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PROMETHEUS Full Theatrical Trailer (2:32) + International UK trailer (2:47)
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FunkyPajamas
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He's maybe talking about the ship and the heads up display in it. Only thing that may have a resemblance to it (can't see it though).
I don't think he's saying the movie is inspired by it or anything, so you guys keep your pantyhose on.
I don't think he's saying the movie is inspired by it or anything, so you guys keep your pantyhose on.
Plugging into your brain/helmet? doesn't count as sex.
bengraven
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Chief "invites her up".
FunkyPajamas
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That's like third base man. It's just a short walk from there.
That's what I'm talking about, my man.
Salvor.Hardin
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Any man that says "wake me when you need me" clearly knows he need not do the inviting.
I'd give your avatar a short walk, unf.
Anyway, I'm going to go with that interview thing and maybe it's just set in the same Universe, not the same scenario.
The Hermit
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I really hope this is as amazing as it looks like its going to be... so hyped!
If the last third of Sunshine didn't play out that way, then yes. Otherwise, District 9 is better.
FunkyPajamas
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Wait a minute. Wake me = put batteries in me. Chief is Cortana's dildo. Nice.
Such things fascinate me, but it's scary for sure.
It can't be the same scenario as I think the ship in alien is a different one and it was there ages ago, the space jockey was fossilized and stuff.
unless they traveled back in time in the end of prometheus
fabricated backlash
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Would be consistent with Gigers design ideas from the very get go. In the original Alien, Facehugger eggs weren't hatched by a giant chicken with a headplate, but the xenomorph would transform the humans into eggs. Also the ships interior was intended to look like bowels that would either live by themselves or exist in a symbiotic relationship with the lifeforms piloting it (space jockey for example)
But since Giger didn't even work on the second movie, they came up with that ridiculous looking Queen thing.
The control panels of the ship look similar. That's about it.
I knew Chief wasn't human. Awesome.
Yeah but see I don't know, I didn't know Jockey's were bad guys I just assumed in Alien/Aliens that they encountered a ton of aliens so Jockeys were just some run of the mill aliens they've seen before.
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There you go.
There some other instances where there's a heavy resemblance to Avatar. But I can't find any other appropriate screenshots from Avatar at the moment.
SirButterstick
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I feel that when Riddles gets to do his "passion projects," they come out better than anyone can hope. Kingdom of Heaven was one of those, and in my opinion it was the best film of the last decade. Compare that to "pay the bills" projects like Hannibal.
Ape Gone Insane
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Awesome trailer, and such a great cast behind it too. This, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit take my top spots for most anticipated films. I have been deprived of good space science fiction films lately. The most recent one I can remember is Sunshine though I'm probably causing a disservice to another more recent film by forgetting it.
Ragingbegal
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The original writer of Alien, Dan O'Bannon, literally pitched the movie as "Jaws in space" before it was green lighted. It's one of the most famous movie pitches of all time.
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Pretty sure I've figured out the Guy Pierce/Weyland angle in the script.
David, the android played by Fassbender *is* Peter Weyland. At least Weyland's conciousness. This is why a (presumed) pliant, obedient synthetic starts working to his own agenda and unleashes the threat. These technologies are I believe mentioned on the Weyland Corp Website, and this is why Scott/Lindelof are being so cagey about the size of Pierce's role. Presumably they have Fassbender copying Pierce's performance when he's acting under his own agency,
I'd also suspect that Theron's character (who's in cahoots with Weyland/David) is also a synthetic, although she may not be aware of it.
I'm sticking to my prediction that the convergence of Progenitor/Synthetic technology is what produces the "corrupted" biomechanoid alien, and the whole movie takes place on the planet that becomes LV426, malformed after a failed terraforming cycle by the alien craft.
I'd also suspect that Theron's character (who's in cahoots with Weyland/David) is also a synthetic, although she may not be aware of it.
I'm sticking to my prediction that the convergence of Progenitor/Synthetic technology is what produces the "corrupted" biomechanoid alien, and the whole movie takes place on the planet that becomes LV426, malformed after a failed terraforming cycle by the alien craft.
omg scifi, they both ripped off the other ones movie.
Jamesways
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Well, he's no Michael Bay.
Also, we see the alien ship being blown up and crash landing, creating the crashed ship the colonists discover in Alien. Just not sure how the xenomorphs come into this scenario. Something about mixing human DNA with that "moving goo" we see in the trailer?
Again another fantastic trailer that really captures a feeling of dread and horror without explicitly giving the audience any big 'shocks' etc.
The opening shot with the sound effect is amazing. Also I can't help but wonder why Fassbender doesn't feature in the trailer more. I realise that this is an ensemble piece and it's not a Fassbender vehicle but even still, he's barely featured barring the end.
But I just can't shake the feeling that this film will be all 'sizzle and no steak'. The trailer is actually pretty spoiler heavy and the rumour that
seems to be true given some screen grabs.
All in all I will be there opening day but I'll be the guy with the extremely low expectations. That way unless it's 'The Happening level awful' I'll be pleasantly surprised. I think that might be the best way to approach this film.
