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Prometheus

by Shale Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:32 pm

Prometheus
Movie Blurb by Shale
June 8, 2012

When I first saw the trailers for this movie I noticed the alien ship and unique designs of the Swiss graphic artist H. R. Giger that were used in the 1979 movie Alien. Then Ridley Scott was billed as Producer/Director so I knew there was a tie-in. This movie is a prequel to Alien, but not a part of that franchise. It has taken a whole different direction (and is set up for a sequel if it makes money).

This movie, like 2001: A Space Odyssey opens on a primordial earth where a humanoid alien is dropped off to seed the planet with his DNA.

And leap forward to the late 21st Century, when archeologist couple Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) and Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) find a number of sites around the world, millennia apart in age with the same cave drawings pointing to a group of planets. These are located in a star system like our own and a planet that could sustain life is determined. So off goes the starship Prometheus with a crew of 17 in stasis for the 2-year trip being watched over by the android David (Michael Fassbender). They have hopes that they will discover the source of humans - the Engineers who made us.

Surprisingly, 75% of aggregate critics on Rottentomatoes like this movie as do 87% of audiences. However, they all seem to find fault with it as do I. I liked the movie; it has good special effects and visuals and the sets were great. But, with all this money and work on a really good sci-fi movie, it almost turns into a B-movie with idiot plots.

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Re: Prometheus

by CeCe Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:57 pm

I'll admit that I'm probably just going to watch it for Guy Pearce.

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Re: Prometheus

by Shale Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:09 am

CeCe wrote:I'll admit that I'm probably just going to watch it for Guy Pearce.

Here's a heads up then. I couldn't figure out who this character was so I went searching.
Here is the Guy Pearce you think you will be seeing
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I didn't recall seeing him. So, I searched his name and came up with this:

Ridley Scott Reveals Guy Pearce's Prometheus Role
… and in the process revealed the role Guy Pearce will play in the film.
“When the first ‘Alien’ movie and ‘Blade Runner’ were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in ‘Blade Runner’, and Weyland-Yutani in ‘Alien’. They sent the Nostromo spaceship.

The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That’s the connection between the two films, and nothing more. Prometheus is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well.“
Pearce himself has said he won't be in the film very long, so while he's playing a suit type, it doesn't seem to be as extensive as, say, the Carter Burke role that Paul Reiser played in Aliens. And truly, the name of the corporation that runs the ship isn't even a spoiler, considering that it was present in Alien. But Scott's insisting that the name "Weyland" is the only connection between Alien and Prometheus feels a little "lady doth protest too much," given all the chatter about space jockeys and "similar DNA" we've been hearing for the last year.
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http://www.gofobo.com/news/ridley_scott_reveals_guy_pearces_prometheus_role

No wonder I didn't recognize him - he is under a hundred years of makeup, playing an ancient, super rich industrialist who sent the Prometheus off to find god. So, unless you got a thing for wrinkled old guys (in which case PM me) you will be disappointed in seeing Guy Pearce in this movie. I could not find any production pics of his character - guess they didn't want to disillusion ppl who are going to see the movie because of his billing.

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Re: Prometheus

by Tony Marino Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:57 am

Guy Pearce also played in the Re-make of The Time Machine and he was also recently in the HBO Mini Series Mildred Pierce. Shale he was totally naked in MP Smile

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Re: Prometheus

by CeCe Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:01 pm

Shale wrote:

Here's a heads up then. I couldn't figure out who this character was so I went searching.
Here is the Guy Pearce you think you will be seeing

I didn't recall seeing him. So, I searched his name and came up with this:

Ridley Scott Reveals Guy Pearce's Prometheus Role
… and in the process revealed the role Guy Pearce will play in the film.
“When the first ‘Alien’ movie and ‘Blade Runner’ were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in ‘Blade Runner’, and Weyland-Yutani in ‘Alien’. They sent the Nostromo spaceship.

The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That’s the connection between the two films, and nothing more. Prometheus is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well.“
Pearce himself has said he won't be in the film very long, so while he's playing a suit type, it doesn't seem to be as extensive as, say, the Carter Burke role that Paul Reiser played in Aliens. And truly, the name of the corporation that runs the ship isn't even a spoiler, considering that it was present in Alien. But Scott's insisting that the name "Weyland" is the only connection between Alien and Prometheus feels a little "lady doth protest too much," given all the chatter about space jockeys and "similar DNA" we've been hearing for the last year.
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http://www.gofobo.com/news/ridley_scott_reveals_guy_pearces_prometheus_role

No wonder I didn't recognize him - he is under a hundred years of makeup, playing an ancient, super rich industrialist who sent the Prometheus off to find god. So, unless you got a thing for wrinkled old guys (in which case PM me) you will be disappointed in seeing Guy Pearce in this movie. I could not find any production pics of his character - guess they didn't want to disillusion ppl who are going to see the movie because of his billing.

Oh that's interesting, thanks. I had watched one of those "behind the scenes"..."the making of" type vids & saw Guy in the interviews but none of his character either. Didn't think anything about it at the time but it makes sense now. Might just hold out for the DVD of "Lockout" due for release in July.

Some guys actually get better looking with age Prometheus Greennod

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Re: Prometheus

by Shale Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:11 pm

CeCe wrote: ...Some guys actually get better looking with age

Well, of course - look at my sig pic with that skinny, 22-year-old version of me. big grin

Anyhow

I couldn't find a pic of Guy Pearce from Prometheus but his makeup looked a lot like they did with Keir Dullea - Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Dave Bowman Final Scene in the Body
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This is the kind of prosthetic makeup Guy Pearce was wearing in Prometheus

However, in my search I found this interesting comparison of the actual ageing of Keir Dullea with the prosthetic ageing of Dave Bowman.
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Re: Prometheus

by Tony Marino Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:38 pm

Went to see this today. Like Shale said the visuals were great but it was boring, boring, boring, I actually fell asleep about 45 minutes before the end so I have no idea what happened. I should have went to see Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.