Prometheus (Alien prequel)

[Keatah]

Well folks, finally something new in the Alien franchise --

 

[Notebook]

Looks good, you get your money's worth from Ridley Scott. He's come a long way since this:

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[orbekler]

Rumors said that actually the original xenomorph Alien is not much involved in this "spacejockeys / ancient aliens / engineers" story.
In any case, I won't miss it.

Guess why...

 

[Pyromaniac605]

Rumors said that actually the original xenomorph Alien is not much involved in this "spacejockeys / ancient aliens / engineers" story.
In any case, I won't miss it.

Guess why...

Because it's a prequel to Alien?

 

[C3PO]

Looks good, you get your money's worth from Ridley Scott. He's come a long way since this:

CDP Classics ads - Hovis (1974 - 1979) - YouTube

Wow! There's a mind blowing coincident. :blink:

I'd never heard of the Hovis ad until this sunday morning. One of my presents was a jigsaw puzzle, and just for fun I looked up where the landmark was. The only description on the box was "Gold Hill, England".

PS: Any ALIEN prequel is a must-see.

 

[Notebook]

Excellent! Like most in the UK(above a certain age...), I know the scene, but couldn't tell you where it is. I'd guess Yorkshire, only as its the biggest county in England.

1000 pc. you got your money's worth there. Always enjoyed jigsaws, even bought one of those puzzle rolls:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...at&keywords=jigsaw+mat&ie=UTF8&qid=1325061176

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[orbekler]

Because it's a prequel to Alien?

Yeah, but not much for that, cause I don't think the movie will pivot on 1979 Alien creature.

I'm pretty sure it will be the biggest SF hit since Avatar...

 

[Suzy]

I might be motivated to see this in the cinema next year (I didn't go at all this year). I love space horror movies!

 

[bande]

that's in my must-do list.

 

[orbekler]

The new trailer for Prometheus:

 

[Andy44]

I always thought that the Alien universe is big enough for stories that don't involve the first movie's namesake (the Geiger Xenomorph Alien). The Space Jockey's skeletized remains are seen in the first film for only a few minutes and after the Nostromo's crew evacuates Kane he (she, it) is never montioned again.

On top of that, remember that the Space Jockey and his vessel are also H.R. Geiger creations

There is a very rich back story to be told about that alien and his derelict ship, and if Scott is revisiting it, count me in.
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[80mileshigh]

The new trailer for Prometheus:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UEv03g51kU

Wow!! A little bit of mystique from the teaser is lost but it's more than compensated for by the big ramp-up of tension!

And our first clear look at a living spacejockey? :

 

[orbekler]

...The Space Jockey's skeletized remains are seen in the first film for only a few minutes and after the Nostromo's crew evacuates Kane he (she, it) is never montioned again...

This is something that puzzled me since I saw Scott's Alien in 1979.
Why on the Earth (or Acheron :lol that huge discovery of alien life and (presumably) much higher degree of technology was left unexplained?

 

[80mileshigh]

This is something that puzzled me since I saw Scott's Alien in 1979.
Why on the Earth (or Acheron :lol that huge discovery of alien life and (presumably) much higher degree of technology was left unexplained?

I always assumed it meant the world of Alien was a world in which the discovery of alien life and technology was already unsurprising. This is confirmed by the new trailer where they discuss the re-occurrence of the pictogram across multiple alien archaeologies.

Just a personal note; the aesthetic of Alien was an influence on my early interest in sci-fi. I was a small child in the early 1980s and one of my much older siblings had the novelisation of the film. I was too young to read it but I vividly recall that the centre-spread of photos from the film fascinated me – especially the appearance of the spacejockey ship in its murky surrounds.

 

[Andy44]

Rumor control says Giger himself is once again involved in the designs of this film. Cannot wait!

 

[Ark]

Yeah, this is a must-see for this year.

Last year was pretty lackluster for movies, Drive was honestly my favorite thing I went and saw. Correct me if I'm wrong, but 2011 had almost no proper sci-fi movies.

 

[Andy44]

Drive was a really good film, a throwback to 70s "acid westerns".

As far as SF films, even when you do get them like 80% of them suck. The golden age of SF films IMO started with 2001 in 1967 and faded around the early 90s or so, with a few outliers making it here and there, such as Moon. Like good westerns, they are few and far between. And every time I hear another moron tell me how great Armageddon was, I understand why most movies, especially SF movies, suck so bad.

Hopefully Prometheus will buck the trend.

 

[Ragtag]

And every time I hear another moron tell me how great Armageddon was, I understand why most movies, especially SF movies, suck so bad.

Hey, Armageddon was a great flick. How much more realistic can you get than mini-guns being carried by shuttles. Also lets not forget that ultra realistic docking sequence and the dead on accurate artificial gravity with the rotating space station. I think I'll watch it tonight just to revel in it unique accuracy and edge of the seat drama.


Nobody has commented on how much more high tech the prequel to Alien looks. Will it fail for that reason alone? My son thinks it's a no go just for that reason. They show technology far in advance of tech shown years in the future. The spacesuits also look way more advanced then the ones seen in Alien.

 

[Ghostrider]

Nobody has commented on how much more high tech the prequel to Alien looks. Will it fail for that reason alone? My son thinks it's a no go just for that reason. They show technology far in advance of tech shown years in the future. The spacesuits also look way more advanced then the ones seen in Alien.

It's one of the things we pretend not to notice. Back in 1979 the Nostromo was high-tech looking, now it would look like a retrotech museum. The Sulaco which was supposed to sport tech from half a century later had stuff that looked high-tech in 1986. Technology marches on, and zeerust would be distracting.

 

[jangofett287]

Its the same thing with the modern star-trek film. The bridge of this enterprise looks vastly more 'High-Tec' than the bridge in the original series.