Trailer for Ridley Scott's Alien prequel leaked

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by KevB

I enjoyed it, but can't argue much with your criticisms. That's what held me back from really loving it, despite my desire to do just that. Another one : the biologist reaction when that snake-like creature reared up in front of him. He reacts as if it's friendly, but it looked like a cobra. Would you really get that close and try to interact when just moments earlier you were frightened with every noise and shadow?

This too.

[Buck]

Alright, I'm done with spoiler tags. The movie has been out 3 days.

Are we to assume that each of the other ship bases (I think we saw 3 or 4) didn't have a hibernating engineer in them? Also it seemed like the one ship had 3 or 4 hibernation pods, and there was only 1 engineer in that one.

I don't see why each base/ship wouldn't have at least 1 hibernating engineer (along with all the jars) in it. So do you think that Shaw and David had to take care of an Engineer before they got the ship airborn or do you think that there was only 1 engineer left on the planet?

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Buck

Alright, I'm done with spoiler tags. The movie has been out 3 days.

Are we to assume that each of the other ship bases (I think we saw 3 or 4) didn't have a hibernating engineer in them? Also it seemed like the one ship had 3 or 4 hibernation pods, and there was only 1 engineer in that one.

I don't see why each base/ship wouldn't have at least 1 hibernating engineer (along with all the jars) in it. So do you think that Shaw and David had to take care of an Engineer before they got the ship airborn or do you think that there was only 1 engineer left on the planet?

I'm still going to use the spoiler tags for another couple of days.

Spoiler!

I don't think the engineer was hibernating for 2,000 years as part of his job - I think he went into hibernating to avoid getting greased like all the rest of them.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by frazod

I'm still going to use the spoiler tags for another couple of days.

Spoiler!

I don't think the engineer was hibernating for 2,000 years as part of his job - I think he went into hibernating to avoid getting greased like all the rest of them.

Spoiler!

What I wondered is why he was the only one there. Were the other pods filled and failed? Because in the holographic replay there were other engineers there with him.

I will say that while I was mildly disappointed with the movie, I am excited to see the sequel, because I think David and Shaw going to the engineer planet (if that's actually where they go) could be really interesting.

Of course, on the other hand, watch the sequel not involve Shaw and David at all, but rather have another group from Earth come to LV-233, explore, find the Xenomorph and this time lead to the engineer corpse found on LV-426.

(I hope not...)

[Hammock Parties]

Spoiler!

The other engineers in the cryo pods had been chestbursted

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Fine Uncut Meat

Spoiler!

The other engineers in the cryo pods had been chestbursted

If there was truly only one Engineer left on this planet, then I think that means the storm was natural.

[Buck]

God damn so many things just popped in my head right now. I need to see this movie again next weekend.

I'm not quite understanding why the Engineers left markings on Earth leading them to LV-223, if it was just some kind of military instillation.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Buck

God damn so many things just popped in my head right now. I need to see this movie again next weekend.

I'm not quite understanding why the Engineers left markings on Earth leading them to LV-223, if it was just some kind of military instillation.

I don't really think it's important. It's just a plot device. Ridley Scott makes movies where every little detail isn't fully explained.

[Sure-Oz]

Got back...hope the sequel is direct from this flick and maybe moves forward to show how alien happend

[the Talking Can]

here's a good article, a guy walks through all the recurring symbols in the movie...really helped me make sense of it after the fact.

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

Prometheus contains such a huge amount of mythic resonance that it effectively obscures a more conventional plot. I'd like to draw your attention to the use of motifs and callbacks in the film that not only enrich it, but offer possible hints as to what was going on in otherwise confusing scenes

I thought it was excellent, even with all the ?'s and wtf moments...the world was so realized I was happy just to witness/experience it. Worth the 3D. Worth my $$.

And Fassbender may be the best male actor working right now.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

I thought it was excellent, even with all the ?'s and wtf moments...the world was so realized I was happy just to witness/experience it. Worth the 3D. Worth my $$.
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Yes, this.

This is what I love about Ridley Scott...his movies always engage your brain and are great for discussion after the credits end.

He's 74 tho. Hope he lives long enough to make at least one more.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

here's a good article, a guy walks through all the recurring symbols in the movie...really helped me make sense of it after the fact.

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

That was a terrific piece. Definitely opened my eyes ... got to watch that movie again.

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

That was a terrific piece. Definitely opened my eyes ... got to watch that movie again.

It was a great read.

Spoiler!

Overall I loved the movie.. and love how they left it open ended so people can use their brains a bit and figure stuff out.

- opening scene where the engineer sacrifices to being human life. When he falls into the water his DNA gets destroyed and replaced by the Human red DNA.. very cool scene.

- LV-223 in my opinion was a 'fail-safe' by the engineers to keep us in check. When we were smart enough to design space travel, and found the star map to LV-223, it was time for us to perish. The plan was for them to use the xenomorph DNA changer goo to wipe us out as we tried to learn about the temples. Shit got crazy for the engineers and they got infected before they could get to their cryo-chambers.

The skull on the temple dictates its a death-trap, and the changing mural seemed to trigger the 'storm' which was meant to trap them inside.

Kind of like on of those Raid Ant traps you buy. Ants walk in.. they dont walk out.

Just my $.02

[siberian khatru]

The podcast (39 minutes!) at this link raised a lot of the issues I had with the film:

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/m...reviewed_.html

[JD10367]

Someone told me Weyland company logos pop up in "Firefly". Apparently after working on "Alien: Resurrection" Whedon decided to hint that they're set in the same universe.