The Plot, The Story

The big problem i see is that 1) if someone of the crew survive THEN WeYu should know everything about the alien races and THEN the Nostromo mission was already planned but since everything look fossilized we have to assume that 2) all the crew die ... however a movie with a bad ending always flop ( there must be always a sort of compensation and sacrifice for a just cause is not often enough ) 3) the android survive and decide to keep it for himself ( a bit kiddish imo )

Once again Lindelof is asked how Prometheus is connected to Alien (a question I'm sure he's been asked a few too many times by now), but in this clip he also reveals: [b] "If there were a sequel to Prometheus, it would not be Alien. It would be it's own movie entirely because it goes off in an entirely different direction"[/b][i][u][/u][/i] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGBStEtUK6I&feature=player_embedded

then why they used the Weyland Yutani company ? EVERYTHING we know surely point to Alien and more you link the movie to the Alien universe ( androids , WY , space jockeys , cilinders/eggs ) the less you can escape "in an entirely different direction "

LEts round up what we know until now -the crew ( ore crews ) should be of 11-13 ( we still dont know if Pearce or Foster are part of the crew ) -the ship is named Prometheus but there can be another ship named MAgellan ..if the two act togheter ..or if one is a rescue vessel ..or a relict ..we dont know . -we know the the spall character die ...and maybe the wilson one too -we know that the crew is quite interested in some "cylinders" "eggs" that contain some crystals or green slime . -we know that there is surely an android character played by Fassbender and maybe another ..surely the character David is quite important to the story -there is surely a premise before the space trip ..that can explain the beginning of life on earth and/or some discovers or the planning that lead to the space trip . ( theron , Pearce and Fassbender can be involved in that part ) -there must me some sort of infection or insemination , something that make someone of the crew feel sick . -there are wheeled vehicles - they found structures very similar to the spaceship on LV426 -we know that the spall character is killed by an alien -we know that rapace is in love with logan marshall green character anything else ?

watched again alien tonight ... two thoughts 1) the space jockey platform is slightly different ...but still very similar , so much that i start to think that is the same ship . What if the ship is shoot down on the lv426 by the prometheus crew ? 2) in the italian traslation the message "sounds like a menace" and that was interesting ..but in the original it sound like a "warning" .. that make alot of a difference , why they should warn if they want to destroy ? of course the 2 stories could not be linked directly ...

Yeah it is a different platform if you look closely, but very similar. There has been speculation that it is the top of the "Head" and is where the SJ is in hyper sleep (all speculation I may add) I don't think it is a ship, I think it is the interior to a chamber or something like that. Remember the early pics that showed the entrance and tunnels? [IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii283/Evilqtl_2007/Misc/comparison.jpg[/IMG] They initially think the sound is a distress call, but mother works out (too late) that it is a warning.BTW, have you heard the warning call on the DC Blu ray?Totally different and no where near as efective!!!!

nope ...the cds ive are from the Alien Collection ( with a very interesting alien legacy CD ) and there is the classic ( and scaring ) warning call BTW for the 100+ time ive watched alien and for the 100+ time it catched my attention from the 1st frame ...is incredible how it catch you ... i really hope Scott can do again that magic ...and that lead me to some speculations 1) he did add Pearce and Foster because he wasnt able to recreate the right crew chemistry , so he did add 2 people with a strong personality . 2) the crew of the nostromo were made by "not very beautiful people " and not also very young ...ive the slight fear that the prometheus crew is a bit too young and good looking ( expecially in the main characters )

Yeah Frantz, I know what you mean. Every time I watch it it draws me in. The drama, mystery and ultimately the terror.

I trust that Ridley Scott is going to respect us fanatics of the original 'Alien'. He's creating another masterpiece, but he's got a lot of pressure because he's going backwards instead of forwards....he knows that there is an enormous fan base that regards Alien as waaaaay more than just entertainment. To design a prequel is probably the hardest thing he's ever going to do. Its going to be based off a movie that is already timeless...if he doesn't want to fuck with his fans he's going to have to "go back" to the way 'Alien' was constructed as a cinematographic masterpiece: the sets, the acting, the tension, the originality, the sound, the SUBTLETIES!!! I pray every single night that Ridley Scott does Prometheus justice....because we ALL know what happened with the Star Wars prequels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

space jockeys = jar jar binx !!! now we im really scared !! :D

According to the few appearances of the Space Jockeys in the comics (they look kinda like Elephant-humanoids with their skin on), they weren't portrayed as the "creators" of the Aliens... they were like exterminators. I think they were supposed to be the original nemesis of the alien species until Dark Horse said "there was an alien skull in predator 2... lets throw them together in a book and see how it goes".