MidnightCowboy
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Exactly. He was by far the most interesting character. The beginning got my hopes up, but it's just downhill from there.
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Exactly. He was by far the most interesting character. The beginning got my hopes up, but it's just downhill from there.
Count Dookkake
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high fives bitch!
Watched all the Alien movies
masterfully crafted - a timeless piece of cinema. studied this at one point in an aesthetics class, which has increased my appreciation for this film threefold
Although it's really well made, the movie overall was very dumb - the first third of the movie is Ripley refusing to go back to the planet because she knows the aliens have overpowered the colony, yet later agrees to go wipe them out with an army of 12 dudes.. also every time they walk into a room, the whole area has automatically been "cleared" and Ripley is safe to come in. Cue the aliens. Lots of other stupid shit but not worth discussing
The movie opens up with the death of the little girl that RIpley has been trying to save for the entire duration of the second movie, so it is pretty awesome in my book. however, because this movie uses cgi, it has aged by far the worst out of all them. Still, fairly well made and entertaining
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Again, follows the trend of being well made, but being pretty dumb
I thought this movie was very good, and thought provoking. Visuals are clearly on another level - and I enjoyed the mythological references.
masterfully crafted - a timeless piece of cinema. studied this at one point in an aesthetics class, which has increased my appreciation for this film threefold
Although it's really well made, the movie overall was very dumb - the first third of the movie is Ripley refusing to go back to the planet because she knows the aliens have overpowered the colony, yet later agrees to go wipe them out with an army of 12 dudes.. also every time they walk into a room, the whole area has automatically been "cleared" and Ripley is safe to come in. Cue the aliens. Lots of other stupid shit but not worth discussing
The movie opens up with the death of the little girl that RIpley has been trying to save for the entire duration of the second movie, so it is pretty awesome in my book. however, because this movie uses cgi, it has aged by far the worst out of all them. Still, fairly well made and entertaining
Again, follows the trend of being well made, but being pretty dumb
I thought this movie was very good, and thought provoking. Visuals are clearly on another level - and I enjoyed the mythological references.
Charles Foster Kane
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Prometheus wasn't that boring, but at least Avengers ended better than it started.
Femmeworth
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Prometheus has more going for it it than The Avengers, as bad as the script is.
Agreed, the beginning of The Avengers was the worst part.
Pretty much. The marketing was SO GOOD and then I felt the theater feeling terribly let down. It wasn't necessarily BAD, but just mediocre compared to what I was anticipating.
Lmfao
Watched all the Alien movies
masterfully crafted - a timeless piece of cinema. studied this at one point in an aesthetics class, which has increased my appreciation for this film threefold
This film mastered creating suspense and tension. A true classic.
Although it's really well made, the movie overall was very dumb - the first third of the movie is Ripley refusing to go back to the planet because she knows the aliens have overpowered the colony, yet later agrees to go wipe them out with an army of 12 dudes.. also every time they walk into a room, the whole area has automatically been "cleared" and Ripley is safe to come in. Cue the aliens. Lots of other stupid shit but not worth discussing
Gtfo!!
Also, Avengers is far superior to Prometheus. It succeeded completely in accomplishing what it set out to do: entertain. That was one of my top theater experiences ever. Joss for the win.
Buckethead
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Prometheus has Charlize. Prometheus wins.
ScarJo is dead to me after the weight loss/nose job.
ScarJo is dead to me after the weight loss/nose job.
It was executed poorly, however.
TheKaeptain
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Film is a visual medium. Pretty+weak story>weak visuals+weak story.
ViewtifulJC
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Agreed
Charles Foster Kane
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I agree on that. Prometheus did have some stunning visuals at times. I may give it a rewatch. It's just so many things bothered me when I saw it lol.
I forgot to take Prometheus back to Redbox, so I might have it this whole weekend. Fuck. Maybe I'll rewatch it. I should quit thinking about it, though, since that makes me like it even less.
It's basically just shitty characters doing stupid things. Having not seen the Aliens onward, maybe this wouldn't work, but I don't understand why Prometheus couldn't have been about
And I don't really recall any particularly impressive visuals, either, to be honest.
It's basically just shitty characters doing stupid things. Having not seen the Aliens onward, maybe this wouldn't work, but I don't understand why Prometheus couldn't have been about
the team awakening an Engineer or two to fucking HELP them against the evil tentacle-things. It's of very limited appeal watching idiotic characters bumble about getting themselves killed.
And I don't really recall any particularly impressive visuals, either, to be honest.
Femmeworth
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Nothing controversial there.
Messofanego
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Mister Wilhelm
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Wait wait wait...you thought Aliens was stupid but say nothing about Prometheus's flaws?
We're done here.
TheKaeptain
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Charles Foster Kane
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The only thing worse than Avengers being overrated (92% RT is too high) is Whedon being overrated.
Nappuccino
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Prometheus is better than Aliens.
I'm not a huge fan of Aliens, but lets not get carried away here lol
Okay let's just say I like Prometheus more than I like Aliens.
Femmeworth
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I think it's justified for all the unnecessary hate he gets.
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Sure he gets a lot of hate, but he's also overly glorified by many. Some have him on a pedestal based just on Avengers.
What the fuck... explain
Are we being serious? Prometheus is intellectually stimulating, while the plot of Aliens is stupid as shit. I just watched the trailer for Prometheus though, and I can understand why people were let down due to expectations; you just need to re-watch the movie from a different perspective and not expect a stupid horror flick
ViewtifulJC
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now we got Aliens hate?
this is a bridge too far, ya'll
this is a bridge too far, ya'll
I just like sci-fi more than 80's action films. I think Cameron took something really interesting in Alien and just threw all the horror and sci-fi out the window. What Scott does is much more interesting and his cinematography is gorgeous.
