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[Replicant]

If a dude with looks like that is a virgin then SJ women are fucking ice cold!

Is there even a woman SJ? I always assume that they are mono-gendered or all males, which probably explains why they are so obsessed with phallus imagery/objects.

In other note, looking back at the film, I just realized how David is the biggest IRL troll robot. His comment "I didn't think you had it in you" was such a bitchy and ice cold comment especially since it's accompanied with that patented smirk.

 

[sc0la]

Yeah David is basically a high functioning sociopath. Best character in the movie, besides Janek's accordion.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

While I love the design of the engineers in these pictures, they looked oddly goofy when I was watching the film. None of the roman sculpture inspired art or strangeness was really very apparent. They just looked really dumb.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Isn't it weird that Ash seems far more human than David? Seems to be much closer to have real emotions than David.

 

[agrajag]

Isn't it weird that Ash seems far more human than David? Seems to be much closer to have real emotions than David.

I thought Ash was a later model than David.

 

[Phat Michael]

Just saw this movie and loved it. Fantastic story and beautifully shot. The prometheus is one of the greatest ship designs since the Firefly.

Fassbender was exceptional as the android.

 

[Zoe]

Isn't it weird that Ash seems far more human than David? Seems to be much closer to have real emotions than David.

Ash was undercover though. Everybody knew what David was.

 

[PrivateWHudson]

Why didn't they go with a mothership and dropship scenario? As soon as they took their only means of transportation right down to the surface without even doing a survey from orbit I just rolled my eyes and gave up.

 

[Nappuccino]

Ash was undercover though. Everybody knew what David was.

And David was a much earlier model than Ash.

 

[JB1981]

Why didn't they go with a mothership and dropship scenario? As soon as they took their only means of transportation right down to the surface without even doing a survey from orbit I just rolled my eyes and gave up.

In all seriousness Cameron should have made this movie. Would have been so much better

 

[Messypandas]

 

[genjiZERO]

I'm no biologist, so maybe I'm missing something; but if the engineers and us have the same exact DNA, why aren't we huge and completely white?

The only way it could make sense if if "100%" homology isn't taken literally. Unless they are two twins, two humans aren't even "100%" genetically identical. Rather, it's saying that it's a complete match within the range of human genetic variation. As far as being gigantic and completely without pigmentation (because "white" isn't a pigment - so like an albino) it's just that it's within the possibility of human phenotype. Perhaps the Engineers, through generations of eugenics, have artificially selected for those who are gigantic and lack melanin.

Of course I don't think that's what they had in mind, and the Engineers don't look like albinos. Instead they look like they do actually have white pigment - which is non-existent in humans (and probably mammals). But that's the best explanation that's consistent with biology.

 

[Solo]

Worse 2nd weekend drop than Green Lantern?

 

[SilentProtagonist]

I work at a theater so I see snippets of this movie just about everyday but a couple things occurred to me.

1. When Shaw ask the captain "Don't you want to know why they created us? (or something like that)" and then he pauses and says "I don't care." I'm always reminded of the Unforgivable videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prn_WVYC7vs
I think I'm going to have to do a youtube mashup once the DVD comes out..

2. So is Shaw just going to... starve to death? Or did she take food from prometheus and bring it on the sj ship? Hmm..

 

[Chichikov]

2. So is Shaw just going to... starve to death? Or did she take food from prometheus and bring it on the sj ship? Hmm..

The way this movie is doing, I'm going to say that any actor not bound by an air-tight contract for a sequel is going to die offscreen, one way or another.

 

[SilentProtagonist]

The way this movie is doing, I'm going to say that any actor not bound by an air-tight contract for a sequel is going to die offscreen, one way or another.

Sweet so we just get a sequel staring David's head and Space Jockeys. Wait... David.. and the giant, goliath sized space jockeys. GUYZ I THINK I FIGURED ANOTHER LAYER OF THE STORY, we have to go deeper!

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Man I really want this movie to have a sequel, if only just to see more of David, but with the huge drop in the BO numbers, it's not looking likely.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Should do fine on Bluray.

I was just re-watching Alien 3. Funny part where Ripley says something like "If it lives, it will give birth to thousands of others, you must kill me!" as if Weaver was saying that Ripley had to die so there would be no more Alien movies

 

[SilentProtagonist]

Should do fine on Bluray.

I was just re-watching Alien 3. Funny part where Ripley says something like "If it lives, it will give birth to thousands of others, you must kill me!" as if Weaver was saying that Ripley had to die so there would be no more Alien movies

Hmm, probably shoulda just gotten a c-section.

