Sleeping With The ALIEN

I wrote the following post in a thread almost a year ago. I Thought that maybe, some of you that have seen the new film could relate and share your input...as to what I can expect...atmosphere and quality wise: ________________________________________________________________ “I will say that I have a deep “cinematic” love, or at least appreciation for the original 1979 ALIEN film. As far as the rest of the franchise, you could say…I have a 33 year old infatuation with the ALIEN “universe” cooked up by Dan O’Bannon, Ridley Scott, and H.R. Giger. My fondness of the films follow a kind of descending order. I’ll put it this goofy way, if my viewing experiences of the ALIEN films were like sexual experiences with the fairer sex, I would list them thusly: ALIEN: A loving, deep, passionate, exotic, and mysterious time…with a beautiful and romantic climax. Like in a great marriage. Truly making love. Unforgettable! ALIENS: Great foreplay, followed by an exciting, semi-taboo, rollercoaster ride, with a woman I’ve known for seven years…and was always curious about. Ending with a big bang, and then an American cigarette. ALIEN 3: Foolin’ around with a babe that reminds me of a woman that I’m still in love with. It’s a pretty good time…but I can’t stop thinking about the one I truly love. Melancholy sex. ALIEN: RESSURECTION: Bedding down with a prostitute or a VERY cheap broad. We go through the motions, but it just doesn’t feel right. I can’t really respect her…because she doesn’t even respect herself. She barely resembles who she used to be. We finish off with a French cigarette, and I’m pissed off that I actually paid for this counterfeit action…in one way or another. Nevertheless, I’ll call her again next week. Weird huh? I guess. But that’s the way I feel about the franchise. Unfortunately, I am not as optimistic as some of you are about the new PROMETHEUS film. It’s pretty much destined to fail, at least for ME. Either, because it just won’t measure up as a Great film story, or because it will tweak and mess with my own personal imaginings and Alien lore. So, as an old ALIEN “dog,” I’m pretty much screwed. Of course, there is an extreme, outside chance, that it will meet or even exceed my filmic desires, but I highly doubt it. If there’s a director who can do it, it’s probably Scott. But, even he has a relatively spotty film record lately. We’ll see.” “I don’t trust anybody.” ~Dallas…and myself __________________________________________________________________ FLASH FORWARD TO TODAY: Now I finally get to see PROMETHEUS in six days. A chance to reencounter the original ALIEN’s universe, and revisit my original love...from so many years ago. I wonder…will it be anything like it was in ’79? Thanks, Neurion P.S. No super spoilers please