Have I upset the staff here?

I hope not, but my last two spoiler free posts, which expressed my polite thoughts after the 1st, and then the 2nd viewing, which both attracted interesting responses, seem to have vanished from the lists of posts? Is someone taking them down? Or am I missing something. The last thread is below........ After seeing the film on opening night, I was gutted : ( Now...for all you haters out there...that's just my opinion and we're all entitled to one. So back off all those who don't understand what an opinion is, or a discussion board where they can be aired. First time out, I thought the story was confused. The soundtrack, whilst good on album, was mismatched frequently against the scenes. The majority of characters were flat (although loved the interplay between Vickers and the ships captain) There was no fear, dread or terror and the promised sh*t was certainly not scared out of me by any stretch of the imagination. On the positive side, the visuals were stunning and David8 was the best android ever. But the ending was (IMHO) a huge piece of cheese. So much potential for being scary and emotion provoking missed. Having taken my son to see it last night with vastly reduced expectations, I feel slightly better. The film stands up on its own...but is certainly not the adult calibre film some of us hoped for. As regards a fitting prequel to the Alien film (and no one committed that it was).... not there yet..but scope for a sequel will see where that goes, and to be clear..I'm no longer bothered if it turns into a completely separate franchise on a complete tangent. My mind has let go of the upset and now has hope that the new story will develop along interesting lines. I asked my son (who is 20 years younger and not a huge fanboy like me) what he felt about it and he simply said, it was a 6/10 and an enjoyable film. I'm glad he enjoyed it and for all those of you who did. That's important. Life is too short and difficult not to enjoy a good night out at the cinema. For me, I'm still upset...but I DID enjoy some of the cinematic scenes and a glorious looking film. I hope those who got upset about it like me can watch it again after your expectations have been dashed. Let go of them now....the chance is gone. Watch it as a stand alone and it's an ok romp with beautiful visuals and some nice lines, with potential for an interesting sequel. Endings still cheese though : ) Spread the Love. Replies (13) shardy Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:16 PM i am glad that a bit of decompression from your initial viewing helped you to appreciate the film for what it is. i myself have not seen the film. i will this coming friday. i plan on seeing it again after that in IMAX i figured that some folks who weren't at all pleased or sated with this film, might look at it thru a different lens after seeing it a 2nd time. not to suggest you now love the film, but it seems that you don't disregard it as much as you did a short while ago thanx for this post mr pest Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:16 PM Thats exactly how I felt after 1st and 2nd viewings spot on pal alteredstate. Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:21 PM i'm booked in to see it again this time in 2d so after some initial upset like you i feel i can just relax on second view and hopefully take more away from it this time round i have seen an interview with ridley who said the 2d print is beautiful. Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:24 PM | Edit @Shardy and mr pest Thanks guys.... After huge expectations I felt gutted after seeing it and it really is good to have salvaged something. It's not a bad film...that's for sure. You can poke holes in lots of scripts you like. It's well worth a second viewing once you've taken your fanboy hat off. Was kinda cool taking my son to see it after my dad took me to see Alien. Phew....Thanks again guys. Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:27 PM | Edit @alteredstate. Hope you enjoy it pal. I sincerely feel your pain after the first viewing. It's nice as you say, to relax and just let it be a film and not something you pinned huge expectations on : ) Hope it helps put things right (well, better anyway : ) ) M dontwastyourtime Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:35 PM @Mithra: quite right about the music. It didn't match the action onscreen. But again, Prom is a B-movie, nothing more. It won't reach cult status like Alien or Blade Runner. Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 4:38 PM | Edit @dontwastyourtime I agree 100%. Chance missed. But....still chances for a sequel to learn from the mistakes. I may be grasping at straws...but hey...I never thought they'd make this film in the first place...so you never know. Cheers M LV 223 WRECK Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 5:45 PM hi everybody I was twice in first day and third other day...I am not a Alien RS fan let's say just a film archiver for a long time (tickets are very chip in my country 2,4 euro lol) I tried like you but no way.... some said 6/10....what a shame for a movie served like this...... ?? class movie served like A class movie.. it is about everything movie puh... you got the Shaw's axe hitted on your brains and looking for a chance to stay in life ha ha ha lol... let's be honest force DL use some cells seeded by SJs !! and resist to insulting by kiddish stupidly scripted movie making especially by RS so sequel may be 2 times awful than prequel. lol ...so resist for remaking of Prometheus it is a pleasure to be in this forum with you...kindly Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 7:05 PM | Edit @LV223 Wreck I understand how you feel. I hope that any sequel employs different writers. I hope it's more gritty and suspenseful. The grand ideas of this film need to be played out better in any sequel. Thank you for sharing your thoughts M sukkal Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 8:31 PM Mithra, I'm so glad that you feel better now. Your original disappoint was palpable. I'm not really a “fan boy about any movie overall, though many would likely call me that anyway. BUT, I do get passionate about certain aspects of films, and “wasted opportunity on any intentional endeavour is always disappointing to me, even to the point that I get angry from time to time. It makes me very happy that you're open to this film being something *different* from your original expectation(s). And, from a childless person’s perspective, the fact that you could go with your son as a shared experience is more valuable than any film itself as entertainment could ever be. Hudson Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-03-2012 11:30 PM I actually went home after seeing Prometheus in a bad mood. I had been looking forward to seeing it for a long time. It was a real disappointment. Ridley Scott blew it. Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-04-2012 5:55 AM | Edit @sukkal Thank you for taking the time to write that. I feel a bit better now that I've seen it again, had some general acceptance and that the rush of expectation has past. It would be foolish to let anger and upset get the better of me...it is only a film I know. : ) M Mithra Member Send PM REPORT› Posted Jun-04-2012 5:57 AM | Edit @Hudson I understand entirely. I went home gutted...very angry...Couldn't even talk to my friends much about it when we left the cinema as they weren't fanboys...So upset about the missed chances. M