Prometheus

[JudynTX]

Am I the only one excited to see this?

HHcHYisZFLU

[redzero]

Yes, you are the only one on the planet excited to see this movie.

[Drachen]

Am I the only one excited to see this?

HHcHYisZFLU

Alien V

right?

[benefactor]

Gonna kick ass.

[redzero]

Alien V

right?

It's a prequel, but it isn't.

[Drachen]

It's a prequel, but it isn't.

Yeah that is what I said.....


Alien .V

right?


LOL

[JudynTX]

Yes, the prequel to Alien. :tu

Alien was probably one of the best sci-fi horror movies ever written.

[TimmehC]

Ridley knows what he's doing. This is right behind TDKR in my most anticipated movies.

[SA210]

I've been wanting to see this too.

[DizzG.]

I've been waiting for this.

[rr2418]

Yes, the prequel to Alien. :tu

Alien was probably one of the best sci-fi horror movies ever written.

Ridley Scott said that it isn't a prequal to Alien.

Conceived as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, rewrites of Spaihts' script by Lindelof developed a separate story that precedes the events of Alien, but which is not directly connected to the films in the Alien franchise. According to Scott, though the film shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus will explore its own mythology and ideas. Principal photography began in March 2011, with filming taking place in England, Iceland, and Spain. Prometheus is scheduled for release between May 30 and June 8, 2012 in various territories through 20th Century Fox. ----from Wikipedia.

We will however find out what happened to that alien pilot (from the first Alien movie).

I'm with you in that I can hardly wait for this movie!! :D

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Can
Not
Wait


Ridley back to his scifi roots

Its funny how haters across the net keep tying it to Alien as some kinda burn

this will be scifi movie of the year, easily, not that that says much

[Drachen]

Can
Not
Wait


Ridley back to his scifi roots

Its funny how haters across the net keep tying it to Alien as some kinda burn

this will be scifi movie of the year, easily, not that that says much

I actually didn't know it was legitimately tied to Alien. I knew nothing of the movie, but saw Ridley Scott was involved and it looked like an alien movie so I thought they were making some very poorly hidden attempt to dupe the public.

[JudynTX]

Ridley Scott said that it isn't a prequal to Alien.

Conceived as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, rewrites of Spaihts' script by Lindelof developed a separate story that precedes the events of Alien, but which is not directly connected to the films in the Alien franchise. According to Scott, though the film shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus will explore its own mythology and ideas. Principal photography began in March 2011, with filming taking place in England, Iceland, and Spain. Prometheus is scheduled for release between May 30 and June 8, 2012 in various territories through 20th Century Fox. ----from Wikipedia.

We will however find out what happened to that alien pilot (from the first Alien movie).

I'm with you in that I can hardly wait for this movie!! :D

Ok, I'm confused by this -
precedes the events of Alien, but which is not directly connected to the films in the Alien franchise

:D

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The script was originally an alien prequel
But Scott rewrote it and took out the alien prequel aspect

[CubanSucks]

1. The Hobbit
2. TDKR
3. Prometheus

[rr2418]

Ok, I'm confused by this -

:D


The events that will take place in this movie happened 30 years before the events in Alien. It's in the same universe but NOT tied to the Alien movie.

[MannyIsGod]

The trailer that just came out is awesome. Can't wait.

[lefty]

Meh ....



Still better than Inception though

[leemajors]

The trailer that just came out is awesome. Can't wait.

Elba's Southern accent was pretty funny.

[tlongII]

Looks good to me. Of course I loved Alien though.

[lefty]

1. The Hobbit
2. TDKR
3. Prometheus

1. TDKR
2. The Hobbit
3. Shitty blockbuster wannabes like the Avengers, Prometheus, etc

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hey lefty I think hipster.com's Apple insider blogger said he was looking forward to this movie, so time to stfu and go see this movie like the rest of us

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I hear Michael K. Williams has a small part in this movie too

[CuckingFunt]

Elba's Southern accent was pretty funny.

I have to assume that the British version of Southern accents sounds to us like the catchall Cockney/pirate British accent of ours sounds to folks in the UK.



In any case, I'm eagerly anticipating this one. Scott has always been hit or miss as a director for me (well, Ridley, at least; brother Tony is just a fucking hack), but I'm a big enough fan of the Alien franchise/universe that I even kind of like the cubed and fourth installments.

Not to mention that Elba + Fassbender + Pearce = my monies.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

No kidding, fassbender my pick for best up and coming actor on the rise, too

[hehateme]

Hey lefty I think hipster.com's Apple insider blogger said he was looking forward to this movie, so time to stfu and go see this movie like the rest of us

Didn't you get the memo? hipsters are to hip for hipster.com now and have moved on to more important things such as who has the biggest plate in their ear or who can juggle the most hackie sacks while toking on the bowl or listening to 'willow', the resident non-shaving hippie, while she sings/rants about her lesbian affairs with a moose named charlotte on the guitar.

[CuckingFunt]

No kidding, fassbender my pick for best up and coming actor on the rise, too

He and Hardy are the most exciting young actors I've seen in years.

