User Review Of PROMETHEUS

User Review Of PROMETHEUS

Calling it anything other than an Alien prequel would be a lie. Read on for my take.

Review Opinion
By KingLobo - Jun 08, 2012 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi

I just saw the first Friday morning showing in IMAX 3D. As I much as I detest how most 3D movies are done in 3D for money purposes, I think this film deserved the 3D treatment. It will play perfectly fine in 2D however, so if you are looking to go on the cheap, you won't be disapointed.

The studio has pushed this as the "Alien" prequel. That is exactly what this is. If you didn't know that...SPOILER ALERT.

The acting is this film is quite good. "David" Played by Fassbender has this dark edge to him. Clearly, he's an android, but you get the feeling that is has become more "human" than anyone thinks or gives him credit for.
the other actors do a fine job as well. I love Nooemi Rapace. There is something about her the draws you in. She is primal yet likeable, and you feel what she feels. She was perfectly cast.

Guy Peirce plays an elderly Waylon...and I don't exactly know why. I don't understand the need to have a used to be big name actor in makeup play and elderly man.

Prometheus is more than the actors however, the setting is enough like earth to feel recognizable yet still alien, so you still get the feeling of being far from home. The opening see's a humanoid alien apparently killing himself or one would think...I'm sure this will be debated. Was he killing himself or spreading genetic material, or something else? The idea of god and searching the reason for life and or the origins of our life is strong in this movie. This theme is strong enough to carry the film for the most part and keep you hooked as the question start as inquisitory and then turn to accusatory, and defiant.

For all of the Special effect, and there were many, and they were very very good; the film felt flat to me.
There are a lot of good things to say about this movie and I thought it was great. However, it was cliched in parts, and didn't offer the sense of mystery or discovery of the unknown that one would have hoped for. With exception for a few scenes the movie was lackluster in the action department. Instead it wanted to rely on the unfolding of an broader story that was really just too broad. However, Prometheus manages to keep your attention and keep you engaged. I will say though, that it will be a fine line for some.

The Alien tie-ins are many and overt. It's not even a tie in...this IS AN ALIEN movie. initially it was teased to be in the Alien "universe" and losely based etc...NO this is ALIEN. On it's own honestly this is a 3 out of 5 movie or a "B". Because of the tie-in and possibility for a "Prometheus" sequal or 2 this movie will garner more attention and praise. If something like this was doen before Alien, I don't think Alien gets made. That's really how flat this story is...if not for the acting and visuals, this movie could have tanked.

This is a film the more I write and the more I think about it the less I can say good things. I liked it enough and would recommend it, especially to fans of Alien and Aliens...bt to new viewers of the series, you will also have to see the other films...AFTER this one as it truely does a good job of starting the series.

OVERALL I'll give it 4 out of 5 - the acting and visuals were great. The story was a bit flat, and some of the action felt pushed and cliche'. The execution of an Alien prequel with possibility of more was done very well.

SQUID GAME Season 2 Trailer Sees Lee Jung-jae Embark On A Bloody New Mission As Player 456
Related:

SQUID GAME Season 2 Trailer Sees Lee Jung-jae Embark On A Bloody New Mission As Player 456

SEVERANCE Season 2 Trailer Takes Us Back To Lumon Industries As Things Get Weird For Adam Scott's Mark S.
Recommended For You:

SEVERANCE Season 2 Trailer Takes Us Back To Lumon Industries As Things Get Weird For Adam Scott's Mark S.

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Georgep66
Georgep66 - 6/8/2012, 11:34 AM
I feel the same way but maybe a 3/5 it failed to answer any of the questions and some characters were dull but visually amazing as a film
Joker11
Joker11 - 6/8/2012, 4:26 PM
SSSSPPPPPOOOIIILLERRR!











When the alien came out of the engineer I got chills.
Durranto
Durranto - 6/8/2012, 7:26 PM
Its not a direct prequel to Alien though, thats why they said its not a prequel to Alien. Thats my guess anywho!

Take the start of Alien where the space jockey is in the turret and they said he is ancient, Prometheus is like 100 years or less before Alien and....

SPOILER ALERT (Sorry, I don't know how to change font colour... noob!!)













The "Engineer" that the Alien comes from is not sitting in the when it pops out, so this ship must have been a different one to that in Alien.
Either something similar happened on another planet a long time ago which was found in Alien, time travel will be used in a sequel (if there is one) or (which I am guessing is the case) ol Ridley has rebooted the idea of the Alien story, but concentrating on the Engineer side rather than on the Alien themselves. I read a quote from him stating that the Aliens have lost their scare factor and have been done too many times. People know what to expect with them, as soon as they are reintroduced, they will be remaking the same old stories rather than creating and elaborating on other areas, even if it means negating other aspects of what has come before.

This is what I think anyways, may not make sense, makes sense to me in my half asleep state at 3.24am....

I agree though, the film did feel flat, seemed like it was missing a fair few things, but I really enjoyed watching it!
KingLobo
KingLobo - 6/9/2012, 12:00 PM
@Durranto That's kiind of the point and why the film felt flat...we do know about the aliens and we do know what happens. This should have been more about discovery and the mystery surrounding the "Engineers". But Instead we get glimpes and projections and learn nothing.

As to calling it a prequel or not...take away the "engineer" portion which really wasn't that much, just an excuse to travel to the planet...and you have a poor version of an Alien movie.

I still liked the film, I enjoyed it...but as a standalone film, without the pedigree...it fails.
View Recorder