First Time Watching Prometheus (2012) | Movie Reaction & Commentary

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I still have mixed feelings about this one. What are your thoughts about Prometheus? Be sure to subscribe for upcoming reactions to Tremors, It (2017), Time After Time, Alien: Covenant, and Shadow of a Doubt!

[@uncoolmartin460]

"That guy is not as dead as I was previously led to believe" had me laughing so much. Really enjoyed your reaction, well done. Respect to you for watching Alien 3 and resurrection, I know a lot of people don't like them. I quite liked resurrection but was disappointed with the final creature. I thought Prometheus was ok, but thought the story (Engineers and them killing everything) wasn't the best. But I was impressed with the visuals although the tech in comparison to Alien seemed more advanced. I enjoyed the film as being separate from Alien myself, it didn't feel like an Alien film except for the large scenes like in the ships hold in Alien when Kane abseils in. Looking forward to your Covenant reaction. (Tremors as well.)

[@jobbo_]

For me it's the sheer stupidity of some of the characters that lets it down.. Idris Elba with "sleep tight boys.." they are your crew and they're lost outside! The geologist guy who "likes rocks" and would rather not be a team player or a general astronaut/scientist.. The guy slowly getting closer to something that looks CLEARLY like a cobra and ends up getting killed by it.. The fact they get "lost" inside the thing in the first place when they have a perfect 3D scan of it!? It's an OK film but most of the characters are just fodder that do stupid/unbelievable things. Dr Shaw being "pregnant" is a pretty awesome horror moment though

[@andrewforbes1433]

I don't merely dislike this film and its sequel. I despise them. There are the standard criticisms - that the characters act irrationally and inconsistently only to move the plot ahead; that the motivations of certain characters are nonsensical; that the plots are half-baked - and I wholeheartedly agree with those criticisms. My primary objection to the films, however, is that they are conceptually misguided. The Alien franchise, at least through Alien3, is founded on the unknown. The universe of Alien felt vast, and old, and dark. Ridley Scott, for reasons I still fail to comprehend, chose to make two films that are designed to shine a floodlight into all the dark corners of that universe, and provide answers to questions that existed to be left unanswered. I think that these are very poor films but, more than that, I resent their makers' intentions. EDIT: And, oh crap, you're doing Shadow Of A Doubt?! I Cannot wait!

[@strivingtobalance]

I have described this as "The best looking, most beautiful 1950s scifi B movie ever made." Every scientist in this movie is dumb as a rock. But honestly, what we did we expect from it? The LEAD scientists of this movie are literally creation scientists, so portraying them as dumb as rocks makes sense. So, I LOVE watching this movie, how it looks, and Fassbender's performance as David, but otherwise, it's just so very, very dumb with a bunch of beautiful set pieces.

[@broadsword6650]

@@jobbo_ The original story made it clear that Theron's character deliberately hired some of these "stupid" scientists in an attempt to sabotage her father's scheme, which she regarded as a vanity project and a massive waste of money (and his attempt to cheat death denied her inheritance of the company). This detail was totally lost in the rewrites, and it makes the film ridiculous. As a viewer I found it insulting to my intelligence that supposedly top scientists characters would be so utterly dumb and incompetent because it was never explained that they were, in fact, a bunch of Z-list hacks hired on the cheap. That's bad filmmaking from Ridley Scott, who is excellent at visuals but often falls down on the plot.

[@michaelsweenie-lane359]

The opening sequence with the Engineer sacrificing himself was when they started life on Earth

[@paratus04]

Off topic but right at 16:00 when you said “I’m really worried about what David fed him”, the YT ad kicked in and said “Mmm mm mmm Pop Tarts”. 😂 just found it funny.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Haha that’s amazing! It knew what to do.

[@DeathBeforeComicSans]

I really loved this film. The world-building is just so epic, and although most of the characters aren’t very likeable, Elizabeth is lovely and curious and Fassbender’s David is just terrifying and so well acted.

[@dewantoroo]

Yeah, the characters kinda lame compare to the OG. But if i have to choose... I actually like Charlize's character the most lol. She's the most "reasonable" and i guess relatable too. The closest thing we get to Ripley but without the badass-ness (?)

[@anthonyleecollins9319]

@@dewantoroo Agreed. She has the social skills of a rhinoceros, but she tends to be the most rational person on screen (not that she has a lot of competition with this crew).

[@TJinMO]

"ACIDIC BLOOD! ACIDIC BLOOD!!!AHHH" loved it!!

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

12:53 I love the little detail of David having the Weyland logo on his fingerprint.

[@michaelcullen5308]

Running in the same direction the thing you're running away from is going, rather than to the side, is named in honour of this movie (the Prometheus School of Running Away)

[@juliocesarg.r.1238]

i love that term😂

[@rrrreidlin]

4:52 "i love that rubik's cube technology has continued to advance", haha!

[@AddSerious]

The engineers visited Earth over and over as we grew and learned BUT if you do the math you see that one of them visited 2000 years ago and the people he encountered Crucified him, he was taken back to the space ship and told what type of beings we turned into, it was then that they decided to destroy this world.

