CoolioD1 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 if this movie was just like a space version of planes, trains and automobiles with noomi rapace and michael fassbender's head then i might be interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I liked Prometheus and look forward to this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 it seems like only a handful of really vocal online l0sers hate it.. and while we're comparing to alien (which i loved) prometheus answered more questions so "online l0sers"? Seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I agree it wasn't perfect but people were really nitpicking everything. What happen when you just enjoyed Sci-Fi. It was tiresome hearing "Oh how did she run after having that operation" I mean this is the future, medical technology is suppose to be better. It's little things like that. I know people have a hatred for lindelof after "LOST" but it got out of the control with the "Prometheus" hate. The only thing I will agree with is the whole "Snake" sequence, lol. My whole thing is that if I notice that stuff while watching the movie for the first time, it takes me out of the movie. Once, I'm out, I'm out for good. Movie is pretty much ruined. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The movie as a whole is fairly absurd, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy sequences within it in their own right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) FOX probably did a sequal also because DVD sales were strong.http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/alien-prequel-prometheus-tops-official-video-chart-1645/ Lol, I thought that was going to be a link to its lifetime sales, not news that it entered the charts at number 1 on its first week... DVD sales were not particularly strong. Lifetime sales of 42 Milion dollars combined Blu Ray and DVD: http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prometheus#tab=video-sales About even with Pacific Rim so far: http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pacific-Rim#tab=video-sales Weirdly enough, both Domestic BO, WW BO and DVD sales for Prometheus and Pacific Rim are pretty similar. EDIT: Was looking through DVD sales figures, and Twilight is an anomaly. The DVDs outsell the Blu-rays by a 4:1 ratio. Almost every other movie has stronger Blu Ray sales compared to DVD sales. http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Twilight-Saga-Breaking-Dawn-Part-2-The#tab=video-sales Edited March 25, 2014 by grim22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The movie as a whole is fairly absurd, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy sequences within it in their own right. Oh, certainly. There are some really spectacular bits in the film. It just falls apart as a whole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The movie as a whole is fairly absurd That's a mildly polite way of putting it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Oh, certainly. There are some really spectacular bits in the film. It just falls apart as a whole. This. Ridley Scott is still one of the most impressive directors in Hollywood on the visual side of things. He has an eye for beautiful set designs like few. But damn, those characters, those st00pid scenes, those inept dialogs, that ending, the pseudo phylosophical musings etc The BLu Ray documentary for Prometheus runs for 7 hours, I didn't watch it, but I read about it and basically, Ridley Scott suffers from the George Lucas syndrome, he changes his mind constantly and his army of designers have to say YES if they don't want to get fired. The technical teams created enough set designs and monsters to provide for 4 films at least ... Scott had absolutely no clue about what his movie was about despite the stupid on the nose introductory scene in the spaceship, I even read an interview where he claims he was mostly drunk while thinking about this film ( true story, I am not making this up !) A beautiful & unintentionally funny disaster. An a nice main theme. And that s pretty much it. I ll pass on Scooby Doo in Space 2. Thank you very much. Edited March 26, 2014 by The Futurist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 DVD sales were not particularly strong. Lifetime sales of 42 Milion dollars combined Blu Ray and DVD: http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Prometheus#tab=video-sales About even with Pacific Rim so far: http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pacific-Rim#tab=video-sales Weirdly enough, both Domestic BO, WW BO and DVD sales for Prometheus and Pacific Rim are pretty similar. EDIT: Was looking through DVD sales figures, and Twilight is an anomaly. The DVDs outsell the Blu-rays by a 4:1 ratio. Almost every other movie has stronger Blu Ray sales compared to DVD sales. http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Twilight-Saga-Breaking-Dawn-Part-2-The#tab=video-sales We better get a damn PR sequel then!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitik Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Good grief, the hatred for this movie is absurd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The BLu Ray documentary for Prometheus runs for 7 hours, I didn't watch it, but I read about it and basically, Ridley Scott suffers from the George Lucas syndrome, he changes his mind constantly and his army of designers have to say YES if they don't want to get fired. The technical teams created enough set designs and monsters to provide for 4 films at least ... Scott had absolutely no clue about what his movie was about despite the stupid on the nose introductory scene in the spaceship, I even read an interview where he claims he was mostly drunk while thinking about this film ( true story, I am not making this up !) This x 10! A lot of people put blame on Lindelof, but the movie lacked a clear sense of direction, of what it wanted to be, and that was mostly due to Ridley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Screw the haters. I had fun and I'm looking forward to the sequel. Hear, hear! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Good grief, the hatred for this movie is absurd. I personally don't hate it at all, but do find certain aspects of it very sloppily executed: 1. Lack of direction. Is it a horror movie or a philosophical discussion on life? It, unsuccessfully, tries to be both. As a horror movie it isn't scary, as a philosophical discussion it doesn't go anywhere, doesn't say anything. Too many cooks in the kitchen... or just Ridley? 2. Lack of character development and motivations. Yeah, the space cobra thing, among others. 3. The impatient and incessant need to jump from set-up to set-up makes the movie feel rushed. It takes time and effort to build atmosphere and dread. Alien understood this, Prometheus does not. Edited March 26, 2014 by The Stingray 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 This x 10! A lot of people put blame on Lindelof, but the movie lacked a clear sense of direction, of what it wanted to be, and that was mostly due to Ridley. I've always blamed Scott. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Homer Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I've always blamed Scott. I blame Ridley, too. Call this an unfair generalization if you must, but old people are no good at everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I blame Ridley, too. Call this an unfair generalization if you must, but old people are no good at everything.LOL. Hardly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackzack Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I've always blamed Scott. Brilliant guy, visually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichWS Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Brilliant guy, visually For sure. When he takes the story reins...look out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Based on the date, is this the untitled Disney film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
