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Written December 27, 2007
AVP-R = The final nail in the coffin?

by redfueldelux

I was a fan of the first two Alien movies(Everything after was just sad)and both of the Predator flicks...even the first AVP.So naturally I looked forward to this installment.Boy was I disappointed and even disturbed!AVPR picks up right where the first left off.An alien/pred hybrid bursts from the chest of a pred aboard the mothership subsequently causing it to crash.But werent there like 30 preds aboard this ship?Now there are only 2??On to the effects, the alien blood is still acid,but only seems effective when its convenient.Creature effects were good although they were shot dark.The only recognizable and competent actor,is Reiko Aylesworth of 24 fame.The story is very predictable and unfortunately,takes a dark,disturbing turn.Newcomer directors"The Strause Bros"thought it would be neat to"shock"the audience and cross the lines.But killing children,pregnant women,and babies,is just sick!!! Instead of making a name for themselves,they single handedly killed the franchise! -DJ
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Written December 29, 2007
Such an improvement over the first movie

by sethrich

The cast is hardly A-list, barely B-list, but the quality of acting is soon dealt with as most townspeople are killed. With the focus on the Predator hunting the Aliens, the cast is secondary anyhow, and chances are that you?ll root for the Predator to wipe everyone and everything out. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is such an improvement over the first movie, Alien vs. Predator, that it should really be considered the first. AVP is rated PG-13, most likely to draw a larger audience, and as a result somewhat suffers the blood lust quality the respective series? are known for. AVP:R, on the other hand, is rated R and has plenty of blood and action. One positive aspect of the first movie is that it sets up the second movie ? it gives the background on the Predators breeding and hunting the Aliens, and of course a Predalien is born. The door for a continuance in this second movie is somewhat left open, not that the series needs one since there?s no timeline or story that must be in check.
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Written December 26, 2007
this movie deserves -10 stars

by Honest Feedback

I actually enjoyed about 4 seconds of this movie, watching the alien spacecraft crash, after that it was all down hill. the movie SUCKED, you could never get a good look at the alien or predator, it was always lit so dark, and was continually raining, and - oh how original, they have to go down into the sewer system where its dark and scary and encounter the aliens. the ingredients on a cereal box has more creative writing than the script of this movie, the dialog was hideous, you felt no empathy with any character, the audience burst into laughter at serious moments..."Mommy is the monster gone' frikkin LAME
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Written January 28, 2008
Why kill children?

by joesteph

If you're looking for an action sci-fi movie, there's a lot of action in the sci-fi vein, and if you're looking for ignorant violence to children, it's in here, too. Why have a young boy's chest burst open with an alien? Why have a pregnant woman's belly burst open with several of these things? Why have a hungry alien enter the newborns' ward of a hospital, showing us the children in cribs? Oh, to be fair, we don't see the eating of the newborns; that'll probably be in the deleted scenes on the DVD when it comes out. I rate it So-So because the action with the predator and adult humans v. all those aliens was sci-fi entertainment, but there was no entertainment in violence to innocents. I'm sure the writers will proudly claim they were breaking new ground, but this isn't reporting reality for the NY Times or the Associated Press; they were supposed to write a screenplay for a sci-fi movie. Cut out the violence to children, and then you've got a Go movie.
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Written December 29, 2007
Aliens... Predator... bad script... Oh MY!!

by UKflash

I often wonder who Hollywood gets to screen its films. Only 5 minutes into this movie and you realize it is total crap. The script is horrible and choppy. The writer cannot make up his mind about whether this movie is some kind of summer blockbuster ensemble cast film or a horror movie. The film has way to many characters. This is not Breakfast Club or Independence Day. The writers should have focussed on the battle between the monsters and not try and tell a heart warming story.

The acting is bad. The town sheriff looks like he is on the verge of tears the entire film and serves no purpose. I assume the GI Jane character is a fond remembrance of Ripley. Give us Ripley not a weak imitation.

You know things are bad when half the movie is set in a rain storm. It means the film lacks the CGI department needed to really pull it off.

I truly hope the sequel will go direct to video tape or dvd. Good or bad at least the first installation had a better story line.
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Must Go!
Written January 6, 2008
Go see this with an OPEN MIND!!

by junglemuzak12

First off let me say this, if you are expecting ALIEN or PREDATOR then do not go see this movie. Now if you want to see a good action movie with some great effect shots then this is it. I dont now why people keep bashing AVP-R, when AVP came out everyone complianed that it was PG-13, no gore, bulky predators, etc, etc. Now AVP-R is rated R, all the gore, great creature effects, the predator is back to looking right and people are still complaining. Now everyone is complaining about the hospital scene. People come on, that is exactly what an alien would do, why does this surprise you, do you think they spared woman and children in ALIENS on the colony. The Strause Bros did a good job in giving us what we wanted some *** kicking predator and people dying. GO SEE THIS MOVIE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, GET YOUR POPCORN AND ENJOY THE SHOW! For everyone else go home and watch E.T if you cant handle some real alien *** kicking.
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Written January 12, 2008
Requiem - let it be so

