Alien vs. Predator

2004

Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

219
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 21% · 146 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 230854 230.9K

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Director

Paul W.S. Anderson Photo
Paul W.S. Anderson

Top cast

Liz May Brice Photo
Liz May Brice as Supervisor
Raoul Bova Photo
Raoul Bova as Sebastian de Rosa
Joseph Balderrama Photo
Joseph Balderrama as High Priest
Petr Jákl Photo
Petr Jákl as Stone
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701.10 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 12
1.60 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by skoinfinite 7 / 10

Doesn't deserve the hate - time for a rewatch!

First off, I'll try to make this short. Second off, I generally just don't write reviews as there's already plenty out there, mostly covering just about everything you'd want to read already.That said, I watched AVP last night for the first time in I don't know how many years (probably since the 00's) and I must say, this flick absolutely does not deserve the hate it generally gets from fans and critics.What you have here is an absolutely ridiculous concept taken from comic books adapted for a movie, and to be honest, it's constructed better than one would think for something of it's nature.For a 2004 sci-fi flick combining two VERY heavy hitting characters and concepts, you've got the a blend that works well here story wise, and is it completely out there and unbelievable? YES, and that's exactly what you'd want to witness from an Alien Vs Predator flick.Script: Well written and out there enough and still flows.Set design & Cinematography: Kept my eyes peered to the screen the whole time, looking around every frame, trying to catch all the little details.CGI: What use it has, honestly looks pretty sharp for 2004, and twenty years later, absolutely holds up compared to many other flicks in that era.Concept: Totally insane and awesome, and as stated, executed rather well for what it is.I flew through AVP's 100mins like it was a 18min short film, and honestly could have used a little more, even though it wrapped itself up setting itself up for a sequel (let's not talk about that one) in about as hilarious and daunting fashion as it could.My one main complaint here is how all this fits into the whole franchise:How did we not know this was here before?Is this why the Weyland Corporation even sends Ripley's team out into space in the original Alien?Will we ever hear from the Queen at the bottom of the ocean again?Other than that, this flick packs an out there concept into a tightly knit package that does it's best to stay true to both franchises, while blending it in a way that surprisingly Paul W. S. Anderson pulls off here, and well enough that I may just put this right under Event Horizon as his other best flick.I hope I covered everything I wanted to that was swimming around in my head after watching this last night.Long story short - this one actually holds up and is 1000000% worth another fun rewatch.
Reviewed by Kademan-02092005 7 / 10

Literally and figuratively underrated

Alien Vs Predator can probably best be described as pure entertainment, in one of its most honest forms.The titular contenders have never looked better, with the variety of three fully armed Predators shaking up the usual 'single hunter' formula, paired with the intense ferocity of the Xenomorphs posing as a threat not felt since 'Aliens'. The practical effects; costumes, miniatures, and set design are all really well-constructed and detailed. And the blend of occasional uses of CGI feels effectively complementary. The action and tension are decently directed. Sanaa Lathan as Alexa Woods was a strong lead, able to sell the quipy dialogue and the terror near-seemlessly. Lance Henriksen as Charles Bishop Weyland was a great casting choice, showing a concern for legacy and creating empathy from that. The rest of the cast did enough to not feel too generic, even if they were ultimately just quipy body bags. And the story, although almost bordering on blatantly campy, offers fun new lore that can best be i interpreted as good fan-fiction.However, the Aliens and Predators, two creatures arguably most known for their abilities to remain hidden in the shadowy darkness, are very noticeably at each other's throats in very blunt manners, detracting from one of the factors that makes them very unique and at times m making them look like wrestlers in cosplay. The PG-13 rating causes a lot of cutaways and underwhelming kills, and the Unrated Cut is worse, with the addition of an almost pointless cold open, and distractingly useless stains of very obvious CGI blood.Overall, AVP is a pretty good crossover film that, although misses the gore, manages to make up for it in great visuals and endlessly entertaining action.
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