It's All Chips, Mate!
Recently, Eric, Rob and I went to see the movie, "Prometheus." Before I tell you that story though, I have to tell you this.
We're planning on doing our first of many podcast soon. It's basically going to be us shooting the proverbial shit about any number of topics like we normally do when we meet up. As we were waiting for the movie to start, one such topic came up. Rob remembered asking a few of his Aussie friends once about the difference between potato chips and French fries. In Australia, they're both referred to as "chips." The question being, how does one differentiate between the two? The Aussies were not very forthcoming with their answer and Rob realized that there was no way to make sense of it.
Interestingly enough, The movie "Prometheus" had us all feeling the same way once we finished it.
***SPOILER ALERT***
The movie was initially intended to be a prequel to Alien. However, there were more holes in the plot then at a donut shop! For one thing, the alien race they discovered (aka Maliens) were never fully explained. Watch the movie and you'll understand why we refer to them as such. Moreover, they never say what the hell they we're running from. On top of that, why the fuck was the Prometheus not armed to the teeth?! You'd think you'd bring some hardware to a part of the galaxy you've never explored before, am I right?! Shit! I don't like going into certain parts of Newark or the Bronx unarmed! And I've been there!
Then there was the origin of the acid-blooded aliens we've come to know and love. First off, the proto-queen looked weird as fuck and her emergence was basically the result of a convoluted script. Plus...did I mention that the bitch looked weird?! And lastly, Charlize Theron's character (Vickers) couldn't get out of the way of a ship falling from the sky?! Seriously?! That's the best you can come up with? Add to that, Noomi Rapace's character (Dr. Shaw) leaving the planet with the android David (played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender) was the biggest WTF cliffhanger to nowhere I've ever seen!
In the end, you end up with more questions than answers. A colossal mindfuck, in my humble opinion. The diehard fan of the Aliens franchise will do everything in his or her power to make sense of this movie using all of their logic and reason to make accurate suppositions and theories whilst depleting their last reserves of willpower. I know this because I am one such fan. However, upon reaching the parking lot, the three of us realized there was no making sense of the movie and, therefore, no reason to waste the time and energy to attempt to do so either. In short, we deferred to the answer the Aussies gave Rob about his conundrum pertaining to differentiating between French fries and potato chips. As they say: "It's all chips, mate!"
We're planning on doing our first of many podcast soon. It's basically going to be us shooting the proverbial shit about any number of topics like we normally do when we meet up. As we were waiting for the movie to start, one such topic came up. Rob remembered asking a few of his Aussie friends once about the difference between potato chips and French fries. In Australia, they're both referred to as "chips." The question being, how does one differentiate between the two? The Aussies were not very forthcoming with their answer and Rob realized that there was no way to make sense of it.
Interestingly enough, The movie "Prometheus" had us all feeling the same way once we finished it.
***SPOILER ALERT***
The movie was initially intended to be a prequel to Alien. However, there were more holes in the plot then at a donut shop! For one thing, the alien race they discovered (aka Maliens) were never fully explained. Watch the movie and you'll understand why we refer to them as such. Moreover, they never say what the hell they we're running from. On top of that, why the fuck was the Prometheus not armed to the teeth?! You'd think you'd bring some hardware to a part of the galaxy you've never explored before, am I right?! Shit! I don't like going into certain parts of Newark or the Bronx unarmed! And I've been there!Then there was the origin of the acid-blooded aliens we've come to know and love. First off, the proto-queen looked weird as fuck and her emergence was basically the result of a convoluted script. Plus...did I mention that the bitch looked weird?! And lastly, Charlize Theron's character (Vickers) couldn't get out of the way of a ship falling from the sky?! Seriously?! That's the best you can come up with? Add to that, Noomi Rapace's character (Dr. Shaw) leaving the planet with the android David (played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender) was the biggest WTF cliffhanger to nowhere I've ever seen!
In the end, you end up with more questions than answers. A colossal mindfuck, in my humble opinion. The diehard fan of the Aliens franchise will do everything in his or her power to make sense of this movie using all of their logic and reason to make accurate suppositions and theories whilst depleting their last reserves of willpower. I know this because I am one such fan. However, upon reaching the parking lot, the three of us realized there was no making sense of the movie and, therefore, no reason to waste the time and energy to attempt to do so either. In short, we deferred to the answer the Aussies gave Rob about his conundrum pertaining to differentiating between French fries and potato chips. As they say: "It's all chips, mate!"
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