Prometheus Review Thread (Spoilers)

[csdot]

again, the reason theyve been hesitant to call it a prequel to Alien is because the general public doesnt frequent movie websites and read about this stuff as religiously as we do. if its advertised as an Alien prequel, tons of people will go to the movie expecting to see the xenomorph. their just covering their asses. its like if they made a movie about Chief Brody before he ever moved to Amity and battled the giant Shark, they wouldnt want to call it a Jaws movie because people would get the wrong idea even though it would technically be a prequel.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by csdot

again, the reason theyve been hesitant to call it a prequel to Alien is because the general public doesnt frequent movie websites and read about this stuff as religiously as we do. if its advertised as an Alien prequel, tons of people will go to the movie expecting to see the xenomorph. their just covering their asses. its like if they made a movie about Chief Brody before he ever moved to Amity and battled the giant Shark, they wouldnt want to call it a Jaws movie because people would get the wrong idea even though it would technically be a prequel.

Very well put. That's how I've viewed it from the get-go.

[erikilla]

Originally Posted by groove93

Dude cry me a river, you sound as if you're entitled to have everything set to your liking. The main goal is to spark curiousity and to get people into the movie theater seats, plain and simple. This is Hollywood, one of the most ruthless industries on the planet. It's about the bottom line, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. The "Fitness Industry" is further proof about marketing with their "lose weight without excercise" gimmicks you see advertised on TV, Radio, Internet, etc etc.

So you think you were lied to? Boo hoo, move on.

That's what I thought.

Thank you for not answering my question.

[erikilla]

Originally Posted by csdot

again, the reason theyve been hesitant to call it a prequel to Alien is because the general public doesnt frequent movie websites and read about this stuff as religiously as we do. if its advertised as an Alien prequel, tons of people will go to the movie expecting to see the xenomorph. their just covering their asses. its like if they made a movie about Chief Brody before he ever moved to Amity and battled the giant Shark, they wouldnt want to call it a Jaws movie because people would get the wrong idea even though it would technically be a prequel.

That's an interesting point!

[erikilla]

Originally Posted by Scarriere

Glad you two worked it out. Great to see!

Well, it was my fault, really. I was way too sensitive when I answered him, I suppose and I overreacted.

[csdot]

i mean if people are trying to sue over Drive not being an action movie, can you imagine the backlash if they called Prometheus an Alien movie?

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

Space Jockey is in it. That counts to me

Fossils millions of years old with no lines and uncredited don't count.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I sort of overlook Prometheus.

Remember in 2008 when The Dark Knight was THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER that is until 2010 when Avatar became THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER (I guess The Dark Knight wasn't that amazing afterall). I been expecting either The Avenger or The Dark Knight Rises to be THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER for 2012 but I might have been wrong

I didn't care less about Avatar or Dark Knight (those fanboyz bugged me the most) - but this movie is different.

This will

[raygendreau]

Prometheus to open in Scottsdale, Az. in March???

http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-sco...photo-released

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

The Space Jockey (seat)!!



And is that the Space Jockey on the right?!

RS says it is a suit, I suppose it could be but it looks like ribs that were busted open in Alien:

Alien SPACE JOCKEY scene - YouTube

[Monolithium]

Ridley Scott doesn't want to associate this film with "the dreaded Prequel" stigma.

[KILLERAVENS]

Originally Posted by csdot

again, the reason theyve been hesitant to call it a prequel to Alien is because the general public doesnt frequent movie websites and read about this stuff as religiously as we do. if its advertised as an Alien prequel, tons of people will go to the movie expecting to see the xenomorph. their just covering their asses. its like if they made a movie about Chief Brody before he ever moved to Amity and battled the giant Shark, they wouldnt want to call it a Jaws movie because people would get the wrong idea even though it would technically be a prequel.

Originally Posted by csdot

i mean if people are trying to sue over Drive not being an action movie, can you imagine the backlash if they called Prometheus an Alien movie?

I guess they learned this from Halloweem III:Season of the Witch. No Michael Myers what so ever.

[PointManification]

Excuse my ignorance, so in next year, when will this movie be releasing? Any guess?

[Phoenix Theory]

Originally Posted by PointManification

Excuse my ignorance, so in next year, when will this movie be releasing? Any guess?

June 8,2012

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by PointManification

Excuse my ignorance, so in next year, when will this movie be releasing? Any guess?

Currently scheduled for June 8, 2012. A period generally scheduled for Blockbuster status movies. Initially scheduled for March, 2012.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/releaseinfo International release dates for Prometheus

[PointManification]

Originally Posted by xphoenix23

June 8,2012

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Currently scheduled for June 8, 2012. A period generally scheduled for Blockbuster status movies. Initially scheduled for March, 2012.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/releaseinfo International release dates for Prometheus

Thanks guys! So Prometheus in June and TDKR in July.. Damn!

[erikilla]

Originally Posted by Monkey

RS says it is a suit, I suppose it could be but it looks like ribs that were busted open in Alien

Yes, that didn't make much sense to me. You can clearly see it's a skeleton, it looks like it was part of an organism once. Granted, one could argue that to us it looks organic, even if it isn't, but compared to the rest of the ship, it clearly was a part of a living organism.

Something that could work, I guess, is if the Space Jockey's skeleton we all know was simply some kind of discarded exoskeleton after a moulding process, like what spiders do. For all we know, this race was no stranger to that biological process: we've seen the xenomorph's body has an exoskeleton and it also goes through the moulding process, and while the xenomorphs never abandon their original skeletons, maybe the Space Jockeys do? It's just an idea.

What do you think?

[willbfree]

Originally Posted by erikilla

Yes, that didn't make much sense to me. You can clearly see it's a skeleton, it looks like it was part of an organism once. Granted, one could argue that to us it looks organic, even if it isn't, but compared to the rest of the ship, it clearly was a part of a living organism.

Something that could work, I guess, is if the Space Jockey's skeleton we all know was simply some kind of discarded exoskeleton after a moulding process, like what spiders do. For all we know, this race was no stranger to that biological process: we've seen the xenomorph's body has an exoskeleton and it also goes through the moulding process, and while the xenomorphs never abandon their original skeletons, maybe the Space Jockeys do? It's just an idea.

What do you think?

The preview shows at least one Prometheus crewmember's skin changing and him losing his hair, jumping from great heights, etc. Looks like he ends up as the bald, thick-necked guy standing to the right of the Jockey chair. And once he gets into the chair, looks like he and the ship grow together. [Or, a giant face-hugger attaches to his chest, and dies there after implanting an egg into him). In the shot of the projected map around the Jockey area, you can see pink brains in the floor panels, so the implication is the ship is partly biological - probably toughened up with Alien DNA. Notice that the skin-tight outfit the thick-necked guy is wearing also appears to be a suit made from Alien DNA.

[besi]

Netherlands,France,Belgium May 30th ? when it hits the US the internet will be flooded with cam and telesync copies.
whats with the week early release in N.Europe ?

[racefreak619]

Originally Posted by besi

Netherlands,France,Belgium May 30th ? when it hits the US the internet will be flooded with cam and telesync copies.
whats with the week early release in N.Europe ?

Who watches cam and telesyncs anyway, it completely ruins a movie for me watching it in that horrible picture quality and with bad sound.