Various new TV spots, etc. etc. plus this bit of weirdness involving John Denver and what may have happened to Rapace's character:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/new-alien-covenant-footage-teases-the-grim-fate-of-noo-1793989478
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 16:31 (seven years ago) link
That alien smashing its head against the glass so it can eat Danny McBride looks so bad it's putting me off this entire movie. Well, that plus the presence of James Franco and Danny McBride, who are both deal-breakers for me. But seriously, that alien actually looks worse/dumber than the human/alien hybrid from 4.
― Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Violent J (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 16:36 (seven years ago) link
maybe they're planning to honour alien 3 by opening with the discovery of her corpse in a broken hypersleep chamber and that'll be the extent of her involvement
― Rush Limbaugh and Lou Reed doing sex with your parents (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 16:08 (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
💅
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
You guys get het up about the dumbest shit.
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:22 (seven years ago) link
BTW - http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3430628/alien-day-prepares-covenant-theatrical-release-original-1979-film-prometheus/
Alien Day returns on April 26, a nod to planet LV-426 from the iconic Alien films, as the countdown continues for the highly anticipated new chapter in Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking Alien sci-fi thriller, Alien: Covenant, releasing in theaters worldwide beginning May 10.Cast members from Covenant will join fan-focused festivities including a live streaming event, an interactive trivia challenge, worldwide screenings, all-new product launches, special reveals and more.The biggest surprise, however, if a theatrical re-release of Prometheus, which sets the stage for Covenant.
Cast members from Covenant will join fan-focused festivities including a live streaming event, an interactive trivia challenge, worldwide screenings, all-new product launches, special reveals and more.
The biggest surprise, however, if a theatrical re-release of Prometheus, which sets the stage for Covenant.
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
jared kushner is basically gob bluth in that episode of arrested development where he
mods new board descrip pls
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
well that was weird
Jared Kushner, xenomorph
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
Prometheus and, I'm sure, Prometheus 2 are the dumbest shit but are people really getting het up about it
― in time of lost search (wins), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
xxp I don't know what you expected.
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
On here I mean, I'm sure there's a lot of THEY RERRRNED GERRRSBERRZTZZZ elsewhere
― in time of lost search (wins), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
I second that new board description nomination
Is nail polish emoji the new "I would like to point out that I have been otm in this thread"?
― Not the real Tombot (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:32 (seven years ago) link
NO WE'RE NOT YOU SHUT YOUR LYING MOUTH RIGHT NOW
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
I second that new board description nominationIs nail polish emoji the new "I would like to point out that I have been otm in this thread"?
that's what i was aiming for, aye
THEY RERRRNED GERRRSBERRZTZZZ
irl tears of lol
― Not the real Tombot (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
Tombot otm otm
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 20:34 (seven years ago) link
Huh.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/watch-elizabeth-shaw-return-in-a-short-film-linking-pro-1794675880
For Alien Day, Fox just dropped this official Alien: Covenant prologue short called The Crossing, which stars both Prometheus survivors David (Michael Fassbender) and Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeMVrnYNwus
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
Also of note, this is the second prologue video released for Covenant. The first focused more on the crew of the titular ship, who are in space hoping to start a new world. You can watch that here.
Lots of intriguing backstory to chew on before the first frame of footage even rolls.
what a time to be alive
― Brexectile dysfunction (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
haha wait the aliens have their own cryopod thingies? that humans (and/or human-created robots) can operate? and they work on human bodies too?? OKAY
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
They're the USBs of the galaxy. Anyway, said cryopods were in Prometheus and all.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:40 (six years ago) link
haha i think i blocked that out, along with all the other bad parts of prometheus.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:51 (six years ago) link
YES THERE ARE PARTS I DO REMEMBER THANK YOU
it's a pretty dope movie that way tbh, plus it's only six to eight minutes long so it slots pretty easily into your viewing schedule.
― ✓ (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
Could just put this on loop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTOcA_y1R_U
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:54 (six years ago) link
it's a pretty dope movie that way tbh, plus it's only six to eight minutes long
^^^
you guys are such suckers
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 21:56 (six years ago) link
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:34 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Of course they work on human bodies, our DNA is 100% identical according to Prometheus! Even though it results in entirely different morphologies!
― Lauren Schumer Donor (Phil D.), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:08 (six years ago) link
lol i think i forgot the whole plot? time to rewatch :D
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
they must have cut the scene where they inflate noomi to space jockey size so she can comfortably fit in their pods.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
They have little pods for little Engineers.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
I hope we finally find out how the aliens became aliens and/or Spider-Man.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
parents killed on crime alley by clarence boddiker under the direction of sauron iirc
― ben "bance" bance (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
Gotta start somewhere.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
shakey is right, i am a sucker.
OF FACES
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
christ I was waiting for someone to step up and deliver the punchline
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 22:58 (six years ago) link
I can't wait for Ridley to announce one day that he started ILX as a long build-up to an alien movie premise and shakey has devoted countless hours
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Thursday, 27 April 2017 01:10 (six years ago) link
I just got back from the "Alien Day" screening of the original Alien. Not bad! That Weaver broad, I think she's going places. (Seriously though there's something magic about seeing a classic on the biggest screen possible.)
Afterwards they showed the Prometheus bridging bit (which was pretty cool! I'd watch a movie of just that) plus a couple of scenes from Covenant which were surprisingly great. I was kinda taken aback at how intense the scenes were. I think someone upthread mentioned that this looks like Ridley Scott doing his version of Aliens and that's more or less the vibe I got. It looks to be a good ol' gory gooey time.
― Fiddle Catstro (latebloomer), Thursday, 27 April 2017 02:16 (six years ago) link
New movie getting brutal advance reviews.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 7 May 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
Rotten Tomatoes looks like 'tepidly positive' for the most part.
― circa1916, Sunday, 7 May 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
yeah the five top critics essentially gave it B+-level ratings.
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:09 (six years ago) link
a shame that "We Live Entertainment" shat all over it, oh noes
Reviews for Prometheus were almost universally positive iirc
― Number None, Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
they were positive with massive caveats like "it looked cool BUT..."
fwiw all I need this thing to be is fun Alien people-eating eye candy. if it's Promethean in scope, I will piss in my seat and leave the theater
― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal), Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:16 (six years ago) link
The io9 review in particular didn't hold back. And Lussier always feels like a bit of an uncritical fanboy so for him to completely go off on this is probably a sign.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/alien-covenant-may-be-the-biggest-disappointment-of-th-1794898330
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
The other standout is Tennessee, a pilot played by Danny McBride, who thrives on the actor’s charisma.
I am already starting to drift away from this review...
You even start to think you’re going to get answers to the big “Why are we here?” questions from Prometheus too, which were by far the best part of that film.
I am now starting to run away from this review.
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
Farrell beat me to it by a fraction of a sentence
― mark s, Sunday, 7 May 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
even in the tracer hand sense of "best part of this film" these elements were not the best part of this film
― mark s, Sunday, 7 May 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
"The film includes such a brutal, clean dismissal of Prometheus’ potential it almost feels like Scott is apologizing to fans for that film."
oh good i feel like i deserved an apology
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
he could have just sent a card though
― ✓ (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 7 May 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
I will be inquiring on Mr. Chung's board for his analysis after this gets released
― a landlocked exclave (mh), Sunday, 7 May 2017 19:03 (six years ago) link
Reviews are all over the place. Feels like people are seeing wildly different things in it, which is interesting.
― Fiddle Catstro (latebloomer), Sunday, 7 May 2017 20:00 (six years ago) link