Alien vs. Predator-Requiem 2pk (Blu-ray) (2004)

"[AVP-R] ...a brisk, gooey bit of schlock that's a million times better than 2004's action-lite AVP.  Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
"[AVP-R] ...brings serious chills as the Predalien invades a maternity ward to lay its eggs, recalling the birth and motherhood anxieties of the Alien franchise.  Jamie Russell, BBC Online
"[AVP] ...Sanaa Lathan's in there somewhere as the smart and sexy ass-kickin' chick...  Luke Y. Thompson, Dallas Observer

Editor's Note The first two cinematic installments in the ALIEN VS. PREDATOR series are featured on this program. ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) sets the scene for the explosive battles between the two creatures, and is followed by ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007), which transports the action from Antarctica to the American suburbs. Please see individual titles for synopsis information.

	Ariel Gade
	Ewen Bremner
	John Ortiz
	Lance Henriksen
	Raoul Bova
	Reiko Aylesworth
	Sanaa Lathan
	Steven Pasquale
	Colin Strause - [AVP-R] Director
	Greg Strause - [AVP-R] Director
	Paul W.S. Anderson - [AVP] Director

ReelViews 5 of 10
[AVP] Alien Vs. Predator is a gimmick - an all-too-blatant attempt to lure fanboys away from their computer games and into theaters. It's not likely that the movie will be of great interest to anyone else, except perhaps as a curiosity. As an attempt to revive two flagging franchises, the film succeeds in reminding us of how far they have fallen. Sure, the Aliens in Alien Vs. Predator look just like their Aliens counterparts, but gone is the creepy terror they once produced...As promised by the title, the movie does indeed feature battles between Aliens and Predators, although you have to wait until the final 30 minutes to get to that point. And, by then, due in large part to poor direction and non-existent character development, you may be asleep. Helmsman Paul W. S. Anderson (not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson - this is the Resident Evil/Event Horizon guy) has no grasp of why the first two Alien movies and the original Predator were successful - atmosphere and pacing...The film is critic-proof and it will find an audience, but it's hard to imagine even the film's target demographic (teenage boys) being overly enthusiastic about the product...Alien Vs. Predator has no characters and no story. But it has name recognition, and, in today's market, that's often more important. - James Berardinelli

Variety 6 of 10
[AVP-R] As the second round of an earthbound smackdown between two iconic extraterrestrials, "Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem" provides enough cheap thrills and modest suspense to shake a few shekels from genre fans before really blasting off as homevid product. Slightly more graphic but appreciably less atmospheric than its PG-13 predecessor -- an upscale B-movie that offered the long-awaited monster match-up previously rendered only in vidgames and comicbooks -- the R-rated sequel likely will play best with auds who have little familiarity with, or reverence for, earlier installments in the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises...Occasionally, the filmmakers reveal a cheeky willingness to upend genre conventions, particularly when bending the rules regarding who lives and who dies in this sort of pic. But they may be a tad too clever for their own good while springing a sequel setup in the final scene, the meaning of which will be lost on anyone who isn't intimately familiar with arcane aspects of the "Alien" mythos...The actors have little to do here but hit their marks, say their lines and not bump into each other when the script doesn't call for it. Production values are on the level of a better-than-average direct-to-vid production or a Sci Fi Channel telepic, though the editing in a few battle scenes tends to confuse rather than excite. - Joe Leydon