Getting A Little Worried
Prometheus Forum Topic
Raven
MemberOvomorphMay 15, 20123616 Views76 RepliesIf the main protagonist in Prometheus is the "engineers" ,space jockey I think this film will not turn out to be all that special. Been there done that with a alien being somewhat resembling man terrorizing astronauts. WTBS I do like what I have seen recently with the "eel" ,"cobra" thing and how it gets into the spacesuit and wreaks havoc.This is very exotic, otherworldly and the kind of thing I expect. I hope and pray the main "monster" is not the engineers that he is just a part of the terror not the mian focus ,but from what I have seen recently I think this is where we are headed. Side note IMO they have really went overboard with the latest TV spots revealing way to much.
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Alien DroneMay 15, 2012
How about a new word.....Tolerance, that's the word everyone needs. It seems that the people that push their views the hardest are the least to be tolerant of others and their views. If you want someone to be tolerant of your views and what you believe, then how about giving that same consideration to the other person.
I have to agree with Raven on this, we've about hyped this movie and Ridley Scott to death and while I loved Alien, I'm not so sure what to expect yet on Prometheus. I am hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst.

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
LOL Sukkal...No...I never mentioned strangling anyone ! But that's not such a bad idea in your case...lmao. To each their own, I choose to have FAITH and am going to have the last laugh, cause I am going to remember and remind every single person who had none! That they should have before they made a new post stating how much they "loved" this thing after the fact.


SvanyaMay 15, 2012
I have no expectations, so I am pretty sure I will like the movie. Also, I loved "Legend" so there. :P
But yeah Ridley has made some awesome movies but he has also made some some really bad ones as well. People are just being real here. XD
Bishop is Bae <3

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
I had a rough start with Sukkal some 14 days ago so I thought A LITTLE LAUGHTER WAS IN ORDER AND IN NO WAY WAS i BEING SERIOUS ABOUT THAT PART OF IT, AS FOR THE REST YOU GUYS KNOW ME, i AIN'T never ever SELLING SCOTT OUT ON A SCIENCE FICTION OR EVEN ANY OTHER TYPE OF FILM...ever !!!

DippyBirdMay 15, 2012
Legend was a GREAT film in my eyes (:
I think you should get a commendation purely for that Spartacus - "Longest serving and hardest working member of the Sir Ridley Scott appreciators" *presents certificate* (:

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
@DippyBird,
Tx.
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PowereddieMay 15, 2012
Hi everyone, I would just like to add to this discussion the two disappointments I have with this film since day one: the "anthropomorphization" of the Space Jockey,... I think H.R. Giger gave us an awesome extraterrestrial being in the SJ, something so unique and bizarre we couldn´t figure out if it was part of the ship (a biomechanical ship) or just "fossilized into the chair" as Dallas put it (the entire structure, being, chair and telescope had the colours of dead bones),... and now it is nothing but a humanoid in a suit, and that weird elephant head is a helmet (bah!),... and this leads to disappointment number one (I inverted them on purpose): the embracement of the crap of one of the world´s greatest charlatans and his tirade of "chariots of the Gods": Von Daniken. Way to go Ridley! (not)... (don´t get me wrong, he is a great artist and filmaker,... but this "StarGate/Galactica" crap is anything but original...)

OutlanderMay 15, 2012
@Raven I think you have a reason to be worried.
Turning the space jockey into a humanoid in a suit was the first mistake.
Making the origin of this species, when you had the ENTIRE universe to choose from, the Von Daniken's Hot Rod of the Gods BS was the second mistake.
Still, I have hope that it will be a decent film with some good visuals.
Also, the Engineers would be the antagonists.


C0nst2nt1n3May 15, 2012
Gotta agree with Powereddie on the SJ thing. I always thought that the SJ we see growing out of the chair in Alien was was the SJ in its natural form. I too was dissapointed when I found out that they turned it into suit with a humanoid inside.
Seeing the big human looking guy running around and terrorizing the crew in the latest TV spot doesn't look as scary as it would haved had it been the huge SJ with snorkel from Alien.
They have the technology to put this in screen but I guess RS has his story telling reasons for turning them from giants that grow out of chairs to guys in suits.

Mr.JMay 15, 2012
Love the sculpture!
The way I see it, we given these images for a reason and that is to distract us from the real plot points in the film and the other "creatures" that we have yet to see.

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
@DippyBird...
wow...seriously...wow man, I am flabbergasted that this comment...
[quote]Gee thanks Spartacus... I was only trying to be nice...[/quote]
was actually something you decided after thinking about it and seeing that picture that you should say to me....
How you can clearly see how extremely funny that pic is and try to even turn it all into something it 100% isn't is beyond me, the picture clearly is an INSULT OF MYSELF !!! My intention there was 100% clear as freaking day, insult myself and this time I don't care anymore how my next comment sounds...cause you'll all misinterpret it completely anyways and deliberately I think as well and then insult me based on some rediculous fantasy...
... "so learn how to read".
YOU WERE SUPPOSEDLY GIVING ME THIS DIPLOMA REMEMBER?

Mr.JMay 15, 2012
I have faith in this film and mind you, what we are seeing are just above the ice burg and not what lies below. yeah, we all have expectation, ours, what we want to see and unfortunately, we do not have like a couple of million lying around to make the film...
Scott is 74 and has been making films for quiet sometime. I am going to stay faithful to Sir Scott because he was the reason why I went into film making. Yeah, we are seeing alot of footage but how much of that footage will be in the actual film, we will not know the outcome till the film is officially released and then when it is released we can have a thread called the
"The Piss and Moan" thread....till then, lets wait to see the movie and get all the facts before burning Scott and the Writers at the stake...


