AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)

Directors:

Colin Strause
Greg Strause

Writers (WGA):

Shane Salerno (written by)
Dan O'Bannon ("Alien" characters) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

This Christmas there will be no peace on Earth.

Plot:

Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

Plot Keywords:

Predator | Alien | Hybrid | Sheriff | Forest

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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
Matt Ward	...	Mark
Michal Suchánek	...	Nick (as Michal Suchanek)

Also Known As:

AVP: Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (USA) (DVD box title)
AVP: Requiem (USA) (DVD box title)
Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest (USA) (working title)
Aliens vs. Predator (USA) (working title)
Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Singapore: English title)
AvP2 (USA) (short title)
AvPR (International: English title) (short title)
Colorado Nights (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, gore and language.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Ireland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Germany:18 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (No. 43617) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Italy:VM18 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (self applied) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (unrated version) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The Predator was nicknamed "Wolf" by the filmmakers, after the character Winston Wolfe in Pulp Fiction (1994). His role in the film, like Wolfe's, is described as that of a "cleaner" - one who covers up assassinations, accidents, and other messy situations.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the maternity ward sequence, two vital signs monitors are shown within a few seconds of one another. The first monitor reads June 3, 2006, the second September 23, 2005.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Buddy Benson: OK, now, take your time. There you go.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-12-22)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Chopper

Suspension of disbelief goes a long way

So, reading most of the comments on here, one would imagine that the film consists of someone stabbing you in the eye with an icepick for an hour and a half... I don't feel that to be the case, but to each his own.

If you expect this film to wow you in the same way as the originals, you'll be sorely disappointed. Admit it: we were all a lot younger when those films first came out, and I'm willing to bet that most of us watched them at a much earlier, less jaded, point in our lives. So yeah, this movie isn't as great as its progenitors; oh well.

However, that doesn't make this a horrible watch. Don't go in expecting a life-altering experience; go in expecting two warring alien races, complete with all the requisite carnage and mayhem, and you'll be just pleased.

I'll leave the more shocking moments to other reviewers to divulge, but just be bear in mind: the events aren't actually happening, and everything that happens just makes it all the more believable that these aliens/predators are just as brutal as we've come to expect.

All in all, another reviewer said it perfectly: it's a terrible film and an awesome movie.