Original Alien Prequel - The Prometheus Movie 2012 with New Film Art Book

Brace yourself for a whole new breed of Blu-ray: Four powerful films...eight thrilling versions...in dazzling, terrifying, high-def clarity with the purest digital sound on the planet. Two bonus dics and over 65 hours of archival and never-before-seen content, including the totally immersive MU-TH-UR mode feature, makes this definitive  

 

 A landmark of science fiction and horror, Alien arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas's space fantasy. Partially inspired by 1958's It! The Terror from Beyond Space, this instant classic set a tone of its own, offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter Nostromo, who fall prey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) that had gestated inside one of the ill-fated crew members. In a star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley, becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie franchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall the many images that have been burned into our collective psyche, including the "facehugger," the "chestburster," and Ripley's climactic encounter with the full-grown monster. Impeccably directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is one of the cinema's most unforgettable nightmares then , 

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Now  in 2012 , Ridley Scott  has done it again  with the coming launch of   Prometheus (2012)
The background of the Movies  is about A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Aliens writer Damon Lindelof was hired to turn Prometheus into a standalone film with an entirely new mythology running parallel to the Alien Quadrilogy. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba and Sean Harris, the premise of the film follows archeologists Elizabeth Shaw (Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Marshall-Green) as they discover a star map among the remnants of several unconnected ancient human civilizations. In light of this discovery, the Weyland Corporation finances a space expedition to explore the destination of the star map (LV-223) and possibly find a supposedly peaceful, advanced alien civilization that Shaw believes may hold the key to understanding the genesis of mankind.

 

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 The themes are larger as is the context. Scott presents promise, a mystery that lingers and an investigative experience that descends into horrific discovery. While it may have plenty of flaws and falls short of "masterpiece" territory, it does not at any point sink into a failure of epic proportions as some of the previous Alien films did and certainly avoids the trivial excessiveness of the Alien vs. Predator series.

Anticipated and billed as a prequel to Alien and then de-bunked into a "standalone" mythology, it becomes increasingly clear that the "standalone mythology" commentary was disingenuous at the very least. Prometheus borrows much of its procedure, technique and characterizations from the Alien franchise.  

Prometheus does not explain the events prior to Alien on LV-426 (Acheron), it does give a shade of it and presents the general proposition of mystery that leads the audience to speculate and to get involved. Despite criticisms galore, we are all discussing what happens next and how it will all tie together. In spite of whatever criticism, if Scott achieve that and manage to make a better film than he's made in years, he's done something right even if its not a sci-fi "masterpiece." 

Prometheus: The Art of the Film [Hardcover]

This title will be released on June 12, 2012.
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Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The movie takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery.

With an introduction by Scott himself, this lavish book will be the only publication to accompany Prometheus. Stunning production art and behind the scenes photos will grant the reader a window on the process of creating this astounding new epic.