Quote from: Guts on Aug 06, 2015, 11:50:51 PM
The Alien vs Predator concept isn't bad. Fact the Comics and games prove it can work together. But they all have one thing in common. It's Sci-fi. Adding the elements onto modern day earth just turns it into a crap fest. The games and comics show it can work if the narrative and visual design remains Sci-fi. I'm still waiting for that AVP movie that is in the vain of Aliens but has the AVP narrative of the comics and games. It can be done to a good effect like seen in the games. But the movies have made it into a terrible concept.
http://youtu.be/QYHR8VhbpxU?t=6s
I didn't say it was bad, hell, most crossover concepts never struck me as
bad. They just require a lot of strategic planning to make sure it delivers a good and long lasting impression. In the case of AvP it's just not practical yet. There's a difference between the expectations in the presentation of a comic, game or movie so this shouldn't be an excuse to conclude the theory. Besides, not all of the comics were good outside of artwork and not all of the games were good outside of their mechanics.
I wrote an expository essay about what are some things that make the AvP concept not ready for cinema (if I ever muster the courage to put it on here one day I will). But some of the points were relevant to this statement here:
QuoteI'm still waiting for that AVP movie that is in the vain of Aliens but has the AVP narrative of the comics and games.
You have two different contenders competing to win and you want to make the arena something only one of them are familiar with? I could just as easily say:
I'm still waiting for that AVP movie that is in the vain of Predator but has the AVP narrative of the comics and games.
But that wouldn't be fair to the potential of the film. This is a big reason why the two films were criticized; the feeling that the circumstances were going in the favor of only one of the monsters.
Regardless; my opinion on a new AvP title: Wait until we have enough resources from upcoming standalone titles so that we could develop a strong enough universe for these two creatures to fight it out on the big screen.