Aliens Vs. Predator (546 hits)
Category: Movies & TVRating: -1.44 on 14 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by <sandecki.at.nerdshack.com> (View user info) at 2004-08-18 11:48:50 EDT
AUTHORS NOTE
* To whom this might or might not concern, this is my first post. I'm not really into the so called "uber" posting, but due love to read all of yours every now and then. I like to post half decent to good movie reviews with a twist of humor and sarcasim, so enjoy my first movie review as much as you can. *
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[ Movie : Aliens Vs. Predator ]
[ Release Date : Aug. 13, 2004 ]
[ Genre : Horror, Thriller ]
[ MPAA Rating : P-13 ]
[ Directed By : Paul W.S. Anderson ]
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-( Basic Overview )-
This movie to bound to be another classic. This film is based off of 2 of the greatest alien's to ever appear on the motion picture screen. Aliens had 4 movies.. Alien, Aliens, Aliens 3 & Alien Ressurection. Predator had only 2 movies.. Predator & Predator 2. Basicly the aliens are mean carnivorous beings that love to kill everything in site, they even have these things called face huggers that attach to your face and insert an alien into your chest, which later burts out. They also have a queen alien who is the big badass of them all. Predator's are a tad different, they are hunters.. through there 2 movies you get much the idea they are trophy collectors, the trophy is your skull & spine! This movie is basicly Freddy Vs. Jason but redone, I personally liked this movie very much even for a PG-13 rating, which to me was a good idea to allow child of this generation to get into 2 series of great movies. This movie should stand the test of time, you'll find though that some scenes are hard to follow being fast paced, also the lack of gore and blood due to the PG-13 rating, but we can rent cult classics any day to see blood and mayhem like that.
-( Story Overview )-
This movie basicly takes place in Antartica, and about 10,000+ feet below the ice. Some billionaire's (who started in aliens & aliens 3) satalite finds some temple below the ice in antartica, so he hires a team of experts to figure out what it is and how it got there. On there arrival to the site, they find an old whalers village where everyone disapeared back in 1904 with no trace. Some how the hole to the temple had already been dug (how is a secret left for u to see in the movie). After reaching the bottom and entering the temple they trigger some type of trap and are stuck in a battle between 2 of the most firece aliens in this galaxy. Not only must they avoid these hunters, they must find a way out of this temple which changes shape every 10 minutes. In the end we team up with one side to prevent the destruction of earth and provail once again! The ending also has one of the great twisted surprises, so don't leave the theater till the credits roll.
-( Final Opinion )-
Basicly, go see this movie in the theater, definitately if you were a fan of any of the aliens or predator movies, you'll enjoy it, and can also enjoy it with anyone over the age of 13. You'll find though like I said earlier, there are some hard to follow scenes due to lighting and fast paced action. Also the PG-13 rating makes most kill scences (human anyways) off camera and leave just a scream or pool of blood for the imagination of the audience. So wait for a day off or the week and goto the "EARLIER cheap show" and see this movie, don't forget the popcorn!
Movie Rating (1.0 - 10.0) : 8.0
User Reviews
Submitted by mynameisandy (user info) at 2006-11-07 12:21:10 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Fucking awful movie, fucking awful review.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2004-08-18 15:19:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
the random joe was right
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-08-18 14:47:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
"Im still gonna go see the movie though, not because your review inspired me to wanna see it more, but because I just wanna see an alien fight a predator. "
THIS MOVIE SUCKED... but besides that: you don't see an alien fight a predator... you see a lot of rapid-fire camera switching and then a kill shot (for alien vs. predator scenes)...
for alien vs. human scenes... you see black... then legs dangling and screams heard
for predator vs. human scenes... you see predators jumping around, humans firing, then human's pierced torso
there is no fighting whatsoever... there is gun firing, rapid-fire camera switching, and green blood when aliens or predators have killed eachother
Submitted by DrCactus <drcactus.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-08-18 13:11:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Well I'll sum up my first post as it has disappeared into oblivion, as should this movie.
