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Neil
17-May-2017, 08:10 AM
Is there a good "Alien" film at long last?

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EvilNed
17-May-2017, 08:38 AM
Early reactions point toward another Prometheus.
Neil
17-May-2017, 04:16 PM
Early reactions point toward another Prometheus.

Nooooooooooo!
shootemindehead
17-May-2017, 08:17 PM
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MinionZombie
19-May-2017, 10:36 AM
Seems to be getting mixed reviews. Some people are digging it, others hating it, but I've also seen a lot of reviews/articles talking about moving away from Prometheus (I really liked Prometheus, but whatever...)

I've not had a chance to see it yet. Not sure if I will before it leaves cinemas. If not then it'll be a Blu-Ray purchase for me.
EvilNed
22-May-2017, 11:20 AM
Saw it yesterday.

It wasn't as crap as Prometheus but it certainly wasn't good. It continues several missteps made by Prometheus, the biggest being biting off way more than it can chew. Also, for god knows what reason, it decides to introduce yet another crew rather than let us continue with the previous one. It also throws way too many curveballs at the audience, negating any chance to let any one particular plot point settle in.

In many ways it feels like a stupid compromise all around.

But overall, for anyone who's curious, it's probably worth a visit to the cinema. Though had I known before hand how uninteresting Ridley Scott must have been in making this film I'd probably have just waited for the BluRay.

And as a final note, it is most definetly an ALIEN PREQUEL rather than a PROMETHEUS SEQUEL.
Neil
25-May-2017, 09:38 PM
Average affair!

So many characters once again happily wondering off alone and/or not making obvious choices to remain breathing...
shootemindehead
26-May-2017, 10:29 AM
I think I'm going to give this a miss.

'Prometheus' has already fucked up the Alien universe enough and I'd rather not have any more below average/crap films wrecking a great series (1 - 3). I think, like Star Wars, Alien will be a much better experience when viewed without the prequels interfering with the story.
ProfessorChaos
27-May-2017, 06:36 AM
i thoroughly enjoyed the first couple of films, was pretty "meh" on the third, and gave the first AVP a spin but that pretty much killed it for me.

reviews haven't been kind to these last few entries, so no point in even bothering i figure.

this gave me one hell of a chuckle though, and this seemed like a good place to share it.

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