AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Directors:

Colin Strause
Greg Strause

Writers (WGA):

Shane Salerno (written by)
Dan O'Bannon ("Alien" characters) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

This Christmas there will be no peace on Earth.

Plot:

Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Predator | Forest | Hybrid | Hunting

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13

10:30 PM

HBO

Cast

Steven Pasquale	...	Dallas
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Kelly
John Ortiz	...	Morales
Johnny Lewis	...	Ricky
Ariel Gade	...	Molly
Kristen Hager	...	Jesse
Sam Trammell	...	Tim
Robert Joy	...	Col. Stevens
David Paetkau	...	Dale
Tom Woodruff Jr.	...	Alien
Ian Whyte	...	Predator
Chelah Horsdal	...	Darcy
Meshach Peters	...	Curtis
Matt Ward	...	Mark
Michal Suchánek	...	Nick (as Michal Suchanek)

Also Known As:

AVP: Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (USA) (DVD box title)
AVP: Requiem (USA) (DVD box title)
Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest (USA) (working title)
Aliens vs. Predator (USA) (working title)
Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Singapore: English title)
AvP2 (USA) (short title)
AvPR (International: English title) (short title)
Colorado Nights (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, gore and language.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Ireland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (No. 43617) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Italy:VM18 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (self applied) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (unrated version) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The Yutani character (of the "Weyland-Yutani" Company from the "Alien" films) was originally going to appear in the first AVP movie, but was written out. The character was originally conceived to be male.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before the helicopter lifts off, Kelly kills an alien by shooting through the windshield. Later, when the helicopter is in flight and attempting to escape the nuclear blast, the bullets holes are gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Buddy Benson: OK, now, take your time. There you go.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Aliens vs. Predator (1999) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Grim Discovery

Suspension of disbelief goes a long way

So, reading most of the comments on here, one would imagine that the film consists of someone stabbing you in the eye with an icepick for an hour and a half... I don't feel that to be the case, but to each his own.

If you expect this film to wow you in the same way as the originals, you'll be sorely disappointed. Admit it: we were all a lot younger when those films first came out, and I'm willing to bet that most of us watched them at a much earlier, less jaded, point in our lives. So yeah, this movie isn't as great as its progenitors; oh well.

However, that doesn't make this a horrible watch. Don't go in expecting a life-altering experience; go in expecting two warring alien races, complete with all the requisite carnage and mayhem, and you'll be just pleased.

I'll leave the more shocking moments to other reviewers to divulge, but just be bear in mind: the events aren't actually happening, and everything that happens just makes it all the more believable that these aliens/predators are just as brutal as we've come to expect.

All in all, another reviewer said it perfectly: it's a terrible film and an awesome movie.