Prometheus - reviews, discussion and BD/DVD release **WARNING - SPOILER-HEAVY**

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Originally Posted by masterj

My honest opinion about this film:
Prometheus has good special effects, really nice CGI, but very weak story and some really bad acting especially from secondary characters (like the "pissedoff" guy). Why the hell he was so pissed from the beggining? It looked so fake and exaggerated :( Also there was almost zero prestory to each character so we could actually like them or really hate them.

Secondary characters were a bit weakly developed than the main characters. That's a flaw in the script, and I blame the scriptwriter more than the director. As for the "pissed off" scientist, he was a foreigner and distinctly gave off the vibe of "I don't like Americans, and I don't like American corporate honchos. I am just here for the cheque." Guess he didn't like the Weyland company much.

You don't need much of a pre-story to like/hate a character. There wasn't much offered in Alien either, neither in Aliens. All had pretty strong, likeable characters.

Originally Posted by masterj

Near the end ship captain decides to blow alien (or gods or engineers or whatever) ship apart by sacrificing his ship. It supposed to look like heroic moment right? I don't know why but it didn't feel right... Whole crew onboard died but I didn't give a damn about them... I didn't care about captain, his two companions and all the others on the ship. Most films give atleast some screen time to these characters so they could show us why they're heroic, sad, lucky, bad, angry... How they became so-and-so (ideal example to me would be Armageddon - I actually cared about every single died crew member!).

Not much of a crew was left in the Prometheus by then. The captain only had two of his pilots with him, and he gave them the option of jumping ship. And they both declined it and chose to stay with him till the end. The only other person on the ship, Meredith Vickers, ejected out through a pod.

Originally Posted by masterj

Also, why the heck they choose GUY PEARCE over real old actor??? His character felt so unnatural and fake. I think now I understand why I like older movies better than newer ones. There were much less fakeness in them: real explosions, real old actors, real young actors, real fire, real car crashes...

They chose him because they had long scenes of a young Weyland in the original script by Jon Spaihts (which was later changed quite a bit in the rewrites by Lindelof). A viral video depicting young Weyland was also shot for the promo campaign preceding the release. And there are assumptions being made that the sequel will have scenes of young Weyland added into it as flashbacks, so that's the reason.

Originally Posted by masterj

Oh, and one more thing... David (Michael Fassbender) was the most likeable character in this film. I mean he was android but actually felt like he was the only real human in this spaceship. I don't know about others here, but I really liked him and he was the only character that I cared about at the end of this film.

On the contrary, David quite clearly had a hidden agenda throughout the film, and gave off hints that he might not be faithful even to his creator, Weyland, as well. Wait for the DVD release with all the deleted scenes which will make things clearer. He is a distinct anti-hero of the piece.

Originally Posted by masterj

So all in all this film felt like a fastforward cassette with too much cutoff content. I'd give prometheus something like 5/10 just because of FX and David, but that is not enough for me to watch this film again.

The rewrites did leave a lot of questions unanswered, but most answers are provided in the film itself, if watched carefully. I think the uncut version (or possibly the director's cut version) will give all of us a clearer picture of Ridley Scott's vision of Prometheus. He himself is not satisfied with the finished product, specially the reaction from the fans. That's why he's promised to redeem himself in the sequel. We might see a lot of our unsolved queries answered in Prometheus 2. Meanwhile, get the DVD/Blu-Ray with all those added deleted scenes (worth an extra 40 minutes).

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Ridley Scott says 'questions will be answered' with 'Prometheus' Blu-ray

"Prometheus" fans (and haters) may finally be getting some answers.

The details of the U.S. DVD and Blu-ray release of the Ridley Scott film were revealed this week.

Buyers will have two versions to choose from: A 2-disc Blu-ray with extra features or a 4-disc collector’s edition packed with even more extra features.

The latter includes both the 2D and 3D versions, plus separate DVD and digital copies of the film, and a treasure trove of extras that Scott promises that "questions will be answered."

http://www.hitfix.com/news/ridley-sc...etheus-blu-ray

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And now for a WTF moment -



Wait...




Hold your breath...




Okay, here we go...




Prometheus shares a link with...




(nobody would have guessed it)




(although fans might have a faint stirring of this)




BLADE RUNNER!!!

Apparently, included as part of the U.K. steelbook release of "Prometheus," a pretty interesting easter egg can be found (see below). In short, it's a memo from Peter Weyland that seems to suggest that his mentor was none other than Eldon Tyrell.
As you know, he was the head of the Tyrell Corporation in "Blade Runner" who created the false memory replicants in the film.
And the references in the memo of this unnamed man looking out from a "pyramid" in the "City Of Angels" make it pretty obvious what this is all about.

Yes, a big WHOA! moment for all fans of both franchises, including yours truly, who is still trying to gather his jaw from the floor.

Cheap one-time publicity gimmick, or adding up to something more? Your guess is as good as mine.


http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...-too-20121006#

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What's up with dvd buyers getting ripped off to high heaven now? I guess they're trying to get rid of dvd and move completely to blu ray, but it's expensive, and I really wish the Prometheus dvd had something special on it other than just the generic stuff. Anyone know what the best edition of the film I can get on dvd is? I guess i'll try to buy a Bluray player closer to the holidays, but does the dvd at least have the 15 minutes of bonus footage?

[ferretchucker]

Bought the DVD today. Don't know if Reg 1 is different...but I got all of 6 alternate/deleted scenes...not including the alternate opening and ending.

[alkytrio666]

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Promet.../39474/#Review

$25 at Best Buy. Comes with a blu-ray AND a DVD (and a 3D blu-ray, but who cares). Comes with all bonus features. 2 commentaries. THREE AND A HALF hour making of documentary. Deleted scenes. Etc. It's a twenty-five dollar investment and you'll have something now and something for when you get a blu-ray player.

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Originally Posted by alkytrio666

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Promet.../39474/#Review

$25 at Best Buy. Comes with a blu-ray AND a DVD (and a 3D blu-ray, but who cares). Comes with all bonus features. 2 commentaries. THREE AND A HALF hour making of documentary. Deleted scenes. Etc. It's a twenty-five dollar investment and you'll have something now and something for when you get a blu-ray player.

So all the best special features are blu ray, but the dvd still has the extended cut right?

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None of the versions has the extended cut. There is no extended cut. They both have deleted/extended scenes, though. Scott has said in interviews that he sincerely considers the theatrical cut to be his "director's vision", and as someone who is particularly picky with censors and limitations, he loves the version showed in theaters.

[Posher778]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

None of the versions has the extended cut. There is no extended cut. They both have deleted/extended scenes, though. Scott has said in interviews that he sincerely considers the theatrical cut to be his "director's vision", and as someone who is particularly picky with censors and limitations, he loves the version showed in theaters.

Oh I was under the impression that the dvd was going to have those scenes added in. Fair enough. I'll buy it. Cool cover

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Originally Posted by alkytrio666

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Promet.../39474/#Review

$25 at Best Buy. Comes with a blu-ray AND a DVD (and a 3D blu-ray, but who cares). Comes with all bonus features. 2 commentaries. THREE AND A HALF hour making of documentary. Deleted scenes. Etc. It's a twenty-five dollar investment and you'll have something now and something for when you get a blu-ray player.

What alky said. That there is the best release of Prometheus yet.

And yes, the deleted scenes have not been added directly to the existing film, per se. They can be viewed separately.

A super bunch of bonus materials added too, as well. Sweet! Can't wait till it gets released over here. (since Amazon doesn't accept my card)