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[Mighty Chin]

Dumb opinions abound.

Prom is not goo....I just realized my futility.

 

[inm8num2]

Prometheus is the best Lindelof movie.

 

[Freshmaker]

The stupid geologist and the biologist were more believable than the EXTREME emperor.

 

[Mr Swine]

I think that Prometheus is the second/third best alien movie, it's a lot better than the god damn awful Alien 3 and Alien Ressurection

 

[ClassyPenguin]

I think that Prometheus is the second/third best alien movie, it's a lot better than the god damn awful Alien 3 and Alien Ressurection

Alien 3, yes,Resurrection was good.

 

[mxgt]

I think that Prometheus is the second/third best alien movie, it's a lot better than the god damn awful Alien 3 and Alien Ressurection

Resurrection maybe, but Alien 3 Director's Cut is leagues ahead of Prometheus.

Edit: Assembly cut, rather.

 

[Ratrat]

Resurrection maybe, but Alien 3 Director's Cut is leagues ahead of Prometheus.

No it's trash. Resurrection is bad but at least less boring and insulting.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

No it's trash. Resurrection is bad but at least less boring and insulting.

Truth.

 

[mike7882]

I think that Prometheus is the second/third best alien movie, it's a lot better than the god damn awful Alien 3 and Alien Ressurection

I totally agree with you. Alien 3 is terrible.

 

[mxgt]

No it's trash. Resurrection is bad but at least less boring and insulting.

Truth.

I respect your opinions, but you're clearly wrong.

Alien rankings are as follows:

Classic tier:
Alien

Good but overrated tier:
Aliens

Bad tier:
Alien 3

Horse shit tier:
Prometheus
Alien Resurrection

 

[AOC83]

People who are hating on Alien 3 sure have a terrible taste in movies and can´t be taken serious.

And Prometheus is a turd, a good looking one but still a turd. The story and the characters were so ridiculously bad that it´s not even funny anymore.

 

[Mr Swine]

People who are hating on Alien 3 sure have a terrible taste in movies and can´t be taken serious.

And Prometheus is a turd, a good looking one but still a turd. The story and the characters were so ridiculously bad that it´s not even funny anymore.

Terrible taste? The whole movie (Alien 3) is inconsistent and has many plot holes and I really hate that the whole movie takes place in a male only prison facility where everyone is a nut job. The only good thing in the movie is Ellen Ripley. I think that Prometheus is leagues ahead and even if the movie also has plot holes and is inconsistent.

 

[daviyoung]

Alien 3 is a decent movie, I'd put it on the same bracket as Aliens. Slightly below that you have Prometheus, and then way down in the gutter you have the aborted fetus of the xenoman that is Resurrection.

 

[GhostWriter24]

It's the worst movie period

Prometheus hyperbole is amazing. I've never seen such drivel on the GAF boards about a movie before.

 

[PolarGamer]

I respect your opinions, but you're clearly wrong.

Alien rankings are as follows:

Classic tier:
Alien

Good but overrated tier:
Aliens

Bad tier:
Alien 3

Horse shit tier:
Prometheus
Alien Resurrection

Halleluja brother! Amen to that. But Prometheus is probably worse than horse shit and needs an even stinkier category. It's after all a Scott movie. Alien, Blade Runner. The guy should be punished for going back and soiling his legacy like that.

 

[SJRB]

What's so bad about Body of Lies? I watched it again just a few weeks ago, it's nothing special but I don't remember anything insanely flawed. Granted, Mark Strong carries this movie because he is pretty amazing.

 

[Yasae]

Alien 3, yes,Resurrection was good.

I will forgive you only once for this opinion.

 

[fierrotlepou]

no. That title belongs to Robin hood.

Wow, that movie was fucking bad. I still have a bad aftertaste in my mouth.

 

[iboh]

AFTER EARTH!!!

Watch it and then say anything bad about Ridley Scott movies.


I guess I'm in the minority, I enjoy his movies. While a lot of them may have flaws, they still have appealing aspects.

Gladiator - great movie
KoH - Directors Cut, enjoyable
Alien trilogies - Very good
Prometheus - had issues, but still enjoyable
Robin Hood - meh, not very good
meh, I don't want to post the others

 

[Dead Man]

It's maybe his most overall DISAPPOINTING, but I don't think it's his worst.

Robin Hood
A Good Year
Body of Lies
and the theatrical cut of Kingdom of Heaven are all worse movies than Prometheus, I think.

This is a good answer. Scott seems very hit or miss.

I respect your opinions, but you're clearly wrong.

Alien rankings are as follows:

Classic tier:
Alien

Good but overrated tier:
Aliens

Bad tier:
Alien 3

Horse shit tier:
Prometheus
Alien Resurrection

This is a perfect post.

 

[Synth_floyd]

Classic tier: Alien, Aliens

Good: Alien 3

Shit: Alien: Resurrection, AvP, Prometheus

 

[ShutEye]

Prometheus can't be one of the best science-fiction films when its main characters are morons.

I think if you view Prometheus as taking place in an alternate universe where humans are technologically adept but otherwise complete morons its kind of enjoyable. You have just totally convince yourself it's just a different universe where humans' tool-making ability vastly exceeds, and occasionally compensates for, a complete and utter lack of any common sense.

 

[teruterubozu]

Dude is the Christopher Nolan of the 80s. So loved and hated, yet so influential with rather middling films.

 

[Perkel]

No way. After multiple repeat viewings I consider Prometheus to be one of the best sci fi films ever made. Obviously it a polarising film and some people absolutely despise it.

