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Alien vs. Predator
In delivering non-18-rated excitement, Alien vs. Predator is an acceptably average science-fiction action thriller with some noteworthy highlights, even if it squanders its opportunity to intelligently combine two popular franchises. Rabid fans can justifiably ask "Is that all there is?" after a decade of development hell and eager anticipation, but we're compensated by reasonably logical connections to the Alien legacy and the still-kicking Predator franchise (which hinted at AVP rivalry at the end of Predator 2); some cleverly claustrophobic sets, tense atmosphere and impressive digital effects; and a climactic AVP smackdown that's not half bad. This disposable junk should've been better, but nobody who's seen Mortal Kombat or Resident Evil should be surprised by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson's lack of imagination. As a brisk, 90-minute exercise in generic thrills, however, Anderson's work is occasionally impressive... right up to his shameless opening for yet another sequel. --Jeff Shannon
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
For those who found 2004's Aliens vs. Predator too lightweight in the gore-and-guns department, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem offers a marked improvement in both categories, as well as a respectable amount of rumbles between the title extraterrestrials. Set in the 21st century (which predates the story to all of the Alien features), Requiem sends a crippled Predator ship crashing to Earth in a small Colorado town; unbeknownst to the locals, the craft is loaded with H.R. Giger's insectoid monsters, which make quick work of most of the population. As the human cast is slowly whittled to a few hardy (if unmemorable) souls, a Predator warrior also arrives to complicate matters and do battle with the Aliens, as well as a ferocious Alien-Predator hybrid (dubbed a Predalien by the sci-fi and horror press). Visual-effects designers and music-video helmers The Strause Brothers (who make their feature directorial debut here) keep the action on frantic throughout, which is wise, since the dialogue and characters are threadbare at best; that should matter little to teenage male viewers, who are inarguably the film's key audience. Fans of the Alien franchise, however, may find the offhanded nod to the series' mythology given during the finale its sole saving grace. --Paul Gaita
In delivering non-18-rated excitement, Alien vs. Predator is an acceptably average science-fiction action thriller with some noteworthy highlights, even if it squanders its opportunity to intelligently combine two popular franchises. Rabid fans can justifiably ask "Is that all there is?" after a decade of development hell and eager anticipation, but we're compensated by reasonably logical connections to the Alien legacy and the still-kicking Predator franchise (which hinted at AVP rivalry at the end of Predator 2); some cleverly claustrophobic sets, tense atmosphere and impressive digital effects; and a climactic AVP smackdown that's not half bad. This disposable junk should've been better, but nobody who's seen Mortal Kombat or Resident Evil should be surprised by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson's lack of imagination. As a brisk, 90-minute exercise in generic thrills, however, Anderson's work is occasionally impressive... right up to his shameless opening for yet another sequel. --Jeff Shannon
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
For those who found 2004's Aliens vs. Predator too lightweight in the gore-and-guns department, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem offers a marked improvement in both categories, as well as a respectable amount of rumbles between the title extraterrestrials. Set in the 21st century (which predates the story to all of the Alien features), Requiem sends a crippled Predator ship crashing to Earth in a small Colorado town; unbeknownst to the locals, the craft is loaded with H.R. Giger's insectoid monsters, which make quick work of most of the population. As the human cast is slowly whittled to a few hardy (if unmemorable) souls, a Predator warrior also arrives to complicate matters and do battle with the Aliens, as well as a ferocious Alien-Predator hybrid (dubbed a Predalien by the sci-fi and horror press). Visual-effects designers and music-video helmers The Strause Brothers (who make their feature directorial debut here) keep the action on frantic throughout, which is wise, since the dialogue and characters are threadbare at best; that should matter little to teenage male viewers, who are inarguably the film's key audience. Fans of the Alien franchise, however, may find the offhanded nod to the series' mythology given during the finale its sole saving grace. --Paul Gaita
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Alien Vs. Predator
"It may be our planet, but it’s their war!" The deadliest creatures from the scariest sci-fi movies ever made face off for the first time on film. The incredible adventure begins when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. Whoever wins...we lose.
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
Packed with adrenaline-pumping action and heart-stopping suspense, this spectacular sequel escalates the war between sci-fi's scariest movie icons.
