Prometheus Review Thread (Spoilers)

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by Grumpz

So right now, until someone confirms that David magically figured out they were on their way to Earth, all we have is speculation?

How do we know that the engineer didn't just want to get the eff off the planet, because his entire crew blew up in the cave?

It seems from reading almost every post in this thread, that it common knowledge and accepted that the Engineer was going to wipe us out...yet, logically speaking, there is nothing, and I mean nothing to make an argument that is in fact the case.

I can't answer definitively without seeing the movie again - I mean, there was a lot to take in.

Having said that, I and everyone else from the movie walked out knowing that had been the Engineer's intent. I just don't remember how we all got to that conclusion.

But either way -

[Show spoiler] if someone kills your friends, and gets into a car loaded with bombs and the GPS's end destination is your house - there is good reason to believe he isn't going their to drop off your Birthday gift.

But yeah, if David didn't mention the map, then it would be a pretty big assumption to make. Even if it ended up being true.

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by mars396

Prometheus was a scientific survey vessel. Nostromo was basically a Tractor Trailer. Of course, the Science Vessel would have the all the high-tech equipment for scientific study. Why would a Space Truck need anything like that ?????

Frankly, I was hoping people would leave that one alone, because it is actually (far) worse in the movie than I was expecting with the trailers.

There is 39 years between Prometheus and Alien.
Do you know what our tech was like in 1970 compared to today? And I'm just talking screens and instruments.

So you seriously think this is anywhere close to logical, even if the Prometheus was an experimental "scientific" spaceship entirely privately financed?

Again, I'd rather not think too much about that one to be honest, and to enjoy the movie.

P.S: The Nostromo went through a "refitting" to be used as a commercial freighter in 2116 according to data widely available, thus supposedly updating it's instruments and various other things.

[Grumpz]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

There is no question that the intent is to return to Earth and destroy mankind. Did you miss the plot course when the arc of light originates from the pilots control and connects with the Orrery representation of Earth just before the Engineer takes off? It was a good 3D moment and one of the few in the film that had a pop out element. Did you not listen to the dialogue between David and Shaw?. In addition, there are numerous quotes from Scott stating that is their intent. Scott has even given us the reason for their decision to destroy us. Perhaps you should see the movie again. And, click on the spoilers in the previous posts. The answers are there.

So our Engineer went into hyper sleep hoping to we awoken some 2000 yrs later, with other Engineer in the galaxy able to finish the job?

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

[Show spoiler]If all the Engineers died in the other domes, it implies some sort of divine intervention that occurred 2000 years ago when, as Ridley puts it, we crucified one of their emissaries.

I supposed. I guess I better hurry up and watch it!

[MikeyHitchFan]

Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus - SPOILERS - YouTube

[Dr Locked Her]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

It's not all audiences. It's mainly western civilization that likes their stories spoon-fed to them. It's not the same over in Asia. The first time I watched Akira, I was like, "what the hell just happened?" But I was strangely drawn back to it even though I didn't understand it. I've probably seen that film eight or ten times, and I still take new things out of it each time I see it.

More true for western audiences today than in the 60s and 70s when American directors were more in control of their output. Films like Easy Rider, French Connection, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Apocalypes Now, Eraserhead etc. all were more challenging to the viewer requiring he/she to sit up and pay more attention and think. All that, of course, ended with Cimino's Heaven's Gate making the studio heads take charge. Now all you get for the most part is "product".

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

I can't answer definitively without seeing the movie again - I mean, there was a lot to take in.

Having said that, I and everyone else from the movie walked out knowing that had been the Engineer's intent. I just don't remember how we all got to that conclusion.

But either way -

[Show spoiler] if someone kills your friends, and gets into a car loaded with bombs and the GPS's end destination is your house - there is good reason to believe he isn't going their to drop off your Birthday gift.

But yeah, if David didn't mention the map, then it would be a pretty big assumption to make. Even if it ended up being true.

Uh, are you all forgetting that when the

[Show spoiler]engineer fired up his space bomber that a green course line on the floating star chart plotted itself directly for a floating globe of earth?

I'm pretty sure he wasn't going to swing by to grab some groceries on the way home.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Dr Locked Her

More true for western audiences today than in the 60s and 70s when American directors were more in control of their output. Films like Easy Rider, French Connection, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Apocalypes Now, Eraserhead etc. all were more challenging to the viewer requiring he/she to sit up and pay more attention and think. All that, of course, ended with Cimino's Heaven's Gate making the studio heads take charge. Now all you get for the most part is "product".

