Prometheus 3D & 2D (Exclusive Steelbook) (With Digital Copy) (Blu-ray)

I got it! Not sure why some people are having such a hard time getting there heads round it? Just take it 4 what it is n enjoy, a good set up for things 2 come! (paradise) 1 grizzle though more aliens next time please Mr Scott!

I'm a big fan of Ridley Scott, but this was disappointing from him. And 34.99 pounds and upwards for the Blu-ray 3D Steelbook version is a bit steep to say the least.

I have to admit that while I am a fan of the Alien films and of Ridley Scott, the man who directed Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and Kingdom Of Heaven, this film left me with some very mixed and contradictory feelings.

First of all, it is beautiful to look at, Ridley Scott can command a large budget and it is easy to see where the money has been spent. Everything from the costume and technology design to the sheer scale of the project has been applied with great skill.

The film has some excellent acting talent in the shape of Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Michael Fassbender. All of these actors provide believable performances particularly Fassbender who plays the Android David to creepy perfection.

The CGI and special effects are all cutting edge and the 3D was well done and easy to watch. The Blu-ray transfer is faultless with a sharp crystal clear picture and sound. In fact there is nothing to gripe about concerning the production and technicalities of the entire project.

But, despite all I have already mentioned, the story just does not work, at least not for me. You really have to suspend your disbelief in order to watch it. I dont want to spoil the film for someone who has yet to see it so I wont mention anything specific, but some of my problems with the story are as follows.

The engineers choose a very strange method of seeding life on a planet. I would have thought an advanced civilisation would have developed a less destructive method.

There are dates mentioned that do not stand up to scrutiny concerning cave paintings and the remains of dead bodies.

Our origins on earth have been scientifically pieced together from the discovered remains of Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and eventually Homo Sapiens. Prometheus suggests that this and in effect all evolution is wrong.

No one would be capable of running around minutes after major surgery.

Davids motives are highly questionable, right up until the end we are never given any clear idea whos side he is on or what he is really up to.

While I am possibly contradicting myself here, I saw Prometheus 3D in the cinema and pre ordered the steel book edition as soon as it was available, plus I have watched it a couple of times since it arrived. It is possible that all the unanswered questions and plot holes will be explored in a sequel but for the present, Prometheus seems to be a very disjointed film.

Again, mindful that I am being contradictory, if you have not yet seen Prometheus, It is worth seeing, but I would advise renting it before considering a purchase.

I enjoyed 'Prometheus' myself I have to say. But only after I had watched it in cinemas twice and let it bubble around my brain for a few days afterwards and also have some conversations about it with other people.

Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic that sorta is and sorta isn't a prequel to his own 'Alien' is indeed a very different film to what I think many were expecting it to be. That was fine and didn't bother me because I didn't especially want to just see Xenomorph's running around tearing flesh apart. I can watch the 'Alien vs Predator' films for that really. 'Prometheus' has bigger fish and themes and ideas to fry and if it doesn't entirely succeed in making complete sense out of itself (seemingly intentionally) then it remains fascinating for what it tries to do more than what it succeeds at. There are BIG ideas bubbling around the crew of the 'Prometheus' and her crew's journey into the stars following what they believe to be an invitation to try and knock on the front door of our Creation story itself...................but like any large door, they will discover that some are not supposed to be opened by us. And while it doesn't succeed in making them all work 'Prometheus' primary advantage remains that it at least HAS ideas within it.

With mostly good performances (especially Micheal Fassbender as David but also Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw - our new Ripley like strong female centrepiece), some utterly beautiful set design and startling visual effects and one disturbing sequence in particular that gets as close as any other 'Alien' universe film ever has to creating a rival to John Hurt's famous sequence the film only starts to really lose it's way once it seems to realise that it only has about a half hour left to bring itself to a conclusion. The final third is where the film starts to feel rushed and begins to lose focus. However, there are going to be substantial additional scenes on thehome release version of the film in the form of deleted scenes which may well help this section of the film out. At the moment, I'm inclined to think Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof do have some inkling of where they want to take 'Prometheus' (and my hope is that it tangenitises further away from 'Alien' specifically rather than slavishly going towards it) because the film itself quite blatantly sets itself out by the end as only a piece of a much larger story. That's a flaw in the film as well in fairness, but it appears the film has been successful enough that at least one sequel may just come along. Hopefully, with Ridley Scott returning at the helm as well.

