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P R O M E T H E U S |OT| Ridley Scott goes back to Building Better Worlds
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I totally disagree. It's far far more Aliens than Alien. Of course he could have made something closer to the original. It's not like the action sequences were hacked in there the night before release as he slept.
Well now you tripping.
Nope. Ill be seeing it Friday when it opens in Canada.
My comments are just with respect to the middling reviews.
You give reviews too much respect.
Arjen
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What? No, totally disagree
It's not even close to the slow paced, bleak horror of the original. It's very Aliens.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Except that Spielberg of the new millennium has produced some of his absolute best work.
And a lot of his worst, too, mang.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Not really.
1941 came right before Raiders, broheim. He has a couple duds in pretty much every decade. Spielberg is just super consistent.
SCULLIBUNDO
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War of the Worlds is not garbage. Just the last thirty seconds.
Danny Boyle still got the best space-faring sci-fi of the last decade btw.
Nope
Nope
The Fountain is the best scf-fi of recent times I think.
Insane Metal
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Damn thats awesome. Can't wait. Prolly gonna see it on Friday.
brandonh83
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War of the Worlds had phenomenal suspense the first time you watch it. One of the most intense theatrical experiences I've ever had. I saw it with a packed audience that was kind of loud during some of it but during that basement scene everyone collectively shut the fuck up.
Insane Metal
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I don't get the hate this movies gets around here. I watched it at home the first time unfortunately, but it was REALLY intense for me. I knew nothing about the movie, and had never watched the original. So it was really nice for me.
brandonh83
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I find myself saying that about plenty of movies.
Bluemercury
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Hey sculli did you like the movie?
Battersea Power Station
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Love The Fountain, but it's purposely ambiguous as to whether it's sci-fi or not.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Go back a page. It's complicated. It's a good sci-fi movie, it's just disappointing considering what it could have been.
And the best sci-fi of recent time is still Children of Men.
It's irrelevant though. Either it's real in the context of the film, or it's sci-fi within the film. Either way, it's sci-fi.
children of men fucking owned.
Let's hope Gravity does.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Prometheus needed more Clive Owen.
And Woola. Oh man, can you imagine how awesome this movie would have been with some goddamn Woola in there. Fuckin dog is awesome.
And Woola. Oh man, can you imagine how awesome this movie would have been with some goddamn Woola in there. Fuckin dog is awesome.
brandonh83
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if you're talking about that crazy dog in John Carter, fuck that dog. It ruined what would have been the best scene in the movie.
-Plasma Reus-
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I can see the charm of John Carter. But Woola of all things?! The thing is hideous and is as close to satan's scrotum as anyone of us can imagine.
Insane Metal
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Are you kidding about Woola? Because I fucking loved it. If you're just being sarcastic, I'm gonna have to hit you.
brandonh83
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oh Solo
SCULLIBUNDO
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Are you kidding about Woola? Because I fucking loved it. If you're just being sarcastic, I'm gonna have to hit you.
I never kid about Woola. He used to be in my avatar. Woola is fucking awesome. Makes every scene he's in about 50x better once he shows.
Insane Metal
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brandonh83
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the part with John obliterating everything in sight with the Giacchino and intercutting with the flashbacks was sooo amazing, and then... Woola joins the fray and completely ruined any greatness the scene may have otherwise had.
1:15 dear lord
SCULLIBUNDO
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Well I wouldn't have put it like that because I'm a gentleman, but he certainly did help out quite a bit. Good doggie.
Lord Error
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Fountain was so damn preachy that I couldn't wait for it to be over, despite how incredible it looked and sounded. Most of the time I felt movie was trying to teach me something that I knew more about than Aronofsky did when he wrote it.
That would probably be my choice too.
Oh, man, cutting back to those flashbacks over and over again ruined that scene. We get it.
brandonh83
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Just really took me out of it. The dog is cool, just ruined the scene for me.
I don't see it as pushing any agenda personally.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Goddamn I need Carter on blu. Not saying it's better than Prometheus but...it totally fuckin is. Still the best movie I've seen in cinemas this year.
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Scullibundo you're a nice person and all. And I can see how someone can enjoy John Carter. But...
The man loves his cgi adventures.
Moon kinda kept uncovering a secret you realised before the movie was even truly beginning. And it went on and on and on... till the silly ending.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Goodnight gentlemen, always a pleasure.
Yeah, filmed in 3D.
Good Job Bob
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Nice Prometheus advertising going on right now at the MS E3 conference.
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