[lefty]

Hey lefty I think hipster.com's Apple insider blogger said he was looking forward to this movie, so time to stfu and go see this movie like the rest of us

:lmao

[CuckingFunt]

Interesting. Speaking of Fassbender and Hardy, why don't you go ahead and post a picture of your tetons in bravatar fashion. :toast

Don't wanna.

[Kai]

1. The Hobbit
2. TDKR
3. Prometheus

Yup. I'm interested in that Tarentino film coming out too.

[TimmehC]

1byZkbNB3Jw

[Spurtacus]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/8/2012/04/13tumblr_m3a0wcuejk1r65xpwo2_500.gif

:wow

http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/8/2012/04/tumblr_m3ab8epirb1r94e9jo1_500.gif

:wow

[Wild Cobra]

Am I the only one excited to see this?

HHcHYisZFLU
Most certainly not "wet your pants" excited, but yes. I want to see the movie. I probably won't watch on the big screen, but definitely buy the bluray.

[mFFL03]

Can't wait for TDKR, it's going to c-stomp this movie

[Cant_Be_Faded]

No one expects this to best tdkr.

But I hope its good

[MannyIsGod]

Doesn't have to be the best summer movie. It just needs to be bad ass.

[JudynTX]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/8/2012/04/13tumblr_m3a0wcuejk1r65xpwo2_500.gif

:wow

http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/8/2012/04/tumblr_m3ab8epirb1r94e9jo1_500.gif

:wow

What...........in..........the........hell........ .... :wow

That makes me want to see it even more.

[tlongII]

Looks like it will be cool to me. Scary.

[JudynTX]

It's been a long time since I've been so eager to see a movie on release day. Hurry up June 8th!!!

Newest trailer :toast

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[sinok]

Saw it yesterday (released on may 30th in european countries, France in my case). Quite a good one, return to the old concept, less aliens (or other entities), more fear, but most of the standard components of an alien film are there (evil corporations, androids & so on & so forth).

The picture, lanscape are effing great. The 3D is not that much disturbing( usually have troubles to follow high speed movements in 3D movies, but here, that was quite OK, the film is not oozing with high speed action or too many fights)...

Liked it.

[DMC]

I don't get the part where the big Coors can rises. What's that about?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I normally don't buy into big blockbusters like this but I actually want to see this movie.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Pumped.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Can't wait

[Reck]

whatsamatta mcfunt?


chicken?

Dude stop acting like a desperate High Schooler. :lol

[LiamNeeson'shero]

im pumped

[Capt Bringdown]

What was so great about Alien IMO was how odd it was. The design and art direction was something I've never seen before. That seemed to be Ridley Scott's trademark. Bladerunner was similar in that regard, a new and refreshing take on Sci-Fi.

I'm looking forward to seeing this, but looking at the previews, it appears indistinguishable from so many other films.

[sinok]

They brought back the HR Giger style, though...

Some of the rooms are definitely Giger's work...

[sinok]

They brought back the HR Giger style, though...

Some of the rooms are definitely Giger's work...

[z0sa]

Hoping this one is a throwback to the original Alien/Aliens in many regards, which both are top 10 all time scifi movies IMHO. From what Ive read, this actually opens up an entire new potential series that's still within the Alien universe... sort of like a prequel series but not. In any case I got my 3d IMAX tickets and I'm ready for the new Tarantino preview beforehand..

[mFFL03]

was this shot in 3D or converted?

[sinok]

Shot in 3D, definitly...

[BlackSwordsMan]

how the fuck do you shoot a CGI character in 3D?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

how the fuck do you shoot a CGI character in 3D?

Script it into the animation.

[CubanSucks]

Tarantino preview

what are you talking about? Tell me more

[koriwhat]

not too shabby :tu

[JudynTX]

If you're going down there, you're going to die.

WiguOy5ZFks

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Almost here

Not seeing it in 3d, that's whack

[DeadlyDynasty]

Noomi Rapace doesn't do it for me unless she's being anally raped.

[DPG21920]

Debating on whether or not I should see the sneak preview....I find myself somewhat discouraged by the reviews, but I can't see how it won't be at least "good" considering the acting and genre.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Who's giving bad reviews?

Rt has it at a solid 70ish

[Sisk]

Definitely excited to see this.

[DPG21920]

Who's giving bad reviews?

Rt has it at a solid 70ish

Not that it's getting bad reviews, but when I heard about it I had really high hopes. You read the reviews and everyone is basically saying "cool looking movie, not quite what we were hoping for".....

I just had massive expectations is the issue.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You should wait for Danny green to see it and give you a thumbs up or thumbs down

[DPG21920]

You should wait for Danny green to see it and give you a thumbs up or thumbs down

:lol

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

If you're going down there, you're going to die.

WiguOy5ZFks

Did you really have to post the same fuckin trailer twice?

[Trainwreck2100]

http://i.imgur.com/9k3fE.jpg

[Avante]

I'm a huge sci fi fan and movie goer. For some unknown reason I'm not all that stoked over this one. Weird!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

http://i.imgur.com/9k3fE.jpg

Maybe its early
I don't get it

[leemajors]

Neil deGrasse Tyson saw it last night and tweeted about it:

https://twitter.com/#!/neiltyson

[PakiDan]

Saw the midnight showing. I thought it was great! Sure there were a lot of loose ends, but I was completely satisfied. Loved the tie in at the end.

