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Ridley Scott's Prometheus Trailer
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You don't know that for sure.
Anton Sugar
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I forget--didn't they use children in the suits for this shot?
NotTheGuyYouKill
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That... was beautiful.
As is this:
Just... wow. So excited for this.
As is this:
Yep, definitely a fan of the suit design
Just... wow. So excited for this.
Anton Sugar
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I just can't stop seeing Samus.
RIDLEY SCOTT/GIGER METROID MOVIE
MAKE IT HAPPEN
RIDLEY SCOTT/GIGER METROID MOVIE
MAKE IT HAPPEN
Warm Machine
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Yes, Ridley Scott's kids.
Maybe Lars von Trier could do it, then again, he'd probably transform the story into a confusing mess.I have no mouth and I must Scream is way, waaay too dark, fucked up and depressing to be adapted. The videogame was sensational, though, and even a pinch Giger-ish.
I sure wouldn't mind a new era of sci-fi movies.
I think Ridley Scott has probably found a nice medium between trying something new and delving back into his filmmaking past. He's given himself room to operate but within certain constraints, with the movie's obvious adherence to some degree to Alien. Ideally it could be the best of both worlds - lots of creativity within an established framework that keeps things from getting too crazy and Lindelofy.
Prometheus looks every bit like a spin-off set in the Alien universe. That way, Ridley doesn't have to feel beholden to certain Alien tropes - namely the xenomorphs - while still being able to carry over much of what made Alien so special, like the Giger-inspired visual design and the unnerving creature behaviors.
This seems like a great way for Ridley to delve back into sci-fi. He can tell a story that's mostly original while using a setting that he is familiar with and is effortlessly evocative when done right. He can tie the plot to Alien in a way that doesn't have to be a dominant element of the film, and in fact can be more of a subtle connection, or one that doesn't come until later on in the movie.
Edmond Dantès
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I'll always associate the following musical cue with the Xenomorph and it would be a great nod to Jerry Goldsmith to include something inspired by this cue, if we see the Xenomorphs at some point in the film.
It's called Parker's death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK1hlOvtqeE
It's called Parker's death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK1hlOvtqeE
Funky Papa
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I just noticed that there is a mix of sleek exo suits with bulky ones. My guess is that scientists use form fitting and comfortable ones, whereas other people get to wear the cumbersome stuff (maybe those are space worthy?)
Also, what's up with the flamethrowers?
Also, what's up with the flamethrowers?
Meus Renaissance
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I hope they don't reduce the stature of the Space Jockeys. I want them to be like Greek God in some mythology illustraions, bigger and giant-size in comparison to normal humans.
Also, the two suits (bulky and sleeker) reminds me a bit of the controversy when Dead Space series' Isaac Clarke went from using bulky suits in DS1 to using the sleeker, tighter one in DS2.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Everything is better with flamethrowers.
Ripley agrees.
Spoilers: They find some crazy statues and then some aliens and they run away from the aliens.
Instant masterpiece.
I don't get why everyone is going batshit over this movie, saying it will beat Avatar in the box office etc. I looks like Alien redux and the story will be some rehashed "hey humans were created by superaliens." It could still be entertaining, but I'm apparently missing something (or everyone else is).
Did you like Alien? This is important.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I want them to drive our heroes to the brink of madness.
Good parallel to DS. The suits in DS2 were a lot cooler. Even the bulky Engineer RIG felt a bit more sleek (especially with the Iron Man helmets).
How's that any worse than "Pocahontas/Ferngully in Space" story of Avatar? And you should spoiler-tag those sentence since it's quite spoilery.
protip - any story can be boiled down to a couple of glib sentences, it's how it's told that makes or breaks it.
ratcliffja
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Avatar was horrible. This looks slightly less horrible.
Anton Sugar
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Alien: they find a ship and then an alien comes out and they run away from the aliens.
Don't be stupid.
I don't think this will come anywhere NEAR Avatar at the box office. It's also very funny to me that detractors keep surmising so much about the plot, from a trailer that literally reveals NOTHING about the plot.
