AvP2Daily.de is reporting that the running time for the movie in Germany is 94 minutes. They got this straight from Fox. Co-director Colin Strause also made a comment on the running time yesterday:
“We were that long a while ago, but we’ve tightened the movie since then. There was a sub-plot that we didn’t want in the film any more that chopped out a bit of time, but the movie is so much better because of that. I’m not sure of the exact time with credits, but it is under a 100 minutes, which is long enough for what the movie needs to be. When you see the movie, there is a great balance of really long suspense scenes, and fast action. Longer isn’t aways better, and I personally hate walking out of a good movie that could have been perfect if 10-15 minutes of filler was cut out of it.”
I’m somewhat disappointed about the running time. I guess I always expect AvP films to be at least two hours like the Alien films. AvP’s premise was great and could have easily have been a decent two hour film if everything else had been done right.
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Ugh, I hate it when movies like this are only an hour and a half, reminds me of Jurassic Park 3.
Ah, who cares, this movie's gonna have an hour and a half's worth of my two favorite monsters!!! Thats better than nothing... I guess...
Of course, the DVD is gonna have probably another 15 minutes though.
My optimism has been somewhat crushed. I will still keep the faith but If the Strause Bros pull off great action, great story and great character development all in 94 Mins, I will salute them
This sucks. 94 min? And they promise many battles and character development? Yeah right... I hope the bro's don't pull an Anderson on us. Promise stuff and then screw the fans over.
wow thats just screwed evrythin up, so basically as soon as the film starts its gunna b killing? how is the stroy supposed 2 develop, this has just made a big dent in the movie :(
hell wots this shit 94min.2hours man at the mim. >:(
yeahh as i said yesterday,,, 94min... when we seee the movie we will know whether it was a wrong idea or not.
"Longer isn't aways better, and I personally hate walking out of a good movie that could have been perfect if 10-15 minutes of filler was cut out of it." But what he said is true, longer isn't always better. I guess we will have to wait and see. I do wish it was a little longer.
Yeah i wish this movie was going to as long as aliens (directors cut) but look at the first predator, it was only around 94 min long and it had good character development and everyone loves that movie.
Im dissappointed, I was expecting at least 100 minutes without credits, and now we find out it's 94 minutes WITH credits. Sucks so much ass.
94mins hu?????????i thought they said it was ganna be longer???????? oh man tehre onedissapointment but O WELL im still ganan c the movie LOL lets just hope it pays off the right way.......
im dissapointed about the time i mean it should be more than 2 hours but should be alot of action
NNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!
At least it wasn't like avp that lasted 87 minutes, not including credits.
WTF, it better be balls to the walls then. Which I'm sure it will be.
is 94 minutes without or with credits
As if the running time makes THAT much of a difference. AvP2, like AvP, is a cheeseball action flick. Why pretend it's something more?
Okay, run-time does not, in theory, reflect the quality of a film. But every single time I've ever heard this pointed out, especially with the patented term, "Longer isn't always better," the movie is an empty speed run through short action sequences and cookie-cutter characterization (and then, only enough to put meat on screen). Jurassic Park was probably the worst case of this. AvP was the second. Now you can have a great 90 minute movie. Predator was a great example, full of great characters, plot, and action. But I haven't seen it done well in so long, and have heard this promise on run time so many times by now, that I'll believe it when I see it. As of now, I'm much more apprehensive than before (although most everything else still sounds great).
NOTE: I meant Jurassic Park III, not the first (or even the second).
>:( Oh, look at it this way. Spider-Man was 2 hours 20 minutes and wasn't that great. But Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem could be an improvement against the web-head in 94 minutes tops. I know it's going to be a better improvement over the first movie.
Oh yeah, this is definatly a good running time. ::) Movies that are under 100 mintues are always short when I see them. Mmhmm, definatly the running time of the predator movies. ::) This is basically the same running time as avp, and i will laugh if it comes up shorter WITHOUT the credits. Definatly great news. ::)
wow! what a dissapointment, I just hope it had nothing to do with lack of funding or time, because that could only mean the movie was forced out and will most likely falter because of it. To me personaly most of my favorite, or percieved good movies in my opinion , ar at least around 110 minutes plus. All I can do now is hope this one doesnt follow the recent trend of cheese ball movies that are short as balls and nothing more than a quick means of making money.
