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Coincidences between AVP and Prometheus (aka "AvPvP")

posted 8 years ago by !!!deleted!!! (12526472)
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Just saw AVP for the first time tonight, there's a few strange coincidences...though I know people say they are not canon

- Predators and Engineers both similarly-sized humanoids

- Predators and Engineers both visited earth & worshiped by humans in antiquity

- Predators and Engineers both seeding the Alien species

- In both, Weyland subsidises expedition to mysterious, remote alien structure to investigate possible evidence of human race's origins, taking a team of scientists and anthropologists etc.

- Weyland killed by said humanoid aliens in both

- both have strong female leads (though this is inspired by Ripley I guess)

[–] graham-167 8 years ago

Just watched this, and I noticed that the scene on the ship where Weyland tells everyone why they've come to Antarctica was very reminiscent indeed of the scene in Prometheus where Holo-Weyland tells them why they're on the ship.

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[–] Smith25 8 years ago

The list is endless, they're basically the same movie.

-Both movies are about a team of scientists on a ship heading to a classified destination. The trip is funded by a dying Mr. Weyland who wants some form of immortality.

-Both movies feature a strong female lead who lost her father when she was young.

-Both movies feature a storm that causes one character to save the life of another. (lex/Weyland)(David/Shaw)

-Both movies feature a geek and a hard-ass getting lost in the pyramid, bonding and then die.

-both movies end with a chestburster posing for the camera.

I swear to god, tell me Ford couldn't pass for Miller's sister. Ridley Scott said he never saw AVP, but the writers obviously did.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (12526472) 8 years ago

And even with a much bigger budget, Prometheus was (in my opinion) inferior to AvP, not that either of them are great additions to the franchise...

[–] FootOfDavros (8376) 2 years ago

True.

Both also pretty poor! Although I'm now thinking that perhaps this actually shades Prometheus.

[–] MikeCable (1866) a year ago

Watched it last night and realised just how similar they are!

I thought AvP was quite forgettable after I saw it at the cinema, and P was a disappointing "prequel" to a much-loved movie.