Aliens vs. Predator - any good? (no spoilers please)

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It's currently the #1 movie in America, but when it's competing with the Princess Diaries 2, that ain't sayin much. Color me the skeptical monkey.

Have you seen it? Is it good? Worth seeing? What the dilly?

Bare in mind that I'm a HUGE fan of all Aliens movies (yes, all of them), both Predator movies, and the video games (even though AvP2 is too scary to play...I'm a big wussy).

 

Every review I have read and every forum that has this topic have something in common: it sucks. Bad. I heard it is so bad that if you saw it you can consider yourself robbed and raped from your "Bad Movie" -virginity.

Seriously; #1 movie? Poor bastards.

 

If there is such thing as a "bad movie virginity," then I must be a dirty, dirty whore indeed. I've seen so many bad movies, I make Paris Hilton look like a nun. No, my movie chastity belt was shattered long ago.

Still, I may go see it this week, even if some think it's bad. I'm trying to get a consensus opinion here. The number 1 movie, even on a slow week, can't be THAT bad. I realize that it's mainly due to the nerd army turning out in droves, but still.

 

A-vault gave it a 4/5 and I trust A-vault. I'm going to see it. Would have prefered a movie based on the game setting rather than some ice cavern (IIRC).

 

Then you won't be having trouble finding "good" movies. Myself, I cannot stand them longer than it takes me to walk out from the theater.

 

Kinda but I watched Predator 2 on TV a couple of weeks ago and only then realised that until AVP was made, the only actor (AFAIK) to appear in a film with each beast was Bill Paxton.

That said, I'll get back on topic by saying that I'm such a fan of both creatures that I'm going to see it regardless. I do love mindless action fun.

 

I've heard it's appallingly bad and that even the action scenes are no good with the lighting so dark that you can't see what's going on.

It is only the number one movie because it is August and there are seldom any big blockbusters released in the USA in August. Plus, movie like this have an in-built fanbase that all turn out on opening night. It's takings tanked 25% from Friday to Saturday which is a really bad sign. These stats suggest that it will sink without a trace within the next two weeks.

Watch out for more dodgy August releases next week with the arrival of such potential gems as "Exorcist: The Beginning" and "Without a Paddle"

 

I heard that the studio didn't give copies to movie reviewers in advance of the release date. That's usually not a good indication of a studio's opinion of the quality of a film.

 

...Which doesn't matter a jack if they already have a big fan-base to abuse, like in this case. It will sell like mad in any case.

Sadly, I remember several recent examples from both gaming and movie world: Thief 3, Doom 3, MtG: Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike: CZ, Terminator 3 (game and movie), Street Fighter, Star Trek, Star Wars, and of course AvP. They all sell only because they are continuums to some "legendary" serie or another. If Counter-Strike were made to be a movie, it would suck but still make it profitable for the companies.

 

If they made a Baldur's Gate movie we'd probably all be out on opening night, even if it was terrible. So there's no incentive for them to spend any making it good.

 

Ah, Bullocks! /end Johnny Rotten

There's plenty of incentive to make a movie like that good. The Spiderman movies were guaranteed to break even thanks to the loyal fanbase. They broke box-office records because they were damn good movies that stayed faithful to the source material while pleasing the mainstream crowds. Ditto with X-Men, the first two Batmans, Resident Evil, etc. The movies that just broke even were Daredevil, The Hulk, Godzilla, etc. - and they sucked major ass. Point is, name recognition and a built-in fanbase will only prevent an all-out financial disaster, but it takes a good script, good story and good acting to make them classics and/or a viable new series.

PS - that's exactly why so many comic book/video game/classic remake movies have been and shall be churned out this decade: they're a relatively safe bet with booku money making potential. Hell, even Mortal Kombat: Annihilation made a small profit, and that's 2 hours of my life I'll NEVER get back.

 

Good point. Except 'Resident Evil' which was unwatchable.

 

Really? Huh. I kinda liked it. I was pleasantly surprised by it, myself. The sequal looks disappointing, but I may be surprised again. We'll see.

 

@ Harbourboy

Well, there is that one D&D movie -you might want to content to that (and it is said to be crap to boot).

 

The Dungeons & Dragons movie most certainly IS crap. The only other person I know who's seen it only liked it because Thora Birch was in it.

 

i found the librarian/mage hotter. hehe. and yes, the movie sucked eggs. the "rod of red dragon control" or some such nonsense... yerg. IMO seeing the librarian was the only thing that made that movie tolerable. still wasn't enjoyable though.

@Aldazar
was the elf in the movie intended to be drow? bec. although she didnt have white hair, she had dark skin.

 

Well...I've heard from one of my friends, that its a mindless action flick, rather than a profound horror thriller classic...so...if you like mindless action flicks, I suppose its an easy choice.

Edit: Woo Hoo...new gem!!