Topic: Prometheus: Ridley Scott's Alien Prequel

[mart356]

I'm gonna hazard a guess, space ship with a handful of humans lands on another planet, encounters an alien life form that kills everyone bar one protagonist...

How am i looking?

well thats the thing, no one knows, it was just a reply to someone who said there will be nothing left to see in the cinemas becasue of all the trailers, yet no one actually knows what the film is about 

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Wow!! just wow!!

Amazing new video released (Spoiler!!!!! DON'T WATCH IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE A SPOILER!!!!!!)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6HMoGNMR0


8 minutes and 15 seconds in.


The effects are incredible. Just. Wow. Got to hand it to the special effects guys on this one. Bloody hell. Amazing.

[medley]

I didn't know Tom Hardy had a clone

[Kashinoda]

I didn't know Tom Hardy had a clone

Annoying me to fuck that is.

[cornelius]

I'm gonna hazard a guess, space ship with a handful of humans lands on another planet, encounters an alien life form that kills everyone bar one protagonist...

How am i looking?

well thats the thing, no one knows, it was just a reply to someone who said there will be nothing left to see in the cinemas becasue of all the trailers, yet no one actually knows what the film is about 

Apparantly a lot of folk scoffed at this and shot it down in flames when it was first put about the web and it states at the bottom of the link that it was "confirmed to be fan fiction" but when the trailer came out it was reposted and certainly some of what's there seems to be in the film. Make of it what you will or don't look at all if you think there's a chance it might spoil the film:

http://www.liveforfilms.com/2011/11/29/possible-full-synopsis-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus/

[ShatnersBassoon]

Apparantly a lot of folk scoffed at this and shot it down in flames when it was first put about the web and it states at the bottom of the link that it was "confirmed to be fan fiction" but when the trailer came out it was reposted and certainly some of what's there seems to be in the film. Make of it what you will or don't look at all if you think there's a chance it might spoil the film:

http://www.liveforfilms.com/2011/11/29/possible-full-synopsis-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus/

it doesnt spoil the film. its all bollocks. just looks like a story someone has pieced together from the early trailer shots

[lionel_messias]

Andy, that was really good. The bit where the thing bursts out of her **** is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

[WTF?]

Andy, that was really good. The bit where the thing bursts out of her **** is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Looked CGI to me.

[cornelius]

it doesnt spoil the film. its all bollocks. just looks like a story someone has pieced together from the early trailer shots

Well if that's the case then I'm glad. Although strangely, reading Ridley Scott's interview in Empire today has put me off a bit more rather than whetted my appetite. I just don't think I'm going to be able to buy into this ancient civilisation/higher intelligence story. And just some of the stuff he said...it's like he's spent too much time watching bad History channel docs. 

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Well if that's the case then I'm glad. Although strangely, reading Ridley Scott's interview in Empire today has put me off a bit more rather than whetted my appetite. I just don't think I'm going to be able to buy into this ancient civilisation/higher intelligence story. And just some of the stuff he said...it's like he's spent too much time watching bad History channel docs. 

Sounds like a great idea to me.

As he said - if you'd seen Alien then how could you not wonder what that ship was - why it had all those eggs - what the Space Jockey was and what else could lie out there. Once you have one thing then what lies beyond?

[lionel_messias]

Well if that's the case then I'm glad. Although strangely, reading Ridley Scott's interview in Empire today has put me off a bit more rather than whetted my appetite. I just don't think I'm going to be able to buy into this ancient civilisation/higher intelligence story. And just some of the stuff he said...it's like he's spent too much time watching bad History channel docs. 

I read it yesterday. Sounds really cool to me. I'm more excited about the fact he got them to build HUGE sets for this thing. The visuals will be incredible I think.

Did make me think though: Ridley Scott is 74! I hope he really makes the films he wants to make in the next six years or so because don't how many of his style movies he'll be able to make in his 80s.

[Waka]

Just watched the trailer and to be honest i'm not filled with optimism.

The first two films were such cult classics that this was always going to get much attention especially because of the director.

But i think a lot of people are setting themselves up to be disappointed.

Don't think many people will complain much about the visuals.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Just watched the trailer and to be honest i'm not filled with optimism.

The first two films were such cult classics that this was always going to get much attention especially because of the director.

But i think a lot of people are setting themselves up to be disappointed.

Don't think many people will complain much about the visuals.

The first TWO films? Really?


I'd say the first one was a classic.

The second one was a romp.

[cornelius]

But i think a lot of people are setting themselves up to be disappointed.

I predict a few tears.

[Not Bob]

I predict a few tears.

Spoiler

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[Waka]

The first TWO films? Really?


I'd say the first one was a classic.

The second one was a romp.

Ah, i know where your coming from but look up Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb

First one was a classic but second was far from a romp... many would argue including myself

[MOZ]

Aliens is a classic but in a very different way from the original. Its reputation suffers from being a Cameron film but he really nailed it back then and it was THE defining 80's action film, regardless of genre.

I still prefer Scotts original and it is one of my favourite films of all time but I never tire of watching either movie and despite the very different styles, they work really well when watched back to back.

[lionel_messias]

2nd one was every bit as good as the first, maybe a little better in my opinion.

I kind of agree, I loved James Cameron's film. If Alien was a ghost story, Aliens was a war film in the same universe. Immense both.
Aliens is one of the great sequels imo.