BigDaveMay 15, 2012
Well i am not disapointed by the guy in suit.....
I always thought it was, and after seeing the other imagery of a Elephant Creature it made me against some of those ideas...
I do think they should not have gone the whole connection with our creation aspect i.e Chariots of the Gods..
And maybe they could have made the Engineer more Alien....
Saying that though i did like this image....
[img]http://carl-gagnon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/SpaceJockeySketch_Wip02.jpg[/img]
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

BigDaveMay 15, 2012
Well i think we can all be the judge on that......
Scot has done great with Alien and Blade Runner you cant knock either of those....
Some of his movies have some errors in them such as the Men in Jeans in one of his movies.... ;)
So maybe he never gave it much thought for the close up scenes when the Jockey/Engineer is chassing Shaw through the Lifeboat Ship or Prometheus... maybe he never thought we would disect those images and then ponder.... hang on... thats a little short for a Space Jockey.... as in other scenes he looks bigger... unless Ridley has a good reason for this and its part of the twist......
I also know Ridley is a very proud and stubborn man in his movies and he has a sence of arogance in his work and thats just because he is proud of what he does.
But i dont take him as a bare faced lair who would go piss up the Alien Franchise and go piss off the Alien fanboys.... after all some elements dont sit well with some of us inc Jockey being not only Humaniod in Suit but maybe very Humaniod size to boot.... I just cant see him going past these comments....
1) The end of Prometheus would tie in with Alien and link to it.
2) The end of the movie we shall see Alien DNA
3) The end of the movie, the Alien Fanboys will get their wish and answers and they will leave satisfied....
I think Ridley will not go into massive detail but certainly would cover more about the Derelict on LV 426 and its Cargo than that leaked suposed review of he movie does...
As if thats what the movie is gonna be like, then Ridley would have totally bluffed the Alien fanbase and i dont think he would be that stupid.
So i still think we would get our answers and i think the simularities between one or two Prometheus Tracks (Birth and Planting the Seed) have in comon with the ones from the Space Jockey and Egg Chamber scores in Alien. Are more than just coinsidence.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

DippyBirdMay 15, 2012
Sorry Spart,
You're right I did misinterpret it - that's why I pm'd you an apology soon after.
I didn't realise until I came back to it!

Mr.JMay 15, 2012
Spart, I have a hug for you! Come here buddy!
Or being from Brooklyn, NY, I can give you a baseball bat, some chains and a slot machine...to take care of business....
abordoliMay 15, 2012
Well, a happy ending to a roller-coaster ride of a very entertaining thread....LOL

BigDaveMay 15, 2012
Come on guys we can all have differences of oppinions....
Thankfully i am one who gives things some thought and tollerate others...
I ant taking sides.... i just think we all have good intentions for this movie, and all we have is a misunderstanding between some of us....
But thats what being human is all about, we have differences and thats all better than being the same and just cloned robots..... Thanks for our Freewill Satan ;)
@Cain1977
Nope thats just a fan made image made a while ago before we saw much of this movie.
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Mr.JMay 15, 2012
Oh pretty cool, I know the Stan Winston studios would love that.
Also. I am all for the facts of the film and not hear say from people. When I see the film, I will make my judgement but as for now, I know this will be Scott's defining return to his genre...therefore, I am looking forward to this and Blade Runner coming back to the screen and Scott uping the stakes.

BigDaveMay 15, 2012
@DippyBird
Well respect for handing out the olive branch....
I am sure Sparticus never means to offend you, he is a long time poster here and i dont think he is the kind of person that he may had come across to you.
Lets hope thats sorted that out and we can all get along.......
Heres to the movie...... and no matter what, i think we need to look at it as a stand alone movie... thats why i would give it two views and rattings.
One for how well a movie it is in general, and then another for how well it ties into the Alien Universe or not...
Just as i can enjoy the AVPs for their Action and not take it serious as canon to Alien Franchise.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
OK MY APOLOGIES TOO...i want only for everyone to respect each other and get along as well. Everyone who knows me knows this about me but I am the fist to admit I can push everyone's buttons when I am upset.

DippyBirdMay 15, 2012
I know BigDave
I don't generally get involved with boards or forums - hence the fact I COMPLETELY misinterpreted what Spart meant as a joke ):
GOD I'm an eejit sometimes, I hope he got my PM's of apology ):

SpartacusMay 15, 2012
no worries man I was my usual hurt little boy self and perhaps could have been more "diploma-tic" hahaha about it !!!

Mr.JMay 15, 2012
Hear Hear!
Prometheus will be a Disney film for us...we will love every minute of the visceral and disturbing, and we, the few Alien/Giger fans will relish this film as the rest will be lost and disgusted....
...this is our day!
(there....I hope that motivated you guys)


DippyBirdMay 15, 2012
Now that's a joke I did get Spart!
That did Cain - I'm trying to convince the whole family to go... even Jones our cat!

NCC 1701May 15, 2012
What , i hav`nt said any thing yet ,,,i get in sh%t ,,,,
Spart is like my wife hahahahah


NCC 1701May 15, 2012
Me so horny,,,,,,
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lots of love back
MaxwellMay 15, 2012
Have we become the overanxious kids attempting to steal Mr. Scott's "fire". The film will be just as it should be. Relax.


Kane77May 16, 2012
@powereddie
I´m on that side, too..
We will see how it will actually come out, maybe we will be surprised..I hope so.
I´d wish Scott used Dänikens ideas less and just for general inspiration.
But I BET he will feature it massively..WHO WANTS TO BET?
Roland Emmerich is a huge fan of the ancient astronaut stuff, too.
Stargate I has though hints to earlier civilisations like atlantis..
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