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Alien vs. Predator

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Alien vs. Predator (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 137

Fresh: 30

Rotten:107

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Consensus: Gore without scares and cardboard cut-out characters make this clash of the monsters a dull sit.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: Aug 13, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $80,218,314

Synopsis: When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities... When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes between the deadly foes were played out on the printed page. Fans have had to endure a lengthy wait for a cinematic match-up, but writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson (EVENT HORIZON) has finally delivered the blood-splattered goods in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Set in the near future, a team of archaeologists lead by Charles Wiedland (Lance Henriksen, returning for more ALIEN action after appearances in the second and third films) ventures towards an inexplicable "hot zone" detected in Antarctica. Joined by Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) and the requisite amount of human fodder for the otherworldly creatures to feast on, Wiedland and his cohorts discover a sizeable underground pyramid. Chaos ensues as they awake the Queen alien from her blissful slumber, causing face-hugging and chest-bursting scenes aplenty. But the ailing crew has a further quandary to grapple with in the shape of some fearsome Predators, who are using the aliens as bait for their offspring to brawl with in an ancient initiation ritual. With the human team trapped in the labyrinth-like pyramid, the battle evolves into a nail-biting three-way tussle between the archaeologists and their extraterrestrial adversaries. Fans of both the ALIEN and PREDATOR movies should find much to satiate their appetites here, and with an ending suggesting further hostilities between the pernicious coupling, this one looks set to run and run. [More]

Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremmer, Colin Salmon

Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremmer, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan Trio, Lance Henriksen, Agathe de La Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenwriter: Paul W.S. Anderson, Shane Salerno
Producer: John Davis, Walter Halsey Davis, Gordon Carroll
Composer: Harald Kloser
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Apr 1, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • DTS (unspecified) - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Scenes - Alternate Opening
  • Audio Commentaries - 1. Paul Thomas Anderson - Director, Lance Henriksen, Sanaa Lathan - Stars
  • 2. Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., John Bruno - Special Effects Crew
  • Behind the Scenes - 1. Making of Featurette
  • 2. Inside Look: Intro Animation
  • 3. Inside Look: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
  • 4. Inside Look: Elektra
  • Deleted Scenes - (3)

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  • Galleries - Darkhorse AVP Comic Covers Galley (65)

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  • Featurettes - 1. Dark Horse's First Edition
  • 2. "Making of" the AVP Comic Books
  • 3. Graphic Novel Sneak Peek (16 pages)

Reviews for Alien vs. Predator

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10/18/08
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un divertissement estival parmi tant d'autre qui n'a absolument rien de mythique n'est pas pour autant désagréable si on le prend pour ce qu'il est

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08/20/08
Jean-François Vandeuren
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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
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It's exactly what you would expect it to be, as long as you don't expect too much.

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07/09/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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lance is the man

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07/05/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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12/07/07
Keith H. Brown
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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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In the end, we are left with a dull woman who is surrounded by puppets and voiceless actors covered in prosthetics -- and it's never a good sign when the special effects give more memorable performances than the hero.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/01/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
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The title alone betrays an entire Hollywood mindset of rehash, reheat, recombine. Re-please.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Jessica Winter
Time Out
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Sadly devoid of any real thrills.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Empire Magazine
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Just as the director sucked the soul and scares out of Resident Evil, he’s torn every ounce of dread, tension and awe from Sigourney and Arnold’s respective flagships

Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
07/06/05
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week
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I am very happy to report that Alien Vs. Predator is not a complete disaster.

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06/17/05
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony
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Unsurprisingly mediocre.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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[Its] potentially Hawksian theme is ruined by inept horror scenes, staged with exactly the same setup and timing as thousands of other horror films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
04/21/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Took a premise rife with potential and created perhaps the most boring story possible to accomodate the two sci-fi races.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
02/25/05
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
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[It's] a sour footnote to both franchises.

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01/24/05
David Cornelius
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The once-promising project was doomed to disaster, going back to the very moment Paul W.S. Anderson was awarded directing and screenwriting duties.

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01/15/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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AVP is like one of those video shoot-'em-ups that looks great on your computer screen but has no story to it.

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12/30/04
John J. Puccio
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A fright-filled ride that coalesces the stories of two very cool monster franchises, and it does it well.

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12/19/04
Michael Szymanski
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It’s marketing savvy that says making a movie people feel they have to see is reason to not bother making one people will want to see.

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11/26/04
Mark Palermo
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March 11, 2008: Fox Brewing Alien vs. Predator 3?
2004's Alien vs. Predator earned a 22 percent Tomatometer rating. 2007's Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem topped out at 15 percent. Would a third installment end up with single digits? More...

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