[desflood]

My old man has this crazy idea we need to go see it opening day, so I'll be out fighting the herds tonight :lol

[tlongII]

My old man has this crazy idea we need to go see it opening day, so I'll be out fighting the herds tonight :lol

I look forward to your review! :toast

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Trainwreck will be the barometer of reason on this one

But I will see it no matter what.

[BlairForceDejuan]

It was predictable but cool.

Nothing in this movie you haven't seen rehashed before.

[Spurtacus]

Solid sci-fi flick. Special effects top notch and solid story (but predictable ending for me). I won't divulge too much into the story and universe to not spoil it for you guys.

[lefty]

Overrated POS

Cant wait for the real movie in July

[DeadlyDynasty]

Cant wait for the real movie in July
:tu

Step Up Revolution is going to pwn all

[lefty]

:tu

Step Up Revolution is going to pwn all
:lol

[z0sa]

*as always, spoiler alerts*





Good sci-fi stuff is included but very standard and predictable, with only one really interesting and memorable character - the android David. My criteria is I judge a movie 80% by its characters (the writing, in other words) and their acting and comfortableness in their role and 10% by its plot with the rest being filled up with effects, gimmicks etc, so ultimately it's a let down for me despite amazing 3D effects and special effects/CGI overall.

I thought there were no meaningful character interactions, even the supposedly 'intense' ones such as the one between Vickars and Weyland where they reveal their history, and where the supposedly desolate main character and David talk about the alien growing inside. I thought Vickars could have been much, much more evil; she comes off as a very faux character in every regard, tbh.

Under my judging criteria, it's a 5/10 at best IMHO

[Spurfect21]

Very predictable for what a "secret" movie it was supposed to be. Random cool parts but the story seemed pieced together and lazy. All the hype didn't live up, turned out to be just ok if that

[TE]

Mehhhh. Not that good. Way to predictable. A couple of semi-gore scenes are badass but other than, can't expect much from this type of sci-fi flick.

[Thompson]

The effects were pretty good, but it was fairly long and not a whole lot happened.

[Spurtacus]

The very end of the movie before credits roll was one of the best scenes in the movie and probably why I didn't walk out feeling a bit bored (even though it was predictable). I did expect more action and horror than what was displayed. It was neither Alien or Aliens...which is good and bad.

[BlairForceDejuan]

was there a scene post credits?

[TE]

^ yeah

[redzero]

Overrated POS

Cant wait for the real movie in July

You're a faggot.

[lefty]

You're a faggot.
:lmao

[SamoanTD]

No it looks stupid.

[Kai]

It was solid. Nothing spectacular, but worth watching IMO.

There has to be a sequel, they left too many unanswered questions.

[desflood]

I can't add much that hasn't already been said. It was predictable, but solid CGI made it enjoyable nonetheless. I hadn't read up on the cast beforehand so was pleasantly surprised to see Idris Elba in a role that was obviously a nod to Apone. Overall it was a decent way to spend a Friday night.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

What does trainwreck think I saaaaaiiiiddddd

[MannyIsGod]

What did you all find predictable? I just got back from it and I didn't really feel the plot was predictable. I did think that a lot of the characters were super shallow but really I was more intrigued with a lot of the symbolism and a lot of the ideas being expressed by the movie's characters. They were more vessels for ideas than actual characters for me.

Alien is a great great great great movie but Prometheus is MUCH more ambitious. I think many people who go see it are going to be let down because most people don't know its in the Alien universe and most people aren't going to see the ideas for what they are. I enjoyed the ambition, but I won't say it was an amazing execution.

[MannyIsGod]

There was a link at the end of the movie

https://www.weylandindustries.com/ and then something else but I can't remember what.

It also had the date 10.11.12.

[desflood]

What did you all find predictable? I just got back from it and I didn't really feel the plot was predictable. I did think that a lot of the characters were super shallow but really I was more intrigued with a lot of the symbolism and a lot of the ideas being expressed by the movie's characters. They were more vessels for ideas than actual characters for me.

Alien is a great great great great movie but Prometheus is MUCH more ambitious. I think many people who go see it are going to be let down because most people don't know its in the Alien universe and most people aren't going to see the ideas for what they are. I enjoyed the ambition, but I won't say it was an amazing execution.
Now that it isn't midnight anymore, my head is a bit more clear to explain and expand. :lol
The plot "twists" were predictable - you have to admit that. What I didn't expect were the religious overtones, not standard fare for an Alien film. I'd
read an article that stated this was probably going to be the beginning of a series of prequels and I think overall they set it up well.

Some people may complain about the lack of action in the beginning but I thought the opening scenes were a great visual setup to the plot, although the couple next to me seemed terribly confused (and were not shy about vocalizing their confusion).

