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Title: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: theis on Dec 23, 2011, 02:45 PM
This needs a thread.

(http://www.ghostofaflea.com/archives/Prometheus_poster.jpg)

Prometheus - Official Trailer [TRUE HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU&hd=1#ws)

With this and The Dark Knight Rises it's going to be an epic summer for movies.
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Post by: Inkblades on Dec 23, 2011, 05:14 PM
Looks awesome.
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Dec 23, 2011, 07:16 PM
Looks incredibly awesome.
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Post by: bebo on Dec 24, 2011, 02:54 AM
Look astounding.
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Post by: Jacob on Dec 24, 2011, 08:08 AM
Looks amazing.
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Post by: one weak on Dec 31, 2011, 07:12 PM
Looks the bees knees.
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Post by: defskull on Dec 31, 2011, 07:49 PM
Looks like Alien.
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Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on Jan 02, 2012, 08:26 PM
Quote from: defskull on Dec 31, 2011, 07:49 PM
Looks like Alien.

Exactly what I think which is fucking great after all those stupid AVP Movies.
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Post by: theis on Mar 17, 2012, 11:57 PM
Prometheus - Official FULL Trailer [TRUE HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UEv03g51kU#ws)

Jizzed...
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Post by: luisch on Mar 18, 2012, 12:40 AM
AMAZING!
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Post by: bebo on Mar 18, 2012, 01:24 AM
So is it officially an alien prequel now?
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Post by: Crazylegs on Mar 18, 2012, 10:28 AM
this is going to be better than good.
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Post by: theis on Mar 19, 2012, 03:57 PM
UK trailer (different than the US)

Prometheus International Trailer - UK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jRaa4Wkbk#ws)

May 31st can't come fast enough!!!
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Mar 19, 2012, 10:44 PM
still looks like they should just come out and officially confirm this as a prequel to Alien.

Nonetheless, looks absolutely fantastic.
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Post by: lostpilot on Mar 19, 2012, 10:46 PM
I feel the 'Alien' vibe for sure.
Anticipating this :-)
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Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on Apr 18, 2012, 12:25 AM
This movie is going to be intense as fuck like that last trailer.I hope it is rated R the way it should be.
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Post by: jbmp1390 on Apr 23, 2012, 06:42 AM
It is NOT an Alien prequel. It's barely related to Alien. When it first started developing they claimed they wanted to make an Alien prequel but then Ridley Scott acted like the enormous vagina that he is and changed that idea. He claims that Alien and everything related to it is perfect and that there can never be a prequel. What he will not admit is that he and Damon Lindeloff are too stupid too come up with a satisfactory prequel so they created a whole new movie instead. They claim that they are unhappy with the mass commercialization of the Alien franchise, so to remedy that they created Prometheus complete with viral campain and Verizon wireless tie-ins. Nothing commercial there. Don't go see this, the stuff about it being related to Alien is just to basically trick Alien fans into seeing this movie before they realize it is completely different and not related at all. There may be a few INCREDIBLY VAGUE connections to Alien for all of a few seconds if even that. Maybe. Ridley Scott has been very clear that this a completely different movie, is not really related to Alien, and that he will never make an Alien prequel. Fuck Ridley Scott and fuck this movie too.
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Post by: Penicks on Apr 23, 2012, 09:35 AM
watched trailer

saw jockey

it's an alien prequel
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Apr 23, 2012, 01:13 PM
Quote from: Penicks on Apr 23, 2012, 09:35 AM
watched trailer

saw jockey

it's an alien prequel
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Post by: jbmp1390 on Apr 23, 2012, 10:12 PM
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Apr 23, 2012, 01:13 PM
Quote from: Penicks on Apr 23, 2012, 09:35 AM
watched trailer

saw jockey

it's an alien prequel

they claimed in an interview that jockey is a very small part of it.
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Post by: from_musings on Apr 26, 2012, 11:33 AM
Quote from: jbmp1390 on Apr 23, 2012, 06:42 AM
What he will not admit is that he and Damon Lindeloff are too stupid too come up with a satisfactory prequel so they created a whole new movie instead.