[killer-heels]

"That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over, what the fuck are we supposed to now, huh, what are we gonna do? "

[lionel_messias]

Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Vasquez: No. Have you?

[Waka]

"That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over, what the fuck are we supposed to now, huh, what are we gonna do? "

See what i mean. No one ever heard of Bill Paxton then, and he freaked out to a T.

[StokieSteve]

Aliens (second one) is by far the best film of the lot. I have the box set and love them all, but that's the one I watch over and over. And just to throw this in there, a lot of people actually believe that we were put on this planet by aliens, is that really so absurd? We could be a little play thing for beings with advanced technology.

[StokieSteve]

See what i mean. No one ever heard of Bill Paxton then, and he freaked out to a T.

Love the bloke, great actor. True Lies, Weird Science, Twister, Aliens, just to name four, I think he's brilliant.

[litliper]

Two legendary quotes there in the space of 30 seconds.

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[Brian Blessed]

Aliens (second one) is by far the best film of the lot. I have the box set and love them all, but that's the one I watch over and over. And just to throw this in there, a lot of people actually believe that we were put on this planet by aliens, is that really so absurd? We could be a little play thing for beings with advanced technology.

where did the aliens come from?

[StokieSteve]

where did the aliens come from?

From the massively ancient universe.

[Brian Blessed]

From the massively ancient universe.

who put them there?

[J-Mc-]

who put them there?

Huth cleared them out of the milky way.

He is a hoofing god afterall.

[StokieSteve]

who put them there?

The big bang maybe? There is way too much to understand, but there must be intelligent life out there besides us, I fully believe that.

[StokieSteve]

Huth cleared them out of the milky way.

He is a hoofing god afterall.

[StokieSteve]

will go down in folklore as the man to have met his death in the predator, terminator and alien franchises

for sure. it's extremely rare these days where a sequel is as good as, or better than the 1st.

I doubt he's bothered 

Aliens is by far the best.

[Brian Blessed]

The big bang maybe? There is way too much to understand, but there must be intelligent life out there besides us, I fully believe that.

what if we are the ancients?

[cornelius]

2nd one was every bit as good as the first, maybe a little better in my opinion.

I can't agree with that. Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton versus erm Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, some bloke from My Two Dads and a typical James Cameron token Latino girl soldier.

It's a great romp like Andy says but James Cameron versus Ridley Scott? 

[Haemoglobin]

I can't agree with that. Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton versus erm Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, some bloke from My Two Dads and a typical James Cameron token Latino girl soldier.

It's a great romp like Andy says but James Cameron versus Ridley Scott? 

Concur with all that. I think those saying Aliens is the better film are just nuts... and I've loved Aliens since I was a kid!

Alien has much better acting and dialogue; a more oppressive atmosphere; utterly immersive, beautiful and truly innovative (unique for its time) art direction; far fewer silly moments, and a genuinely terrifying creature at its centre (again, unique for its time). Aliens labours under this pretty dumbass impression that if one Xenomorph is scary, then hundreds of Xenomorphs plus a big-arsed Queen Xenomorph, versus a bunch of meathead Space Marines with massive guns, has got to be scarier... only it isn't. That said, there are loads of awesome bits in it, and Bishop is great.

I mostly enjoy Aliens in the same way I enjoy Predator and Terminator 2, mostly.

[Beav]

Concur with all that. I think those saying Aliens is the better film are just nuts... and I've loved Aliens since I was a kid!

Alien has much better acting and dialogue; a more oppressive atmosphere; utterly immersive, beautiful and truly innovative (unique for its time) art direction; far fewer silly moments, and a genuinely terrifying creature at its centre (again, unique for its time). Aliens labours under this pretty dumbass impression that if one Xenomorph is scary, then hundreds of Xenomorphs plus a big-arsed Queen Xenomorph, versus a bunch of meathead Space Marines with massive guns, has got to be scarier... only it isn't. That said, there are loads of awesome bits in it, and Bishop is great.

I mostly enjoy Aliens in the same way I enjoy Predator and Terminator 2, mostly.

Bang on. I love Aliens like I love Predator, it's a fantastic action film. But Alien wipes the floor with it as a piece of cinema.

[J-Mc-]

I've watched Aliens more than Alien, mainly for the fact that I don't want to have to sit and wait in anticipation for something to happen, whereas in the second you can just switch off and enjoy.

Alien is better, but Aliens is by no means shite as some posts would suggest.

[Chavvie]

No point comparing the two films because they're totally different. Besides, why would anyone want to criticise Aliens, one of the best movies of its type ever. Alien is the better movie in a number of ways of course but just enjoy them both I say.

As for Bill Paxton - "Hey I don't wanna rain on your parade but we just got our asses kicked!" Hero.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Ah, i know where your coming from but look up Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb

First one was a classic but second was far from a romp... many would argue including myself

Not saying I didn't enjoy the second one. But it wasn't a patch on the first one.

It was basically Cameron saying "Let's blow the shite out of loads of aliens while running around a lot, nuking a planet for a laugh and sticking in loads of gore and shit hot technological effects"



Loved the second one. Thought it was brilliant. But the first was a classic from start to finish.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

what if we are the ancients?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0mcases4M


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[Rusty Oysterburger]

will go down in folklore as the man to have met his death in the predator, terminator and alien franchises. legend.

He shares that honour with Lance Henriksen...