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Momo · « **Reply #13980 on:** June 02, 2012, 03:31:23 PM »

WHY CANT I HAVE A REGIONAL PROMETHEUS PROMOTION?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #13981 on:** June 02, 2012, 03:37:35 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on June 02, 2012, 08:45:40 AM

got mine as well

it only covers showings up to $10, so I can see it in 3D only if I go to a showing before noon at an AMC.

NYC films are expensive as fuck. 3D is typically $18 otherwise.

yeah, it's nuts. it's why i have a pair of 3D glasses to use.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #13982 on:** June 02, 2012, 03:46:50 PM »

Why do you want to see Promotheus, or just about anything, in 3D?

Eric P · « **Reply #13983 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:10:36 PM »

I didn't really have an opinion for Prometheus until I saw the trailer attached to Avengers. It was impressive.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #13984 on:** June 02, 2012, 06:04:19 PM »

Mark Kermode' the guy with an ego larger than his quiff called it a 'franchise film'.
Is it ?

ManaByte · « **Reply #13985 on:** June 02, 2012, 06:54:59 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on June 02, 2012, 04:52:59 AM

I went to see Prometheus, but it was sold out so I ended up watching MIB3.

It's ok, Will has one or two jokes and all but some of his stuff is a bit tired and past its prime. Overall it will put a smile on your face I guess

MiB4, no Will Smith, just Josh Brolin as young Tommy Lee Jones in the 70s.

Mupepe · « **Reply #13986 on:** June 03, 2012, 09:57:20 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 02, 2012, 03:46:50 PM

Why do you want to see Promotheus, or just about anything, in 3D?

Same tech as avatar 3D and in another Sci FI movie. Plus if you've seen the trailers you already the 3D is DAMN good.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #13987 on:** June 03, 2012, 10:09:21 AM »

I started watched Nude Nuns With Big Guns on Netflix because, ya know, it's something to do. The title was the best part of the movie, it was all downhill from there. Shut it off after 30 minutes, after watching an "action" scene that was basically like *nun fires gun, cut to a shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun shooting the gun, cut to another shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun, cut to another guy falling down* Robert Rodriguez this guy ain't.

Momo · « **Reply #13988 on:** June 03, 2012, 11:20:38 AM »

Superman Returns. A fitting end to the 6 movie series <3

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #13989 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:34:16 PM »

The Grey

loved it.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #13990 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:50:29 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on June 02, 2012, 06:54:59 PM

Quote from: Premium Lager on June 02, 2012, 04:52:59 AM
I went to see Prometheus, but it was sold out so I ended up watching MIB3.

It's ok, Will has one or two jokes and all but some of his stuff is a bit tired and past its prime. Overall it will put a smile on your face I guess

MiB4, no Will Smith, just Josh Brolin as young Tommy Lee Jones in the 70s.

Id watch that.

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on June 03, 2012, 10:09:21 AM

I started watched Nude Nuns With Big Guns on Netflix because, ya know, it's something to do. The title was the best part of the movie, it was all downhill from there. Shut it off after 30 minutes, after watching an "action" scene that was basically like *nun fires gun, cut to a shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun shooting the gun, cut to another shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun, cut to another guy falling down* Robert Rodriguez this guy ain't.

Is it as shit as Hobo with a Shotgun?

Enl · « **Reply #13991 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:51:09 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 03, 2012, 05:34:16 PM

The Grey

loved it.

Watched it last night too. Thought it was awesome. Glad I had my expectations appropriately set after hearing about crappy marketing job (try not to watch the trailers for this if you haven't already since they do a disservice to the film). Also you can tell Liam Neesons' recent real life situation with his former wife really added to the weight of the character.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #13992 on:** June 03, 2012, 05:57:47 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on June 03, 2012, 05:50:29 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on June 03, 2012, 10:09:21 AM
I started watched Nude Nuns With Big Guns on Netflix because, ya know, it's something to do. The title was the best part of the movie, it was all downhill from there. Shut it off after 30 minutes, after watching an "action" scene that was basically like *nun fires gun, cut to a shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun shooting the gun, cut to another shot of a guy falling down, cut back to the nun, cut to another guy falling down* Robert Rodriguez this guy ain't.

