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 Pretty decent (I presume) TV bio-pic of the great Errol Flynn. A little tame but still enjoybale with a decent performance from the lead....Watch at home on a double bill with:  Excellent though short documentry on the star hosted by Chris Lee. During its sparse 50mins I got into 2 fights, bedded a dozen chorus girls and grew a pencil moustashe. Today I am learning to fence.
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 Thought not without faults this film which cost £100,000 looks a lot better than many that cost ten times this. The direction/Camera work and editing is top notch and though using some gimmicks like timelapse and alternative mediums it never gets jaded. The non-linear narrative (much like GO/The Killing or Pulp Fiction) is well crafted hooking in even the minor characters. Add to this a 'greek chorus' of rap/hiphop and you have a very original urban crime drama that avoids the cliches and gives us a real slice of that life, Brv!!
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 First day, first show. In one word:- fan-tas-tic! Ferret has pretty much covered a lot of ground in his review, so I'll keep it short. (although it's hard for me, being a hardcore Alien fan for life, to keep it to anything less than a zillion words) Ridley is back to form. His recent films have been anything but spectacular, but with Prometheus he pulls out all the stops to immerse the audiences in a grand visual epic. From the jaw-dropping opening sequence, to the long shots of CGI/real landscapes, the cinematography is absolutely brilliant, and has to be seen to be believed. The story, which everyone knows by now, is not a first on screen by any means, but Ridley's treatment of it is what makes it really, really good. (although the script writer or re-writer needs to be shot for messing a bit too much with the storyline/characters, which is evident more than once throughout the film) The references to Alien are pretty much there, but I will ask everyone to see Prometheus as a standalone sci-fi film, and for what it is. Imagine this film as the first in a series/franchise, of which Alien is probably part IV (Prometheus part IV: Alien, Prometheus part V: Aliens, etc.) Then only you will appreciate it for what it is. The biggest gripe which anyone could have with Prometheus is that it might take itself too seriously, but never for once does Ridley imply this. On the contrary, it's evident that he's had a lot of fun making this and letting his creative visions take shape as they evolved. The story is superb, and the similarity with AvP finishes with the first 20-odd minutes (although not too similar to that one, so you are forgiven for thinking so). From then on it's pretty much Ridley's vehicle. If Alien was conceptually a "haunted house film in space", Prometheus is like a set of haunted houses in space. It leaves plenty to the imagination, and also unanswered questions with you when the end credits start rolling, which is the hallmark of any classy film. Noomi Rapace is brilliant: I won't be surprised if they nominate her for an Oscar next year for her performance in Prometheus. Her Elizabeth Shaw is nowhere near Ripley, they are poles apart. Elizabeth is impressionable, a firm believer in her own beliefs, and as the film progresses she becomes increasingly vulnerable and alone, two qualities which make for a superb character. Michael Fassbender is equally exceptional as David - his last shot will leave you with a haunting image. I have loved this guy for quite some time now (he was outstanding in X-Men:First Class) and should get plenty of more work than the amount he's doing right now. He's a talent, and it shows. Charlize Theron impresses a lot as well, her Vickers character a complete polar opposite of Elizabeth Shaw, with a hidden intent evident throughout the film. The others do their job, but aren't as memorable as the crews from Alien or Aliens - a point for which I place the blame on either Spaihts or Lindelof (whoever didn't provide them with some depth or uniqueness), except for Idris Elba. The 4-5 lead characters are pretty strongly represented, but the supporting cast suffer from weak characterisation. But credit to Ridley that this aspect of the film doesn't really weigh it down at any time. The background score gets loud at times, but it is expected to complement the scene to which it is mated. Although, I would have preferred silence to have been used a lot more (ala Alien) which could have added a lot of nail-biting atmosphere to the proceedings. The sudden blares make you feel a bit jarred and nervy. Be sure to keep your distance from the speakers. Overall, I am glad that Ridley didn't commit the mistakes George Lucas did with his trio. His Prometheus is bold, it's different, and it starts it's own journey towards (hopefully) a fantastic destination which will eventually merge with it's original source through a glorious blaze of answers. Heading back to re-watch it on Sunday night again, in IMAX. And right now that I have finished writing this by remembering the scenes of the film one by one, I am salivating. Says something? Rating - * * * *
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