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This trailer doesn't make me want to watch the film. That's not a good trailer. Prometheus had a really great trailer at least.
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Mar 1, 2017 - 8:34 AM
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jackfu
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I'm sure I'll enjoy this movie. I guess I never have high expectations for these things.
The original Alien was lightning in a bottle. It came out at a perfect time and shocked everyone because it was visceral in a way that few movies before it were - the perfect blend of Star Wars meets The Exorcist. That was 70's cinema in a nutshell. Everything was new & unexpected back then. I don't understand people that expect that this is going to happen again.
This movie feels like a response to those who didn't care for Prometheus (which I enjoyed, for the most part). Ridley Scott probably knows that he can't shock anyone at this point, so he just wants to make a beautifully shot, stylish little yarn. More power to him. If we get a decent story on top of that, then I'll be pleasantly surprised. If we get a "Rogue One" version of Alien, then even better.
As long as it's not that silly Alien vs Predator nonsense, I'm good.
Thanks, FredGarvin! You've helped me realize something that should have been obvious to me, really. You're perfectly correct about the first film and after "Aliens", I shouldn't be expecting much more than "yarns". There's likely no "Rosetta Stone" over the horizon for the genre.
Certainly there's nothing wrong with episodic treatments like "Prometheus" and this one just as long as we're not led to believe that this or the next will fill in all the blanks.
BTW, are you still "working" and do you still wear the truss? 
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Mar 1, 2017 - 8:49 AM
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FredGarvin
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I'm sure I'll enjoy this movie. I guess I never have high expectations for these things.
The original Alien was lightning in a bottle. It came out at a perfect time and shocked everyone because it was visceral in a way that few movies before it were - the perfect blend of Star Wars meets The Exorcist. That was 70's cinema in a nutshell. Everything was new & unexpected back then. I don't understand people that expect that this is going to happen again.
This movie feels like a response to those who didn't care for Prometheus (which I enjoyed, for the most part). Ridley Scott probably knows that he can't shock anyone at this point, so he just wants to make a beautifully shot, stylish little yarn. More power to him. If we get a decent story on top of that, then I'll be pleasantly surprised. If we get a "Rogue One" version of Alien, then even better.
As long as it's not that silly Alien vs Predator nonsense, I'm good.
Thanks, FredGarvin! You've helped me realize something that should have been obvious to me, really. You're perfectly correct about the first film and after "Aliens", I shouldn't be expecting much more than "yarns". There's likely no "Rosetta Stone" over the horizon for the genre.
Certainly there's nothing wrong with episodic treatments like "Prometheus" and this one just as long as we're not led to believe that this or the next will fill in all the blanks.
BTW, are you still "working" and do you still wear the truss?
Always "working"....heh
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Mar 1, 2017 - 8:56 AM
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jackfu
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Is there any surprise in these movies anymore? It feels like the trailer is just hitting every single note we know. It's a very basic premise, which worked great twice, but maybe that's all there is. No shame in that, but why is Scott still spending his time on these?
SchiffyM, I agree with you and FredGarvin.
As to Scott's motivation, perhaps it has to do with wanting to expand his "Alien" mythology, use the films as allegory, maybe it's about money and ego.
As it is now, I can't help but think that one surprise remaining might be a followup to the question asked and answered in "Aliens": "So who's laying all these eggs?".
So, who's fathering all these eggs?
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Gawd, so sick of the teal/orange color scheme. 