I don't know why everyone is so bent out of shape over an hour and a half of Aliens and Predators tearing each other apart. I mean come on, a movie like this doesn't need to have deep character development to be an entertaining experience. This isn't 'Alien 5'; it's a freaking 'VS.' movie for crying out loud. I understand alot of you are still trying to cling on to the good old days( I was too before AVP...), but they're just that, the good old days. So how about we actually watch the movie before we start crying foul. Anyone with me? :-\
and what is it with no true horror movies going past two hours anymore, like EVER, they never incorporate any story anymore or create any since of creepy atmosphere because the run times don't allow the movie to build one up because its filled with stupid teenager sex, drug use and any other means of trying to appeal to broad audiences as apposed to actually making a scary movie. let horror fans come to see horror , and let those who still get a kick out of all the other before mentioned shit that ruins todays attempts at horror movies go watch mtv, cuz thats basically what every scary movie incorporates today anyways. Hello. a message to all directors out there wanting to make the next great 'aliens' type horror, movie stay a way from all the token genre and fetish appeals and do what the fans woudl really want...to actually be scared for their time spent, this era of slasher-shit movies has been done over beleive me!
Why not 2 hrs ? Like TFormers or Spidey 2.
Hah. Even the theatrical cut of AvP was 101 minutes, and the extended version was 108 minutes.
yeah dude what a let down
For all u people who will not let go : THIS IS NOT A HORROR FILM AHOLES IT IS A VERSUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aka TWO THINGS FIGHTING I.E. ACTION FILM ::) :'( :'( :'( ::) I know I know :o :o
So because this is an action sci-fi aka Pred 3 I cant wait for it ,rather get a good action film then remake of originals Some people just think they made the originals and all the other movies blow ::) And a slasher movie wtf how is this a slasher movie its a damn Action movie
wooo! if you don't like it go and pop the alien and predator dvd's in and watch them all night instead. I know where i'll be!!!
As long as there's a DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray version with a two-hour running time 90 minutes is plenty long enough to be stuck in a theatre with a bunch of stinky morons. ;)
Wasnt Preadtor 2 like 105mins long? And that was cool, as long as it actually has 18-rated violence then I dont care. Plus the DVD will proberbly be longer as you guys have said
There's another new news in this site. Translate in english please. http://avp2.onlinewelten.com/news,id13,avp_r_fact_sheet_spoiler.html
Y, Y, Y, It Should be at least 2 an a half hours at the LEAST!!!!!!! Y this short? ??? I'm shocked :o
94 mins just doesn't really sound like alot! I hope the movie isn't just rushed, its gotta be properly paced. :'(
@JK FOX released this official factsheet (click on it) which describes the appearance and "special abilities" of the four creatures. Pretty cool.
...humans are not on it 'cause they're just victims anyway ;)
Sorry for the triple post and a word of warning. The German fact sheet mentions how the Predalien procreates!
Slang. I do agree with you. Thi isnt about the humans is AlLIENS vs. PREDATOR. But a sci fi movie still needs humans s you can relate or have a little dialoge. Hopefully the movie is not rush, anyway. ???
Any one who speako german plz translate be much obliged ;D
a little disappointed...although, it sounds like the directors are basically saying "Look, we've spent every dollar we had...so any additional scenes are just gonna be of human characters interacting." The problem I have is that "The Mist" just proved last week that you don't have to be constantly showing monsters to keep people entertained or scared. After all, the first 2 Alien movies did a good job of building tension even when there wasn't aliens on screen.
...to me, a short running time equates to a lack of respect for your audience. They basically think our attention spans are so short that we're just like "ACTION ACTION NONSTOP ACTION...and don't slow down for a second and let the tension build because we'll get bored!!" I know it's a "VS" movie, so my expectations are a little out of whack, but the first AVP took 45 minutes before any action started...and then it felt like it was over in a snap. PLEASE don't do that to us again.