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
Dubbed languages: French and German
Additional subtitles: Dutch, French and German
"It may be our planet, but it’s their war!" The deadliest creatures from the scariest sci-fi movies ever made face off for the first time on film. The incredible adventure begins when the discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. Whoever wins...we lose.
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
Packed with adrenaline-pumping action and heart-stopping suspense, this spectacular sequel escalates the war between sci-fi's scariest movie icons.
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
Dubbed languages: French and German
Additional subtitles: Dutch, French and German
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
both the films are really good.the info on this website is wrong.it states they are region free when in fact the films are region a and will only play on usa players so people in the uk with region b players ie ps3 do not buy it.sending mne bac this week not amused.region coding is totally ridiculous and has no real reason why it should even exist.typical sony crap and there locking things up.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By TMUK
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Blu-ray
Ok let me try to unravel the 3 stars i gave to the box set.
Film 1 Alien V Predator is a nice shiny blu-ray offering whos main voyable is that it loses itself a bit in its own plot and at 1 point i though i was watching lara crofts tomb raider! The film tells the tale of polar expedition to uncover a mystery heat/power source that a companies satellite has picked up from space. Further probing has revealed an ancient pyramid buried deep under the ice at the pole so a team is brought into investigate it. The pyramid is a right off passage site for the predators to hunt Aliens. So the interferring team gets caught up in something bigger than they can handle.
Ok so its not an amazing film but a perfectly viewable movie and if the price is good worth a watch. The disc contains both the extended and cinema relase versions of the movie. The visuals are stunning in 1080P and the soundtrack is multi channel DTS-HD with options for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. No real extras to speak of but worth a 4 star for me....
Onto AvP Requiem the 2nd offering in this double pack
Ok so this movie was worth about 1-2 stars primarily because it was so dark..... When i say dark i mean the lighting on this film blu-ray is appaulling. Even daytime scenes are drenched in darkness. Now i like a dark horror film but this is something else. Even with my LED backlight TV turned up to full it was at times near impossible to see the action without giving everything that horrible grey grainy look you get when the backlight, brightness and contrast have all been ramped up to get a visual on the screen!... Read more ›
Film 1 Alien V Predator is a nice shiny blu-ray offering whos main voyable is that it loses itself a bit in its own plot and at 1 point i though i was watching lara crofts tomb raider! The film tells the tale of polar expedition to uncover a mystery heat/power source that a companies satellite has picked up from space. Further probing has revealed an ancient pyramid buried deep under the ice at the pole so a team is brought into investigate it. The pyramid is a right off passage site for the predators to hunt Aliens. So the interferring team gets caught up in something bigger than they can handle.
Ok so its not an amazing film but a perfectly viewable movie and if the price is good worth a watch. The disc contains both the extended and cinema relase versions of the movie. The visuals are stunning in 1080P and the soundtrack is multi channel DTS-HD with options for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. No real extras to speak of but worth a 4 star for me....
Onto AvP Requiem the 2nd offering in this double pack
Ok so this movie was worth about 1-2 stars primarily because it was so dark..... When i say dark i mean the lighting on this film blu-ray is appaulling. Even daytime scenes are drenched in darkness. Now i like a dark horror film but this is something else. Even with my LED backlight TV turned up to full it was at times near impossible to see the action without giving everything that horrible grey grainy look you get when the backlight, brightness and contrast have all been ramped up to get a visual on the screen!... Read more ›
26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Be warned this is not the unrated version the version you will get is the collectors version.Aliens v predator requiem on the collectors version is the 89 mins.The unrated version of this film is 109 mins long.But you do get the same unrated version of alien v preadtor.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By L. Woolridge
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
The first film, stand alone, is decent anough. I enjoyed it enough at the cinema and kept me hooked til the end. The action was decent, the acting was...good enough and i wanted to see the brawls between aliens and predators. The second film however is definitely not going to go down in the history books. Its one of those films that you dont mind watching if you are lay in bed and it pops up on tele at like 12AM. Its got enough action in it and the creatures are well put together, but the story is poor. So if you want to see a film that is just purely explosion, close-up of alien, punching and biting lots then its ok.
Still, watch the first one though if its not too expensive!
