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Thadus 12
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011Was wondering if they'll clear up what actually did happen to Lambert in Alien,in the new Prometheus film?
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Paddy101
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011Can someone please point out where in the film you see Lambert again once she is taken by the Alien...
birdman: are you not mixing up the thought that a panicked Ripley is just firing the flame thrower in an attempt to stop the Alien from following her onto the escape ship??? (without knowing that the Alien is already on board)

birdman
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011OK....Lambert getting raped. Never thought about that before.... But now I remember a scene in Alien. While Ripley was entering or close to entering the escape ship from the Nostromo (I forget the name), something or somebody was firing a flamethrower at her. Any ideas? Or did I miss something? Ash was gone, so I've wondered about that here and there for years and years...

Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011You dont see her anymore ... and the same is for parker ...the alien didnt had the time to cocoon both since he start the chase for ripley .... Dallas and Parker where caught many hours before .
All that rape thing is born from a joke of ridley scott in the commentary because was the moment when you see the tail behind her ...but of course you cant make jokes with a crowd of horny teens -.-

Mr.J
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011When Ripley goes to check on Lambert and Parker, she turns the corner to see Lambert hanging there, of course we see only her arm and Parker in the distance. The Alien has no time to cocoon them because he is making his way to the shuttle to get nestled in there....

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011I respectfully and completely disagree with the assessment here. completely.
1st of all SEX/RAPE IS 100% what Scott and Giger and even the studio intended i heard as much for my own ears yesterday watching the Quadrilogy box set dvd.
Scott himself says "it's clear she is being raped or sexually assaulted" and Veronica Cartwright even says that's just what she always assumed was going on....as a matter of fact in the entire Last scene of the film they completely intended for Weaver to be nude.
I have also looked at this shot over and over and over, and what I see is solid evidence that Parker is dead and very shoddy evidence that Lambert is.
I am still not convinced that any part of Lamberts' body is hanging there in that mess of body parts.
I think the makers of the first film did this deliberately and left the film open ended in certain areas so as to accept different interpretations of it and by not completely resolving certain things in the film.
I could accept though the explanation that no, that is in fact her body, that's cool by me, but ultimately there is no way I am ever, ever, ever going to accept that Lambert was not raped, this is what these creatures do, this is what has been inferred by the makers of that film over and over and over again, there is 100% a clearly sexual aspect to this, the creature itself is in it's very nature a sexual predator and they intend 100% on taking that concept farther than that even in Prometheus.
In fact they intended with "Alien" on this creature having scenes in which it raped both men and women, in order to freak out the men in the audience.

Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011I suspect we have two different quadrilogy set cos i didnt find anything like that ... Ridley clearly say that there is no sex or sensuality in the movie and that the only concession is ripley half naked at the end . ( if you point me in which section he say that i will be glad )
Never i think he said that ripley was supposed to be naked at the end ..he said that in the awakening scene at the beginning they were supposed to be sleeping naked but that was not allowed .
Plus there are clearly lambert arms in front of parker when ripley find them ... so or the alien didnt have a tongue erection or he did came too fast :D.
Why all this need of sadic things even when they are not there ??
PS Giger can se penises even in street lamps . Hes smart he know that with sex he sell better

Micro changes in air density
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011I would agree Spartacus. Scott wanted to do more with Alien on this but was probably put off by those financing it or by ratings. There has also been some strong hints that Prometheus would be gruesome and I expect some kind of sexual interaction betwwen god knows what.

Mr.J
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011yeah same here, I have the bluray set and I have watch the documentary, well, let's just say alot, lol...and the only thing sexual mentioned is about the Alien when Veronica Cartwright is talking about the creature design and what not...but that's it.

birdman
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011Paddy101.... in the scene in alien I spoke of, it is not Ripley firing the flamethrower this time. Somebody or something is firing it AT HER... Down a passageway. But after thinking about it, maybe it is just part of the early stages of the Nostromo's self destruct process. Or Lambert is part xeno or something trying to kill her. who knows. But I agree where Mr. Scott left some open ended ideas. Thanks!

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011Frantz, it's on the 2nd disc of the 9 disc quadrilogy box set.
I just watched it yesterday, go to the Main menu and set the thing to "PLAY ALL FEATURES" and you will eventually get to the part where Ridley Scott, Yaphet Koto, Sigourney, Harry Dean Stanton, and Veronica Cartwright are all discussing that scene.
Ridley says, "You do not see it in the film, but you hear it happening off screen in the audio"
He also says .."Whatever it is that you interpret it to be" {or something to that effect}, "if it isn't rape, that it was in fact all the same what they intended it to be anyways. there's alot going on off camera there"
But he makes it clear that this is a Grey Area and was deliberately left that way because they did want more money to do many more things with Alien but the suits at Fox wouldn't give it to him...also and don't forget this one...
He spent the better part of 16 months walking all around the set with a copy Gigers Necronomicon under his arm, the entire film was derived from one of Gigers sickest paintings.
As the story/Franchise progressed, and during the pre production work for Alien 3,
Giger developed a lot of artwork that was never used by Fox or the UK production company for that film, but Scott has inferred several times now that he may use some of these ideas in Prometheus including scenes of Erotisism between the Xenomorph and both male and female crew members.
I have been wrong before and am the first to admit whenever I am if possible, but here I think I have to say that while you guys may be right in that if you just look at Scott's film straight up, their is no weird sexually deviant behaviour I agree completely from either Humans or Xenomorphs, but I am telling you that this is what was intended, and is still an underlying theme behind everything Scott and Giger do together.

