Forbes: 'Prometheus' is a Visually Stunning Epic Failure

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"It is a silly movie, filled with characters and situations that aren‘t remotely believable, driven by blatantly obvious plot developments and devices." "When a giant wheel-shaped object is rolling toward a couple of characters, they don’t run right or left, but stay directly in its path, like the security guard and the steamroller in Austin Powers." "Also shamelessly stolen are characters, concepts, themes, and designs from Dark City, Contact, Stargate, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Indeed, finding a single original idea in the entirety of Prometheus is a chore." [url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/06/11/review-prometheus-is-a-visually-stunning-epic-failure/]http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/06/11/review-prometheus-is-a-visually-stunning-epic-failure/[/url]

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June 15, 2012

I really feel like every negative review with this tone is pathetic and the writer is kind of making a fool of himself. Also because only mentions negative points while there are too many obvious positives as well. So, Review Fail.

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June 15, 2012

gosh...that review pretty much (precisely) hit every nail on the head in the disappointment coffin that PROMETHEUS (sadly) has turned out to be the point that is made "it's been done and can't be taken back" is severely correct. at the same time, there is a possible sequel to PROMETHEUS in the pipeline, and if Scott has ANY clear thinking left in that brilliant psyche he's got he will take ALL things considered, both positive AND negative into account, and possibly give us the film he promised us all with a sequel rather than the all too contrived (yet visually stunning) film he's delivered... time will tell...

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June 16, 2012

"I really feel like every negative review with this tone is pathetic and the writer is kind of making a fool of himself." No, chum - Uncle Ridley and his bum-lickers are the ones making fools of themselves.

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June 20, 2012

Accurate Review

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June 22, 2012

Excellent find that Forbes review. I agree 100%.

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June 29, 2012

That review is rubbish. Originality does not exist. Everything we see has been recycled over and over again. They just paint it differently. And for some of you to say that Ridley is an ad man is so insulting. Hey @Reimhead why don't you go ahead and direct a movie yourself. Let's see what your creativity produces.