn't bad either, there is real rubbish out there on the screen and this doesn't belong amongst that category. we do have high expectations
I'll be honest I really enjoyed it
I stopped looking at the site when spoilers appeared because I didn't want to spoil the surprise
come back to the film in a month and see if it really is as bad as you think it is, but if your opinion is still the same then I respect that