Finally got around to watching this last night. I'm going to write this before reading some of your thoughts in this thread (which by the size of it, is going to take me all morning. I do like it when a film can cause such debate...
Anyway, I liked it. I really liked it and yet it definitely had some glaring issues. Casting and characterisation stood out from the off as having some really naff decisions. Some were great, some wouldn't even get on Emmerdale.
The pacing seemed really off throughout the entire middle hour. Felt like there were some really important bits left on the cutting room floor.
Why cast a young man as an old man? Led me to think the whole way through you'd get to see him young, but... we didn't. Really strange decision.
It looked STUNNING. From the landscape shots to the ships. Loved the way it looked (despite having the issue all these futuristic prequels have of having funkier, sexier tech!). It also sounded fantastic.
Shaw cutting herself open... ok. Shaw running around like a superhero seconds after... not so 'k (regardless of how many drugs she was on).
Yet, despite these quirks I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to a repeat viewing.
Now I'll go read what you lot think.gif)
Anyway, I liked it. I really liked it and yet it definitely had some glaring issues. Casting and characterisation stood out from the off as having some really naff decisions. Some were great, some wouldn't even get on Emmerdale.
The pacing seemed really off throughout the entire middle hour. Felt like there were some really important bits left on the cutting room floor.
Why cast a young man as an old man? Led me to think the whole way through you'd get to see him young, but... we didn't. Really strange decision.
It looked STUNNING. From the landscape shots to the ships. Loved the way it looked (despite having the issue all these futuristic prequels have of having funkier, sexier tech!). It also sounded fantastic.
Shaw cutting herself open... ok. Shaw running around like a superhero seconds after... not so 'k (regardless of how many drugs she was on).
Yet, despite these quirks I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to a repeat viewing.
Now I'll go read what you lot think
