Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (2007)

 Not REALLY entirely a "movie"
By definition, a movie is "a motion picture." How can there be any motion when the entire screen is black? Even with all the lights out, and your equipment adjusted to enhance, the action you are able to see in this flick is confusing at best. Most of the time will be spent wondering what you are supposed to be looking at. The rest of the time will be spent wondering why the heck you should care - in addition to being pi**ed off because you spent good money on this mud. AVPR would be a great case study for future film students. This is what happens when artistic self-indulgence gets in the way of the story. You can't RELATE to the story on the screen if you can't SEE the story on the screen (like writing that story on white paper using white ink). Subjecting film students to mandatory viewing of this "movie" should drive the point home quite neatly. There are failures on all other levels, too. Due to the lack of comprehensive visuals, this could almost be repackaged as an audio book - if it wasn't for the shoddy writing and the sub-zero acting. "On earth everyone can hear you scream." They are screaming REFUND! May 12, 2008

 So Dark its not worth it.
I liked the idea of the first one and it was OK, but this one was just a waste of money. I guess that budgets in Hollywood have gotten so bad that they can pay for lighting. I could not see anything that would make this film even the least bit worth owning. I am sorry that I even rented it. May 11, 2008

 What is blu-ray doing?
What is blu-ray doing with all the recent releases? I bought this movie and it won't play properly on my Samsung BD-P1000 player, with the latest update. I also have the same problem with 3 other new releases on blu-ray. If you talk to Samsungs tech dept., they will tell you it's because the studios are changing the data on EACH new release and not getting the info for an update to them, yes, it sounds like a big "it's not me" to me too.
I am returning this to Amazon and not buying any other blu-rays for now. May 11, 2008

 Humans v Aliens
I went to see AVP Requiem in the theatre when it first came out as my son and I are huge Predator fans. Other than the first scene on the ship, this movie is predominately about the humans -- big disappointment. The script, dialog and lighting were horrible. In most of the scenes, you cannot even see either the aliens or the predator. The movie did not follow the AVP lore which also caused great consternation. I purchased the movie simply because I am such a huge fan of the Predator series and watched it with my daughter and her boyfriend to show how very bad it was. Although, there is the scene when the blonde gets pinned to the wall that was certainly entertaining -- all in all it is just terribly predictable. This AVP is along the lines of the later Star Wars flicks. Blech. Until they bring back the magic of the first AVP, I'll stick with reading the Alien v Predator and Predator series books. May 11, 2008

 AVPR is totally great movie! I loved it!
I thought Aliens Vs Predator Requiem was an awesome movie. I thought it was the best movie of the year! Very entertaining. I don't care what the reviews were given, I totally give it 5/5 stars. Great non-stop action, scary movie, excellent special effects! Anybody that likes the original Alien and Predator movies will love this one! This one is also given the "R" rating, which it was suppose to have been in the first AVP. Enjoy! May 9, 2008

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