this is actually what i thought to myself when i read randomly here and there about this film."it's like a prequel to alien but then again it isn't one" and "this film is NOT a prequel to alien.however - there are many things that explains from where the aliens come from" wtf? who decides in before hand to make a half ass prequel? problem with getting the story together or what?" either you do a prequel or you don't pretty simple really. will check it out anyway, but i won't expect much because the makers of the film doesn't seem to know what road to take, maybe it will be a mess, maybe it will be awsome anyway
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Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on May 01, 2012, 07:48 AM
And my last effort for the night

Prometheus 3 Minutes Length Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJeQNyZ6VE#ws)
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Post by: bright lights, big city on May 01, 2012, 01:40 PM
This and Dark Knight Rises. That's all I need this summer.
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Post by: bright lights, big city on May 07, 2012, 04:10 PM
Yay! Just read that's it'll be rated R!

(http://pmcmovieline.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/prometheus_ticket.jpg)
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Post by: theis on May 07, 2012, 05:28 PM
FUCK YES!

I was getting worried about the possible PG-13 rating.
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Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on May 07, 2012, 11:32 PM
Quote from: theis on May 07, 2012, 05:28 PM
FUCK YES!

I was getting worried about the possible PG-13 rating.

Same here :) Im glad is rated R
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Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on May 11, 2012, 08:39 AM
Prometheus TV Spot 4 Agenda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEV3kh05O54#ws)

New TV Spot that shows new images ;)
Do not watch if you dont wanna be spoiled.
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Post by: theis on May 31, 2012, 09:27 PM
Prometheus - 7/10

Good movie, but far from the masterpiece I was expecting it to be.
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Post by: defskull on Jun 12, 2012, 11:57 PM
Also, interesting to note is that we were all afraid of the PG-13 rating yet it came out to be a rather tame R rated movie.
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Post by: theis on Jun 13, 2012, 12:23 AM
It's anything but "tame".

I went and saw it for a second time and it was better this time. Bumping my rating to a 8/10.

Btw, the DVD/Blu-Ray release is gonna be 20 minutes longer.
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jun 13, 2012, 12:48 AM
Quote from: theis on Jun 13, 2012, 12:23 AM
Btw, the DVD/Blu-Ray release is gonna be 20 minutes longer.
This just made my day.
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Post by: tarkil on Jun 13, 2012, 02:37 AM
Seeing this bad boy tonight...
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Post by: defskull on Jun 13, 2012, 04:42 AM
Quote from: theis on Jun 13, 2012, 12:23 AM
It's anything but "tame".

I went and saw it for a second time and it was better this time. Bumping my rating to a 8/10.

Btw, the DVD/Blu-Ray release is gonna be 20 minutes longer.

It was no doubt intense, but there wasn't much gore and it wasn't that graphic.
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Post by: tarkil on Jun 14, 2012, 03:52 AM
I loved it, and am hoping for a sequel to understand a bit more about

[spoiler]the engineers, what killed them, what's with them wanting to destroy earth after giving it life, etc.[/spoiler]
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Post by: BillyNo.9 on Jun 15, 2012, 08:07 PM
Really want to see it but I can't remember lots of details about the Alien films, do you need to see the whole saga to get an understanding of the movie, or is it an unrelated concept that turns out to be the start of things?
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 15, 2012, 11:07 PM
Really want to see it but I can't remember lots of details about the Alien films = haven't seem them.

you watched them at the age of 8 but can't remember because it so was so long ago? plow through them all my kind sir. the alien films are a must see. 'specially I & 2. call in sick from mc donalds (congrats to the work btw,nebver wrong with work) and then watch em all
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Post by: theis on Jun 15, 2012, 11:10 PM
Quote from: BillyNo.9 on Jun 15, 2012, 08:07 PM
do you need to see the whole saga to get an understanding of the movie

