Aye been a while since I've seen it. Doesn't hold up, I watched it for the nostalgia. Could have been much better but seemed to get wrapt up in its star power.

60. The Father
I was not prepared for that. The intimate look at living with dementia was possibly one of the most terrifying films I’ve seen in some time. The way it’s constructed is incredibly clever so plenty to appreciate. Hopkins is superb, heartbreaking to watch at times and that last scene fucking ruined me. A fantastic film I will never watch again. [9]

Prometheus then.

I was really put off watching this by the hate it got from some parties. I have seen the odd snatch of it toward the end when it was on TV.

So watched it last night. One cannot fault the cast - dear me - what a collection of splendid folk. Theron was scorching. I thought it was OK. It had some interesting ideas and all that and it seemed well put together to me. It moved along at a decent pace and kept me interested. Maybe that's because I wasn't expecting much (I rarely do nowadays from anything from Hollywood).

It's biggest problem is that it tries to explain things. Alien should have been left alone. While I liked Aliens I still think the original should have been left alone. 

How did that aborted alien get so bloody big in that med bay on its own?!!!??!!.  And how did the hero do all that with a stapled belly? Heh. Daft.

Still. I thought it was OK but it gets by trading off the strong world created in the original. I actually thought about it this morning which is one of my tests. And I'm surprised it passed that test. Actually...I think I liked it. No strong desire to watch it again though.

T1 and T2 only exist to me.   3 was just about OK but I've decided it didn't happen.

davyK wrote:

Aye. That film wrecked me. Anyone in government in a role connected with care should watch it. Elderly care is so much more than physical.

I had similar thoughts on that. It's the type of care you'd pray for if anyone you knew were in that situation.

poprock wrote:

Gremill wrote:

For me, the biggest issue it has is the characters making very, very dumb decisions that are the opposite of their motivations to that point.

Same here. Prometheus built a believable world but populated it with unbelievable characters doing things without believable motivations. Left me thinking it was rubbish.

That was my consensus. Don't get me started on the stupid xenobiologists.

Alien Covenant makes it look like genius and a masterpiece.

hylian_elf wrote:

Alien Covenant makes it look like genius and a masterpiece.

Worth it for the flute scene

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

It's Nic Cage playing Nic Cage in a buddy style comedy that really leans into the love of everything Nic Cage.

Pedro Pascal steals the show, it's great fun!
The whole had me in fits of giggles.

Alien Covenant  After watching Prometheus I thought I'd give this a go.

Oh dear.

The ship was clearly crewed by the remedial class of the space academy. A load of old tosh. I only kept watching to make sure they all got killed.

This IP needs putting to sleep.

What about the flute scene?

Gremill wrote:

What about the flute scene?

If they had started playing London's Burning together I would not have been surprised.

I found myself more interested in the "engineers" plot. There is a decent story there trying to get out. But again, like Prometheus, explaining everything spoils it.  The mystery of those ancient alien tech scenes in the original Alien are what added so much to the basic idea. They generated a real sense of awe in me back then.

It's best left alone.

It's a classic

If I recently watched the original and thought it was gash, will I still like it?