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[Freeza Under The Shower]

People are worried about him working on a new Alien film yet its still going to be better than Prometheus. Nothing will ever touch the level of crap that Prometheus was.

Consider this post bookmarked.

 

[Xevren]

Seeing it tomorrow, at least I will be getting paid to.

 

[harSon]

I told ya'll Chappie ain't shit. Saw a viewing last Summer, and even though the film was incomplete at the time, it was obvious that the film simply was not good. Blomkamp's a decent enough director, but the dude should NEVER be allowed near the script writing process again. Until I see a movie directed by him and entirely written by someone else, I'll be 100% confident that the film is going to be mediocre.

 

[SCReuter]

Damn. 20% on RottenTomatoes with well over three reviews. This movie must be a real disaster.

 

[Fret]

Damn. 20% on RottenTomatoes with well over three reviews. This movie must be a real disaster.

Yeah it's not too reliable right now, but with the embargo and overall tone of the reviews, I doubt it'll go up any higher than 40% when more reviews come in

 

[jtb]

Too bad. I doubt the rest are going to be much better. If the reviews were positive, the studio would be plastering them everywhere, not burying them the day before release.

Damn. 20% on RottenTomatoes with well over three reviews. This movie must be a real disaster.

there's a reason there's only five reviews up and it's because the studio clearly has little confidence in the film

 

[Secret_asian_man]

Just came out of an early screening. I didn't really like it.
There were some entertaining bits, but overall, I didn't think the movie was good.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Too bad. I doubt the rest are going to be much better. If the reviews were positive, the studio would be plastering them everywhere, not burying them the day before release.



there's a reason there's only five reviews up and it's because the studio clearly has little confidence in the film

technically you could say the same thing about video game embargo

but yeah i doubt this hits over 50%

 

[Oersted]

technically you could say the same thing about video game embargo

but yeah i doubt this hits over 50%

Movies are traditionally different with reviews. The last review embargo till release date I remember was from Mortdecai, which also started outside US first.

 

[Coconut]

I about to see this movie I'm very excited I'll share impression tomorrow.

 

[daveo42]

Still going to see this tomorrow evening, though some of the comments in here make me feel like that might be a bad idea now...

 

[Deadbeat]

Consider this post bookmarked.

You believe that Blomkamp's movie will have worse writing than what Damon Lindelof pumps out?

Elysium was a better film than Prometheus. Elysium.

edit: Prometheus is at 73% on RT. No point betting against you because you will probably use RT or some other barometer to show you are "right".

 

[Tansut]

MovieBob tweeted that this is the first R-rated Pixar movie.

 

[Timbuktu]

So... Ex Machina or even that Marvel blockbuster would be the better movies about AI in robots this year?

Blomkamp was never going to be sci fi's savior, David Bowie's kid was always the more likely candidate.

 

[Dead]

So... Ex Machina or even that Marvel blockbuster would be the better movies about AI in robots this year?

Blomkamp was never going to be sci fi's savior, David Bowie's kid was always the more likely candidate.

Bowie's kid made one decent at best flick, one shitty one, and is now slumming it with a video game adaptation.

At least people championing Neil Blompkamp had something to go on with D9 (visual language and style). Duncan Jones was always baffling. Dudes a nothing.

 

[Deadbeat]

This is just not true.
How can you know whether it will be better than Prometheus? If anything, going by just the concept art, it seems to be nothing short of a betrayal of the original Alien.

Im not talking about art, im talking about writing. But thats not what got Prometheus a high RT rating. I want a film that isnt a stupid as Prometheus. He can beat that unless he gets a lobotomy from now until the release of that film.

 

[Draconian]

Still going to see this tomorrow evening, though some of the comments in here make me feel like that might be a bad idea now...

What comments? I've seen like one or two people here who have already seen the movie.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

Currently 20% at Rotten. Yikes, I had hopes

For REAL?

Honestly I'm thinking of cancelling our trip to the theater Saturday and toss this into a future "to rent" pile. Mess.

 

[way more]

Why is robot speaking broken pidgeon English?

It is blatantly STUPID.

