I was pretty bored throughout the entire picture. There wasn't even one great action sequence, and not a single scary moment. Not even one of those "Something comes out of nowhere as music blares" scares. It was pretty average and by the books, really. I think AvP1's plot with the underground temple and etc. was leagues better and certainly more original. Requiem's plot is basically Resident Evil: Apocalypse with aliens instead, and a pretty similar ending. The gore is sort of nice, though, especially compared to AvP1's. That's all AvP2 has going for it, really.


out of

I agree with just about every word of this, though I really liked the last ten or so minutes of this film, with the hospital hive. I finally got a taste of the Alien Vs. Predator film I've always wanted when the Predator and Predalien go at it on the roof.

That is what happens when you have a lower budget and well new directors. To be honest it was a decent movie. 6/10 for me.

Just hoping they make enough cash for that ultimate AVP movie in space. Hell even the directors have said it countless times that is what they wanted to do but they had to finish off everything on earth and that predalien thing at the end of avp.

About the same as the original, though I liked this slightly more because of the gore (and it did make a difference, the first one needed it). The storyline is a lot worse, though. The first one had an interesting concept at least; this brought the whole "small town getting attacked" aspect to it with stupid (but funny) side-plots. The fight scene at the end is pretty kick-ass, though. Otherwise, it's about on-par with the original, but gets bonus points for being gory and cool.

B+

On par with the original, with a positive being more gore and a negative being horrible camera work during the fight scenes. Seriously, it was so shaky I couldn't even tell who was who in the fight scenes between the Alians and the Predator. I was also disappointed that it was just one Predator sent back to Earth. I wanted it to be an epic fight between hundreds of Aliens and Predators. I did like the ending and it left it open for what will hopefully be a full scale space war betwen the two.

B-

Continuity errors and some truly awful dialogue are both the most noticable aspects of the film. Yeah yeah there's gore, but it just gets ridiculous and old when the craftsmanship is this poor.

The Predalien thing was a joke, it was only distinguishable from the other aliens by having dreads. I know that in previous movies the species the facehugger gets only slightly affects how it turns out, but with so many other inconsistencies throughout I think the Predalien was at least one part where they could've been original.

Fox continues to show us how shrewdly they can market a film, considering they got so many people to believe this would be an improvement over the first film because they corrected only one of that film's many wrongs.

lol there is a reason why the studio's name is FOX. They are the most clever studio in hollywood.

I enjoyed it immensely. Gave this horror fan everything he could possibly want in such a film. I may see it again.

From one of two fresh reviews on Rottentomatoes...

Man, do not believe the reviews on this film, or the reviews even on here. Go out and see it on your own. This movie completely shits on the first movie, and I liked that one, gave it a B for entertainment value. Where as that one didn't stick within the rules of the species universe, this one never goes outside of it. We have no silly subplot of humans worshipping Predators, or a slo motion run of a chick and a Predator in unicef. This is the first film to feature the predator films that felt the most since the original. And the Alien species is given justice as well. If you love all of the Alien films, even 3 and four and the Predator films, you'll at least be entertained.

The Good
-The action- I'm not sure what they're talking about the shaky cam stuff. As I hate that Bourne Batman Begins shitty action, this I knew exactly what was going on. It's grittier, and ultimately much cooler because of the gore being back.
-The PredAlien- This thing kicked major ass and was cold as ice. I mean it wipes out people on wheelchairs, pregnant women (That was ridiculous with how the PredAlien impregnates people)
-Unlike the first, this one doesnt fall flat by the end, in fact it picks up completely and never lets up until the end of town storyline.
-The direction is a lot grittier in the sense of Aliens then the polished Anderson look of the first film. The atmosphere of the dark caverns and brutality is back. Though its nothing memorable, they just go for a more imitation Cameron than Anderson.
-The Single predator was very cool and a major ass kicker, and his new arsenal of weapons were very fun, uncluding using his gun as a handgun.
-The runtime is short and the film never feels long.

The Bad
-The Acting is about as good as it can be, bringing as many human faces together so they can get owned. Though the lead "The Convict" is a hell of a lot better than the black chick in the first.
-I'll admit the special effects are worst then AVP, though they're not laughably bad, just more obvious CGI then ever before.
-The ending while more in league with the series is just a simple way to finish it up
-There is no concievable plot, or story. Many plot holes. Scenes are there just so they figure out more ways to kill people and aliens.

