"Prometheus"

[Imran Siddiqui]

That film also gets around to explaining why Weyland is Guy Pearce in old-guy make-up instead of just an actual old actor.

Speculation is sequals may include flashbacks or videos to a young Weyland.

[Guynemer]

I'm hoping it wasn't simply so that they could use young Pearce in the viral marketing fake-TED talk campaign.

[Lorizael]

Also, Lori is wrong: Shaw bears about as much resemblance to Ripley as Ralph Maccio does to Chuck Norris.

They're nothing alike, but people are obviously drawing the comparison. I simply mean that the actor who plays Dr. McGodPants, Noomi Rapace, is nice on the eyes.

There's a good film inside Prometeus, trying like an alien fetus to get out; that film develops David, McVickers, and even Shaw into deep, complex characters and pits them against each other in a psychologically-compelling narrative. That film also gets around to explaining why Weyland is Guy Pearce in old-guy make-up instead of just an actual old actor. That movie would be the brilliant love-child of Alien and Bladerunner; but this movie is the result of a shabby one-night-stand between Alien and a stoned sophomore Religious Studies major.

[MOBIUS]

Amen to that!

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm hoping it wasn't simply so that they could use young Pearce in the viral marketing fake-TED talk campaign.

Apparently, I read it was because they were going to have a dream flashback to young Weyland, but that was cut - but they already hired Pierce for the role. Which sucks royally, because apparently Max von Sydow was in talks for it.

[Donegeal]

I enjoyed it. I think alot of people went in expecting answers and were upset that they didn't get them.

[Sava]

Hudson Hawk? Oh God.

[Al B. Sure!]

sounds like someone made ancient aliens into a movie

I'd rather see a movie taking us back in time to the first civilizations and show the aliens running the world

Umm...

Stargate?

You're like 20 years, a movie, 3 television series, and a bunch of DVD movies late, Berzerker.

[Alexander's Horse]

I'd still like to know why no-one locks their car in the movies and weapons never jam or need reloading

[Lonestar]

I'm not too sure about the whole "The reason the engineers want to kill us is because we killed Space Jesus 2000 years ago" thing.

Also, everyone acts like an ******* to David, is shocked when David acts like an *******.

[Addled Platypus]

never ever see "Oh,God" the movies

GT exposure in "Devils Advocate"

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Also, this:

[Addled Platypus]

great stuff Rufus

[Berzerker]

Umm...

Stargate?

You're like 20 years, a movie, 3 television series, and a bunch of DVD movies late, Berzerker.

that wasn't going back in time to show the 1st civilizations, but I liked the premise and it was a decent movie

[ricketyclik]

I just saw it, and thought it was pretty good. Sure, derivative, but how many movies aren't, and a pretty good effort considering it's the 7th (?) in the franchise. The (other than Alien) movie it reminded me a lot of was 2001: A Space Odyssey. I also liked the David Brinn-like exploration of an unstable new DNA finding its way in the universe.

There were a lot of hinted at but unexplored aspects, but I kind of like that low-in-exposition style of story telling, leaving the audience to their own conjectures. Of course it also leaves plenty of room for sequels, prequels and spin-offs.

I don't get the "The reason the engineers want to kill us is because we killed Space Jesus 2000 years ago" reference of Lonestar's above - I thought it was unknown as to why the engineers had it in for us, having created us in the first place.