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I agree that the insults are unnecessary - although I haven't insulted anyone in this thread. I've insulted the movie, but that's because I genuinely think it's a dumb movie.I don't mind silly popcorn movies, but when the first half of a movie promises profundity, and then in the second half it descends into a mindless monster-rama I think criticism is deserved. And inevitable.

I think I've figured out why the Engineers are trying to wipe out humanity: because we're dumb enough to make a movie like Prometheus.

That's Aus. In UK and Aus TDKR will win easily. But elsewhere TASM will demolish it.

A lot of people didn't like Prometheus.And as for Transformers 2 and 3...

It seems like exactly the same OTT, kitch, shitty sing-a-long movie Mamma Mia was.I really love the Replacements and Violent Femmes, but I agree the UK had most of the decent bands in that abomination of a decade.

I have a sinking feeling Rock of Ages will be a monster over here.

Another movie that gets worse as it goes along. The wafer-thin plot would have supported a 90 minute movie, but over the years Malick has forgotten how to edit his movies. Badlands and Days of Heaven are 90 minute masterpieces, but since his return to cinema in 1998 his movies have all been too long, baggy and self-indulgent.He's like a rock star who made his name with 3 minute ditties, then comes back a generation later with a series of prog rock epics that bore the shit out of people.

I'm not trying to change your mind lol. If you enjoyed it good for you lol.

Thank you.Here's a quote from a Bleeding Cool article that sums it up nicely:"PROMETHEUS is like the sexiest, most gorgeous supermodel you’ve ever seen. She looks great, moves beautifully and you can’t take your eyes off her. She even seems to speak well, but gradually, you start to realise that everything she says is complete and utter nonsense."

The opposite is true. The more you think about this movie the stupider it becomes.

Once Upon a Time in the West. Absolute masterpiece!Yeah, I don't get the argument that TA isn't good enough to be a huge hit. In the UK we rarely get any crowd reaction to anything, but there were moments that got big reactions whenever I've seen it.

Did you see that early review of Gravity on AICN a few months back? I know they aren't exactly a reliable source, but it sounds like it could be mind-blowingly good.

Yeah, my favourite movie of all time for years was Dazed and Confused. Lifetime gross: $7,993,039.

I love how this movie has sparked so much debate and such a difference of opinion. I love TA, but seeing the phrase "Hulk stole the show" in every single review got a bit boring.

1) The Grey2) The Avengers3) Chronicle4) Marley5) Cabin in the Woods6) 21 Jump Street7) John CarterThe rest: not even worth mentioning.But I think Moonrise Kingdom might soon be top.

I disagree, and since you're not willing, or able, to go into specifics about why they don't make sense, this conversation is pointless.

Middling.I didn't like the CGI look of Asgard at all. Hopefully the Game of Thrones guy will use real locations instead for the sequel.I watched it right after I saw Black Swan, and it was weird watching Nat Portman being terrible and bored, after her great performance in Black Swan.Hemsworth and Hiddleston are both good, but the drama could have been ramped up several more degrees. It never felt epic enough.The act 3 climax was cheap, weak and anticlimactic. Marvel trying to save a few bucks really shows up in the battle at the end.But ultimately it's a watchable, well acted, well cast movie.3/5

TPM and Prometheus both feel like first drafts of scripts filled with half-baked ideas. They both have horrible, expositional, banal dialogue. They both try to cover the cracks of a shitty script with awesome, CGI-filled visuals. They both feature supposedly intelligent characters doing stupid things because the plot demands it.It's a fair comparison.

Re: that video.On the upside, I agree with him that a movie sparking so much debate and strong opinion is a GOOD THING. Too many cookie cutter movies these days, and Prometheus is certainly not one of those.On the downside, he says that many things in the movie are "left open to interpretation". I'd phrase it differently: there is a bunch of stuff: character inconsistencies, themes and ideas that are set up then ignored, plot threads that go nowhere - and the only way of making this movie work is by MAKING STUFF UP that isn't in the movie.When the SW prequels came out I was a huge SW apologist, and we would get together, us apologists, and try to explain away all the plot holes and moments where smart characters act like idiots throughout the 3 movies. We'd come up with elaborate reasons to justify what happened on screen, and why, really, it all makes sense. I see Prometheus fans already doing the same thing. I also see most of them in a couple of years giving up on trying to defend the dumb characterisations, lack of logic and plot holes, and just accepting that the script is a piece of shit.

Not a joke. Given time most people will see this as the beautiful turd it is.

SPOILERS BELOW!!!!This reminded me of two other movies.1) The Phantom MenaceWhy?Great, envelope-pushing fx, stunning vistas and scope that suck you into its worldOne dimensional, deeply stupid charactersShots of afore-mentioned great vistas interspersed with banal, useless, expositional dialogue that adds nothing to the scene, but does serve to undermine the sense of wonder2) The RoomWhy?Plots that go nowherePlot holes at every turnLudicrous dialogue setting up themes/ideas that are then never again mentionedThe Vickers/Wayland discussion ending with the laughable "... father" reminded me of Lisa's mum mentioning she had cancer - just a terribly delivered line, for a subplot that is then never revisited, and way on the nose. As if everyone didn't already get the relationship that scene was hinting at.Now I think of it, it also reminds me of the worst Blade Runner Final Cut change. Fucker to father. Horrible, on the nose, condescending to the audience.My guess is that when the DVD/blu-ray comes out and people get to see this on their TV it will be TPM all over again. The glory of the visuals are seducing on a massive screen, but over time the inept script, complete lack of character arcs: no one has an arc in this movie (sorry, taking off a cross then an hour later putting it back on does not constitute an arc), horrible dialogue, bizarre actions of the characters: why did David put the black goo in Holloway's drink? Why did a man terrified of the planet and what he might find there try to pet a scary snake thing?Look, when the fans have to make crap up to explain why the main characters in the movie are doing nonsensical stuff it just becomes "Lost... In Space".Oh, and Ridley if you're reading this, three tips:1) If you're gonna kill three people in a grand, heroic, destroying-the-baddies-ship kinda way, let us at least know who they are! Seriously, there's Idris Elba, but who were the other two? Names, personality traits, anything? How are we supposed to care about the loss of total strangers?2) When a woman has just given herself a c section, covered in her own blood and stomach all messed up... and then staggers into a room with a bunch of people in - maybe the script should include someone asking her "What the hell just happened?" Or "You OK, love?" Something like that.3) Never do a Blade Runner sequel.

Great drop! Now we just need North America to start dropping like this.

ERC:"Bottom-feeder PIRANHA 3DD went belly up in weekend #2 dropping a whopping -80%. Total catch is just $314k."

Oh yeah I'm not arguing it's gonna make $400m, but being more kiddie won't hurt it. Cars and Finding Nemo are more childish than most of Pixar's movies and still made plenty.

I see it being at least as appealing to adults as Nemo was - which adjusts to $446m.