[@ravenlunatic8]

I personally love love this movie, but I am also able to ridicule plenty of it. It has one of my favorite scenes ever. The scene when David contaminates that drink always struck me as a question people really should consider more. I love the way it is shot with that Christmas tree sitting in the background, as though it is saying, "You want an answer? There's a possible one right here." Made me wonder what it would take. Many look for that answer, but if they won't except the possibilities already there, what would it take for them to accept the next one?

[@paulhelberg5269]

I believe I know exactly how you feel about this film. I saw this in the theater and thought that it might have been a better (stand-alone) movie because the tie ins with Alien were sort of forced. I thought that most of the characters were under developed and odd for the sake of oddness. Not the worst film, just not up to my expectations of a Ridley Scott movie. Good reaction though.

[@waterbeauty85]

This movie provoked so much debate that it's a shame that more KZbinrs haven't reacted to it. Most reaction channels have largely fallen into the lowest common denominator rut, so it's good to see you reacting to something different. I remember when I told a friend that I kind of like "Prometheus," he looked like he was physically stunned for a moment. Then he said "OKay. I just lost a little bit of respect for you."

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I appreciate the different opinions. It’s interesting hearing the different perspectives.

[@alexanderson6371]

the people who didn't like it didn't even know it's an Alien movie

[@jimtatro6550]

This movie poses many philosophical questions about our existence, the biggest unanswered one being what happened to the ladder that David was using? It just disappeared.🤣👍

[@jeffmartin1026]

Zenomorphs do exactly that, they morph based on what form they took over. That's why the alien at the end doesn't look like the Alien from the first film. In Alien it had morphed again using human DNA.

[@zoa1-99.......]

Xenomorph

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Prometheus is the main reason I still have a 3DTV. One of the few movies that uses the effect so well it actually makes it a better film

[@amandacogger3075]

Ok I'm jealous, there's bits of this film I would love to see in 3D

[@michaelschwartz8730]

@@amandacogger3075 More than you'd think too! Not just gimmicky stuff, but tons of gorgeous one-point perspective frames with beginning, middle and foreground ;)

[@amandacogger3075]

@@michaelschwartz8730 I want to even more now. I can't help but think the scene where David found the room and opened up the star chart is amazing in 3D

[@cherylsims5636]

This movie was Ridley Scott idea of a pre-quel to Alien. The dead Engineer in Alien was an Engineer, like the one in the Captian Chair here. It's too bad you didnt get the Director's cut version where they played like a 10 min long conversation between David and the Engineer. That answers a lot of questions. Scott chose to cut it from the final version, but you can find it here. This was LV..something but next to LV426 in Alien so the same system. The Engineers did match our DNA, that what Shawn found out doing the DNA sample from the Engineers head in the helmet. Scott was supposed to be making another Alien movie this past year but arguments with Disney ended up in getting it cut. Too bad my favorite movie series.

[@willlockler9433]

I feel a particular kinship when you start yelling at the screen. Lol. Love it.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

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[@jennifergauthier3282]

I absolutely love this film. I wanted to know more about the Engineers, but they decided to go in a different direction in "Covenant" It's too bad.

[@Rmlohner]

Really funny thing about this movie is that when it was first released, pretty much everyone assumed that all the bad stuff in it was Damon Lindeloff's fault due to Lost having just aired its extremely controversial finale, while Ridley Scott is of course a legend that we were all ecstatic to see come back to the franchise after a lifetime. Except in the years since, Lindeloff has greatly improved his reputation with The Leftovers and Watchmen while Scott has...not, let's just say, and word has also come out that a lot of complaints people had weren't present in Lindeloff's original script which Scott forced a bunch of changes on. Add in his even worse work in Alien: Covenant and these days the blame is apportioned completely the other way.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

I am a M A S S I V E fan of the Alien universe and I am also a huge fan of the cinema going experience. It's almost like going to church for me. I NEVER even get up to use the restroom during ANY film, as I'd rather wait and enjoy the FULL experience of the movie. When Covenant came out in 2017, my partner and I took a day off work and got tickets at the boutique gold class cinema. I got up and left the cinema FOUR TIMES during that boring ass film as I just did NOT give a shit about it. In many ways, Covenant is WORSE than Prometheus, and THAT is REALLY saying something.

[@Rmlohner]

@@tulinfirenze1990 The other Alien movies are quite a different experience now that we know it's all just some asshole robot's fault.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@Rmlohner Only if you accept this as canon - I don't.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh I forgot Damon was involved! I remember people talking about it at the time. I loved lost lol

[@kevincucumber1118]

really enojyed your reaction man, this is one of my favorite movies. i feel like even if you havent watched any other alien films you could easily watch prometheus and enjoy it. having seen the other movies just helps you understand the story even more

[@christopherplucinski3234]

this one gets a rating of ok from me, similar to how i felt about 3 and resurrection while the next one (Alien covenant) I personally enjoyed as much as Alien & Aliens. looking forward to seeing your reaction to Covenant.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

Notice the android's name? We're going in alphabetical order; Ash Bishop Call David

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That’s kinda cool! And then we skip to Walter in covenant? Was there a reason for that?