 

[F#A#Oo]

Prometheus is bombing in theaters?

 

[Halvie]

where are this weeks numbers? Gonna be pretty disappointed if this doesn't get a sequel.

 

[Ether_Snake]

How anyone can imagine there won't be a sequel? There was a sequel to Clash of the Titans. Any movie can get a sequel. It will just have a smaller budget and PG-13 rating.

District 9 was done with 30m.

 

[MarshMellow96]

It will get a sequel because it's part of the Alien franchise.

Is McG available?

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Prometheus is bombing in theaters?

73% drop Friday to Friday.

 

[MadOdorMachine]

Should do fine on Bluray.

I was just re-watching Alien 3. Funny part where Ripley says something like "If it lives, it will give birth to thousands of others, you must kill me!" as if Weaver was saying that Ripley had to die so there would be no more Alien movies

Alien 3 was supposed to be the last Alien film.

 

[Aaron]

In all seriousness Cameron should have made this movie. Would have been so much better

I questioned the science behind Avatar, but after seeing Prometheus James Cameron seems like the Nikolai Tesla of space. There's so much in the tech that makes no sense, and the rolling ship at the end just made me cringe.

 

[Vyer]

2. So is Shaw just going to... starve to death? Or did she take food from prometheus and bring it on the sj ship? Hmm..

I remember Shaw loading her pack with supplies from the lifeboat before she left it, but I could be wrong.

 

[Ether_Snake]

She and David will make random stops on alien worlds, looking for answers, treasures, and food. It will become a TV series!

 

[Halvie]

73% drop Friday to Friday.

place was dead when I saw it last night at 7:30.

 

[Plissken]

She and David will make random stops on alien worlds, looking for answers, treasures, and food. It will become a TV series!

I would totally watch this, just for more of David's sarcastic put downs.

 

[Loofy]

I would totally watch this, just for more of David's sarcastic put downs.

Red headed girl with sarcastic robot head on spaceship visiting unknown worlds?

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

How anyone can imagine there won't be a sequel? There was a sequel to Clash of the Titans. Any movie can get a sequel. It will just have a smaller budget and PG-13 rating.

District 9 was done with 30m.

district 9 was so awesome. i hope we eventually see a sequel

 

[Speedymanic]

Red headed girl with sarcastic robot head on spaceship visiting unknown worlds?

LEXX! I thought I was the only one who watched this. Such an amazing show. so very underrated too.

 

[- J - D -]

73% drop Friday to Friday.

Wow. Ya hate to see that happen to ambitious films.

 

[Black Mamba]

Here's what I posted in another thread:

I saw Prometheus in IMAX 3d last night. I thought it was pretty good. I especially liked the themes presented, visuals, most of the acting, and the general concepts.

But the movie has some serious flaws that bugged me as I was watching.

The engineer and biologist getting lost was nonsensical. As was their fear of the place + lifeforms evaporating the moment they see a nasty looking snake. One of the worst illogical things I've ever seen a character in a movie do.

Vickers death was comically stupid.

The movie suffered from using too much of the crew as established characters. the guys who made the bet needed to not exist. The botanist served no purpose. These characters did not need to be anything but background noise. It also took time away from other crucial issues, like more time to develop Shaw's infertility and Vickers daddy issues.

Some scenes were obviously cut short and I'm curious if that hurt the movie

The ZOMG Weyland on board subplot was immeasurably stupid. First off, anyone who didn't predict this way early in the movie must have their brains shut off during a movie. Not only did it practically give it away with Guy Pierce listed third in the opening credits (so he had major screen time even after announcing he's dead) but David talking to him after the 1st time they return made no other answer possible. But the real problem is, it served no purpose other than a lame attempt to surprise the audience. Why did this matter to the crew? His presence changed nothing! Why did it have to be a secret? It was in there with the sole purpose of surprising us but they gave away the surprise with not-subtle hints in the very beginning. WTF.

Thankfully, I didn't see any of those things hurt the themes and concepts of the movie. They were problems trying to get to plot to get into those concepts and were sloppy writing.

The score sucked too, IMO. But the visuals and the 3d was amazing (and I hate 3D). Cinematography A+



To add: I liked the movie a bunch but thought it had some execution failures and some silly things added in that were unnecessary. But I loved the general idea and themes and how most of that played out. I also am glad it wasn't a retelling of Alien featuring Space Jockeys.

 

[alphaNoid]

It will get a sequel because it's part of the Alien franchise.

Is McG available?

