Prometheus 2 set for March 4th 2016

[Nightmare Asylum]

Kane was already curious and exploring everything else. It made sense character-wise for him to check out the egg too.

Millburn had previously ditched the group because he was afraid of a dead alien. Why the hell would he be so eager to play with a living one? It seemed out of character.

Also as a biologist he maybe should've realised that something rearing back, flaring its neck, and hissing at him maybe wasn't "mesmerized".

That too.

[Alien³]

Almost two years on and you guys really got scarred by that scene.

You must really love it.

Spoiler

I know I do.

[close]

[SiL]

It's stupidity defies explanation. We must remember, lest we doom ourselves to repeat it.

[Alien³]

It's not that stupid.

Really, its not.

[SiL]

Yeah, it is. Biologist freaked out by the thought of dead aliens tries to man-handle a living snake-like alien that's making just short of every threat behaviour known to man, convinced it's "mesmerized".

There is nothing about that which isn't retarded.

[Vickers]

It's very stupid.

It's a living thing that looks like a snake and is flaring which is a possible sign that it feels threatened and is ready to attack. The same way many creatures on earth would give warning signs (elephants, snakes, cats etc.) A biologist wouldn't assume that it's safe to approach a creature he's never studied before.

[Rong]

It's not that bad nor a deal breaker

[Alien³]

It's a living thing that looks like a snake and is flaring which is a possible sign that it feels threatened and is ready to attack. The same way many creatures on earth would give warning signs (elephants, snakes, cats etc.) A biologist wouldn't assume that it's safe to approach a creature he's never studied before.

And yet it acts and looks like a snake like you mentioned. Milburn was like...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahsb8QY5luA

Biologist freaked out by the thought of dead aliens

Is it really stupid for someone to be obsessed with animals yet scarred of giant humanoid corpses of things that he's lead to believe created life on Earth? In comparison a faceless snake thing wouldn't appear to pose much of a threat.

[Aceburster]

Prometheus was the deepest most visually stunning and intelligent scifi movie of all time. an amazing cast of memorable characters and so much world building... wait universe building, that I could spend my life unraveling its complexity and dreaming of flying through the stars. Some people just dont understand it and its ok, those people will always have adam sandler movies to watch.

Prometheus 2 will change the nature of mankind just as the first one did, and leave an impact as great as Shakespeare combined with the brilliance of Einstien. This series, completely devoid of plotholes has already cemented itself as the pinnacle of science fiction.

What if dinosaurs were aliens? what if CHAIRS are aliens??? The answers are clear for those with the intellect and I expect that our lord and saviour Sir Ridley Scott and genius director Micheal Green will bathe us in more answers... ANSWERS TO THE MEANING OF LIFE ITSELF!!!!!

[Vickers]

It's a living thing that looks like a snake and is flaring which is a possible sign that it feels threatened and is ready to attack. The same way many creatures on earth would give warning signs (elephants, snakes, cats etc.) A biologist wouldn't assume that it's safe to approach a creature he's never studied before.

And yet it acts and looks like a snake like you mentioned. Milburn was like...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahsb8QY5luA

Biologist freaked out by the thought of dead aliens

Is it really stupid for someone to be obsessed with animals yet scarred of giant humanoid corpses of things that he's lead to believe created life on Earth? In comparison a faceless snake thing wouldn't appear to pose much of a threat.

Lol, an unknown living thing instantly poses more of a threat than a corpse.

Also, you know how some snakes are more dangerous than others? Yeah, that. If you're on another planet and see a creature that you've never seen before, you're not going to want to make friends with it unless you've studied it properly and you're quite sure that it won't attack you.

[Alien³]

Lol, an unknown living thing instantly poses more of a threat than a corpse.

That is not the point. Milburn is not scarred of animals. The idea of giant humanoid creators, dead or alive, obviously freaked him out.

Also, you know how some snakes are more dangerous than others? Yeah, that. If you're on another planet and see a creature that you've never seen before, you're not going to want to make friends with it unless you've studied it properly and you're quite sure that it won't attack you.

And what if he was to turn and run, some animals give chase. Most animals that have no human contact won't lash out and attack until they understand a human as a threat.

Taken from The Lost World:

[about the Compsognathus]
Dieter: It gives me the creeps, like it's not scared.
Dr. Robert Burke: There haven't been any visitors on this island. There's no reason for it to fear man.

Milburn figured he could handle it.

[whiterabbit]

Kane was already curious and exploring everything else. It made sense character-wise for him to check out the egg too.

Millburn had previously ditched the group because he was afraid of a dead alien. Why the hell would he be so eager to play with a living one? It seemed out of character.

Also as a biologist he maybe should've realised that something rearing back, flaring its neck, and hissing at him maybe wasn't "mesmerized".

Perhaps the hammerpede, being the superior being, was the one doing the mesmerizing? It made Milburn its bitch after all.

Running away from the dead body was totally inexcusable. At least poke the damn thing with a sharp stick.

[SiL]

Milburn is not scarred of animals.

He's neither scared, nor has any respect. Nor apparently any knowledge on the subject of animal behaviour.

And what if he was to turn and run, some animals give chase.

That's why you don't turn. Maintain eye contact and back away.

Most animals that have no human contact won't lash out and attack until they understand a human as a threat.

He was sticking his hand in its face after it made the universal sign for "f**k off". He was giving it every reason to think he was a threat -- as it was to him.

When Forbes ran the movies past a bunch of scientists, the animal biologist had this to say:

This phallus soon spreads open and seems to display a neck frill. As a biologist, what would that mean to you?

It can be defensive or it can attract mates. Usually it's a threat display. It makes the animal look bigger and more ferocious.

The biologist doesn't back away from the threat display. If you were there, would you reach out and touch the alien or, ya know, try to contain it in some way?

Probably contain it in some way to see what it is. Depends on how big it is, I'd use an actual snake stick, which would clasp it behind the neck and hold it down.

He doesn't do that. He reaches out with a gloved hand, then the alien wraps itself around his arm. He screams for the geologist to get it off of him, and the geologist attacks it. What would you have done?

My goodness. I certainly wouldn't try to kill it or harm it in any way.

Sure, Milburne didn't have a snake stick handy, but the point is pretty clear: don't try to manhandle the unknown God-damn alien monster thingy when it's rearing back and hissing at you.

[Blacklabel]

Audience i saw it with laughed during that scene. Nobody was scared. Ridley said prior to the film coming out that he wanted to scare the shit out of the audience, right?

JOB DONE.

It's not that stupid.

Really, its not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtAtyB6Moo#ws

[DoomRulz]

Milburn was boss, y'all ain't shit!