Well we watched Prometheus but I'm not sure what to think. It's an absolutely gorgeous film visually and it's the best use of 3D since Avatar. Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace were absolutely phenomenal in their roles whilst the rest of the cast was forgettable. The dialogue was a bit underwhelming. The shocks were poorly done. I was sitting thinking how I could have made particular scenes came across better - but then I suppose it's more science fiction than horror like Alien was. A lot of the stuff in the film was left unexplained, deliberately I would assume for the purposes of a sequel, but it felt like the film raised more questions than it provided answers. And there was a lot of stuff that happened quite randomly - like there were multiple strands of various plots coming together but then going nowhere and clumsily falling apart.
One of my friends who has watched all of the Alien films gave it a higher rating than me so maybe being a fan of the franchise elevates your appreciation of it. It's definitely something that leaves food for thought.
I was convinced that Prometheus would be amazing, personally and critically, but it seems to be getting mixed reviews. Going to see it this Wednesday hopefully.
I think that's what annoys me about Fight Club - it's too impersonal, almost as if what could've been a brilliant story takes a back seat to all the psychobabble and violence.
Too impersonal? A film that largely takes place from the perspective of one man, inside and outside of his head, is impersonal?
I don't see Fight Club as a film that has much 'psycho babble'. There's a few points about being part of the Ikea generation and such, but I'd hardly call a critique of materialism particularly pseudo psychological.
As for the story taking a back seat to the violence... wha? The entire film is driven by it, the changes it causes, what it morphs into etc. It's an absolutely integral part of the film's story; the main focus.
I'm so excited for Prometheus. Listened to Ridley Scott's interview on Kermode & Mayo and he said that the film is, in effect, the Phantom Menace in the sense that it's set about two films before Alien. He's intending to make the other two depending on the success of Prometheus.
Can't believe how utterly **** Prometheus was. I'm just not bothering with the cinema anymore.
"Maybe it's because I'm a human and you're a robot." *GAG* Asimov would be proud....
Terrible dialogue throughout with the exception of David who still couldn't save this piece of **** film. Why the hell was that irritating religious zealot the protagonist? I was hoping she would be killed off immediately. Given that a lot of the questions were still unanswered I'm expecting 'webisodes' to come out of this but I've lost absolutely all interest in the franchise.