Nicker on 24/2/2017 at 17:32
Quote Posted by Vivian
because fuck the entire fossil record, genetic evidence, etc.
Yeah I think that was the unconscious "this will be shit" moment for me in Prometheus, in the prologue, where the Engineers seed the Earth with their atomised genetics, trusting that 4 billion years of natural selection and geological catastrophes will reassemble it into fellow domesticated primates.
Who needs science in their science fiction?
At least this flick is attempting to make likable characters, even if it is using clumsy shorthand to do it.
If they are not the colonists for LV-426, they will still all die horribly, like teenagers at a cabin in the woods. Unless this pic can stitch together the frankenstory so far, or at least stuff the sausage into a shapely casing, my FUAF prediction stands.
rachel on 24/2/2017 at 18:09
Not impressed by what I see so far.
Renault on 24/2/2017 at 18:35
I mean, if there's no more to the story than - people attempt to colonize a planet, said people get wiped out by a alien there - I'm going to be very disappointed. I'm hoping Scott has something a little more interesting under the hood, but the trailer and prologue don't give any indication of what it might be.
Vivian on 24/2/2017 at 19:07
Some van daniken shit, basically.
Nicker on 25/2/2017 at 00:59
I think people and Hollywood have forgotten what made Alien a classic, it broke new stylistic ground.
Until then, space adventures featured military expeditions and space craft that looked like sleek display suites, staffed by clean freaks. The Nostromo was a greasy, ugly, industrial rig manned by working stiffs.
It had no pretenses about explaining the origins of humanity. It was bugz in space.
Vivian on 25/2/2017 at 02:10
yeah EXACTLY. Hey here's a scary space monster that will eat you, but we actually spend loads of time and effort actually making it scary. I think it was mostly luck that idea was so effective twice, or maybe twice and a half in a row. Digging it out with no new ideas except injecting some proper new age bullshit into the mix isn't going to work too well. It's likely this will be bollocks.
icemann on 25/2/2017 at 07:06
Only bad thing about this movie is that we lost Alien 5 for it. Looks good from the trailer and this prologue mini film is pretty good overall.
Thirith on 26/2/2017 at 17:37
I don't think that Prometheus has any pretenses about explaining the origins of humanity. The stuff about the Engineers is its premise, not its message. There's plenty to criticise about Prometheus, but you can absolutely tell good stories with its premise.
SD on 26/2/2017 at 18:18
Game over, man.
Pretty shitty news, especially as he seemed to be having something of a career resurgence lately (it was great to see him pop up in Agents of Shield).
