In Space No One Can Hear You Scream. On Earth It Won't Matter. The Predator’s got a hell-load of Aliens to wipe out, except this time the battle is Earth-bound. Humans are helplessly caught in between and fall victim to some serious face-melting, head-exploding action. Only in Cinemas 18th January 2008.
This film didn't need to be made, and honestly shouldn't have been. Take a good Alien or Predator film, strip out the suspense and what little character development there was, then spend some time developing the Alien character into something we can all relate to, add the obligatory 'hybrid' thing, chuck in the fight at the end, and you're just about there! There was about as much need for this film as there was for the explanation of the force in Star Wars... Leave it alone!
I enjoyed it. I'm a huge Aliens and Predator fan, and honestly I will pretty much watch anything they make around these creatures. Having said that, AVP1 is a super cheese fest that is almost unwatchable. AVP-R pays much more homage to the original series. The creature sounds, score, themes etc. It's very violent, which is good given the subject matter. Stereotypes for the humans, but they're just fodder anyway. My only problem still, is this need to have the AVP setting be modern day earth. WHY? At least make up some planet and have a colony setting. Overall, I was satisfied with it. Good creature FX, minimal CG, rated R, good sets and a better story than AVP1. Is it Aliens? No. If you're a fan of the creatures, you will enjoy it.
They've ruined the franchise
Posted: 05 January 2009Flawed, but decent
Posted: 06 December 2008