*** Official ALIEN VS. PREDATOR Discussion Thread (1 Viewer)

Chris Harvey · Aug 11, 2004

Spoiler-filled review/synopsis from a supposed screening yesterday. Take with a grain of salt, obviously, but if true it sounds really lame.

http://iesb.net/movies/movie81004d.htm

Jordan_E · Aug 11, 2004

JEEZ! If that is even close to what the movie is like, I've flip flopped again and definately won't be seeing it!

BennyD · Aug 11, 2004

If a human and a predator become buddies anytime during this movie,
I will have absolutely no respect for Anderson.

If that review is legit, the only hope for the franchise is that they get a capable director to film the inevitable sequal. Which condering the premise of an Alien loose on a predator ship could be highly entertaining, in the right hands.

Brian Sheffield · Aug 11, 2004

The trailer scene in question is a flashback.

Ben_@ · Aug 11, 2004

Actually Jason, there's already a movie called Versus. Its from Japan and it is very cool.

I'm still psyched about it, as I have been for a long time now (a year or so). When i first told people about it they all seemed luke-warm to the plot of the film. but now they see the trailers on TV and just go "oh wow." Hopefully the trailers won't be the only good thing from this series.

BTW, any thought that the PG-13 is a bit of a setup to the "R" or unrated cut that will make its way to DVD?

WillG · Aug 12, 2004

Of course. I sure studios probably figure with certain releases to cut the movie so it gets a less restrictive rating for theaters. Then they can sell even more DVDs later on with the "R-Rated Version. Contains [insert adjective] extra footage not seen in theaters." banner.

GuruAskew · Aug 12, 2004

Well, the verdict is in, so to speak. Theaters supposedly got their prints as early as yesterday (which would confirm that Fox was trying to pull one over on critics by not screening it until tonight) and tons of reactions to the film are popping up all over the internet, from Aint It Cool News, to IMDB message boards and to the various AvP fan communities. The response seems to be OVERWHELMINGLY negative. Most of us saw this coming the moment Paul WS Anderson was attached, and at this point, it would appear that he has done nothing to prove us all wrong. Here's a quote from a review:

read the whole review here: http://www.oneguysopinion.com/review.asp?ID=1366

Paul Bartlet · Aug 12, 2004

This one doesn't sound too bad A vs P

And then this one rips it apart Filmjerk

Scott Weinberg · Aug 12, 2004

As much as I hate to add fuel to Bill's fireball of Anderson flameage....

Here's my review.

Robert Crawford · Aug 13, 2004

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Michael St. Clair · Aug 13, 2004

This morning a local critic that does TV/radio/newspaper was talking about how he would have had to screen this last night in order to have a review today, so he just skipped it.

Fox obviously has little confidence in this film, they didn't even ship the prints until the last minute, making it very difficult for critics to get reviews in todays newspapers.

Too bad they didn't have this lack of confidence before hiring Paul W. S. Anderson.

Keep the reviews coming, they are even more valuable than usual given the lack of newspaper reviews.

Kami · Aug 13, 2004

Ouch!

Well, now at least I know to go in with EXTREMELY low expectations, then I just might enjoy it.

MarcusUdeh · Aug 13, 2004

I'm so happy AVP will do the impossible and out-stank Catwoman!

DavidBL · Aug 13, 2004

(from Scott Weinberg's review link above)

Scott, do you get to tell rottentomatoes.com what to use as your "one liner," or do they just pick it? I couldn't think of a better choice BTW.

Teetering as to whether I'll see this or wait for a DVD rental... or hope it's on an airplane on one of my trans-Pacific flights... or wait for TV... or not...

Dave_Brown · Aug 13, 2004

Man, can't even get a movie review these days without US bashing. Guess there is no need to read further.

Duane Robinson · Aug 13, 2004

MIRC here I come.

I kid, I kid.

Mike_G · Aug 13, 2004

WHEN WHEN WHEN WHEN are studios going to give films like this to people that actually KNOW how to make a good one?

I've been waiting, what, 10 years for this and it STINKS? BADLY?

It really solidifies what I've been saying lately - recent movies just suck. There was a time in my life when you could "sink your teeth" into a movie. Now it's all crap. Those days in the 80's and early 90's when almost every week during the summer you went to see a gem. Bleh. And the studios wonder why ticket sales drop. I'm so disappointed I can't even tell ya.

Mike

Norm · Aug 13, 2004

If all his movies suck. Why does Paul W. S. Anderson keep getting more chances? Is Hollywood that clueless? The movie fans know this guy can't direct.

MickeS · Aug 13, 2004

They make money. Plus, I don't think they suck.

One thing though about AVP, isn't this a rather lopsided pairing?

I mean, the Alien movies, especially the first two, were big hits, and have become absolute mainstream movie classics.

The Predator movies on the other hand... well the first one is normally referred to as being good "for being an Arnold movie" and the second one is normally trashed by everyone, even fans of the first one (I happen to like the second one though). It seems that the general public couldn't care less about a Predator movie, while new Aliens movie would have been a much safer bet.

/Mike

Scott Weinberg · Aug 13, 2004

Funny how you can't make a joke about the president without being referred to as a "U.S. basher". Lighten up.

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