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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl
V - Wow. Totally appreciate your long, thoughtful, and detailed response, as always! (wish we were closer so that we could have these discussions in person over coffee or beer)
To be honest, though, I think we need to agree to disagree in terms of the overall merits of the film - I just don't think it was a good movie. Could be that it was the writing/rewrites (those treatments you posted were great, especially the first one)... But it just didn't work for me. With my love of the Alien series I'll probably see the other films, but I was honestly really disappointed and dissatisfied with this.
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For the record, I am not defending the film by any means, nor am I showing any fanboy-ism towards it. I am more dissatisfied than disappointed, to some extent.
Such a lovely story, a linear narrative, excellent visuals and background score, and some really neat performances. All marred by a somewhat botched script. Like I said above, how did the end product pass through the production team's screenings, especially Ridley Scott, is beyond me.
Lindelof's clumsiness is so evident. I won't be surprised if he is fired for the sequel/prequel, when/if they make one.