No.
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Post by: BillyNo.9 on Jun 16, 2012, 12:36 AM
Quote from: from_musings on Jun 15, 2012, 11:07 PM
Really want to see it but I can't remember lots of details about the Alien films = haven't seem them.

you watched them at the age of 8 but can't remember because it so was so long ago? plow through them all my kind sir. the alien films are a must see. 'specially I & 2. call in sick from mc donalds (congrats to the work btw,nebver wrong with work) and then watch em all

From any other member on here I'd be surprised by that hostility, however not with you. You're like a troll version of herpes.
I've watched every alien movie a few times, spent time trying to workout the Alien/Predator timeline and shit. Just want to know if this movie has any major significance in that story, seeing as Ridley Scott changed the concept of Prometheus.

You might not understand but the UK is broke as fuck right now, despite appearances. Where I'm from you need a job. Government stops supporting me at 18 which is 3 months from now so I need to earn income.

What was your first job, I'm curious? not because I think it'll be better than mine, I'm just convinced you must be claiming a disability benefits for your mental condition.

Cheers Theis.
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 16, 2012, 11:41 AM
Quote from: BillyNo.9 on Jun 16, 2012, 12:36 AM
Quote from: from_musings on Jun 15, 2012, 11:07 PM
Really want to see it but I can't remember lots of details about the Alien films = haven't seem them.

you watched them at the age of 8 but can't remember because it so was so long ago? plow through them all my kind sir. the alien films are a must see. 'specially I & 2. call in sick from mc donalds (congrats to the work btw,nebver wrong with work) and then watch em all

From any other member on here I'd be surprised by that hostility, however not with you. You're like a troll version of herpes.
I've watched every alien movie a few times, spent time trying to workout the Alien/Predator timeline and shit. Just want to know if this movie has any major significance in that story, seeing as Ridley Scott changed the concept of Prometheus.

You might not understand but the UK is broke as fuck right now, despite appearances. Where I'm from you need a job. Government stops supporting me at 18 which is 3 months from now so I need to earn income.

What was your first job, I'm curious? not because I think it'll be better than mine, I'm just convinced you must be claiming a disability benefits for your mental condition.

Cheers Theis.

sorry, got home a little drunk and it seemed to me that you had not seen them.not a big thing of course,I should've shut my mouth. iwas wrong in pushing buttons while I was honest with the congratulations,not a good mix.back in the day i used to work at burger king for a while and i got another job because of it.when i looked for the other job, the owner of that store actually said "well you're used to customers and know how to handle money, doesn't matter if you're selling burgers or vaccum cleaners" right or wrong, got another job partly because of it. and then with time i became vice manager, and then got another better job because of that. things can start snowballin, just gotta make that first snowball. which you have.it could be great.but i see that i wrote work's always good,i don't know..like there's this job where you mastrubate male horses and put the semen in jars, and then others put the semen into mares to make other fine horses. what do you do for a living "oh, i just jerk off horses from 9 to 5. you?" i kinda regret most of that post. i also can see how this is somewhat off topic
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jun 16, 2012, 02:23 PM
[spoiler]any theories on what the beginning Engineer was all about? Was that Earth he was on and then him introducing his DNA to our planet?[/spoiler]
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Post by: theis on Jun 16, 2012, 02:56 PM
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Jun 16, 2012, 02:23 PM
[spoiler]any theories on what the beginning Engineer was all about? Was that Earth he was on and then him introducing his DNA to our planet?[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Yeah, something like that. He sacrificed himself to create life on Earth. At least that's what I got from it. [/spoiler]
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Post by: TheShade1989 on Jun 17, 2012, 06:36 AM
I thought it was decent, but not as good as I thought it'd be. Probably because it was very hyped up. I liked all the arrogance of ppl who loved it though, everyone was saying that the only ppl who dont like it are ppl who are too stupid to understand it. Gotta love different opinions. Also, the 3D was absolutely pathetic. I genuinely forgot I was watching it in 3D. Avatar and The Avengers are the only movies that I think had good 3D though, so maybe I just have the mind of an 80 yr old who's stuck in the past.

