Quote from: zuzuki on Nov 24, 2011, 02:06:42 PM
as for the suits i think they needed some redesign.think about it if they spend a lot of time on that alien planet or cave thing they need to be mobile.run,jump like we saw in the bootleg leaked.you can't do that in a big bulky space suit.you need something streamlined
You change that sort of stuff in the script, not adapt the costumes around it. Not in something which is
meant to be perceived in the light of consistent technological progression.
Quote from: Vulhala on Nov 24, 2011, 07:06:05 PM
Kind of, but as was said earlier; horses for courses.
The Prometheus is a research ship. Nostromo was essentially a tug. You don't get given Navy Seal gear to go tourist diving in the Red Sea with mate 
They're both Weyland-Yutani ships (and going by the inquest during '
Aliens', still regarded as a high-value investment, decades later).
The only way I can think this is reconciled, is that the Nostromo's might have been designed with multi-purpose EVA in mind, while these might have been packed for mere planetary environmental protection.
Otherwise, it's going to seem more like it's set during the time of '
Alien Resurrection' than '
Alien'.
Quote from: ThisBethesdaSea on Nov 25, 2011, 01:04:50 AM
There is so much comparison to A L I E N here it's pretty disappointing.
You didn't expect comparisons when it's meant to have a direct link to a well-known cinematic masterpiece?
It's not like we're getting torn up about minute details (if you want that, look back at the hilarious outrage by Predator fan boys at Anderson for daring to give them a couple of extra upper teeth)... Things like the computer displays and spacesuit aesthetics were shown
extensively in the original. If these don't at least look a bit similar, it's going to break your willing suspension of disbelief when you watch them in chronological order.
It's not like it would've taken masses of effort to get some bulky suits. Stuff like '
Event Horizon' did it and I'm betting even low budget TV shows can make some up if they want to. They could probably even get some off-the-shelf Hollywood stuff if they wanted, all things considered.
Think of it this way: If really obvious details like these are suffering from glaring discontinuity, does that bode well for how things like the Space Jockey are going to be portrayed? That's why people perceive things like these as potential red flags.
Nobody's saying it's going to be a failure. Just that they're interesting things to note.
Especially when there really isn't anything else to discuss.
And remember, a good part of what made the original so atmospheric and immersive was how industrial it all looked. That was a key part of why it was successful. It conveyed the realism of space travel in a way which perfectly matched the 'every man' nature of the 1970s cast, themselves. 'Prettying up' everything gives an unfortunate impression of this coming across as more superficial.
Let's hope the finished production proves fears wrong.
