06-21-2012, 06:44 AM
I saw it tonight, I liked it a lot for what it was, I\'m seeing it more as an homage to Alien and H. R. Geiger\'s original artwork. Its NOT a prequel to Alien, it started out to be one but was altered script wise, and I think it was a good call. The beginning really struck me, it was such a fantastic way to set up the history and explanation for the plot! Like Hideous said, how many films have ever said so much in a single scene with no dialog, film wise it really is brilliant! I liked the Engineers, they were a departure from anything I was expecting but looked fantastic, especially in the suits! I REALLY want one of those helmets!! Visually it was stunning, the starkness of the landscape of LV226 to the biomechanical design of the ship. My favorite piece of Geiger is the space jockey, so it was mind blowing to see an explanation and setup of that!!
For the answers part, remember this was LV226 the planet in Alien and Aliens is LV426, so its another world the Engineers had landed on and released the bio weapon that is the Alien, so theres a small link but like I said I saw it as more of an homage, and in that really enjoyed it!
For the answers part, remember this was LV226 the planet in Alien and Aliens is LV426, so its another world the Engineers had landed on and released the bio weapon that is the Alien, so theres a small link but like I said I saw it as more of an homage, and in that really enjoyed it!