[spoiler]I dont have a clue why the Engineers wanted to destroy the world though, nor do I understand David. If he has no soul and no real emotion or desire, why did he wanna do everything he did? Seems mean to purposely let that dude become infected. I havent seen the Alien movies yet though, so someone said it's a similar thing in those movies, which means that presumably the sequel will answer those questions.[/spoiler]
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 18, 2012, 01:47 PM
incredibly good looking film, a typical must be seen at the cinema film.[spoiler] I've always thought that the facehuggers have been one of the scariest monsters in any movies. to see one big as a truck were among the coolest I've ever experienced. even to see them as worms/babies was cool. if you view this with a critical eye - story,good or bad actors, do you like/care for the characters?do you understand why they're doing the stuff they do,or do you face palm at their decisions, etc. 5/10. rate by pure heart 9/10.  i loved it although the flaws. abortion scene was very well played. I guess the engineer that jumped in the water in the beginning was dropped off to start a new chain life on a planet (earth?), but was it the same black liquid he drank there that was in the vases in the cave? was the alien born in the last scene the queen alien in alien II? i should see it again. /rant[/spoiler]
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jun 18, 2012, 02:36 PM
Quote from: from_musings on Jun 18, 2012, 01:47 PM
incredibly good looking film, a typical must be seen at the cinema film.[spoiler] I've always thought that the facehuggers have been one of the scariest monsters in any movies. to see one big as a truck were among the coolest I've ever experienced. even to see them as worms/babies was cool. if you view this with a critical eye - story,good or bad actors, do you like/care for the characters?do you understand why they're doing the stuff they do,or do you face palm at their decisions, etc. 5/10. rate by pure heart 9/10.  i loved it although the flaws. abortion scene was very well played. I guess the engineer that jumped in the water in the beginning was dropped off to start a new chain life on a planet (earth?), but was it the same black liquid he drank there that was in the vases in the cave? was the alien born in the last scene the queen alien in alien II? i should see it again. /rant[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I could see it as the queen, but I'm not sure about that because they easily could have tied the movie to the beginning of Alien with the space jockey and the downed/crashed ship, but they didn't. But yeah, this is a rare occurrence where I'm letting a few plot cliches and flaws slide (Vickers' story and death seemed rather useless, Idris Elba with his random Louisiana accent, the 2 pilots immediately willing to die with the ship) because overall it was a rare summer blockbuster that was beautiful, awesome and dared to ask some big questions.[/spoiler]
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 18, 2012, 03:13 PM
[spoiler] yes my queen alien question isn't so well thought out, just thought when the big facehugger was the "father" and when the "mother" was an engineer,the offspring could be larger and more important than than if it were a little face hugger and an ordinary simple human who got combined.nothing more.

yes all the people who are healthy do have a survival instinct. they dropped it pretty quickly, and stood and joked when they were about to die. It felt a bit unrealistic ^ die for a greater good - fine, but still you should be a little bit sad about dying. also,when they took their helmets off on another planet,they did it because they could,no other cause.it was a bit wtf. most people would probably wear them anyway, as protection. i know i would. lots of stuff like that... but it's all good, when i saw that choke movement from the facehugger baby, around the scientist's arm, and to recognize that movement from old alien movies-  when it hugs itself tight around the neck of humans to create aliens - for me stuff like that forgives all the other dumb stuff. and that's why i never should be a film critic
[/spoiler]
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 18, 2012, 04:50 PM
Quote from: tarkil on Jun 14, 2012, 03:52 AM
I loved it, and am hoping for a sequel to understand a bit more about

