Thursday, April 30, 2015

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem


Continuing straight after the first AVP film, a hybrid alien combining both the elements of Alien and Predator invade upon an Earthen city.  Unlike the first movie in which it was truly a face off between the two alien species, this one, not so much.  For most of the film, we end up following four perspectives (three humans and one Predator).  While they do end up converging and combining into one party at the end of the film, the multiple perspectives felt unnecessary.  The story also contained a lot of scenes where it does not add to the story and makes the film seem bloated.  The movie is more gory and violent, which isn't a good thing since they're so pointless.  There's no horror or tension at all, just mindless deaths.  The climax takes place at night with rain (your typical setting) and this causes fights with the aliens to be hard to make out.  The camera also sometimes moves too fast to know what is happening, all of this causes you to lose interest.  Lacking originality or any great action sequences, Aliens vs. Predator:  Requiem can be a chore to finish and is fairly mediocre.

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