Hey, they called the Space Jockey an "alien life form", so I still count it.
Ridley Scott Prometheus: NOT the Alien Prequel Details
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Hey, they called the Space Jockey an "alien life form", so I still count it.
Jedi2016
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Heh..
I dislike the term "xenomorph", which is why I tend to use the more generic "classic Alien" (capital "A"). Giving them a scientific name of any kind takes something away, I think.
I think even if we do find out what they are in Prometheus, it wouldn't lessen the impact of the creatures in the earlier films, because the characters certainly had no idea what they were up against.
I dislike the term "xenomorph", which is why I tend to use the more generic "classic Alien" (capital "A"). Giving them a scientific name of any kind takes something away, I think.
I think even if we do find out what they are in Prometheus, it wouldn't lessen the impact of the creatures in the earlier films, because the characters certainly had no idea what they were up against.
ghostryder
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Here's a question I haven't seen debated much: do you think it would be worth it to see the movie in 3D? I'm not the biggest fan of 3d. The only movie where I thought it worked well was TRON Legacy, but I admit to not having seen many in 3D. I dislike the glasses. I'd almost certainly enjoy the movie better in 2D, but I would be willing to take a chance on it. Opinions?
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Carson Dyle
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Cool image, terrible copy line.
Carson Dyle
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Generally speaking, you never want a copy line to lead to your end.
ghostryder
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SKIN JOB 66
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Agree. Clunky, too. Could have gone with any number of variants. Isn't there a religious character/element in the film? Go with that, e.g. :
"What they sought was our Genesis. What they found could be our Armageddon..."
OK, not technically proper but it'd fly...
Empire, the UK film mag is doing a piece on Prometheus in the latest issue. This has come out of it, via the usual sites. It makes for interesting reading. I would expect the trailer to be out some time very soon then. Just seen the newest Sherlock Holmes :A Game of Shadows and it was great fun, as equally as good as the first .
"He was marvellous, but he’s cooked,” laughs 74 year old Ridley Scott of the Nostromo’s unforgettable chestbursting stowaway. “He’s now got an orange in his mouth.” What Alien’s famous director wants to make clear, as post production on his much-vaunted $100 million, 3D return to the science-fiction genre, draws close, is that he has gone back to the universe of his groundbreaking classic, but he’s also moved on. “I felt there was still life in the old sod, but it has evolved into something else. To stick to the story, you don’t really get it until about eight minutes from the end.” Deep down in its scaly heart, Prometheus is an Alien prequel, but not as we know it.
It certainly embraces the Alien aesthetic; that biomechanoid phantasmagoria born of H.R. Gigers pervy art and his director’s unerring eye. “It does,” agrees Scott “,but it’s also different…” This is as much a metter of scope as anything. With a much bigger budget, Scott has been utlising all the tools availible to him: high-end digital effects (“Avatar set the bar high”), filming in 3D (“You engage more, you’re drawn in”) and building massive Giger-esque sets across Pinewood that oozed the atmosphere that defined his career (“I still believe in putting in the proscenium”)
The cast went giddy at the belly-of-the-beast effect of the giant sets. If Alien was a souped-up B-Movie, then Prometheus is a biblical epic. “Alien felt epic,” says Scott “, but this one is Epic.”
Barring a beach scene in the long cut of Alien 3, the new film will feature the franchise’s first genuine exterior, with Iceland’s black lava fields providing the new planet’s hardscrabble surface (LV-426 was created on a soundstage). Thematically, too, it’s gone big. This is God versus Science, and the survival of not just the crew (most of whom probably don’t) but mankind itself. In other words, there is a whole 2001-vibe going on. “It’s gone off in a new direction,” boasts Scott “, but I promise it will engage you in the first five minutes.”
The script, written by Jon Spaihts and Lost’s Damon Lindelof, based on “one single thought” Scott drew from the original, initially follows a familiar arc. The crew of the Prometheus (the ship’s name designed to echo the Greek myth) follow a perplexing message to a planet that will open their eyes and their chests to a new alien race. “A crew of scientists embark on a journey somebody else is paying for,” says the director, referring to the fact Charlize Theron’s Meredith Vickers is a “suit” for a certain Weyland-Yutani. Meanwhile, Michael Fassbender may or may not be an early model of Ash’s android and may or may not be trustworthy. And Noomi Rapace’s archaeologist heroine, Elizabeth Shaw – a spiritual cousin to “Rippers” – is one half of a conflicted couple of Logan Marshall-Green’s Holloway: “One comes from a position of faith, and the other is pure scientist,” details Scott. Both are going to have a lot to swallow.
Even at the time of Alien, some 32 years ago, Scott mentioned he was interested in exploring the origins of the ‘Space Jockey’, the dead pilot of the derelict “space croissant”. He talked about bioengineering and biological warfare as potential themes. Has he been able to satisfy his curiosity in that respect? “Definitely.” And what significance can we draw from the pictures slowly being released, especially the giant humanoid ‘head’ that looms over what Scott terms the “ampule chamber”? “Oh there’s a lot more to it,” he says wafting explanations away, “I’ve locked up all the sweet stuff…” Including something familiar, perhaps?
"He was marvellous, but he’s cooked,” laughs 74 year old Ridley Scott of the Nostromo’s unforgettable chestbursting stowaway. “He’s now got an orange in his mouth.” What Alien’s famous director wants to make clear, as post production on his much-vaunted $100 million, 3D return to the science-fiction genre, draws close, is that he has gone back to the universe of his groundbreaking classic, but he’s also moved on. “I felt there was still life in the old sod, but it has evolved into something else. To stick to the story, you don’t really get it until about eight minutes from the end.” Deep down in its scaly heart, Prometheus is an Alien prequel, but not as we know it.
It certainly embraces the Alien aesthetic; that biomechanoid phantasmagoria born of H.R. Gigers pervy art and his director’s unerring eye. “It does,” agrees Scott “,but it’s also different…” This is as much a metter of scope as anything. With a much bigger budget, Scott has been utlising all the tools availible to him: high-end digital effects (“Avatar set the bar high”), filming in 3D (“You engage more, you’re drawn in”) and building massive Giger-esque sets across Pinewood that oozed the atmosphere that defined his career (“I still believe in putting in the proscenium”)
The cast went giddy at the belly-of-the-beast effect of the giant sets. If Alien was a souped-up B-Movie, then Prometheus is a biblical epic. “Alien felt epic,” says Scott “, but this one is Epic.”
Barring a beach scene in the long cut of Alien 3, the new film will feature the franchise’s first genuine exterior, with Iceland’s black lava fields providing the new planet’s hardscrabble surface (LV-426 was created on a soundstage). Thematically, too, it’s gone big. This is God versus Science, and the survival of not just the crew (most of whom probably don’t) but mankind itself. In other words, there is a whole 2001-vibe going on. “It’s gone off in a new direction,” boasts Scott “, but I promise it will engage you in the first five minutes.”
The script, written by Jon Spaihts and Lost’s Damon Lindelof, based on “one single thought” Scott drew from the original, initially follows a familiar arc. The crew of the Prometheus (the ship’s name designed to echo the Greek myth) follow a perplexing message to a planet that will open their eyes and their chests to a new alien race. “A crew of scientists embark on a journey somebody else is paying for,” says the director, referring to the fact Charlize Theron’s Meredith Vickers is a “suit” for a certain Weyland-Yutani. Meanwhile, Michael Fassbender may or may not be an early model of Ash’s android and may or may not be trustworthy. And Noomi Rapace’s archaeologist heroine, Elizabeth Shaw – a spiritual cousin to “Rippers” – is one half of a conflicted couple of Logan Marshall-Green’s Holloway: “One comes from a position of faith, and the other is pure scientist,” details Scott. Both are going to have a lot to swallow.
Even at the time of Alien, some 32 years ago, Scott mentioned he was interested in exploring the origins of the ‘Space Jockey’, the dead pilot of the derelict “space croissant”. He talked about bioengineering and biological warfare as potential themes. Has he been able to satisfy his curiosity in that respect? “Definitely.” And what significance can we draw from the pictures slowly being released, especially the giant humanoid ‘head’ that looms over what Scott terms the “ampule chamber”? “Oh there’s a lot more to it,” he says wafting explanations away, “I’ve locked up all the sweet stuff…” Including something familiar, perhaps?
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...but you don't want to "hide the ball", either.
I wonder if he knows the SJ chair is all over the "Winter Net", Could it be the something familiar is the chair and not an Alien from the original film?
I'm pretty damn excited about this flick, I just hope it can deliver something exciting. I'm not looking for an "Alien" movie, just something decent would be nice, it does look pretty decent so far.
I do like the fact we don't actually know what or whom is Killing the crew as yet, be a much better world if we can keep it this way for 6 months. I doubt it!
I'm pretty damn excited about this flick, I just hope it can deliver something exciting. I'm not looking for an "Alien" movie, just something decent would be nice, it does look pretty decent so far.
I do like the fact we don't actually know what or whom is Killing the crew as yet, be a much better world if we can keep it this way for 6 months. I doubt it!
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