it's troll bait.
If he said Radcliffe as Spider-Man, I might have said he wasn't totally crazy.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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le nubian - Jun 08, 2012 10:32:32 am PDT #21029 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sean K - Jun 08, 2012 10:52:08 am PDT #21030 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So Prometheus was pretty good, not quite as GREAT as I was kind of expecting, but the "pretty good" was so spectacularly good that I can't say I'm disappointed either. I'm not. It also might take further viewings to really decide how I feel about it.
That said, every second of the film was eye popping. Also, this is not a horror movie. There are some very tense and harrowing moments and sequences, but this is straight up sci fi. And my oost for Noomi Rapace deepened considerably.
Polter-Cow - Jun 08, 2012 10:53:59 am PDT #21031 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I'm going to temper my expectations for sure, but I'm seeing it in 3D on Sunday. What D did you see it in? I've heard the 3D is nigh perfect.
tommyrot - Jun 08, 2012 10:58:09 am PDT #21032 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm gonna see it in 1D. Just a thin line across the screen....
Connie Neil - Jun 08, 2012 11:00:31 am PDT #21033 of 30000
brillig
That tommy, has to be hipper than everyone else.
§ ita § - Jun 08, 2012 11:01:28 am PDT #21034 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It was filmed in 3D, so that's my target viewing experience. I think I might only have seen 1 movie not converted in post.
Sean K - Jun 08, 2012 11:06:00 am PDT #21035 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
We saw it in 2D, as we were concerned that it would be too dark, but after seeing, I may reconsider and see it in 3D.
In a number of significant ways, Prometheus is almost a straight up remake of Alien, redone as a more complex, sci fi story, with modern special effects, that just happens to also actually be a prequel.
§ ita § - Jun 08, 2012 11:08:08 am PDT #21036 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it a prequel in that plot points or characters carry over, or is it a movie in a shared universe that takes place before some others?
Sean K - Jun 08, 2012 11:10:34 am PDT #21037 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Primarily the latter, but there is at least one event that significantly and specifically ties it to Alien.
Sean K - Jun 08, 2012 11:12:45 am PDT #21038 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
And things like the Weyland corporation, and the "Engineers", that are major setting reference points.