Prometheus

[CyAn1d3]

Gorgeous new Prometheus photos showcase the insane detail on each space suit

Did anybody else notice Weyland Corp on all those suits??

[Bones]

Why wouldn't they have it ? wasn't Nostromo a property of W-Y (so called "company") ? cuz I know the colony on Acheron was W-Y installation...

[CyAn1d3]

Why wouldn't they have it ? wasn't Nostromo a property of W-Y (so called "company") ? cuz I know the colony on Acheron was W-Y installation...

yea, IIRC (because i havnt seen alien in awhile) nostromo was sent to look into LB(or V?)-426 BY Weyland Corp... i think this was also mentioned in Alien 3 just before Ripley killed herself. 

i wanna know, (though i dont think it will be in Prometheus) how the Xeno ship ends up AT 426, because they mention a TOTALLY different planet in the trailers.. unless theres more than one Xeno ship (wich IS a feasible explanation)

[Bones]

I thought this was LV 426   would be logical at least, Prometheus goes there, finds Jockey's ship, rams it as it tries to make a run for Earth, Jockey's ship crashes into the surface and voila in addition, LV 426/Acheron was mentioned to have a volcanic activity (especially visible in Aliens Director's Cut when Newt's family discovers the derelict in far worse shape than when Nostromo's crew found it) this might explain why the surface is so rocky in Alien and might explain why there's no Prometheus around.

Why I think this is LV 426 ? simple, just watch Nostromo landing scene and and compare it with Prometheus trailer, look closely on sky, in both movies there are two planets visible, ringed gas giant and smaller planet next to it.

Why LV 426 is unknown to Nostromo crew ? simple, Weyland Corp. classified all the data about it, most likely after they foundout about Prometheus fate.

All this would explain even better the motivation of the company to retrieve xenomorph specimen in Alien, Mother in all Weyland ships must have had the data about previous encounter with Jockey's ship in memory waiting to be awaken upon picking up the signal from crashed ship.

Oh and I guess folks in Prometheus wouldn't call the planet LV 426 or Acheron as these were names given somewhere between the events in Alien and Aliens (when Hedley's Hope colony was founded) so this planet will have different name I guess.

It's just my theory a bit far fetched too

scratch that... I didn't know it's out already

[086gf]

yea, IIRC (because i havnt seen alien in awhile) nostromo was sent to look into LB(or V?)-426 BY Weyland Corp... i think this was also mentioned in Alien 3 just before Ripley killed herself. 

i wanna know, (though i dont think it will be in Prometheus) how the Xeno ship ends up AT 426, because they mention a TOTALLY different planet in the trailers.. unless theres more than one Xeno ship (wich IS a feasible explanation)

Indeed it is a totally different planet. The sequal might lead up to Alien but this movie for sure wont.

[Trim]

Looks like a good movie, going to go see it Friday night. 

[JimmyB76]

_{(i posted this at Excal forums in the thread there about the film...  might as well post it here also lol)}


i am looking forward to seeing it...
and of course i shall be doing it proper by viewing it in the IMAX 3D theater that we have in downtown Providence, Rhode Island... 

(that link is for a list of participating theaters for Prometheus: An IMAX 3D Experience in the US and Canada)


im personally gonna wait a short while, until next week, to see it... i have no doubts the theater will be overpacked until then...
i prefer to see a film in the middle of the week, preferably during early afternoons, and a short while after the movie is released...
then you can have a better pick of seats with friends, and more stretching room lol

but i am really stoked to see it!!!

[Darran]

Saw it last night, freaking awesome

[JimmyB76]

The best part of Prometheus isn?t the aliens

[Trim]

Just got back from seeing it, good flick. 

[JimmyB76]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Calls Out Prometheus For Its Sketchy Science


Must read: Noomi Rapace?s SMS conversation with the aliens in Prometheus

[FarShot]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Calls Out Prometheus For Its Sketchy Science

Of course he would. :roll

[JimmyB76]

10 Things You Didn?t Know About the Making of Prometheus

[Tally]

COMPLETELY SPOILER FREE

After seeing it opening weekend......meh, IMO was poorly paced, poorly edited...stupid and ill thought out logic of supposed intelligent characters and their actions, musical score that was out of place and not even needed in many scenes.
Considering I knew the premise and was not expecting the same intensityof alien/aliens.Personally I felt cheated and expected a half intelligent sci-fi film, but ended up watching a deus ex machina of convoluted and ill thought out characters and actions, my only high is that they spared no expense for the FX...shame thats were all the money went
...Ironically I watched Iron Sky on blu ray same weekend, considering they are at opposite ends of sci fi entertainment the latter was a better viewing experience.

As for all the spiel of what they'll may or may not put out on dvd/BD release I doubt it will make any difference to the overall feel/opinion of it, on a side note... FFS Ridley please leave any Bladerunner sequals/re-imagining the **** alone.

[moed]

I feel that it was good, but not very good. As Tally stated, the effects were incredible. But the story/acting left a pretty good amount to be desired. It wasn't that bad, but I expected more.

It did leave an opening at the end for a sequel but well... we'll see.

[Bren]

I agree with the both of you, but I will add that a special edition re-edit, or even a carefully-crafted sequel could make serious amends for the hodgepodge mess of a story that this beautiful film was saddled with.

[JimmyB76]

ok i know this is an old thread, but this is funny...

and yeah, spoilers here for those who havent seen it yet...