Alien v Predator Requiem Review

IMDB Rating 9 stars


9 stars out of 10 seems pretty ridiculous for a movie that has the most threadbare of plots and the most two-dimensional of characters. Make no mistake: AvP:R is a terrible, terrible film.But it is an AWESOME movie. Anyone who goes to this expecting anything other than absolute, mindless, relentless carnage deserves what they get.

Those of you who really just wanted to see a movie with aliens and predators wrecking crap and each other will have a blast.The movie is a checklist of clichés, gimmicks, and devices. But more than that, it's a checklist of all the superficial crap fans want to see. Ever wonder if an alien's retractable jaws can punch through a safety helmet? NOW YOU KNOW!

There is no logic or sense, rhyme or reason to this movie. But it IS loaded to the gills with violence. It's ridiculously, over-the-top, gloriously violent. Every time you get sick of the plot or characters, something dies. Even if you count JUST kids in the movie, there are still five kills (counting kids in utero at least) alone. Let me be clear: they killed pregnant women and children. It is hilariously, cartoonishly violent.

This is the Looney Tunes of the Alien and Predator franchises. It is modern grand guignol. It is GLORIOUS.

Dole Mites Rating 6 stars


Don't get me wrong folks I can appreciate a movie for what it is, you only need look at the other films I have passed judgement on to get a gauge on my mentality. However Alien v Predator Requiem didn't really live up to my expectations, yeah I can see where the Imdb fella is coming from, I've been looking forward to this movie for ages, but it just didn't do it for me.

It's action packed, graphic, most things in sight get munched but it just lacked a bit of substance. The kicker is where a little boy says there's monster's outside his bedroom window, his daddy comes in, 'theres no such thing as monsters', no sooner had the words left his lips than he was a blithering pile of intestines on the bedroom floor. A bit like Hitman when he jumps through the window and a couple of kids are playing...yes you guessed it Hitman on the xbox 360 or some other well known console.

I can't say it's a bad movie because it's not, but it could of been alot more. Any how thats it when all's said and done i'd advise everybody to go and watch it, if you don't go in expecting the earth you may be pleasantly surpised. Six stars for me then....