SCULLIBUNDO
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You obviously meant to post these babies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY7igJS2eY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtVcZJEnS1g
So forboding. So mysterious. One of Horner's best.
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Ridley Scott's Prometheus Trailer
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You obviously meant to post these babies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY7igJS2eY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtVcZJEnS1g
So forboding. So mysterious. One of Horner's best.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Can't even believe this the same dude that's been making shit like Robin Hood and body of Lies these past few years.
As Kanye once said, don't let me get in my zone, I'm definitely in my zone
As Kanye once said, don't let me get in my zone, I'm definitely in my zone
maquiladora
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Had to look at some of the youtube comments to see if they really were that bad.
Only made it as far as "Looks like a shitty movie from the sci fi channel".
Only made it as far as "Looks like a shitty movie from the sci fi channel".
why does body of lies keep getting so much hate??
Well, you see the space jockey in the trailer so what does that tell you?
Yeah yeah, they are great too.
I also noticed that some parts of the soundtrack sounds a lot like Titanic, especially the percussion parts.
Nothing wrong with it it just was something I picked up.
It's not deservng of hate. But its not deserving of praise outside of Mark Strong, either. Very blah movie.
I don't know why or what relevance is the Eagle that appears at the start of the trailer (before Ridley Scott's name appears) but I like that they give a nod to the original Prometheus mythology (Prometheus' was punished by God by having his liver/intestine pecked by Eagle):
It's the logo of Scott's production company, Scott Free.
maquiladora
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I don't know why or what relevance is the Eagle that appears at the start of the trailer (before Ridley Scott's name appears) but I like that they give a nod to the original Prometheus mythology (Prometheus' was punished by God by having his liver/intestine pecked by Eagle):
has nothing to do with that the eagle is the symbol for ridley's production company or something. it appears before all of his films lol
It's the logo of Scott's production company, Scott Free.
Damn it. I was hoping it's a part of the film.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Wut?
That wouldn't make any sense.
The name Prometheus alone speaks volumes of what the story is about.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I laughed.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Yea, I didn't mean to say it was bad. But not one frame of the movie stands out like almost everything in this trailer.
Idris Elba and Fassbender are 2012's version of Dicaprio, JGL & Hardy in 09. Swagging fucking hard all over this shit. Game over. Gotta see this shit. They should jsut retcon Fassbender and Elba into Alien & Aliens 2, just say they're too boss to die, ever, I'll believe it.
I guess, but I enjoyed it. Hell I even enjoyed Robin Hood. The last truly bad movie Scott made was GI Jane.
I don't mean literally. I mean maybe it's the logo of the ship (Prometheus) or something to that extent.
And do many people even know what Prometheus mythology all about? I've read comments elsewhere that actually asked how one spells the title of the film.
entremet
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I haven't heard of the Space Jockey until today. I last seen Alien 17 years ago. Didn't know there was a connection honestly and I haven't been following this stuff as eagerly as some here.
Didn't know it was a prequel at all.
come now
SCULLIBUNDO
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My flatmate likes A Good Year, too. I tease him because whilst its okay to like it, he actually thinks its a very good film.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Well, it's still a happy coincidence.
Always felt bad for Prometheus in that story. Zeus was such a dick.
There's really nothing wrong with Robin Hood, it's just the same ol same ol with Scott on autopilot.
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My guess is the idea is that the aliens are the birds, used to "punish" or more literally "control" mankind to prevent mankind from becoming too advanced.
So basically, humans were created, someone gave them knowledge (space astronaut) that their creators didn't want them to have. So the aliens left some parasite in space so that when mankind would reach a certain level of advancement, they'd stumble on said parasite, which would kill them in enough numbers to start the cycle again.
This fits with the prometheus theme of being chained to a mountain and having an ever-regenerating liver that gets picked at by birds. In this case the mountain is Earth, the ever regenerating liver is mankind, and the birds the xenomorph.
