Comments on: Prometheus 2 Loses Xenomorphs And Gains A Dark Paradise! https://masterherald.com/prometheus-2-loses-xenomorphs-and-gains-a-dark-paradise/10143/ Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rhuen https://masterherald.com/prometheus-2-loses-xenomorphs-and-gains-a-dark-paradise/10143/#comment-26389 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:09:50 +0000 http://masterherald.com/?p=10143#comment-26389 Separate but needs to be said. Prometheus to me was another (Giger love letter) movie, focusing on another of the “characters” that appear in his art. The large bald man wearing the exo-skeleton. Often seen being horribly violated by various creatures, including the proto-type forms of the face huggers. Which they snuck into the mural (bottom left and right), central figure, possible crest, pointing to two Xenomorph imprints left and right, with a death machine II inspired bit (at least looks like it to me) below and hidden behind the alter in the movie.

Given that many of Giger’s “characters” have now been in movies from his art. What would the “fresh” monster be? If its the shape shifting killer female creature, we kind of got that with Sil (but it could be done better and more Eldritch like the actual art). Otherwise I’d hate to think Ridley Scott wants to use that baby…creepy as it is I feel like it was Giger’s self-insert. A small infant trapped in a world of nightmarish horrors.

]]> By: Rhuen https://masterherald.com/prometheus-2-loses-xenomorphs-and-gains-a-dark-paradise/10143/#comment-26387 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:01:41 +0000 http://masterherald.com/?p=10143#comment-26387 1979-2014: Number of movies the Xenomorphs have appeared in

(6), 4-main series, 2-spin-offs.
(Prometheus not counted, Predator 2 not counted, as they have background hints of existing)

I would hardly consider four focus movies and two cross-overs in a span of 30+ years as “done” and “cooked”. However I can understand a specific director feeling that (THEIR PART) in the story is done as they feel they have nothing left they can contribute to it, and leave it to someone else. Just like anyone working on any franchise. However looking at other “horror icons” the Xenomorphs, and especially the Yautja who are often dragged along with them. Have taken baby steps in movies.

It just we feel they are more common thanks to comic books, videogames, and art (both fan and official). However movie wise they barely have anything. Godzilla, Jason, Freddy, all bury the Xenomorphs in terms of movies. Although they also illustrate why its a good idea to try and be careful going forward. Sequels are never meant to be watched back to back with each other, and marathoning anyone of these icons can demonstrate just how off they become over time, for good and bad.

Aliens movies, marathoned, first and Aliens flow pretty well, slight tone shift. Third goes darker and despite how much I disliked their choices has that same feel, the fourth was entertaining but marathoned is (jarring) to say the least in its massive tone shifts *heck even the lighting is vastly different*

But that just illustrates changes that should be made. I want Alien 5, but I don’t want yet another small group of people in some isolated location made up of corridors fighting them. For all the flak it gets, and deserves, AvP:R at least tried to change the basic setting.

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