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Arkadine
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 4:42 PMI just listed my 10 favorite bits from the original Alien. I invite people who have seen Prometheus to list their 10 best moments from that movie. If you want, you can elaborate on how this new bits stand when compared to those from Alien.
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StringerBell
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 4:59 PMAnything with the ship Prometheus Flying. Beautiful.
The Derelict Crash.
The Opening sequence, pre-credit.
Shaws Baby. Gruesome.
Anything with Butler Fassbender.
robbo24
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 4:59 PMtop 10 moments in prometheus would be after first showing:
10. charlize theron doing push ups scene :) with not much on :) :)
9. fifield standing up in that creepy manner then going crazy, great scene
8. the reveal of the head in the ampule room
7. the arrival on the planet, the visuals where amazing
6. the cobra alien attack on milburn
5. prometheus crashing into the derelict ship
4. the opening sequence just epic
3. the medical pod sequence
2. the awakening of the engineer, creepy and epic
1. the new breed of alien being born
overall a great movie, worth the wait
Frantz
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:04 PM1- David alone in the ship
2- JAnek piloting the ship and landing
3- the medpod scene
4- all the Holloway tragedy
5- the Prometheus sacrifice sequence
6- derelict crashing
7- all the cross necklace thing
8- the final interaction between Shaw and David
9- Milburn and the cobralien ,its silly but you cant watch it without a big smile
10 - the holographic scenes ... are very tense
cybershandy
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:11 PM*difficult to do without spoilers* but here goes...
10. The Cobra Alien
9. The temple
8. The opening scene of the movie
7. Fifield and Milburn alone
6. The holograms
5. How creepy David is
4. The intro when they arrive on the planet
3. The creepy silent engineer
2. The penultimate scene
1. The last scene
Brilliant movie.
Goddamn Tropics in here
MemberFacehuggerJun-02-2012 5:15 PM
1. David telling Shaw she is pregnant
2. David in the Star Map ( Stunning Scene )
3. Janek's exchange with Vickers ( 10 mins in my quarters )
4. Holloway Death ( should have been more drawn out )
5. Janek's decision to ram the Juggernaut
6. Shaw's self operation
7. The whole landing sequence
8. The Engineer preparation / seating to head to earth
9. David touching everything he can scenes
10. David bending Holloway's ear to take his drink
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:17 PM1. The opening scene /engineer mounting the waterfall
2. david watching lawrence of arabia in 3d
3. The urn storage facility
4. The holographic jockey run sequence.
5. david in the star map room and discovering the pilot chair breathtaking in 3d.
6. the medipod scene
7.the jockeys awaken
8.derelict crashing
9. squid alien jockey duel
10 .The final reveal.
Arkadine
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:19 PMOne question to people posting on this thread: Could it be that most of these best moments are selected more based on their "eye candy" value than on other considerations? For instance, are these favorite bits suspenseful, or poignant, engrossing... do they work well as plot devices, etc?
davedubya
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:23 PMIt's hard to list particular moments, but in no particular order:
1. Flying away into space to search for their homeworld.
2. Milburn and Fifield in the ampoule chamber (for the character interaction and the tension)
3. When the mask is first taken off of the Space Jockey head.
4. David booting up the U-ship's control room, his reaction and the visuals.
5. David infecting Holloway via finger in the glass (this was a genius scene)
6. Shaw's reaction to Weyland's actual agenda.
7. The super spuidling
8. Caesarian and the squidling
9. The flight movement of the U-ship
10. Vickers' final moment
Frantz
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:24 PMThey work well as movie scenes ...because are well acted and interesting of course and then because are funny , scary or deep . Are scenes that will remain in a memory like the many in Alien and Aliens and the very few of Alien3 and Alien resurrection :p
StringerBell
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:27 PMdo they work well as plot devices, etc?....
and there in lies the problem.
E.G. Watch the Medipod scene, and what happens directly afterwards, and tell me if any of that makes sense.
Prometheus has moments that happen but gets quickly forgotten about.
cybershandy
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:33 PMI think most of the movie had value and all was engrosing for me - I didn't get up from my seat the entire movie - the plot was good, thought provoking, there are a few surprises, the scenary is great - and the acting is good too - there isa good back story and youre left thinking at the end of it. I would definitely say to go watch the movie though. If I had a top 10 list of non eye candy sections they would be:
10 - the back story
9 - the music score
8 - the suspenseful isolated scenes (very Ridley Scott)
7 - the thought provoking idea of "meeting your maker - and what would you say to them"
6 - The ideas of evolution - and how DNA can be affected
5 - How the story fits into the Alien universe
4 - the strength of Shaw's character
3 - the thought provoking idea of "could this be true?" in a sense?
2 - the suspensful dramatic scenes
1 - the entire movie is engaging - even after you have watched it
Goddamn Tropics in here
MemberFacehuggerJun-02-2012 5:34 PM@ Ark : With regard to the second part of your original question and your next question
For me Alien is still king in total, however Prom's best parts do stand up to the best parts of Alien, but in a more quirky or visual way rather than the out and out tension and terror of Alien.
Goddamn Tropics in here
MemberFacehuggerJun-02-2012 5:35 PM@ Ark : With regard to the second part of your original question and your next question
For me Alien is still king in total, however Prom's best parts do stand up to the best parts of Alien, but in a more quirky or visual way rather than the out and out tension and terror of Alien.
Arkadine
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:56 PM@cybershandy I am so glad to hear the movie has all those high points
@Goddamn Tropics in here why the "quirk" element... why do you think it was a choice for Prometheus?
@StringerBell I'll have to wait and see... there are so many contrasting opinions!!
flexer
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 5:58 PM1. Conversation of David and Holloway when Holloway says that humans created David cause they could and David replies that this sounds disappointing.
2. Opening scene.
3. Engineers preparing to leave. The flute and the star map. Really smart and spectacular.
4. C-section.
5. Conversation of Janek and Vickers. Janek asking her if she's a robot.
6. Janek crashing Prometheus into the Engineer ship.
7. Fifield (or whatever he turned into) being killed with flamethrower - my thought was: finally this thing is dead. The whole concept of one being zombified by the black goo in such a way feels disturbing.
8. Xeno mural on the wall scene.
9. Shaw's decision to fly to Engineer homeworld.
10. Shaw and Weyland asking Engineer their questions.
cybershandy
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 6:25 PMHi @Arkadine I hope you go and see it and really enjoy the movie - there are lots of differing opinions - I guess people going in expecting to see different things - I went in with an open mind and loved every minute. - It does have a lot of big scenary and it can be easy to get caught up in the entire experience (in a good way) - sometimes there is so much going on. Overall it offers something new and is quite thought provoking too.
Hope you have a great time watching it.
Goddamn Tropics in here
MemberFacehuggerJun-02-2012 6:36 PMI just feel the fresh and quirky v dark and dirty that has gone before worked.
There is a lot of love for David's scenes on this post, he really was the heartbeat of the film.
Just reading all of these highlights and i really do not understand why some people are giving such poor reviews?
Each to their own i suppose.......
mw3
MemberOvomorphJun-02-2012 9:20 PMyeah i'll tell u the best part of the film was THE DAM END WHEN THE CREDITS RAN WHAT CRAP IT RELLY WAS......
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