[spoiler]the engineers, what killed them, what's with them wanting to destroy earth after giving it life, etc.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]in an alien 1 you can see a space jockey/engineer who died of a facehugger's job. letting us know that they are vulnerable to them. the black liquid seems to work in a lot of ways, but one way seems to be to mess with dna and change a life process ... it can be used to create a life chain (beginning of the movie), but also can be used to destroy life (the engineer is on its way to earth to ruin life in the end of the movie) the stone igloo in the film seems to be a warehouse where they store black liquid as a biological weapon, but also a lab where they are experimenting with it. maybe the black liquid came in contact with the small worms (which were zoomed in, in a shoe print) and got bigger and started to kill / be a threat to them - hence the reason they fled runnning. why they want us dead, i don't know..maybe they created life on another planet similair to planet earth and those people became a threat to them, so they wanted to kill us before we start messing with them. just speculating, i don't know shit[/spoiler]
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jun 19, 2012, 01:19 AM

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Post by: wither-I on Jun 19, 2012, 08:12 PM
worst piece of shit ever made. quite hilarious though! WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DUHHH
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Post by: theis on Jun 19, 2012, 09:27 PM
Quote from: wither-I on Jun 19, 2012, 08:12 PM
worst piece of shit ever made.

Where's the "rolls eyes" smiley when I need it?

What an absolutely moronic statement.
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Post by: rock_n_frost on Jun 28, 2012, 02:21 PM
Wow, im too late for the discussion. I was just clickin ''new replies''

He stands like he's peeing :p
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Jun 19, 2012, 01:19 AM

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Post by: from_musings on Jun 28, 2012, 02:37 PM
Quote from: rock_n_frost on Jun 28, 2012, 02:21 PM
He stands like he's peeing :p

yeah, gotta make room for the black liquid
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 28, 2012, 03:07 PM
about this beginning.... they had traveled a long way for this important mission...shouldn't 1-2 other engineers be there with him and make sure that he really drank the liquid, watch him take the dive, and THEN take off in the spaceship? they were like "nah i'm gonna chill in here, you go by yourself".... "oh, watch him complete the mission? no i'm a little stressed out,gotta be home for my kid's birthday, can't wait 5 min, just go"   

that said, i got chills of the beginning.. the flying saucer was dope
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Post by: lostpilot on Jun 28, 2012, 07:32 PM
I loooooved the movie.
3D looked great (well not all the time but it was pretty nice), visuals were great, all the "Alien"-like moments - perfect.
I was sitting there smiling throughout the whole movie.

And I don't really care that it is pretty much unreasonable, very "staged" (plot-wise) and did not fully carry it's own weight on the drama.
I loved it anyway.
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Post by: from_musings on Jun 29, 2012, 12:53 AM
Quote from: lostpilot on Jun 28, 2012, 07:32 PM
I loooooved the movie.
3D looked great (well not all the time but it was pretty nice), visuals were great, all the "Alien"-like moments - perfect.
I was sitting there smiling throughout the whole movie.

And I don't really care that it is pretty much unreasonable, very "staged" (plot-wise) and did not fully carry it's own weight on the drama.
I loved it anyway.

well summarized.many seem to share this opinion here, awesome
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Post by: Penicks on Jul 03, 2012, 09:52 PM
ridley completely dropped the ball on this. or missed the mark. lovely images though. but other than that this movie was quite worthless
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Post by: from_musings on Jul 04, 2012, 10:46 AM
c/o writer damon lindelof (also creator of lost) said if you don't like this film, it's his fault
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Post by: rock_n_frost on Jul 04, 2012, 11:50 AM
whos?
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Post by: from_musings on Jul 04, 2012, 12:38 PM
Quote from: rock_n_frost on Jul 04, 2012, 11:50 AM
whos?

