When Ridley Scott announced he was doing a prequel to Alien, I was hugely excited. Ultimately though, it was pointless. Buried in there was a brilliant movie that was ruined by having the characters unlikeable and illogical.
Rumours on the internet were that the original script, by a guy called Jon Spaihts, was different and better than the final story and that most of the issues could be directed towards a guy called in to make changes to the script - Damon Lindelof. Yes, the guy who never answered any questions in Lost.
So I went off looking for the changes that had been made, to see if they had ruined the film and during my research found another script that Spaihts had written - Passengers. Bear in mind that this was 2012.
It was a great script... well, story. I've no idea if it was a great script or not, but it was an interesting story with a few interesting aspects.
Eventually, as of last night, I managed to watch the film and I really liked it, despite minor misgivings about some plot points. I also, despite having seen her in loads of things before, became a fan of Jennifer Lawrence. I think the performances of both her and Chris Pratt complemented each other, to add to the story.
And, for no other reason than I can, here's a picture of Ms. Lawrence from the film.
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