Prometheus

    Finally saw it as well. Really enjoyed it too.

    Hadn't watched any trailers and didn't read anything about it, and it feels like that was a good starting point.

    Feels like you either hate or really enjoy this one. No in-between. But then again, seems like more people who didn't get absolutely obsessed with it before it was out are the people who can enjoy it

    A lot of people talk about how shallow and non-existent the character build up is in this movie and then reference Alien as it would have had the opposite.. Has that really ever been something strong in any of the Alien movies tbh?

    Has a lot of other qualities but that is definitely not one of them IMO

    In Alien Brett and Parker have a very convincing relationship. It's clear they are there for the money, just two blue collar guys. Dallas is a real leader and Ripley the heroine to be. Ash and Lambert are convincing as well. Aliens is filled with memorable and even legendary characters. Who doesn't remember Hudson, Hicks, Vasquez, Bishop and Burke? So yeah, that has definitely been a strong point in the first two movies.

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    In Alien Brett and Parker have a very convincing relationship. It's clear they are there for the money, just two blue collar guys. Dallas is a real leader and Ripley the heroine to be. Ash and Lambert are convincing as well. Aliens is filled with memorable and even legendary characters. Who doesn't remember Hudson, Hicks, Vasquez, Bishop and Burke? So yeah, that has definitely been a strong point in the first two movies.

    Totally agree. The characters in Alien/Aliens were a lot more memorable than any of the characters in Prometheus. For a lot of the film, I actually didn't know anybody's names :S

    Aliens by far has the most in-depth characters, but you all have to remember that we were all imbedded with those characters through commercials, toys, games, comics, cards, museums, theme parks, and of course tons of advertisements. Aliens was a phenomenon at its time and us kids at that time got tons of marketing from it growing up. Ill still remember the majority of characters from all of the films, Aliens being the most concrete.

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    Generic? How are hudson, hicks, vasquez and apone generic?

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    I'm with Dux here. There's nothing generic about them. It's because they are vastly different that we remember them so fondly.

    I dunno, I just felt their characters were smothered in army-lingo and badassness and I did not find them very memorable. I'm not saying they were ALL bad or terrible; I'm mainly saying I preferred the cast of the first film.

    My girlfriend watched Aliens for the first time last night and she said a similar thing about the Marines being way over the top. Hudson in particular is such a whiny little git. "GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!"

    However, when they realise they are stuck on LV 426 and that initial cockiness disappears, the characters get a little more depth and calm down a little bit. Hudson sort of settles down a bit and stops with the banter when he gets something to actually do to help the situation. I think the characters are purposely meant to be annoying and cocky; it makes them more likeable when they are resigned to their fate and stop hiding behind the Marine facade.

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    However, when they realise they are stuck on LV 426 and that initial cockiness disappears, the characters get a little more depth and calm down a little bit. Hudson sort of settles down a bit and stops with the banter when he gets something to actually do to help the situation. I think the characters are purposely meant to be annoying and cocky; it makes them more likeable when they are resigned to their fate and stop hiding behind the Marine facade.

    Well, okay maybe. I'll have to see what I think the next time I watch it. I mean a lot of the problems I see with their characters relate to the fact that Aliens is a lot more action-adventure-oriented and that the characters simply reflect that fact (like saying some cool comments before blowing yourself up in a vent for example).

    In other news, I plan on seeing Prometheus again this weekend! Just to give it another go and bask in it's visual awesomeness.

    just came back from cinema, finally saw this, and was a good movie (great design and visuals) but i was expecting a lil bit more, maybe i wanted to be a lil bit more alienish, dont know

    Felt pretty much exact same way after hearing about it. Even though I don't have the hate-hard on for all his recent stuff like a lot of people , there is still this weird sense that it might turn to shit, given how long this thing has been talked about.

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