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@CasualNerdReactions Senile old Ridders - that's the reason.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

Don't try and make sense of it. This film is a Frankenstein of a project, passing through too many writers and contributors' hands before ending up as the mess we have now. At one point it was a intended as a prequel to "Alien", then senile old Ridders changed his mind - despite the fact the Engineers have a full bodied relief art work figure of the classic xenomorph in their ship - something which apparently doesn't even exist yet. We went in hoping for a prequel about the xenomporh and what we got was some garbled nonsense about black goo, snakes and dolphin aliens. Prometheus is where it all started to go wrong and where every studio exec just accepted that Ridley "Where's my pudding?" Scott was the man in charge of the Aliens Universe. It's been ten years since this "film" came out and the disappointment is STILL there.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Ooh Frankenstein project is a good descriptor!

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@CasualNerdReactions We were SOOOOOOOOO looking forward to this in 2012 - the trailer was INCREDIBLE and promised SO MUCH. I remember counting the days until premiere night. What we got was a mish mash of black goo leads to worms leads to urns leads to giant alien bald head (because = kewl), leads to dolphin head alien leads to octopus arms alien leads to giant albino bodybuilder. It was all just a GIANT FRIGGIN MESS.

[@jabberbone1]

The only thing that makes this movie fun to watch is when you sit with others, get really really stoned on high potency marijuana, and then pause it whenever something stupid is said or done (which is very very often) and then, after you've recovered from your derisive laughter, you propose better dialog, better characters, and a better plot. I believe this is Ridley Scott's philosophy of movie-making.

[@tophers3756]

So much about this movie was ill-conceived and executed.

[@musicmashup9597]

@@tophers3756 such as?

[@ThreadBomb]

Opinion certainly is divided on this one! I am on the side that says it's bad, due to, among other things, the stupidity and unlikability of the characters, the inanity of the 'ancient aliens' plot element, and the needless rewrite of Alien lore. The sequel is perhaps worse in some respects, but I enjoyed it more because it was just a straightforward horror movie (and a couple of the bad moments are downright hilarious). BTW, there was a trailer for Covenant called "She won't go quietly", which I recommend you watch -- it looks like a totally different movie! I don't know if you have seen Alien vs Predator yet? It's not a great movie, but once it gets going it's a solid sci-fi/horror/action flick with some cool visuals.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

AVP is on my agenda for October. I’m actually gonna record some extra movies that month and try to put out both AVP and the other 2 predator films. Unless I change my mind lol. I’m not sure any of them are great, but I’d like to watch them.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

How do they have a freakin whole awesome trailer that’s not in the movie? Can I get all of that in place of David cutting his hair please?!

[@craigcassidy6078]

I enjoyed the story of this film, not quite what I expected.. but avp is not a good film.. its just made as quick buck movie..

[@MrHornback]

Sean Penn quote at 6:27 , after being ghosted by Charlize.

[@highheartwellness]

Great review! I happen to love this movie. Sure, not as classic as Alien or Aliens, but really captures the other-worldliness of the Alien universe. There are far more pros to the movie, than cons. Fassbender was perfect as David, and although I was reluctant to like Theron in an alien film, Vickers was a great character, she played here well. Also, the scene with Shaw doing the medical procedure on herself was one the most incredible scenes in the series.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Agree, that medical procedure is honestly kind of iconic.

[@gordondavis6168]

At the beginning of the film, there are lots of references to Christmas. One major plot point was supposed to be that the Engineers created humanity, loved humanity, sent an Engineer to educate humans and humans crucified and killed the teacher Engineer, causing the Engineers to view humanity as a failed violent experiment that needed to be destroyed. Yep, Christ was an alien Engineer. The alien Engineer civilization collapsed before they could destroy humanity. This would have been interesting, especially the heartbreak of finding “god” only to discover that god wants to destroy you. However, the studio nixed the idea of declaring Jesus as an alien.

[@cyrilmauras4247]

This film is fiction, not reality.

[@geoffmower8729]

The comment in the movie I choose to believe it is religion 101. Only a religious person would be gullible enough believe something on blind faith with no evidence. Even though most of the claims in the bible have been proven false by science and many things in it are contradicting not to mention immoral towards man kind they still choose to believe it!

[@cyrilmauras4247]

@@geoffmower8729 To each their own. Your beliefs are yours to live by.

[@JuntosXlaLibertadMileyBuIIrich]

i guess you mean christianity not christmas lol

[@tophers3756]

I left the theater literally angry. So much about this was so poorly thought out (the sky map didn't make sense) or was ill-advised (the Engineers as Space Jockies and the in-your-face religious amgle). The only thing I thought was good was David.

[@cyrilmauras4247]

The main points I don't like about this film are: 1) The two scientists with the snake alien, the one who reaches out to touch it. Scientist should know better than that. In the first film "Alien", at least the guy reached out to touch the egg and bent over to look inside it, wasn't a scientist. 2) Shaw has an abdomen operation then she is running and jumping around. 3) As in many movies, people are running to get out of the way of something narrow falling toward them, yet they run in the direction the narrow thing is falling instead of running 90 degrees away from it. What I like is that the special effects in this film are spectacular and the final alien is terrifying.

