lolol "John Thomas had a most unusual pet..."
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
oo er
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
i totally want that multisaurus taxi thing tho
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 03:49 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.patchesnpins.com/images/ALIEN%20001.jpg
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 07:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1YOUc.jpg
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 07:10 (twelve years ago) link
More SJ action, or rather a loop of the few frames we see in the trailer:
http://i.imgur.com/7ycQu.gif
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 07:16 (twelve years ago) link
that's what I mistook for chestbursting until I noticed the shoulder harness retracting
I do what I can to feed wild speculation and spread disinformation
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
Good interviews with Fassbender and Lindelof: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2012/03/20/wondercon-scott-lindelof-and-fassbender-discuss-prometheus/
When they were asked if that film would veer further into Alien territory or explore new ground, Lindelof replied, “If we’re fortunate enough to be able to do a sequel to Prometheus, it will actually, I think, tangentialize even further away from the original Alien.”That being said, the filmmakers demonstrated they understand what fans are clamoring to see. “When you go to the concert that is this movie, you want the Stones to play ’Satisfaction,’” Lindelof said. “So there is this sense of us [the audience] saying, ‘We want you to do something new, Ridley, but just give us a little bit of ‘Space Jockey.’ C’mon, just play it — even in the encore!’”
That being said, the filmmakers demonstrated they understand what fans are clamoring to see. “When you go to the concert that is this movie, you want the Stones to play ’Satisfaction,’” Lindelof said. “So there is this sense of us [the audience] saying, ‘We want you to do something new, Ridley, but just give us a little bit of ‘Space Jockey.’ C’mon, just play it — even in the encore!’”
― bring back the dream of buzz bin (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
You mean til i disabused you of the notion Edward ;)
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
crazy that satisfaction is gonna play over the opening titles
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
(my take-away from that)
Ridley Scott stealing ideas from John Carpenter's "Starman" smdh
― bring back the dream of buzz bin (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
number none w/ the eagle eye
xps
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
Cross posting this from The Thing thread:
This is one of my main apprehensions about Prometheus: that they'll succumb to idiot studio or fanboy pressure or something and do the medichlorian thing. Where they feel the need to over explain some thing irrelevant to the actual story and in doing so fuck up and ruin some of the core mystique or vibe that helped made the franchise interesting in the first place.
They're already treading on dangerous ground by having an entire flick dealing with the Derelict and the Space Jockey, two things that still have some coolness because of the awesome design mixed with us knowing fuckall about it.
So how do you thread that needle where you show a little to scratch the itch of necessary backstory or exposition to make the flick compelling without going overboard and over-explanatory? Hell, John Carpenter couldnt do this nowadays, can Ridley Scott? Hell, can any major 21st-C American summer blockbuster do this?
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
im a bit skeptical.
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
you're more than likely correct. Much like The Phantom Menace, the trailers will prove to be the best thing about the movie
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
Right. I'm a massive Aliens fan and I'm just to the point of having a repeated internal chanted mantra of "please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck"
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
they shoulda Christoper Nolan amirite guys
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:41 (twelve years ago) link
shoulda got
they'll succumb to idiot studio or fanboy pressure or something and do the medichlorian thing
Studio my ass, that was 100% the director
― mh, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:41 (twelve years ago) link
I pity any of you anticipating this movie. continually amazed at the capacity for people not to learn from things like the Star Wars prequels, Aliens vs. Predator, Watchmen, the vast majority of superhero movies, etc. studios don't know how to do these things well.
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, it's not like we were lined up outside skywalker ranch chanting for midichlorians
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, but it's fun to anticipate things and then trash them when they inevitably disappoint
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
i am anticipating because the previews look cool. i'm not worried about them fucking up whatever, cuz i'll always have alien and aliens no matter what. if this is anywhere near as good as those, i'll be happy. if not, well then all you naysayers get to say "told you so".
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:44 (twelve years ago) link
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:42 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
jesus do you ever even READ the shit you post sometimes
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:44 (twelve years ago) link
I can't remember the last time a summer sci-fi blockbuster really met expectations. Star Trek reboot was pretty okay I guess... but the landscape is pretty barren.
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
haha xp
― catbus otm (gbx), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
i am anticipating because the previews look cool. i'm not worried about them fucking up whatever, cuz i'll always have /alien/ and /aliens/ no matter what. if this is anywhere near as good as those, i'll be happy. if not, well then all you naysayers get to say "told you so".
this p much.
― catbus otm (gbx), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
star trek reboot was a lot better than 'ok'
― less of the same (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
nah, it's really overrated
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
ShakeyMorbs
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
by whom xp
― less of the same (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
I just don't get the fanboy salivation/disappointment cycle, it's so "please sir may I have another!"
xp
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
Star Trek reboot was cool
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
xpost IT'S ALL WE HAVE, SHAKEY
life is boring xp
― less of the same (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
it's more fun to get excited about stuff that looks cool than to be all *eyeroll* *replays Berlin Alexanderplatz*
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
I can't remember the last time a summer sci-fi blockbuster really met expectations.
avatar?
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
expectation for avatar- blue ppl, shitty plot. expectations met.
― less of the same (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
I've never seen Avatar. It looked terrible
― Number None, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
independence day?
― the late great, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
I'm sort of excited about this movie, despite thinking the idea of it is stupid. It doesn't really make sense to me that the xenomorphs are part of some crazy advanced civilization, directly or indirectly. They seemed an anti-civilizing force, like a powerful animal that is looking primarily to reproduce. It would almost make more sense if this was a prequel to Predator, which at least is about a very advanced civilization from the get-go. The xenomorphs are supposed to be scary space monsters.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
i always wanted to see the Predators civilisation. Dudes just working in offices and whatnot
― Number None, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
Dark Knight.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
controversial
― Number None, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
jesus christ was avatar horrible
I think Star Trek, Cloverfield, District 9, Rise of the Planet of the Apes... were any of those summer? Probably not, the big summer sci-fi ones that are science fiction by definition are the superhero ones.
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, the ones that met expectations were ones without a lot of existing property baggage or a lot of hype
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
Back to topic: the Weyland site just sent out links:
https://www.weylandindustries.com/#/information
― mh, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:06 (twelve years ago) link
well yes, it's easier to meet expectations when the expectations are lower
― Number None, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:07 (twelve years ago) link
guess i'm the only avatar fan hereabouts. no surprise...
― Fozzy Osbourne (contenderizer), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:08 (twelve years ago) link