If there was self-consciousnes AI - ONE thing it could do PERFECTLY from the first second, it would be speaking and language comprehension.

I like the aesthetics and camera, it has Antword, and it is all cool, but having main character speaking like he is some poor slave from 19th century that is working on the cotton field or serving tea in Mumbai hotel is stupid.

Siri can speak better English than Chapi.

This error has the potential to out-Lucy the movie Lucy.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

You believe that Blomkamp's movie will have worse writing than what Damon Lindelof pumps out?

Truly a battle of the titans here.

 

[Blizzard]

You believe that Blomkamp's movie will have worse writing than what Damon Lindelof pumps out?

Elysium was a better film than Prometheus. Elysium.

edit: Prometheus is at 73% on RT. No point betting against you because you will probably use RT or some other barometer to show you are "right".

Just curious, why is mentioning 73% for Promethus bad? It's 73% all critics, 69% top critics, 69% audience, 7/10 average on IMDB, and metascore 65/100 on IMDB.

That's a mix of different sites, critics, and audiences for theater and non-theater, and yet all the averages still in the 65-75 range.

 

[jtb]

I don't like Prometheus at all but it's definitely a better film than Elysium, which is a complete train wreck on every level... At least Prometheus has some half-decent ideas and is shot well.

 

[Kuroyume]

Prometheus is a good film. There's just a higher concentration of haters on GAF relative to other places. Same things for Man of Steel. MGS 4. etc.

Somehow Prometheus is the worst movie of all time becuase of less than a handful of stupid scenes. People forgetting it's an action/forror sci-fi monster film not some Oscar caliber thing.

 

[FTF]

For REAL?

Honestly I'm thinking of cancelling our trip to the theater Saturday and toss this into a future "to rent" pile. Mess.

Only 5 reviews so far though...still some hope :/

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

Is Prometheus perfect? No. But is it that bad. No.

I didn't even realize it ranged in the 70% range review wise, if you listened to GAF you'd think it was on the same level as that trash Alien 3 and Resurrection. It's actually closer in quality to Alien and Aliens. (I hadn't seen any of the Alien films until seeing Prometheus in the theater so I'm not wearing nostalgia glasses here)

Prometheus is WAAAY better than Elysium. Prometheus has a great cast (besides the two idiot "scientists" ugh), great music, amazing visuals and cinematography. I'm also a fan of the

Spoiler

Deacon

scene @ the end.

Elysium is one of the most disappointing films I've ever seen. If Chappie turns out as bad as that, or *yikes* WORSE, then the director is 1 for 3 and the amazing District 9 was really just a fluke.

Only 5 reviews so far though...still some hope :/

Let's hope the next batch of reviews are great. I'm done spending my money and more importantly my time on bad films

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

at least Zimmer killed it with the soundtrack
was disappointed in him after Interstellar...
But he went all Cliff Martinez here...

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Prometheus is WAAAY better than Elysium.

Prometheus had a dumb script. Elysium had a script that was dumb and preachy.

Probably never going to watch either of them again.

 

[brandonh83]

Prometheus is a good film. There's just a higher concentration of haters on GAF relative to other places. Same things for Man of Steel. MGS 4. etc.

Yeah, but everything has a higher concentration of haters on GAF.

 

[Nappuccino]

So... Ex Machina or even that Marvel blockbuster would be the better movies about AI in robots this year?

Blomkamp was never going to be sci fi's savior, David Bowie's kid was always the more likely candidate.

Ex Machina was supposed to be fantastic, so I'd say that's gonna be better.

Duncan Jones is on a similar trajectory at the moment, I think. Source Code wasn't that bad, but it was a massive disappointment. I don't really see how the Warcraft movie is going to be any good for him either.

 

[Deadbeat]

Just curious, why is mentioning 73% for Promethus bad? It's 73% all critics, 69% top critics, 69% audience, 7/10 average on IMDB, and metascore 65/100 on IMDB.

That's a mix of different sites, critics, and audiences for theater and non-theater, and yet all the averages still in the 65-75 range.

I was focusing on the fact that the film got such a high rating when it was a huge disappointment.

Truly a battle of the titans here.

Imagine a Shyamalan sci fi film.

