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Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon ... see more see more... , Tommy Flanagan , Joseph Rye , Agathe De La Boulaye , Carsten Norgaard , Sam Troughton , Ian Whyte , Petr Jakl , Andy Lucas , Tom Woodruff Jr. , Liz May Brice , Pavel Bezdek , Eoin McCarthy , Carsten Voigt , Kieran Bew , Jan Filipensky , Glenn Conroy , Adrian Bouchet , Karima Adebibe

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Alien vs. Predator follows billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) and his team of drillers, scientists, and archaeologists, to an obscure pyramid site in ... read more read more...Antarctica. Among the icy ruins, allegedly, lies the proof of an empire predating humankind. Once there, however, the group finds more than ancient sarcophaguses and hieroglyphics; rather, their discovery consists of dismembered human skeletons and fossilized remains of the alien creatures that appear to have violently burst out of their chests. Even more horrifying is the evidence suggesting that the aliens may still exist. Indeed, there are aliens below the pyramids, but an equal threat looms above: three Predators, all on the verge of manhood, are engaged in a gruesome rite of passage -- every hundred years, young Predators must travel to Earth and take on a hunting ritual in order to complete the transition to adulthood or die in the process. Before long, the humans find themselves battling for their own lives as the Predators and aliens continue their fight for superiority. The film also features Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremmer, Colin Salmon, and Agathe de la Boulaye. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson, Agathe De La Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard, Colin Salmon, Ewen Bremner, Joseph Rye, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Sam Troughton, Sanaa Lathan, Tommy Flanagan

Release Date: August 13, 2004

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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005

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  • fb1463751009
    March 24, 2012
    fb1463751009
    Paul W.S. Mother Effing Anderson. Sick of the guy. He's the posterboy for rambunctiously stupid Hollywood movies that focus on "cool" action scenes and a completely disregarded plotline. Have you guys seen the Resident Evil movies? ...Freakin horrible. None of them have any merit... read mores of anything that is good about filmmaking other then the fact that it made it into theaters. Please Anderson... stop making movies. This is one of the worst movies to come out in this decade. Don't watch this garbage.
  • garyX
    March 7, 2012
    garyX
    A research team investigating an ancient pyramid discovered beneath the Antarctic are caught in the middle of a battle between two hostile alien races. Paul W. S. Anderson is a damn hack, which makes it deeply annoying that I actually quite enjoyed this film. The action sequences... read more are pretty damn good; the scene where a predator fights toe to toe with an alien is worth 3 stars on it's own. Unfortunately, the rest of the film doesn't quite measure up to its heritage. In a way it reminded me of Jurassic Park because it's a creature feature where the creatures are much more interesting than the people involved; characterisation is sketchy at best, a mistake too many writers make because it makes it impossible to care what happens to everyone. Even Sanaa Lathan is sexy and sassy, but at the same time completely uninteresting. On the other hand the set pieces are very well done and the effects are excellent; the predator technology in particular looks fantastic. As a whole it makes a far better Predator film than an Alien film because of the way it ignores the logical "rules" of that franchise (the absurdly accelerated gestation period being the prime example), preferring the big dumb fun of Arnie to the intelligence and gore of Alien, but if you keep your expectations low it's actually a rather enjoyable monster mash up.
  • aquateen2
    December 29, 2011
    aquateen2
    This is an example of a franchise clash film that makes a negative out of two positives. Alien provides absolute horror and memorable characters in its films and Predator provides the thrills and more than necessary action sequences in its films. When the two meet what you get is... read more cardboard cutout characters, too many action sequences that give off no scares or thrills.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    November 7, 2011
    FiLmCrAzY
    Its an entertaining enough sequel, however im now starting to get that feeling that if you've seen the previous one it will be pretty much the same.
    The fight scenes between the two different species are much more explosive and entertainging than compared to the first one which i... read mores a bonus.
    For me these movies just seem to lack a purpose, a point to the storyline, i understand that these guys thought "well i want to see which one would win when put together in the same hunting ground" and although that concept is a good thought, they should had either left it at that.
  • riverdale237
    October 23, 2011
    riverdale237
    Was this a incredible movie? No. Was it a good movie? Yes. While it may not appeal to those looking for a movie as violent as the original Predator movies, or as scary as the alien movies, i'll admit to liking it.

    The action is obviously the centerpiece of the movie. The actio... read moren scenes, particulary the final battle scene between the alien queen and the predator, are very well choreagraphed to the point where it feels like a syncrinized dance.

    The acting is nothing special, so I won't talk about it much. In fact, the only actor who did a really good job was Lance Henrisken as the expidition leader. We really care about him by the time he is sacrifices himself to save the rest of the crew.

    What I loved was the way that Paul Anderson managed to combine tha Alien and Predator storylines to create a very well thought out and creative plot. What is this plot? I will explain. Apparently, a long time ago, a tribe lived in the area where the movie takes place. They were very primitive, and were just managing to survive. So they made a deal with the Predators to help make them prey for them to hunt, in return for advancements in their civilization (They did this by attaching face huggers to sacrifices) Only, sometimes, the prey became to strong, and now thet threaten to become so strong, they could exterminate the human race. Is that awesome or what?

