Prometheus, Unplugged

So, early this Summer while on a vacation we went to go see Prometheus. Lucky for us because the place we were visiting had it playing in 3-D IMAX with surround sound. We had been looking forward to the film for several reasons:

1. We're geeks.
2. We like just about everything Ridley Scott does, perhaps with the exception of Robin Hood. 
3. We liked the original Alien, as opposed to  most of the sequels. 
4. We like special effects. 

Anyway, it seemed as though Prometheus was going to to score big in all of these areas. We went - we saw - we said "Awesome." Now - there's been some criticism about the movie but we think most of that criticism derived from not having watched it in 3-D IMAX with surround sound. There were some weak areas to the plot and a lot of unanswered questions but then again, most science fiction classics aren't immediately appreciated or completely thorough.

  

3-D IMAX Rocks... 

The critics are so picky sometimes though (not that we ever are)  - OK there were some lame characters here and there - for example Geologist and the scientist boyfriend. And there were some holes in the plot, although we're kind of hoping there is a prequel to the prequel to iron those out. To get a comprehensive list of the perceived flaws of the film check out the following spoof trailer...

A bit too critical perhaps? Genius is subtle folks, deal with it.

We were impressed with much of the cast, especially Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Without a doubt though Michael Fassbender stole much of the movie with his creepy yet fascinating portrayal of the science android David. The enigmatic Engineers are still a bit of a mystery though, we're not sure why they were so intent on reversing their science project on Earth. But overall this movie is more about atmosphere than specifics, which makes it a lot like the first Alien in our opinion and maybe even a little like John Carpenter's the Thing.

Another fun aspect of this film for us anyway was its innovative use of viral marketing with clips like the one below (which cannot be found int he movie itself but are still online and will of course be included with the DVD and Blu-ray release of the film)...

Move over Bill Gates - Peter Weyland has the biggest ego of them all.

We did notice a striking resemblance between the aliens (the engineer aliens anyway) in this film and the main character in the oddball movie 'Powder" from 1996. All in all we recommend seeing this film if you get a chance, maybe it will grow on you - but hopefully not in you.

This guy was way A Head of his time...