Prometheus Bound

Folks, we watch a ton of movies. And I've seen plenty of bad ones. Prometheus Bound simply has to be the single worst movie I've ever seen, and I don't state this casually. With many films I consider bad, it's just because I didn't like the story, or that it wasn't my taste etc. No, this movie is bad (in my opinion) because the acting was inexcusable (especially the bad guy Deacon. Yes, that's his name, not an actual deacon). And the cinematography was awful, it was very grainy through out the entire film. I assume it's a lame attempt at "gritty realism", not to mention out of focus at other times. There were scenes that are entirely blown out, or so dark you barely see what's occurring. The editing was inexcusably bad, with cuts that are disjointed, and it's obvious that they either didn't care and\or couldn't be bothered to make an effort, or just are inept. It was simple things that could have been easily corrected. As an example, there is a scene where a character is standing at one location, then suddenly a disjointed and unnecessary cut, and this person is stand a few feet away from where they had been. Don't they mark the place where you're standing in order to avoid inconsistencies such as these? And the story itself seemed entirely implausible to me as well. Oh, I almost forgot the terrible audio job they did too. It cuts in and out entirely (and I do mean out of nowhere voices cut out into utter silence. Suddenly you're watching a silent film for seconds on end!) and in places where it couldn't be more conspicuous. Volume levels are mismatched through out and when they add audio that clearly came from another source (such as chirping birds) in the places where the primary audio drops out, it is so painfully obvious that you are hearing something from another source. This due in part, to the fact that they have these incredible levels of white noise (hiss) that you can easily hear underneath the dialog. Then when they attempt to intercut with other audio (the aforementioned chirping birds for example) the white noise is gone for a moment, then returns when they cut back to the main\primary soundtrack.

Folks, we watch a ton of movies. And I've seen plenty of bad ones. Prometheus Bound simply has to be the single worst movie I've ever seen, and I don't state this casually. With many films I consider bad, it's just because I didn't like the story, or that it wasn't my taste etc. No, this movie is bad (in my opinion) because the acting was inexcusable (especially the bad guy Deacon. Yes, that's his name, not an actual deacon). And the cinematography was awful, it was very grainy through out the entire film. I assume it's a lame attempt at "gritty realism", not to mention out of focus at other times. There were scenes that are entirely blown out, or so dark you barely see what's occurring. The editing was inexcusably bad, with cuts that are disjointed, and it's obvious that they either didn't care and\or couldn't be bothered to make an effort, or just are inept. It was simple things that could have been easily corrected. As an example, there is a scene where a character is standing at one location, then suddenly a disjointed and unnecessary cut, and this person is stand a few feet away from where they had been. Don't they mark the place where you're standing in order to avoid inconsistencies such as these? And the story itself seemed entirely implausible to me as well. Oh, I almost forgot the terrible audio job they did too. It cuts in and out entirely (and I do mean out of nowhere voices cut out into utter silence. Suddenly you're watching a silent film for seconds on end!) and in places where it couldn't be more conspicuous. Volume levels are mismatched through out and when they add audio that clearly came from another source (such as chirping birds) in the places where the primary audio drops out, it is so painfully obvious that you are hearing something from another source. This due in part, to the fact that they have these incredible levels of white noise (hiss) that you can easily hear underneath the dialog. Then when they attempt to intercut with other audio (the aforementioned chirping birds for example) the white noise is gone for a moment, then returns when they cut back to the main\primary soundtrack.

I realize I've not given a synopsis, or done a "proper" review here. But then, that wasn't my intent. My intent is two-fold. One, to warn everyone to steer clear, and two, an attempt to publicly shame these people. There is no excuse for such a p*** poor job. I've seen student films, and independent films done with low or no budget that have turned out far better then this. Look, the people who did Blair Witch did far better. Heck, look at what Sam Fuller did with little to nothing. Or what about Orson Welles who turned out some beautiful work while using used film stock that was often mismatched!

This film was so completely awful that it actually caused me to become angry, and that has never happened to me before.

I just can't believe the people responsible actually released this knowingly. I personally would have been ashamed to let this loose on an unsuspecting public. If there is any justice the people behind this production, the will fail and disappear from the film world forever.

So in closing I'll say this: I am fully aware that this is all my opinion. Someone out there will most likely enjoy this. But I'll wager everything I have in this world that most would rent this and come to similar conclusions.

I bought this movie when I read in a magazine that it was made on a budget of 5,500 dollars and took one month to make - start to finish. This includes the writing of the script and the editing of the film. It was made by first timers - all around. Granted this does show in the film. However that being said the film was suspenseful and interesting. The two lead actors in the love story are extraordinary and moving. The actor playing the doctor was good but a little heavy hand compared to the seamless and natural performances of the other two. All in all if you can look past the horrible technical problems of the film it is much better then the majority of main stream suspense films made every year. And keep an eye out for these two actors - wow - what talents.