If it is your first sci-fi then yes.

 

[Dead Man]

I think if you view Prometheus as taking place in an alternate universe where humans are technologically adept but otherwise complete morons its kind of enjoyable. You have just totally convince yourself it's just a different universe where humans' tool-making ability vastly exceeds, and occasionally compensates for, a complete and utter lack of any common sense.

Shit, it all makes sense now

Dude is the Christopher Nolan of the 80s. So loved and hated, yet so influential with rather middling films.

What? His 80's stuff is pretty universally great, except a few things, it wasn't until about 1995 that he started making real stinkers.

 

[The Librarian]

Ok still disagree with you that KOTH is a better film than Alien/Blade Runner. Those are both seminal scifi, KOTH is a pretty good historical epic. It's not a classic.

KoH is my favorite film, so I obviously disagree. I can't say which is a better movie because all three of them try to do different things, but as far as enjoyment goes? KoH trumps both.

Kingdom of Heaven is Ridley Scott's worst movie. It is also a terrible movie. Its only redeeming quality is that it's nowhere near as terrible as Alexander.

Someone hasn't seen the director's cut.

The stupid geologist and the biologist were more believable than the EXTREME emperor.

Well, he was kind of crazy in real life, so...

I think if you view Prometheus as taking place in an alternate universe where humans are technologically adept but otherwise complete morons its kind of enjoyable. You have just totally convince yourself it's just a different universe where humans' tool-making ability vastly exceeds, and occasionally compensates for, a complete and utter lack of any common sense.

But then that doesn't explain Alien.

 

[teruterubozu]

What? His 80's stuff is pretty universally great, except a few things, it wasn't until about 1995 that he started making real stinkers.

That's debatable (as shown throughout this thread).

 

[Dead Man]

That's debatable (as shown throughout this thread).

1992 - 1492
1991 - Thelma & Louise
1989 - Black Rain
1987 - Someone to Watch Over Me
1985 - Legend
1982 - Blade Runner
1979 - Alien

Seems pretty solid to me.

 

[teruterubozu]

1992 - 1492
1991 - Thelma & Louise
1989 - Black Rain
1987 - Someone to Watch Over Me
1985 - Legend
1982 - Blade Runner
1979 - Alien

Seems pretty solid to me.

Black Rain, 1492, Someone to Watch Over Me, Blade Runner, Legend, etc. were not well received critically in the 80s, but developed cult status later on (if at all).

 

[Currygan]

I see few American Gangster mentions here. I think it's the best Ridley Scott, along with Alien, BR and Duellists. It's that good

 

[sweetvar26]

Kingdom of Heaven is Ridley Scott's worst movie. It is also a terrible movie. Its only redeeming quality is that it's nowhere near as terrible as Alexander.

They were so bad, it's hard not to think they killed Orlando Bloom's and that Alexander guy's careers. That actually may be the only good to come of them.

Prometheus was actually pretty good, however, and I hope I am not the only one looking forward to the sequel.

What. The. Fuck???

man, all kinds of crazy opinions in this thread!

No shit.

I can understand the hate for Prometheus and Robin Hood but I never knew people hated Body Of Lies. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

 

[Dead Man]

Black Rain, 1492, Someone to Watch Over Me, Blade Runner, Legend, etc. were not well received critically in the 80s, but developed cult status later on.

So he really was nothing like Nolan then. Didn't make bad films, and didn't make critically acclaimed films. What is your point?

 

[teruterubozu]

So he really was nothing like Nolan then. Didn't make bad films, and didn't make critically acclaimed films. What is your point?

I love Dead Man nit-picking. My favorite GAF moments.

I GUESS I WAS STUPID THEN. HE IS NOT LIKE NOLAN.

 

[Dead Man]

I love Dead Man nit-picking. My favorite GAF moments.

I GUESS I WAS STUPID THEN. HE IS NOT LIKE NOLAN.

? Sorry. You said something I disagreed with, you then changed to a different argument. I don't think it's nit picking to say that Scotts 80's output is pretty damn good. Sorry man.

 

[teruterubozu]

? Sorry. You said something I disagreed with, you then changed to a different argument. I don't think it's nit picking to say that Scotts 80's output is pretty damn good. Sorry man.

eh, more of a collective frustration.

 

[Dead Man]

eh, more of a collective frustration.

Do I often nitpick your posts? I don't remember doing it. Sorry if it has been a regular occurance or something.

 

[teruterubozu]

Do I often nitpick your posts? I don't remember doing it. Sorry if it has been a regular occurance or something.

No big deal. LOL, actually this is the 3rd time you've made me cry

 

[Dead Man]

No big deal. LOL, actually this is the 3rd time you've made me cry

Ah shit, now I feel like a wanker. Reading back I realise I've taken a throwaway comment way too seriously, something that upsets me when others do it to me. Sorry. Lets say Ridley is the Nolan of the 90's?

 

[The Librarian]

Dead Man why are you so mean you meany? Shame on you!

 

[Dead Man]

Dead Man why are you so mean you meany? Shame on you!

I'll be better. But I'll still be mean to TDM. Someone has to keep him on his toes.

 

[The Librarian]

I'll be better. But I'll still be mean to TDM. Someone has to keep him on his toes.

I expect you to!

 

[tino]

So we finally have a topic more sensitive than tipping, it's Prometheus.

This thread=

By the way Resurrection is on the same level of dumbness as Michael Bay movies. It's still a nuclear scientist compare to Prometheus. You Resurrection haters can back off!