94 minute! It is a huge disappointment ! It has to be least 110 minutes without credits! This is not the 80's! This is the year of 2007 and they did a 90 minutes movie? Come on! What about the Strauses stuff...AvP1 has a lenght problem, but now AvPR has no problem with the lenght. And it seems maybe it will shorter than AvP'! LOL! Is this a joke or What? Sry but im very dissapointid and my expectations are go down. :-\
dude u guys just ruined my day 94 mins its goanna be rushed no doubt >:( :-\
humm.... i'd rather wait and see... i'm not expecting any major masterpiece from the brothers.. but a healthfull return to the days of solid action movies!
yeah, I agree, two hours would have been an ideal running time. 90 mins is just too short for this kind of film, dammit!
94 minutes is not so bad, the movie is going to be great, espesualy when you wach it for the first time, I liked the first avp when I saw it for the very first time... But then... Anyway Alien and Predator in one movie is great, always, it's better than nothing. Stop saying how long it shoud be! It just your wishes face the reality!!!!!, it wont become longer!!!
I'm just glad they made the movie. So far from what I have read it sounds great no matter how long it is or what the change or whatever they do. I'll love all 94 mins of this movie cause its Alien and Predators (don't really care about the humans)
On the DVD box and in the papers they say AVP was 100 min. long. It was, plus credits. Movies have an average 5 to 7 min. of credits after the movie. In this YOU GOT ELEVEN!!!! So it's only 89 minutes of feature film. Those 11 minutes were just fillibusters to make you think you a fair length movie instead of short, cut to the chase, single, and simple plot.
But 2 hours isnt even long anyway. He just used that as an excuse. Hell If the movie is done right it can be 3 hours long. Must meen they cut ALOT of crappy scenes from the movie. This movie is gonna be nothing but nonsense killing. Story is gonna blow.
ALIEN was about,what,117 minutes long?.And PREDATOR was 107 minutes long,so for an AVP film to work it either has to be fast(80-100 minutes)or very long(120+ minutes)depending on the story.And three words:PETER BENCHLEYS CREATURE!.
While I was hoping for a longer runtime, he is right. King Kong could have shaved an hour off that movie. Longer isn't ALWAYS better.
I agree a film doesn't have to be too long to be good! but come on 94mins for a AVP film is too quick! I suppose if they introduce the aliens & predator earlier than they did in AVP (45mins) then maybe then, it mite be properly pace out. AVP was 96mins with credits so if AVP-R is even shorter thats a big let down! I really thought the bros. knew what they were doin. Oh well im just gunna wait and see!
Im just hoping the DVD is slightly longer and have additional scene's, that would be ace!
Longer may not necessarily be better, but who says shorter is necessarily better? Since the Bros Strause idolize the "Aliens" movie so much, they should have mirrored they running time of that film, especially the Director's cut.
f**kin cry babies seriously.......it is what it is watch the movie and shut up! or just dont watch it. just cause its 94 mins does not mean it sucks. I would personally prefer it longer but oh well! you guys saying "omg its not long enough for a AVP film the brothers suck!" are you f**kin directors? do you work in the movie business? how do you know they cant pull off a AVP film in 94 minutes? seriously go get your diaper changed and stop complaining
oh well :( but its stillgonna be AWESOME ;D
Citizen Kane = 119 min Godfather = 175 min Jaws = 124 min Aliens = 137 min Predator = 107 min Coversely.... Boa VS Python = 92 min Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever = 91 min Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm = 85 min Shark Attack 3: Megalodon = 94 min See the trend???
damn strait blaine, its cuz the film studios dont give money or attention to small budget, percieved low quality movies with no lasting or memorable appeal...which I truly hope to god is not the case here
I mean honestly, whats the last sci fi horror or even borderline truly scary movie that anyones been to see in theaters in the last 5+ years thats under 100 minutes long and any good ?
