Prometheus...

[Will Keir]

Ridley confirmed it in an interview. Said they dialed it back a bit because it was too on the nose.

But he was on his way back '2000 years ago'...if you allow 60-80 years, that puts you right around Jesus' death.

Interesting.

[BrandonChristensen]

Now remember, the black goo did not "kill" anyone. So I don't think it would "destroy" earth, rather change it. The guy that was torched didn't die from the goo, or even being torched. In fact it the good made him stronger. The same is true for the worms on planet, growing to large killer snakes and the alien aborted baby octopus creatre. The mother of the Xenomorph. The goo made the creatures more powerful, perhaps a form of rapid biological evolution.

There is no doubt that the engineer was on a mission to fly somewhere, perhaps indeed Earth. So why does the engineer, knowing full well there are other ships, choose to kill the girl instead of another ship to fly? Was this the only ship with the goo inside? Certainly the only one we explored in the film.

I also don't get why the holographic log showed these engineers panicking, what were they running from?

The torch killed Holloway.

That was Fifield that came back as the mutated zombie/xeno.

[Aaron Kondziela]

Just saw Prometheus in IMAX at 'RAVE' at the Howard Hughes center. The 3d was super-cool, but also distracting. Would of enjoyed the movie just as much in 2D. There was crap on the right lens/filter/whatever that came and went throughout the film. (Pretty freaky, though when people take their place in front of you after the move starts- very MST3K!)

Not just blowing smoke here: I also saw 'Loom' at NAB on a 'still in development' projection system - and that was MUCH better 3d. Cleaner, sharper, and not distracting. I'm sure the proper 'personal optics' (Oakley) helped, but I'm pretty sure I won't be patronizing that IMAX screen again.

You know, I had the same experience. Went to see it in IMAX 3D, and they gave us different glasses from the common RealD ones, funky yellow frames with bigger lenses. I figured at first that it was to help fit in the screen (didn't fit) but after fiddling with them I found they use linear polarizers instead of the circular found in the RealD. There was significant bleed between the eyes, with each eye ghosting to the other. I found it very distracting, but managed to ignore it enough and focus on the film. They must have a different contract for their 3D system at that IMAX, who knows. But now i know, and will likely avoid it (not a huge 3d fan anyhow, only for films where it's likely used well and was shot in 3D).

[John Bellari]

Putting things in US box office perspective...

Ted ($54.1 million) outgrossed Prometheus ($50 million) and The Muppets ($42 million) in the opening weekend...

Yes, an R-rated comedy about an animated vulgar teddy bear beat out both the Alien prequel and Kermit...
and I just can't get myself excited to see another Spiderman remake this week...


Should I have been rooting for the Engineer to win in the end, to save us from a sequel?

[Tim Whitcomb]

The same is true for the worms on planet, growing to large killer snakes and the alien aborted baby octopus creatre. The mother of the Xenomorph.

that was a female that shoved her (eh hem) down his throat? I would call that the father alien that raped that Engineer.

explain also the "fascinating" green sparkely goo found by David in the beginning on the controls and which was never addressed again.

Movie looked great and Im excited for EPIC, but I saw it twice and the story got worse. reading into that mess is like a first time director looking past all their glowing mistakes - happens.
I would put this as my least favorite Ridley Scott film... and no conjecture or interviews are going to change that. Just reading your post makes me giggle
just as did most of this gorgeous 5K B-movie did :P - Give me the 4 hour director cut and I might change my mind but not likely.

[Jose Alvarez]

Haven't been around here much since Scarlet came out, just a quick visit to give kudos for the amazing visuals on both Spiderman3 and Prometheus. Truly Epic visuals! If any other camera system claims that they can match or beat what Epic has achieved on this two productions, they must be dreaming, or smoking some really good stuff on their now empty changing tent.

[Peter Arnold]

Now that we saw what Ridley Scott did to ALIEN with Prometheus should we really allow him to do BLADE RUNNER 2?


Peter

[Mathieu Ghekiere]

Now that we saw what Ridley Scott did to ALIEN with Prometheus should we really allow him to do BLADE RUNNER 2?


Peter

We don't have to 'allow' him, he's the filmmaker, it's his choice.

That being said, I really hope he chooses another screenwriter... My god, Prometheus was one very badly written movie.

[Vadim Bobkovsky]

Now that we saw what Ridley Scott did to ALIEN with Prometheus should we really allow him to do BLADE RUNNER 2?

Peter

I just wish Ridley and his team to work a little bit more on a script side, if you know what I mean. Rest is good.

[L. Langer]

Prometheus sequel has just been made official. 2014/2015 target date but no script in sight because they haven't locked in the writing talent.