Alien: Covenant - Prometheus 2

[Draconian Guppy]

On 2017-6-2 at 3:36 AM, George P said:

This is Scott we're talking about, it wouldn't surprise me if we get an extended cut for sure.

You mean ala blade runners

1. Workprint

2. sneak peak version

3. directors cut

4. final cut

5. wifes cut

6. fan cut

7. geek cut

8. hollywood cheesy version cut

9. OMG leds add a unicorn cut

10. Etc extra long version for nitpickers cut.

[Draconian Guppy]

On 2017-6-2 at 5:56 AM, LOC said:

Well we certainly know of several deleted scenes already - if not stuff filmed for the movie and put in trailers or pre-launch media that never got cut into the movie proper. So, yeah it would seem an extended cut would be more likely. But isn't Scott one of those directors who doesn't like to do extended cuts for DVDs etc?

lolwut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner 

 

Also, I hate it when I see stuff in the trailer that doesn't make it to the movie

[LOC Veteran]

Well Blade Runner is a thing...though I feel Scott tries to make that movie some sort of transcendent film that only he could cut properly

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[Syanide]

^ That second clip, UUURGGGGHHH. Yeah, let's wait for ANOTHER movie to fill in the holes of the current one. We might as well call it Alien: Carrot on a Stick.

 

Anyway, the franchise is dead. Covenant didn't manage to double its budget, and made 2.5 less money than Prometheus. People don't care anymore. Thanks, Ridley. What a spectacular way to destroy something.

[Draconian Guppy]

19 hours ago, Syanide said:

^ That second clip, UUURGGGGHHH. Yeah, let's wait for ANOTHER movie to fill in the holes of the current one. We might as well call it Alien: Carrot on a Stick.

 

Anyway, the franchise is dead. Covenant didn't manage to double its budget, and made 2.5 less money than Prometheus. People don't care anymore. Thanks, Ridley. What a spectacular way to destroy something.

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It double:

Budget$97 million[6]

Box office$181.7 million[6]

 

So at least from that point of view, I think movies are going to keep going? (mind you i'm against this crap going on, but oh well)

[ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm]

I thought the movie was decent enough, the only thing that seemed dumb was them exploring without an suits, but i suppose that's just humans being dumb.

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[LOC Veteran]

Uh, sure ok ^^

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On 18/06/2017 at 11:33 AM, Slarlac249 said:

but i suppose that's just humans being dumb

No - it's poor storytelling.

[Circaflex]

Finally got around to watching this film, I enjoyed it. 

[TheReaperMan]

I agree we most points.

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1) No space suit, hazmat suit on a unknown planet.

2) taking the ship down towards the planet and possibly destroying the ship and sleepers in the process.

3) crashing the ship that the android had

4) No quarantine at all for the sick people returning to the lander and no quarantine when they return to the main ship

 

It is like the ship was crewed by people who had no training at all and was told, yeah go on a spaceship and everything will be ok and have fun.

 

You would think with the tech they had  on the main ship that "mother" would have been able to notice that the embryo's are not human and destroy them.

 

My main problem with the film was that it just was not scary and the plot and story are bad, I mean the android creating the aliens is just a crap plot line/device and him just wiping out the engineers that easy was just rubbish.

 

I always had the idea that the Aliens are just the main species of the planet they tried to colonise and just wiped them out as they were the lesser beings. 

 

 

[TPreston]

Hey guys how would you like a sequel to Prometheus where we explain where humanity came from! Oh woops they're all dead never mind something something alien.

 

2/5 it looks great but there is nothing going on upstairs. Story of my life.

[Syanide]

On 16.6.2017. at 6:49 PM, Draconian Guppy said:

+1

 

It double:

Budget$97 million[6]

Box office$181.7 million[6]

 

So at least from that point of view, I think movies are going to keep going? (mind you i'm against this crap going on, but oh well)

 

Alien: Covenant Sequel Uncertain as Fox Reassesses Alien Franchise

 

######## Ridley maaaan

[LOC Veteran]

Well maybe Blomkamp will get his shot to fix things now?

[ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm]

could it be possible that shaw didn't die and that david cloned her to do experiemnts on?

[George P Global Moderator]

I'm going to try and watch this later tonight, if I have the time.   I'll be able to talk about it more after that.

[Lamp0]

On 4/8/2017 at 2:42 PM, Slarlac249 said:

could it be possible that shaw didn't die and that david cloned her to do experiemnts on?

I don't get that impression, but I mean, they could probably shoe horn something like that in if they wanted to bring her back. Or  maybe the Engineer's will return and revive her in to some hybrid thing?

[George P Global Moderator]

Just got around to see it, i'd say 6/10 if I had to give a score.  Sure it doesn't answer everything and leaves you with questions but then I'm of the opinion that a story doesn't have to give you all the answers to begin with.   The problem is that we've seen this play out before, it's pretty much a rehash of the basic plot from the original movie but not as scary (they show the aliens too much compared to the original).   You do get things filled in though, everyone wanted to know where they came from, well, we got that answer.  

 

 

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When that giant Truck / Scoop thing fell out of the ship, why did it nose dive out of the ship, did they forgot they are in space  ... it should have floated away!

 

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30 minutes ago, warwagon said:

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When that giant Truck / Scoop thing fell out of the ship, why did it nose dive out of the ship, did they forgot they are in space  ... it should have floated away!

 

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I could be wrong but if it's the scene I think it is, near the end of the movie, then it's not in space.  If you remember they bring the colony ship down to 80km over the storm, and then again lower it to 40km over the storm (or was it the surface itself and not the ion storm?).  Anyways, depending on the final altitude, gravity is in effect by that point, so it would nose dive and not float away.