Is it as shit as Hobo with a Shotgun?

I haven't seen Hobo, but I can't imagine it could possibly be worse.

brob · « **Reply #13993 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:36:49 PM »

saw prometheus. liked it enough, but the characters were so dumb they belonged in a straight-to-dvd slasher film.

Bebpo · « **Reply #13994 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:43:11 PM »

Wait for 4 hour Ridley Scott Director's Edition.

brob · « **Reply #13995 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:46:45 PM »

don't think the issues Prometheus had are fixable by throwing four more reels of film at it, but here's hoping.

Bebpo · « **Reply #13996 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:47:58 PM »

I haven't seen it yet.

I live the 2nd class citizens U.S.A. and we have to wait until next week to see it

ManaByte · « **Reply #13997 on:** June 03, 2012, 07:35:04 PM »

MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR Prometheus spoiler images:

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Explanation:

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Very end of the movie. Just tacked on like the stupid Predalien chestburster in AVP.

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The Sceneman · « **Reply #13998 on:** June 03, 2012, 08:44:24 PM »

finally saw Drive. Easily one of the best films I've ever seen. I want to be Ryan Gosling.

watched Sherlock Holmes 2 after that and was like wtf is this shit, turned it off after an hour as I was bored shitless

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #13999 on:** June 03, 2012, 10:31:07 PM »

Quote

Will Wu-Tang Clan Members Play Themselves In Upcoming Ol' Dirty Bastard Biopic?

Earlier this year, we reported that a new biopic is being made about Ol' Dirty Bastard titled Dirty White Boy, focusing primarily on the last years of his life and his relationship with his manager Jarred Weisfeld. The actor set to star as ODB, Micheal K. Williams, recently told the NY Daily News that the producers hope to cast Wu-Tang members to play themselves in the film, saying that they "have no desire to cast any actors as the Wu-Tang." He added, "We need all hands on deck." Williams has also been researching his role heavily, talking to ODB's mother and people who knew him well, saying, "I've got a lot of insight into who he was as a human being and as a man and, dare I say it, scholar." No official word yet on if any Wu-Tang Clan members have signed on, but this sounds promising. RIP ODB.

http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/will-wu-tang-clan-members-play-themselves-in-upcoming-ol-dirty-bastard-biopic

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Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14000 on:** June 04, 2012, 07:44:01 AM »

I think that The Raid is quite similar to Vanquish. And is a better fight film than Ong Bak, which is quite astounding.

Eric P · « **Reply #14001 on:** June 04, 2012, 08:57:17 AM »

His next film should just be called "Demo Reel" featuring a handful of guys in a wide open warehouse beating each other to bloody pulps.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #14002 on:** June 04, 2012, 03:18:47 PM »

I'd seriously watch it. As would you.

I just love the oxymoronicness of the whole thing: Welshman, Indonesia, action. Eric P, you appreciate good cinematics, and the Raid delivered.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14003 on:** June 06, 2012, 07:01:37 AM »

saw Prometheus. Some great visuals and concepts, lovely sharp 3d. As brobzoid said the characters were mostly distinguished mentally-challenged and wafer thin. Lead actors do their jobs, supporting cast not so good. Some good scares but the main threat of the film is confounding and all over the place, no consistency or pacing in what is happening and what is threatening the characters. A lot of random shit out of the blue. I think the film could actually use another hour to flesh out some of the ideas, and I never say that.

As it stands the film is a bit of a mess with no clear intention of what it wants to be. A lot of elements are thrown into the mix, some of these should have been culled to make room for the more interesting plotlines and concepts. Later on the film straight insults the audience by explaining things in the most basic terms possible.

But it's a good film. Pays enough respect to the original alien film while still doing a few new things. Still a must see if you're a fan of the genre. It wont be a classic but it's a decent ride with some cool technology, special effects and sci fi concepts. 3/5

ManaByte · « **Reply #14004 on:** June 06, 2012, 08:10:19 AM »

Wreck-it-Ralph:

chronovore · « **Reply #14005 on:** June 06, 2012, 09:08:21 AM »

Sounds like I should cancel my blu-ray pre-order, especially since it looks like I didn't make it into the first 5000 units, and no free theater ticket.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14006 on:** June 06, 2012, 09:17:19 AM »

to be honest I'm not sure if it's a film you could watch again and again. Alien and Aliens you could watch once a year forever.