I would actually want to give it more along the lines of three and a half stars, but I wouldn't give it as low as three so I'm giving it four stars at this point.

This version of the film comes fully loaded with the 3D version of the film, the standard 2D version and is also fully kitted out with a wealth of extra material including the massive documentary 'Furious Gods: The Making of Prometheus' which itself has links to even more material (inluding literally hundreds of concept art photos and drawings) and exhaustively covers the making of the film from inception to it's final version. There are two commentary tracks (one from Ridley Scott and a combined commentary from the two writers Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof) and a further extensive set of deleted scenes running to over 30 minutes of material. There are areas where the criticism's the film recieved are addressed quite openly but I guess it would be up the viewer to decide whether or not that helps with their reception of the film (since I don't think there's been a more divisive film this year).

All in I still want to see what happens next!

Prometheus is a very enjoyable but flawed sci-fi film. The visual spectacle - especially in 3D - is incredible, but the script lets it down with some baffling decisions and a few plot-holes. I would still recommend purchasing the 3D Blu-Ray as the bonus material is fantastic: there's a huge, nearly 4 hour documentary, 2 commentaries, deleted scenes, featurettes, picture galleries and much more.

Ok first off im just gonna say that alot of people seem to be totally missing the point of this film and instead expecting a bog standard alien slasher film...WRONG. The original wasnt that and neither is this, they both share that minimal action but huge on suspense feel. What most people are failing to take in is that this film is all about evolution and questioning the origin of mankind and how that evolved. People who expecting the alien they know and love will be disapointed due to ignoring the previous statement, this film is set many moons before the original and before LV-426. This introduces us to the first of its kind facehugger before evolving over the years to how we know it and the same with the alien at the end, just the same as we did from monkeys. As for the film quality itself its a beautiful picture thats stark and mute in colour but the cinematography and art style is beautiful. The 3D is a natural style with no gimmick in your face moments so the long dark tunnels of the engineers base feel huge and stretch out deep into the background, landscapes feel massive and deep. One particular great bit is the scan of the pyramid on the table which is just amazing in 3D. The DTS:MA 7.1 is a wonderious thing that just surrounds you with atmosphere and is spot on. Acting it great too from everyone you got a few stereotypical characters in there which is fine. Overall a brilliant thought provoking film that questions our origins and what we done wrong and if part 2 goes ahead then i cant wait

the film billed as the prequel to the '1979' smash hit 'alien' is also directed by the brilliant 'ridley scott'
a team of specialists and scientists travel to a planet identified by two crew members as the possible source of human exsistence on earth.
after landing on the planet and commencing investigation what they are about to find will threaten the lives of all on the mission.
'robot' --'david' unlocks the purpose of that which they have found.............it becomes a fight for survival.
a stunning sci-fi adventure with superb picture quality.....the visual's are quite simply getting better all the time.
a must see for sci-fi fans.

It's clearly an Alien prequel that helps to explain some of the lead up to Alien, such as how they knew the Xenomorphs existed. I think they have also left it open for another film....very Hollywood of them. Worth a watch.

I went to see this with a group of ten friends at the cinema in 3D (no other choice at the time) We all left wondering what we had just witnest. I can only say if you forget all other alien films totally and view this as a stand alone movie you'll be fine. We could not get out of our minds the amount of simularitys towards the Alien movies weve seen which left too many unanswered questions. Rent First.

I wasn't sure what to expect with this film. I love the original alien film and aliens. Absolutely love them. I was thrilled that Ridley Scott was creating this and had very high hopes for it.
It's not remotely that this is a bad film. It's not and on its own merit as a stand alone film is well worth watching. There are some very good actors and some excellent performances. I think the problems are that It does take itself very seriously and tries to go very deep on certain philosophical issues and to be honest I did want to see some of the origin of the first film. Although there are parts of this, it's nothing like many fans wanted.
I think I would be happier watching it a second time now I realise this.