[JMarkJohns]

Scott got away from himself. The characters had no real pulse, I felt no connection to them, which is very odd for a Scott film, the pacing was chopped and all over the place, the reveals were way too soon, and too much of the film was stated or spelled out with no real mystery, all of which undercut the inherent suspense because instead of building towards something, each scene was just another in finishing something, which kind of sucked the life out of the conclusion.

[hehateme]

The website and its contents are better than the movie...

[redzero]

Who knew that scientists were so stupid? Save for Vickers (right until the end, where she decided to run straight instead of sideways) and the captain weren't complete retards.

[JMarkJohns]

She (Shaw) blinded them with science!

They were all doped up on the hype of discovery, I guess.

Worse of all was taking the helmet off on an alien planet. Even if breathable, until tested for pathogens and bacteria, no chance helmets come off.

[redzero]

Hey! There's this weird, snake-like thing. I'll try to touch it! That's smart.

[JudynTX]

I had to see it twice because someone said there was a scene after the credits. Well it wasn't really AFTER the credits, but right before. Alot of people were starting to walk out and then you see them coming back to their seat. :lol

I'm giving it a solid 8/10 only because I'm a big Sci-Fi fan and even more Alien trilogy fan. I wasn't expecting a whole lot, disappointed they didn't show more of the "Engineers". Alot of unknown characters to me. Although, I thought David gave the best overall performance and he was the freakin robot.

Definitely not a prequel like some people continue to believe, (Ridley said so himself that it wasn't), but I did get the impression he's setting up for the next series of trilogy's and for that I'm excited. :tu

The C-section was the best part, imho. :wow

[Reck]

I'll see this movie on HBO in about 4 months. :lol

[Death In June]

I liked the core of the movie, but hated the stupid quasi religious/pseudo scientific nonsense. A lack of basic scientific knowledge, a grasp on character motivations, and logic are the fault of the script writer. This dude has used the same parlor trick in every project. Raise a bunch of questions, withhold the answers as the carrot at the end of the string, then disappoint the audience with the eventual reveal. It's a good movie, from a directorial standpoint, but it could have been special with a script that wasn't written by that asshole from Lost.

[DPG21920]

Just what I was afraid of

[MannyIsGod]

I knew people's reactions were going to be like this. I hope they make sequels. I think its interesting what they started. I agree some of the script writing was pretty weak but overall I still enjoyed the movie.

Also, if you're familiar with Ridley Scott movies you know that some directors cuts are WAY better than the theatrical version. Kingdom of Heaven is a good example of this. I'm hoping that the date with additional footage is actually a directors cut blu ray release.

[Halberto]

I loved it. Why did that guy drink that poison in the beginning though?

[MannyIsGod]

That was on earth. He was breaking himself down to make the "primordial soup"

[redzero]

Too bad he couldn't find a less suicidal way to do it.

[Avante]

I'll see this movie on HBO in about 4 months. :lol

Some movies have to be seen at the theater. I don't care how big you TV is or how elaborate your sound system is, it will not match up.

Are you really that cheap?

[thispego]

movie sucked, weak characters, weak story line. just... lame, do not recommend.

[Avante]

movie sucked, weak characters, weak story line. just... lame, do not recommend.

My son and I go to all those types of movies but passed on this one. I had a feeling it would suck. My son wasn't too jacked either. Money well saved it appears.

[BlairForceDejuan]

I'll say, I thought the first 5 minutes of the movie was one of the coolest alien scenes I've seen.

[Darth_Pelican]

As usual, the trailer gave too much away (ie, the space ships crashing together at the end). The c-section scene was cool, but overall an average sci-fi movie at best with your typical religion vs. science subplot bs. It did look pretty amazing in IMAX 3D fwiw.


6/10

[Soul_Patch]

I thought on the surface, the movie was bad ass. Greate graphics, great action, exciting, etc...when you look under the surface, it was utter shit...

Characters were completely forgettable and had no real purpose or story. The story itself felt like it should have been much bigger and much more involved, but every little plot line just ended miserably...nothing was really built up or explained, just a bunch of random, forgettable people. I had a laundry list of things I thought were questionable on the drive home last night, but Ill spare you.

Overall, I liked it...it was entertaining...like a typical smash up shoot up movie...but i expected a much more cerebral experience.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

It was so weird how stringer goes from normal captain, to making all these assumptions about the black stuff being their WMDs, and then willingly sacrificing himself with willing crew

Just seemed like the plot got too rushed at some moments while too slow at others.

also I don't think there was any guarantee the planet on the first scene was earth

[Cant_Be_Faded]

David the Android was the shit though

[Soul_Patch]

David the Android was the shit though

I agree


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Why did he just randomly kill the male Dr with the alien goo? It didnt really seem to have any point to it...It should tell you something about how forgettable the characters are, that I cant remember any of their names, other than David. At first, when he spiked the drink, I was ready for some underlying plot that David was really working with or for the Aliens or something...but it turns out, I guess he just felt like killing him for giggles.

[Mark in Austin]

David was the only one who read what the carvings on the walls said. It's likely hat's what gave him the idea.

[z0sa]

It was so weird how stringer goes from normal captain, to making all these assumptions about the black stuff being their WMDs, and then willingly sacrificing himself with willing crew

Just seemed like the plot got too rushed at some moments while too slow at others.