[@djstuntfox]

I really enjoyed this movie. Its not the best, but I love the world building, the questions, and the cinematography. Very beautiful. The C section scene made my skin crawl. I loved it!

[@donna25871]

Poor Guy Pearce - did all that work in the aging makeup because Ridley also wanted to film him as a young man but ended up not using that footage.

[@mattdawg83686]

I for one enjoyed Prometheus because it was at the time a reimagining of the concepts we had seen in the Alien canon and presented in a different way. I was excited when they announced there would be a sequel, but that was short lived when they decided to include it in the established Alien canon, and therefore rendered Prometheus moot.

[@TopsyTriceratops]

14:04 And that, what you said, is what leads to the rule of "correlation does not equal causation", which is something important in research and statistics. Love your open thoughts about this, good sir! Also love your reactions, but that's a given!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Now ur committed to watch the next one!! DO THE ORIGINAL DRAGON TATTOO TRILOGY WITH NOOMI RAPACE!!!!!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Covenant is coming in 2 weeks 👌

[@80z05]

Watched Covenant with my mum who's a well known science fiction loather, and made her laugh by *Mystery Science Theater 3000'ing throughout the film. After that my rewatching sessions became a happier experience. I HIGHLY recommend that method if you ever watch it twice. * Making the unbearable, bearable. 😂

[@AerodeonThorne]

Whether you like the film or not, the most important question is “is it a Christmas movie or not”.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Not this time. Almost though.

[@parmadacruz8755]

My idea for an alien tv-series is as follows: It takes places just before the events in the first alien movie and happens on a planet near where the nostromo spaceship is shipping ore.Weyland-Yutani is on the planet and have terraformed it for years,when they discovers a cave with lots of xenomorph eggs. One of them get's infected and a xenomorph is born. It turns out to be a queen,and a lot of the Weyland-Yutani humans are infected and then a war breaks out.All the humans on the planet are wiped out and only a few manage to escape in a spaceship.Then they nuke the planet from orbit. Then Weyland-Yutani regrets the decision and a hunt for the xenomorph begins.They get a tip that there's a crashed spaceship on lv426 and sends the robot Ash on the Nostromo spaceship.But they are informed that the mission has failed and that Nostromo has gone missing.Then Weyland-Yutani get's a tip about an xenomorph on Fiorina161 and sends a team of researchers there.They finds a surviving prisoner that is impreagnated and a queen is born. Weyland-Yutani then wants to use the xenomorphs on the planets where the engineers are located because they want the technology to seed planets with life. They also want the elixir that provides humans with prolongued life.After they have managed to give birth to a flock of xenomorphs,they drops them on an engineer planet and causes everyone of them to die.Then they get hold of the blue elixir that gives prolongued life.But several ships with engineers that where away from their planet when Weyland-Yutani wiped the population out,pursue them and manages to get the elixir back,but gets trapped on the planet where both parties crash.Then a battle takes place and the crew from Weyland-Yutani gets the elixir that gives them prolongued life for thousands of years,but they are now trapped on the planet,with no means to get anywhere.But then they see a light aproaching,but is the spaceship friends or foes ?

[@veronikamajerova4564]

Well, curiosity maybe killed the cat, but the satisfaction brought it back. 🙂

[@sportshash3367]

Loved your reaction. I understand Shaw wanting to ask your creator why they warranted you unworthy of existence. Did they view humanity's violent nature a galactic threat? Did they not value or give credence to any altruism humanity posses, if so why not. In any event karma punished them with a creation 1000 xs more lethal than people. I love this movie & score.

[@tree6787]

I really like this movie I know this movie gets a lot of hate but I thought it was good

[@LoneWolfeMedia]

I know fans and critics have issues with the Alien prequels, but I'm take them over something like the Star Wars prequels or some "nostalgia bait" rehash. They are bold and unwieldy but feature some stunning performances, music, and cinematography. The studio interfered too much, especially in Covenant, and if you watch the deleted scenes and special features for each film, you can see the masterpieces that could have been. Be sure to watch "The Crossing" and "Last Supper" as well as David's "Advert" for extra context with Covenant.

[@docsavage8640]

Just imagine if they weren't riddled with plot holes and didn't depend upon every character being stupid for the story to happen

[@scottjo63]

It's interesting that you said in the beginning you usually like movies people don't like and I'm usual like that myself, but yet you said you didn't like Alien 3 and 4 and people did not like them either. Well, I guess I didn't change on that as I liked Alien 3 and loved Alien Resurrection. I loved Prometheus however with Alien: Covenant, during that movie I thought ok better then Prometheus but the ending to Convenant changed my mine completely. Usually that doesn't happen but it did, I hated Convenant.

[@josepha5885]

Long before Prometheus came out, Dark Horse Comics had an issue that showed a little bit of the Alien home planet, including the creators that hunted the Xenomorphs. They were resistant to the acid blood. The thing is I don't remember the issue's name.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Sounds like an interesting plot for sure.