Still, watch the first one though if its not too expensive!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
To me this film was hastily put together, it could so much have been done better by spreading the story a little wider across the acetate, having watched the first which was very good I was expecting more of the same, dissapointed I was.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
As something of an alien purist fan, I was deeply mistrustfull of this whole crossover franchise. I couldn't resist treating myself to the films out of curiosity though and I will confess to being pleasantly surprised by the first A v P. The Antarctic setting is deliciously creepy, with the sense of isolation being reminiscent of The Thing. We also get plenty of close up and dirty action with everyone's favourite xenomorph, including some terrific scenes of the Queen Alien stomping T-Rex-like after our heroine. Those of you who have seen Prometheus will spot plenty of parallels here, such as the huge pyramid, the heiroglyphs and of course an old and sickly Weyland insisting on coming along for the ride. A v P is certainly a better film than Alien 4 Resurrection and looks terrific on Blu-ray. Certainly worth 3.5 stars.
On to A v P Requiem. This sequel picks up immediately after the first A v P, but has a very different look and feel. Instead of Antarctic isolation, we get to see Aliens and Predators in a good ole American town and we are treated to a couple of reasonably horrific scenes, including the deliciously twisted notion of an alien rampage in a maternity ward. It all seems a bit frantic and strained though with nowhere near the style of Aliens. Furthermore, I originally bought this on DVD and it looked awful. Far too dark and grainy. At least the Blu-ray is a huge improvement in picture quality. Not a great film overall, but watchable leave-your-brain-at-home fun. Perhaps 2.5 to 3 stars.
Surround sound is used to good effect on both movies - you'll often hear things scuttling around behind you.... Read more ›
On to A v P Requiem. This sequel picks up immediately after the first A v P, but has a very different look and feel. Instead of Antarctic isolation, we get to see Aliens and Predators in a good ole American town and we are treated to a couple of reasonably horrific scenes, including the deliciously twisted notion of an alien rampage in a maternity ward. It all seems a bit frantic and strained though with nowhere near the style of Aliens. Furthermore, I originally bought this on DVD and it looked awful. Far too dark and grainy. At least the Blu-ray is a huge improvement in picture quality. Not a great film overall, but watchable leave-your-brain-at-home fun. Perhaps 2.5 to 3 stars.
Surround sound is used to good effect on both movies - you'll often hear things scuttling around behind you.... Read more ›
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Utterly terrible movies that got a little better after the release of...
I'm not going to review the individual movies here, instead I'll focus on a retrospective opinion of AVP as a whole. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Inspector Gadget
5.0 out of 5 stars
brill films amazing must own bluray
first thing the first avp movie has both cuts of the film so thats grate news for us fans
all out of 5
pitcher 4 , sound is 5. Read more
all out of 5
pitcher 4 , sound is 5. Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Newcombe
4.0 out of 5 stars
AVP it's OK
Not the best films in the world by far, the lighting is poor, acting is crap and the plot is non-existant. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Welshman96
3.0 out of 5 stars
half and half.
lets cut the c**p & get 2 it.A few facts.As all the reviews have stated,the transfer of the first is s**t,and the second is the rated version. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Wazza
3.0 out of 5 stars
Alien vs Predator double bill: One good and one really bad film
AVP: A tantalising glimpse at the end of the second Predator film sets the scene for this match between two of modern cinema's greatest creatures - the ultimate prey for the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Victor
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good for the price
I'm not going to talk about the movies script because i assume that if you are looking to buy this is because you already know. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ExNoR
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
I was disappointed with this item as It wouldn't play when I received it, it seemed to be American format?!
I am still awaiting a refund as promised from the supplier!!
I am still awaiting a refund as promised from the supplier!!
Published 23 months ago by ShelleyT
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent film ,
excellent film ,second avp a bit less adventurous and thrilling,but predators again a hit
1 st class ,sorry not for wimps
1 st class ,sorry not for wimps
Published 24 months ago by Auguste Luys
3.0 out of 5 stars
Requiem not so good
out of the 2 movies in the box the A vs P is good ,the other one (Requiem) is not as enjoyable,
Published on 14 Mar 2011 by dj
3.0 out of 5 stars
Whoever Wins... We Win.
[CONTAINS REALLY OBVIOUS SPOILERS RELATING TO THE OUTCOME OF THE FILMS]
Let's get this straight, yes this is a great offer, and yes it is worth getting. Read more
Let's get this straight, yes this is a great offer, and yes it is worth getting. Read more
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