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ZetaReticuli
MemberOvomorphMar-15-2012 5:04 AMThe antithesis of Mollo's/Moebius designs for Alien and (admittedly)
more practical and realistic? Even down to the elbow-pads. The costume
designs dept must've done exhaustive research at the behest of Sir Ridley
to get maximum authenticity.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/photogalleries/spacesuit-pictures/photo3.html
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Ender
MemberOvomorphMar-15-2012 7:57 AMCooool! and here's all of us thinking the suits lacked realism.
We still haven't been able to guess whay there is 2 suits though. Maybe we'll know more on Saturday.

Gavin
MemberTrilobiteMar-15-2012 8:24 AMJust watched Planet of the Vampires on Youtube, and I noticed the bonnet-caps of their black and yellow leather outfits are not too dissimilar to those yellow ones worn by the crew in Prometheus.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorphMar-15-2012 8:35 AMman I have to ask you...while you were watching it, at any time did the word "Cheesey" come to mind?

Lv1967
MemberOvomorphMar-15-2012 9:30 AMThat's a very nice find, Zetareticuli! And isn't it ironic that the Alien suits, deemed more "authentic", are now demoded?
20thcenturybuick
MemberOvomorphMar-15-2012 4:26 PMits kind of like when you see those old diver suits..compared to today's scuba suits
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