[@fday1964]

So....I was a teenager in the 70's, and was exposed to sci fi through Star Trek, which led to reading science fiction from so many gifted writers. Asimov, Heinlein, Simak.... So with that, sci fi movies that were closer to science always stood out to me. Alien was such a unique take on exotic life forms, that I became a fan of the artist H.R. Giger and his works. I see saw on Aliens, but for me, anything after the second movie is total crap. When Prometheus was announced, I looked forward to it....and was SO let down. Here is a very interesting perspective on the whole alien mythology.....and it's frustrating that film installments never pursued a more exotic storyline. Part one.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKCsnZR5bcydjsU

[@captaincell]

I can't be sure, and people might say I'm nuts, but if this had been the first movie in the franchise, I'm almost positive that I would have been disappointed in the sequel, which would have been Alien.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That makes sense! It would be confusing going from the odyssey / discovery vibe of this one to a confined fright fest. I’d probably be saying the same thing, alien is great on its own, but not as a sequel to the Prometheus franchise. 😅

[@THEvagabond29]

The script for this movie is out there. It details that the engineers were a dying race who gave up living forever. The few left sacrificed themselves to start life anew on certain worlds in hopes they would carry on the legacy... but their creation returned having created an AI being and chasing the same mistakes.

[@WillSing4TP]

I just watched Prometheus last night. So much silliness.😂

[@zoa1-99.......]

lol, run in the same direction as the ship

[@WillSing4TP]

@@zoa1-99....... 😂

[@infinitwizdumb]

I like the movie for the theme of trying to be seen by and seeking acceptance from one's creator and being thoroughly disappointed: Vickers and her father; The scientists and the Engineers; David and humanity.

[@richardb6260]

The Engineer at the beginning seeded Earth with it's DNA when dissolved itself.

[@inhumanmusic1411]

The thing I hated was the Engineers. In the first movie, it was very clearly a alien lifeform that they found on the ship and not some human-like alien in a environmental suit.

[@reesebn38]

This why movies suck now. They have to explain where everything came from. Mystery is the best part.

[@asdfasdf7199]

@@reesebn38 this

[@ThreadBomb]

It really depends how it's done. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade fills in a lot of details about Indy's childhood, but we don't object because it's done well.

[@wcookiv]

The Navigator was always a giant humanoid in a space suit, though. I'm not saying they didn't retcon a bunch of stuff about them but that wasn't changed.

[@Chilipotamus]

I think you really missed the importance of the title sequence. By consuming the black goo, it essentially broke down the engineers DNA and replicated it based off the characteristics of that planet. You can see this in the title sequence as the DNA breaks down and reforms in the flow of the river. They essentially were terraforming, but instead of designing the planet to fit, they designed the life to fit instead. It probably wouldn't have changed your opinion on the movie overall, but the movie did directly show that the engineers seeded the planet earth with DNA

[@MrGadfly772]

I liked this movie, and I was saddened to see them abandon a lot of what this movie established in its sequel. There was a lot of themes that this movie introduced but were abandoned because fans kept wanting to see more action and aliens. By the way the main actress is Noomi Rapace, and she is incredible. She is a Swedish actress and famous for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander; "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo". That movie has two sequels, and the trilogy will just transfix you.

[@gremlinsbreath]

Uh . . . it's the first time I've realized that the scream while running over the flaming body sounds like the Thing.

[@midnightcat6116]

I wish they had made the technology look “gritty” like in Alien and Aliens. Overall, still enjoyed this movie!

[@darthphayde508]

Decent cast, interesting premise, though it felt like the idea wasn't properly thought through and I felt the overall execution left a lot to be desired, to the point that I didn't bother with the sequel.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Too late 😉

[@zoa1-99.......]

15:45 They're called Hammerpedes.

[@dinkharmon2419]

I don't know if recapitate is a word. If not, it should be. Lol Love watching your reactions. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Haha thanks! I didn’t think it’s a word either. I looked it up and apparently it is. Although I’m not sure it’s used correctly.

[@wratched]

"I think they were holding back on some of the more graphic content." Me: Eh, Heh. Heheheheheheh. Oh dear. "

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I still think they were. I found an article that talked about how they were aiming for a ph-13 cut, but the MPAA wanted the whole c-section scene removed, not edited down. Since they wouldn’t budged it maintains R. The first half I think could almost easily pass for PG-13. That c-section scene is pretty wild though!

[@ivansmith9228]

30:11, I asked myself this 10 years ago too

[@resin_Hd]

Way late to the thread here but I really enjoyed this film. You mentioned that Shaw didn’t prove we came from them, but she did. When they did a dna test of the head material after it blew up, the dna from the head was an exact match to Human dna. Also the Zeno morphs looked different as they take some of the dna from their hosts. I guess a way to not knowing what you’re going to get so you won’t get bored of seeing them. Anyway just my 2¢.

