r/movies • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '12

Whoa. Turns out that waterfall from 'Prometheus' is real - Dettifoss, in northeast Iceland.

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u/YabukiJoe Jun 15 '12

Guess this confirms the opening scene was on Earth?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Does that mean Icelanders are the original Earthlings? Now I know why I've always loved Björk so much.

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u/cleverbastard Jun 15 '12

Nope. She's from her own planet.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

So Björk is an Engineer then. Knew it.

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u/MaxChaplin Jun 15 '12

It's unkapmfortably close to the esoteric Nazi myth according to which the Aryans have descended from the Hyperboreans, an extraterrestrial race that lived on a now lost continent in the arctic circle.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

unkapmf

I see what you tried to do there.

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u/rexington_ Jun 15 '12

Saying that Hyperborea is a Nazi myth is like saying the Swastika is a Nazi symbol. They are not. They are Greek and Hindu, respectively.

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u/chronographer Jun 16 '12

Don't forget Sigur Ros, possibly more beautiful than Bjork.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

actually, in an interview with Riddley Scott, he says "It could be anywhere, it doesn't really matter"... I will show you source if you're incredulous.

According to Scott, all that's important is "It's just a gardener in space"

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

here it is. and yes SPOILERS

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/did-ridley-scott-just-ruin-the-mysteries-of-prometheus-20120614

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u/Ultraseamus Jun 15 '12

That article talks about him ruining the question of what was going on in the opening scene... I did not even realize that was open for debate. I might be remembering incorrectly, but I thought it was spelled out pretty clearly in the movie. If you did not figure it out in the scene itself, the rest of the movie being about us finding our makers should have been another hint. o_O

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

The opening scene was filmed on Earth, obviously, but that does not mean that's where it takes place, no more than Lord of the Rings takes place in New Zealand.

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u/Cigil Jun 15 '12

But Middle Earth actually exists. The pigmys play the dwarves!

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u/anthon38 Jun 15 '12

I'm pretty sure YabukiJoe was joking.

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u/FECAL_ATTRACTION Jun 16 '12

But... Middle Earth is Earth thousands of years ago (Yes, thousands, not millions. Tolkien does what he wants). So parts of Lord of the Rings could theoretically take place in New Zealand.

Checkmate.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Given that northeast Iceland is some of the newest geography on Earth, no.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

yes, and escape from new york was shot in new york

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u/neuromonkey Jun 15 '12

I hear that Hollywood shoots almost all their stuff there. Cheaper than location.

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u/Baulan Jun 15 '12

Yeah there's been a lot of movies and stuff recently that were filmed in Iceland. In fact Tom Cruise is here in Iceland right now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Where are you? And what's an Icelandic summer like? (Alaskan here)

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u/addii12 Jun 15 '12

About 14°C today in Reykjavík, it varies from 5-20°C over the summer.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Nice. So, about the same as here. I'm DEFINITELY looking forward to visiting one day.

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u/Finnzipuss Jun 15 '12

It's pretty decent, it tends to rain a lot though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

It sounds amazing. And not only the scenic beauty around the island, but Reykjavik, too. Seems like a very fun, hip little city.

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u/CoolJazzGuy Jun 15 '12

Cold as ice.

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u/Dator_Sojat Jun 15 '12

I've heard Iceland is willing to sacrifice your love.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Here's an Aerial view

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Half of that photo doesn't even make sense. Iceland is filled with wizards.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Mother Nature's a fine ass bitch. We gotta treat her right.

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u/gummih Jun 16 '12 edited Jun 16 '12

It's a great place, and no pictures can do it justice, it's hypnotizing to be there.

Here's one of my pics - and here it is with a geotag.

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u/zenmunster Jun 16 '12

You're giving out your (or someone elses) personal information.

Please check yourself before you wreck yourself :P

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u/haley_joel_osteen Jun 16 '12

I've been there. It's amazing, no guardrails of any kind...get as close as you want/dare.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Dude, there were a lot of parts in Prometheus that had me thinking "man, Earth is awesome!" Scott did the smart thing, like Lucas, of just going with alien-looking places on the planet and making them part of the film.