    Though this might be a let down for die hard Alien/Predator fans looking for super violent scary material, if you come into this movie with an open mind, you might find you actually enjoy it.
  • phubbs1
    October 11, 2011
    phubbs1
    OK, if you see the cinema version this is kinda lame but if you get the US uncut DVD its mildly better, although they have simply crowbarred in cgi blood for a few shots it still does manage to slightly raise the bar.
    Overall its still a shame they went with the kiddie route with... read more the little violence and blood approach, I love these two franchises and they HAVE to be for adults only, no question. It still looks good, the pyramid under the ice concept at first seemed too much but its actually quite imaginative and ends up working, the alien queen looks spot on with her fight at the end being good fun, in general all the aliens look good to be honest. They have captured the essence from the 'Alien' franchise just right with the help of Woodruff Jr and Gillis.
    The problem is they haven't done so well with the Predator side, in short they completely fudged up the look of the preds. When the lead predator removes his mask it reveals an almost cuddy bug eyed face that is so so so wrong, its missing ALL the aggressive slimy realism from the original. The body armour isn't too bad and the spaceships still look good but trying to bulk the preds up with muscle and giving longer dreads really looks poor, no excuse.

    Overall it just needed alittle more care and attention with the plot and execution, the cast are reasonable as a ragtag bunch of individuals and reusing Henriksen was a real life saver for the film but the sloppy gore-less action and rushed plot just don't work.

    Rumours of Arnie making a cameo if he lost the governors election would have made a HUGE difference for sure, a Dutch cameo! damn shame there.

    The modern trend has been to remake or reboot many old adult franchises but at the same time make them more friendly to the mass audiences for more money, makes sense but it also ends up with terrible films, this offering just about scraps through without plunging into the void of crapola.
  • spielberg00
    July 20, 2011
    spielberg00
    You know you're not watching a good movie when none of the characters are named (at least in the film), and the creatures' names are simply The Alien and The Predator. What a crappy production--sorry, guys, but you just can't get anywhere near as good as the original two ALIEN f... read moreilms.
  • DreamExtractor
    May 26, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A horrible movie, I hated hated hated this crap. The acting sucked, visual effects were cheap, and the story uhh... dont even get me started. The reviewer The Dude on here is an idiot for liking this movie, this movie was one of the worst films in history.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    March 19, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    AVP-Alien VS Predators is an average action horror flick. The first cross over of two sequels, this is the better film. AVP is an interesting concept, but with minimal satisfaction. Considering that this film combines two creatures of two of the most legendary action Sci Fi horro... read morer franchises, you'd expect something phenomenal. But also in a way, this film is the best that they could do, and it is a film with good results, but it makes you feel that theres something missing to make this the film that Predator and Alien fans want it to be a truly exciting film. The film does have moments of tense, brutal action. But you feel the limitations of the script. you can tell that the story feel incomplete, at least thats how I felt. The acting is fairly decent for a film of this caliber, just don't expect something truly phenomenal. Because you won't find it here. For what it's worth, AVP is good entertainment. The film has a lot of unrealized potential, but it manages to be a fun thrill ride. Helmed by Paul W.S Anderson, AVP is pleasant if not perfect action horror film. Though the film suffers, it still has plenty of impressive things going for it to be a good enough film to watch on a rainy night. However this film doesn't try to do anything truly original or inventive with the concept that we are given in the film. In fact, a few scenes seemed kind of silly, but I guess it's acceptable for a film like this. A good enough action horror film, but it doesn't do justice to both franchises.
  • fb100001493964409
    March 5, 2011
    fb100001493964409
    Have you seen an Alien movie or a Predator movie? If the answer to either of these questions is a yes, than you've already seen this movie. But if you do watch this movie, get ready for a movie with zero new material or shocks. Who knew the 2 most unique movie monsters in the ind... read moreustry could be so boring together. And the fact this is PG-13 makes it worse, there's not even any cool kills or interesting gore or any kind. It relies on the prowess and moments from the franchise far too-often. The only reason this movie doesn't get one star is because they mostly use creature effects for the film, there isn't a ton of subpar CG, only a little bit. That at least makes it bearable, you get to see some pretty good creature effects. But this is only good for making fun of, nothing else.

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Critic Reviews

Lisa Schwarzbaum
August 20, 2004
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

To ingest Alien vs. Predator on its own slimy, divertingly synthetic terms, it helps to forget everything previously known -- and loved -- about the franchise monster aliens who get star billing. Full Review

Cliff Doerksen
August 20, 2004
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader

Expensive claptrap. Full Review

Ed Halter
August 17, 2004
Ed Halter, Village Voice

Perfunctory battle sequences, cardboard characters, and uncreative scare 'ems. Full Review

Peter Howell
August 16, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The film equivalent of a deep-fried Mars bar: an interesting combination that results in a gloppy mess. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
August 16, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Take a wretched premise. Imagine the worst picture that could be made from it. Then imagine something even worse. Full Review

David Hiltbrand
August 16, 2004
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer

Anderson ... seems so pleased with the fact that he came up with a thinly plausible pretext for this clash of the popcorn titans that he didn't bother to develop the characters or fashion a plot with ...

Stephen Whitty
August 16, 2004
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

This is a sad end for two profitable Hollywood franchises, which now seem to be at an end. The movie bills itself as some sort of ultimate hunt. Instead, it's merely a mercy killing. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
August 16, 2004
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

One thing is certain: Nobody is going to be demanding a rematch.

Jack Mathews
August 16, 2004
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

The actual fights between the predators and the serpents are too silly to contemplate. Both shiny and metallic, they look like kitchen appliances fighting it out. Full Review

Carina Chocano
August 16, 2004
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times

The movie had an opportunity to raise some broader philosophical questions about the nature of evil. Does it coil deep within us or come at us with a retractable spear? Anyway, it passed on that. Full Review

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    • Charles Bishop Weyland: [to the Predator] Don't turn your back on me!
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