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MemberOvomorph01/3/2012Hello. Just wrote my first entry on the "Serpent GIF" discussion. The gif, leaked footage and past experience with Ridley Scott led me to ponder that the obscurity in all we see is by design. Lot of the people here seems to take everything with a grain of salt anyway and that is a good thing! Nothing can be trusted before we see the actual film.
First: we know that what was present in the original Alien trailer was not in the movie. Second: RS makes vague statements that are very open for interpretation. So does the cast. Some could be outright false. Why? It is all part of the marketing. Getting people thinking about the film and discussing it but at the same time not revealing the plot. I myself like not knowing too much.
second: These leaks could also be by design. Either by the Fox or by the fans. Just looking at the leaked trailer it could not be any worse quality. It is close to being totally intelligible. The person leaking it definately had it in good format. Why not leak the original but take pains to produce material of terrible quality? Also the so called Serpent GIF... even worse quality creating more misguided discussion. The latter was probably by some fan and some people on the Internets absolutely love creating these wild goose chases. Just look at the amount of fan made bogus OFFICIAL trailers.
How deep does spin doctoring nowadays go? When someone in the forum is starting to make too much sense there could be some paid worker starting to work against that. Throwing new "just leaked" material as a counter measure, directing attention to insignificant issues or delicately trolling the discussion. We already know somebody from Fox is watching over the Internets as some material has vanished.
Makes you think just how big waste of time and human resources it is to discuss on forums created for upcoming movies, no? Maybe we should be more mindful about how and what we discuss on. What are the topics to avoid? In a retrospect the "Serpent GIF" could be one to avoid...
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Mentos
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012I think our discussions are all part of the fun. Speculation is great, and in the end we can look back and see who got bits of the story right or wrong.
As for Fox...as a Marketing student myself, I think, or should I say; hope that it is all fabricated. If so its bloody brilliant. We've all sat here on this site (and other forums too) complaining about Fox's lack of a marketing campaign when all along I think we've been part of the whole plan.
By slowly leaking images and poor quality video and then quickly removing them, Fox have managed to create a boat load of hype. I mean look at recent activity; the darn trailer had three of its own trailers! I think Fox have had all of this planned and frankly I applaud them; they're doing a great job in adding suspense to the release date and attracting more interest to the film.
Grooveraider
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012I second that, Mentos ! I believe Sir Ridley Scott created Prometheus
for its fans, first. But also make the film stand on its own feet for the average
movie goer.
SubterraneanHomesick
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012"I think our discussions are all part of the fun. Speculation is great"
Couldn't agree more, Mentos - I believe it's not only good fun but also an intelectual challenge to try to understand what's in store for us in the movie with such incomplete information available. And it allows also to put ourselves in the shoes of the scriptwriters and understand the challenge of coming up with a story that's not only interesting and surprising but also consistent with all the Alien history. In the end, if the story is indeed successful, it will help us to better appreciate their effort.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012imagine that.....anyone of us could be a spy for fox!!.....
I hope their is some spin doctoring involved...cause i want the plot to throw some interesting twists at me...some surprises that was not anticipated....I read somewhere that Ridley himself does not like the idea of endless speculations on the internet that might spoil the plot of Prometheus....wish I can remember where I saw this....it was in a very recent attached article on these forums.
Gavin
MemberTrilobite01/3/2012With our endless speculation, theories and debates we are hyping the film for ourselves and for others. In essence we are marketing the film. So I have one question - when do I get my cheque?
Jeystone
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012the PG thing isn't speculation..these days no one does R rating in fear of not appealing to the dumb low IQ transformers assholes..Prometheus will be a shitfest, a missed opportunity with no soul
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012@ Jeystone
At this point the rating has'nt been confirmed....I am not particularly comfortable with a PG13 rating eitheir...but Based on what u just said....u seem like a missed opportunity with no soul!
Tho I have to support one thing u did say....Transformer junkies are indeed low IQ assholes!
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MemberOvomorph01/3/2012I think the marketing has been done pretty well so far. What I would like to is is some viral stuff, similar to the viral marketing done for films like The Dark Knight & Cloverfield etc.
@Juxtapose. I'm sorry but you are totally wrong about Transformer junkies being low IQ assholes. I am a life long Transformers fan and I have an IQ of 140 odd. I am not an asshole either.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012ok...sorry then Engineer....that was not directed at u....I for one, as u can tell...am not a transformers fan....but each to his own...and OMG that IQ....let me guess u either a rocket scientist or a Meta-physician...am I right?
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MemberOvomorph01/3/2012No worries, no offence taken. No i'm not a rocket scientist or anything like that, just a pretty regular guy. My brother has an even higher IQ, his is something like 170 odd. He was actually offered a scholarship at some science university in Russia but he turned it down.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012@ Engineer
Hahahahah....actually my previous post was an attempt at very subtle sarcasm...lol
To be honest i am relieved it did not spark a fight...then i would have to sit here and think of the perfect comeback...competing with mister 140 IQ...lol...I have no fucking clue what mine is....I also have no concept of what is considered high or low on a scale?
As for Transformers....i like it to a degree...love the cgi (even tho it is a little overused)...but it's that Shia La Buff (can't be bothered to google the proper spelling) character that puts me of the most!
But peace dude...like i said each to his own...at least we have one thing in common....
"P R O M E T H E U S"
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MemberOvomorph01/3/2012Another thing there I totally agree with you on, Shia La Butt (as i like to call him) was the worst thing about Bay's Transformers trilogy.
Each to his own is something I live by and i'm also relieved an argument wasn't started. Like you said, at least we have one thing in common (and probably more), Prometheus.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph01/3/2012Shia La Buff...belongs in romantic comedy's along side Jennifer Aniston...Those 2 would be the perfect couple....sure their will be plenty we agree on....Transformers are'nt one of them...but i will rather see that than the latest installment of the Twilight series...and perhaps even the latest Harry Potter disappointment....i never read those books...I never want to either...those HP movies are'nt what i would describe as bad...but they just don't really draw me in....
I need something cold, disturbing and thought provoking....hello Prometheus!
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MemberOvomorph01/3/2012If you want to see something cold, disturbing and thought provoking, try Dark City. It's not a horror but it does send chills down my spine.
Gavin
MemberTrilobite01/3/2012LOL, Dark City, I have not seen that for ages, a damn good film Keifer Sutherland plays a damn good part in that, not his usual type of role.
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