"I mean honestly, whats the last sci fi horror or even borderline truly scary movie that anyones been to see in theaters in the last 5+ years thats under 100 minutes long and any good ? " Thats because originality went out the door along time ago. Lets hope they cut out some of the scenes of the god awful acting that was in the trailers and instead stick with the Predator owning everything.
I'm with Blaine too .... If this was INCLUDING the credits then that blows! - really bad news. Predator was 107 mins (1hr 47) Predator 2 was 108 (1hr 48), AVP was 101 (1hr 41) - all times including credits. I know 5-10 minutes doesn't seem like much - but as a percentage it's HUGE. First bit of bad news I've had about this movie since I saw bits of it being filmed.
HOPEFULLY THIS ONE WILL HAVE BETTER PACING
Most of you people are going berzerk over the time, when first of all. You should be thankful youre even getting a movie. And Secondly, The DVD with commentary, possible behind the scenes, as well as deleted scenes and other things, will boost the replay value of this movie greatly. If you have a DVD player, stop bitching, and if you dont. well, sucks for you, go get one. End of story.
the true reason for this is they left a couple more scenes so the dvd would be more "meaty". imo, they should have shot ANOTHER scene for the theatrical then, because MAN IS THAT SHORT.
hey fox, dont give me the "you should be thankful we are even getting a movie". it was going to be made no matter what.
umm..hey foxnull, if I remember fox just recently had to fund them a little more to add some two or three scenes to the movie , and even with these it came out to just 94 minutes, so before we were possibly looking at around 85 minutes long. thats rediculous, besides if they had to struggle just to get a few added to the theatrical release, that holds very little chance for any others making it to a dvd version
i dont care how long the movie is i just hope its full of surprises
You guys are a bunch of cry-babys!.Boo f**king hoo!.4 weeks from now im guessing none of you will be bitching! >:( .
AVP: Runtime:100 minute. Budget:$45,000,000 Made:$171,000,000. Water world: Runtime:136 minutes. Budget:Too high!. Made:Not enough!.
hey zen, im not sure if your trying to make a point with those numbers claiming that avp was actually good for it runtime or the fact that it was made with relatively low budget. but that 171 million if thats waht your trying to use as an anchor of evidence against such a movie as waterworld ' why waterworld of all movies?' let me just say that while avp made that money it did mainly on the two names of the franchises alone. the words 'alien' and 'predator' sold that movie not people saying, 'hey lets go see a good quality movie, how about avp', cuz thats not what it was. hell, as a big fan of both franchises I couldnt help but feel embarassed and upset as I distinctly remember people laughing and openly trashing the movie WHILE it was being shown, major dissapointment. it could have and should have been a lot better, and much of that has to do with fox not wanting to issue the attention or effort and especially the money to make a truly great movie with these two franchises ever again...its truly a sad thing
The $171,000,000 say's otherwise.
This sucks! why do fox keep screwing us?
Think of FOX as WEYLAND-YUTANI. They do not give a shit about us.
MAN!!!! >:( why do they do this kind of stuff to great movies? ??? i will still go see it, but still i think it will be rushed. :P
C.H.U.D.:88 min. THE LAST STARFIGHTER:101 min. BATS:91 min. VIRUS:99 min. JEEPERS CREEPERS:90 min. AVP:100 min.
Because of people like you listening to those idiot critics like Tom Long or whatever the f**k his name is a movie ends up failing because you dont go to the theater and then people look at how much it made in it's fitst week and then dont even bother to go and see it.Wether it's rated G and 20 minutes long or if its longer then DUNE and rated NC-17,a real--if not true--fan will go and see it!.And anyone who deny's this is only confirming that they agree with me.Also warchant-D,i dont know what f**king s**ty theater you go to,but the one i was in was fantastic!.Everyone's butt was puckering and yelling "GO,GO,GO!!" when that guy was crawling across the slowly rising wall while shurikans were being thrown at him,everyone went "EEEWWWWW!!"when that guy's throat was slit,and everyone went "OOOOHHH,AAAHHH,EEEWWWW!!!!!" during the fight scenes!.No one laughed and everyone enjoyed the movie!.Might i suggest you find a new place to go to? >:( .