[@rafaelrosario5331]

another great reaction...very insightful

[@jamesharper3933]

I guess in a way we're watching the evolution of the alien. Yes, you can see them try to tie it in with the 1979 film. Although it is a good movie, I think it falls short. I definitely like the Star Wars prequels better.

[@SkyForgeVideos]

Ok, so now that you have watched all the films in the series that I have watched, I'll give you a few of my insights after 25+ years of being a fan, and multiple re-watchings. Broadly speaking, in my opinion the films are a commentary on evolution. Starting with Human Evolution in the first film. Instead of an "Alien" movie where the Alien comes down from space to invade earth, and us having to fight it off to prove our evolutionary superiority... Instead, this time WE are the Alien, coming down in our spaceship, to disturb things and screw with the "native wildlife" (in our own human way). And... it turns out it's actually something that can challenge us. And this allows it to explore the darkest impulses of human instinct, in a super subtle, but really deep and insightful way. If you just look on the surface it's a monster movie. But if WE are the Alien... It allows us to see us contend with our own dark hidden intentions and motivations, the will to survive, the "monster"... that exists within all of us. Secondly, the men in the ship are shown as being old, stubborn, outdated in their thinking, and despite having made an artificial robot "man"... When confronted with this new threat, they are no longer able to adapt to the new situation. Ripley is the only one on the ship who is able to think rationally and clearly about the situation, and I think the subtext is one about women being the ones who are evolved enough, or evolving to be able to do things that the men could not. And so the most dangerous of all the "Aliens" on the ship, was the woman... Which is kind of a badass stamp of approval for Ripley. So if the first film is commentary on human evolution.... The second is about the begining ideas of motherhood, The idea of having a child (newts character), and the "monstrous" societal pressure that puts on you as a woman, living in a world where war is a reality. And kicking that psychological demon to the curb (and then some). The third film is about Woman's relationship with Man. Having to come to grips with the "monsters" you both are, so that you can work towards a common goal. And one that isn't just solely centered around "procreating". The Fourth film is about motherhood and Abortion. I won't get much deeper into it than that, but it completely changes the subtext of a few scenes once you realize it. And then Prometheus, which kind of takes us back for a second go at human evolution. This time showing us the folly of hubris, rather than of naive innocence. And does a pretty spectacular job of it. People at the time didn't really like Prometheus, but I think it stands up. I actually liked all of them for their own reasons. Are they perfect? No, but entertaining nonetheless. More movies in this genre? Alien vs Predator Pitch Black Event Horizon And Thank You for the great reaction!

[@broadsword6650]

Interesting thoughts. I don't agree with you, but interesting nevertheless.

[@SkyForgeVideos]

@@broadsword6650 It's probably because I'm looking at it from a more philosophical perspective than most people do. What does everything mean? Why were certain creative, artistic or directional decisions made? Or Why did we even need to tell ourselves this story to begin with? Etc. Of course I also have an appreciation for it as a blockbuster monster flick, right up there with The Thing, Or The Mist, etc. Things just tend to stand out more every time I rewatch it. Or when I try to view it through the historical perspective of why we (as a species), needed to tell ourselves this story, when we did, and how we did. Like, in the context of what was going on in the world at the time? What other movies came out around this time, what we're people thinking, how did the movie change things etc. Ripley is held up as one of the all time female badass movie roles of all time. I just think she deserves the credit. I think they did a good job. You should hear what I think about, The Terminator, The Exorcist, or V for Vendetta lol! (Stockholm Syndrome) (Catholic Propaganda) (Lesbian Power Fantasy) LoL 🤣 I've got plenty of other interesting takes that will make you think! If I had time or knew how I'd probably write essays or make videos. Maybe someday. Thanks for checking out my crazy theories!

[@vickenator]

I really enjoyed Prometheus as a worthy addition to the canon. It's certainly interesting, but I agree with you on too many crew (even if it's realistic). Covenant struggles with something similar and I don't remember who half the cast were. Looking forward to your reaction to that one!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I really only remember the main girl and the pilot from covenant at the moment lol. Reaction is coming soon. August 13 :)

[@captaincell]

I love sci-fi, and always have so don't take this the wrong way, but I have one simple question for these scientists about their theory on the origin of life. Who engineered the engineers?

[@changsangma1915]

There are certain theory and alternative lore regarding who is the original Space Jockey- apparently called the Mala'kak giants....a very ancient race that mastered superior organic manipulation to bio-mechanical manifestation. And are believed to be the creators of Engineers...who later in their own evolutionary line of techno supremacy wanted to mirror the tech of their creators, hence the design similarity of their space ships.

[@captaincell]

@@changsangma1915 I understand that there are fictional theories, but I was referring to real life. It's easy to believe that an alien race could have put us here, if we don't have any real world understanding about the discoveries scientists have made over the last 60 or 70 years. Especially when those discoveries aren't understood for what they actually revealed. For example, most people think the Big Bang Theory is science's way of removing God from the equation, when in fact The Big Bang Theory, or a single point of origin, is proof that God exists. It doesn't prove that the god of the Bible exist, which is why scientists chose the term intelligent design. In a different comment I reference the book, that actually explains how we got here. Written by a scientist, not a theologian.