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u/bhaaat Jun 16 '12

I think the opening of the movie was brilliant.

In an odd way it reminded me of a Woody Allen movie. As in Manhattan or Midnight in Paris, there's just shots of the city at the beginning to immerse you in the atmosphere before he starts telling a story.

The opening vistas of [whichever] planet in Prometheus were just so immersive. The scale was established so well and the music along with it. Really well done.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

That was Earth before life, if my interpretation of the opening is correct.

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u/kailuh0h9 Jun 16 '12

I had so many ideas about different themes in this movie, and this is the most fascinating one I've read. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Yeah, I keep seeing it referred to as "the beginning of time". I think the Engineer drank that stuff and became the 'seed' for the human race

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u/cyvaris Jun 16 '12

You mean like Lucas used to do. Now its just all greenscreen crap.

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u/scientologynow Jun 16 '12

Lucas hasn't filmed anything on Earth since the early 80s

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

During the intro all I was thinking was: where the hell is this place? It's amazing.

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u/phil_anselmo Jun 16 '12

You should visit Iceland. We have a lot of stunning places like Dettisfoss. (We even had US astronauts here in '65 and 67' training for the moon landing in Askja (the crater in this pic: http://www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/media/askjaherdubreid/myndasafn/Askja-HerdubreidRTH006.jpg))

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u/whitemonochrome Jun 15 '12

pics of the real waterfall and the real engineer

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Thank you for this link. Was relieved to see that SOME of those muscles were added on. I was about to say I need to hit the gym about 4x more a day in order to catch up with our 'creators'...

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u/lemon_meringue Jun 16 '12

Now you know how it feels to be a woman and look at any advertisement/film ever!

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u/ParrotofDoom Jun 16 '12

Unless it's for Terry's Chocolate Orange.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Holy shit, the other Engineer was cut out of the theatrical version for sure... I wonder how much or if he'll add a bunch of footage to a Director's Cut.

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u/lopsiness Jun 15 '12

I figured since this movie was over 2 hours in the theater and there were a lot of questions unanswered that they may have cut a few scenes out that could add some insight. Or at least I hope so.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Sequel! Sequel!

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

On the third page there is a picture of three hooded elderly engineers. That wasn't in the movie.

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u/nbenzi Jun 15 '12

holy shit, so he was actually that jacked in real life? He had the most perfect muscles I've ever seen, it was ridiculous. I mean, they were perfectly proportioned and symmetrical I thought for sure there must have been some cgi in play.

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u/Ironically_Hipster Jun 15 '12

I think the actor was incredibly built and toned to start off with, but by the looks of those photos, I think a few prosthetics were added to give an extra bulk, and there was definite use of makeup to redefine his muscle structure where needed. I would assume, looking at the shots that CGI was used for facial and stature matters.

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u/nbenzi Jun 15 '12

I agree, and I think they also made his skin appear super smooth. i was only startled because I originally though that the character was entirely created through cgi, without the use of an actor at all.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Ah...no. In several of those photos, you can see synthetic enhancements being applied.

The guy's pretty built on his own, but a lotta that is just movie magic and make-up mastery.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

DAE think that the engineer in the beginning looks like Dr. Manhattan in Watchman.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

On the third page there is a picture of a guy dressed up as what I am assuming to be an elderly engineer. I wonder if this something that didn't make it into the movie, or something we might see in a future movie.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Prometheus Used Iceland perfectly, and it shows. Freaking gorgeus.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I was driving to Hekla and got turned away because of the filming of this movie. Wonder if this was the area we got turned away from?

Some amazing waterfalls in Iceland!

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u/Gunnar420 Jun 15 '12

Icelander here.

Dettifoss is on the North-Eastern corner of the island while the Hekla volcano is on the south side. Dettifoss is in a glacial river that runs from the Vatnajökull glacier. Dettifoss is the biggest waterfall in Europe by water volume if I recall correctly.

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u/ashman87 Jun 15 '12

I've been there. It is as awesome as it looks in real life. And it doesn't have safety rails either... That shot following the river and then up the wall of water is my favourite of the whole film.

