Review of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) by Agent_Of_Death — 26 Nov 2020

As most of the people who have commented already have said, I am shocked, but not for the same reasons. The film was predictable (but what movie isn't these days?). The plot line wasn't as well put together as I hoped, but it didn't rely on a plot twist every twenty minutes to keep the audience awake.

And the fact that there was only one predator killing over 50 aliens seemed doubtful. However I knew that this is what the movie was going to be like, in fact I was doubtful if it even was half as good as the flop that was the original.

I was shocked that I liked it much more than the first one. Many scenes in the film do seem to take off of some of the alien movies. But so far I've been saying only negative things about it, so here are the positives.

If your looking for a movie that you can actually watch the whole way through, this would be it. It is non-stop action, and the plot line doesn't go so far off that you sit there wondering what is going on.

The movie moves at a nice pace, not slow (like the bore that was No country for old men) and not to fast (like the mind numbing oceans 13). The aliens look way more menacing than the ones from the first one (they looked funny in the first), and the predator was much more of a hunter than any of the other films made the species look like.

There are also many scenes which use the full capability of both the species, using many of the what ifs. And the thing that I liked most about this movie is that it was more real than any of the first avp movie, which went to far out on a tangent.

So I have a theory about this movie, if you enter the theater expecting another Citizen Kane or Godfather, I can safely say YES you will be disappointed. But if your there to watch an exciting film that will leave you at the edge of your seat such as Resident Evil 3 or Hit-man, then NO you won't be disappointed.

So in the end, It wasn't as good as Alien 1 or 2, it was WAY better than Alien 3&4, it had a more interesting plot than either predator movie, and it wasn't a disgrace like AVP1.