The Prometheus Science Training School

"There's a reason the Prometheus crew is so effective at dealing with aliens: good training!"
hpqpsays...

This! I'm not a scientist, but the lack of basic common sense in that movie really annoyed me. Oh, and the lack of plot. That annoyed me too.



The design was pretty tho'.

Deanosays...

Ha! And a few other things about this film;

What's with the 3D computer graphics and in the "later" films there are no such things?

Would you really land your ship on the planet? And that easily? Wouldn't you have a landing ship for the occasion and have a bit of a job navigating as well? Instead they land right on the button and can drive back and forth from the alien ship as easily as going to the shops.

The first bit that made me facepalm was the panicking scientists who then magically get lost despite bringing the floating mapping balls. And they forgot their ipads with google maps on them.

And then they took their helmets off. Jay-sus.

When the other crew leave rashly bagging samples - they could surely pop back later - they hop onto the bikes because the truck has gone. Where did the truck go?

I could keep going. I don't mind silly things like this in the right movie but this tried to take itself reasonably seriously. But if you can't be bothered to get basic details correct and create plausible, believable characters then you end up with a dud.

I'm not hopeful for that Blade Runner sequel.

bareboards2says...

Soooo glad to see this movie being made fun of.

What a stupid insult to the intelligence of the average movie goer. All that time to write a good script and this is the schlock they came up with?

Give me a break.

Lendlsays...

This is why I'm NOT seeing the movie. I love sci-fi and I'm ok with a bit of non-realism but I could tell from the trailer it was going to pass my "stupid" threshold by a lot...

redyellowbluesays...

First stupid moment for me was Worm eye dude who said. "6 hours of day light left. phhhh, lets suit up and go out there. I wanna open my birthday presents" Dude, you just landed on an alien planet in a spaceship hotel. Maybe take your time? Survey the area thoroughly before going ALL THE WAY inside.

mentalitysays...

>> ^Lendl:

This is why I'm NOT seeing the movie. I love sci-fi and I'm ok with a bit of non-realism but I could tell from the trailer it was going to pass my "stupid" threshold by a lot...


It's not worth seeing in theater, but check it out eventually. The effects and design are top notch. There are some shots that are breathtakingly beautiful and awe inspiring for a fan of sci-fi.

bareboards2says...

Mine was when the bodyguard was arming up to provide protection, and the lead scientist said something like "put that away, this is a scientific expedition!"

As if scientific exploration for hundreds of years didn't have fricking fracking guards as they went into unknown environments.

Still pisses me off.


>> ^redyellowblue:

First stupid moment for me was Worm eye dude who said. "6 hours of day light left. phhhh, lets suit up and go out there. I wanna open my birthday presents" Dude, you just landed on an alien planet in a spaceship hotel. Maybe take your time? Survey the area thoroughly before going ALL THE WAY inside.

notarobotsays...

>> ^ant:

Do I assume this has spoilers? I haven't seen the movie yet.


Save your money. The computer animation and cinematography were very well done. I really wish I had more good thing to say than that, but that's all I got.

The thing that is probably most annoying to fans is that there were plenty of element present to make a great film, and then they roll out this quasi-polished turd.

antsays...

>> ^notarobot:

>> ^ant:
Do I assume this has spoilers? I haven't seen the movie yet.

Save your money. The computer animation and cinematography were very well done. I really wish I had more good thing to say than that, but that's all I got.
The thing that is probably most annoying to fans is that there were plenty of element present to make a great film, and then they roll out this quasi-polished turd.


I wasn't planning to see it in theater. I will wait for home release. I still need to see The Avengers.

kymbossays...

For me it was the caesarean alien abortion that took 30 seconds, ended with some metal staples following wihch she just hops up and walks off.

Pretty sure abdominal muscles don't work that way...

Deanosays...

>> ^kymbos:

For me it was the caesarean alien abortion that took 30 seconds, ended with some metal staples following wihch she just hops up and walks off.
Pretty sure abdominal muscles don't work that way...


And then she's jumping around and abseiling!

I think the most insulting thing was this supposed deep theme of creation and religion. Which basically amounts to a few scenes with Shaw fingering her crucifix. Really that's it.

If you want that sort of sci-fi where they actually spend time on such notions then 2001, Contact or similar are much better.

I'd really like to see a sci-fi film consistent in its own universe so when you inevitably have to suspend belief it's easy to do so.

Unsung_Herosays...

>> ^ant:

>> ^HugeJerk:
If you've seen the trailers, you have seen 90% of the plot points.>> ^ant:
Do I assume this has spoilers? I haven't seen the movie yet.


Damn.


Ant,

Take all of this with a grain of salt. Coming out of the theater I didn't think it was the "fantastic" movie the hype made it out to be. But, I did think it was a good movie. It was entertaining and the cinematography was brilliant. I felt they did an excellent job of using their CGI budget to immerse you in their world, thus drawing you into the film.

The part about the stupidity of the crew and their actions are all true. Characters do things that make you face-palm... But hey, what Sci-fi movie doesn't have those characters? If everyone behaved exactly how you would expect them to, films would be extremely boring.

I actually believe to a certain extent this is done on purpose. Every time a crew member would do something like stick his face close to something that looks like it could pop makes you think, "No, no, no.... why? oh god what's going to happen!? YOU ARE STUPID!" Sometimes something happens, other times it does not. It builds suspense in the movie. The fact that you know the actions of a character will probably have negative consequences puts you on the edge of your seat. If instead of touching the "alien goo" they said, "Hey lets get a robot with a 10 foot pole and extract it remotely from the ship because it would be way safer." it would be utterly boring and mind numbing to watch. You can't have a sci-fi suspense movie where everyone makes the best and safest decision possible.

My best advice is to just go into the movie wanting to be entertained. Laugh at the dumb things people do and enjoy the CGI world along with the neat future technology / heads-up displays.

ChaosEnginesays...

Ok, I'm late to the party but I finally saw it last night and by christ it was awful, for all of the above reasons and more.

And @Unsung_Hero, I'm quite happy to enjoy a mindless space terror/action flick, but prometheus isn't even that. It kinda tries to be, but doesn't really know whether it wants to be high concept or thriller or both and fails at all of them.

What really annoys me is that there's some potentially awesome sci fi out there (Altered Carbon is still in development hell) and somehow someone lets Damon "Lost, but in space" Lindelof write this crap.

littledragon_79says...

>> ^redyellowblue:

First stupid moment for me was Worm eye dude who said. "6 hours of day light left. phhhh, lets suit up and go out there. I wanna open my birthday presents" Dude, you just landed on an alien planet in a spaceship hotel. Maybe take your time? Survey the area thoroughly before going ALL THE WAY inside.


...just the tip?

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