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Prometheus
15 Feature

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Rental release: 07 Dec 2012
Main languages: English, English Audio Description
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  • 4 stars out of 5  

    By Jonathan Crocker from LOVEFiLM

    Being one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Prometheus has some hefty pressure on its shoulders. So, here's what we reckon...

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  • Love Ridley Scott, but this was simply dreadful

    Rated - 0.5 stars  
    By Teknochik (7 reviews) , 23 Mar 2013

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    You know a film is bad when every two minutes you have the urge to turn it off, but you keep holding on because you're hoping there will be some clever twist that will redeem it,,,but it never comes. I honestly don't know how I made it to the end of this film. I even turned it off in the middle and had to come back to it because it was putting me to sleep. All the EXACT SAME things that shocked and delighted us Ridley Scott fans 30+ years ago with Alien and Aliens were rehashed in this film, but with NONE of the impact of the originals. The premise of the story with the 'genetic engineers' had such potential, which is why I held on to the end, but ultimately it turned into yet another myopic 'all aliens are evil monsters' movie. I'm sorry, but special effects (which were admittedly very good in a few places) cannot make up for the lack of substance, dangling plotlines and shallow character development. Obviously the lack of closure at the end of the film was to set us up for a sequel...but this one was so bad, I really don't care where the story is going from here. I also found the incessantly blaring score to be extremely irritating, too. Not even close to the Jerry Goldsmith (Alien) and James Horner scores (Aliens). Moral of the story: if you're going to resurrect an iconic film, make sure it's BETTER than the original... especially if it's your own work.
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  • total crap

    Rated - 0.5 stars  
    By vickig0306 (429 reviews) from Halifax , 19 May 2013
    I do not know what all the hype was with this film cos I thought it was total crap with the most ridiculous storyline ever
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  • Don't compare it with Alien

    Rated - 3.5 stars  
    By captaincompass (3 reviews) from Hitchin , 16 May 2013
    I can see why it's hard not to compare this movie with the all time classic. I loved this film and it had a subtle way of building up the tension the special effects were brilliant. Was v disappointed by at least three of the characters. The biologist, the captain and the punk rocker. Also felt Android David was too obviously a traitor - he lacked subtlety. Wish I had seen it at the cinema despite its flaws.
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  • Why oh why was this not a masterpiece?

    Rated - 2.5 stars  
    By Maintosh (20 reviews) from Montrose, Scotland , 15 May 2013
    I was gutted I didn't make it to the cinema to watch this. In hindsight, i'm glad I missed it. I love the Alien trilogy and I love pretty much all Ridley Scott films. But sadly, this didn't live up to the hype. It just all seemed a bit familiar. The characters were cold and unlikeable. Visually impressive but you take that as a given nowadays. I thought of 'Hal' when i watched it, I thought of 'Alien' when I watched it, I thought of 'Sunshine' when I watched it. I shouldn't have been thinking of other characters and other films. I should have been absorbed by it in its own right, but sadly if fell flat for me and I'm gutted for the second time.
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  • Its Rubbish

    Rated - 2.0 stars  
    By Moviebuff45 (1 review) , 15 May 2013
    This film is so bad - like a cross between The Quatermass Experiment and Alien. with a bit of Lost in Space thrown in. If you want a good Sci FI movie watch Avatar
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  • Don't bother. Watch Alien instead.

    Rated - 0.5 stars  
    By a customer , 13 May 2013
    If you want to watch a good film don't waste your time on this. Watch Alien instead. The plot is about the same, but it lacks the suspense and quality of Alien.
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