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craigamore
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012One of the things that most intrigues me about what we don't know is the vague references there have been to Aliens, not the xenomorph, but something that resmebles that aesthetic.
You have the reference in the plot portion of this site: "The Aliens themselves are said to be much larger than the original "Xenomorphs" we are used to. However, their overall construction will be easily noticable to that of the original Alien canon."
And there's also the reference in the Daily Star Interview with Katie Dickie about: "...how the crew of Prometheus are chased through the halls of their ship by "Skeletal Monstrosities"."
I also recall from the leaked version of the teaser, which DOES have a few shots not used in the offical release, a very dark and very difficult to see shot where it looked as though a black xenomorph-like hand moving over the edge of a hypersleep chamber. Now...I'm not saying that it is a xenomorph, but...I wonder if this film will feature something else, something that shows us the kind of Dr. Frankensteins these SpaceJockeys are with their genetic manipulations that ultimately lead to the xenomorph we're used to.
I just get the feeling there's something hiding in the shadows with this movie, showing itself in tiny bits of leaked info that is nothing like we expect or can even imagine at this point. What do you folks think?
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walterhiller
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012big=overcompensation and cartoon-like. it's much more scary and personal when it's "life size" so to speak.
i am reminded of dinosaurs and giants and trolls. and the queen alien is a joke. completely unscary, much like the entire aliens film. a bastardization of the original concept.
craigamore
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012Totally agree with you on the Queen alien nonsense. My use of 'Big' was too simplistic. I just get the sense there's something new we haven't seen that's going to just amaze us.
And when I refered to the leaked trailer, :38 seconds in, there's a shot, the one I mentioned earlier. I want to know what the hell that thing is. check it out at http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/83539/PROMETHEUS_Leaked_Trailer_Enhanced_De_noised/
deadcell
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012just please dont show whatever the beast is too much. for god sakes let our imagination terrify us.
craigamore
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012Totally agree....that's what made both 'Alien' and 'Jaws' work so well. It's always what we can't see that we have the hardest time understanding and thus, spend the most time fearing.
deadcell
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012i always had respect for lucas because of the wampa scene in empire, same thing you dont see it and it was one of the few horror moments in the trilogy. but what does he do, cg the damn monster and ruin the damn scene. goes to show you, lots of money, no damn brains
deadcell
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012im hopeing prometheous will be a mixture of alien, and dont hate me for saying it, and john carpenter's the thing. put those two together and wow.
craigamore
MemberOvomorph01/15/2012I see what you're saying...I think we may get a taste of that because itlooks to me like one of the explorers gets that genetic fluid that been rumored on his face and you can see shots in the trailer of a mutated crew member.
db73
MemberOvomorph01/16/2012[quote]"Totally agree....that's what made both 'Alien' and 'Jaws' work so well. It's always what we can't see that we have the hardest time understanding and thus, spend the most time fearing."[/quote]
Absolutely spot on. The problem has been that CGI advances have changed this concept. But however the beasties are generated if you see too much of them they loose their mystery, suspense, fear inducing qualities etc. I think this is why Scott says that the Alien as a shape is worn out. We've seen too much of it now. It's about as scary as a party popper these days. Less so in fact! Less is more ;-)
Frantz
MemberOvomorph01/16/2012""...how the crew of Prometheus are chased through the halls of their ship by "Skeletal Monstrosities"."
that thing is copied from a prometheus fake plot ... dont take that interview with Dickie as real , its probably not .
ZetaReticuli
MemberOvomorph01/16/2012Good subject craigamore. I'm visualising tall aliens not 'xenos'. The
things in my mind's eye are a blend of Carlos Huate's and Giger's phantasms
- wondering if the Gods and aliens in this are what will 'scare the living shit
out of us' to quote SRS. That and the mind-bending horror of being stranded
with these things on a bizarre planet many, many light years (centuries?)
away from home. It really f**ks with the mind that does.
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