Ridley Scott Gives Update on Prometheus 2

[Master]

She's said her piece.  No need to jump all over her for difference of opinion.

Sorry but I can't understand how judging something on attempts insted of results can be relevant.

[Kimarhi]

law of diminishing returns

[Gash]

It's relevant if it's more successful than retreading all the expected alien 'franchise' themes. It's opened up possibilities and as Ridley Scott has said, the Engineers are a good start, meaning there's more to be expanded on. If ancient astronauts is a jaded theme, then an 'Aliens 2' as some seem to desire wouldn't have done anything new either. As far as I'm concerned if Scott is a fan of one of the best sci fi scripts ever (Quatermass and the Pit) why shouldn't he try his own take on across a multi film epic?

Ancient astronauts, artificial humans, gods and myths, blind faith; all make for a more compelling story than 'ooh big bad Queen Xeno vs  Ripley substitute.

[HuDaFuK]

It doesn't really matter what the film was setting up when it was such a mess it killed my interest in seeing any sequels.

[Master]

Going back to my allegory it's a turd cake with beautiful icing. So what the ideas are there and it looks cool? In the end it does not deliver.

[Kimarhi]

It doesn't really matter what the film was setting up when it was such a mess it killed my interest in seeing any sequels.

Indeed, and I fall along this line of thinking.


But if somebody else would rather have a new scifi movie within the Alien universe sans Alien, you can't really blame them.

It can be argued that each installment of the franchise got subsequently weaker until AvPR killed it.

Unless somebody is one of those odd ones that liked Aliens over Alien. 

[Eva]

I'll take a flawed film based on someone attempting to try something new and different over a slick looking film based on someone repeating what's been done numerous times before any day.

So you would basically take half baked, not very tasty attempt on cake from someone who thinks he'll something delicious insted of very good yet certainly repetitive muffin? I'm not sure I get it.

Well, that's not quite what I was saying... let me ask you this then:

how do you think that 'very good muffin' in your food analogy became a very good muffin?

[SM]

You could've done biomechanical space men without needlessly reintroducing the space jockeys and boneships from the original movie. 

And people would've bitched that he should've just tied it into Alien somehow.

It doesn't really matter what the film was setting up when it was such a mess it killed my interest in seeing any sequels.

That you will go and watch nevertheless.

[Kimarhi]

Doubtful after they saw what Riddles had in store for the SJ.


It would've just been another thing like the Acturians in the new EU instead of something tying directly in with the franchise. 

[SM]

Kimba, young padawan, already know you - when choice is given of what ended up on screen or what could have; always fanboys there will be, who will want what could have.  And loudly whinge, they will.

[Kimarhi]

Probably.  But they should've kept their mits out of the alien franchise if they wanted to go in a totally new direction without said franchise.

But logic. 

[Immortan Jonesy]

Most fans were dissapointed

You base this on?

Your face 

Seriously? Please don't post nonsense replies such as that.

How about this? 



just found it recently 

Just fan art, I'm afraid.

Personally I'm all for Prometheus 2. It doesn't need Aliens in it to make me happy. I like the exploration of the Space Jockeys - I just want a coherent story for the next one and maybe less rocky environment and more true biomechanical.

Yes, I know, but I could not resist and I wanted to share  moreover, I also hope a biomechanical and less rocky landscape, and also I wonder if there will be some kind of "God" in the sequel.

[orchidal]

I'm just hoping this next Prometheus installment doesn't copy/paste scenes/themes from Galaxy of Terror like the last one did. However I do think, as a few users have already posted above, Prom-bashers will go to see this in cinemas...imho: due to the sheer morbid curiosity of seeing Prometheus attempt to answer the questions/inconsistencies that it posed within the last one.

[Kimarhi]

Prometheus isn't bad imo.  Its just exceedingly mediocre. 


The only terrible movie with Alien in it is AvPR. 

[orchidal]

Prometheus isn't bad imo.  Its just exceedingly mediocre. 


The only terrible movie with Alien in it is AvPR.

You know what? From a pure gore porn point-of-view AVPR exceeds AVP, but they are the village idiot brothers of the franchise.