In ALIENS VS. PREDATOR – REQUIEM (AVP-R),
the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film
franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle
ever -- in our own backyard.
The science fiction-action-thriller captures the magic of
the “Alien vs. Predator” comics, novels and videogames that
established the “AVP” brand – while paying homage to the
hallmarks of the film series that preceded it: Ridley
Scott’s seminal work of science fiction and horror, “Alien”;
James Cameron’s masterpiece of intense action, “Aliens”; and
John McTiernan’s thriller about an extra-terrestrial warrior
wreaking havoc in the jungle, “Predator.” At the same time
AVP-R, introduces an intriguing element new to the
franchise, by having the Aliens and Predator wage war in a
small American town.
Bringing these elements together are directors The Brothers
Strause, Colin and Greg, whose visual effects house,
Hydraulx, is renowned for its computer-generated wizardry on
films such as “300,” “X-Men: The Last Stand,” and “Fantastic
Four.”
It’s no accident that the Strause brothers are making their
feature film helming debut on a story featuring Aliens and
Predators – they’re unabashed fans of both film series.
“Colin and Greg live Aliens and Predators,” says John Davis,
who produced this film, as well as the original “Predator”
and 2005’s “Alien vs. Predator.” “They’ve seen the movies
countless times, know the [AVP] comics and played the [AVP]
videogames. They really understand these characters.” Adds
AVP-R screenwriter Shane Salerno: “The Strause brothers
live, eat and breathe these films. The specificity they’ve
given AVP-R is remarkable. They’re passionate about this
material.”
The brothers’ passion extends to the film’s central notion
of placing warring creatures in the middle of a small
American town. To them, this idea heightened the stakes –
and the scares. “What’s more frightening – a menace
happening millions of miles away, or a threat in your own
backyard,” says Greg Strause. “Obviously, we thought it was
time to bring the Predator and Aliens into the thick of
things here. It gets very primal; you’ve never seen anything
like it on film. No one is safe in this movie!”
“The creatures are literally on our streets,” adds John
Davis: “The idea to set the story in ‘Anywhere, U.S.A.’ – in
a nice, recognizable town that is suddenly thrust into the
middle of an epic battle and mounting carnage they can’t
begin to fathom.”© 20th Century Fox. All
rights reserved
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Aliens vs Predator Requiem
GIGGLES THE FISHMONGER |
80 |
good but not great. In
some ways, AVP 1 was better for three
reasons.
More lighting, greater detail, and less
narrative diffusion. Filming in dark
sewers and rainy night-time streets may
give the film a creepier feel, but it
left me feeling cheated because my eyes
couldn't always follow the action.
Moreover, the characters were very
wooden. Would it kill somebody to have a
sense of humor, or at least the ironic,
the way normal people sometimes do.
But having said that I
liked the movie despite some internal
inconsistencies. After all, why did the
predator take such pains to dissolve the
aliens and their victim's with acid then
turn around perform a sacrificial
killing of the sheriff's deputy and
string him upside down from a tree. Are
we to conclude that this was the work of
the "predalien" or merely an oversight
on the part of the "cleaner" predator.
And why didn't the yutz let anybody else
on Predaton about the the crash and ask
for back-up?
But having said that I
thought the conversation between the
colonel and Madam Sutana was a clever
touch opening the door for another
installment set on the Alien homeworld.
Maybe Obrien will be there as she is in
the comix. |
Rehman Khilji |
30 |
Not at all impressed.
They have taken the movie too far. I
liked the first one but this one was a
complete waste of money and time. |
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