I would like to see it again once it is released on DVD, maybe some of the earlier scenes will make more sense then.

Definitely catch it on the big screen, there is some great suspense and all that, and the 3d was lovely.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #14007 on:** June 06, 2012, 05:37:16 PM »

Watched Transformers 3 in 3d last night.

I thought it was the "best" of the 3 transformers movies. I also thought it was as expected shitty.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #14008 on:** June 06, 2012, 05:50:45 PM »

Prometheus 7/10

Pretty much agree with Brobzoid and Sceneman. Ok movie, def worth to watch. Nothing OMG though.

Feel lik watching Alien now.

Quote from: Brobzoid on June 03, 2012, 06:46:45 PM

don't think the issues Prometheus had are fixable by throwing four more reels of film at it, but here's hoping.

Agree, some characters where cool though. Fassbender, Theron.

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Except when she asked Stringer Bell to her room, so out of character

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cool breeze · « **Reply #14009 on:** June 06, 2012, 09:15:14 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14010 on:** June 06, 2012, 09:21:13 PM »

I'll be there.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #14011 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:18:35 PM »

Trailer's not doing it for me. But the trailer for Inglourious Basterds was pretty bad as well and the movie turned out really well.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #14012 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:21:00 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 06, 2012, 10:18:35 PM

Trailer's not doing it for me. But the trailer for Inglourious Basterds was pretty bad as well and the movie turned out really well.

Yup. I thought the IB trailer was horrible, but the film was utterly amazing. Tarantino's newer films often have shitty trailers

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14013 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:24:05 PM »

I hope this is a theme song:

Diunx · « **Reply #14014 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:24:31 PM »

ManaByte · « **Reply #14015 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:50:06 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #14016 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:54:36 PM »

That looks pretty fun! I totally didn't expect to see Nintendo, Capcom, etc characters in there wuuttt

ManaByte · « **Reply #14017 on:** June 06, 2012, 10:56:00 PM »

Sega too. And Q*Bert with a speaking role?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #14018 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:10:27 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 06, 2012, 10:54:36 PM

That looks pretty fun! I totally didn't expect to see Nintendo, Capcom, etc characters in there wuuttt

For real, I thought it was all gonna be generic references to videogames like the title character. That's pretty cool.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14019 on:** June 06, 2012, 11:46:54 PM »

Whelp, that trailer was better than anything I saw at E3.

Edit: The movie's directed by Rich Moore [director of many fine The Simpsons and Futurama episode] and written by

ManaByte · « **Reply #14020 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:01:54 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 06, 2012, 11:46:54 PM

Whelp, that trailer was better than anything I saw at E3.

Edit: The movie's directed by Rich Moore [director of many fine The Simpsons and Futurama episode] and written by

The original script and pitch was PG-13. Don't know if they toned it down or not, but they may have dropped it to just PG.

cool breeze · « **Reply #14021 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:30:49 AM »

Quote from: ManaByte on June 06, 2012, 10:50:06 PM

oh man that's like Reboot and Matt Hazard

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14022 on:** June 07, 2012, 12:35:38 AM »

Quote from: Linkzg on June 07, 2012, 12:30:49 AM

Quote from: ManaByte on June 06, 2012, 10:50:06 PM

oh man that's like Reboot

*high-five*

Diunx · « **Reply #14023 on:** June 07, 2012, 01:31:50 AM »

Reboot

chronovore · « **Reply #14024 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:25:57 AM »

Watched The Innkeepers; it was enjoyable, and plenty funny, though not particularly scary. I mean, Insidious, that was a pretty good horror movie with scenes that have stayed in my head, played over and over whenever I try to navigate my house with the lights out. Nothing really like that in Innkeepers.

