Poll: AvP vs AvPR

[StrangeShape]

The people in AVPR couldn't drive away; the roads were blocked.  AVP didn't make any attempt to shock or scare the audience.  AVPR had surprise attacks like when the Predalien impales Ricky and when an Alien attacks the chopper.  AVP also didn't appear to make much use of darkness as we often see Aliens in very bright places where the fear factor is removed.

The roads were not blocked. The National Guards were dead. People had loads of guns and trucks and even tanks to go around. Cars, everything. An armed group of people in a car would made it just fine because its giant open space. And even if roads were blocked, its even better. Arrive at the blockade and youre safe with military around the perimeter. Not to mention that its an entire town, as we can see the character can walk freely most of the time because again, its such an open space. AVP is quieter, slower, actually has a buildup and a trapped group hundreds of miles away from any other human beings, trapped in a maze like rats with aliens running around

[DoomRulz]

I actually felt that AVPR was like Aliens (film) vs. Predator 2 (film).  It combined elements and similar characters from both movies and had them duke it out with each other.

It was the spiritual successor to neither. A more apt description would be every low-budget teen slasher flick ever made (films) covered in a thick paste of superficial references to the Alien (films) films and the Predator (films) films. AVP-R has more to do with Dinoshark vs Sharktopus (film) than Predator 2 (film).

I don't know, personally I put AvP:R on the same level as P2. Both are dumb fun. Predator 2 has a better script but the film is loaded with cheese.

[Taxemic]

^^^Agreed! But I'd rather watch P2. 

[Sharp Sticks]

At least the cheese in P2 is delicious, whereas in AVPR it tastes like someone left it outside for a few months past its expiration date.

[First Blood]

 

[Taxemic]

If P2 is the Chedder AVP:R = Limburger Cheese.

[DoomRulz]

At least the cheese in P2 is delicious, whereas in AVPR it tastes like someone left it outside for a few months past its expiration date.

Cheese only gets better with age.

See what I did there?

[StrangeShape]

80s cheese if always fun. Modern cheese = something ridiculous, silly and not fun

[Sharp Sticks]

Cheese only gets better with age.

See what I did there?

Predator 2 was released 21 years ago.

See what I did there? 

[predxeno]

Y- You...

Did you just say that AvP put the Aliens in a poor setting? Not the shit-film? The one where they were in Colorado?

Bwa-

I didn't say that AVPR had a better setting, in fact I think AVP had a better plot involving the pyramid in Antarctica.  I'm just saying that I think AVPR had a more similar dark atmosphere that was observant in previous Alien films.

The roads were not blocked. The National Guards were dead. People had loads of guns and trucks and even tanks to go around. Cars, everything. An armed group of people in a car would made it just fine because its giant open space. And even if roads were blocked, its even better. Arrive at the blockade and youre safe with military around the perimeter. Not to mention that its an entire town, as we can see the character can walk freely most of the time because again, its such an open space. AVP is quieter, slower, actually has a buildup and a trapped group hundreds of miles away from any other human beings, trapped in a maze like rats with aliens running around

I'm pretty sure Dallas says the roads are blocked when he was trying to break into the gun store.  I also think there was a deleted scene where an Alien attacks two people in a car.  That could explain that; the Aliens could have been trying to contain all the people to areas near their nest.

[Sharp Sticks]

I didn't say that AVPR had a better setting, in fact I think AVP had a better plot involving the pyramid in Antarctica.  I'm just saying that I think AVPR had a more similar dark atmosphere that was observant in previous Alien films.

I'm just saying that I think AVPR had a more similar dark atmosphere that was observant in previous Alien films.

I think AVPR had a more similar dark atmosphere that was observant in previous Alien films.

[DoomRulz]

Cheese only gets better with age.

See what I did there?

Predator 2 was released 21 years ago.

See what I did there? 

Why you...

[Daken]

I recently bought the BluRay copy of AvP-R an the picture is not as dark as the DvD. It yet still has a dark picture because it is some what of a Horror movie.

[Ghostface]

I recently bought the BluRay copy of AvP-R an the picture is not as dark as the DvD. It yet still has a dark picture because it is some what of a Horror movie.

I did read somewhere that the DVD copy was darkened. The brothers had nothing to do with it, not that Im defending them.

[predxeno]

I did read somewhere that the DVD copy was darkened.

Why?