Quote from: Russ840 on Apr 25, 2017, 09:10:30 AM
Its nice to have a healthy debate about something without having childish comments and rudeness so thank you for that.
Yes, that's what I prefer.
There were only two critics of "Prometheus" on IMDb where we were able to keep things cordial over the years and we parted on good terms.
It has been much easier exchanging opposing views about the movie on this site.
Quote from: Russ840 on Apr 25, 2017, 09:10:30 AM
I just dont like this part of the movie.
Cool. We shall agree do disagree.
And that's fine.
The two IMDb critics of the film that I mentioned also were very familiar with the Agatha Christie source material ("And Then There Were None") and adaptations of the idea such with Sherlock Holmes movies/TV.
But their conclusion was the same as yours, they just didn't like that story idea being used in "Prometheus".
Quote from: Russ840 on Apr 25, 2017, 09:10:30 AM
Im interested in how you rank the movies overall. Could you list me, from best to worst in your opinion, all the movies frpm the series including the AvP's and Predator flicks.
Fine.
I've already mentioned my ranking order of;
1. "Alien"
2. "Aliens"
3. "Prometheus"
4. "Predator"
* Below those I bunch together 3 movies with about the same rating.
5. "Alien 3: Assembly Cut"
6. "Alien: Resurrection" (theatrical cut)
7. "Predators"
- I've already commented on the 2 Alien movies.
With "Predators" I thought the cast was good. I appreciated the outer space setting instead of Los Angeles in "Predator 2".
This allowed a reveal of more of the Predator culture. And that fits my enjoyment of exploring the world of science fiction/fantasy franchises.
- That said; "Predators" doesn't come close to the tense hunting in "Predator".
* Next level imo are 2 films.
8. "AVP: Aliens vs Predator"
9. "Predator 2"
I put these together for opposite reasons.
- AVP has a top notch story with poor execution; subpar direction, cast, special effects, story location.
- P2 by contrast does a lot of things right but the story/dialogue is often poor.
Still AVP is a guilty pleasure. I'd much rather watch it over P2. AVP has ideas from the production of "Alien". (Some of these same ideas were used in "Prometheus".) AVP also has details of the Predator culture (though putting the pyramid in a different place would have been better imo).
Also, to me Paul W.S. Anderson is not a very good director (though "Event Horizon" was decent horror SF). I've never been a fan of his "Resident Evil" movies for instance.
- Cameron and Scott turned down directing AVP. This shows the need for a top notch director who has control for this kind of film to succeed imo.
10. "AVP: Requiem";
A person on IMDb rated the AVP movies higher than "Prometheus".
AVP2 uses the teenage slasher/B movie, monster in a small town trope.
That just doesn't interest me unless it is in a classic film. And AVP2 is no classic imo.
* Feel free to share your views about the Alien, Predator, AVP franchises.