I have plenty of doubts about Ridley Scott--most of his recent movies have been mediocre. But some people are trying to just be contrarian in their criticism, and for no good reason.
Eh, for my taste, this will be 10x better than Avatar. I got the impression that I won't like Avatar the minute I saw the trailer and I was right. With this one, I got the reverse feeling. This trailer just pushed all of my buttons when it comes to the kind of sci-fi films that I want to see.
IamMattFox
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I love the vibe that this trailer gives off. The slow build as the name reveals is great.
I watched Alien and Aliens for the first time this year, so I'm new to the series, but I'm still seriously hyped after seeing this footage.
I watched Alien and Aliens for the first time this year, so I'm new to the series, but I'm still seriously hyped after seeing this footage.
thebaroness
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When's the last time in the past decade we've gotten something even close to Alien? It's exciting to see some good new Sci-Fi.
Decade? Not a film, but a game. Dead Space - not close to Alien, but evocative of that flavor of sci-fi horror.
The last film I can think of that was evocative of Alien was Event Horizon. I think that came out in 1996 or 1997?
Has to be either people trolling or 10 year olds. No other possibilities.
Heh, people really say dumb shit in an effort to stand from the crowd.
It's mystifying that anyone can describe it as an "Alien redux," or like that unfortunate guy from earlier, as "generic." Look at the scope of the two films alone, not to mention the whole thing about xenomorphs not being the focal point this time around. Seems very much like the outright opposite of a rehash.
God, I would love it if Prometheus was as scary as Event Horizon.
You have to understand that many young generations have not been exposed to Alien series like most of us have. Their first exposure to alien-like experience would be something like Dead Space or even films like Event Horizon and Sunshine.
Even in this thread we have a few people saying "I haven't seen Alien series, should I see them first?"
thebaroness
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Yeah I really did love Dead Space, I felt they ruined 2 with too much action and less atmosphere. But one was great. I do also love films like Sunshine and Event Horizon. I'm just a really, really big horror+sci-fi fan and I rarely get anything good in the vein. I was just trying to explain to Forkball why it's exciting to see a trailer like this.
PairOfFilthySocks
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thebaroness
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If we're really going by retarded Youtube comments, there were folks on the Hobbit trailer commenting that it was a "rip off of LOTRs" and they "even used the same Wizard guy"
Can we just ignore youtube comments forever, please?
Can we just ignore youtube comments forever, please?
Been out all day, time for a wee bit of catch up.
I've warmed up to them considerably.
Let's not start setting the bar that high. I'll settle for amazing, not near-perfection. :lol
Everyone is quoting this shot, but I want to know what's up with the shot where she's running down the hallway zipping out of her suit. 0_oYep, definitely a fan of the suit design
Agree. The otherworldly, weary score is one of the things that creates such a unique feel for the movie. It fit the production design perfectly.Edmond Dantès;33685986 said:
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NotTheGuyYouKill
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If it weren't for Dead Space, I would never have checked out Alien and The Thing, and I checked out Dead Space cause Event Horizon kinda left an impression on me.
I love space/alien horror. But I haven't come across a ton of it. You guys know of any further examples asides from, like, Sunshine?
I love space/alien horror. But I haven't come across a ton of it. You guys know of any further examples asides from, like, Sunshine?
Nizz
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SCULLIBUNDO
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Don't be harsh on GAF. Inception is like, one of the five movies they've seen in their life.
That vent was actually more about a couple of the things I read in the Youtube comments, I should have known better than to do that. :lol
Hmm, not really. There is Pandorum but uhm, maybe you're better off avoiding that although if you can rent it cheap by all means go for it. Many sci-fi films these days rely more on over-the-top portrayal of space exploration and the future. On that note, The Fifth Element was over the top but I actually like the world in that one.
This post gave me cancer.
Aliens has a pretty good soundtrack too.
This one is nice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_BimfDD2U
That signature chack chack-sound.
This one is nice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_BimfDD2U
That signature chack chack-sound.
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