Before you ask; yes I went to see this today. I had brunch with friends and then went to see the movie. Get over it, there were a LOT of people at the theater.
First, I love the Aliens movies. The ones based on the works of H.R. Giger. Creepy I know, I just can’t help it! The first Aliens Vs Predator movie wasn’t bad. It was okay. I’d go with six of ten stars. Not the greatest but I’ve suffered through worse, like Alien Resurrection.
AvP-R picks up immediately after the original. The dead/dying Predator host is laying on the slab. The ship leaves Earth. The chest burster explodes in a gooey, yellow mess. Predators freak out and start dying and the ship crashes back to Earth. To be honest, I’d hope anyone who can easily fly between the planets knows not to shoot at the outer hull of their ship, but hey, if you’re going to get eaten by a Predalien (predator, alien combo) why not?
The ship crashes back to our beautiful planet near a small Colorado town. Much mayhem and carnage ensues. The Predator home planet sends forth someone to clean up this mess. God forbid humans learn about the Aliens or Predators.
I’m going to go with an 7 of 10 on this one. There are no big time actors; to be honest I recognized ONE guy and he’s in the movie for about 2 minutes total.
The effects are good, the Aliens less slobbery then in Resurrection, and they squeal like they did in Aliens. There’s much gunfire and a few explosions and it’s sadly almost fun to watch the alien infestation maul a platoon of National Guardsmen.
To me, the best part was the Predator. Apparently the home world decided to send the bad ass of all bad asses to pick up the pieces. Let’s just say that he puts to shame the rookie predators in AvP.
Overall, the movie ends well, and it progresses the story along. There’s an even better blending of the Predator and Alien races together into the overarching Aliens theme. You even get to meet Yutani of “Weyland-Yutani.”
Leave your ladies at home. It’s about as graphic as Aliens and I don’t know many women who like Sci-Fi. I may be looking in the wrong circles.