This is a really great, salient point. I had no emotional attachment to anyone dying in the crash, including the captain, although I was sorry to see him go considering there might be sequel(s) and he could have gotten a fair shake from a better writer. That's basically how I feel about all the characters, just bad writing even though they acted and felt out the parts well.

The other two guys who sacrificed their lives were just the butt ends of an unintentionally bad movie joke tbh

[Spurs da champs]

I didn't understand why David poisoned/infected that 1 scientist & I just don't see how the Predator comes into play with all this, sad thing is the Prequel left a lot more questions then answers.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

The predator, lol


Yeah I still haven't come up with any half decent reason David infected that guy other than he wanted to know what it felt like to create new life

[JudynTX]

I agree


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Why did he just randomly kill the male Dr with the alien goo? It didnt really seem to have any point to it...It should tell you something about how forgettable the characters are, that I cant remember any of their names, other than David. At first, when he spiked the drink, I was ready for some underlying plot that David was really working with or for the Aliens or something...but it turns out, I guess he just felt like killing him for giggles.

You don't think he killed him because he knew he impregnated Dr. Shaw? No need for him then. Just my opinion. David wanted that fetus!

[BlairForceDejuan]

It was so weird how stringer goes from normal captain, to making all these assumptions about the black stuff being their WMDs, and then willingly sacrificing himself with willing crew

Just seemed like the plot got too rushed at some moments while too slow at others.

also I don't think there was any guarantee the planet on the first scene was earth

He's stringer bro. My niqqa ain't gonna get punked by some 10 foot tall ultimate whitey.

[Halberto]

Who knew that scientists were so stupid? Save for Vickers (right until the end, where she decided to run straight instead of sideways) and the captain weren't complete retards.

Yeah, I was kinda pissed how they portrayed the geologist. Made us all look bad.

[BlairForceDejuan]

I assumed David infected that dude to see what would happen and to gather further data on the situation.

If I'm a trillionaire who has just made the greatest ultimate discovery in the history of mankind, I would ONLY want my personal puppet robot surviving the entire ordeal. You'd get all the credit, 100000000% of the profit, and can fabricate every detail of the story.

[Spurfect21]

You don't think he killed him because he knew he impregnated Dr. Shaw? No need for him then. Just my opinion. David wanted that fetus!

This. It's not that hard to realize that's why he gave him the alien date rape drug. He knew he would bone that girl and make something come out of it. David has no emotions, so he just used his logic for a creative experience. Plus I thought at the end her "baby" octopus was protecting his mama when he killed the engineer. Too bad the whole movie wasn't thought provoking like this side part.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Also I thought the chick killed her baby when it was stuck in that medical operation machine.
didn't she press a button and roasted it

[Kai]

Also I thought the chick killed her baby when it was stuck in that medical operation machine.
didn't she press a button and roasted it

Did you seriously think it would die? Have you never seen a sci-fi/monster movie?

[Spurs da champs]

Also I thought the chick killed her baby when it was stuck in that medical operation machine.
didn't she press a button and roasted it

Yeah because decontaminating gases roast.

The Alien was huge before it killed the big white guy, kinda didn't get that.

[Kai]

This. It's not that hard to realize that's why he gave him the alien date rape drug. He knew he would bone that girl and make something come out of it. David has no emotions, so he just used his logic for a creative experience. Plus I thought at the end her "baby" octopus was protecting his mama when he killed the engineer. Too bad the whole movie wasn't thought provoking like this side part.

I figured David was just doing what he could to experiment with everything he found to find a way to make Weyland immortal. I assumed he just wanted to see what would happen to Charlie, and if it had positive effects he could build on that.

[MannyIsGod]

I agree


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Why did he just randomly kill the male Dr with the alien goo? It didnt really seem to have any point to it...It should tell you something about how forgettable the characters are, that I cant remember any of their names, other than David. At first, when he spiked the drink, I was ready for some underlying plot that David was really working with or for the Aliens or something...but it turns out, I guess he just felt like killing him for giggles.

Do you remember what he said to the dr right before e gave it to him?

[MannyIsGod]

You guys needed to pay way more attention to David. Did you see him reading and opening doors? Do you remember his comments about parents? Did you catch how everyone told him he had no emotions (a Pinocchio reference by Shaw's BF) when he obviously did?

[Spurfect21]

You guys needed to pay way more attention to David. Did you see him reading and opening doors? Do you remember his comments about parents? Did you catch how everyone told him he had no emotions (a Pinocchio reference by Shaw's BF) when he obviously did?

Fassbender really nailed that role...he is definitely here to stay. Even if it didn't live up to the hype I am definitely looking forward to seeing it again. I'm sure a lot was missed

[Soul_Patch]

Do you remember what he said to the dr right before e gave it to him?

Ya, true, good point. It still just seemed kind of short and shallow. I dunno...

[MannyIsGod]

I definitely think Shaw's BF was a VERY shallow character. I didn't buy how he pouted because they were't alive. It was still an amazing find and he seemed more like a generic fly by the seat of your pants movie scientist (we're not like that at all). He was probably my least favorite character.