damon meant that it was damon's (his own) fault if the movie didn't turn out good. could be hollywood sucking up to ridley talk or that his "answer 3 questions but ask 6 more while doing so" storytelling could ruin it. i don't know just something he said
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Post by: rock_n_frost on Jul 04, 2012, 05:58 PM
interesting..
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jul 05, 2012, 05:39 AM
Don't know if I've said it here or not, but this was typical Lindelof. He was great stories, but have some plotholes. And the huge important questions he asks or touches on (like in Lost) makes it worth the ride and overcomes a couple minor story glitches for me. Loved this movie, still has me thinking about it 2 weeks after I saw it. That's impressive.
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Post by: Penicks on Jul 05, 2012, 05:11 PM
no it's not, it's laziness
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Post by: from_musings on Jul 05, 2012, 06:05 PM
lindelof's and ridley's intention was probably to make a movie where people talk about it afterwards,what it meant or about what happend in it "what was that all about? dig this,maybe it was.."

most talk seem to be weather it was a great or a shitty movie.no theories and that's sad. i like ambiguity though, and therefore lindelofs storytelling
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Post by: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 12:21 AM
just got back from the theater. I never go watch movies these days, but Prometheus felt like it could be worth it. and it sure was. absolutely loved it.

sure, there were some plot holes and some things felt a bit off. for example, how come David's head and body were lying close to each other on the floor of the ship after it had crashed, and rolled around? could be pure luck, but felt pretty lazy. still, these things were pretty minor and didn't really affect the overall feel of the movie.

as a big Alien fan and one who often ponders on questions like why are we here, were we put here, is there life someplace else and so on, this movie obviously spoke directly to me. and I'm a sucker for ambiguity and not having everything laid out in front of me and explained in every little detail.

these days people can't think for themselves though, and often blame their stupidity or lack of imagination on the writers being lazy.
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jul 12, 2012, 12:29 AM
Quote from: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 12:21 AM
as a big Alien fan and one who often ponders on questions like why are we here, were we put here, is there life someplace else and so on, this movie obviously spoke directly to me. and I'm a sucker for ambiguity and not having everything laid out in front of me and explained in every little detail.

these days people can't think for themselves though, and often blame their stupidity or lack of imagination on the writers being lazy.
well said, that pretty much sums up my thoughts as well.
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Post by: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 11:40 AM
spoilers ahoy



explain to me why every single character sucked

explain why david poisoned that one dude

explain to me why a secondary character like that black captain suddenly knew what the aliens were

and so forth

if i have to ask myself these questions, i generally come to the conclusion that the movie kind of sucked dick

"WEL MAYB U HAV TO CUM TO URE OWN CONCUSLION IDORT" is kind of cheap actually

might be me of course, for example i hated 2001 from the moment the dude started tripping through space
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Post by: rock_n_frost on Jul 12, 2012, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 11:40 AM

explain why david poisoned that one dude


Yes, please.
And after he saw a worm coming out from his eyes, why did he go out and act like he is ok?
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Post by: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 04:09 PM
Quote from: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 11:40 AM
might be me of course, for example i hated 2001 from the moment the dude started tripping through space

well, there you have it. not trying to be offensive, but these kind of movies aren't for everyone. and I'm not saying I'm smarter than you, I'm just more interested in coming up with theories and discussing the meaning of things I guess.

to answer your questions, this is what I can come up with from the top of my head (might not remember every little detail from the movie):

the characters weren't all fleshed out, I agree. but in the end, if you like a character or not is mostly personal opinion and may be based on an endless number of underlying things. in this kind of movie though, some characters are supposed to be "filler", nothing more. the main characters, ie David, Shaw, Weyland and Vickers were pretty good in my opinion.

