tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post3890728546337749204..comments2024-02-05T22:27:54.404-08:00Comments on Eclectic Arcania: My Promethean ReviewKim Noyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01643573806408986092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post-62096623603898440132012-07-01T10:35:41.278-07:002012-07-01T10:35:41.278-07:00Dear Anonymous Markus, I did finally get around to...Dear Anonymous Markus, I did finally get around to watching that short film... thanks for reminding me to watch it. It was very clever and funny but most of its questions have obvious answers and those it does not are a tiny minority that are intentionally left unanswered. I finally figured out why the two dumb scientists were added to the cast and plot-line... comic relief! It seems absurdly obvious and a rather simplistic plot device but you have to remember that these guys only have creative writing degrees!Kim Noyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643573806408986092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post-32141861184787463802012-07-01T10:28:20.786-07:002012-07-01T10:28:20.786-07:00Dear Anonymous,
As I stated in the above rebutta...Dear Anonymous, <br /><br />As I stated in the above rebuttal, ALL movies have flaws, some more than others. Even all-time great movies are not without imperfections. This movie answered some questions while postulating some news ones. It would have been an inferior movie had it left no unanswered questions. Movies, particularly great ones need not answer any questions let alone leave a few unanswered. Effective art, be it cinematic or otherwise, ASK questions, not answer them. The unanswered questions in this film are intentional and leave the door open to a mandatory sequel to the prequel.Kim Noyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643573806408986092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post-52929202044978712532012-07-01T09:15:44.131-07:002012-07-01T09:15:44.131-07:00thank you for admitting the film had some flaws. P...thank you for admitting the film had some flaws. Perhaps the sequel will explain unanswered questions.<br />and did you watch this yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-x1YuvUQFJ0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post-81636457258432635672012-07-01T04:31:55.132-07:002012-07-01T04:31:55.132-07:00Markus, I disagree with your disagreement! Yes, Jo...Markus, I disagree with your disagreement! Yes, Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof get the official credit for writing it but it is widely known that Ridley Scott helped them (even he has made remarks alluding to his role in the story line). Given his gravitas as Ridley Scott and the fact the concept of this remake was his idea as well as his role as director I consider him the ultimate writer of this movie while the two aforementioned gentlemen were essentially doing his bidding. Just about any movie can be fairly criticized for one thing or another and some movies more or less than others. Yes, the two mercenary scientists' behavior was in my mind the most major annoyance and in second place being the failure by the captain to remotely check on the folding chair dead dude outside the ship by way of robotic probes. I fail to see your criticism of the old man getting killed by the Engineer the way it went down. To me those two weak points in the plot do not overall detract from the overall excellence of the movie.Kim Noyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643573806408986092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504590244895370431.post-69880868264359674292012-06-30T12:08:52.938-07:002012-06-30T12:08:52.938-07:00from wiberg - Good review but I still disagree wit...from wiberg - Good review but I still disagree with you - it is the writing and plot points that hurts this film the most. The film looked great and had great potential but the biggest problem is the writing (this film was not written by Scott, but by two others, one of whom is known for writing the tv show Lost). Oddly, the most developed character was the robot. The mercenary scientists acted so incredibly stupid at times it pulls the viewer out of the film. The old man, gets his ass kicked after a five second chat with an Engineer. Overall, Big Movie with Big Ideas but is a Big Mess (albeit enjoyable mess) - let's see if the dvd with extra scenes makes it less so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com