Unfortunetly JEEPERS CREEPERS came out AUG 31 2001,so i was off by about 4 months.
wonder what the sub-plot was.... ???
i agree, i think they just need to let loose and have a descent go at it!
>:( Bummer. Just when you are really enjoying this movie it will end. Movies that are really enjoyable need to be two hours or they just go too quick. I can see going away from this one unsatisfied and wanting more. >:(
>:( Just when you're really enjoying the film it will end. Surely people will walk away wanting more. Its that last half hour that really satisfies. Bad idea. ::)
im very dissapointed with the running time i expected at least 115 min or so now im really worried about the film so much hope on these one and the directors have let us down lets see how good the movie really is cus in the trailers it looks weird the cgi i hope all that has been fixed.
and i dont like how preatorian looks really difrent tat what i expected i dont like the hair on the sides and the mandiles look like they have been glued in there it looks really fake
How do they know there is a perfect balance of suspense and action? Theyve never directed a feature length movie before
For one thing, I talked to the Strause Bros. to see what the film's running time really is and yes it is 94 minutes but without credits. I have just talked to them and they said that the reason why they said it was less than a 100 minutes with credits because they had said that when they haven't finished the editing process yet, they said that AVP R is still in post production until next week but they have finished knowing the real running time. They said that the full running time is a 101 minutes with credits, they said that the end credits are short (maybe 5-6 min long, they said it is less than 7 minutes). For those next time who read the films running time, you better know that most of the time when a studio speaks out it's film's running time at first (before it first comes out) , they mean the film itself without credits. And for IMDB, next time double check your running time knowledge for films because AVP Requiem is certianly not 86 minutes. For those who are in shock reading that the film is 86 minutes from IMDB, please talk to the Bros. in their website and get a second "real" opinion. They know everything about the movie because they are the f**king directors, DUHHHHh!!!!!!, the guys on IMDB are not, So f**k OFF IMDB. Just to tell you that most people know that IMDB's postings are not really real (some of them). For instence, before Spiderman 3 came out, they said it was 156 minutes, but it turned out to be 140. Thats an example of IMDB's mistakes.
UM I HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IF THEY MAKE PREDATOR 3 INSTEAD AND I HAVE THE STORYLINE FOR IT I MADE IT MYSELF WHAT IF THERE IS A BADBLOOD PREDATOR THAT ESCAPED FROM THE PREDATOR PLANET AND WENT TO EARTH KILLING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH EVEN THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN THEN AN EXPERIENCED GOOD PREDATOR COMES TO EARTH TO KILL THE BAD BLOOD PREDATOR JUST TELL ME IF ITS A GOOD IDEA
I NHAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR THE PREDATOR 3 STORYLINE WHAT IF AREA 51 EXISTED AND WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A LIVE PREDATOR BRAINWASHING IT AND GO BACK TO THE PREDATOR PLANET AND GATHER TECHNOLOGY AND GO BACK TO EARTH SO THE HUMANS CAN USE IT FOR WEAPONS AND STUFF BUT ONE PREDATOR SENSES THAT THE PREDATOR WAS JUST BRAINWASHED AND THE PREDATOR TRIES TO RESCUE THE BRAINWASHED PREDATOR BUT WITHOUT KNOWING IN THE BRAINWASHED PREDATOR'S SPACECRAFT WAS A QUEEN ALIEN EGG THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO RELEASE TO ANOTHER PLANET AND BATTLE IT THERE BUT IT ESCAPES FROM THE SHIP AND GOES TO A HUMAN BODY AND GIVES BIRTH TO THOUSANDS OF ALIENS SO THE GOOD PREDATOR HAS TO FREE THE BRAINWASHED PREDATOR AND FIGHT ALL THE ALIENS AND DESTROY THE QUEEN
wait just make my story a third AVP