Sci Fi Day: Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem (2007)

This was one of the films I was looking forward to the most because it was the only one neither of us had seen yet (not counting Deja Vu which we may or may not watch). Coming from someone who’s quite fond of the Alien and Predator franchises, the Strause brothers’ instalment from the AVP saga was abysmal which if anything is being kind. We managed to suss out the survivors very early on into the film where the characters are being introduced and so the plot couldn’t have been more predictable.

The film’s only original idea was the pregnant lady’s chest/tummy buster scene which was poorly executed. The rest of the gore was nothing we hadn’t seen before which was pretty boring to watch. I felt that AVPR tried to be a slasher movie as much as a science fiction/horror film- Ian; I’m with you on this one. I suppose a triple combo of these genres could have worked if done properly, but in this case, I think they failed miserably. Let’s just hope that this is the last time we see Aliens and Predators in the same film and if they must make any future films, they should get back to their original roots.

For an Alian’s perpective on AVPR, click here.

Unfortunately we didn’t get around to watching all the films but we’ll be finishing them off in the not too distant future, so watch this space!