What disappointed you/What did you not like about Prometheus?

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MemberOvomorphJune 10, 20123172 Views55 Replies
Allright. Before i start; As much as i'd like to speculate more, discuss theories and whatnot, i want to get down to the negative aspects. The disappointments, and dissatisfaction that was felt by everyone.
It can help make the next movies better, and help refine it to make it a more complete, flaw-free experience.
I've got a TON of things i question, and would love to discuss, but i feel it's right to finally put up a thread exclusively about the negatives of the movie.
I might throw in a little discussion/elaboration on certain things in this initial post that AREN'T related directly to the things i didn't like. But other than that, it's about the negatives.
ALSO, feel FREE to post in some things you liked, to counter the negatives, and rule out what was otherwise excellent.
Consider this the megathread, so post away in here... or not? Whatever.
Anyhow.
What disappointed me?
Well. It was simple. One main negative factor was the pacing, and vague, incoherent and quick sections of the movie.
Everything from Vickers' squishing. *run, run; *girly short scream* SHABLAM!*
To Janek's ...' Ok...let's do this ' mentality in regards to stopping the ship, and subsequent "HAND-JOB!" before crashing into it...
It was all so sudden, and abrupt. Another solid 20 minutes of action would have helped space things out, and eliminate scenes such as those.
I left the theatre with a big "WTF?", just thinking about the abrupt nature of the movie.
Things such as the Engineer's reaction after David speaking, isn't really of my concern. The guy was simply frustrated.
I mean, how would you feel if some folks woke YOU up (not of your own people, to boot), and argued, and tried to communicate with you, at the same time? If you look at the way he looked at Shaw while she was talking, he seemed like he was very focused, and was listening. Then pulled a Kansas City Shuffle. Looking left, right, left again, centre, left back to David.
Arguing incoherently + being violent + Engineer that just awoke from 2000+ year cryostasis + 'Who expected this' situation = People dying.
WHO THE HELL WANTS TO WAKE UP TO SEE THAT?!
Clearly he just thought "f*** it".
No... I don't question things like that, among other things people consider "plotholes" but i won't delve deeper into that... L-O-L
It's like watching Star Wars, and saying 'Why's Darth Vader the bad guy", "Why did Obi Wan disappear?"
SHUT, UP! You'll find out!
FFS...
Furthermore. Certain scenes, such as the surgery scene, were unnecessary.
It was evident, from the start, as soon as that scene began, that it was Ridley Scott's answer to the chestburster scene. THAT was supposed to be the scene that made us cringe, and stoop down in our seats.
I wasn't grossed out, i just laughed...
Especially when Shaw said "I need cesarean".
I couldn't help but interpret it as a sort of dark humour. The scene was completely unnecessary.
What should have happened: Shaw gets sedated by Dave, they start surgery, and extract the thing; ala Resurrection. Ripley 8s queen extraction.
I know what Ridley Scott did...
He wanted to cater to the fapping closet dork Alien fans. Which is cool, don't get me wrong! But... still. This should have leaned more towards a pure Sci-Fi film, with less horror.
Another thing.
The frustrating scenes... ugh. Case and point; Milburn’s dumb ass. Him being so fascinated by the Cobralien.
That whole scene was nothing but a frustrating, annoying mess. He should have just gotten killed by the thing while being a typical scientist. Which lead to Fifield's infection.
See what i mean by putting in a solid, extra 20 minutes? Not even, could have been 10-15 at most.
Fifield could have wandered off after Milburn's death, and been a victim to the goo in a different manner.
And finally, the Engineer.
I really couldn't look at him as the bad guy. If there were at least more clear indications of him being a victim of craziness ( because all his buddies on the base died ), or infection, i would have seen him as a bad guy.
I didn't. Sorry. Despite the fact that he ripped off David's cage, domed Weyland with David's head, punted his attacker, and threw another across the room.
The Engineer had SO, MUCH, F***ING MOMENTUM!
WOW!
Once he was done dispatching everyone in the room, one of my two favourite scenes starts. Hell, opinions aside... one of the two best scenes in the ENTIRE movie, PERIOD, starts!
The way he fires up the pilot's seat, is absolutely amazing!
How he looks around, eyeing all of the controls quickly. Firing up the ship.
Taking one, big breath before the mask goes over his face. Absolutely STUNNING!
That, coupled with the sounds the ship was producing, was DIRTY! I was loving every second of that.
Now, with that being said. That, is what i meant when mentioning "momentum".
Solidifying the abrupt ways of the movie.
Furthering on the Engineer. I really didn't like watching the guy struggle with the... Trilobite, is it now? No more bodyhugger? Cuddles? Pentapus? No...? Oh, darn...
Well, anyway. I didn't like the scene. I just thought that the Engineer, once stopped, was going to infect himself somehow, with the goo. And then proceed to turn into the Xenomorph, as per his will. After all, it infects everyone differently, right?
It could have been the last thing he wanted. He was stopped, but created the Xeno, through himself, as a last ditch effort.
The ending, i can't penalize too much. I didn't find anything wrong with it. Especially when you take into account the events that occured prior. For what the movie is, in terms of content. The ending couldn't have been better, really.
So there you have it. Post away!
Looking forward to hearing what everyone DIDN'T like about the movie, what they could have done differently, and supporting that with the things you liked!