Has AvPR improved wih age?

[whiterabbit]

Sorry but I haven't been keeping up on current events but what if we were to hack aliens completely out of the picture and have her crash land on Fiorina instead. How much of a difference would that have made?

I'm having the weirdest sense of deja-vu... we already talked about this one didn't we?

[Corporal Hicks]

Guys, this has gotten way off topic.  We're supposed to be talking about how happy stupid Aliens is, remember?

My appologies. Completely forgot.  Aliens is far too happy and too generic of an action film! 

I would like to just point out that I am not being obstinate here. I have acknowledged any reasonable points but between about 5 of us we've completely derailed this thread with multiple topics. Let's get back on topic.  If anyone would like to continue specific subjects please let me know and we'll sort out a new topic.

[HuDaFuK]

AVP:R is still a disgracefully terrible movie.

[Corporal Hicks]

Here here!

I am tempted to give it another go soon. It must be about 4/5 years since I last watched it. The AvPs are the only ones I don't have on BR either so maybe its time to upgrade.

[Kel G 426]

Save your money.  You don't need a newer format just to confirm you don't like those movies.

[whiterabbit]

I've just watched it and it is exactly as I remembered it. I really don't mind it... sans the same old gripe I have with it.

[SpreadEagleBeagle]

Guys, this has gotten way off topic.  We're supposed to be talking about how happy stupid Aliens is, remember?

Incorrect. It started with some boring good ol undetained A3 bashing and ALIENS appraisal. I just dared to question the tired old mantra, and boy did that upset whole legions of knights in shiny armor!

[426Buddy]

Guys, this has gotten way off topic.  We're supposed to be talking about how happy stupid Aliens is, remember?

Incorrect. It started with some boring good ol undetained A3 bashing and ALIENS appraisal. I just dared to question the tired old mantra, and boy did that upset whole legions of knights in shiny armor!

Well you did say the ending of aliens is stupid and cheesy (which is fantastically incorrect). It's like you are the personification of alien3, sooo very bitter that you weren't as good as the masterpieces that preceded it.

It's like when someone says the ending of jaws is cheesy because you can't blow an air tank up like that, its obvious they just don't get it and they never will. For the record I love the first 3 alien movies, perfect trilogy IMO but I also understand that alien3  just isn't on par with it's predecessors.

Alien will always be my favorite, aliens, alien3, and then Alien Res.

[Perfect-Organism]

The discussions on the validity of Alien 3 and ADF's adaptation thereof are very interesting, but can we take them elsewhere?

In truth, I think it may be worthwhile to lock this thread as we seem to be in ALMOST unanimous agreement that AVP:R has not aged well.  What is more there to say?  Perhaps the topic could be revisited in 5 years or on a significant anniversary of the film?

[Valaquen]

Here here!

I am tempted to give it another go soon. It must be about 4/5 years since I last watched it. The AvPs are the only ones I don't have on BR either so maybe its time to upgrade.

Stop giving them your money for terrible movies that you know to be terrible 

[predxeno]

Save your money.  You don't need a newer format just to confirm you don't like those movies.

The Blu-Ray of AVPR actually does away with much of the lighting issues so that it's easier to see what's going on, however if you do purchase the AVP movies on Blu-Ray I advise you purchase the later releases because some of the earlier releases of AVPR have a glitch in them regarding Jesse's death.  I've been told this edition has the corrected version of the film with no glitches:

http://www.amazon.com/Double-Feature-Alien-Predator-Aliens/dp/B00MW0CLK8/ref=sr_1_5?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1453313981&sr=1-5&keywords=avp+movie

[MrSpaceJockey]

Lol the first thing the first review says is how the terrible lighting for AvP-R is still present.

[predxeno]

Lol, well compared to the DVD it's miles better, can't say if compared to other movies tho.

[Kel G 426]

Lighting is not the issue.

[whiterabbit]

Lighting is the main issue.