So basically, humans were created, someone gave them knowledge (space astronaut) that their creators didn't want them to have. So the aliens left some parasite in space so that when mankind would reach a certain level of advancement, they'd stumble on said parasite, which would kill them in enough numbers to start the cycle again.
This fits with the prometheus theme of being chained to a mountain and having an ever-regenerating liver that gets picked at by birds. In this case the mountain is Earth, the ever regenerating liver is mankind, and the birds the xenomorph.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Except for Gladiator, of course. Let's not get silly.
Have you seen Immortals? He's a dick in that one too and I kept wondering why I should sympathize with him. I can't actually remember a version of Zeus where he's not a dick.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
It's also taken straight from Supernova.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Supernova/60000482?trkid=438403
Russell Crowe owes this man his Oscar.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I'm pretty sure Crowe didn't steal supporting actor.
MollyMillions
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This is a good point. I liked Matchstick Men. It's not that Scott's lesser films are bad, it's more that he's relatively prolific, like Spielberg or Woody Allen, he more or less makes a film every year or two. No one that makes that many films turns out classics every time. Plenty of his movies are just solid, well-made films. Every 5-10 years he makes a film that lives up to his potential.
I can't see Netflix but is this the film with Angela Bassett and James Spader? I just read the summary on wiki and it doesn't sound like anything Ether theorized.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Yep that's the one, and yes, it is.
Aliens leave an artifact in space for advanced species to find that when taken back to their solar system eradicates it.
The ending outcome is different because of what the "crew" does in the end, but that's the premise.
hmm....that film doesn't sound to have much resemblance to the Prometheus mythology at all to me. Maybe it's because wiki shortens the story? But:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_(2000_film)
In Prometheus mythology, fire is clearly something that benefits human while Supernova's 9th dimension matter seems dangerous. Also, in that film there are no 'Gods' (or Aliens) to punish the humans for their arrogance in trying to steal their knowledge.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Did you not read what I said?
Also, you didn't read everything he said either. He wasn't strictly talking about greek mythology.
I said that the alien bomb was effected by what the crew did (the super nova changed way the bomb acted. Also there was a chance it would still destroy humanity. OR you could go off of the alternate ending in which the super nova had no effect, and the bomb destroys Earth in a little over 250 years.).
I did. But your version didn't jive with the wiki that I read so I wasn't sure which one is the right one. The wiki mentioned the Supernova will reach Earth in 51 years while you mentioned over 250 years. That's quite a huge difference.
I know that too. He's talking about that spoiler that was leaked not too long ago.
Okay, someone need to add that in to the wiki. The wiki implies that the ending was left open-ended with no resolution as to how the device will affect humanity/Earth. Even then, I still say it's not that similar to the mythology or what Ridley's film will be about.
SCULLIBUNDO
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That's all well and good. But come the end of 2012, the only actor anybody is going to remember saying 'GODDAMN' about will once again be DDL.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Abraham Lincoln....so sexy he turns straight men gay.
That's a movie that needs to be made.
no u
Bow down to the Master & Commander.
SCULLIBUNDO
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And Robin Hood. And Robin Hood was wretched. 
I still can't believe how much money he wasted on that turd.
I still can't believe how much money he wasted on that turd.Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
You need to watch the movie. It's a bomb meant to destroy competition smart enough to discover it. The crew's actions change that, unless you go by the alternate ending in which it changes nothing.
So yeah, the wiki needs to be fixed.
And yes, it's exactly like what I quoted which you seem to still be missing, so I'm going to requote what I was responding to and leave it here since I hate fucking repeating myself when this conversation should have been easy enough to understand the first go around.
That's basically what's going on in Supernova.
Charlize Therone just can't keep her clothes on. Gotta get naked at least once during a movie.
I cannot comprehend the hate people have for Body of Lies. Sure it isn't the best spy/thriller/action movie ever, but I thought it transcended it's genre. It was really successful in contrasting the people on the ground with the "higher ups" whose day job puts them in no danger. But it was the small details, like
DiCaprio having shrapnel in him that was bone from his friend when their jeep blew up
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