Aliens Vs Predator - Requiem [Blu-ray] [2007]

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Suitable for 15 years and over

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Release date: Monday 12th of May 2008

Starring:
Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis, Steven Pasquale, Ariel Gade,

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Format: PAL,
Running time: 101 minutes

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Amazon.co.uk Review

For those who found 2004's Aliens vs. Predator too lightweight in the gore-and-guns department, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem offers a marked improvement in both categories, as well as a respectable amount of rumbles between the title extraterrestrials. Set in the 21st century (which predates the story to all of the Alien features), Requiem sends a crippled Predator ship crashing to Earth in a small Colorado town; unbeknownst to the locals, the craft is loaded with H.R. Giger's insectoid monsters, which make quick work of most of the population. As the human cast is slowly whittled to a few hardy (if unmemorable) souls, a Predator warrior also arrives to complicate matters and do battle with the Aliens, as well as a ferocious Alien-Predator hybrid (dubbed a Predalien by the sci-fi and horror press).

Visual-effects designers and music-video helmers The Strause Brothers (who make their feature directorial debut here) keep the action on frantic throughout, which is wise, since the dialogue and characters are threadbare at best; that should matter little to teenage male viewers, who are inarguably the film's key audience. Fans of the Alien franchise, however, may find the offhanded nod to the series' mythology given during the finale its sole saving grace. --Paul Gaita, Amazon.com

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Synopsis

ALIEN VS PREDATOR relegated its intergalactic grudge match to Antarctica, keeping most of humankind gleefully ignorant. This time around, though, the destruction takes place in suburban America and facehuggers, alien hybrids, and the dreadlocked Predator wreak havoc. Directors Colin and Greg Strause (billed as 'The Brothers Strause') use their visual effects backgrounds to create a steady stream of monsters, gore, and goo. Picking up where AVP ended, REQUIEM sees Predator on a homebound spacecraft when a baby alien/Predator hybrid bursts from his chest, causing the ship to crash in the Colorado woods. Several facehugger specimens escape, planting eggs down the throats of a hunter and his son. Soon, baby aliens emerge from their bodies and head for town, where ex-con Dallas (Steven Pasquale), Iraq War vet Kelly (Reiko Aylesworth), pizza delivery boy Ricky (Johnny Lewis), high school heartthrob Jesse (Kristen Hager), and sheriff Morales (John Ortiz) have their own separate encounters with the creatures. The dead Predator's home planet receives a transmission of the alien outbreak, and a fellow denizen of his world is dispatched to clean up the multiplying aliens, eventually causing enough death and destruction for government intervention.
Fans of the comic books and videogames will appreciate the Strauses' adherence to the lore of the series, but others will probably just find thrills in the copious special effects, which are frequent and of a high standard.

Good movie, special features amazing
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a great extension of the origonal AvP movie, the story kept me gripped till the end and I was even able to ignore the minor diversions from Alien and Preditor 'law' that some people get way too hung up on. (Its just a movie!!!)

The Blu-ray picture and sound are amazing but this discs comes into it's own in special features. They are incredably detaled and cover all 6 movies with a very good degree of interactivity.

Overall a 4 star movie with 5 star special features.

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Movie: 3/5 Picture Quality: 4.25/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 3/5
Review date: 2008-07-16 Rating: 6 out of 10

Version: U.S.A / Region-A
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Disc size: 41,729,331,010 bytes

Aliens vs. Predator:Requiem-Theatrical (seamless)
Running time: 1:33:49
Movie size: 25,091,426,304 bytes
Average video bit rate: 27.51 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - Unrated
Running time: 1:41:05
Movie size: 27,110,940,672 bytes
Average video bit rate: 27.60 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit

Were was the story-line?
Review date: 2008-06-23 Rating: 2 out of 10

Ok. I admit; I got the story-line. But it was so obviouse it needs no further telling. One difference between this one and the first is that Predator is not "good-guy" like in the first AvsP. He does not help people. He kills whatever he comes over. OK? Got that? Because if thats what you are after; buy the damn thing. Otherwise; Stay CLEAR! The visual effects are covered in darkness. You actually have trouble seeing the film because it has been shot so dark. Details are not there. You realize after a while that there is nothing lurking in the dark. The darkness is not scary. And so you start getting bored. There is only attacks after attacks and thats it. It is not a good sign when you grab the cover and frantic start looking for information on how long the movie is.
The first movie was a fresh swiff. Bringing the genre back to life. But the sequal is nowhere near the first one.
If your a BIG BIG fan of the alien and predator movies you will have a semi-good-time. If you just enjoy them; Dont buy this one. If your thinking; "hm, I want to buy a movie to entertain me and some friends one evening. This cover looks nice." DONT!!
Buy the first. See the original Predator and Aliens movies! They are still classics!
Enjoy.

How to kill a franchise
Review date: 2008-06-04 Rating: 2 out of 10

This film is so bad, I simply cannot understand why people are actually buying it. The whole " danger" of an alien was being in close confinement with one or being on a spaceship where loss of air would be fatal. On earth in an open town the danger is significantly reduced, er try running away folks. Also unlike form changing aliens, the aliens in this movie look like...aliiens. They couldnt hide in the population and could simply be shot. If they are killed in the open then their acid blood wouldnt matter. They have been reduced to wild animals in this film, they dont plot or plan they just infest and as such present a much lesser threat than when in space.
The predator, it must be the most inept predator living, why it only took a couple to defeat thousands of aliens in the first movie. This one has difficulty defeating a few.
No character developement, no plot to speak of, no reason to watch unless you need a fix of aliens and predator, but these are pale shadows of the terrors of the Alien and predator films. If the writers set out to create unlikeable humans they succeeded, but then this is just killing for the sake of it. So, they have just "used" ( in the worst sense) Aliens and Predators to revisit the slasher teen movies like Jason and Freddy to push product. If you liked Friday 13th part 100 and Halloween H2O then maybe you will like this. For all the rest of us that like well directed, well lit films, steer clear and don't believe the hype, this film sucks big time, buy it and you will regret it. I hired it just to see what the fuss was about and I sure am glad I never bought it, it is that bad and more

bad,bad,bad!!!
Review date: 2008-06-04 Rating: 2 out of 10

first of all, i cant believe someone from the studios that made this,watched it and said "yep, thats great, i can see everything in perfect clarity,lets send it out on dvd!"
all the action takes place in practically 95% blackness. you cant see diddly at all.as for the story-its pants.as for the acting.... well, it certainly wont get a blue peter badge,let alone an oscar. in short-save your money!!

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Actor(s):
Reiko Aylesworth
John Ortiz
Johnny Lewis
Steven Pasquale
Ariel Gade

Creators:
Steven Pasquale (Primary Contributor)
Reiko Aylesworth (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036037204
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-05-12
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running time: 101 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007

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