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PROMETHEUS Full Theatrical Trailer (2:32) + International UK trailer (2:47)
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MrPink93485
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So is the trailer attached to the Hunger Games?
Wasn't for me, though I'm in the UK. I got Avengers Assemble, and, um, something else which wasn't Prometheus.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Wasn't for me.
I do think the 3D trailer will be attached to Titanic 3D, though. Sneaking suspicion.
Hunger Games worth seeing? My wife wants to go tonight. It's that or mini-golf.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Go to mini-golf. Hunger Games is the type of film that asks you to leave your brain at the door. Maybe catch it when it comes to TV. Especially since that is where it looks to belong.
I'd go for mini-golf. I think Sculli will give a similar answer. Well, unless he really dislikes mini-golf.
Edit: Lookit that.
HP_Wuvcraft
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It's really weird that they don't just call it Alien 5.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Have you seen the trailers or actually heard about this movie beyond the title?
It would be more odd if they did. It isnt an Alien movie. It plays with the mythology of it, and probably answers a few questions, but I am guessing it will be its own movie.
Stand alone movie. But I think that Scott said he would like to do another one.
Great until no Alien appears that everyone is expecting and the bitching starts.
Moviegoer with no previous info on the film:
- "Alien 5, I have to see that."
- "Where the fuck are the Aliens?"
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Yes.
It's an Alien movie without the Aliens.
It's the Space Jockey movie.
They have stated this numerous times.
I agree!. Calling it Alien 5 would have too many expectations:Xenomorphs, Chestbursters,etc.
No, it's not, and Scott has said that over and over. Unless your perspective is so narrow that only an "Alien" movie can be set in the same fictional universe.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
It's a movie that takes place before Alien. Calling it Alien 5 would suggest it is a sequel to the other films. And outside of that, it is a different story. It isn't an Alien movie per se.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
What part of my posts evoked that kind of pretentious response?
Not in Canada, nope.
"It's an Alien movie without the Aliens."
Scott has been explicit that while set in the same universe, that was merely the launching point for the story, which in scope, style and story are very different from Alien. It would be misleading to call it Alien 5, both because it takes place earlier, and because it's only tangentially related to that film. It's set in the same universe, but that does not make it an Alien film.
I can't think of any other films like this, though. It's not prequel, not a sequel, but a related story in the same fictional universe. Have we seen that sort of thing before?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I fully expect us to see the Space Jockey race, as well as a proto-Chestburster, if not some proto-Facehuggers. Hell, we already saw the ship and quite possibly the Space Jockey in the trailer.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Let us assume you are right and that Scott and Lindelof have been outright lying the entire time. It still takes place before Alien. Exactly how is calling it Alien 5 a good idea, again?
The average moviegoer does not think Space Jockey = Alien. Having Alien in the title would make no sense as it brings up images of this to the average moviegoer:
Also Alien 5 would confuse people into thinking it's a sequel to Alien: Resurrection or takes place after it.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Would not surprise me.
But "lying" implies malice.
They could have called it Alien: Prometheus, or something. I don't know. Assess in seats.
But it seems like they are just too schizophrenic about this whole "it is an alien film but it's not but it is" deal. There have been plenty of prequels that had nothing to do with the original film that still held the name.
I think Prometheus is a great title, but it just seems from everything I've seen, that it is going to tie into the first Alien film more than they are letting on. I'm not saying it's a bad thing that its not called Alien 5, and I don't see why this is such a big deal. But apparently, that makes me hostile and pretentious or something.
chicko1983
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Are we allowed to discuss what we think the plot is about?
There is one story plot which I really like that I heard was a leaked script.
I didn't really like the one by the person who pieced together the film from the trailers (the link that Harry potter posted earlier in this thread).
There is one story plot which I really like that I heard was a leaked script.
I didn't really like the one by the person who pieced together the film from the trailers (the link that Harry potter posted earlier in this thread).
chicko1983
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I think they wanted to get away from the aliens v predator crowd stigma, as they were pretty bad films and did tarnish the aliens and predator name, imo
HP_Wuvcraft
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That's actually a really good point.
Alien 4 did poorly domestically. So having Alien in the title doesnt necessarily equal asses in seats.
chicko1983
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I think that is also why they haven't actually shown an xenomorph in the trailers.
They are that scary anymore, I remember seeing alien and aliens when I was a kid and being scared of them. The the AVP films showed them too much and a lot of people are desensitized to them now.
I bet there will be a Xeno in this film but only glimpses of it to build up suspense before it is shown full at the end of the film.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I highly doubt we'll get an actual full-grown Xenomorph in the film. Like I said, all I'm expecting are pro-Chestbursters, proto-Facehuggers, and the Space Jockey.
chicko1983
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Is Theron's character an android. I think so, her hair is perfect and I reckon it is a female hand waking up noomi from the cryo sleep in the trailer.
Jason's Ultimatum
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So basically, it's not Inception.
pretty sure my brother's theory about this movie just spoiled the entire thing for me. his theory is basically this:
Humanity has advanced beyond belief. The gods (our gods) are matched now. They invite us to meet them. They have the eggs waiting for us. Why? The alien eggs are a plague, a Noah's flood to wipe out humanity because they can't as they would have done in our younger evolution. But when the company comes along they find the ultimate weapon, another biologically engineered organism by our maker.
I think they may end up pissing a lot of people off by marketing it in an Alien-esque way when the movie really isn't an alien movie at all.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I wouldn't say Inception asks you to leave your brain at the door. It is more akin to preparing your brain for a tantric massage and getting somebody who just lies on top of you for 2.5 hours, whispering in your ear - hinting at the things they might do to you if they were more talented.
I assume you mean the echoes of the first film's trailer in the Prometheus ones. I suspect only avid fans of that film will be familiar with the homage to it. Otherwise, the marketing is quite different in tone.
One thing is for sure: I'm really sick of that blaring siren.
Yes the similarities between the trailers.
SCULLIBUNDO
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The Bookerman
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Guesses about the story:
Charlize theron is also an android like Fassbender, as Ridley alluded that there might be two Androids on the movie.(She's manhandling Fassbender in the Imax trailer) Also, seems that the host(if we can call it that) of the alien creature might be the Tom Hardy lookalike, which would make sense.
Anton Sugar
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It's my phone's ringtone/alert for certain people
But I've been obsessed with it since Alien.
Is there any topic on earth that you can't somehow tie in with a criticism of Christopher Nolan?
SCULLIBUNDO
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He prompted the Inception comparison with leaving your brain at the door, not me. I actually defended Inception, albeit in a somewhat backhanded way.
bobs...onGaf
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Personally I think that siren is an awesome audial effect, especially for the kind of movie it is. I also love how it echoes the original trailer. Pretty cool move that.
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