What parts of the movie did you consider scary?

the Cobra Kill scene and C-section both creeped me well enough. I never seen the cobra before, because i avioded the ridiculous amount of spoilers they released. So not knowing what will happen, it was effing freaky. Obviously if someone got spoiled for anything, thy wont be scared in the theatre.

I didn't think anything was scary. But the c section scene creeped me out a little.

None. The C section was good though.

None. The C section was ok.

Not a one. The C-section was gross, I am a woman and that freaked me a bit.

After reading these comments, is it because nothing could really top the original chest-burster scene and that kind of shock factor?

Nothing scared me in this movie. I can't even express how disappointed I am. After 6 months of eating up every bit of hype I feel dropped hard with no apology. It looked beautiful but was mind-numblingly stupid. Fail.

I wasn't scared by one single frame of it.

@RSAND -"After reading these comments, is it because nothing could really top the original chest-burster scene and that kind of shock factor?" The chest-burster scene was in that category, but there were many more, like Dallas in the air shafts, etc. It is not goriness per se that makes the scary parts, it is the anticipation and all that other stuff. The original Alien really does not show that much goriness with the exception of the chest-burster scene I think, but the sense of creepiness, fear, desperation and claustrophobia that runs throughout the movie makes it very effective as a horror film in my view. I suspect that Prometheus was chopped up so much for whatever reason that this effect was destroyed, or it was not designed to scare us at all. Maybe it was just designed to make you think about those supposedly big questions. Just as a comment, I doubt Shaw will ever get her answers in the matter she is pursuing them, as she will always have to find the maker of the ones she just met...

@Macs "Maybe it was just designed to make you think about those supposedly big questions". That's interesting. It may be so.... And yet, I do distinctly recall something along the lines of this: "Of course, what I really want to do, is scare the living sh*t out of you.." - Ridley Scott. Now, I'm not trying to be difficult or, God forbid, question anything about what happened here, or question any of these fine folks who did talk up this game - it's just that...y'know...I didn't [i]ask[/i] anyone to talk up their game but then, somehow, that game seems just not to have been delivered...I'm feeling a little bit like I deserve an explanation from somebody, somewhere.

@ allinamberclad "And yet, I do distinctly recall something along the lines of this: "Of course, what I really want to do, is scare the living sh*t out of you.." - Ridley Scott." Yeah, that is one of the reasons I asked the question to begin with. It was an objective by R.S. from his own words. He did mention also that similarly to comedy, it is difficult to scare people nowadays. To his credit, I would say scaring an audience is a bit more difficult these days.

Mac hit the nail on the head. What scares me is not gore(thats mostly just shocking more than scary) but suspense and stuff like that. The scene with Milburn and Fifield all alone in that temple couldve been really nice if it was dragged out a bit. They shouldve been terrified in there. And then of course Milburn completely ruined the cobra scene by acting like an idiot and playing with it.

I don't think anything was scary per se, but more so suspenseful and surprising, in a way, touching. The Cobralien scene caught me by surprise, not from the breaking arm which was crazy, but from the fact that when Fifield tried cutting off the head, and not only did he get acid-sprayed, the damn thing REGENERATED it. Also Holloway giving into Vickers incinerating him was touching and sad at the same time. The escaping engineers was suspenseful as well. Right along with the sacrificial engineer, giving his life.....it was really crude and realistic, with everything in his composition breaking down, even his legs giving out on him. Again, touching and kind of sad.

Plus being Scared is interpreted differently by everyone.. the cobra scene, even with Milburn acting like a FOOL was still fucking great. Imagine, Hes a Biologist, he really was just acting like the Crocodile Hunter guy, being too brave and then got fucked. Something worked so well between those two characters.

The snake part was a tad bit ruined by the characters who we all can thank were killed early on. I felt when the two were lost in the ship (before the snake) it was suspenseful and the end was creepy but nothing "jump outta your seat" scary.

I hate how everyone complains about how Shaw would be in extreme pain after the c-section. We don't know that, it is the future you know. Can't you have a little imagination?

@Space: Well she was continuously doping herself up to counteract the pain. (Man Shaw had a nice bod.)

I agree with most here that nothing really scared me about this film. However, that being said, I was in constant suspense and loving it! As is hopefully apparent by my choice of username, my favorite, and in my opinion the most engrossing sequence of the whole film, was indeed Shaws self cesarian. The POV shot looking down on the laser opening up her abdomen made me squirm in my seat, and although it is a little unrealistic that she could move at all after such an operation given the potential tearing of muscle tissue, I would have to agree with TheEgg and SpaceCase that it's explained by the fact that it's the future (and a movie..). I don't think a movie has really 'scared' me for several years now and would agree that a well-crafted suspense / horror that truly raises the audiences blood pressure and heart rate is uncommon in current modern cinema. There's pure shock value and then there's something that builds up suspense, brings those fingers to your lips (if you're a nail-biter) and then waits... doesn't scare you immediately but waits... and then just when you can't take it anymore delivers that much anticipated rush of adrenaline!