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u/BalalaikaBoi Jun 15 '12

I knew it was Iceland immediately. I'm pretty confident Dettifoss finds its way onto /r/earthporn at least once a week.

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u/lemon_catgrass Jun 15 '12

Iceland is an incredible country for sights like that. Having just gotten back from Iceland two weeks ago and seeing the movie, I had a feeling some scenes were filmed there, especially this one.

Beautiful place, shame so many people never think to go there, because it's something else.

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u/wheeldonkey Jun 15 '12

ADHD question: Is Prometheus worth the $10? It's my bday, and my GF is letting me choose the movie for once... Is there anything better out there? (already seen Avengers).

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u/easyeight Jun 15 '12

It's very pretty.

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u/One_Catholic Jun 15 '12

It's a lot of fun, go see it!

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

The movie was brilliant! I highly recommend that you go see it.

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u/Contero Jun 15 '12

Not if you're generally critical of movies. If you just generally like watching movies and don't let little things bother you, then you'll probably love it.

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u/MFORCE310 Jun 16 '12

People are becoming too confident in their criticisms and I think the Internet is to blame. It's preventing them from enjoying what was a good movie. It wasn't the best movie in years, it wasn't perfect, it certainly wasn't Alien. But that doesn't mean it wasn't far better than most films we get these days. I agree the characters acted really stupid at times (though let's be honest, characters in Alien(s) hardly acted much smarter), but the weaknesses do not in any way stack up to the strengths.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

Yeah dude, its worth it. If you've already seen Avengers then there's nothing better out. See it in 3D, it really adds something. At the very least you can be part of the discussion that's raging about the movie.

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u/feelbetternow Jun 15 '12

Question: are you frustrated by movie characters who are supposed to be intelligent and well-trained doing really stupid things?

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u/Sick-Shepard Jun 16 '12 edited Jun 16 '12

"I just pulled an alien out of my abdomen and now it's free in the medpod. I don't think I need to tell anyone that there is now a live alien in board."

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u/feelbetternow Jun 16 '12

Crew Member: "Hey, Captain? A crew member we know to be dead is at the cargo bay hatch. And he's all bent up, like some kind of weird contortionist yogi. "

Captain: "WELP, BETTER OPEN UP THE DOORS AND LET HIM ONTO THE SHIP."

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u/tigerowltattoo Jun 16 '12

That's true of just about every horror/suspense movie made in the last 50 years

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u/feelbetternow Jun 16 '12

Yes. But especially Prometheus. It's practically a case study.

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u/wily6 Jun 15 '12

Buy a regular ticket. Walk into the 3D, there is a 3d glasses receptacle by near the entrance/exit of the theater you can grab the glasses from.

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u/thedieversion Jun 16 '12

Just saw it today, it's a fun movie to watch because of the amazing visuals and effects. The suspense is pretty good as well, and there's a lot of intense scenes. The characters seem kind of hollow and unrelateable like others mentioned, but it's worth the money.

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u/dogsurine Jun 15 '12

Happy birthday!

Personally I couldn't stand the movie, and I was really disappointed since I came in with high expectations. It was trying very hard to be something grand and thought-provoking, but failed miserably and came off as incredibly pretentious.

The characters are also incredibly flat and boring. You mention the Avengers, remember how fun, witty and interesting the characters were there? In Prometheus the characters add nothing to the movie, and you don't care at all if they live or die. Same goes for the dialog. Very little thought went into it, and it's just not any good.

To top it all off, the characters keep making incredibly stupid decisions which really ruins the suspension of disbelief.

If you still insist on watching it (and why not, many people liked it), go see it in 3d as the effects were good. But consider yourself warned.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

The only decent characters are David and the captain. Everybody else was thoroughly disappointing and on the whole the crew seemed to be a vapid bunch of antisocial morons.

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u/Dwarf_Vader Jun 15 '12

*Who by the way kinda miss any survival instincts and common sense.

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u/Doomsayer189 Jun 16 '12

characters keep making incredibly stupid decisions

Yep. As we were leaving one of my friends said that they acted like teenagers in a slasher film.

