Review of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) by Biffe2 — 27 Nov 2020

This time the PG13-crew took a break and let the real film-makers do they thing! This movie is exactly what Alien and Predator is all about! These species don't care about the fragile minds of conservative Americans, neither do they care if you are 2 years old or 80 years of age. They don't care if you are pregnant and they don't care if you are pretty, blond and have a nice butt! The point is that we don't matter in this fight and neither does all the laws of the big movie-companies and the ratings that makes sure that little kids should be able to watch a movie which is clearly not meant for them.

Many have said that this movie is predictable. They are wrong! This movie obeys the laws of the Aliens and the Predators, not the laws of sequels and money-hungry directors. All the people you think will make it so "the boy can get the girl" and the big, tough GI-Joe can save the day, dies! They are worthless in this fight and so are the rest of humanity. Let's face it: This is exactly how it would go down if this were to happen in real life.In a "man to monster" fight, we are a pathetic species compared to these creatures and that is all this movie is about. This movie is not about movie-stars or "we are the world", neither does the "home of the brave" save the world as they always do. We are just little ants in they way of a stronger race and they step on us if we get in their path. Finally! This time they stick to the story, not the boastful egos of those who are watching and wait for Captein America to come and save the day.

Humans do not matter here, unlike the terrible and ridiculous ending of AVP, where a human is respected by the Predators for being "brave". Let's face it, we are very insignificant in the bigger picture, all though many people don't like do admit it. This movie has very few, if not zero, clichés and all the standard BS that these movies usually contain, is taken away, probably just to make a point about the fact that Hollywood need to start taking the Alien/Predator-audience serious. That does not mean that this movie is worthy of an Oscar or should be placed on the same level of film-making as Lord of The Rings and The Godfather. It just means that this sequel is very good as a Sci-fi/Predator/Alien-movie and that the director take the genre and the fans serious when it comes to what the audience want and expect. Movies like this will never be taken serious on an academic level and many people will probably laugh at my attempt to do so, but the fact is that these movies deserves just as much to be in the "movie-universe" as any other films and when I decide to see one (since I like these movies), I expect the director to not waist my time.

So, I am not comparing AVPR to LOTR, I am comparing AVPR to every other movie in this genre and there are rules to be followed and a limit to how ridiculous even a Sci-fi movie can get. This movie on the other hand, stays within these limits and they simply put Aliens and a Predator on earth in a populated town, let them do their thing and hell breaks loose! Nothing more or nothing less! This movie is made for those who want to watch Alien vs Predator, not those who want to see an educational and romantic movie with a moral and a happy ending that stays within the taboos of our society. Let's face it, people: Aliens and Predators do not care for many peoples frail needs and dependence of government censorship. These monsters do what they do, no matter what you think of it.

So... let me tell you, if the fundamentaly raw and violent world of Alien Vs Predator is what you want, then that is exactly what you will get! If you don't like that, stay at home and do something else.