Prometheus

[Minos]

Stop whining about old movies and enjoy this one for what it is

[Puddy]

I loved the characters in Alien. Too many generic grunts in Aliens...

[dux]

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

[Sprony]

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

[Nysuatro]

I liked prometheus

Please do not shoot me.

[Sprony]

I enjoyed it too. Don't worry. I just expected more

[PogoP]

Yeah, Mino, we're not whining... Just talking about it lol. I loved Prometheus

[Puddy]

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

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.

[PogoP]

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.

[Sprony]

I couldn't have said it better myself PogoP!

[Puddy]

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.

[AtsEst]

VFX work and some insight to the story:

http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSF ... prometheus

[D3ads]

http://www.moddb.com/mods/prometheus-doom-3-movie-mod

[knj]

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

[amycompton]

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.