Talk Alien (Page 232)

Coincidence between Engineer/SJ interior of ship - Alien Hive

Why is it that there's a huge similarity in the design of the Engineer/SJ ship interior, and alien hive. ( sub level 3 Aliens) Was it just for atmosphere?...

Prometheus, a dream project from a fan's perspective.

Thought I'd offer a break from all the mixed reviews. I'd considered Prometheus a dream project since I never figured Scott would return to the Alien...

Some Logic/Setting Uncertainties

Greetings, Here are some points of uncertainty for me that I would love to have clarified by a qualified expert; 1) Is the Ampule room part of the SJ...

"Terrifying battle?" Am I missing something? (spoilers-inside)

Saw the movie in USA on Friday at private screening for local media critics. Walked out happy, not blown away, but happy. Then I started thinking back to...

Did you hate/dislike the movie? Feeling cheated / sick? I have your cure!

O.K. Just hear me out and keep an open mind. I have your cure. Regardless of whether it sucks or not, I see it in 4 days (in the US), I'm going to see it...

We didn't expect them, to be so...non alien. (spoilers-inside)

Just to make my position clear straight away i've just seen the film and I loved it. I thought it was truly excellent. Where I was dissapointed was not so...

CHRONOLOGY / PERCEPTION

keeping in mind i have not yet seen PROMETHEUS for myself (i will see it this coming friday) i was wondering what the ages are of the folks who've...

2000 year old S.J. corpses.

I've just finished watching Prometheus [despite lurking on this board for months i've held off posting till i'd seen the film] and think I may have spooted...

different story thread to be continued or changed by you and me !

The Space jockey existed as its own species they had discovered or created the xeno however one of their ships crashed due to a stray face hugger, the...

Ridley Scott is another George Lucas! (spoilers-inside)

It's official: Ridley Scott is another George Lucas. OK, that might be stretching it slightly but damn, what a disappointment this movie is. Yes, I am a...

Five important things I learnt from Prometheus

Prometheus 2 - Zeus (Yutani)

Hi all ... just scribbled some thoughts on the next act of the new Mythology .. more holes than PROMETHEUS , but I hope you get the brief ... incidently I...

Alien FLAW????

In Alien , the lack of explanation of the SJ, was considered a flaw ???????

Am I getting this wrong?

It is late and I am very tired but the movie apparently had one engineer left. He died at the end when the alien came bursting out his chest. In Alien...

Choose your question fellow explorers!

Well if everything goes right I will be watching the film for the very first time on Friday. Hopefully there will be a sequal to the film. So here's the...

why??????

when alien came out i was 7....i enjoy it when i first saw it and i always will......i have enjoyed all the other films and there was no disection. WHY ARE...

My general review of Prometheus (spoilers-inside)

Well i went to see Prometheus on Friday the 1st June, in the UK, suprisingly before any of my friends; much to my delight later at the pub haha. I wont place...

the link to Alien

If you remember as the team where in the mountain just outside the door where the dead engineer was found david finds some clear sticky resin on the door...

Engineer suits

So the engineers wear the suits that we all recognise as the Space Jockey from the first Alien..but arent they already wearing another suit which resembles...

Has anyone lost their minds from seeing Prometheus Yet?

Replies Here: (Jokers are also welcome!) and those who know the answer is God but can't quite remember what the Question was? or even remember when they last...

Can someone explain?

I have to say, on it's face, this is an enjoyable movie in any respect, period - I have seen it twice and maybe I am just plain dumb, but I have some real...

Some new facts (for most).

Some facts and suggestions: 1) There happened a big accident around 2000 years ago, which affected all Engineers on a vast scale. Indication for this is...

Ridley on LV-426

I forget where exactly, but in the past Ridley has stated that the Derelict on LV-426 had been there for millions of years, perhaps. But in this recent...

End Credits Song/Track

Does anyone at all know the End Credits Piano song played at the end of the film? Was just really curious because it caught me off guard and really...

Alien Resurrection

SciFi Channel (which they will always be in my mind) has been showing a bunch of Alien films lately including Alien Resurrection. I have always really liked...

Answers to the big questions?

I watched Prometheus this morning at the IMAX in Manchester, UK. I have to say as a true fan of the Alien films growing up and a huge inspiration from Giger...

Prometheus Box office until now

from the boxofficemojo ""Prometheus took first place in 14 of its 15 markets and earned an estimated $35 million this weekend. In Russia, its $11.1...

SPOILER End of the movie

...that the ship driven by Shaw at the end is the one falling on LV426... where 30 yrs later the Nostromo lands?

Surprised it wasnt a 18 in the UK

Okay so do any other UK viewers think Prometheus was seriously pushing the 15 boundary? I mean there were two scenes (coincidentally my favourite) that I’m...

Should The next aliens movie be a big in depth 3 hour Dune style project ?

It looks like the profits are rolling in for this, so no doubt there will be big budget for the next one. Is it just me, but the aliens movies are...

My post 2nd viewing thoughts (spoiler-free)

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DEEPER THOUGHTS ON PROMETHEUS

Fellow fans, Although we have every right in the world to get angry at the makers for failing to deliver on the character/story development front......

Oh dear! (spoiler-free)

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Love or hate prometheus

I' m reading a lot of reviews from fans and from papers too...prometheus seems to be a 50/50%Movie...is it soo?... There are 50% Fans who love it...like...

Fan Art

Mixed reviews be damned! I am still excited for the movie so I made something. It's retro and isnt meant to convey the tone of the movie though so dont be...

High Expectations

I am wandering whether the high expectations that we place on everything will result in no film being what we imagine it will be. The human imagination is...

if I could,... (spoilers-inside)

Could increase the tension,.. everyone is on edge,. this is really scarey,.. long shots,. emphasise the shapes,. the size,. how foreign/alien it was,.. lets...

The demise of Weyland Corp

At least we know the reason Weyland Corp had to be merged/ bought out by Yutani. Basically after sinking a trillion dollars into a doomed scientific...

did IQs just drop?

I can't believe what I'm Hearing everybody wants this everybody wants that did we forget that even when Ridley scott doesn't tick all of our imaginary...

extended blu-ray

Okay, so I watched the movie, and it had a lot of questions, raised eyebrows and plotholes, not the least in the second half of the movie. It feels like a...