I think Scott had to stradle a line here. I think he has ideas that probably deserve more than one movie and I think he's trying to provide enough answers in 2 hours while also providing the action and generic movie shit that will actually get him to a 2nd and maybe a 3rd movie. I think thats why I'm hopeful that there will be a directors cut blu ray with another 30+ minutes. I think there's got to be more to the trio of old man, david, and theron's character. Theres got to be more to the captain and some of the crew. And I HOPE there's more to fill out Shaw's bf but I kinda doubt it.

The more I think about it, the more I think they sacrificed character development in order to show more of the generic scfi/action stuff. Thats just speculation on my part though. I might be giving Scott too much credit after watching the directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven but maybe thats his style. (He also had DC of Black Hawk Down and Robin Hood which were longer but I never had the stomach to watch Robin Hood again (hated the premise) and Black Hawk Down was fine as it was IMO).

[JoeChalupa]

I'm going to check this out for the entertainment factor. But I may try to see what you all are describing as some deep thinking mofos.

[Wild Cobra Kai]

I'm going to check this out for the entertainment factor. But I may try to see what you all are describing as some deep thinking mofos.

It won't be released on VHS.

[Death In June]

I would have liked this movie better if it stuck to what it was good at. It worked when it was cribbing the science fiction/horror from Alien. Once they started to engage in navel gazing, I expected some sort of payoff. It's easy to tackle big concepts when you're not pinned down to saying anything with any sort of weight. That's what a hack does.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You guys needed to pay way more attention to David. Did you see him reading and opening doors? Do you remember his comments about parents? Did you catch how everyone told him he had no emotions (a Pinocchio reference by Shaw's BF) when he obviously did?

I agree, but this is what I meant by rushed, I guess.

I felt like some themes were too up in your grill, and some were half a world away


Maybe his intention was to have it that way, but the way the films rhythm went just seemed off to me

I still thought it was worth seeing, but my first impression is lacking

[Kai]

You guys needed to pay way more attention to David. Did you see him reading and opening doors? Do you remember his comments about parents? Did you catch how everyone told him he had no emotions (a Pinocchio reference by Shaw's BF) when he obviously did?
The way he acted only indicated that his programmer/creator had ulterior motives. It was obvious that his main function was not what he had Shaw and company believe it was, which is why he was being such a sneaky fuck in the Alien complex/ship. It became apparent that it was actually to do whatever he could to prolong Weyland's life. My initial thought about poisoning Charlie was just because he was experimenting what effect it had, it's not like he could have know what it did. The "children just want to see their parents die" line was possibly explaining to the audience why the Engineers wanted us dead. They obviously came and visited earth throughout its history and decided that they needed to destroy us, presumably before we destroyed them (children wanting to see their parents die). I'm not sure that he obviously had emotions, as much as he was obviously programmed to hide his main objective, IMO.

[MannyIsGod]

The way he acted only indicated that his programmer/creator had ulterior motives. It was obvious that his main function was not what he had Shaw and company believe it was, which is why he was being such a sneaky fuck in the Alien complex/ship. It became apparent that it was actually to do whatever he could to prolong Weyland's life. My initial thought about poisoning Charlie was just because he was experimenting what effect it had, it's not like he could have know what it did. The "children just want to see their parents die" line was possibly explaining to the audience why the Engineers wanted us dead. They obviously came and visited earth throughout its history and decided that they needed to destroy us, presumably before we destroyed them (children wanting to see their parents die). I'm not sure that he obviously had emotions, as much as he was obviously programmed to hide his main objective, IMO.

I just have a completely different take on this then. I think he wanted Weyland dead. I think the line he said was because of that, but more than that (and this was my favorite part of the movie) when Weyland was dying he said "there is nothing" and David responded with a very cold "I know".

I also am not so sure the Engineers wanted humans dead. We also don't know what David said to the Engineer.

[MannyIsGod]

I agree, but this is what I meant by rushed, I guess.

I felt like some themes were too up in your grill, and some were half a world away


Maybe his intention was to have it that way, but the way the films rhythm went just seemed off to me

I still thought it was worth seeing, but my first impression is lacking

I would agree. Like I said, I feel it was ambitious but I think the execution was lacking.

[thispego]

one of the dumbest parts ( and there were several) was when they all got to their destination after waking up from hyper sleep for 2 YEARS and then found out what they were going there for....??????? These dudes, SCIENTISTS, didn't know what they were being put to sleep for 2 years for?? then when they found out some of them were like nah, fuck this. lololololol. Made the whole movie seem fake from the get-go

[redzero]

For once, I agree with you.

For what possible reason was the crew briefed AFTER they got to their destination? That made zero sense.

[JudynTX]

You guys are dissecting this movie and I'm enjoying it. :lol

[tlongII]

I really want to see this, but now I think I know everything that happens. :lol

[CuckingFunt]

I still want to see this one mostly just for its cast and visuals.

My expectations for coherent plot and satisfying character development have never been terribly high. I like Scott fine as a director, and think he has made plenty of enjoyable films, but I'll never understand the relatively recent reputation as a genius auteur.

