AVP: Alien Vs. Predator | | Cast : | Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner | | Director : | Paul W.S. Anderson | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound | | Released Date : | August 13, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | January 25, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Very, very disappointing movie | Content
 | I am an Alien and Predator fan, I have Alien Quadrilogy and Predator/Predator2 special edition, so imagine how much I love those creatures. Besides, I played Aliens vs. Predator PC games since 90's.
I expected a kick a** move because there are a lot of history and links between both creatures, remebered the final scene where Danny Glover entered to the Predator spaceship and see an Alien skull?
Well, this movie really stinks becuase the lack of continuity with the creatures story.
Predator side;
1.- the came to the earth to hunt men, so why they became gods to ancient people a long time ago.
2.- in this movie the investigators deducted that every 100 years the predator came to earth for an iniciation, so why Terminator and Danny Glover fight them in a short period or time?
And I can continue writting but I don't have the time
Alien side;
1.- for predators they are like rabbits to hunt, so for the alien fans this is not believable, I mean, what about the beast in Alien and Aliens movies, they are smart and wild
2.- time between facebuggers, chestbruster and the beast itself, in alien a movie quarter is about the facebugger investigation, they tried to remove it from John Hurt's face, then after a long time appeard the chestbruster in a very nasty way, and in this movie only seconds is the time between every phase. and so on.
If you are a very deep Alien/Predator fan please don't look at this sh**, it is very disappointing becuase all the great work of the old movies become trash because of this wannabee movie.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | I Was Pleasantly Surprised.....It is a Good Movie !!!!! | Content
| I read the mixed reviews and decided to find out for myself if Alien vs Predator was trash or treasure....the verdict: it is excellent....very entertaining.
If excess gore was cut, as is claimed by some critics, the absence is not evident nor does it detract in any way from the movie. I liked the characters, especially the female lead (Sanaa Lathan) who is tough as nails yet easy on the eyes, in true Ripley tradition. She forms an unusual alliance during the movie, which I think you will find most entertaining.
The premise is downright great science fiction: an ancient Mayan-style pyramid is discovered deep beneath the Antarctic ice. It is the staging area for periodic sporting battles between Aliens (specially bred within the pyramid), and visiting bands of Predators. The human explorers are lured there merely to serve as incubators for the new crop of Alien creatures (by way of particularly nasty, leaping, spidery face-huggers).
This movie highlights the differences between the Alien creatures, which are basically reptilian animals that are sly, capable hunters functioning primarily on instinct, and the Predators which are more humanoid, with much greater intellect (than us too, after all they have the ability to build and pilot advanced space craft).
Combine this great premise with elaborate, convincing sets; good script and acting; superb special effects; excellent cinematography, and some clever new story ideas...and you have the recipe for a great SciFi movie. Give this DVD a look. It is definitely worthy of your time and interest.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Nice sets and that's it | Content
| Wow. A plot that ranks right up there with some of the worst in the history of movies. Wooden, leaden acting by about 3/4 of the cast. Some of the photography is decent. If you have no interest in plots or acting but have a thing for science fiction then you might be able to get a sliver of enjoyment from this but I can't imagine that most will enjoy it at all or even make it to the end. I almost feel like I deserve some kind of medal for watching the whole thing.
Regardless as to who did what in the war of the Director vs Producers, the plot has no legs and the writers should be banned from working in film again. At least then we could say that some good came of this movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Not at all faithful to the franchises | Content
| You know, I wasn't expecting a perfect movie with this one, but good would help.
A lot of people are wanting to see this (or already have) because it's supposed to be a big action movie. It's not. The action starts late, lags, and ends quick. Honestly: People do not mind watching long (i.e. Lord of the Rings) movies if the story is good, or at least has some king of redeeming values. Unfortunatly, this film has neither.
To Alien fans: You will be angry. The chest-bursters come out in five minutes (give or take a few seconds). Also, the aliens have more of a "Alien: Resurrection" look instead of an "Aliens" look to them.
To Predator fans: You will be angry. The predators look bulky football players, not tall, peak-condition humanoids. They are written as chumps, who get taken out in no time (Seriously. ONE alien killed two predators within 10 minutes of each other). Aren't predators supposed to be the ultimate in hunters.
Now, if you want to see this movie, go ahead. Most people who want to in the first place won't be stopped by any bad publicity. Just know this: it's not perfect in the least. The fight scenes are sloppily shot, the lighting is bad (it's not like in the "Alien" movies where it's supposed to be creepy, it's just bad), the creatures don't look as good as their predecesors, and the humans cannot act to save their lives.
Most people would not recomment this movie, and I don't either. But if you do watch it, know that you will most likely be disappointed. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | wrong title - Studio vs Director | Content
| Sorry, if you really are into the Alien and Predator movies, then I suggest you watch this on Cinemax (now running it and see if you want to buy it this version). With the protracted and harmful battle between the director and, once again 20th Century Outfoxed winning to make it good for the kiddies, adults lose out. So guess what will come down the road 6 months to a year from now? AVP-Director's Cut (THANKFULLY). I will wait to buy until then.
Movie makers are going to have to learn that the under 16 crowd is the movie goers these days. Movie theatres are used as a "babysitter". But you CANNOT gear all movies to that audience and have to make choices that stop this dumbing-down of movies. Why there are so many box office failures of late.
So great premise, one we have waited for since Predator 2. Shame that had to short change us in order to make it for the children's bucks.
Wait for the Director's Cut Edition which will be coming shortly, I am sure. |
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