Saw MIB3 with the wife yesterday. We enjoyed it; it was formulaic, but Borys was a fun character to watch, on par with the cockroach alien from the first movie. I mean, I couldn't even tell you who the bad guy was in MIB2. Josh Brodin's impersonation of Tommy Lee Jones is spot-on.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #14025 on:** June 07, 2012, 02:58:43 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on June 06, 2012, 05:50:45 PM

Prometheus 7/10

Pretty much agree with Brobzoid and Sceneman. Ok movie, def worth to watch. Nothing OMG though.

Feel lik watching Alien now.

Quote from: Brobzoid on June 03, 2012, 06:46:45 PM
don't think the issues Prometheus had are fixable by throwing four more reels of film at it, but here's hoping.

Agree, some characters where cool though. Fassbender, Theron.

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Except when she asked Stringer Bell to her room, so out of character
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agree, Fassbender and Theron were the most interesting characters.

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I think they didn't explain some things well enough at all, while things that didn't need explaining got spelled out in babby terms. For instance the triple-epilogue. After the protagonists monologue I was like yeah well that didn't need explaining but whatever. The studio obviously wanted that to pander to dumb audiences, a-la Deckard's narration in the original cut of Blade Runner. THEN they hit you with the Xenomorph emergence scene and I was like HURR DURR NO SHIT HOLLYWOOD. Beyond superfluous.

Yet, they never explain properly exactly what is going on with the Engineers. The opening scene is presumably them founding microbial life on earth. Sure. Fast forward 2 billion years and suddenly ancient civilizations have all these references to this race in their artwork, complete with star map. Then that map leads the Prometheus to that moon, which is later indentified as a weapons installation, with a bio-slime payload intended to destroy earth? I can't really put two and two together here, but I guess it will all be explained in the sequel!

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Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #14026 on:** June 07, 2012, 03:08:53 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on June 07, 2012, 02:58:43 AM

SPOILERZ

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I think they didn't explain some things well enough at all, while things that didn't need explaining got spelled out in babby terms. For instance the triple-epilogue. After the protagonists monologue I was like yeah well that didn't need explaining but whatever. The studio obviously wanted that to pander to dumb audiences, a-la Deckard's narration in the original cut of Blade Runner. THEN they hit you with the Xenomorph emergence scene and I was like HURR DURR NO SHIT HOLLYWOOD. Beyond superfluous.

Yet, they never explain properly exactly what is going on with the Engineers. The opening scene is presumably them founding microbial life on earth. Sure. Fast forward 2 billion years and suddenly ancient civilizations have all these references to this race in their artwork, complete with star map. Then that map leads the Prometheus to that moon, which is later indentified as a weapons installation, with a bio-slime payload intended to destroy earth? I can't really put two and two together here, but I guess it will all be explained in the sequel!
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Well the xenomorph was worth it for the SFX alone imho, Im a simple man I know.

As far as the engineers, sometimes its better to have a mystery then a lame explanation ala stephen king, but I guess something went wrong and they HAD to kill us, that or something drove them mad.

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BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #14027 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:03:49 AM »

Dude. Ok. Wow. Cabin in The Woods. That final act.

It was like live action Superjail! Sooooo good. I feel like it and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil would make for an awesome double feature.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14028 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:12:57 AM »

Saw Prometheus last night. It's basically what you'd expect Alien to be like if it was made today. More cheap scares and a lot of pandering. But it was still friggin awesome. It could definitely use another hour to flesh it out.

Momo · « **Reply #14029 on:** June 08, 2012, 11:03:00 AM »

WATCHING PROMETHEUS WEDNESDAY.

EXITING THIS THREAD

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #14030 on:** June 08, 2012, 11:49:09 AM »

My parents are gonna watch the kiddo for us for a few hours tomorrow night, gonna see Prometheus. We'd go see Moonrise Kingdom instead, but it's only near our place in Seattle, and we'll be down in the 'burbs. :'(

Mupepe · « **Reply #14031 on:** June 08, 2012, 02:30:21 PM »

Jeez. The GAF thread on Prometheus is unreadable. Holy shit.

Eric P · « **Reply #14032 on:** June 08, 2012, 03:37:08 PM »

the reviews i'm seeing of "not that shitty" aren't really inspiring me to spend the cash to see it this weekend.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #14033 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:03:40 PM »

I saw Prometheus last night and absolutely loved it.