I fully agree, but what are you talking about with Heaven's Gate? I can see with my own eyes when the switch stared to occour (around the time big blockbusters like Jaws and SW started to hit the scene) but I do not know how power actually shifted in Hollywood to where it is today.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Dr Locked Her

More true for western audiences today than in the 60s and 70s when American directors were more in control of their output. Films like Easy Rider, French Connection, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Apocalypes Now, Eraserhead etc. all were more challenging to the viewer requiring he/she to sit up and pay more attention and think. All that, of course, ended with Cimino's Heaven's Gate making the studio heads take charge. Now all you get for the most part is "product".

No it all ended with this guy:





Edit: My God, could you imagine the reaction of posters on here if Eraserhead was first released now?

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Grumpz

So right now, until someone confirms that David magically figured out they were on their way to Earth, all we have is speculation?

How do we know that the engineer didn't just want to get the eff off the planet, because his entire crew blew up in the cave?

It seems from reading almost every post in this thread, that it common knowledge and accepted that the Engineer was going to wipe us out...yet, logically speaking, there is nothing, and I mean nothing to make an argument that is in fact the case.

It was in the original script that the engineers were on their way back to earth to wipe it out because we killed Jesus. Yep, as stupid as that is... they cut the reference for being too on the nose, but the 2000-year time period matches.

[videohead]

i was just looking through my alien box set, because the monster at the end of prometheus resembled the alien monster in too many ways. anyways i stumbled upon this pic in the alien box set.

http://s1175.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN0124.jpg

looks a lot like the engineer sitting at his control station, in his space suit does it not?

im going out on a limb here, but it seems like a type of connection between here between the two.

if im missing something here, please fill me in -

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by MikeyHitchFan

[Show spoiler]Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus - SPOILERS - YouTube

Someone posted this a couple days ago...it's brilliant... very re-watchable..

[besi]

Originally Posted by InCali

And you'd prefer they turn the key, hit the gas, pop the clutch and maybe get a jump start if the engine won't turn over? Maybe have some people get out and push? Who knows what a Voice/DNA/??? activation control device might look like in god knows how many years? I could just hear someone crossing the country in a covered wagon being shown a picture of the interior of a space station and saying the same thing....oh yeah....Fassbender's hair really is a 1/4" too short.

Derelict 3 come in..I broke the f....flute,can you pick one up in Space-Mart ?

[InCali]

Originally Posted by besi

Derelict 3 come in..I broke the f....flute,can you pick one up in Space-Mart ?

LOL....genuinely funny....

[Uncharted]

Originally Posted by toothybaby

i was just looking through my alien box set, because the monster at the end of prometheus resembled the alien monster in too many ways. anyways i stumbled upon this pic in the alien box set.

http://s1175.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN0124.jpg

looks a lot like the engineer sitting at his control station, in his space suit does it not?

im going out on a limb here, but it seems like a type of connection between here between the two.

if im missing something here, please fill me in -

not sure if you're being serious or not but Prometheus is a prequel to the alien series

[Grumpz]

Originally Posted by Uncharted

not sure if you're being serious or not but Prometheus is a prequel to the alien series

Maybe he fell for the garbage that a movie that ends with a xenomorph, has a space jockey wasn't supposed to be a sequel?

[csdot]

Originally Posted by toothybaby

i was just looking through my alien box set, because the monster at the end of prometheus resembled the alien monster in too many ways. anyways i stumbled upon this pic in the alien box set.

http://s1175.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN0124.jpg

looks a lot like the engineer sitting at his control station, in his space suit does it not?

im going out on a limb here, but it seems like a type of connection between here between the two.

if im missing something here, please fill me in -

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by Grumpz

So our Engineer went into hyper sleep hoping to we awoken some 2000 yrs later, with other Engineer in the galaxy able to finish the job?

Wait for the sequel. Seriously. If you read this, Scott tells you the motivation of the Engineers and why he sees them as "Dark Angels" In essence, it provides a synopsis of the sequel which may be titled Paradise: http://www.movies.com/movie-news/rid...interview/8232 (Its been posted before, but it will save you some search time) Tell me what you think after you have read it.

[ObiWanShinobi]

Originally Posted by toothybaby

i was just looking through my alien box set, because the monster at the end of prometheus resembled the alien monster in too many ways. anyways i stumbled upon this pic in the alien box set.

http://s1175.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSCN0124.jpg

looks a lot like the engineer sitting at his control station, in his space suit does it not?

im going out on a limb here, but it seems like a type of connection between here between the two.

if im missing something here, please fill me in -

Haaaaaaaaa wait are you serious? Have you not watched Alien?

[MikeyHitchFan]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Someone posted this a couple days ago...it's brilliant... very re-watchable..

Wow, I've been following this thread for days and didn't see it posted before!