[@changsangma1915]

@@captaincell .....my response was aptly put in the context of your question "who engineered the engineers?" Meaning you asked about the narrative of the movie's story. But what you intended for your actual context doesn't align into the narrative of your question. If you want to argue about real world context for the question of creationism your question need to be straight forward not in a contextual loop. TBS your question doesnt really relate to the said topic and is best kept in forums of ancient alien conspiracies.

[@captaincell]

@@changsangma1915 I'm not sure how to respond to that, other than I think the question is relative, when millions of people see this movie and think, yeah that sounds plausible, and besides real science hasn't come up with anything more plausible, when in fact, it has.

[@WUStLBear82]

I saw an interview with Guy Pearce and he said he was cast instead of an older actor because the screenplay originally had flashback scenes of a younger Weyland. Those scenes got cut so Pearce only appears in aging makeup that took hours to apply.

[@Bonobanos]

this movie wasn’t very original plotwise but i saw it in theaters in 3D and it was so impressive i didnt care about the story’s faults

[@captaincell]

Sometimes, I have difficulty watching your reactions because I keep having to stop to make comments 😆. For anyone who is unsure, it's a good thing.

[@CorporateBillionaire]

I love Prometheus, I still remember watching it in the cinema in 2012, I was waiting for this movie since it was announced, and it delivered! I watched it multiple times, amazing experience. I really want Ridley Scott to finish his Prometheus trilogy.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I would absolutely line up to see a final installment. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like that’s happening. There is a new movie in the works, but I don’t think it’s a continuation of this.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@CasualNerdReactions Thankfully - at this point, Senile old Ridders is just, let's say "enjoying himself too much" with the whole David sub-story, which has hijacked the aliens series. He should just merge this universe with the Blade Runner universe and be done with it.

[@CorporateBillionaire]

@@tulinfirenze1990 Thankfully Ridley Scott doesn't need your advice.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

@@CorporateBillionaire I'm not the first to say the wrong brother jumped.

[@CorporateBillionaire]

@@tulinfirenze1990 Yeah, because wishing for somebody's death just because you didn't like a film they made is a totally normal thing.....

[@chrisl9813]

Not unlike the Star Wars franchise I enjoyed the Alien franchise so much more having re watched them in order starting with Prometheus ....

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh man the films are so different I can’t imagine watching them in order. I’ll have to try it one day.

[@Murdeah]

I saw this in theaters as an Alien fan and walked away pretty underwhelmed. As the years went on, also while remembering it's set before the first film tho not much of a direct Alien prequel, I began to love it. I've re watched it more than most films I ever have, I just love all of the messages that the story has when it comes to discovery, creation, mortality and at times God. I do think it could've been better, my expectations were insanely high and there were so many possibilties that coulda been explored that were just not touched enough. Prometheus: Paradise would've expanded upon it. Unfortunately, we got Covenant instead.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I do think with a proper sequel it could have elevated this film. But some things are not meant to be.

[@seeingthruyou]

Call me an idiot but I spent probably as long if not longer after watching this movie reading about it trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Even after reading all of it was like oh okay well the movie like totally forgot to give us like 80% of the information we should have known. And then later seeing a directors cut of the film things made way more sense, still leaving tons of questions.

[@Patti-sg1fv]

What came out of bald guys chest at the end was a baby alien QUEEN, fyi 👍

[@AbsoluteApril]

Wish they had just made this it's own movie, like you said, and not tied it into Aliens because it's somewhat interesting on it's own with the engineer lore (the terrible scientists making such stupid decisions aside...). nice reaction as always

[@bradleywest5776]

That was the first stage in the alien evolution. A lot of people didn't like this movie but I think it's the best in the alien franchise. People have no attention span now days and they get bored with all the talking.

[@AmandaLeighYA]

I loved this movie, too. There are definitely questions I still have, even after Covenant. And some things don't add up for me. (Maybe one day Awakening will get made...) But I still love it. I like Covenant, too (and love Walter) just not as much. Some decisions some of the crew made are dumb (but that is just a horror movie theme, really. Though this was more SciFi than Horror.) But I personally don't understand the absolute hate it gets from some people.

[@michaelsweenie-lane359]

Love me some Prometheus ~ A beautiful Sci Fi Vision - saw it a few times in the theater as well as in 3D and watch it at least once a year

[@kristianberg4264]

I love this movie too, but then again, I don’t get butthurt if it’s not what others think “IT Should” be, I enjoyed it as an alien movie. I actually wanted a movie featuring the Engineers to be honest, how they got to this movie.

[@grassfedmilkmomma]

The engineer didn't die in the chair from a chest burster. the movie is good on its own but not as a prequel

[@Foxcb27]

Well I am very curious what would you say after watching Covenant. I have my quess, so lets see if its fullfill. Thank you for your rewiev.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

We’ll see if you’re right, 13 days until covenant hits the channel.