by tlhx

a good re-visit of the things we like about this franchise and a nice send off. I was not a fan of the later Alien movies and would hate to see this one even more re-gurgitated. We laughed, we saw the surprises coming and we still enjoyed it. it's just a movie and it's a good afternoon's diversion. use it to test a date's "gross threshold" or general Sfi-Fi IQ. I may or may not get this on DVD, if they make another sequel i'll probably just watch it on video
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Must Go!
Written January 12, 2008
This is what the first AvP SHOULD have been

by Novicaine

If you're a fan of the AvP universe (games, books etc) then you owe it to yourself to go see this movie. I can understand if you're a bit warry after the last peice of crap that they called AvP, but I assure you that this one corrects all the mistakes of the first and delivers all the brutal and unforgiving action that fans of the AvP world have come to expect. The only complaint I have about the film is that it's set on modern-day earth, while all the other AvP material was set in the time-period of the Alien movies. That minor gripe aside, this film kicks ass. The action is non-stop. The predator is a mad bad***, just like he's supposed to be - none of that "one xenomorph vs. one predator, xenomorph wins" bullshit that was seen in the first AvP. This predator owns their **** wholesale. And the xenomorphs are ruthless, unfeeling monsters just like one should expect. I won't go into detail, but let me just say two words about the brutality of the xenomorphs - Maternity Ward.
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Must Go!
Written January 13, 2008
AVP-BEST

by sk31

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULD GET A REFUND OR NOT FINISH THIS MOVIE. THEY ARE EITHER OLD AND VERY BORING OR LIKES TO GET REFUNDS. THIS IS THE BEST AVP MOVIE EVER AND I LOVE EVERY BIT OF THIS MOVIE. CERTAINLY A MUST GO, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A TRUE ALIEN/PREDATOR FAN. IVE BEEN WATCHING THE ALIEN/PREDATOR SERIES AS A CHILD, AND I LOVED EVERY BIT OF THIS MOVIE. LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE DVD.
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Written January 17, 2008
Nice!!!!

by Larten Crepsley

Much better action then the first. Though they left a lot to the imagination, like why exactly was it that only one predator came to the rescue, and why that one specific predator. Additionally, the movie ended with an open-ended conclusion that only meant a AVP3 in the works.
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Written December 26, 2007
If you didn't see it, don't review it!

by madtug

This drives me mad! I come to this site to read reviews of the movies that people have seen. I don't need wishfull thinking and I'm not at all interested in what anybody has to say about a movie they haven't yet viewed! Please save your opinions until you have seen the "real" movie...stupid people! Really! It's called a review!
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Written January 9, 2008
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

by Aislinn

Way too long, way too boring. Arguably one of the worst movies I have seen,
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Written January 27, 2008
Alien vs Predator and nobody wins!

by stead

What do you get when you revisit the epic battle of Sigourney Weaver's Alien w/ Schwarzenegger's Predator for the second time around.....alot of confusion is an appropriate answer. This second installment of Alien vs. Predator is a poorly wrought & ill conceived addition to the first one. As you can imagine this story basically tells us what happens when two of horror film history's gnarliest creatures fall to or come to earth at the same time. A battle royale.... However, I personally found that this movie had a stunning lack of story line developement. You basically start w/ the Alien aboard the Predator spaceship, hatching....then killing and reaking havoc on the predator creatures. Ship then falls to earth, alien and predator are both on Earth now to destroy one another. Dissappointly, both kill humans arbitrarily and too alarmingly fast to care about any of the human characters. The cinematography is also terribly dark, grainy & most times you cannot see what is even happening. F
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Written December 25, 2007
You gotta be Kidding (Spoilers) But I want answers!!!!

by Sinsu

This has to be the worst movie of the season! I loved the other 2 but I want the 2 hours of my life back that I lost watching this. THe movie is really dark, so you cant keep up with alot of it. Nothing makes sense like how did the Goverment know what was going on and know to drop a bomb? Then at the end the guy that ordered the (strike?) seemed to know what was happening the whole time. Who is the sherif and why is he protrayed as an idiot? Whats up with the main charecters? Nothing makes you root for them to win. Why did only ONE predetor show up to help? The little girl see's her father get slaughtered by an Alien and she's just fine at the end of the movie. WTF?! Oh and Special forces show up right where the helicopter crashes?! Yeah right.. Other Alien movies it takes hours/days for a new Alien to pop out of a host, Not here just a few minutes. You wont believe me, but this is a travesty of a movie. If a friend rents it, borrow it so your not out any cash.
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Must Go!
Written February 8, 2008
BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by cable05

this movie ROCKS, I cant see why people are havin fit about dis movie... so what if a 7 year old gets chestbursted, or babies get head-bit,and pregnant women get their stomachs ripped open. When I went and saw dis movie on christmas day, I only wanted a good,enjoyable film and LOADS of gore,and aliens and a predator that kill each other... wich is EXACTLY what I got. This film should get more respect then its getting... I LOVE da hospitle scene... and the predalien was AWSOME... if you are a fan GO SEE THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...P.S. the ending sets up a SEQUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...(hopefully in space). and if u think there is CG aliens then you is to used tu sci-fi channle... every alien was a guy in a suit or a puppet.
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