ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS!

If there is one thing I learned post PROMETHEUS, it is to avoid being influenced and jaded by other people’s opinions.

Before I actually had my first viewing of PROMETHEUS I was pretty shocked, upset and demoralised by the opinions of some people on this site. People I liked, respected and had some rappor with suddenly appeared to change and their decades long love for Sir Ridley went out the window and was replaced by venom and hostility.

That was what worried, upset and concerned me the most. I could not conceive of myself being in that situation. What if I hated PROMETHEUS? What if Sir Ridley really had “lost it“?

So, on the day of my first viewing, as the FOX logo and the music rolled, I sat there, nervously wiping my sweaty paws, clearing my throat and feeling very shaky.

Afterwards I felt slightly numb and I definitely needed time to process my thoughts and feelings. However, I was actually blown away by much of what I had seen and I could not compute that feeling versus some of the things I had read.

Anyway, it turned out that I really liked PROMETHEUS. I understand some of the criticism, but for the most part I regard it is a flawed masterpiece, I really feel that time will prove me correct in that estimation. My second viewing I went in normal and really enjoyed the experience.

Reviews from any media never really interested me and they still don’t. I mean both A L I E N and BladeRunner in particular, took some harsh criticism in their day and are now deservedly regarded as influential classics.

Yes, many of you will say that it was stupid to become so emotional and bothered by others opinions and I can agree with that, NOW. At the time it was very different, because the love we felt for A L I E N and Sir Ridley, plus the joy over his return to Science Fiction after all those years was what brought us together. It was literally a dream come true and that seemed to be reflected on site, where for the most part everyone was ecstatic, elated and amongst like-minded friends.

The PROMETHEUS aftermath proved very different. What did bother and affect me at the time, were the feelings of people whom I regarded as peers and friends. Many of them left the site, never to return, which greatly saddened me.

This time around I am different, or at least my mindset is. That’s why I couldn’t care less about official reviews or anyone else’s opinion until I have witnessed A L I E N: COVENANT for myself. I don’t have the same pre-viewing excitement, nor expectations as back then, but I am more confident and realistic about what Ridley can achieve, given the restrictions placed upon him by the studio and a need to appease the PROMETHEUS nay-sayers, whilst not abandoning that films themes.

Lets all go in and be thankful for another chance to witness a Master Filmmaker doing what he does best!

At the end of the day, all that really matters is how YOU feel about A L I E N: COVENANT.