Prometheus - Ridley Scott's 'Alien Prequel' (or not)...
Discussion
Marf said:
Mikeyboy said:
Disagree, The Exorcist would probably get a PG-13 these days, admittedly at a push.
Your mother sucks...Oh yeah, clearly PG-13 material
ET remove sweary film quotes.
Edited by rhinochopig on Wednesday 9th November 13:38
Edited by rhinochopig on Wednesday 9th November 13:39
Brigand said:
Raef Spall (of Pete Vs Life) was on Something for the Weekend a couple of weeks ago talking about the film, he has a part in there, but wasn't able to say anything other than "I'm in the film" and "It was amazing to be on the set and be directed by Ridley Scott"
I hope he is comic relief/whiny s
t then, because he is ste at anything else.
I have to say they don't fill me with confidence.
'Hollywood Fake' looking actors - are astronauts really that pretty, do they have that much time for immaculately coiffured hair when in space? Could you believe that any of those shown are really astronauts?
Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
'Hollywood Fake' looking actors - are astronauts really that pretty, do they have that much time for immaculately coiffured hair when in space? Could you believe that any of those shown are really astronauts?
Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
rhinochopig said:
'Hollywood Fake' looking actors - are astronauts really that pretty, do they have that much time for immaculately coiffured hair when in space? Could you believe that any of those shown are really astronauts?
Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
I didn't realise but you pinpointed it...with Idris playing the token black man à la Yaphet Kotto.Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
Oh I dunno...all looks OK to me. Ridley's such a good director that I suspect the characters 'look' the way they do for a reason.
Perhaps they've all just awoken from hypersleep, had a shower, tarted themselves up and gone exploring. I suspect as the film develops they'll start to look more and more haggard.
Also, I am quite impressed with that cavern and the stone head - it does have a creepy vibe to it.
I'm just prayin' to good its not a PG13.
About the spacesuits...
If the script rumours are correct, aren't they all semi-military (or at least 'officialdom' in some respect) personnel in the film? More like AlienS than Alien where they were miners (or whatever).
Perhaps they've all just awoken from hypersleep, had a shower, tarted themselves up and gone exploring. I suspect as the film develops they'll start to look more and more haggard.
Also, I am quite impressed with that cavern and the stone head - it does have a creepy vibe to it.
I'm just prayin' to good its not a PG13.
About the spacesuits...
If the script rumours are correct, aren't they all semi-military (or at least 'officialdom' in some respect) personnel in the film? More like AlienS than Alien where they were miners (or whatever).
Edited by im on Wednesday 23 November 10:09
hornetrider said:
No need to defend it because it's your thread mate.
"Oh no, its my baby, please don't hurt my baby!" 
You don't half talk some twaddle HR
If its crap its crap but, IMHO, the pictures don't really tell us much. Can't imagine Ridley would make a film with squeeky clean TV-Movie style characters as a prequel to his seminal Alien film though.
hornetrider said:
Nowhere near enough sweat, grime or lived in kit....or crusty blood.
Those shots all look like they are taken in the 'exploratory' phase of the film - before it all kicks off.ETA: Ridley says "Fans of the original Alien will definitely notice some things, especially toward the end. But I really can't say any more than that."
If the script in the Opening Post is correct then...
...it's probably the crashed/derelict alien ship.
Edited by im on Wednesday 23 November 11:59
rhinochopig said:
I have to say they don't fill me with confidence.
'Hollywood Fake' looking actors - are astronauts really that pretty, do they have that much time for immaculately coiffured hair when in space? Could you believe that any of those shown are really astronauts?
Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
I kind of agree with this, it is rather clinical/Marvel looking.'Hollywood Fake' looking actors - are astronauts really that pretty, do they have that much time for immaculately coiffured hair when in space? Could you believe that any of those shown are really astronauts?
Space suits stolen from the fantastic four.
None has that credible lived in look that Alien/s had.
Bad omens for me I'm afraid.
I suppose the main reason will be that this a military/science spaceship and one of the first deep space missions.
In Alien, the characters were just deep space haulage crew, hence the gritty and dirty nature of it.
Think of it in terms of the difference between a modern day cargo tanker and a military warship.
I have faith in Ridley Scott's ability, but I do hope that those photos are touched up for the press release and we have a grittier film.
Comment from someone who purports to know a little about these photos and in particular his comment on the 1st picture in my post, the one with all 3 of them looking ahead with torches...
"commits the sin of having actors faces Photoshop manipulated to the degree that it looks like someone just cut out faces from a magazine and stuck them on other people’s bodies. We are nearing the year 2012 and with the amount of money studios like Fox put into making these damn movies, you would think they would spend a few more dollars to make the all important early promotional work come across better than this?"
Fair comment I suppose. The insinuation is that these are effectively faked or at the very least manipulated beyond what we'll actually see on-screen.
"commits the sin of having actors faces Photoshop manipulated to the degree that it looks like someone just cut out faces from a magazine and stuck them on other people’s bodies. We are nearing the year 2012 and with the amount of money studios like Fox put into making these damn movies, you would think they would spend a few more dollars to make the all important early promotional work come across better than this?"
Fair comment I suppose. The insinuation is that these are effectively faked or at the very least manipulated beyond what we'll actually see on-screen.
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