Brian Earl Spilner said:
I wish he'd done a proper sequel to Prometheus rather than going back to just another Alien movie.
I know a lot of people didn't like it but I absolutely loved Prometheus.
Same here...
Brian Earl Spilner said:
I wish he'd done a proper sequel to Prometheus rather than going back to just another Alien movie.
I know a lot of people didn't like it but I absolutely loved Prometheus.
MaroonStain said:
From the reviews, it sounds like I am going to enjoy this movie!!!
By the way, why are some fools calling this horror? That's retreaded. To me it's a sci-fi alien series.
More horror movie with elements of sci-fi. IMO.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Alien is a sci-fi movie with elements of horror.
We are each entitled to our opinions here. Regardless it is a great movie, IMO the greatest of its type ever made bar none. Also happens to be the scariest movie I have ever seen, which stems from its horror/terror elements.Brian Earl Spilner said:More horror movie with elements of sci-fi. IMO.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
Alien is a sci-fi movie with elements of horror.
SpreadsheetAg said:
I liked Prometheus on initial watch, it's not until I started reading "alien dogma" and amateur movie reviews on TexAgs that I had any cause for quibbles or doubts. Just like Star Wars prequels have been ridiculed and criticized into taboo...
Well, I still like and will watch the prequels (yes there is some **** in there for nitpickers but I will watch them)... I stil really like Prometheus. I will definitely watch this and probably really enjoy it. Until TexAgs tries to get me to hate it, which I hope I can avoid.
SpreadsheetAg said:
Sorry I made you mad, but I don't hate the prequels. I hate the idea of trying to explain the force, and of a woman not knowing she was pregnant with twins in a world of star fighters and hyperspace, and that same woman dying of a broken heart... sure...
Do I think the could've been done a lot better? Yes. Will I still watch them? Yes.
Now, I don't know what to make of this, I just find it interesting. It opened in 19 foreign markets and of the top 9, in all but two of those markets it opened significantly lower than Prometheus did.Quote:
Here's a look at the top performing markets and how this opening compares to Prometheus:
- South Korea - $7.2m (+52.58% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- United Kingdom - $6.4m (-39.85% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- France - $4.53m (-38.41% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Australia - $3.09m (-79.40% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Mexico - $2.46m (-24.90% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Spain - $1.9m (-71.63% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Hong Kong - $1.76m (+17.24% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Brazil - $1.63m (-52.47% vs. Prometheus Opening)
- Italy - $1.29m (-66.68% vs. Prometheus Opening)
I am one of those die hard fans of the first two. I never have thought that Alien is the type of movie to become a series. Far too limited in scope in terms of the story you can tell because at the end of the day, you are going to have the familiar story of a bunch of people trapped with a creature that they cannot kill. The original movie grossed roughly $80M, Aliens tooks in about $85M. Certainly those numbers are successful takes for movies such as these but do these grosses really indicate there is a clamoring for many more Alien movies?Quote:
Outside of a few diehard fans, no one wanted this movie. Ridley was the driver of this. Somehow he has become the caretaker of the series.
67% audience on RTMax Power said:
Currently sitting at 76% and certified fresh on RT, while Prometheus is at 72%. While that might not sound like much of an improvement Guardians Vol. 2 is at 81% comparatively and thats one of the best things I've seen this year along with Logan.
I still have high hopes and I'm going this weekend for sure. The first trailer that came out for Christmas is still one of the best trailers I've ever seen, it's basically perfect. I do think they've let out more information than they should have, but I'm still in.
Simplebay said:
NThis doesn't surprise me. It's not quite Alien, but does have a lot more Alien feel but never fully quite gets there. (the blending of the music of the two movies is done really well, it even factors into the plot.) But the movie is not quite Prometheus, ties up the story (i thought a messy story handed over from Prometheus) quite nicely. But it never quite gets full philosophy/weird there.
This movie has as a foot in each movie forefathers, but could isolate fans of either. For me, this blend worked. I went in expecting full on Alien, but instead we got half and half which i enjoyed. It doesn't set any new ground, but it's a well made, GORGEOUS movie, with a real impressive action setpiece, and Fassbender will absolutely blow you away and carries the movie. New lead-ish girl is decent too, hell even Danny McBride did well.
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The CGI on the aliens was a bit too heavy-handed, borderline distracting... but it just felt satisfying to me, and actually made me want to see more of this universe. Something Alien Resurrection or AVP didn't do.