That's Not A FACEhugger; That's Just A HUGGER

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Watchin' Prometheus again. I love how the ARCHAEOLOGISTS are all spine-chillingly spooked by the fact that everyone at their extraterrestrial ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG SITE is totally dead. It's like walking into the Great Pyramid and being shocked to find that "THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOMB!" Yes. Yes, it is.

If they're disappointed and creeped out by dead people and civilizations, maybe they should pick another line of work. They are shitty enough at science that they make Indiana Jones look like the height of careful proceduralism. Maybe they could get work as a demolition squad instead. They seem to be really good at that.

The movie's not bad, but I have to say I still haven't decided if it's an Alien movie. Mostly because I was disappointed with the explanation of the Space Jockey. The vague ideas I had in my head were a lot cooler.

Anyway. If you want a hilarious blow-by-blow recap, go check out cleolinda's Prometheus in 15 minutes. And don't worry. She thinks they're terrible scientists, too!

ETA: ... And an hour and a half into the movie somebody finally utters the line "I wouldn't touch that if I were you." Maybe somebody should've said that BEFORE the terrible space explorers decided to take off their containment suits, the terrible self-serving CEO lady installed a custom medical kit that has never heard of so-called "women," the terrible archaeologists breathed and sweated and stomped and knowing these guys probably pooped all over the site, the terrible forensic surgeon exploded her sample, and the terrible biologist decided his first response to a newly discovered alien life form is not to observe it, but to jam his finger down its throat. WHY START NOW?

Comments

[marag.livejournal.com]

Even if I didn't hate horror/monster movies, I couldn't possibly watch that movie, because I'd be yelling at the screen half the time!

The archaeologists are spooked by dead people. ::snickers madly:: That's, um, yeah. What do people think archaeologists *do*?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

You, especially, should NOT watch this movie. Ever.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

They are the reason I don't really HATE Twilight. I consider myself an antifan of it, mostly because Cleo's commentary on it enriches my world.

And for stuff I'd have enjoyed ANYWAY, I feel her commenaries enhance them. I really like Cloverfield, and yet I love her review of it.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

he terrible biologist decided his first response to a newly discovered alien life form is not to observe it, but to jam his finger down its throat

Well, it could have been worse. He could have stuck his finger up the alien's bum and showed it to the camera.

Sounds like a movie to pass on; I'd just sit there yelling at the screen telling them they are all idiots.

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Let's put it this way... the geologist, who's just along for the big munies, has a large herd of autonomous 3D mapping drones and the software that goes with them.

He gets lost.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Maybe they were running on Yahoo Maps.

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

Or could be iOS6

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Given the shape of that critter, it's entirely possible that IS what he did.

Some of it was fun, but it is difficult to get past the whole "GODDAMN IT YOU IDIOTS" part.

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see the movie that the trailer was from, because it certainly was not the one I saw in the theater.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the TRAILER, now that was some exciting cinema. Maybe I'll just watch that sixty times and call it good.

[gwalla.livejournal.com]

Why isn't Cleolinda working for Rifftrax?

(P.S. Going to see Birdemic riffed live tonight, wooo!)