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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 394869" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Prometheus</span></strong> (2012)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BMTY3NzIyNTA2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE2NjI4Nw%40%40._V1_UY1200_CR90%2C0%2C630%2C1200_AL_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=5d1924daee6c2ad857ff6e4b4c1fe6a1da7f38ca0e66fff0c013b98262e60672&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">This one's been on my radar for a while. <em>Alien</em> is a sci-fi horror favourite, so Ridley Scott returning to that universe for the first time since 1979 had me excited and, frankly, elevated my expectations considerably.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">To offset this I was aware that this isn't an <em>Alien</em> film per se, but rather a story that exists in the same universe at an earlier point in time. Even so, I found myself actively looking for things that tied this to the original film... and it certainly wasn't difficult to find stuff. If I'd watched unaware of the link, I'm sure I'd have felt that this film was heavily influenced by <em>Alien</em>. <em>Prometheus</em> certainly hits many of the same notes as the original and embraces its themes.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">All the same, what was most impressive about this <em>Alien</em>-adjacent project was the degree of world-building taking place. New concepts, ideas and innovations are to be found left, right and centre, and the balance between the familiar and the new was spot-on. There's obviously more CGI than in 1979's <em>Alien</em>, but it seems to be used relatively sparingly and stops short of unnatural artifice. It's most noticeable during scenes featuring holograms and suchlike, when one would <em>expect</em> it to look artificial. For the rest of the film there seem to be plenty of practical sets and effects.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">The film is fairly well-cast, with the standout being Michael Fassbender whose performance speaks for itself.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">As evil corporation head Peter Weyland, Guy Pearce's pretty features were hidden beneath a ton of ageing-up prosthetics (to the point he resembled Patricia Hayes). He was great in the role, but his moment to shine actually came in a scene not used in the film. The much younger Weyland's 2023 TED Talk was part of the film's viral marketing campaign:</p> <p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]E4SSU29Arj0[/MEDIA]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">In short, <em>Prometheus</em> has made me hungry to watch <em>Covenant</em> and (eventually) <em>Romulus</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 394869, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Prometheus[/SIZE][/B] (2012) [IMG]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FM%2FMV5BMTY3NzIyNTA2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE2NjI4Nw%40%40._V1_UY1200_CR90%2C0%2C630%2C1200_AL_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=5d1924daee6c2ad857ff6e4b4c1fe6a1da7f38ca0e66fff0c013b98262e60672&ipo=images[/IMG] This one's been on my radar for a while. [I]Alien[/I] is a sci-fi horror favourite, so Ridley Scott returning to that universe for the first time since 1979 had me excited and, frankly, elevated my expectations considerably. To offset this I was aware that this isn't an [I]Alien[/I] film per se, but rather a story that exists in the same universe at an earlier point in time. Even so, I found myself actively looking for things that tied this to the original film... and it certainly wasn't difficult to find stuff. If I'd watched unaware of the link, I'm sure I'd have felt that this film was heavily influenced by [I]Alien[/I]. [I]Prometheus[/I] certainly hits many of the same notes as the original and embraces its themes. All the same, what was most impressive about this [I]Alien[/I]-adjacent project was the degree of world-building taking place. New concepts, ideas and innovations are to be found left, right and centre, and the balance between the familiar and the new was spot-on. There's obviously more CGI than in 1979's [I]Alien[/I], but it seems to be used relatively sparingly and stops short of unnatural artifice. It's most noticeable during scenes featuring holograms and suchlike, when one would [I]expect[/I] it to look artificial. For the rest of the film there seem to be plenty of practical sets and effects. The film is fairly well-cast, with the standout being Michael Fassbender whose performance speaks for itself. As evil corporation head Peter Weyland, Guy Pearce's pretty features were hidden beneath a ton of ageing-up prosthetics (to the point he resembled Patricia Hayes). He was great in the role, but his moment to shine actually came in a scene not used in the film. The much younger Weyland's 2023 TED Talk was part of the film's viral marketing campaign: [MEDIA=youtube]E4SSU29Arj0[/MEDIA] In short, [I]Prometheus[/I] has made me hungry to watch [I]Covenant[/I] and (eventually) [I]Romulus[/I].[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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