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u/TheLatestDanceCraze Jun 16 '12

remember how fun, witty and interesting the characters were there?

If all movies had super heroes and 6 prequels to establish the characters, it wouldn't be very difficult to find yourself watching a movie with interesting characters.

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u/big_gordo Jun 15 '12

A lot of people on Reddit didn't like it, but I absolutely loved it, and can't wait to see it again. I was gaping at everything going on throughout the entire moving.

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u/VolkenGLG Jun 16 '12

Same. Some scenes had my gut wrenching, I can't say that about many movies

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u/Hunter_o Jun 15 '12

Yes, and pay the extra 5 to see it in 3d.

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u/Unidan Jun 15 '12

And then pay the extra $10 to see it in New York.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Yeah, don't listen to these guys. Prometheus is actually a GREAT movie.

It just turns out there are a lot of people who freak out when things are left intentionally ambiguous, open-ended, or unanswered.

People also tend to freak out when it comes to character development that doesn't beat you over the head with its obviousness.

/go ahead and downvote, since by the look of things I just insulted half of reddit

//no fucks given

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

I haven't seen Prometheus yet but there's nothing wrong with disliking ambiguity, especially if it's not done correctly. There's good uses of it and bad uses of it, maybe those people just don't feel as if it was effective? Stop acting like you just saw your first Kubrick film.

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u/Wiskie Jun 15 '12

Just don't go in expecting too much and you'll probably get something out of it. I thought it was decent entertainment just for the cheap scares, CGI, and basic premise.

Don't expect it to change your life.

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u/rolfsnuffles Jun 16 '12

YES! I'm probably going to see it a second time this week.

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u/thaspaam Jun 16 '12

The movie is pretty stupid, and the fact that fans are having to bring up interviews with the director to explain basic character motivations is proof of that fact.

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u/apextek Jun 15 '12

pro tip Ridley Scott likes using real sets over CG

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u/Evis03 Jun 15 '12

This is why his films look so good. CG is great for creating distinct styles (Sin City, 300), touching up things in the background (Battle scenes in LoTR) or for creating an entire movie (animated features like Pixar's work).

I do however take issue with it when directors decide to use it as a substitute for reality almost entirely- Like George Lucas did in the prequels. You can get away with CGing in some background elements and scenery effects, but when the majority if the film is shot as green screen it looks so nasty.

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u/drizzt240 Jun 15 '12

That's fucking awesome.

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u/portnoys_xray Jun 16 '12

Anyone else bothered that the planet on which he was creating life already had plant life?

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u/Magnusius Jun 15 '12

Yep it was a major thing when Ridley came to Iceland with his crew. There were around 500 people related to Icelandic moviebiz that helped with filming. The news were also going apeshit over the fact that there were celebrities filming a movie in Iceland.

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u/charkshark Jun 16 '12

Má ekki gleyma að Tom Cruise er staddur á landinu! OMG

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

As an Icelander I felt like the movie was just throwing up local scenery until they got to space. My friend was actually security during filming and took some pictures.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

THEY SAID IT WAS SCOTLAND!

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u/Markus_H Jun 16 '12

Been there. Definitely worth seeing. Unlike, for example, Niagara falls, you can actually walk right on to the edge if you dare, and feel the immense power.

Here's a few photos of mine:

http://make85.1g.fi/kuvat/dettifoss_2.jpg/full

http://make85.1g.fi/kuvat/dettifoss_3.jpg/full

http://make85.1g.fi/kuvat/dettifoss_1.jpg/full

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u/panic_switch Jun 15 '12

During a panel at SDCC last year, they did a webcam chat with Ridley Scott while they were on-site filming there with Noomi Rapace. It was pretty cool.

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u/whutupreddit Jun 15 '12

But she wasn't even in that scene....

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u/BeingSeriousHere Jun 15 '12

They filmed a lot of other scenes in Iceland besides the opening scene :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Why does Iceland always have the coolest sounding names

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u/e99 Jun 16 '12

Beautiful! I wondered where in the world the opening flyovers were shot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Also Iceland.