David acted under orders from Weyland, and the entire point of him going on this mission is because he wanted to find something to help him live longer. we know from before than the Weyland corp is willing to risk peoples lives to reach their goals. and Weyland told David to poison that dude to see what happened to him, simple as that. it was an experiment. the reason why David chose that dude might've been because he was kind of an ass towards David from the beginning.

not sure what you mean with "that black captain suddenly knew what the aliens were". I don't remember him explaining what the aliens were. if you mean the part where he said that the planet was a military outpost containing weapons of mass destruction, well then it was a pretty well educated guess. we don't know that that's what it actually was, but from their perspective it was pretty obvious and after what happened and what they saw, pretty much anyone in the crew could have come to the same conclusion. add to that that the captain probably has a military background, and the scenario is pretty recognizable from his point of view. it doesn't mean that the theory is correct, and we will probably find out more in a sequel.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 04:14 PM
Quote from: rock_n_frost on Jul 12, 2012, 11:54 AM
Quote from: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 11:40 AM

explain why david poisoned that one dude


Yes, please.
And after he saw a worm coming out from his eyes, why did he go out and act like he is ok?

he might've simply thought that he was imagening it. they were probably under a shitload of stress and it's only natural to think that your mind plays tricks on you under such circumstances. when he got worse, he was pretty quick to realize he was sick and needed help. he didn't try to tough it out or act like nothing's wrong, as opposed to a lot of characters infected with something in a number of other movies.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: lostpilot on Jul 12, 2012, 04:22 PM
yes, david poisoning the dude is a very bad loophole.
not explained at all, and it does change pretty much, amirite?
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Post by: bright lights, big city on Jul 12, 2012, 04:43 PM
He also had it coming for being such a dick to an android.
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Post by: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 05:14 PM
every character was a dick

i also hated how fake old weyland looked, i could accept it with jared leto in mr nobody because mr nobody was a great picture, but in here it added to my frustration

maybe i was too hyped up. alien is one my favorite franchises and when i heard 'prequel-in-the-same-universe-ish' and 'ridley scott' in the same sentence i got quite the boner

the birth of the alien at the end was like a slap in the face too, it was like, LOL HERES URE ALIEN U DUMB CUNT GUESS DIS MOVIE IS 2DEEP4U

but i am glad you enjoyed it jacob, hopefully ridley will patch things up in the sequel
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Post by: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 05:37 PM
I generally think it's a problem in pretty much every movie coming out these days that the characters are unrealistic. one of the main reasons I rarely enjoy movies, in fact.

they're usually stupid as all fucking hell and completely selfish. especially in horror movies, which has always been my favorite genre. these days I can barely stand horror movies though, I'm so sick of the plot moving forward simply because people are making idiotic choices.

I didn't think Prometheus had too much of that however. two things bothered me though: the guys getting lost (how professional is that?), and Vickers not letting the infected guy on board. with all that fancy equipment, surely they'd have sufficient means to put him in quarantine.
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Post by: Penicks on Jul 12, 2012, 05:43 PM
oh yeah those dudes

first they barely hear a pin drop and they're scared shitless and want to leave asap

fifteen minutes later they're actually FUCKING PLAYING WITH HUGE ALIEN WORMS LIKE IT'S NOTHING
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: rock_n_frost on Jul 12, 2012, 07:44 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Jul 12, 2012, 04:22 PM
yes, david poisoning the dude is a very bad loophole.
not explained at all, and it does change pretty much, amirite?

Amirite? You mean ''who is in charge'' ?


Quote from: Jacob on Jul 12, 2012, 05:37 PM
two things bothered me though: the guys getting lost (how professional is that?), and Vickers not letting the infected guy on board. with all that fancy equipment, surely they'd have sufficient means to put him in quarantine.

No dude, lets burn him..Wohooo.
Yeah it was stupid
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: lostpilot on Sep 04, 2012, 03:11 PM
Quote from: rock_n_frost on Jul 12, 2012, 07:44 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Jul 12, 2012, 04:22 PM
yes, david poisoning the dude is a very bad loophole.
not explained at all, and it does change pretty much, amirite?

Amirite? You mean ''who is in charge'' ?

You clearly don't know internet slang.

