Prometheus was probably doomed, but if it's makers had at least had a shred of courage to follow through on at least some sequences it might have been "good" doomed instead of "bad" doomed.
Doomed?
It's 73% on RT, 7.6 on imdb. Other than the vocal minority of angry kids on message boards, the majority of people liked the movie.
Doomed?
It's 73% on RT, 7.6 on imdb. Other than the vocal minority of angry kids on message boards, the majority of people liked the movie.
People keep coming up with absolute weird stuff without links and expect it to be the way they think it is. Links for this please?
Reminds me of how fans contorted the end of ME3 to create an indoctrination theory.
Doomed?
It's 73% on RT, 7.6 on imdb. Other than the vocal minority of angry kids on message boards, the majority of people liked the movie.
Doomed?
It's 73% on RT, 7.6 on imdb. Other than the vocal minority of angry kids on message boards, the majority of people liked the movie.
As one critic says "The production design by Arthur Max and the art direction of the film are spectacular. It is an awesome feat of visual art."
This is true, but the script is crap. Anyone that disagrees was drunk when they watched it or thinks the ending of Lost was genius. Therefore it gets a C-. When you go in expecting an A and get a C- there is bound to be disappointment.
Script was fine aside from the two idiot stoners who were lost. Cry more. Also, I bet all of you nerdragers will see the sequel (and/or buy the Director's cut dvd) regardless of your incessant whining that everything wasn't tied into a neat little bow for you. In the end, Scott still wins by taking your money whether you're happy or nerdraging about the movie.
Both District 9 and Cloverfield are better movies (if you get pass the shakey-cam).
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
There have been multiple links to an interview in which Ridley Scott, the director, confirms the alien Jesus thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtUicKV8vYIThe running from spaceship scene reminded me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlUgilKqms
You may not have noticed this, but the Xenomorph changes throughout the series, especially when it comes from a new creature. That part is 100% consistent with the series. The one in Prometheus is alien + Engineer. The one in Alien 3 is alien + dog or ox (depends on the version). The one at the end of Alien Resurrection is one that was blended with human DNA and has a human face. The concept is that they seem to adapt to different species like some kind of multi-cellular macro virus that's compatible with almost any DNA on a complete organism, rather than cellular, level. It helps explain how the fractured seeded DNA can come back together into a human (like viral phages) and it shows how the seeding technology is related to the weaponized tech.If you guys remember, that LOST thread awhile ago was huge. The number of replies increased exponentially toward the end of the series when fans realized that a lot of questions remain unresolved.
That is Lindelof for you. He has a way of leading audience on with random shit to pique their interest with never any intention of an explanation. It was a huge slap to the face to fans and the LOST cast. The show had great casting and the characters are well developed. I would attribute that more to JJ Abrams. Lindelof gets his jollies by piling mysteries upon mysteries with no real thought to the resolution.
With Prometheus, Ridley Scott forgo continuity in favor of pushing the Alien Jesus story arc. Originally, the movie was not billed as an Alien prequel. Which I really wish it wasn't. Scott really should have made a completely unrelated movie separate from the Alien universe where he can go ahead and explore his fascination with the Ancient Alien story arc. However, in order to get his Alien Jesus movie a guaranteed audience Scott decided to exploit the 1979 movie fan base. This is really unfortunate because now what is considered canon in the Alien universe is forever changed.
Adding Lindelof in the mix makes it even more of a clusterfuck. Scott probably chose him because of his talent for creating intrigues for a more modern audience. Overlooking his inability for proper closure. Remember that a relatively "true to the original" prequel The Thing generated very little buzz with the modern audience. It was "more of the same thing" (pun intended) when compared to the 1982 remake. It wasn't exactly a runaway box office success.
While I think Prometheus is an entertaining movie, it was not what I wanted. As a fan of the original Alien (and Aliens), it is a huge departure of what I had in mind. I would much preferred a more straight forward (even though simpler) plot for the sake of continuity with the existing films.