Decker
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011Not sure if the original Alien was a drone or not. (incapable of reproduction?) I had not perceived the Lambert killing as a rape, although in retrospect the awful sounds that were broadcast to Ripley from Lamberts open mic could easily be taken for that. My first take on that, as I sat in the theater as a teenager so long ago, was that the Alien was cruelly toying with her as a cat might with a mouse before dispatching it.

Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011okayyy spartacus we have a very different point of view and a different perception of things !..we will see in prometheus who was more close to it even if im sure that i will see my things and you yours and nothing will change :D ..shake hands my friend

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011Ok, this is just an observation....
I just stated it and stopped it because of one of the first things spoken at the beginning of the piece which is this...
Veronica Cartwright's first sentence at the beginning of the first documentary is...
"I think he {Ridley Scott} took a lot of techniques from Alfred Hitchcock in the sense that you do not really see everything, the imagination is used, and I think that is what made it so terrifying".
To me that statement represents the spirit in which the entire film was made.
Maybe we did not see what we thought we were seeing but it was definitley left open ended on purpose for us all to imagine it like that or to allow the viewer we see it that way if he/she wishes.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/6/2011I cherish your opinion Frantz and am most found of you, I am always Fine with agreeing to disagree.
And Just to be fair I will tell you what I am going to do right now.
I am going to put it all on my PS3 again and watch it yet again, and freeze it when it gets to the right part and I will quote word for word what they all say.
May take some time and patience but at least it will clear up if I am really reading too much into all this.
see ya soon.

Thadus 12
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011Ive speculated for years,but I think the rape thing is the best outcome,or at least the alien introduced some of its dna to transform her? That theory of gene manipulation seems to be playing some part in prometheus story leaks? what are your thoughts?

mendi
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011but in alien you see ripley entering the hangar where you see parker dead and the feet of lambert so maybe rape but not cacooned... so the aliens have some kind of reproductive system? if there is rape there is sexual intercouse.... or not just guessing!

Engineer Tech Brett
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011Was'nt it said that the creatures in this movie do "very perverse things" or has that been thrown out?
It does appear and sound like Lambert was raped in Alien.
Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well.

Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011It seems to bein a college room with fat teens with their fingers in the nose talking about nude women mating with gorillas .

Biomechanic
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011I've found those who call people derogatory names and make snide remarks simply because they don't like to hear intelligent adults discussing sex usually are the ones that have the mentality of a child and hence are more prone to have their fingers up their noses. You know you've found a severe case of mental deficiency If they somehow find a way to work in an insult about someones weight into their objections instead of laying out even the most rudimentary evidence to support their argument.

Frantz
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011you are really so high strung biomechanic ? ITs really like you were the one raped by the alien huh :D
To be honest i dont see talking about an alien "raping" Lambert as a "intelligent adults discussing sex " ... However continue to talk about alien sex for the benefits of this nice site ! Twisted teens will arrive with trucks ... we are hostages of the masses after all ...

mendi
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011I hope this Prometheus will give us answers we all want I feel it will be the best movie in a long time and that will maintain the suspense and scariness of the alien one, the darkness and mistery of the alien spaceship.... like I tell you have a lot of faith that it will be amazing

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011I would have preferred to PM you but I cannot so I just want to say that this....
[quote]I hope this Prometheus will give us answers we all want I feel it will be the best movie in a long time and that will maintain the suspense and scariness of the alien one, the darkness and mistery of the alien spaceship.... like I tell you have a lot of faith that it will be amazing[/quote]
BY You Mendi,
was so well said and I am in complete agreement.

Biomechanic
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011Actually my response to Frantz was a tongue in cheek joke. He also made a snide remark on one of my topics that happened to be about sex too. He usually pepers his response with insults. He is free to do so and I am free to respond. The last time I just joked it off but here I decided to stand up and turn the tables. Lighten up.
As for you I would appreciate it if you stop following me around and trying to make everything about you. I am going to just bite my tongue now because you are not worth the effort.

mendi
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011thank you spartacus! I thin this movie will vindicate the trueand original alien spirit!

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011mendi ›
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thank you spartacus! I thin this movie will vindicate the trueand original alien spirit![/quote]
It's a pleasure mendi.

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MemberOvomorph12/3/2011It has already been said over and over again by Scott and others that this movie will not have any direct connection to any of the characters in the original film. Just wait until this amazing thing is released and enjoy the entirely new story.

mendi
MemberOvomorph12/3/2011yes miser indeed a new story but with the unique alien atmosphere don't you agree? if we guide ourselves by the trailer ... that's what we'll see ...
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