[redzero]

-x1YuvUQFJ0

:lol this is great. It addresses several problems that I had with the movie and things I didn't even think of.

[redzero]

And a few more points that haven't been brought up yet (I think):

What does Shaw hope to accomplish by traveling to where the Engineers live? Did she forget that the one that she did meet killed several people almost immediately after coming into contact with them?

How does she even know that she will even survive the trip? Are the pods that the Engineers were using compatible with humans?

How long is David going to last as a disembodied head? Does Shaw have the necessary equipment needed to repair him? Does she know how to repair him?

[desflood]

And a few more points that haven't been brought up yet (I think):

What does Shaw hope to accomplish by traveling to where the Engineers live? Did she forget that the one that she did meet killed several people almost immediately after coming into contact with them?

How does she even know that she will even survive the trip? Are the pods that the Engineers were using compatible with humans?

How long is David going to last as a disembodied head? Does Shaw have the necessary equipment needed to repair him? Does she know how to repair him?
I'm just going to go ahead and assume that, as human DNA is loosely based on the Engineers', the similarities are close enough that the pod will work (with a bit of tweaking). I just also went ahead and assumed that David would be able to direct her in his own reparations.

[redzero]

The Engineers are 8+ feet tall. How is their equipment supposed to compatible with a 5-foot-tall woman? Or maybe another hologram will come around and conveniently show her how to work the pods.

Also, maddox ripping the movie a new one:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=prometheus_nutshell

[desflood]

The Engineers are 8+ feet tall. How is their equipment supposed to compatible with a 5-foot-tall woman?


(with a bit of tweaking)

[redzero]

Or maybe another hologram will come around and conveniently show her how to work the pods.

And how would she even know how to tweak the machines? Or, alternatively, how would she know that David knows?

[JudynTX]

Damn, I might have to watch it a 3rd time, did I miss some things? :lol

[z0sa]

Madagascar 3 edging out Prometheus over the weekend :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Madagascar 3 edging out Prometheus over the weekend :lol

Not a surprise, tbh. It was expected.

[Soul_Patch]

The more I think about it, the more I think they sacrificed character development in order to show more of the generic scfi/action stuff.

That is exactly how I felt. Felt like a lot of that was cut short to spend more time on cool visuals and effects. It felt like the movie could have been like 5hrs long, or should have been in order to develop properly.

[Opinionater]

IMHO, it was a very entertaining movie and I doubt most casual movie goers are going to give it much deep thought.

[BlairForceDejuan]

haven't listened to their review yet, but here is bald move's prom. review. Love these guys.

http://baldmove.com/

[JudynTX]

Great read. :tu

http://mashable.com/2012/06/12/reddit-explains-prometheus/

[JudynTX]

And another one.

http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/584135.html#cutid1

[JudynTX]

And I don't remember seeing this in the movie. Notice the hole in stomach. :wow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/prometheus2.jpg

[mFFL03]

20-30 minutes will be added on to the bluray this fall, or they will be added as deleted scenes.

http://collider.com/ridley-scott-prometheus-deleted-scenes-interview/172202/

Reviews like these, with their comments, are basically why the engineers are trying to get back to earth to finish us off...it's an entertaining movie folks, not a religion or a life changing experience.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/06/11/review-prometheus-is-a-visually-stunning-epic-failure/

[redzero]

Great! Maybe the extra footage will explain why all the scientists are retarded and the other plot failures.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Were blade runner and alien box office hits?

[Thompson]

When she first said to go to their planet, I kind of figured she planned to unleash their own weapon on them (especially if they were still plotting against Earth). Then she said she wanted to ask them why they wanted to kill us and lost me. I still think unleashing the weapon on their home planet is her background design. Maybe she simply realizes she's going to die and might as well find out. Sort of mirrors Ripley (selfless suicide, etc.).

[MannyIsGod]

Great! Maybe the extra footage will explain why all the scientists are retarded and the other plot failures.

:lol

All the scientists WERE retarded. I mean ALL of them.

Hopefully the extra footage is good though. I knew that was coming.

[Halberto]

my god some of you are getting way too technical. It's a movie, not real life. There's going to be some unrealistic qualities to it.

[jeebus]

-x1YuvUQFJ0

[redzero]

-x1YuvUQFJ0

Beat you to it, son.

Red Letter Media is great, though.

[jeebus]

Beat you to it, son.

Red Letter Media is great, though.
sorry :depressed

and indeed.

[chunticakes]

And I don't remember seeing this in the movie. Notice the hole in stomach. :wow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/ladyspur/prometheus2.jpg

i don't see the "hole in the stomach". looks more like an engineer stiff arming an alien as it cuts into his right thigh.

[Avante]

It started with The Fantastic Four, since then I hadn't missed any of these fantasy 3-D movies. For some reason I had a feeling about this one however. Would it be worth 35 bucks? I came up with..nope! I think my gut feeling nailed it.

