FWIW I just got back from seeing it with a group of friends, several of whom were REALLY EXCITED about this movie, but we were all kind of underwhelmed by it. As you say, it looked good and some of the acting was good, but we had plenty of complaints about the actual story when we talked about it afterward.
Gory, huh. That’s too bad, I was looking forward to this.
Nope. That’s not where they go, and it’s not really what the main story is about.
Well,
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I’ve never seen any of the Aliens movies (don’t say anything, I’ve already gotten three shocked looks about it today). I gotta say, that had to be the quietest crowd I’ve ever seen a movie with. Once the movie ended, it was dead silent. It’s a pretty quiet movie, and it really sucks you in.
Should I go see this in 3d or 2d guys?
My husband and son saw this last night at midnight. They. Loved. It. And the more they think about the movie, the more they love it.
I saw it in 3D at an IMAX theater, but the 3D, while nice, was not really what made it rock. I think it would have been very damn good in 2D as well.
I’ve never seen “Alien” (which I find odd, seeing as how I’m a nerd), would I like this movie? Be confused by it?
“Stargate: The Next Generation”?
I thought the 3D was worth it since the film is visually dynamic, and also because it makes the holographic displays much more interesting.
I thought the 3D was excellent compared to a lot of other movies I’ve seen in 3D. It really added a sense of depth especially to the vast alien landscape shots. Like I say, visually this Movie is second to none. It’s just the story I was dissapointed with.
I haven’t seen alien and I liked it. I’m sure there were more references that went over my head, but I wasn’t confused. It stands on its own.
Oh, man, Michael Fassbender? I was on the fence about this one but now I agree we gotta see it.
Go see Alien, silly. It’s one of the best sci-fi movies ever.
I thought Alien was a garden variety monster horror film when it first came out. Boy was I wrong! It was first-rate science fiction. See it, just about every cable station is carrying Alien type movies this weekend.
Fair enough, but Stargate was standard adventure SF, which rocks, but this movie has that sense of wonder in spades.
I loved how pulpy it was in parts. Consider,
the damsel clad in moleskin undies in a creepy surgical/robotic glass tube having to wiggle under a tentacled creature. That’s right off the cover of an old pulp rag.
I was also sort of astounded at the supremely unlikely lineage of,
the xenomorph. A rogue Space Jockey (Prometheus) kills himself to seed Earth with human DNA. Humans develop for thousands of years and master interstellar travel. The male of the species must ingest some black goo from the Jockey’s weapons cache. Then have sex with a human female. Then the female births a giant facehugger which then must impregnate a Jockey. Did I miss anything? It’s like a Russian Doll of Klein bottles.
Meh. I was a big fan of Alien from when it was originally released, and was really anticipating this flick. But I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
It had its moments. But too much of it didn’t make sense, in the small details. Many of us SF fans like at least a bit more lip service paid to the S part of SF.
Not nearly so good as Alien. Or Aliens, even. But better than the rest of the Alien movies. Good use of special effects.
I was excited by the trailers, and thought the story had a lot of possibilities. I’m also a huge fan of Ridley Scott. I couldn’t go last night, but I went to the first show this morning.
Meh.
Pretty crappy movie. No tension. No suspense. Not much of a sense of wonder. Terrible pacing. Inane dialogue. Characters so flat they didn’t even have one full dimension. And as Qadgop noted, no real “science” in this science fiction story, so that was a disappointment. I also agree with drastic quench that the chain was stupid beyond belief, but I will note that it didn’t have to be a Space Jockey that got impregnated; it seems that any old life form will do, which kind of makes the whole thing even dumber.
I’d give it a 5.5 out of a possible 10.
ETA: The .5 is for seeing Noomi Rapace’s butt. She totally fuckin’ rocks.
I see Prometheus did a quite respectable $50 million box office this weekend. Quite respectable! Sequels ahoy! You have done well, my readers! When the Aliens swarm the Earth, I shall see that you are eaten first! Except for Snowboarder Bo. He’s definitely on the dessert menu.