She and David will make random stops on alien worlds, looking for answers, treasures, and food. It will become a TV series!

As long as this is the theme song, I'm ok with it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

I gotta say that Fassbender was AMAZING in this film. He truly is a great actor. I wish we got him instead of Renner in Legacy.

 

[sflufan]

Here's an example that pretty much encapsulates just about all of my problems with this film:

There's the scene where the party finds the decapitated Engineer corpse near the door after the incident with the hologram. Above the door, they notice an inscription carved in the Engineer language. Hipster Scientists asks David if he can read the inscription to which David replies, "I think I can."

Now, Super Intelligent Android has just said that he thinks he can read an inscription written in the language of the beings that you have just traversed half a billion miles across the galaxy and spent 2 years in cryostasis to encounter. This is pretty much the culmination of your life's entire work and represents one of the greatest -- if not THE greatest -- discoveries in human history. So, with all of this in mind, wouldn't be logical for a scientist (or anyone else for that matter) to say as the next words out of his or her mouth, "What does it say, David?" A simple question that would be the most profound query in all of existence.

But what does Hipster Scientist actually say to David? NOTHING. ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY NOTHING.

This movie sucks donkey balls.

 

[Darklord]

Prometheus is bombing in theaters?

This movie is begging for a sequel. I hope it gets it.

 

[Dresden]

Here's an example that pretty much encapsulates just about all of my problems with this film:

There's the scene where the party finds the decapitated Engineer corpse near the door after the incident with the hologram. Above the door, they notice an inscription carved in the Engineer language. Hipster Scientists asks David if he can read the inscription to which David replies, "I think I can."

Now, Super Intelligent Android has just said that he thinks he can read an inscription written in the language of the beings that you have just traversed half a billion miles across the galaxy and spent 2 years in cryostasis to encounter. This is pretty much the culmination of your life's entire work and represents one of the greatest -- if not THE greatest -- discoveries in human history. So, with all of this in mind, wouldn't be logical for a scientist (or anyone else for that matter) to say as the next words out of his or her mouth, "What does it say, David?" A simple question that would be the most profound query in all of existence.

But what does Hipster Scientist actually say to David? NOTHING. ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY NOTHING.

This movie sucks donkey balls.

Eh. Their priority at that moment was investigating the alien corpse. They fully expected to be able to come back at a later date, and to mount some long-term investigations. David wasn't going anywhere; it's also a fucking door. Meaning of life isn't going to inscribed above that.

There's a lot of awful shit in the script but this isn't one of them.

 

[sflufan]

This movie is begging for a sequel. I hope it gets it.

Nah, screw it -- I'm done with this IP.

There were two superb movies and nothing more.

 

[Chichikov]

Eh. Their priority at that moment was investigating the alien corpse. They fully expected to be able to come back at a later date, and to mount some long-term investigations. David wasn't going anywhere; it's also a fucking door. Meaning of life isn't going to inscribed above that.

Then why put that scene in the script?
Everything can be rationalized, but if it feels so wrong, it's pretty bad writing.
And it felt pretty wrong, like, 'did they forget a scene there?' wrong.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Eh. Their priority at that moment was investigating the alien corpse. They fully expected to be able to come back at a later date, and to mount some long-term investigations. David wasn't going anywhere; it's also a fucking door. Meaning of life isn't going to inscribed above that.

There's a lot of awful shit in the script but this isn't one of them.

It is stupid, because they went in the fucking place while the other two dudes went batshit scared. It would have been a pretty good idea to ask "So what does it say? Men's bathroom or BIO WEAPON FACILITY?".

 

[Chichikov]

So what does it say? Men's bathroom or BIO WEAPON FACILITY?".

Isn't that the same thing?

 

[sflufan]

Isn't that the same thing?

After I'm done, it usually is.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

In all seriousness Cameron should have made this movie. Would have been so much better

At the very least the scientists would have been more believable.

 

[maharg]

In all seriousness Cameron should have made this movie. Would have been so much better

So instead of a movie about Space Jesus we'd get a movie about Space Oil? Yeah, that'd be an improvement.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

So instead of a movie about Space Jesus we'd get a movie about Space Oil? Yeah, that'd be an improvement.

But Jake Sully is Space Jesus.

 

[Dead]

So instead of a movie about Space Jesus we'd get a movie about Space Oil? Yeah, that'd be an improvement.

But this WAS about space oil

 

[maharg]

But Jake Sully is Space Jesus.

Right. So it'd still be about Space Jesus, it'd just also be about Space Oil. Come to think of it, I think it really wouldn't have been much different.