There's a pretty spot-on and funny review of AvP:R over at AICN right now (with spoilers). If you want to check it out, here's the link.

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I think this quote sums it up best:




Sounds like they made a typical installment of Friday the 13th or Halloween.

It certainly does belittle Ripley's outburst about how if "just one of those things gets down here" were screwed.

Good thing we had our friend the Predator to prevent us from extinction.

Meh... I actually do want to see this now... just to see how bad bad can be. But I'm unwilling to spend the moolah for the theater.

AvPv The O.C.

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

Oh we don't have the Predator to thank completely for that...

And I dunno... I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere that Wolfe was female. Or maybe it just gave me a humungous hard on while watching the movie...

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Waaaaaaaay toooooo much information John!

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

WHAT???


By the way, I just saw the flick a second time and I enjoyed it more than the first. I would now say my biggest complaint is the fact that some scenes are rediculously dark.

And this time through, I noticed that the musical score is actually fantastic, IMO.

Dave

I still don't get why people say the movie was so dark? It wasn't as dark as say... Escape from New York was. I could see things just fine, and I'm not good with dark scenes usually.

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I'd say it was too dark in places like the end scene.....you couldn't get a good look at the costumes. But this coming from a costumer.....so my guess it that just us are complaining.

But dark skies, plus rain and dark costumes = dark scene.
I still liked it though

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The theater I saw it in was fine, not everyone projects their films with same wattage of bulbs, and some older projectors can project a darker image. I saw the Blade Runner final cut in an old theater, and it was a bit on the dim side (and the sound sucked) so those can be factors.

I'm betting if this was digitally projected it would look good.

But, the fight scenes were a little difficult to follow because there were scenes with no key lighting to help you visually identify what was going on. And then the rain, it just looked like shiny bumpy body parts slamming into each other.

I Enjoyed it.

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Sounds like a Spat party! (Or Spat Gone Wild dvd)

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Heh heh heh heh

Just saw an advert for the film on ITV (during Predator ) and the film's got a 15 rating over here.

So does that mean it's been censored?

Apologies if this has already been answered/reported elsewhere.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

It's rated 14A here in Canada (which is along the lines of the US PG-13 equivalent).

I don't think it's been censored.

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

The BBFC page on the film says it was passed as a 15 with no cuts.

Blimey.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Preview on Film4 at 11.10 - Film4+1 12.10
Between Alien and Pred 2

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Martin 'Victim' Victory
A86/TQ3.4.49421E3
UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters


you can't take the PUNK outa Spunkmeyer

I have looked up the times at my local cinema...on friday there is a screening at 5pm..might see it then..hopefuly no kids..and it won't be full...everyone still at work

so ishould be able to tell you all what i thought of it friday night...

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Did anyone here read the Aliens: Race War graphic novel? I always thought that would make for an interesting movie...

Personally, I thought the story for "Colonial Marines: Elite Force"
was better than "Requiem".

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Private B. Lipnick
A07/TQ1.0.02161E1

~funny name, serious attitude~

What's Elite Force?

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Here ya go, John:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zR2H9m59EFo

As far as I know (somebody may correct me on this),
part two was never released.

I think that was a fanmade CG short film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR2H9m59EFo

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I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?!

Saw this tonight and liked it lots.

The only (minor) complaint I'd have is that the film is very dimly lit, then you suddenly get a very bright bit (such as Pred POV bits with high contrast) which made me wince a few times as it was a bit hard on the eyes.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

I saw this film with steve...liked it a lot..if you expect a equal to Cameron's film then you will hate it..but as a predator film its great... and yes as steve says its a bit dimly light, when it comes out on dvd watch it with the brightness turned up...

lots of nods to the other predator / alien films...opening titles even had the sound of the motion tracker...

watch this film for what it is .. a great big punch up

the alien pred hybrid...did not know until saw the film that it was a cross between queen and predator....... the bit in the hospital was disturbing....

was too short....could have done with more back story with the main actors

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Just home, and I see it like this...

If the first 7 films were albums, this is the "Best Of" greatest hits compilation

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