AVP: R-estricted for Everyone

What a letdown! It seems to me that everyone has been anticipating for the sequel to save the franchise from the first installment. But I’ve got some bad news, as this isn’t going to be a savior. This is where the spoilers begin, so if you have not watched the movie (you are excused if you don’t want to), look away now.

Honestly, I am not sure where to start. Alright, the movie picks up immediately after the first movie, where the PredAlien kills the crew on board a smaller ship carrying the dead Predator. The ship then crash lands onto earth and a cleanser Predator is dispatched to clean up the mess. The intro seems mediocre though. Onto the 2^nd phase of the movie, I still can’t imagine how tens of Aliens, not to mention the “formidable” PredAlien, can’t swap the lone Predator out of their path. The setting of the movie is overwhelmingly dark and obscure (due to an everlasting rain), thus you can’t really see what is going on. And yes, humans can actually fire the Predator’s laser cannon just like a handheld pistol. I also feel that this Predator imitates the original Predator too much. Just because the Predator wants to kill Schwarzenegger with honor by removing advanced equipment, doesn’t mean the new Predator has to do the same to the superior PredAlien. Plus, the ending’s quite inconclusive.

Okay, to be fair, there are actually a couple of scenes in which I enjoyed. For instance, I love the part where the Predator’s shuriken impales a young lady to a wall, splattering red fluid all over the place. Moreover, the sound effects are pretty impressive.

Spoilers end here (the movie is spoilt enough though). Wrapping up this mess, I’d give Alien versus Predator 2/ Requiem, a solid 2 out of 5.

caught in the middle

T’ang

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