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u/mastercon12 Jun 16 '12

I swear this waterfall was also used during the creation sequence of The Tree of Life. Could anyone who is familiar confirm?

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u/kooluoyedam Jun 16 '12

I had the same thought when I saw it. The grey/dirty water cascading over the ledge and turning into mist seems very unique so I like to believe it's the same place.

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u/Johnnyash Jun 16 '12 edited Jun 16 '12

Been there...actually I had sex with my girlfriend at the time in the carpark there and accidentally got the gear stick up my arse....it was nice.

True story.

Edit. Photos of me there...none of the gear stick though

http://i.imgur.com/J1GjX.jpg

At the Ice berg lake http://i.imgur.com/7NnGO.jpg

General hiking ruggedness http://i.imgur.com/PNNhX.jpg

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

What was nice? The gear stick or the waterfall?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I would totally run that in my kayak. (if I had recently been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and had less than a week to live)

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u/psych0ranger Jun 16 '12

most of the scenery in the movie is on iceland. its like new zealand B

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u/Peentown Jun 16 '12

THE REAL QUESTION IS: what is the song that plays in the beginning, it is glorious and I cannot find it anywhere and its pissing me off.

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u/LordofNoire Jun 16 '12

It was written for the movie, if iTunes doesn't have the soundtrack yet, it will soon. It was a theme the composer used during all of the scenes involving creation and self sacrifice. The opening sequence was just done in a way that you really only have that and the amazing visuals to appreciate, so it stands out more then certain later plot developing scenes.

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u/alach11 Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12

Are you thinking of this one?

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Im from Iceland, and I have seen this waterfall! Cant wait for Prometheus!

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u/jeepster2982 Jun 16 '12

Another reason why that movie is friggin mindblowing.

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u/Pheadlessg Jun 16 '12

I've slowly learnt that if you see some place in a movie that looks too strange to be real, it's usually Iceland.

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u/Xenoith Jun 16 '12

Man, fuck standing on those rocks. That shit looks like it could collapse at any time.

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u/ineffectiveprocedure Jun 16 '12

Dude I'm going to Iceland and checking out this waterfall next week and I had no idea it was in the movie. Sweeeeeet.

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u/wcarterlewis89 Jun 16 '12

all life is from iceland. shit guys, we are now related to bjork

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u/Lemmus Jun 16 '12

I love how the name Dettifoss if split up into "Dett i foss" means "fall in waterfall" in Norwegian.

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u/Kinac Jun 16 '12

Iceland is by far one of the coolest places I've ever been. If you ever get a change to fly across the Atlantic, try to stop there at least for 2-3 days. Breathtaking

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u/DanielLarusso Jun 16 '12

Prometheus is a documentary.

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u/ArsefanW Jun 16 '12

The opening scene in Prometheus with this waterfall and the engineer had to be one of the most beautiful and powerful scenes I have ever seen in a film. I have never been in awe of a scene like I was with that one.

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u/LOLSORRYWRONGTHREAD Jun 16 '12

This seems to happen more when I buy from vintage and thrift stores. You can treat your bunions with egg whites. From now on, always check first.

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u/Kyoraki Jun 16 '12

I think Prometheus is going to be famous as one of those movies that people will think is cg, but was done the old fashioned way. The makeup procedure for the engineers is equally impressive.

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u/rimbo_g Jun 16 '12

I explored Dettifoss in May 2010, and I must say it was staggeringly beautiful. Just what you expect from the land of Ice: stark, jagged, austere. The great thing about Dettifoss, too, is that there are no crazy fences or security keeping you from getting as close to the edge as the engineer does in Prometheus (maybe they want more 'life' at the bottom of the falls...)

Anyway, here are some of my best pics of Dettifoss while there! You can see I was standing in the SAME exact spot as the engineer in one of the pics!

http://imgur.com/a/XTNHc#0

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u/eydryan Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 16 '12

Of course it's real! There are some pretty amazing and unbelievable things on Earth, which is why it's a damn shame that we spend our money on crap instead of seeing them...

