Prometheus - Sophie's Thoughts

In response to Ralph's previous review (to which I am completely accepting of - everyone is entitled to their own opinion etc) I would like to offer the following few comments.

For the people who know me well, they know the following things -
1) I am definitely not a person who thinks logically
2) I have little or no concentration most of the time
3) I will always choose a good story over special effects
4) many of my favourite films are ones I don't (or only realise a long time after) that I do not understand
5) I don't have much interest in Alien but I do love Blade Runner - I will challenge anyone to a duel over their      knowledge of this film.
6) and of course this one - I am a HUGE Lost fan...don't care how many questions went unanswered, for me this was just how the show was, I didn't need answers and I loved the ending...what were people actually expecting? I would like to know some alternative suggestions.

So onto Prometheus...

1) I wasn't really paying attention to the plot as I was too blown away by the visuals....lighting, sound, cinematography, you know..the usual stuff I'm into!

2) I went into the cinema with absolutely no expectations whatsoever, hadn't read a thing about it and thought I would be completely bored seeing as Alien doesn't interest me much anyway...how many god damn times must I hear the endless possible meanings as to why Ripley strips down to her underwear at the end? Because she wanted to, that's probably why. Basically I had/have no idea what all these connections between the films are.

3) I totally believed the entire time David was a good guy...was he? Whatever, the scene where he poured the vodka was great and I was relieved he survived. It forced me to revisit that old classic Shame afterwards which I now like a lot more.

4) I thought the self abortion type scene was great and this was when I really started paying attention. I hadn't made the connection with David infecting the other guy or whatever, I was really just taking this in scene by scene and trying to pay as much attention to the story as I could while inwardly gushing about the film's beauty.

5) I find those who base their enjoyment of things on logic to be cold hearted creatures who should maybe lighten up a bit and just enjoy stuff cos it's entertaining and doesn't need to make sense to be so...

6) Director's get worse as they get older...for example George Lucas and Tim Burton. Scott's released some decent films in the last decade but none of them are particularly memorable. Gladiator was epic, Kingdom of Heaven wasn't, but supposedly the director's cut is a great improvement.
Scott is known for altering his films (without taking anything away from fans of the originals) so there may be many versions of this still to come...he has said there is much that could be added and altered.

Most importantly...I just loved it because I thought it was amazing. And no matter how many people try to tell me this is wrong, I will not give in!

4.2/5


"Don't listen to the hype"...as someone once said.

A No Brainer

After seeing “Coriolanus”, “The Artist” and “Margin Call” in the last week, my head was aching for something I didn’t need to think about, and with the movie “Haywire” that’s exactly what it is. You can pop your brain out of its leaky bag and place it on the bedside table because you really won’t need it. Predictable, straightforward and action packed with a dubious cameo from Michael Douglas (but it’s great to see him looking great after his health issues) “Haywire” is everything you can imagine to be. Not exactly breaking the mould with the betrayed-agent-on-the-run-gets-revenge story, “Haywire” is about Mallory Kane, a woman who carries out various covert operations for the benefit of the U.S. government, but guess what – she’s betrayed! Shock horror! Then follows the predictable kicking of ass (there is an element of pleasure in seeing Channing Tatum get beaten up) before the eventual redemption at the end.

("God damn you Ewan for refusing to do the sequel to Trainspotting!")

Former kick-boxing champ Gina Carano is a great lead, with strong support from Michael Fassbender (already a contender for my actor of 2012) and Ewan McGregor, this film is easy on the mind and the eyes. In the flurry of Oscar nominations (no “Drive”? no “Shame”?) this is one film that won’t be getting any awards but deserves a watch. Good for a Friday night at the cinema but nothing more. 6.5/10