 

[Mobius 1]

Prometheus had a dumb script. Elysium had a script that was dumb and preachy.

Probably never going to watch either of them again.

Prometheus was visually arresting; Elysium, not so much.

I'm cautiously optimistic about this. I think Blonkamp can deliver, if the studio doesn't meddle too much. Besides, the franchise (the films at least) can't get any worse. This will either revive it, or put it to rest for good.

 

[MrPink93485]

I was focusing on the fact that the film got such a high rating when it was a huge disappointment.

Imagine a Shyamalan sci fi film.

After Earth?

 

[RS4-]

Just came back and it was better than Elysium, and better than Prometheus, except in the visual department.

Or maybe I just had high fucking hopes for Prometheus and it just turned to shit.

 

[NoMoreTrolls]

Welp. Blomkamp a talentless hack confirmed. My suspicions after Elysium proved entirely valid.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Imagine a Shyamalan sci fi film.

 

[injurai]

So... Ex Machina or even that Marvel blockbuster would be the better movies about AI in robots this year?

Blomkamp was never going to be sci fi's savior, David Bowie's kid was always the more likely candidate.

Looks like it.

and Duncan Jones needs to do something else. This warcraft movie needs to come out already so he can move on to something else.

 

[Fret]

Welp. Blomkamp a talentless hack confirmed. My suspicions after Elysium proved entirely valid.

lol

He obviously has many talents in visuals and directing vfx.

 

[poppabk]

Prometheus is a good film. There's just a higher concentration of haters on GAF relative to other places. Same things for Man of Steel. MGS 4. etc.

Somehow Prometheus is the worst movie of all time becuase of less than a handful of stupid scenes. People forgetting it's an action/forror sci-fi monster film not some Oscar caliber thing.

I just rewatched aliens, and realized that the entire crew left a giant spaceship full of God knows what military ordinance to go to a potentially hostile planet. I mean they didn't leave a single person on board.

 

[Deadbeat]

After Earth?

You dont really know how much was Whitta and how much was Shyamalan.

signs

Its got to be futuristic in some sense.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I think I've seen more blurbs from Blomkamp about the Alien movie than I have about Chappie this week.

 

[Qvoth]

seems like it's out here in my hometown in indonesia, i'll probably check it out this weekend
i'm really hoping it's at least decent after the horrible disappointment that was elysium

 

[Roussow]

I often don't agree with IGNs film reviewers, but it's worth noting they gave the film a favorable review.

http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/03/05/chappie-review

 

[evilromero]

I just rewatched aliens, and realized that the entire crew left a giant spaceship full of God knows what military ordinance to go to a potentially hostile planet. I mean they didn't leave a single person on board.

Fucking exactly! That part always drove me crazy. Such a huge leap of logic.

 

[kris.]

I guess District 9 was a fluke then? Sad.

 

[G-Bus]

Just give us a district 9 sequel ffs.

 

[Moaradin]

You believe that Blomkamp's movie will have worse writing than what Damon Lindelof pumps out?

Elysium was a better film than Prometheus. Elysium.

edit: Prometheus is at 73% on RT. No point betting against you because you will probably use RT or some other barometer to show you are "right".

Prometheus at least is visually stunning and has strong direction. I can't really see the new alien film topping it in that regard.

And I'd watch Prometheus again over Elysium any day of the week.

 

[Chuck]

oh no

 

[EightBitNate]

Just curious, why is mentioning 73% for Promethus bad? It's 73% all critics, 69% top critics, 69% audience, 7/10 average on IMDB, and metascore 65/100 on IMDB.

That's a mix of different sites, critics, and audiences for theater and non-theater, and yet all the averages still in the 65-75 range.

It's typical GAF hyperbole.

 

[Poimandres]

Prometheus wasn't terrible, but it was terribly disappointing. People's expectations were sky high considering the talent involved and killer trailer.

 

[Darknight]

Elysium has to be one of the shitties sci fi movies ever. Nothing about it was believable even when knowing its fictional. No sense. Im gonna say its on par with that wanna be Godzilla movie. I forgot the name but its about robots and Idris Elba couldnt save it for shit.