Comments on: Trailer: Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ Looks Like An Intense, Worthy Successor To ‘Alien’

By: Chase

Chase — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

I did just see the Space Jokey, didn't I?

By: Rohan

Rohan — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

@FIRED PLAYLIST INTERN: First of all, I don't know if this is true. And, if it is true, I don't know why they would just fire you like that. They should've called you in their office and tell you not to do it again. My intention was not to get anyone fired. I simply expressed my opinion. Your opinion on INCEPTION sound is that it sounds like 'Fart.' In all honesty, it does not. Am I a Christopher Nolan fan? Yes, I am. Am I a Inception fan? Yes, I am. If your insulting word would not be even relevant to Inception, I would still make a comment like I did this morning. If they really fired you, then I ask you to let me get in touch with someone so you can get your position back. Mistakes happen all the time. No one is perfect.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Playlist Managing Editor,

Thank you for replying back to my comment. I was a little bit uncomfortable reading the article this morning, and I expressed my opinion right away, because a source like 'The Playlist" is all about films and I think articles/coverages should be professional at all times even if the intention of the writer is to bash a trailer, film, actor or director. I, honestly, venerate INDIEWIRE.COM, and THE PLAYLIST is my favorite blog. I visit this blog more than other blogs on Indiewire.com. I will not not stop reading your blog, but as a film lover and since I have respect for film-makers, writers, and actors, I will point out to negativity. We all make mistakes at times. 🙂

Thank you once again

Happy Holidays Everyone!
Rohan

By: Kokolo

Kokolo — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

"Inception"-sounding ? Oh great another Nolan asskisser. It's from original Alien trailer.

By: Bones

Bones — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Every movie Ridley Scott makes should be Sci Fi.

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Three great trailers in the span of one week.

By: KlausB

KlausB — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Okay, so maybe it won't have the Alien creature in it (which I doubt), but it clearly is an extension of the Alien movies. The visual style is of a piece with the first movie, and it obviously centers around the giant crescent-shaped "ship" that features in the first reel of ALIEN. The unexplained nature of that ship has always been one of the best elements of the ALIEN story, and it's a safe bet that Ridley's gonna spoil the whole thing by giving us some kind of overheated origin story that nobody asked for or needed. It's kind of funny that everybody involved with the film is so quick to claim it's "not an Alien movie," and then they orchestrate the whole PR campaign, from the trailer to the poster, around the original Alien. Basically, a reboot that doesn't want to call itself a reboot.

By: Travis Bickle

Travis Bickle — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

You have to admit, this looks far better than the trailers for THE HOBBIT and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

By: snowballa

snowballa — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

This trailer is a duplicate of the original "Alien" trailer, even the music.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Looks fantastic, especially the screaming at the end; love the mix of old-style sci fi (saturated colors, bubble helmets, etc.) with the Giger and Ron Cobb designs — makes the characters look like they are way out of their depth — like Buck Rogers peering into an alien egg. Not only are the titles a nod to Alien, but the music (in particular, the high pitched part of the cue) is sampled from the original Alien ads [at around 1:45] : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjwbnhVnDM.

By: TimParker

TimParker — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Looks really promising. I don't care how much it ties in to the Alien movies, it's still a whole new bunch of characters, a whole new story. Very cool that Ridley has moved back to this genre. Selfish comment/Wish: Just wish he would write his own material every once in a while. Not to take anything away from great directors like him or Fincher, but one original or adapted script by them out of 5 movies would be a good proportion.

By: Nik Grape

Nik Grape — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

"The propulsion and momentum of the trailer had a nice rhythm and it feels rather epic and like something is at stake." -> that fart sound you mention pretty much emphasizes all of this so I don't see the reason for the complaints. It's perfect for trailers. This was definitely more teaser than trailer but fuck was it ever effective.

By: CallumQ

CallumQ — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

the filmmakers are trying to debunk the fact that its an 'Alien' movie, yet the way the title slowly fades in is exactly the same as was done on the alien films. I think it looks fantastic though

By: Chandler

Chandler — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

A little too "teaser" and not enough "trailer" for me.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

(While yes, there's that annoying "Inception"-sounding BRAAAAM fart in it) – What a nice piece of journalism! I am pretty sure you could use a different word instead of 'fart' here, because not everyone likes to read that when it comes to journalism. You didn't only disrespected the people behind the films you mentioned, but disrespected the readers as well.

By: debacle

debacle — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:45:29 +0000

Older directors trying to go back to the well decades later to the kinds of movies that launched them never ends well. (Lucas, Speilberg, etc)