New creature design for the sake of "new" and "awe" to showcase the new modern technology of film-making actually detract from my suspension of disbelief. I can overlook the pristine & undated state-of-the-art Prometheus ship vs the gritty looking design of previous films, but the change in creature design is more unforgivable. Really, does the squid-like face hugger have to be that big? While we're at it, the Space Jockey from the 1st film was huge (at least 20') and you get a sense that he was a completely different alien race. Really disappointed with the revelation that he's human (or equivalent) just like us and the head was just an ugly looking helmet. Last but not least is the proto Zenomorph at the end of the movie. They had to make it look different (to me cartoony) which is a big departure from the earlier films. The Zenomorph may vary slightly depending on host but never by much as you can see from the Alien 3 movie.
Prometheus is an entertaining movie but as a modern sci-fi film with big names behind it, it is a bit of a let-down. Both District 9 and Cloverfield are better movies (if you get pass the shakey-cam).
So I rewatched Alien over the weekend first, I was somewhat suprised to see it was the same Ship that crashed on LV-426 as the engineer ship (Neat).
Alien is a far superior movie..so good. At any rate..Ash (David's counterpart so to speak) behaves similarly to David in the fact he just bypasses quarantine and lets the alien on the ship.
Also Weyland/Yutani KNEW there was alien eggs ("Organism") on the planet as the ship recieved instructions to stop and investigate.
You may not have noticed this, but the Xenomorph changes throughout the series, especially when it comes from a new creature. That part is 100% consistent with the series. The one in Prometheus is alien + Engineer. The one in Alien 3 is alien + dog or ox (depends on the version). The one at the end of Alien Resurrection is one that was blended with human DNA and has a human face. The concept is that they seem to adapt to different species like some kind of multi-cellular macro virus that's compatible with almost any DNA on a complete organism, rather than cellular, level. It helps explain how the fractured seeded DNA can come back together into a human (like viral phages) and it shows how the seeding technology is related to the weaponized tech.
You may not have noticed this, but the Xenomorph changes throughout the series, especially when it comes from a new creature. That part is 100% consistent with the series. The one in Prometheus is alien + Engineer. The one in Alien 3 is alien + dog or ox (depends on the version). The one at the end of Alien Resurrection is one that was blended with human DNA and has a human face. The concept is that they seem to adapt to different species like some kind of multi-cellular macro virus that's compatible with almost any DNA on a complete organism, rather than cellular, level. It helps explain how the fractured seeded DNA can come back together into a human (like viral phages) and it shows how the seeding technology is related to the weaponized tech.
Has it ever been said what, if anything the aliens do with the body post-chestbuster? I remember seeing the corpse but there's nothing saying the aliens don't eat the body after it's served it's roll creating a new alien.
As discussed many times: They were out of contact with Earth. It was a pre-existing directive that Mother, the ship's computer, was following. Their contracts were written to require action in any such encounter, but the computer's programming took it beyond the contract which showed that the company secretly had no regard for employee life when it came to such a valuable opportunity. Anyway, it's the same TYPE of ship, but not actually the same one.
Originally (but cut from the final film) in Alien, the bodies were cacooned and actually turned into the eggs to create a new facehugger. They actually filmed this part where Ripley finds Dallas turning into an egg.
Since this wasn't officially in the film at the time, when Aliens came out, James Cameron made a change that made the eggs laid by a queen like ants.
In Alien 3, there is a scene where many people believe the Alien is eating one of it's victims, but no one knows for sure.
The general flow of all the movies though is that the victims are taken back and cacooned to be hosts for chestbursters. They never really show anyone being actually eaten, although you would think with 2 sets of teeth that would be the case.
First question, if you aren't a nerd/geek why are you on this site? Most people that post here are fairly smart, you obviously aren't so your opinion will be different. You should go find a website where people who are more on your "level" post.
Second question, will you ever want to watch this movie again?