[redzero]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCYWu2XqPeo/T9QUZju0leI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/aN-JbrS3FvE/s400/p1.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LkgmIk1ElVs/T9QUdznpvMI/AAAAAAAAA_k/RhjRZ4-Btm4/s400/p2.png
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8rTdnAZsDRI/T9QUiGozsVI/AAAAAAAAA_w/N5XCkU_lKBg/s400/p3.png
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gI5GnE9sXQ8/T9QV4PBVPeI/AAAAAAAABAs/RTyYHkWU6Go/s400/p8.png
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6DpSXpvsm8M/T9QUrg13RLI/AAAAAAAABAI/P3HPxALeTv4/s400/p5.png
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZggtxJ8IwrE/T9QUxqJsIII/AAAAAAAABAU/Wu22h9aG7Rc/s400/p6.png
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qob7SgmuDOc/T9QU1an-bPI/AAAAAAAABAg/aWwU0ALP0tc/s400/p7.png
http://enchantedmitten.blogspot.com/2003/12/reading-previous-entries-in-this-series.html

[mFFL03]

some questions answered:
http://io9.com/5917448/all-of-your-lingering-prometheus-questions-answered?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

other question/observation:

Does anyone else think the Star Map showed Earth because it read David's mind? The Star Map hologram didn't seem to be from the past...it actually seemed to be interacting with him. Remember, the Earth appeared overhead and slowly came down to David, as he realized it was Earth, it shut down. If I'm not mistaken, it also showed a traced path to Earth.

[redzero]

That link only answered the David infecting Holloway question, and that's still retarded.

[MannyIsGod]

some questions answered:
http://io9.com/5917448/all-of-your-lingering-prometheus-questions-answered?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

other question/observation:

Does anyone else think the Star Map showed Earth because it read David's mind? The Star Map hologram didn't seem to be from the past...it actually seemed to be interacting with him. Remember, the Earth appeared overhead and slowly came down to David, as he realized it was Earth, it shut down. If I'm not mistaken, it also showed a traced path to Earth.

I think David was doing way more than is explicitly let on. Like I said before, dude understood their language and was reading everything and activating their equipment. When you combine his actions toward the crew and toward his "father" I think he was plotting all along. You have no idea what he says to the engineer that makes him go nuts.

I'm not familiar with Lawrence of Arabia but I wonder the significance of that movie and David.

[ace3g]

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/prometheus-image-elderly-engineer.jpg

[ALVAREZ6]

Just saw this movie last night, it was entertaining but like everyone seems to agree, the execution could have been much better. This quote from a link someone posted is pretty good :lol:

The movie's biggest problem is that one of the main protagonists is a (maybe) nihilistic robot who (maybe) has no emotions, (maybe) no ethics and (maybe) no motives. Lot of "maybes" in that last sentence? That's because the movie doesn't answer any of them. Everything in this movie is a big mystery, except it's not the fun kind of mystery you like to solve, it's the shitty kind where your girlfriend stops talking to you and she says "nothing" when you ask her what's wrong. It makes me so fucking mad I want to puncture my ball sack with a pen. And unlike real life, you can't just dump her and bang her hotter friend, because her friend is Madagascar 3: fat and ugly.

[ALVAREZ6]

The problem with making David a protagonist is that he's utterly unrelatable. Even as an antagonist he's utterly unrelatable because we don't know what his motives are, or even if he has any. It's like trying to make a toaster your lead character in a movie. Is the toaster good? Is it bad? What are its motives? Nothing, because it's a fucking toaster. It has one job to do: make toast. David's character is slightly less compelling than a toaster because we don't even know what his purpose is. At least a toaster was created for a reason. David was created to frustrate people who wanted to see a good movie.
:lol

[lakerhaterade]

just saw this movie last night, it was entertaining but like everyone seems to agree, the execution could have been much better. This quote from a link someone posted is pretty good :lol:

+1

[mingus]

Just saw this movie last night, it was entertaining but like everyone seems to agree, the execution could have been much better. This quote from a link someone posted is pretty good :lol:

That works off of the assumption that David is a protagonist. I am not sure I agree with that. There's a lot of similarity b/w that character and HAL 9000 (from "2001"). I think he is more of an antagonist.

[mingus]

:lol

That is bullshit. How was the T1000 relatable? How was HAL 9000 relatable? Both those antagonists were just as unrelatable or even more so (HAL 9000 was a space ship) than David and they are two of the greatest antagonists in cinema history.

[CubanSucks]

What the fuck did I just watch? Could someone please give me the 10 peso version? I feel like the writers just played a sci-fi mad libs and tried to make a movie out of it.

beside the plot, how about those characters?! The good ol down to Earth ruff n' tumblin black guy, the curious and nerdy biologist who won't leave an obviously defensive alien species alone, the corporate ice queen bitch, the quiet "just stay out of my way!" guy with a rebellious hairdo, and all the pioneering scientists who decide to take off their helmets because..well..at least there's oxygen! What could possibly float around in air that could harm humans?

I had high hopes from the beginning with the Lawrence of Arabia references. That's my shit

[Kim Jong-il]

Finally watching this, about 30 minutes in and the only thing I have to say is HOLY SHIT IDRIS ELBA'S SOUTHERN ACCENT IS FUCKING HORRIBLE.