I may get 'LOST' in Lindeloffs script!

haha - I like your passion, and share in your excitement of what might be and hot beans but lets face it - you and I still havent got a clue what this film is about or how it will play out (no seriously - you dont know) - and therein lies the rub. Whereas you are placing full confidence this is going to be a nailed on masterpiece, experience has taught me to tread lightly - ive been letdown so many times before. LOST was absolute garbage in my opinion - im hoping Lindelof is not the weak link here - I have seen and particpated in some great storyline speculation on these boards - believe me, I know how great this film can be

...and all I am saying is this film is going to KICK Butt , Big Time !!! The Least of my worries is, well, I really do not have any, it is 100% abundantly clear to me that this film will be more entertaining to watch then just about every single film I have seen in the last 50 years! The trailers alone are so unbelievably cool and hip and stylish and exciting and just plain well made that I cannot see what it is exactly that anyone else would need in order to feel excited for it's arrival and happy and joyous and free and to be convinced that This is a Must See cannot Miss Type Film !!!

oh and Lost, I knew enough before hand about it to not even watch it, at all, not even 1 minute of it !!! Now THERE was a problematic story !!! This is on a whole other level though IMO, on that I am sure you would agree.

Spaihts has claimed that his original story remains intact, and that Lindelof was brought in primarily to focus on characterizations/motivations. That doesn't mean they [i]both[/i] couldn't have screwed the proverbial pooch, but I think it's unlikely, given what Scott has been willing to risk by going back. Like I said, I think chances are [i]better than even[/i] for a new classic. That isn't a slam-dunk, fo sho, bet-the-farm position.....but I will be much more surprised if it sucks, than if it's very good indeed.

He also claimed the fake leaked script was Not his at all, Denied any knowledge of it and attributed it to "a jealous and frustrated and rejected screenwriter" yet incredibly, many of the very ideas in it are already appearing in this films' trailers. I believe him that the story is in tact, but I think he knows way more than he ever said about that fake leaked script attributed to him which I still have...and I am willing to bet a lot of the ideas from that thing were in the end incorporated into this film...no matter who's ideas they were or who gets the credit.

yeah youre right - im being a debbie downer on a side note - what got me amped about this more than anything else (I dont think Ive ever joined a fan forum for a movie ever) was the pitch change in the trailer half way through...the siren and intensity it was portraying was palpable ..fair to say I was speechless. Lets just say that some of my trepidation around teh story will not be around teh narrative per se - I should have more faith - but a very real fear (excuse teh pun) that the trailer promises something that I dont know it will be able to deliver effectively if its going to get the rating that I think it will. What sacrifices will be made in the script and direction simply becuase spotty Norris and his schoolmates get to see it too? anyway - probably for a different thread, but still related to my point around Lindelof - he specialises in producing enterainment for exactly the same demographic that I dont want this film aimed at

Do we know exactly when the leaked script in question, first surfaced?

definitely agree, Sparty. And thank you and JP for staying Civil. Love the passion. Trust me, I feel that passionate about this movie, too. I'm a grown adult (is that a redundant sentence?) and I shouldn't feel this way, but this is SOOO anticipated by me...

Personally I have complete "faith" in Scott and I hope he keeps Lindelof on track. Never watched Lost, I could never get into it and from what I heard it was un-enjoyable and just not that great. However, going off of the Prometheus trailer and the marketing on the Project Prometheus site etc. the movie should be amazing, and hopefully Lindelof will keep to the only thing he is really good at, in my mind, characters. The Alien 'Franchise" has been my favourite and Scott has been my favourite sci-fi director for sometime and I hope Prometheus lives up to our expectations.

jp, Sorry if I was tough to deal with over all this...I have to say I really respect you for being very diplomatic about it {you kept your cool even though I know you did not really want to} but I also RESPECT YOUR RIGHT completely to your concerns over the script...i am sadly jaded by the fact that I took two very reluctant friends to see Alien when it came out in the theaters and the reason I insisted that THEY GO even though they did not really want to at the time was this...It was early 1979 and My father at the time, the end of February I believe it was, took me to NYC with him to see the Irwin Toy, Toy Show at the Hilton Hotel on Broadway. They had just acquired the top company "Kenner" in a major acquisition and were given the rights to a new doll to mfg using "Kenner" as the Brand name but under their {The Irwin Brothers} supervision. Long story short My Pop says, "Come here a sec", so I walk over to the sample display table he is standing in front of and he reaches under the table pulls out a semi-long rectangular box and places it on the table in front of me. HE says to me..."This is for a movie coming out in a few months called "ALIEN" and it's gonna be Huge", then hands me what is the very first Protoype of an ALIEN doll ever made...that of of a Xenomorph. He then reached into it's mouth and pulled out it's Jaw and I freaked and have been ATTACHED PHYSICALLY TO THIS FRANCHISE EVER SINCE THAT DAY! I do not think to this very day My father ever realized just how Prophetic a thing it was he said to me, I don't think he had any idea at all, just how Huge this thing would actually become!!! Needless to say those 2 friends Mitchell and Barnett are still my good friends and they are going to the premier of Prometheus with me this time and hopefully to Vancouver to see it with forum member "Ruhiyana" {from these boards} of their own free will this time and to help me celebrate my 50th, which is one week later on June 15th. [url=http://www.toyarchive.com/Aliens/Toys/OriginalDoll.html]ProtoypeXenomorph[/url] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1ptx.jpg[/img]

be careful getting all heated up and raising your blood pressure sparty, you're going to be over the hill soon!

what about my story Bella?, that's great story if you ask me...lol...and that's also my Ego talking again right there...lol. At least I recognize it !

Wow - respect mate, thats a beautiful artefact. And no offence taken - in fact quite the opposite. I truly admire your passion and unwavering doubt on this - me personally, I have my ups (generally when new info / trailers / viral campaigns come out) and downs (lack of new info, too much thinking, negativity setting in), but Im quite impatient and although I never like to read spoilers....I cant help myself. So its simply down to not knowing enough about this film thats driving me crazy RS has something very special for us I am sure - theres a lot thast being kept hidden from these trailers just as they were in the original. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi284858393/

oops - sorry

thanks man, no worries. fixed it.

50, Spartacus? That's ALL? :) Pass the beans lil brother, you know what I know....this film is gonna blow minds just as Ridley did in '79..and when Ridley grabs a gear and hammers down, it's gonna be another torpedo that no one sees coming....smoke and mirrors right now.

I am practicing my "SHUT THE F UP RIGHT NOW's" for the IMAX theater here in Old Montreal LMFAO

ROTFL

lol with ya bro

I hate it when I'm right! Lidelloff has left me Lost and confused with his plotholes! I knew this guy would F#*k it up!