Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2) (2007)
Average Rating: 3.1/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 61
The increased gore and violence over the first Alien vs. Predator can't excuse Requiem's disorientating editing, excessively murky lighting, and lack of new ideas.
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6
The increased gore and violence over the first Alien vs. Predator can't excuse Requiem's disorientating editing, excessively murky lighting, and lack of new ideas.
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Movie Info
Visual effects specialists Greg and Colin Strause both make their feature directorial debut with this no-holds-barred monster mash that attempts to set itself apart from the 2004 Paul W.S. Anderson original by serving as a straight-up sci-fi horror scarefest. The aliens (and a predator) have landed on planet Earth, and small-town America is about to become the scene of an epic interstellar showdown. As these two breeds of cosmic killers clash in the small-town streets Gunnison, CO, the locals
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Cast
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Steven Pasquale
Dallas -
Reiko Aylesworth
Kelly -
John Ortiz
Morales -
Johnny Lewis
Ricky -
Ariel Gade
Molly -
Kristen Hager
Jesse -
Sam Trammell
Tim -
Robert Joy
Col. Stevens -
David Paetkau
Dale -
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Alien -
Ian Whyte
Predator -
Chelah Horsdal
Darcy -
Meshach Peters
Curtis -
Matthew A. Ward
Mark -
Michal Suchánek
Nick -
David Hornsby
Drew -
Chris William Martin
Deputy Ray -
James Chutter
Deputy Joe -
Phil Buhler
Deputy -
Kevin Haaland
Deputy -
Gina Holden
Carrie -
Kurt Max Runte
Buddy -
Liam James
Sam -
Tim Henry
Dr. Lennon -
Tom McBeath
Karl -
Ty Olsson
Nathan -
Anthony Harrison
Ritchie -
Lloyd Berry
Homeless Harry -
Rekha Sharma
Nurse Helen -
Victoria Bidewell
Pregnant Sue -
Dalais Blake
Lt. Wood -
Tim Perez
Mr. Thomas -
Rainbow Sun Francks
Earl -
Juan Riedinger
Scotty -
Val Cole
Broadcaster -
Andrew Hedge
Tank Driver -
Ryan Robbins
Truck Driver -
Curtis Caravaggio
Special Forces Commande... -
Francoise Yip
Ms. Y -
John Wardlow
Homeless Guy -
Nesta Chapman
Homeless Lady -
Ian Feuer
Predator -
Bobby "Slim" Jones
Predator -
Glen Brkich
National Guard -
Jay-Lyn Green
Pregnant Woman -
Lili Wexu
Pregnant Woman -
Adrian Hough
ER Resident Doc -
Karen Van Blankenstin
ER Doctor #2
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All Critics (69) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (61) | DVD (6)
Scriptwriter Shane Salerno's dialogue is unspeakable, the visceral horror all too familiar, and the ideas distinctly second-hand.
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem is a B movie that truly earns its B.
Ho, ho, ho -- the joke's on anyone who pays to see this.
Occasionally, the filmmakers reveal a cheeky willingness to upend genre conventions, particularly when bending the rules regarding who lives and who dies in this sort of pic.
It may not be classic sci-fi like the original Alien, which it has in its DNA, but it's a perfectly respectable next step in the series.
The action is rendered with such disconcertingly low light levels -- and of course there is heavy rain for the climatic sequences -- that it can be a strain to simply see what is occurring on-screen. Then again, maybe that's for the best.
If this is what the future holds for both franchises, then today's youngsters are welcome to it.
Aliens VS Predator - Requiem is the second film in the over hyped and under performing crossover series, which brings nothing new to the table while tarnishing the franchises' original films.
In a word, repugnant.
...an utterly needless sequel that's sure to disappoint fans of both franchises...
Well, it's official: the Road to Hell is pretty much paved over ... the Strause Brothers ... expressed their [good] intention to return to the dark, scary tone of 1979's Alien, yet Requiem is just about as bad as its 2004 predecessor.
Too underlit to qualify as splatter, too bloodless to qualify as fun, too unaware of its own idiocy to be enjoyed Grindhouse-style, AvP:R is a real education in the finer stratifications of badness.
Does Alien vs. Predator: Requiem spell the end of the dual-monster franchise? Let's hope so
i want more aliens fewer people!
Well, there's not much to see here. And I mean that literally.
Un spectacle insipide, ennuyant à mourir et de très mauvais goût
I'm left wondering why I felt like I was watching two different movies that never quite came together as a parallel arc beyond the clunky "They're all fighting personal wars" motif...
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem is literally shrouded in darkness, and the only explicable reason for this pitch-black visual schema is that the filmmakers understood it was better if no one could see the **** they were shooting.
With a spike in the gore quotient, hardcore fans left baying for Paul WS Anderson's blood after the first AVP may be happy. Those interested in anything more than a barely comprehensible bitch-slap between two ill-treated icons should take a rain-check.
At best the movie's an unpretentious pile-up of B-movie clichés, but why "Requiem"? Time to give it a rest now.
The world's most illogical and boring action-horror grudge-match between two dull trademarked franchise monsters is back on.
A mindless distraction.
This feature directing debut from former visual effects men Colin and Greg is enjoyable enough in rudimentary tension/splatter/scrap terms, but it still doesn't live up to its heritage.
Fans deserve better.
An early but strong contender for worst movie of 2008.
Audience Reviews for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2)
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- Dallas: [plasma gun is charging, and an alien sneeks up above him, and the gun recharges] FUCK YOU!
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