The thing I am telling you is that it's not my explanations or defenses of the particular clever or subversive elements which will convince you. The only thing that can convince you is actually experiencing the film the way Ridley intended, in the proper frame of mind. It's almost as simple as adjusting your personal…

Didn't need acid, the film itself was psychedelic enough. I understand how far fetched and outrageous what I'm saying sounds, but that's what so amazing about the film. If you can remember what the original Alien was like the first time you experienced it, how intensely psychological and visceral were the terror it…

"Go away! 'Baitin'!"

Give it few years. The Elite Power Masters are coming for us all. Your days of casual easy freedom are numbered. You have been warned.

Aww snap! That's a cheap shot at Tom Sizemore. Tom was awesome in that movie…. Wait, that was a movie, right?

What are you trying to say, smart boy? You talk all faggy.

Right. Obama can be legitimately condemned for that despicable fiasco, Bengazi. The evening of the attack the administration knew conclusively that is was a pre-planned terrorist attack, but they feigned ignorance because they were terrified of it costing them the election. And Hilary screaming at the hearings "What…

A coworker openly stated that if he saw a black youth in a hoodie in his neighborhood he'd be suspicious. Weird thing is that coworker lives in a very black neighborhood, and is black. Go figure.

Kingdom of Heaven is a very self conscious, overly emphatic bit of bravado from an artist who has occasionally, tentatively grasped the potential value of the pure cinematic form. Same as Thelma and Louise. Ridley is really a Science Fiction film maker, and it's the genre in which he best expresses his existential,…

No, every stupidly conceived film need not be accepted as a profound artistic statement on the human condition. Most stupid movies are just stupid movies, but Prometheus is not ineptly or unwittingly stupid. It is intentionally "stupid."

I appreciate and respect your description of the times and of Madonna's position in American culture at the time, but Madonna publicly expressing anything about herself - whether it's self aggrandizing or equally self denigrating - is precisely a "Madonna" thing to do. She was always so utterly, completely self…

You're actually half right. That's exactly the point and genius of the film, how people of seemingly average intelligence find themselves in extraordinary circumstances and how even the most foolish, preposterous behavior may unwittingly produce positive results, and more importantly, vice versa. But there's a few…

To be perfectly honest, I am entirely serious about the smokescreen nature of much of the dialog in Prometheus. People not catching onto this ploy is the reason so many viewers were so disappointed and frustrated with the film. Almost everybody just didn't bother to heed the slightly coded "instructions" which the…

Ah yes. What is Life but a rich, golden opportunity to downvote others?

Because he's (she's?!) cleverly, coyly referring to the outrageously indecent act of forced sodomy, which any civilized, literate, properly educated person knows is never mentioned by name in mixed company. And the AV Club certainly caters to very mixed company - we got all kinds of "company" here. At last count we…

No, if Americans were paying the true price of what gasoline actually costs to procure and manufacture and distribute and market without all the government subsidies and tax breaks and incentives it would be at least $5 a gallon. But if you factor in the environmental and health costs the true price per gallon is…

It's kinda funny because in the gif he is totally baked, like an upside down pineapple cake. Lookit his eyes, he's thinking about Doritos and Oreos and upside down pineapple cake.

Ridley is probably well qualified to make a film concerning concussions considering how many thousands and thousands of concussions his film Prometheus induced in its audience by way of agitated, befuddled, disgusted viewers repeatedly slamming their palms into their foreheads in complete, utter frustration.

That's an intriguing notion. I would really like to see people's examples of fictional depictions that can be credited with affecting positive social action. Off the top of my head I believe the film "China Syndrome" had some influence on getting some legislation passed regulating and restricting the construction of…

Maybe the characters' explanations were not meant to be taken at "face" value. Maybe their words were more so meant to function as distracting utterances, deceptive enticements, sparkly baubles meant to momentarily hypnotize? Maybe you were taken in by the superficial, inconsequential babblings of some disruptive,…