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Go back to the Movies index Along with the original film, came the
inevitable movie novelisation. As the popularity of the
character grew, the well-respected Dark Horse Comics published
stories that explored the idea of Predators hunting Aliens,
eventually leading to many cross-over character battles. And finally, there came a new movie... Alien vs Predator Released The iconic monsters from two of the scariest
film franchises ever battle each other on Earth in Alien Vs.
Predator. The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried under
the Antarctic ice sends a team of scientists and adventurers
to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying
discovery: two alien races at war. No matter who wins, we lose. An incredible and horrific adventure begins
when billionaire industrialist Charles Bishop Weyland gathers
an international team of archaeologists, scientists and security
experts, led by environmentalist and adventurer Alexa "Lex"
Woods, to investigate a mysterious "heat bloom" emanating
from deep under Antarctica. What they witness 2000 feet below the frozen
surface at first excites, and then terrifies them. They discover
a pyramid bearing a mixture of Aztec, Egyptian and Cambodian
cultures. Inside the pyramid they find a matrix of chambers so
technologically advanced that it becomes obvious that an extraterrestrial
influence has been at work there for thousands of years. The
chamber walls reconfigure unexpectedly, trapping members of the
team and cutting them off from their colleagues. Moving from chamber to chamber, the horrific
truth finally reveals itself: Predators have been keeping alive
a captive Alien Queen who lays eggs at 100 year intervals. Young
Predators warriors are tested by fighting the Alien offspring. The team stumbles into the middle of an incredible rite of passage
- and a war between Aliens and Predators. Produced by: Plot Outline: Credits Cast (in credits order) Other Versions / Releases Alien Vs Predator DVD In delivering PG-13-rated excitement, Alien vs. Predator is an acceptably average science-fiction action thriller with some noteworthy highlights, even if it squanders its opportunity to intelligently combine two popular and R-rated franchises. Rabid fans can justifiably ask 'Is that all there is?' after a decade of development hell and eager anticipation, but we're compensated by reasonably logical connections to the Alien legacy and the still-kicking Predator franchise (which hinted at AVP rivalry at the end of Predator 2); some cleverly claustrophobic sets, tense atmosphere and impressive digital effects; and a climactic AVP smackdown that's not half bad. This disposable junk should've been better, but nobody who's seen Mortal Kombat or Resident Evil should be surprised by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson's lack of imagination. As a brisk, 90-minute exercise in generic thrills, however, Anderson's work is occasionally impressive... right up to his shameless opening for yet another sequel. Produced by: 20th Century Fox Alien Vs Predator - Unrated Director's Cut DVD The Unrated Director's Cut [which Anderson promised fans from the beginning, if you remember], is as the movie should have been. You are given eight more minutes. Now, I can already hear the cries of malcontent. 'Eight minutes?!' But I can tell you that 8 seconds added here, and 5 seconds added there, really do serve well to flesh out the story, give you the details previously missed, and extend the Alien/Predator fight adequately enough so that fans are, at last, appeased. The story is in the Unrated Edition. The action is in the Unrated Edition. The version which makes sense is the Unrated Edition. The PG-13 edition is the chopped up, convoluted crapfest we saw at the theaters. Thanks to the studio for letting Anderson have this Unrated Edition. It goes a long way towards salvaging what we KNEW was NOT an inferior film. The PG-13 version just made it seem inferior.
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