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AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) -- During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in the Antarctic ocean, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realise that only one species can win.
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) -- Alexa and Sebastian are trapped in an ancient temple which rearranges itself every ten minutes and a predator is chasing them. What more could go wrong?
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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   54,667 votes
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Director:
Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers (WGA):
Dan O'Bannon ("Alien" characters) and
Ronald Shusett ("Alien" characters) ...
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Release Date:
13 August 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Whoever wins... We lose. more
Plot:
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in the Antarctic ocean, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realise that only one species can win. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
It took 14 years... more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alien vs. Predator (Germany) (USA) (short title)
AVP (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
AVP: Alien vs. Prédateur (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore.
Runtime:
101 min | 109 min (unrated version)
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (re-rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Japan:U | Netherlands:16 (unrated version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40968) | Greece:K-13

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Trivia:
At the beginning of the film in the satellite control station, the technician has a "drinky drinky" bird among the Tweety Pie dolls. These are the same birds that were seen on the dining room table in Alien (1979), and also in the abandoned prison canteen at the end of Alien³ (1992). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Sebestian sets the clock on the sarcophagus to October 10, 2004--10/10/2004, because the Aztec calendar was supposedly based on 10's (the metric system). Yet, why would an Aztec civilization set a calendar to align with the Julian calendar, which is what our modern calendar is and wasn't developed until centuries later by the Romans? The Aztecs would not recognize what we call "October" as the 10th month. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Technician: Hey. Hey, hey, come here, take a look at this.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in L'empire des loups (2005) more
Soundtrack:
La Bamba more

FAQ

I find the title misleading, there was hardly any scenes of Aliens and Predators fighting!
How did the Predator see the Queen at the end, even though Predators only see in infrared without their masks and Aliens do not show up on infra-red?
Why did the first two Predators die so easily?
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115 out of 223 people found the following comment useful:-
It took 14 years..., 14 August 2004
7/10
Author: dee.reid from United States

...Before a possible showdown between the iconic monsters of "Alien" and "Predator" would occur, when they would cross paths on screen and battle to the death. There's a scene in "Predator 2" that occurs towards the end of the film, where Lt. Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) ventures into the Predator spaceship and accidentally stumbles onto the alien hunter's trophy room, and neatly placed towards the back amongst the various awards, was an alien skull. Those 10 seconds of film spawned over a decade's worth of rumors that one day these titans were going to go at it head-to-head, and that whoever won, we'd lose.

As a fan of both the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises, I've been looking forward to "Alien Vs. Predator" for a long time, since that historic scene. I've admired the two monsters for years, collecting all kinds of memorabilia, including books and action figures; you name it, I've probably seen it.

With "Alien Vs. Predator," director Paul W.S. Anderson has achieved something of a mixed bag. Undoubtedly critics will balk early into the film. They'll pick apart its MTV-style editing, bad pacing, and lack of spirit of a genuine "Alien" or "Predator" film. Die-hards will balk at Anderson's direction and the fact that he was even allowed near the film.

I had fun watching it, despite some inconsistencies regarding our two iconic monsters who like to either use humans as hosts for more of their hideous offspring, or trophies which can be displayed in their intergalactic showroom of skulls.

The story is that a massive, ancient Aztec/Egyptian/Mayan temple has been discovered deep below the surface of the Antarctic, and Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen of "Aliens") has assembled a team of the world's best archaeologists, which includes Alexa "Lex" Woods (Sanaa Lathan, who convincingly fills in the tough female role), Sebastian de Rosa (Raoul Bova) and Graeme Miller (Ewen Bremner) to accompany him in investigating it. But wouldn't you know it? They're not alone in this gargantuan maze of dark tunnels and ever-changing structures, and that a trio of Predators have come there to hunt rapidly reproducing Xenomorphs.

Well, I can tell anyone that the powers-that-be in Hollywood and at Twentieth Century Fox played heavily into the film's mixed bag treatment. If the movie fails, I'd blame constant executive and studio interference - the b*****ds in suits who decide they want to cater to teenage fanboys instead of the largely adult fan base that this film was originally built on. In doing so, they opt for action over story, more importantly, $$$ over artistic vision.

Anderson has remained faithful in preserving the essence of both the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises by casting no-name performers to combat the extraterrestrial foes, and by emphasizing ideas over action and special effects. On a sour, angrier note, the gorehounds will be sorely disappointed, since executives at Fox toned down the violence considerably as to release it with a "PG-13" rating, as to rake in every penny. Of course, that "PG-13" rating doesn't stop us from getting quick edits (read: no gore) of chestbursting sequences, facehuggings, and people being mercilessly slaughtered by the Predators.

I had faith that Paul W.S. Anderson wouldn't let me down long before I even saw the film; he doesn't, but I have a feeling that his film is destined for the same fate as David Fincher and his film "Alien 3" - that it will go down in infamy and only years after the director has disowned the film and controversy is still brewing, that the true vision of "Alien Vs. Predator" will surface and will finally earn the respect owed to it.

7/10

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