Amirite = "am I right, yeah?"
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: rock_n_frost on Sep 04, 2012, 04:25 PM
holy shit,sorry
Amir means ''giving order'' in arabic thats why..
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: lostpilot on Sep 04, 2012, 04:58 PM
lol, why would I :-)
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: dictatesofreason on Sep 22, 2012, 05:13 AM
fuckin awesome movie thou it added more questions to the mythos than it answered.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: RoyalDeftonicBoy on Sep 22, 2012, 05:40 AM
The other day on a french website there was 10 minutes extra of deleted scenes.Sadly I couldnt see it but I heard those scenes are coming on the Blu-Ray,I dont know about DVD.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: wither-I on Sep 23, 2012, 07:14 PM
this movie was most hilarious. one of the laziest movies ever made. nonsensical and just bad. but in comedy, one of the best
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: Cropduster on Sep 24, 2012, 06:32 PM
There are plot holes sure, but  it was visually gorgeous and had superb effects. The design of it was incredible.

Personally, I loved it. It was better than Aliens.

Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: dictatesofreason on Sep 24, 2012, 07:20 PM
maybe alien 3 but not the original
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: Jacob on Sep 24, 2012, 07:26 PM
Quote from: Cropduster on Sep 24, 2012, 06:32 PM
There are plot holes sure, but  it was visually gorgeous and had superb effects. The design of it was incredible.

Personally, I loved it. It was better than Aliens.



I wouldn't go that far, but it's definitely one of the best films in the "franchise" (I'm counting the AvP films here as well, seeing as how they're about as much spinoffs as this one).

glad to see someone else not hating on it, though.
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Post by: lostpilot on Sep 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
JACOB, but in some sense it WAS better than 'Alien'.
Like, Alien in 2012 HD 3D.

I am planning to watch it again soon!
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: theis on Sep 24, 2012, 09:16 PM
Quote from: lostpilot on Sep 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
but in some sense it WAS better than 'Alien'.

I think Prometheus is great, but in NO POSSIBLE WAY is it better than Alien (or Aliens, for that matter).

Alien is THE greatest movie that combines sci-fi with horror.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: black coffee on Oct 02, 2012, 02:26 PM
Watched Prometheus last night

Sure, for one there are plot holes, and its not a plus either that the characters are just "thrown away" in this film. I mean, besides those pseudo-meaningful "you can make the difference, we can save earth" dialogues all the time we don't really find out anything about them. But the visual effects and a great Michael Fassbender make up for it.
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: Penicks on Oct 03, 2012, 07:44 PM
sometimes, randomly during the day, i get fucking pissed off because i think of prometheus
Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: NicholasHume on Oct 03, 2012, 07:56 PM
Quote from: Penicks on Oct 03, 2012, 07:44 PM
sometimes, randomly during the day, i get fucking pissed off because i think of prometheus

Samesies; did not enjoy this movie.

I liked how despite the racial diversity of the crew, they all had anglo names: Ford, Shaw, Holloway, Fifield etc. I guess the melting pot just gets that much bigger in the future (maybe a deleted scene?)
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Post by: Inkblades on Oct 06, 2012, 06:46 PM
Most disappointing film of the year. I can even look past all the plotholes. My biggest problem was this film just wasn't scary. At all. The trailer promised something that was going to be horrifying, and it just wasn't.

A guy in an Alien costume will ALWAYS be scarier than a CG alien.

Title: Re: Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS
Post by: Penicks on Nov 05, 2012, 07:35 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBaKqOMGPWc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBaKqOMGPWc#ws)
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Post by: from_musings on Nov 05, 2012, 10:04 AM
guy getting scared of skeleton/not of living alien snake, scientist all depressed after 6 hours are very entertaining reflections. that said, i really hope there will be a sequel to this movie, enjoyed it quite a bit
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Post by: samson simpson on Nov 05, 2012, 01:11 PM
haha that was great
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Post by: Mustang on Nov 05, 2012, 05:03 PM
Very disappointing movie. The trailer hyped it to be more than it actually was. Wasn't scary or compelling. Plus it was riddled with plot holes and some pretty cheesy/shitty writing. I did like the visuals and Fassbender was excellent, but that's about it.