Aliens vs. Predator - any good? (no spoilers please)

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I liked it. A lttle short, no plot, but kick arse action sequences.

 

Saw it.

Mindless action flick, weak story, hot chick, impressive visuals, solid action, quasi-unbelieveable plot, bad acting from the Italian "ooh aren't I smooth, sexy and smart" guy, very underdeveloped story.

I liked it!

Not all movies have to be Citizen Cane to be enjoyable. Anyone who bashes this movie so mercilessly takes their movie watching (and themselves) way too seriously. I wasn't expecting much, and saw some decent action in a familiar theme. Sure, it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but hey - who cares. It was interesting enough to see in the theater. I won't be buying the DVD though.

Bottom line: If you're a Predator and/or Aliens fan, it's a nice - albeit short - bit of popcorn-munchin' goodness. Just don't expect the AVP equivilant of LotR and you'll have a good time.

 

I agree with DR the dnd movie was enjoyable, maybe if I had something better to compair it to I would think differently, but oh well.

 

Just saw it yesterday and while there's minimal plot and the film is a little short, it's enjoyable from an action-film standpoint. Some incosistencies when relating it to the Alien films but on the whole it's quite good. I would have enjoyed it more had there been no human involvement though. Nice ending too, it'd be good to see them do a sequel sometime in the not-too-distant future.

 

As good as the first three Alien movies? No. As good as the Predator movies? Not quite. Better then Alien Ressurection? Heck yeah!

Yes it's short on a lot of things: plot, character development, lighting, running time, but it's still a fun movie to see. Maybe a DVD to buy. Maybe.

p.s. Yes I know that saying it was better then Resurection isn't saying much. A lobotomized retarded wombat could make a better movie then Resurection.

 

One of my rules of thumb for buying games is:
If it's made from a movie and I havent seen it reviewed, its probably really crap.

This is a movie made from a series of games made from two series of movies. Plot, anyone?

I get my action scenes from games.

 

Actually, I'd say AvP was at least as good as Predator 2. But then, I hated Predator 2--that scene in the beginning with the gangsters and cops having a shootout annoyed me no end.

AvP, now...mindless? Yep. Plotless? Yep. 2D characters? Yep. A good film? Nope.

Entertaining? Damn right it was. At the very least I'll be checking out the director's cut DVD, as well--word is a full 30 minutes of footage was cut to drop the rating from R to PG-13. Should be fun.

 

Considering the huge potential a Predator-Alien movie has I was so dissapointed. Not nearly enough AP battles. And if they hired such un-charismatic actors, why use them at all? I would have loved to see a no-human, no dialogue movie. Challenging for the writers/director, but could be quite refreshing.

 

I like your thinking on the no-human, no dialogue movie idea notforyou. But i ahve to say, yes, AvP was pretty poor. Especially the acting, and the plot, if there was one!!!

 

Don't check on it.

If you have any bit of a Predator / Alien geek in you, do *NOT* go and see it.

I can't spoil here, but it doesn't only feature a bad script and directing (enough so to make it obvious no Director's Cut on DVD can make it good enough), it actually contradicts with several important points about the Predator and Alien universes, attempting to change the lore and features of those races to far worse direction.

I expected little of this movie, and found out I should have expected a LOT instead. A lot of negative things.

Short put, it manages to take the best, most intelligently constructed, most immersive sci-fi horror genres ever played on screen and mold them into a shallow, childish entertainment suitable for families with simpleminded children. Featuring unrealistic action, no horror to speak of, a plot so filled with clichés I've never seen a worse serious attempt before, and a horrible soundtrack I'm glad I don't remember, this clip would be better forgotten altogether.

I so hope that no-one making another movie or series or books or another form of lore about the aliens and the predator will ever, ever consider anything offered in this movie the least bit acceptable.

There are few movies I've ever said something like this about in my life. And of those few, this is the worst I've seen relative to what it should have been, even with expectations lower than usual. I would like to be glad that they made a new predator movie for such a long while, and AvP games and comics have been something I've loved for years. But the fact is this movie was not made for fans at all, it was in no way loyal to what the genres are like. Instead they took a genre so hardcore that no mass-audience would ever care about it anyway, and then proceeded with trying to make it a brainless effect-show enough to try and bring it to the mainstream audience. And as such, they failed to deliver to the only group that could ever be interested in the movie to begin with: the fans of the genre. What happened, was that they took the classical middleroad that caters to no-one, and now they have in their hands a total flop that will probably be the reason for why we fans won't see another predator / avp movie for at least another 5-10 years, if ever.

I've never had a more empty feeling while walking out of a movie. There was no entertainment, no fun, nothing. The only good thing about the movie was the first 5 minutes. After that it was like staring at an ugly wall, and then wondering where your money and all that waiting went.

 

I think I'm still going to check it out. Aliens kind of went downhill anyway since Alien 3. And predator was always a bit of a joke. Should be light entertainment.