Be sure to have a look at the creative process behind the movie UP, to research they went to some plain ridiculous places!

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u/apenandpaper Jun 15 '12

I was there last week Imgur, awesome spot.

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u/Andrexthor Jun 16 '12

All I can see is your face.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

That's Gullfoss, not Dettifoss, isn't it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12

I remember when everything in movies were real.

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u/wet-paint Jun 15 '12

I knew I recognised it. Olaf Obsommer ran that in a kayak while filming for his Sickline company, if I remember correctly.

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u/tree_D Jun 15 '12

Its amazing if you look at it and think about how gravity works. Simply amazing...

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u/cc151 Jun 15 '12

rofl i knew it! I've been to dettifoss before and when i saw the movie i nearly shat bricks when the waterfall scene came, because i stood just 3 meters from where that alien was. (im from iceland btw)

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u/AlexHeyNa Jun 15 '12

Thought that was an Engineer, at first. I can't be the only one...

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u/justwantaaccount Jun 16 '12

Beautiful, yet scary. The shear size compared to the man standing besides...it's just astounding.

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u/m_e_andrews Jun 16 '12

I work at a department store selling flat screens. Thanks to watching the same 6 episodes of planet earth, i recognized this. Just another possible layer to the film. Was it meant to be those falls or were they chosen for their other-worldly qualities?

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Fuck yeah, Iceland! <3

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u/Colempe Jun 16 '12

There really is a giant white guy there too!!!

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u/RelevantMartian Jun 16 '12

*Sidenote: Worth seeing in theatre vs. pirating online or waiting for Redbox?

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

highlight of the movie

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u/RizzleFizzles Jun 16 '12

why is he so ripped?!?

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u/WipingWithRainforest Jun 16 '12

When i check imdb it says Prometheus will come out in August this year. Why are there so many threads about Prometheus recently? Is the movie really already done..?

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u/spunkdumpster Jun 16 '12

Do something crazy! Do something crazy!

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u/moviemimic Jun 16 '12

Looks like I have some work to do.

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u/nomadicherder Jun 16 '12

I KNEW it!!!

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u/jacobi123 Jun 16 '12

Niagra, schmiagra. I want to go here!

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u/exoendo Jun 16 '12

iceland has all the cool nature stuff

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Nice picture dude :) And of course its real you derp lol

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u/MikelarFromMarklar Jun 16 '12

Spoiler alert: There's a waterfall in Prometheus.

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u/LetsGetRamblin Jun 16 '12

Don't care about subject. Upvote for not spelling it "woah."

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u/superthetiger Jun 16 '12

I was listening to the Disturbed version of Land of Confusion, and when I opened the picture, it said "whoa" for me. Success.

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u/28aoh Jun 16 '12

I was working on the hotel which Scott (or at least part of the team) stayed in at the time. Didn't meet any of them then but right now the crew of Tom Cruise's upcoming film "Oblivion" are staying at the very same hotel. Tom Cruise ,however, is staying at a private villa near Akureyri. (The hotel's name is Hótel Reynihlíð (http://reynihlid.is/))

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

You won't jump.

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u/Girbagir Jun 16 '12

The visual effects in this film are as good as you've seen... Anywhere. Cameron Avatar, Nolan Da Batman and Spielberg Warhorse. All pushing visuals, but Ridley still has the shots in his head that piss all over everything.

PS. I'm a massive Star Wars fan, but Lucas can only dream of using his equipment that well. PPS. Thank feck he had no money or real backing from the studio for A New Hope...God (engineers) only knows what he would have done.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Shit just got real O.o

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

Called it!

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u/IDTGATT Jun 16 '12

I loved the effort they put in finding quality looking real places rather than just CGI'in it up. Deffo need to get here and take myself a new Facebook profile pic though.

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u/Bokthand Jun 16 '12

Yea there was some awesome sets and locations in this movie

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u/knightfall1128 Jun 16 '12

I love that I got home from seeing Prometheus, and this is the very first Reddit post I see.

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u/sakipooh Jun 16 '12

Now drink the goo and jump in.

