Prometheus releases this Friday and I will be one of the millions going to see it. Well, maybe not on Friday, but definitely this weekend. I hope it doesn't suck. Granted this is a Ridley Scott pic so I'm quite sure I will enjoy it. Plus it's somewhat Alien themed, or at least that's what the trailers allude to so here's hoping for a thumbs up. Of course, I thought I would surely like Haywire as it was a) a Steven Soderbergh film, b) had MMA champ Gina Carano in the lead role, and c) Channing Tatum and Michael Fassbender were in it. What could go wrong? Too bad it was a letdown. Well, you live and you learn.
Back to Prometheus. The cast looks stellar. Who wouldn't want to see Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender (see, again, right?), Idris Elba (he's just always cool) and Noomi Rapace (see previous post about Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Keep in mind that I like the Alien movies, with the possible exception of Alien: Resurrection, because that one was just too much, but I'm not an Alien geek. I mean that in the most flattering of terms. I don't know the minutiae of every movie, except for maybe Aliens which is probably considered sacrilegious to Alien purists, so if they have little screw ups, I won't be able to tell which may be a good thing. I say bring it on Mr. Scott. Welcome back into the fold of Alien fans. You have been away too long.
I did see Men in Black III which turned out to be about what I expected for a sequel of a sequel. In typical fashion, the storyline was okay, the acting was okay and the effects were okay. I did like Josh Brolin's take on "K" which was a good imitation of Tommy Lee Jones. Other than a moment near the end of the movie with Josh Brolin doing a fairly good job making me tear up--don't worry, no spoilers--it was pretty meh. Probably would be a wait for cable rather than renting it. Not that the movie was bad, but it wasn't great either. Solidly mediocre. At least it wasn't boy band zombie movie bad, which I never thought it would be. Just sayin'.
Can I just have a mini-rant again on the whole 3D hysteria that seems to be sweeping Hollywood? Please stop already. I already think that 3D is highly overrated. It's not like we as moviegoers actually think the actors are coming out of the screen, or that an explosion might actually hit us. I think Hollywood at large is just doing its best to gouge us for more cash since 3D, IMAX, etc. means the ticket price is higher, sometimes even twice as much as a standard ticket. It was announced that the new G.I. Joe movie which was set to release the same weekend as Magic Mike (twofold of Channing Tatum, thank you very much), has now been pushed back to a 2013 release because, wait for it, they've decided to convert it to 3D. Really? It's not like anyone thought this movie would be an Oscar contender, but come on already. Along with this rant is the fact that I have a rewards membership with the local movie theater which you can earn points towards concessions and movies. Well, you can't use those free tickets to any 3D or IMAX movie which is fine, except when it looks like Hollywood is going all 3D, all the time. Say it with me folks: lame. Stop already!!! Okay rant over.
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