Alien > Prometheus > Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) = Aliens
I'm not trying to start something here (even though my post earlier would say otherwise), this is just what I think.
Since you just mentioned French films in general, I don't really have an idea what types of films you like, but here are some recent French films that I enjoyed:
36th Precinct
La vie en rose
He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Blame it on Fidel
A Secret
The Adversary
The Chorus
Read My Lips
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Hidden
Tell No One
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Harry, He's Here to Help
Point Blank
Sleepless Night
Look them over and see what tickles your fancy?
While I agree that the crew in Prometheus was the worst and most incompetent crew ever assembled, what the film was grasping at is probably its saving grace along with the visuals. It's instantly a more interesting film than The Avengers ever could be, despite how flawed it is (not much point in outlining its faults again here, they're all widely accepted by now). I get where you're coming from though.
But I'll take an attempt at good sci-fi over what The Avengers was. That movie was just a way to get a bunch of characters on screen at the same time for Marvel fans, which is fine. It didn't pretend to be anything more than that unlike Prometheus. So I guess those who are preferring it are of the view that at least it succeeded in what it set out to be.
But I just have little interest in The Avengers or superhero movies these days, whereas with Prometheus - even although it's frustrating, there's a good movie in there somewhere. The design, world, ideas and Fassbender's android performance (I like a good android performance), not to mention an inextricable link to the greatest ever sci-fi horror film, instantly makes it a more interesting experience in my book.
BaronLundi
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Amazing film!
Also:
Best film about bicycles EVER !
not seen Lila Says, but Bicycle Thieves has that title surely?
BaronLundi
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You'd have to have watched it to get the joke
Lila says is not about bicycles at all, but one bicycle scene stands out for the unsuspecting viewer...
Edit : I failed it's not even a bycicle it's a moped.
Probably you already saw them but:
Summer Hours.
L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls (not very recent). Chinese Puzzle next year should be the third of this series.
The Kid with a Bike.
and definitely A Prophet.
lol?
Canis lupus
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Kick Ass, thought it wasn't as good as Scott Pilgrim.
BaronLundi
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Yamato, in no particular order, following my flimsy memory, excluding those I'm pretty sure you've watched already, various degrees of quality (must-see imo are in bold) :
- Les glaneurs et la glaneuse (Varda)
- Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (Moll)
- Sur mes lèvres (Audiard)
- L'emploi du temps (Cantet)
- 8 femmes (Ozon)
- L'adversaire (Garcia)
- L'esquive (Kechiche)
- De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (Audiard)
- Lady Chatterley (Ferrand)
- La graine et le mulet (Kechiche)
- Les beaux gosses (Sattouf)
- Esther Kahn (Desplechin)
- Rois et reines (Desplechin)
- Le nom des gens (Leclerc)
- Des hommes et des dieux (Beauvois)
- Les Herbes folles (Resnais)
- OSS 117 Le Caire, nid d'espion - OSS 117 - Rio ne répond plus (both films are hilarious)
- Carlos (Assayas)
- Persepolis (Satrapi)
- Naissance des pieuvres (Sciamma)
- 13 tzameti (Gela Babluani)
- Cavale (Belvaux)
- Swimming Pool (Ozon)
- Le Goût des autres (Jaoui)
- Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (Ozon)
- La Maladie de Sachs (Deville)
- Les plages d'Agnès (Varda)
- Les glaneurs et la glaneuse (Varda)
- Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (Moll)
- Sur mes lèvres (Audiard)
- L'emploi du temps (Cantet)
- 8 femmes (Ozon)
- L'adversaire (Garcia)
- L'esquive (Kechiche)
- De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (Audiard)
- Lady Chatterley (Ferrand)
- La graine et le mulet (Kechiche)
- Les beaux gosses (Sattouf)
- Esther Kahn (Desplechin)
- Rois et reines (Desplechin)
- Le nom des gens (Leclerc)
- Des hommes et des dieux (Beauvois)
- Les Herbes folles (Resnais)
- OSS 117 Le Caire, nid d'espion - OSS 117 - Rio ne répond plus (both films are hilarious)
- Carlos (Assayas)
- Persepolis (Satrapi)
- Naissance des pieuvres (Sciamma)
- 13 tzameti (Gela Babluani)
- Cavale (Belvaux)
- Swimming Pool (Ozon)
- Le Goût des autres (Jaoui)
- Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (Ozon)
- La Maladie de Sachs (Deville)
- Les plages d'Agnès (Varda)
You'd have to have watched it to get the joke
Lila says is not about bicycles at all, but one bicycle scene stands out for the unsuspecting viewer...
Edit : I failed it's not even a bycicle it's a moped.
Let's make it best movie featuring mopeds. There's the monologue you're to referring to but also the pretty amazing scene when they're driving around the harbour and Air's 'Run' plays. I listened to that song all the time during the summer of 2006.
muntersaur
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Prometheus is better than Aliens.
Agreed.
For me Alien > Prometheus > Alien 3 > Aliens > Alien 4
Frustrated_Grunt
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Con Air - Was irritated by the movie by the end of it. 2/10
Count Dookkake
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Sold out showing of MIAMI CONNECTION was a blast.
People were dying at the letter scene.
People were dying at the letter scene.
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