I love the feeling that a good sci-fi movie gives you, pulled into a world half familiar, half brand new future. Prometheus gave me that feeling, and didn't shake it loose with too many jarring incongruities or confusing plot questions popping up. I'm not saying it was clear of those, I had questions about various plot points during the movie (nothing bad enough to de-immerse me), and then another couple later, thinking back after the credits rolled. In general, though, I enjoyed it - the acting was solid (if a touch campy when called for), the future technology was cool and mostly believable, the story was interesting, and a sense of mystery was maintained (heightening the suspense) by not answering all of the questions right away (or in some cases, at all). It made me want to rewatch the rest of the Alien movies.
There was one bit where I had to roll my eyes, but I've had this exact same eye-rolling experience before, in a great scene, in a great movie, so it gets a pass. Bonus points if you can figure out which scene in Prometheus caused it, and which was the matching scene, in which great movie.
Fun movie fact: A half an hour after the end of the movie, I walked into the bathroom, and my heart skipped a beat - in my peripheral vision, I caught a glimpse of what looked like a two-foot-long alien coiled menacingly in the tub, but turned out to be nothing more than a horde of dinosaur toys drying off after the girls' bath time. When they (the toys, not the girls) are all piled together like that, they do have a certain Gigeresque air about them. Sheesh.
Modifiers: Friends in the credits!
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
2 comments:
My favorite part was the blonde girl's hilariously bad pushups.
Gotta watch out for those tub toys!
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