Overall like said, this feels much more like a Predator/ Alien film than the first ever was. It's not scary whatsoever, but it has kickass action, good effects, and brings back those lovable monsters for one more go. You may not get anything out of the film, but I was there with some friends pointing out some bad dialogue, as well as saying taken aback throughout by the carnage. AVP 2 may be sloppy at times, but its entertaining slop at it's finest. Overall experience is a B+/A- for me.

I think it was more homage than anything, There were a lot of Predator ones as well. When the convict screamed "Get to the Chopper" I almost pissed myself

and that is avp 3 set in fucking space

This film blew chunks, it was beyond terrible. The acting was beyond horrible, the story made no sense what-so-ever, and the effects were third rate at best. It didn't pay tribute or make an homage to the original films, it did just the opposite, in that it shit all over them with joyous glee. I cannot believe anyone would actually pay to see this abomination, and thus allowing the studio to futher bastardize theses once great franchises.

F-

One of the worst films of all time. Simply a complete piece of shit. I didn't care AT ALL for any of the characters, I wanted them all to die, including the predator. The effects were decent, that was it. The camerawork was confusing as hell, during the action sequences I only saw two figures moving fast, no idea who was who or what they were doing. The film was disgusting for the sole purpose of being sick and disgusting. It wasn't scary or tense or anything, I was laughing at how bad it was half the time. I hope the Brothers Strause never work again in the industry.

F

I caught the last 40 minutes so I won't post a grade or anything. Let me just say that the film's big finale is one of the most boring, drawn out, piece of shit I've seen in quite sometime. The final duel between the Alien and Predator is brief, boring and stupid, only to have it end with them being blown to shit by a nuclear weapon that wipes out the whole town? Well that seems worth it. I'll watch the first 50 minutes to see what I missed, but if they're anywhere near as boring as the final 40, this will easily be the worst film of the year.

I thought it was a big piece of shit and really an affront against two sci-fi cult beings
(The Alien and the Predator).
I actually have the feeling they did cut the half movie. Kinda a lot is missing. And making another teenie slasher movie out of it really didint work for me


I give it 3 points. Two for each head shot and one for the hot blonde and the way she died (boomerang kill).

3/10

I'm not over-reacting here..

but the first 50 minutes you missed is 2x worse than the final..

2/10 -> F

An awful movie.

Far worse than the original, boring and pretty lame ending.

I havent thought of that but you are so right korrgan.

C-

You know get in a director that knew something about filming action sequences an this would have been a great film instead of a sparodically enjoyable but frustrating one.

I mean fuck it I know its not original, indeed the way the film unfolds I'm pretty certain they took all the famous scenes/characters and lines from the original films, tossed them at the page and then attempted to construct a film around them. Sometimes it works like the massive hospital hive and sometimes it doesn't i.e. never get a scrawny small guy to repeat the Get to the Choppa!! line, it just doesn't work.

In the end you really could see the directors were totally ill equipped to deliver on the action element which I'd bet a house is the reason they try an stroud it in close-ups, darkness and more rain then the Indian wet season.

Is this an F movie? No, and I have difficulty in seeing how anybody thinks it is, however it could have been far better as well. Still its better then AvP 1 and thats some small consolation.

B


I liked the first one and this one's pretty much on par. Just mindless, stupid fun entertainment. It improves on some flaws of the first film, yet gets worse in other aspects sadly. I mean, at least this time they got some things right that are true to the series like the necessary gore and more brutal aliens/predator action here. But Gulli is absolutely correct when he says that if the director knew how to shoot good action this would have been infinitely better.

The thing is that there was potential for some really great action/chase/fight scenes here and the director kinda blew it by making it as little spectacular as possible. Seriously, is it really THAT HARD to make a movie ust about aliens and predators kicking each other asses?!?! I mean Freddy vs. Jason was quite great in succeeding as far as having legendary horror villains facing off, but somehow the makers of this franchise just can't get it right.

Usually I'm a fan of such "small Midwestern town under attack" films (see Slither or Tremors), but this one just never made it exciting enough or fun enough. The characters are clichéd just as you'd expect and there are some funny moments too. The final Predalien/Predator fight rocks and I loved that they have shown the Predator home planet. The gore was very finely made too, I just wish more of this had been in broad daylight, but the action was just too low-key in the end.