Rant number 172
Todays rant is going to be the best so far you know.
Like the best ever.
Its coming soon now.
I bet you are excited aren't you.
You bloody well should be.
What a top rant this is.
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Anyway...
I have been looking forward to seeing Prometheus for quite a while. I'm a massive Ridley Scott fan in general, and I have generally been happy with the Alien franchise (bear in mind, I mean explicitly Alien, Aliens & Alien 3. The other films belong to the Resurrection & Vs franchises, and are a bit shit.)
Now, I am not by any means the only one who has been excited about this film. No, the movie has been hyped to fever pitch - and just about everyone was excited.
Now, I'm not here to write a film review, or ruin anyones enjoyment of a movie.
I can quantifiably say however, the Prometheus far from lives up to its hype. It's plot is garbled, its concept confusing and flawed, its actors given a bad script to fight against and its pacing a little slow.
The thing is though, that I shouldn't be surprised.
Now don't get me wrong about the movie at all. It's OK, and reasonably watchable. Its just not what you would expect from one of the godfathers of sci-fi and a film that has been hyped to fever pitch.
More often than not, a film, a game, a foodstuff or anything else that has been hyped up, cannot really live up to the idea that forms in your brain.
Let's put it in context. If I make you a coffee in my kitchen, using my lovely coffee machine and give it to you saying 'it makes really nice coffee,' the likelihood is you will agree with me.
If I make you a coffee in my kitchen, using my lovely coffee machine however, and I tell you that its the best cup of coffee that has ever been made, you are going to expect something spectacular, and what you will probably get is disappointed. It is after all, only a home coffee machine and normal coffee.
Did my rant live up the hype then? I'll let you be the judge. Luckily, tomorrows rant will quantifiably be the best ever.. probably.
Rant over.
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