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What Do you Think About this, I found it.. I did not expect to see a negative side to Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS, but apparently this is it. According to Guillermo Del Toro, PROMETHEUS is the direct and likely culprit for the demise of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, based on the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos novel. Speaking on the message board of his official website (how cool is that?), Del Toro had this to say. Prometheus started filming a while ago- right at the time we were in preproduction on PACIFIC RIM. The title itself gave me pause- knowing that ALIEN was heavily influenced by Lovecraft and his novella. This time, decades later with the budget and place Ridley Scott occupied, I assumed the greek metaphor alluded at the creation aspects of the HPL book. I believe I am right and if so, as a fan, I am delighted to see a new RS science fiction film, but this will probably mark a long pause -if not the demise- of ATMOM. The sad part is- I have been pursuing ATMOM for over a decade now- and, well, after HELLBOY II two projects I dearly loved were not brought to fruition for me. The good part is: One project did… And I am loving it and grateful for the blessings I have received. So then the question obviously comes up: what about PROMETHEUS prevents AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS from being filmed? Del Toro explained: Same premise. Scenes that would be almost identical. Both movies seem to share identical set pieces and the exact same BIG REVELATION (twist) at the end. I won’t spoil it. I have not read AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS in years, but from what I do remember, this is awesome news. If you have never read the Lovecraft novel you may want to hold off until after PROMETHEUS is released. To me, this is the most ringing endorsement possible for Ridley Scott's film. Hopefully we may see Del Toro return to the material in a few years, but until then we can hold out for PACIFIC RIM. Source: Del Toro Films
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Dan O'Bannon was a huge Lovecraft fan. Here he is talking about his disappointment at having his version of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (The Resurrected) taken away from him. He says believed it would have been his best work. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2JRNVji-8&list=FL9KB7dulJca0X-ES-UJNf4w&index=3&feature=plpp_video
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I´m SURE that the movies by DEL TORRO and RS wont be taking away much from each other, they both will be great, all the more for the fans. DEL TORRO is talking of box office sales, of course, any smaller budget production will be ´suffering´ compared to Prometheus this summer so to speak.. Spart, I dont think the films you posted are directly Lovecraft movies, they are more or less influenced AFAIK, even reanimator isnt genuine lovecraft.. [url=http://vimeo.com/9405378]this[/url] one is short but very nice..;)
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Del Toro can kiss my big, hairy swingers. He claims that he's been working on an adaptation of a 225 page book for ten years.......yeah, right. I wish he wouldn't make out that his film would have been any better, because we know it wouldn't. At the end of the day Guillermo, Ridley made Alien, Blade Runner, Legend etc, and you made.....erm....Hellboy 1 & 2. Get a grip.
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nope. i have to go against my O.C.D tendencies to go with my A.D.D. instant opinion. which is still nope. to blame "sales" on another directors movie is just sad and pathetic and makes me want to boycott the other movie. i would like for at least some amount of people to enjoy my comics, but if no one gives a damn im not going to point to a more popular web comic and go "ooohhh ooohhh you took all of my fans away before they could be fans to MY comic!"
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@ADH0983 See "Pan's Labyrinth" before formulating an opinion on Guillermo Del Toro's work. How would you react to someone saying, "Ridley Scott? The guy who did Robin Hood and GI Jane? No thanks."
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Pan's Labyrinth. Masterful. All of Del Toro's works are very well done. He is an artist.
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I just read ATMOM myself. Prometheus could very easily follow along those lines. But it doesn't seem like the Engineers are quite as blameless as the Elder Ones. The engineers seem complicit in all of this.

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A.E Van Vogt...that was a great writer, and so is H.P. Lovecrat Now, have read Lovecraft's works, the ties with Prometheus are like, say...the ties Lord of the Rings have with Babylon5...it is inspirational but not rulling the story. Actually farther than the exemple, as aside maybe the dark, anguished atmosphere, where you see Lovecraft's work on Prometheus??? Also At The Mountains of Madness being dead...why? The basic ideas for a given number of movies/books are always there, and that does not take credit nor interest in a given story. Basic idea - Aliens Creating Life on Earth - that i it about similarities. Both stories have a different approach to the theme, and a diferent view of things departing from the basic idea, so both have enough space to flourish! I imagine that AtMoM would be a success as good as Prometheus, and it is just a matter of not releasing it at the same time, just for marketing purposes. I surelly hope to see a movie with a true approach to Lovecraft's books and the Ctulhu Mythos...something we do not see in Prometheus, thankfully so as this is another story and style.
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