the part where the main womens in vickers "suite" and david 8's head out of nowhere says "lookout hes comming for you" and the engineer brakes through the door and slams her against the wall kinda scared me lol

   I got more of a Hitchcockian scare from Prometheus.     David in general scared me. He started making me uncomfortable as soon as he started talking. His behavior in the pyramid. The sassy splash of his finger when he infects Holloway. When he examines Shaw and informs her she's pregnant, he was like a jolly executioner, he reminded me of Cordell in the book Hannibal: " Good news and bad news.." which btw sadly is FAR better than the film. If you haven't read it, get on that right away! And yes, "he's coming for you." gave me a real shiver.     I found Prometheus more disturbing than I would have thought, and all the way through. The creatures were more to propel the bio horror, not to frighten, just one more example of how they'd travelled to the worst place in the universe. Life gone awry. And yes...the Med pod..(A terribly rich mans toy, would not have been there if not for Weyland. By that implied exclusivity do we understand that's why there wasn't one aboard the Nostromo?) the Med Pod was brilliant. When the placenta bursts into her abdominal cavity..that was horrific. Actually it's been a long long time since a film creeped me at this level. Requiem for a Dream comes to mind. I do wish I hadn't spoiled this film for myself the way I did.

The term "scary" is just different today then it was back when Alien was released. And while a lot of people give Ridley crap about his "my goal is to scare the shit out of you" quote they never acknowledge the fact that he said it's pretty much impossible to "scare" audiences nowadays. He said that films are no longer able to scare people and that what filmakers have to do now has more to do with tension and suspense than flat out scares. Films are "intense" and "suspensful" not "scary" nowadays. I thought once the tension in Prometheus was brought on that it was held until the end of the film. However, I think Ridley could and should have done a better job of building the tension. I would have liked to have seen him take his time as far as tension is concerned. He has shown in the past that he's a master at this and I just didn't see it in this film. I've stated many times that if Ridley wasn't going to direct the sequel that I would like to see Winding Refn direct it. IMO, he's the best in the biz currently at building and holding tension. The key word being "building." He crafts scenes where the tension starts and veeeerrrry slowly builds to a great climax. Tension and suspense is the key imo. Not "scares." That said, I feel that Scott pulled off all of the "tense" scenes in the film to perfection within the parameters of the scenes. The c-section being the most popular obviously.

By far, the scariest moment in the movie that still haunts me in the night is near the end when Noomi Rapace is left stranded on that desolate planet. Everyone else has been killed and she has no place to go. No one will ever know her outcome. Her gut has been stapled. She has no food or water. The air that remains in her suit will shortly run out and she will die in a few short minutes when she removes her helmet. She just told the captain of the Prometheus to kill himself and destroy the ship. She is crying apologies to her deceased crewmates. Her only saving grace is when David calls her on the radio. I lie awake at night afraid to open my eyes sometimes.

When david opens the door to the orrery and sees the bio suits. Those dark eyes on the suit masks staring back at you.

Good topic of discussion. Absolutely nothing for me. No scares, or chills. Nada. Although my sister (my forth viewing) jumped out of her seat when the wiggly worm thingy jumps out of Holloways eyeball. Maybe if I hadn't seen every trailer 10000 times my viewing experience would have been different. Trust me, I'm going into a media blackout if and when there is ever a sequal...

lol i think i posted another comment meant for this thread elswhere.... For me none of the movie was scary but to be fair i dont scare easy and i never found Alien scary either.... only some parts of The Thing own me.... as far as feel un easy and i watched that movie at least once a year, and yet Dog Town... well that freaks me out... all other movies have no effect no matter if they even those so called scary Japanese flicks. So for me Prometheus Scare Factor for me was like 3/10 but thats me so looking at what average person would feel i would still say its a 5/10 scare movie sadly even the Med Bod Scene is not that scary at all.

I wasn't scared by much in the movie. It may be because I am desensitized and knew too much about the movie. I think it is primarily because the movie wasn't scary. I did see the movie in Japan at an advanced screening recently (I got an official Wayland scientist badge with neck strap). People were jumping as the Fifield zombie rampaged, and someone jumped when the cuddles tentacle slapped the door. Someone jumped when the hammerpede showed up, but I didn't notice anyone jumping in the rest of the scene. Also, the Engineer slapping Wayland with David's head made someone jump.

I was freaked out by the cobralien scene. Both pipfield and milburn's death were brutal. C-section scene...nothing needs to be said...one of the most intense scene ever in film history Both of my hands were sweating like crazy in that scene. When Shaw looks into the med pod, and cuddles bangs on the window, that was a jump scare haha. and the last was David's warning Shaw "the engineer is coming for you", man that is scary to hear. Some alien life is coming to kill you.