Atomic Waffle
January 4th, 2008, 10:24 PM
So, on one of the few precious days left in my holiday break, I went to see Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem. I loved the first film, and I couldn't wait to see the second one. From the trailers I saw, the movie promised to be a gore-fest.
What an understatement.
The first bit of the movie was the necessary background bit for the characters, the town, etc. But as far as the rest of it... well it's basically a town in Colorado getting ****ed. It pushed every button. I'm not kidding when I say they went as far enough as to eat babies. Women, children. It didn't matter, they got for the lack of a better word, owned. Once the fighting started, it became the typical fight for survival seen in the Alien and Predator series of movies, and it really lost a semblance of a story. It was, basically, Aliens against the Predator. Anyone who (quite literally) got in the way was dismembered in as many ways as the Strause brothers could imagine. Those who've seen the previous films will catch little references to them. "Get to the chopper! GO!" Hehehe...
Of course there IS a story, but it's numbed out by the degree of violence and awesome in this movie. I wouldn't say it was good but it was enjoyable. I'd see it again, that's for sure. Though I admit I cringed when the pregnant women had 4+ chestbursters come out of them, that particular thing grosses me out... I was quite shocked to see a huge degree of kids in the theater, most likely due to the fact that the film got a 14A rating here, and their parents probably didn't think enough to consider how damn scared their 11 year-olds are going to be when they see monsters tear people apart and eat their remains, nevermind the parasites bursting from their chests.
I recommend this to anybody who's enjoyed the Predator or Alien films. It was fun.
I'm the kind of sick **** who laughs when people are brutally murdered... My bro and I got dirty looks from the people in the theater... :haha:
What an understatement.
The first bit of the movie was the necessary background bit for the characters, the town, etc. But as far as the rest of it... well it's basically a town in Colorado getting ****ed. It pushed every button. I'm not kidding when I say they went as far enough as to eat babies. Women, children. It didn't matter, they got for the lack of a better word, owned. Once the fighting started, it became the typical fight for survival seen in the Alien and Predator series of movies, and it really lost a semblance of a story. It was, basically, Aliens against the Predator. Anyone who (quite literally) got in the way was dismembered in as many ways as the Strause brothers could imagine. Those who've seen the previous films will catch little references to them. "Get to the chopper! GO!" Hehehe...
Of course there IS a story, but it's numbed out by the degree of violence and awesome in this movie. I wouldn't say it was good but it was enjoyable. I'd see it again, that's for sure. Though I admit I cringed when the pregnant women had 4+ chestbursters come out of them, that particular thing grosses me out... I was quite shocked to see a huge degree of kids in the theater, most likely due to the fact that the film got a 14A rating here, and their parents probably didn't think enough to consider how damn scared their 11 year-olds are going to be when they see monsters tear people apart and eat their remains, nevermind the parasites bursting from their chests.
I recommend this to anybody who's enjoyed the Predator or Alien films. It was fun.
I'm the kind of sick **** who laughs when people are brutally murdered... My bro and I got dirty looks from the people in the theater... :haha: