Poll: AvP vs AvPR

[MadassAlex]

Swatting other Aliens, Wolf having a harder time smacking it around, larger size, ect.

I think the narrative inclination here is pretty clear. Much like Cameron never outright told us for sure that the Aliens had a basic grasp of human technology in ALIENS and instead displayed it for us off-camera.

[SiL]

Also, its bitch tits gave it extra upper body strength. For reals.

[DoomRulz]

...how?

Cos it was the only one that could effectively duke it out with the Predator?

And Grid couldn't?

[SiL]

And Grid couldn't?

We're talking AvPR here.

[DoomRulz]

And? The Aliens were still f**ktarded, but at least one was able to whack Wolf off a catwalk, the point being that Chet didn't have the extra strength.

[SM]

And Grid's got nowt to do wi' nowt

[MadassAlex]

And? The Aliens were still f**ktarded, but at least one was able to whack Wolf off a catwalk, the point being that Chet didn't have the extra strength.

Chet had the strength to directly resist Wolf's attacks. The other Aliens did not.

[DoomRulz]

That's being tough. Not physically strong; there's a difference.

[SM]

And what would that be in this sort of context?

[DoomRulz]

Chet was tough enough to withstand his attacks. The Aliens were strong, but were still worthless little bitches when it came to fighting. They were strong enough to kill humans, but that doesn't mean much.

[SM]

Put that way it sounds like the PredAlien (may its name be forever cursed) was stronger than the Aliens...

[MadassAlex]

Okay, when you get hit by an attack, there are two factors that come into play:

1. Your own weight
2. The force resistance to the attack

I sincerely doubt that the first factor alone made Chet more resilient. It's much more like the force she was generating prevented Wolf's attacks from affecting her like they did the other Aliens. Ergo, Chet being stronger.

[Aeus]

Seeing as the Strausi had the PredAlien knock the socks off Wolfie at the end (literally sending him on his touche at one point), I think they were definitely trying to show the PredAlien was signifcantly stronger, deadlier and tougher than any other Alien in the film. This is hammered home by the fact every other Alien in the film had is asshole torn a new one by Wolfie.

[War Wager]

AvPR made it pretty clear that it was trying to portray the Predalien as stronger than other Aliens.

...how?

Because it held up a nurse with one hand? Anytime held up Dutch with one arm, no problem.

She smashed right through thick concrete. With her head.

[Saber]

I want to say AvP R.  While AvP seemed a little more 'polished', and had a better story (not too much of a good one in the first place), AvP R just seemed cooler in the respects of the monsters fighting and more faithful nods to the earlier (good) movies in the franchises.