I opened this thread in the hope that the Prometheus Trailer was a viable alternative to the Bob Yak.
Those trailers look quite promising. It looks like it could be something more than just another "waiting for something to jump out" version, and to be fair to the various makers of the Alien film franchise, most of them have had a different take on the beasties, so they weren't just remake of the same storyline against a different background.
Unfortunately, the original Alien series got weaker as the films progressed. I liked them all to some extent, but the earliest was definitely the peak. Alien Resurrection had a few nice bits in it, but overall was a bit hopeless. AVP was also an interesting approach, combining the two series reasonably cleverly, but again the original Predator film was better than the later ones, and I don't think AVP came close to competing with either "Alien" or "Predator".
I don't think AVP came close to competing with either "Alien" or "Predator".
Based on that trailer things seem promising.
They're obviously being deliberately vague about who left the message on Earth (and what it means), so it's not clear if it's the big bloke we saw dead in the first film, the aliens themselves, or something else.
The footage looks good, although obviously modern CGI should be capable of producing impressive stuff, should they make the effort. That's not to say that the original Alien film wasn't, and indeed largely still is, impressive, but it'll be interesting to see what they do this time.
And a much more sensible UK trailer. This one makes me more inclined to see the film than the US one - not that I was going to miss it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jRaa4Wkbk&feature=player_embedded
Even though the technology of the film was appropriately futuristic for 1979, by modern standards it all looks rather quaint. Modern video games can trivially produce far superior graphics. The weapons, computers, medical and engineering technology they use just isn't realistically superior enough for a culture which appears to have extensive and widespread spaceflight.
Even though the technology of the film was appropriately futuristic for 1979, by modern standards it all looks rather quaint. Modern video games can trivially produce far superior graphics. The weapons, computers, medical and engineering technology they use just isn't realistically superior enough for a culture which appears to have extensive and widespread spaceflight.
However for me part of the power of 'Alien' and 'Aliens' is that we can relate to it. It's near-now tech. We can imagine being in that environment
Yeah i agree Timo, still not loving the modern SGI as much as i should be i don't think. Ruined too many films for my liking
Prometheus will probably not live up to hype... hope I'm wrong though. I thought Alien was more chilling, but Aliens a better all round action film. 3 and 4 a bit meh, but still worth watching.
That's why I tried not to analyse it too much. It's just a bit of fun.(click to show/hide)
Like I said, it's either a think piece about the longterm ramifications of genetic engineering and unintended consequences, or it's a film about tentacles. ;D
"Just a bit of fun" won't be a valid reason for making this film to many Alien fans I'm afraid.
Alien was a haunted house story, Aliens a shoot-em-up adventure. Both superb in their own way. WRT to technology, have a look on the desks when they first get into the control room in Aliens. On one of them is a Tefal deep-fat fryer.
Questions...
I no have answers. I just do eyes.
Space Jesus and cut scenes.
Why was Engie so grumpy? Why were they so keen to wipe us out? Because the Engies sent Space Jesus and we nailed him to a tree. No, really.
(I'd admire the chutzpah of that in a five-page short in F&FS or Astounding, and it's been done and done, but I can see why they cut that. The laughter would have drowned out the tentacle-thrashing)
Why was Guy Pearce in rubbish makeup the old guy? Original plan was to have Fassbot read his dreams too, with lots of establishing character stuff featuring Young Weyland, but they cut that after signing the contract.
Neither of which fill me with huggy warm glows, but, you know...QuoteQuestions...
I no have answers. I just do eyes.
and why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.
Why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.
Why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.
Basketball aside, which other American sports has goals every 10 seconds?FootballRugby in padding? No. Hockey? No,Baseballrounders? No.
Perhaps this sort of film is best made by the French with a low budget. Prometheus looked great but I expect everyone who has so far commented on it would trade its $200 million good looks for a truly thought-provoking $20 million storyline.
Why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.
Basketball aside, which other American sports has goals every 10 seconds?
Football? No. Hockey? No, Baseball? No.
No-one has suggested that Weyland's "daughter" might have been a robot too...Didn't the Captain of the Prometheus suggest that ??
That explains a lot, I thought Lost was laughable tosh as well.
The best bits of Lost were the breathless deadpan everything-you-need-to-know-in-eight(ish)-minute recaps. They were probably just on the box set (and YouTube now). Google 'em.
District 9 cost around $30mil and still got nominated for a VFX oscar...however, it's a rarity.I liked District 9 a lot (I missed it on the big screen, but bought the DVD). It was clever, amusing and thought-provoking.
Prometheus problem was using the scriptwriter from 'Lost'.
And the bit you missed.Why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.
Basketball aside, which other American sports has goals every 10 seconds?FootballRugby in padding? No. Ice Hockey? No,Baseballrounders? No.
FTFY. ;)
And the bit you missed.Why american sports have goals every 10 seconds but are completely boring.BasketballNetball aside, which other American sports has goals every 10 seconds?FootballRugby in padding? No. Ice Hockey? No,Baseballrounders? No.
FTFY. ;)
Those jokes are so old and mostly pathetic. Mention any North American sport and they'll come up...
Those jokes are so old and mostly pathetic. Mention any North American sport and they'll come up...
There are north American sports?
Those jokes are so old and mostly pathetic. Mention any North American sport and they'll come up...
There are north American sports?
Lacrosse?
Lacrosse, a relatively popular team sport in the Americas, may have developed as early as AD 1100.[1][2] By the seventeenth century it was well-established and had been documented by Jesuit priests, although the game has undergone many modifications since that time. In the traditional Native Canadian version, each team consisted of about 100 to 1,000 men on a field that stretched from about 500 meters to 3 kilometers long
What Ian said. I have a tendency with many usanian films to find myself shouting "Why are you being so STUPID?"