When "Alien" first arrived, it was a simple sci-fi horror that had visual pizzazz and was executed with technical virtuosity. Seven years later came the sequel, "Aliens," which was bigger — James Cameron sized, in fact — and while not quite better, retained the essential core that made Ridley Scott's original offering so thrilling. After that, the franchise entered a downward tumble from which it has never quite recovered. When Scott returned to the series and to sci-fi with "Prometheus," it was promised to be a prequel to "Alien," but it wasn't really except for some slight references here and there. And it looks like "Prometheus" is turning into its own monster, one that won't connect to "Alien" for a while yet. Doing the rounds for "The Martian," the director recently spoke to German site FilmFutter and revealed "Prometheus" has its own story to tell before it eventually ties into the movie.
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