IFDB Review: Prometheus – Special Edition:

Prometheus - Agent 9 editI enjoyed the theatrical release of this film. Critics or fanboys who complained, I shrugged at.What did they expect? Scott has always been a loose director, permitting plot gaps and unanswered questions. I have no doubt that in ten years, Prometheus will be regarded as a Sci Fi classic.What Agent 9 preformed was an outstanding overhaul.He threw the yoke of structure onto the film and straightened the narrative. Taut, focused.Everything he added, I enjoyed. Everything tossed ... well ... (SPOILER) ... I missed the opening Engineer sequence. Mainly because it was so visually arresting. To be honest, however, while cool looking it seemed disconnected from what followed. More parable than plot point. I warmed to the Weyland speech.Other trims were fine, especially the two button heads who, as screened, seemed little more than comic Jar Jars.I cannot stress how amazing the visual work was. Demo clinic time.Sorry, quibbles.The audio was two channel stereo. Visuals were spectacular, but the audio was two channel stereo. I mean, really?The mp4 version was one long chapter. Like Prince’s “Lovesexy” or Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. One chapter. Please, more breaks next time.Anyway, this is one helluva an edit, and I look forward to A9 repairing Prometheus 2.

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