A Trailer For Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained
It’s the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, the western Django Unchained. Given he directed it, I bet we learn during the course of the movie that every cowboy was […]
It’s a rarity when I write one of these movie reviews rooting for the film to be good. Mainly because it’s funny to mock a piece of crappy work and I like looking down at people interested in fare I deem stupid in order to feel better about myself. But I want with all my heart for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus to be stunning.
Why? Because there was a time when Ridley Scott was a genius. Yes, it was very long ago in his career, and he’s been average at best since, but so what? Do you remember Michael Jackson for sucking on little boys’ penises harder than the straw of a stubborn milkshake or for Thriller? When I mention Sophia Loren, do you think of the shriveled dago handbag seen in Grumpier Old Men, or do you remember this? Skinny Elvis or Fat Elvis? (Trick question – both are awesome.) My point is that careers tend to be remembered for their peaks. And peaks don’t loom much higher than Alien and Blade Runner.
So, when I heard that that Prometheus was set in the Alien universe and directed by Scott, I crossed my fingers. There is a chance that Ridley, working within the genre he helped define, will make magic once again. It’s about as likely as Eva Mendes grabbing me by the hand at a movie premier and begging me to creampie her on the red carpet, but crazier things have happened. I’m going to watch Prometheus this weekend while hoping for the best and expecting the worst. (And if it sucks, I’ll just watch the best of Hudson until all is right again.)
NothingClean on June 10, 2012
I liked Prometheus okay, even though its a completely different sort of movie than “Alien.” More science fiction than horror this time around. Plus, the first hour seem to have an impossibly great deal in common with “Alien vs. Predator.”
In both, there’s a revelation that ancient civilizations that should not have had communication with each other have something in common. Then, a team of people get together to go look into it, venturing into a structure where bad things start to happen.
Ridley Scott has said that he was inspired by “Chariots of the Gods” and Paul W.S. Anderson said the same in press for “AvP,” so the similarities aren’t surprising. Its kind of disappointing in that way, because its just not interesting that what was intended to be a revelation is just all too familiar. Plus, there isn’t any nudity despite being “R” rated.
The best part of this picture was Idris Elba as the captain of the Prometheus. He’s excellent and smart enough to navigate his hog into uptight Ms. Vickers’ space suit (though occurring offscreen, sadly).