The opening shot with the sound effect is amazing. Also I can't help but wonder why Fassbender doesn't feature in the trailer more. I realise that this is an ensemble piece and it's not a Fassbender vehicle but even still, he's barely featured barring the end.
But I just can't shake the feeling that this film will be all 'sizzle and no steak'. The trailer is actually pretty spoiler heavy and the rumour that
a member of the crew actually turns into an 'alien' and kills the others
All in all I will be there opening day but I'll be the guy with the extremely low expectations. That way unless it's 'The Happening level awful' I'll be pleasantly surprised. I think that might be the best way to approach this film.
There you go.
There some other instances where there's a heavy resemblance to Avatar. But I can't find any other appropriate screenshots from Avatar at the moment.
Avatar invented holograms confirmed
Alien on Blu-ray is the best transfer I have ever seen. Besides the old school computers in the movie you'd straight up think the film was made in 2012.
There you go.
There some other instances where there's a heavy resemblance to Avatar. But I can't find any other appropriate screenshots from Avatar at the moment.
Avatar copied CSI Miami.
This is a lie. You can definitely tell the movie was not made in 2012.
Because it would probably look worse.
Star Wars, dude.
This is a lie. You can definitely tell the movie was not made in 2012.
Because it would probably look worse.
Sadly, you're probably right. Alien on Blu-ray was the first time I'd even seen the movie. The initial Prometheus teaser and the GAF thread that followed got me to finally watch the movie. Was amazed.
I would have loved to see this prequel include that level of technology.
When Ripley wakes up on the Sulaco in Aliens, the Blu-Ray makes certain details more visible than I thought they were.
Yup, he gave it four stars when it came out. Here's the Great Movies article.
As hyped as I am, I wish I had not seen it. I'm pretty sure I know the full story arc including the ending sequence.
Pretty much. I thought the Blu-Ray would not be kind to the Alien sets. Instead it revealed it for being one of the most meticulously designed productions out there. Simply timeless.This is a lie. You can definitely tell the movie was not made in 2012.
Because it would probably look worse.
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The look of Prometheus is very heavily influenced by some of the early AD concepts from Alien that were dropped for budgetary reasons. Its easy to forget that it was made on a budget of only $9m, and Scott had to fight tooth and nail to get the stuff onscreen he wanted.
To be truthful Scott was extremely fortunate to inherit the insane all-star art team Jodorowsky had assembled for his failed version of Dune. Titty temple in the trailer leads back past the early stuff Giger did for Alien to his vision for Harkonnen castle for Jodorwsky.
Its just different iterations of the same design.
The bridge of the Prometheus bears more than a passing resemblance to Ron Cobb's "California split-level" bridge concept from Alien, and the external shot of the Prometheus landed on the planet is practically identical to some early Nostromo concept work. Cobbs work predates Giger's arrival and features a desert-look for the alien world.
To be truthful Scott was extremely fortunate to inherit the insane all-star art team Jodorowsky had assembled for his failed version of Dune. Titty temple in the trailer leads back past the early stuff Giger did for Alien to his vision for Harkonnen castle for Jodorwsky.
Its just different iterations of the same design.
The bridge of the Prometheus bears more than a passing resemblance to Ron Cobb's "California split-level" bridge concept from Alien, and the external shot of the Prometheus landed on the planet is practically identical to some early Nostromo concept work. Cobbs work predates Giger's arrival and features a desert-look for the alien world.
PjotrStroganov
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It doesn't look like the ship from the trailer is the same as the one in Alien. The Alien ship seems to be much less damaged.
VistraNorrez
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Wouldn't really make sense. Nostromo is an old mining ship. Prometheus is a cutting edge science ship. Think of the old semi-trailer trucks you still see on the road today compared to the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Sickboy007
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I love the leather panels and instrumentation inside of the cryo tubes, looks so classy and vintage sci-fi.
Space ass is nice too.
Anton Sugar
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Yeah I generally hate technical "revisionism" in prequels, but given that the richest man in the world (basically) is funding the expedition, it kinda works.
Ps This looks fucking amazing.
I haven't seen the new trailer, but there were a couple of things in the first teaser that reminded me of Avatar, some door opening like the first landing in Avatar, some big dusty machine. Not stylistically, but in terms of the effects used maybe. You could say that about any big effects film I guess, but it didn't invoke any of the other recent examples for me, even Star Trek, which would be a more natural comparison I guess.
When can we expect an Apple version of the trailer?
When can we expect an Apple version of the trailer?
TONX
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Original Alien Trailer:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4
Amazing how similar they are. Day -1.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4
Amazing how similar they are. Day -1.
That's sweet. They totally took the same noise and gave it more bass.
Several of the large scale shots are pretty reminiscent, such as the Prometheus traveling in the planets atmosphere and the ship landing.
Its just that there really aren't any other recent sci-fi films other than Avatar that properly display absolutely huge scale outer space/planet settings, so its kinda natural to see a resemblance, even if faint.
So Drew McWeeny says that a prequel to this prequel is already in the design stages:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-...nd-imax-trailer-reveal-all-sorts-of-new-clues
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-...nd-imax-trailer-reveal-all-sorts-of-new-clues
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