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(0)This is without a doubt the movie I have most anticipated seeing since spotting a certain trophy in the background of a few frames at the end of Predator 2 back in 1990.
Oh yeah. I mean, OH YEAH!
Don't want to worry you Perry, but there've been games of this for a while. The record of game-to-movie adaptations is sad, sad, sad.
Posted by Guy Herbert at August 15, 2004 05:46 AM
There was also a comic book (later made into a novel) from Dark Horse Comics. It was actually pretty good, as I recall--but no relation to the new movie.
There have been posters for the movie up around LA for a few weeks now, saying "Alien vs. Predator: Whoever wins, we lose." Remarkably appropriate for an election year...
Posted by Ken Hagler at August 15, 2004 06:12 AM
Predator HAS to win!
If this film does good box office I hope we can expect more similar efforts to revive old movie franchises...
Robocop vs Terminator ?
Darth Vader vs Batman ?
Yoda vs Rambo ?
Any others?
Posted by James C at August 15, 2004 08:04 AM
Check the MPAA rating. AVP is a PG-13. That means it's likely to be a 12A when it gets to the UK.
The "Aliens" films worth watching, and both "Predator" films, were all 18 certificate. AVP is aimed squarely at the kiddie audience.
This will not be the films we watched and were afraid in. This will be a bowdlerised, gutless travesty in the same vein as "Robocop: the animated series". Definitely one to check out only when it's reached the bargain bucket at Blockbuster or HMV.
Posted by Harry Payne at August 15, 2004 10:36 AM
Apparently it's a stinker to rival Catwoman and Thunderbirds, with a 13% rating on Rottentomatoes.com.
I'm surprised the excellent I, Robot has popped up on SDN, brimming as it is with futuristic technology, brutal robot-on-robot combat and capitalistic product placement. It's directed by the same chap as The Crow and Dark City, both of which were pretty pro-individual.
And I shall be flocking en masse to the awesome looking Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, which I believe has Great Britain saving the day!
Posted by Kit Taylor at August 15, 2004 02:20 PM
Predator v Alien? Well, it's a contest of two losers. Arnie kicked micheal beihn's (and lance henderstitchson's) ass and micheal beihn (and lance henderstitchson) survived the Alien. Arnie also kicked the Predator's ass.
I will save my money for 'Professor Moriarty vs Hong Kong Phooey'.
Posted by zmollusc at August 15, 2004 02:28 PM
I'm surprised the excellent I, Robot has popped up on SDN, brimming as it is with futuristic technology, brutal robot-on-robot combat and capitalistic product placement. It's directed by the same chap as The Crow and Dark City, both of which were pretty pro-individual.I absolutely love that in I, Robot, both book and movie, everything falls apart when the robots start to think of humanity as a collective instead of individuals (the "zeroeth law"). The supremacy of individuality can't be all that hard to hard-code into AI, can it? I hope future AI coders take note.
Posted by m410 at August 15, 2004 02:55 PM
Kit Taylor: about half my fav movies got terrible reviews. The first Star Wars got terrible reviews. I pay other people's reviews no mind at all, PARTICULARLY on movie sites. It is always safer to dis a movie than to praise it so... I will see for myself
Posted by Perry de Havilland at August 15, 2004 03:58 PM
I went to see AvP on Friday afternoon with some friends. I was reluctant because of--well--all of the above.
Given my rather low expectaions, it wasn't a bad movie: one to watch at the half-price matinee show rather than the full-price evening show, but still...
Posted by David Hecht at August 15, 2004 04:30 PM
James C: How about "Pac-man versus Tribbles"?
(Past contests: Khan vs. Lex Luthor, Terminator vs. Predator, Urkel vs. Tattoo, and Microsoft vs. Disney [The horror!])
Posted by Steven Den Beste at August 15, 2004 06:33 PM
Let's not forget Lobo vs Wolverine
That sucked, too. I mean, there's no way Lobo could lose, but in the stupid comic book he did!
Posted by Ralf Goergens at August 15, 2004 08:13 PM
On a scale of 1 (horrible) to 10 (kick ass). I'd give it about a 6. What was missing? Very simple. AH-NOLD!
Posted by Macker at August 16, 2004 01:44 AM
If I want to be scared, I'd rather be holding a BFG against the hordes of hell creeping up my back.
I'm talking about Doom 3, of course. Best FPS ever! A terrifying substitute for horror movies too! Some of the scripted scenes were downright freaky, especially when a new monster appears, and that evil, empty laughter coming behind you in complete darkness.
Brrrr...
TWG
Posted by The Wobbly Guy at August 16, 2004 01:42 PM
I saw AVP on friday, and it wasn't that bad. Yes, they did reduce the violence, or at least the blood and gore factor, in order to get the PG-13 rating. (Chestbursters for example, do not get the full frontal view of Aliens or Alien, just the host writhing in pain, and cutting away before the ahem... explosion.)
I found it to be a pretty good dungeon crawl for the first 75% or the movie, with a few genuine moments of sitting on the edge of my seat. Some pretty good ideas thown in for the temple.
The last 25% or so of the movie is where I had my problems with the film. A few shots and things that happened were simply too cheesy for words.
Overall, I think it was worth the full price, mainly because we only get an Alien movie every eight years or so, and beggars can't be choosers. it is a pity though, they could have made a much better movie.
Oh yes, and I'll vouch for the quality of the AVP video games. I first played it in the dark at 1am. Scariest computer game I'd ever played.
Posted by BC Monkey at August 16, 2004 03:06 PM
Oh yes, and speaking of other Versus ideas, what about the geekiest face off of all time?
Enterprise-D vs. Imperial Star Destroyer!!!
Posted by BC Monkey at August 16, 2004 03:08 PM
The Enterprise-D would struggle against a single X-Wing fighter let alone a Star Destroyer.
A more fair matchup would be the Enterprise-D vs a Correllian Corvette or The Millenium Falcon.
exiting nerd mode now.
Posted by Yobbo at August 16, 2004 06:11 PM
Enterprise-D vs. Imperial Star Destroyer!!!
There's actually a link on that issue:
Star Wars vs Star Trek in Five Minutes
Posted by Ralf Goergens at August 16, 2004 10:29 PM
Apparently the film has been quite badly hacked by the studio, much to the annoyance of the director.
Report of Q&A screening on IMDb
Posted by Kit Taylor at August 18, 2004 11:52 PM
http://imdb.com/title/tt0370263/board/thread/11022775
Posted by Kit Taylor at August 18, 2004 11:54 PM
