Does it have the power....

I do think this could give us a new type of "scary" movie. I do not think that it will be a scare like Alien/Aliens did. I think that Ridley knows that "scary" has to change to something new. As I have said before, in Ridley I trust.

Maybe THAT'S why Scott wanted 3D for this film Dolfinesque, and not just to compete with James Cameron's Avatar for the sake of 'raising the bar' of superficial visual novelty value.

I am not expecting scary stuff. I am expecting new concept, diversion to all that i used to think earlier. That lightbulb moment. Fear doesn't make sense in movie like this, betrayal of players and psychological stuff makes more sense.

your forgetting as well this film will be in 3d, the audience will be pulled in. Things will actually be coming from the side, when something strikes forward it will appear like its coming at your face, in the ship you will feel the cloustraphobia of the environment, its gonna blow alien out of the water, Avatar was the 1st truly mindblowing 3d experience but it was a kiddy movie, prometheus will open everyone up to the realities of the depth and power of 3d technology. I wouldnt be surprised if people dont go see this film 2 or 3 times at the cinema.

Getting nightmares from a scary movie at my age is a bit of a stretch. But I can still have the crap scared out of me, as I have with quite a few films. Let's have realistic expectations. It seems like you're setting the bar way too high for any film to reach. I'm sure it will be scary enough. It doesn't necessarily have to be as scary or scarier than the previous alien films. Just an overall satisfying film.

I agree BigbirdJimmy, I too believe we are going to get a "new" type of scare, something different and deep in our psyche... or at least I hope! That's allowed yeah?! Yeah

I think it will be a great movie but to scared to shit? Well I think we will not know until seeing it with our own eyes. In addition to being the great Ridley who is behind all this creates a certain guarantee and faith. So I bet all my chips to Prometheus and YES!, I have much faith in Scott.