[@Foxcb27]

@@CasualNerdReactions Hope you will enojy it. When I was in cinema, I want leav in the middle of the movie.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Haha keep in mind that you said that when you watch my reaction 🤣😅

[@Quarkburger]

It was a great movie, although I would have liked to see more intelligence in some of the crew. Idiots don't generally get selected for missions like that. And after Prometheus I would have loved to see what Shaw did right after this movie. Unfortunately we never got to see that.

[@larindanomikos]

For me it's Alien, Prometheus and Covenant. I wouldn't add the others to my collection.

[@sverebom7069]

good thing that the movie is full "let me hold my face close that opnening that has some creature inside"- people. Otherwise it would have been a very short movie.

[@HelluvaBossFanEst2003]

Why Did David Gave Charlie A Drink & Then Him Into Ugly

[@tishamac529]

If 15:20 to 15:56 isn’t a short, definitely should be 😂

[@karlmoles6530]

Read the Alien: Engineers script, you'll see how much greater it could have been

[@brentwebster6164]

This movie has some great atmosphere and creature effects. From a purely technical standpoint, it’s a marvel of filmmaking. The negatives, though… You almost expect scientists in Hollywood films to not know how scientists should behave, and ignoring quarantine procedure is a trope in Alien films, but this pushes that to extremes. Taking off their helmets, getting up close with alien lifeforms without any protections. Every one of them is beyond stupid. You have to kind of connect the dots (or just read comments made by Ridley Scott about it), but the engineers wanted to kill humans because they created us, then sent us a teacher 2000 years ago and we killed him. That’s right, they are mad at us because we killed space Jesus. The alien abortion scene is pretty intense, but then the machine just closes the incisions with a few giant staples. In the next scenes she is running, jumping, climbing, etc. Girl, your abdominal muscles were just cut in half!

[@staciepoole8161]

I do have to say this one was definitely horrifying and stress inducing, but nothing can touch those first two films.

[@ronniearnold9165]

Check out Alien Covenant. The sequel to Prometheus.

[@sheryldalton8965]

Charlize says agenda like she's spitting razor blades.

[@robmarconi6758]

There is some talk about Blade Runner and Alien being in the same universe

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Yes! I’ve just accepted it. In my mind they totally are.

[@californiahummus]

I would rank this pretty high in the franchise. I think Shaw is a compelling character. I would have liked to see more of her in Covenant.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Agreed!

[@nerys5104]

Yes, the plot is thin and somewhat ridiculous, but I think the main problem with Prometheus is there's no emotional connection. There are all these characters and I didn't care about any of them. There's also a feeling of inevitability about it. You know just about everyone is going to die. The only question is how gross is it going to be! There are some interesting ideas, but not enough to carry a whole film on their own. For me to like a film, it either needs a great plot or characters I connect with, preferably both. Prometheus had neither. Loved your reaction though!

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊

[@jimwise4307]

I agree with you. As a movie, I thought it was a good one. As an installment in the franchise, I think it is substandard. I think it is better than 3 & 4, but nowhere near as good as 1 & 2.

[@tokyorose530]

Some hate it and some enjoyed this movie. And I enjoyed it, could it have been better..... yes. Could you react to the 1955 thriller/noir The Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters? It's about a religious fanatic serial killer.

[@RickTBL]

Night of the Hunter is brilliant movie, with great actors Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters and the legendary Lillian Gish as the kind old lady, with a shot gun, who has to fend off the big bad wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@tuesdae666]

They called them face huggers. I liked this movie simply because I love the Sci fi-ness of it. But there were certainly a lot that could be ridiculed. Such as a bunch of scientists removing their helmets in an alien environment without any containment or quarantine process and not worrying about picking up alien pathogens or bacteria. And med pods that are gender locked is so bizarre and defies logic.

[@user-pe9gz8si8k]

The greatest misunderstanding of the human race is that death is something that is unnatural and should be overcome.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Beautifully said.

[@brezhoneg9159]

I prefer the old Alien without CGI; it's so much more natural and scary

[@SuperSoapLP]

When I watched it I didn't even know it was connected to Alien and I found it very interesting and actually liked it, until the end when I made the connection.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Yes! I think as a stand along film it is pretty decent.

[@BigGator5]

Stop lying. Everyone knew it was part of the Alien franchise. No one was fooled by Scott's coy nonsense.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@BigGator5 No need to be aggressive. Some younger people simply lacked awareness of the Alien franchise.

[@SuperSoapLP]

@@BigGator5 Well I didn't. I watched it randomly not knowing what it's gonna be about and totally out of the Alien loop sometime in 2021, obviously knew what Xenomorph is though. Watched Alien sometime after Prometheus.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

Loved your thoughts! This is the film I have the deepest love-hate relationship with. It has such great concepts, yet lacks sooo much understanding of basic science that it makes the film almost unwatchable for me. I would have thought a writer who delves into topics like archaeology, astronomy, or evolutionary biology would have taken the time to look up at least the basics. To me, it is a film that is perfect in every respect, except for that tiny little detail, the screenplay. Here is an interesting discussion by Adam Savage and two friends about the film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaCrm42dbbxjidk

[@ysmith494]

Actually it didn’t prove that the Engineers created us, it only proves that we share the same DNA.