SubJeff on 22/12/2011 at 17:38
Ridley Scott makes a return to sci-fi, trailer finally goes up, I get confused.
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http://io9.com/5870445/watch-the-first-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus-now)
I've just re-watched it and I was right - there is a hell of a lot of Alien-alike stuff in there. It's... weird. It's either awful or genius but right now I can't tell. Have a look and tell me what you think. It almost looks like it's about searching for the origins of the Aliens and getting into a Situation. But I can't be sure.
Koki on 22/12/2011 at 17:44
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Renault on 22/12/2011 at 18:01
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I love a good Aliens movie, and this one seems to be in good hands (Ridley Scott). That said, I can't help but think that the story of the "space jockey" and the origins of the derelict spaceship from Alien might have been best left alone.
nicked on 22/12/2011 at 18:49
It definitely gives me that "Alien" feeling, but whether that's just good trailer design or not remains to be seen.
SubJeff on 22/12/2011 at 19:01
The big shipthing at the end, the pods/eggs that the guy is walking through at some point, the thing sticking to someone's face... It's like Alien: Genesis or something. The story of how they were bioengineered perhaps?
Neb on 22/12/2011 at 19:27
Word is there's going to be another trailer released in 30 minutes. [or, maybe that's bollocks.]
The eggs are a different shape, and there seems to be some kind of mutant guy. I'm guessing the eggs are mind control weapons.
Scots Taffer on 23/12/2011 at 00:20
Loved that trailer. Definitely the best of the trio released this week and probably the only one that gave a really good feel of the tone and atmosphere of the flick (tense, scary and balls-out action) whereas Batman was all over the place with a focus on demonstrating an Emmerich style setpiece and Hobbit couldn't decide if it's singing and kids friendly or the fantasy action epic like LOTR.
Sombras on 23/12/2011 at 00:33
Jesus, there are parts of that trailer that look like a damned Alien prequel. I know it's not (or do I?), but wow. I'll still see it, though!
Neb on 23/12/2011 at 02:10
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
It's like Alien: Genesis or something. The story of how they were bioengineered perhaps?
I've got this really horrible feeling that it will turn out that humans were originally bioengineered. I'm praying that I'm wrong. Why that big carved head? And why the tag line about looking for our beginning?
catbarf on 23/12/2011 at 03:40
I think it's definitely an Alien prequel. At 0:54, you see that the derelict appears to be the same one as in Alien, except standing upright, which appears to be falling over from 0:56 to 1:02. The head on the table at 0:34 looks like the Space Jockey's, and at 0:44 you can see for an instant the Space Jockey (in its chair as per Alien) rising up into position.