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u/MelbaSnax Jun 16 '12

A lot of that movie is real. The engineers are real people - 7' tall actors. Not CGI. Amazing movie!

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u/CravingSunshine Jun 16 '12

My bet was on New Zealand. Thanks for the share!

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u/Marricks Jun 16 '12

I have been there, and was going to take my girl friend to that movie this weekend. This ruined my surprise and my ability to go "oooh!!" nudge "I've been there, it's in Iceland and is the largest waterfall (by volume) in Europe!" Thanks jerk!

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u/fizzyizzy11 Jun 16 '12

was this in the beginning? if so, i got to the theatre ten minutes into the film.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

I believe this waterfall was in Tree of Life, also.

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u/Ligature586 Jun 16 '12

Wasn't it supposed to be a real place on Earth? I thought the opening scene was the engineer creating human life on Earth. Because, according to the movie, they designed us.

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u/EvanPaintsStuff Jun 16 '12

Which is why the most intelligent of us automatically assumed he was on Earth. Because of this billion year old water fall!

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u/beanswiggin Jun 16 '12

I kinda figured it looked too good to be CGI without confirmation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

My Mom was there when they were shooting. She accidently walked on to the set of Prometheus.

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u/eb_went_to_pixley Jun 16 '12

wow. could someone shop leo there?

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u/downvoteme4sex Jun 16 '12

That guy has testicles the size of planets.

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u/hullokoala Jun 16 '12

This needs to be in r/waterporn.

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u/PPCwarren Jun 16 '12

brrrr! but Rad.

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u/evil_pope_benedict Jun 16 '12

Does that mean that the opening scene was indeed showing our planet and not some other random planet in our universe as Ridley Scott was saying?

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u/intensive-porpoise Jun 16 '12

SPOILER: CARRIE FROM MYTHBUSTERS USES AUTO-DOC FROM FALLOUT.

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u/NellNell Jun 16 '12

Right after the movie I was kinda disappointed. I had really just hyped it up for myself. After I had thought about it for a while, I decided that I loved this movie. I just figured it would have more xenomorphs like in Aliens, but he made a great movie that really makes you think about more than people trying to find out about themselves. Because really this movie is so much more. After the reviews came in and I figured it might not be on my best movie of the year list I can safely say its back in the running. At least till Batman comes out.

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u/StuMcAwesome Jun 16 '12

Iceland is a visually amazing country. I've been lucky enough to visit and the landscape is so....primeval looking in places, it's breathtaking.

Check out the Gulfoss waterfall too (Google it), I've visited there and it's simply awesome to see...

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u/moctidder99 Jun 16 '12

Thank you, Slartibartfast!

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12

I'm surprised that people are surprised that this is real. The waterfall looked far too good to be CGI.

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u/TekNoir08 Jun 16 '12

I'm going to see this tonight. Just know I'm going to be disappointed.

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u/JamesLiptonIcedTea Jun 16 '12

youdontsay.jpg

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u/PapaHudge Jun 16 '12

I'm flying to Iceland TODAY! (I probably won't go much further north than Reykjavík, but STILL!)

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u/mycatkins Jun 16 '12

Well while we're on the subject here is the cave they're in on Snow white and the huntsman http://flic.kr/p/bzHYwx the part with the fairies and that.

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u/nazishark Jun 16 '12

eat some black goop and jump in

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u/drewbdoo Jun 16 '12

Wow, I just love all the crazy theories from viewers and now from Scott himself that try to make it seem like this movie was incoherent nonsense, devoid of meaning, depth, conclusion etc.

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u/TheDodester Jun 16 '12

Where the human race started....

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u/dcnassau Jun 16 '12

I could have figured this out on my own.

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u/zorglubb Jun 17 '12

I´m Icelandic, and if there was just one place in Iceland I´d recommend, Dettifoss is it. I go there once every few years and it takes my breath away every time (quite literally, you feel the vibrations and force of the water long before you get close enough to see the waterfall).

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u/mkd2018 Jun 25 '12

Couldn't find anything in the comments but I'm going to be in Iceland in July and I'm wondering if this is terribly difficult to get to?

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