Originally posted by Zack Fair
When does the blueray come out?
There actually seems to be a little bit of confusion as to when the DVD/blu-ray comes out. I originally heard October 9, 2012, but there's a site called whatis10.11.12.com that has everyone a bit puzzled. I've also heard the 8th. But the 9th is a Tuesday, and that's when new stuff usually comes out, so I'm going with that... Oh crap, well, I thought Amazon originally said the 9th, but now it says 10.11.12. Jeez..
It's gonna kill me to wait an extra two days to see those deleted scenes... heh.
Very good interview with Lindelof and Spaihts who wrote the film with Ridley. If you're one of the people who does nothing but b!tch about how many things weren't explained and how many "plotholes" there are, then you need to watch this interview...
"I didn't entirely get it, but I'm fascinated by it."-Lindelof on Kubrick's 2001
If that's what Ridley was striving for with Prometheus, I think he succeeded. And that explains a lot (no pun intended). The comparison to Avatar is interesting, too. Avatar is pop entertainment where everything is clearly explained to the audience and Prometheus is left without all of the dots being connected for you. "Hopefully it fires their imaginations..." (-Lindelof) Love it, great interview.
Some other images of Fifield.. pretty badass. I'm a little confused as to whether these are alternate interpretations of his look or a further progression of his mutation. But anyway, these are badass...
This is the one they went with...
Observe the differences in these two gifs..
Some more pics of the alternate deformed Fifield.
I prefer this look, but I think they went with the other because it is more clear who turned into the deformed monster.
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/58671/prometheus-deleted-scene-home-field-screams
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
[B]Alien video game.. looks kind of repetitive, but might be fun.
Guess you haven't played many FPS's then.......explains why "I'm not a big gamer"
wonder if Bill Paxton will be in it whining like a b!tch the whole time... lol
Far as i know he won't be and also this upcoming game is suppose to be a sequel to the Aliens movie.
^ Derp.
Here's a good (semi-feminist) take on the film: click me.
The film features a hefty score of themes for discussion, including one of the most disturbing abortion scenes I’ve ever seen.
It's weird that this feminist interpretation refers to it as an abortion when it's not (the film itself refers to it as a Cesarean). The two are not quite the same thing, heh..
An interesting theme that is present in this film, but not the other Alien films is a profoundly religious one, the death of our makers. On Prometheus the death of a parent is the agent of destruction as each main character deals with the abandonment and rejection they feel from their creation and of course, their ensuring resentment towards that creator. Even the mission of the ship is designed to find our own creators and discover why they have abandoned us and why we were created in the first place, if we were just to be left to our own devices. The title of the film then becomes remarkably fitting (as I’m sure was intentional) since Prometheus was a Greek who stole fire from the Gods to give to humans, an act that lead to the humans advancement and eventual independence from their creators. Prometheus was brutally punished for his disobedience and his compassion, destined to suffer for eternity, however that doesn’t stop the continued progression of humanity.
I particularly liked that commentary. Nicely put.
That scene is apparently what pushed the film up from a PG-13 rating into an R; if the studio had wanted to ensure a PG-13 rating, the MPAA demanded that they cut the entire scene.
Ah, that explains why they went with the R rating. Yeah, there's no cutting that scene. Easily the best, most memorable scene in the entire film. It was crucial.
Viral transmission with Idris Elba
Originally posted by Kazenji
Viral transmission with Idris Elba
Yeah, I saw that, and thought it was amusing, but actually kind of pointless.
DVD Menu and Deleted Scene stills: CLICK ME
I think there's going to be more on the blu-ray version? That seems kind of obnoxious to include more on the blu-ray.. but then again, there is more space on the blu-ray format.
Just watched Prometheus. I liked it quite a bit(and I wasn't really a big fan of the "Aliens" franchise.)
I hope in the sequel ("Paradise", I've heard it will be called) they explore the Engineers more-- maybe show us a glimpse of their home planet. Tell us why they were going to destroy the human race, but then opted not to.
Originally posted by Galan007
I hope in the sequel ("Paradise", I've heard it will be called) they explore the Engineers more-- maybe show us a glimpse of their home planet. Tell us why they were going to destroy the human race, but then opted not to.
They are supposed to do just that. The very questions that Shaw spews out to the Engineer are supposed to be addressed.
10 MINUTES OF DELETED SCENES. Some of them were right to be cut, but others I really liked (Shaw's little speech for example, and some of the dialogue between Vickers and Weyland I wish had been in the film).
And by the way, after Prometheus' release in Germany, Japan, China, etc. here is the box office total so far: Worldwide: $375,007,909. Hells yeah. And it is going to open in Italy and Switzerland this Friday. So I highly suspect that it will reach $400 million before all is said and done. Impressive numbers. F#cking stoked.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
And by the way, after Prometheus' release in Germany, Japan, China, etc. here is the box office total so far: Worldwide: $375,007,909. Hells yeah. And it is going to open in Italy and Switzerland this Friday. So I highly suspect that it will reach $400 million before all is said and done. Impressive numbers. F#cking stoked.
Good.
I believe a sequel has been confirmed but it is not set in stone, quite yet.
a few questions...
1.) when the team arrives on the planet and enters the room that contains the engineers weapons of mass destruction, what was up with the the metallic engraving/mural that appeared to look like a traditional Alien?:
did the engineers know they were capable of 'engineering' such beasts?
2.) was it explained what the engineers were running from in the first simulation david replayed on board the ship, just before they entered the weapon room?
Originally posted by john allerdyce
a few questions...1.) when the team arrives on the planet and enters the room that contains the engineers weapons of mass destruction, what was up with the the metallic engraving/mural that appeared to look like a traditional Alien?:
did the engineers know they were capable of 'engineering' such beasts?
No one really knows quite for sure. It's meant to be ambiguous at this point. There's only speculation. The murals change, we know that much. They must be made of the black goo, as well.. that's my guess..
Originally posted by john allerdyce
2.) was it explained what the engineers were running from in the first simulation david replayed on board the ship, just before they entered the weapon room?
I don't think it was explicitly explained, no. Janek kind of spells it out later in the film, but it's still vague. He says something to the effect of their bio weapon got out and turned on them (and it must have been 2,000 years ago, the time of Space Christ). But why nothing was still there is unknown. It must have reverted back to its original form or something... we should find out in the sequel(s)..
Originally posted by Kazenji
Viral transmission with Idris Elba
lol
