Milburn the jackass

The more I listen to this clip (wether its one continuous scene, or different ones spliced together) it does scare the crap out of me knowing that some of the crew are just totally 'thick' and playing with something they don't really know anything about ... [b]HERE'S A SCENARIO:[/b] You hear something sliver through the dark liquid ... you look at it curiously ... then it rises from the water ... it looks like an orchid ... you're curious ... you get a bit closer ... It flares up ... it resembles a Cobra (think SpaceCobra) ... it makes you jump ... it hisses ... you jerk back from being startled ... you regain confidence ... you think 'how cute' ... you start getting all cocky with it ... you're not thinking ... you goto grab it ... it's quicker than you, damn quick ... it grabs you back ... NOW you're thinking 'sh!t you're a strong little f*cker' (little being the operative word) ... you start to worry (because you didn't think this 'little' creature would do you any harm) ... oh, now you're sorry ... you want to get rid of it ... and quick ... pain starts to kick in ... it's constricting, it hurts like hell ... something snaps ... your arm is broken ... you start to scream & shout ... you're now sh!tting your pants ... what just happened? ... there's a loud crunching sound ... did it just sever your arm? ... SH!!!!!!!TTTTT!!! ... now you're cryin' ... WHAT THE F*CK IS THIS THING!!!? ... FEAR has kicked in, right on top of the Adrenalin rush ... you don't feel right ... you'd do ANYTHING to get it off ... it's not happening!!! ... the rush is so intense you're mind is all over the place ... you are a complete mess ... then, without warning ... your whole life starts to flash before your eyes ........................... just before you die ... F*CK ME! ... I don't scare that easily ... but that is messing with me bigtime ... probably because that sound clip sounds so real ... This is some scary sh!t ... damn this movie is gonna kick us in the b*ll*x ...

In space, no one can hear the hipster character scream.

@Gem]n[ I have the exact same feelings as you, when I listen to that clip. The panic build up - the change from wonder, to fear, to agony and the sound of excruciating pain, screaming and crushing bones. It almost sounds like something from a wildlife documentary gone wrong. I was in awe of the visual style and atmosphere of this movie, but this sound clip made me realize that Ridley Scott wants to scare the s... out of me, and by the sound of it (literally), he will!!

I think that the editing in a trailer is almost never chronologicaly the same as the movie. The scene with the tentacle writhing up the arm might be a different part of the movie entirely or even played in reverse, then edited together for a visually stunning moment of action in the trailer alone. BACK TO ORIGINAL TOPIC: the idea behind this thread specifically though could be boiled down to how would you react to an alien life form? what if fear and mistrust is the wrong answer? you don't really know, no matter what since it's the first time. Plus these are scientist with the find of a lifetime, wouldn't you think milburn be nerdy enough to think it's cool to be the first to touch it?

2 pretty obvious things I'll add based on the alien universe: 1. Yes, he's a dumbass. There are pages of science and species interaction protocol to read, initial, and sign off on before you ever become a member of an expedition like this one. Training up the kazoo... After all they're not a bunch of misinformed jarheads sent there to investigate. 2. If cutey-pie-snakey-poo is truly a pre-facehugger, it'll latch on, leak acid, and slip inside that spacesuit all in a fraction of a second. (And I seriously doubt that's the final edit. It's a he'll of a jump cut and there's no way RS wants a repeat of the Ash head scene from '79!)

Nice catch with the gear Alien DNA!

i agree. wtf millburn? and why is he wearing glasses? with all the technological and medical advances i'm sure they could have cured any sight illness by then. i'm guessing he uses them to look cool. a hipster in space. wanker

I think there is an edit in between the point where he is initially bitten and then point where it slithers into his suit. Based on the audio puzzle, I think it bites him and coils around his arm. He's screaming and trying to get help, and it tightens to the point where it crushes his arm. In doing so it tears a whole in his suit. As the crew is trying to help him, the thing suddenly uncoils and then slides into the hole it has created. I'm guessing this because the arm itself looks very limp, and seemingly some exposed flesh under the tear in the suit.

Well if it's not a good idea to pet a cobra back home, then I'd say it's pretty common sense not to pet what looks like a cobra in an alien temple light years from home.

@Alien DNA good explained..yeah its his right arm, after the worm got under his armour, then his left hand touches his right arm..