Review written by Travis Meacham.

The ultimate science fiction odd couple are back in "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" and this time they've brought the result of their unholy union with them, the Predalien. Is "AvPR" the monster melee you've been waiting for?

http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2008/01/08/apvr_review/

Bummer, I was hoping for at least a good movie. They really need to relook at the past aliens and predator movies and remember what made them so popular with the fans and then revisit an AVP movie. I want another Freaky Aliens movie like the first 2 heck even the third one was decent but by the fourth aliens movie they were just out to make money on the name. Aliens Vs Predator could be so much more than it has been if only the writers would put a bit more thought into what made the two franchises popular in the beginning.

I haven't seen the movie yet (hasn't played here), but I do agree it should be done in the future, or atleast a next movie.. if there is ever one, thanks for killing aliens and preds hollywood.

The humans in AvP should be like the extras in Star Trek, you know, the blue shirt guys (or red or green I can't remember), expendable and you're like oh noes who cares for 1 second while the rest move on. That's what I hated most about AvP was too much time spent on character development in such a short movie, you go to know like the backgrounds of half a dozen alien fodder... woohoo..

Unfortunately, I have to agree. They really did a hack job on this film. I was really hoping for more Alien vs. Predator action. This Pralien, half Predator half Alien. Shares features of both species. It appeared to have the jaws and dreads like the Predator. It also had the body of the Predator with a torso, and Predator like arms and legs, with Alien hands? It also posses some godlike, never before seen ability to vomit up Alien eggs into the stomach of child bearing women. Where the hell did this come from? Is this how the Predator reproduces?

And what is up with the Predator response? The ship is filled with face huggers when it crashes, did the Predator fleet not know what was onboard? I’m guessing they did as in the end of the first movie there were what.. 15 standing around watching? So they respond by send one Predator to take on at least 10 Aliens? And he arrives there with no guns and ganks the one from the dead Predator. If I were him I woulda got me a squirt gun and filled it with that blue crap he was dumping on things and disintegrating them.

If the Aliens were a dinosaur they would b a raptor. Fast, agile, and lethal. They hunt and attack in packs, and are ambush killers. You see this once in the movie. The rest of the time it reminded me a lot like the Vampires in 30 Days of night, Aliens just running around eating the town.

And honestly, did anyone see that tard of a guy hooking up with that hot blonde?

Ok... I admit that AvPR is no award winner. Yes the dialog is pretty bad. And yes, they keep getting the story and environment all wrong. But as far as an action film is concerned, it was pretty good. The first film followed the story structure of the books and graphic novels pretty well and in that regard was good. Wrong time frame, too short, not scary enough, and if they bring "Bishop" back one more time I'm gonna vomit. But it wasn't a bad action film. I completely agree with you in what I would like to see in an AvP movie...

1. Lots... and I mean lots of Aliens
2. More Predators... not one, but not 100 either... more like an Elite Squad of about 10 or so
3. Lots of fodder... we lovingly refer to them as Colonial Marines ... a few squads with lots of knives and sharp sticks
4. Sometime in the future... way in the future...
5. No recycled characters... or relatives... all brand new faces and backgrounds
6. Needs to have a similar feel to Alien and/or Aliens... Honestly, I loved the Predator films... but let's be honest... neither had the best dialog or acting either (Get to the Choppa!!)
7. Don't care what location they choose as long as it isn't Earth... the further away from "help" the better... Some kind of really big space station would be kinda cool... lots of places for Aliens to hide
8. I have no problems with a strong female heroine as that is a common element to all the stories (please no more Ripley)... Although I wouldn't mind a comeback of Newt... I know I said no recycled characters... but I would forgive that one (mostly)
9. I would like to see more interaction among the Predators... see more of the culture behind them like in the books

There you have it. One Kick A$$ AvP movie. FOX may send the check to...


Hehe I wish...

I think what would make a good alien movie would be what happened from the time the family team brought the guy with the alien on his face back to the facility in Aliens 2 till the Marines actually arrived. They must have put up some sort of fight if they barricaded the doors etc.

You know everyone is going to die, but you get to see how it all unfolds. You could also make it a double feature by playing aliens at the end, but with improved effects, maybe high def, and maybe add some of the scenes which never made it into the original. For example, you never see the scene with the sentries when they play Aliens on TV... Thoughts?

I liked this movie. I came into the theatre expecting a terrible film with some awesome fight scenes thrown in. If anybody expected anything different (especially after the first AvP), they were nuts. I got what I expected and had a few laughs (mind you my buddy and I split a case of beer during the movie).

While I would really like to see a truly good AvP film (and some of the ideas tossed around here sound decent), it would require more funding and a more expensive director / cast. I don't think the studio is willing to put much into this franchise outside of the bare minimum to get the cheesy sci-fi / action fans out.

Sounds like the writers were hurrying to get something completed before they went on strike.... kinda like pushing out that turd on the fly so you can get back to Halo 3 pronto.

Yeah saw it in cinema and came out with face. Very very disappointed.

I assume the books and graphic novels came way before the AvP and AvP2 games and not a tie in to the movie? Sorry, I only read Tom Clancy lol.. (don't play the games..)

When the first movie was in production and I didn't know what it was going to be about, I assumed it was going to be based on the games, I was sadly mistaken, although I did like the movie, but not as much as had been in sci-fi like the alien movies.

I'm seeing the movie soon, the first wasn't very good. I never played the first AVP game, but the second was great (though the expansion pack left alot to be desired).

first game was as scary as ****..remember for the marines first part you had no flashlamp..all dark and you just used your flares...by christ was that a scary part of the game especially when your scanner starting beeping when it detected approaching aliens...
AvP2 was brilliant...loved the gun sounds..didn't realise there was an expansion pack for it.

It's called Primal Hunt. It's good except for the extra campaigns, which are really short.

must keep an eye out for that..cheers randomizer

Can someone explain how the "Predalien" creature actually works out?? I mean, when a face hugger lays in a human you get an Alien, not some half breed "Humalien". Can anyone shed some light on this?