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I thought it was a great take on the Prometheus mythology. A rogue engineer/spacejockey exiled for creating an evolutionary agent, then creating life on earth with it. This stuff was obviously dangerous but not as dangerous as a civilization of human's that are genetically identical to the engineer's.

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I especially liked the characters in this movie

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One thing I thought was great was David trying to be the son Weyland never had. He even died his hair just to fit in. I do wonder though why he still wanted to take a ship to earth. Was it to fullfill what the engineer's couldn't or does he have other motives.

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And now for something speculative regarding Blade Runner

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Call me crazy or whatever but I think Blade Runner and Alien/Prometheus take place in the same universe. I think that is why Ridley Scott chose Guy Pearce as the role of Weyland. He created David a robot and it isn't out of the realm of possibility that he might be in the next Blade Runner movie.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14034 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:04:51 PM »

To put it succinctly, Prometheus is a $200 million remake of Galaxy of Terror. Which I don't have a problem with.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14035 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:08:33 PM »

To be honest I think a lot of people are unfairly holding it up to Alien and even romanticizing certain aspects of Alien. Sorry. I didn't really give a shit about any of the characters in Alien. They're not particularly developed. They still make absurdly stupid decisions. But the movie itself is great for other reasons. And I think so much has changed in the film industry that Fox was not going to let something like Alien come out now. They definitely widened the audience by quickening the pacing and there are obviously complete scenes missing from the film. The ball gets rolling way too quickly IMO. But with a production budget of $130 million or so for an R rated sci fi movie I'd imagine they fought pretty hard against any risks. I guarantee Fox demanded bigger and more epic. Not the claustrophobic sci fi thriller Aien was. And if most of those gaffers applied that much nitpicking to any sci fi movie they could tear it to pieces. *shrug* It definitely has its issues but internet warriors are applying typical nerd backlash to it IMO. It's not a classic (maybe with a Director's Cut) but it's solid and a breath of fresh air in a world of PG-13 quasi sci fi movies.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14036 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:12:17 PM »

The biggest problem I had was with the screenplay [courtesy of Lost/Star Trek/Cowboys & Aliens writer Damon Lindelof]. There was too many important events that just kind of got brushed aside, too many character actions that didn't really make sense [even by standard movie logic]. I wouldn't say the writing was all bad, certainly, but there were just too many things on the flip-side that couldn't be compensated for fully elsewhere. I'm interested in seeing whether some kind of extended cut gets released eventually.

I'm fine with it being a wildly different kind of film in plot, structure, and mood.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14037 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:15:38 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 08, 2012, 04:12:17 PM

The biggest problem I had was with the screenplay [courtesy of Lost/Star Trek/Cowboys & Aliens writer Damon Lindelof]. There was too many important events that just kind of got brushed aside, too many character actions that didn't really make sense [even by standard movie logic]. I wouldn't say the writing was all bad, certainly, but there were just too many things on the flip-side that couldn't be compensated for fully elsewhere. I'm interested in seeing whether some kind of extended cut gets released eventually.

I'm fine with it being a wildly different kind of film in plot, structure, and mood.

I have the same issues. But it really did feel like entire scenes were just missing. It's as if the movie just kept hopping from one central plot point to the next to move the film along. It felt way too short. There were too many references to things that were never fully explored. Things that weren't like "oh it's a mystery that isn't supposed to be answered" but just things that would be fleshed out in a normal film (Theron's character for example). I think an extended cut can fix a lot of it a la Kingdom of Heaven.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #14038 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:19:45 PM »

Fox may have pushed to have the movie cut down to 2 hours, leaving 15-20 minutes on the cutting room floor.

I will say this, it was a better return to scifi than Avatar was for Cameron.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14039 on:** June 08, 2012, 04:24:32 PM »

Agreed. And there's an article floating around where Ridley says there is 30 minutes of completed footage on the cutting room floor. It was somewhere in the GAF thread but I can't be bothered to go back into there.

Another issue with the nitpicking is that so many of them are complaining about realistic and not what actually makes for an entertaining movie. I don't want to watch 3 hours of a bunch of scientists doing cautionary scientific experiments before deciding to go look for aliens.

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