Like the points below, how the hell did he translate them so fast and understand it all. Why were they carrying guns? Were they expecting the locals to put up a fight? Maybe they were worried that other teams were there and were gonna take matters into their own hands? I guess they need a reason for the Predators to start killing the humans. Without any weapons, the Predators don't hunt you, no challenge, no sport. Let's talk about the ancient ruin. Its a trainging ground and a place to get your gun. The Predators know about it, they built it, so why is the switch to raise the queen a fucking step on trap like in Indian Jones. Wouldn't they have built like a mural or something, telling them "Press here to make Aliens"? There's no reason why the Predator had to take his helmet off. Oh wait, for that crappy, predictable ending. I also wonder why the Predators werent running around killing the Aliens with their cloaks on. And at the end, it just hurts. I think the only thing that I was suprised about was the fact that the girl didn't get a kiss.
It hurts to remember this movie, so I'm ending my rant.
Submitted by DrCactus <drcactus.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-08-18 12:58:21 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
This movie hurt me.
And where's my first post?
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:53:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
That movie sucked so much ass! The plot was undeveloped and just asinine. The dialogue sounded like it was written by the writers of 1960's TV commercials. This movie was horrid and made absolutely no sense. They didn't even really go into ANYTHING.
And tell me how you walk into a 10-15 thousand year old temple and that predates three other mentioned cultures throughout the world, which is supposed to be the origin of these cultures and languages, and know how to fucking backward trancslate this shit. ANd how is it three different cultures emerge from it when A) it was destroyed and B) they were in different parts of the world and there is no bleeding of the languages. STUPID!
Submitted by Manfre (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:41:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Basically your review sucked.
Im still gonna go see the movie though, not because your review inspired me to wanna see it more, but because I just wanna see an alien fight a predator.
Submitted by ChristPuncher (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:28:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Your grammar is so terrible it shortened my life span 10 years.
You sicken me, and you are my new arch enemy
GO BEARS WOO!!!
Submitted by Fleadh (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:27:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
try to make your sentances more authorative, you seems to ne very skimming and non-committal.
Use a spellchecker or at very least proof read.
Realise movie reviews are not your forte
C
Submitted by Degreeless_Capibara (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:26:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm sorry, I just read the post.
This movie is basicly Freddy Vs. Jason but redone, I personally liked this movie very much even for a PG-13 rating, which to me was a good idea to allow child of this generation to get into 2 series of great movies. This movie should stand the test of time, you'll find though that some scenes are hard to follow being fast paced, also the lack of gore and blood due to the PG-13 rating, but we can rent cult classics any day to see blood and mayhem like that.
1. It isn't Freddy Vs. Jason redone. Notice a change of characters. And plot. And the fact that there was a game called Aliens vs. Predator for long before Freddy vs Jason came out.
2. Children suck and should be shot. On a lighter note, you're a retard. They should have to wait if they're not mature enough to handle a little blood. To take away one of the better aspects of either movie for the sake of children is like taking away the spice from Mexican just because there are certain people who don't like it spicy.
Submitted by the_lone_stranger (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:17:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
1) Learn to spell 'basically'
2) Don't use the word 'basically' 6 times
3) Don't use the word 'basically' period.
Submitted by sjmanikt (user info) at 2004-08-18 12:08:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Uh, your review sucks.
So like "billionaire's" (sic) from the first two Alien movies (set in the far future, mind you) have satellites that find a pyramid with Aliens and Predators in it?
Gosh. You win the gold in the 400m Olympic Logic Hurdles. But hey, thanks for posting!
Submitted by johnson (user info) at 2004-08-18 11:58:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
I had no problem with the post, except you are WAY too easy on that piece of garbage movie. It sucked TWENTY-times worse than "Freddy vs. Jason."
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2004-08-18 11:56:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Bleh!
Submitted by Degreeless_Capibara (user info) at 2004-08-18 11:55:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Dear Mother Fucking Newbie
Get a better picture or die
Love,
Degreeless
Submitted by Chief_Rugger (user info) at 2004-08-18 11:55:42 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
This would've been solid zero if you had skipped the authors note. Welcome to the hood, n00b.
Submitted by VaginaRavager (user info) at 2004-08-18 11:52:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
This movie failed to deliver and so did you.