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August 16, 2004
aliens vs. predator
I thoroughly enjoyed Alens vs. Predator Sunday afternoon, and while I was leery at first, I was pleased with the computer-generated Aliens. I think this marks the first time we see either the Predators or the Aliens predominantly in CGI mode. It made some of the mobile action shots better, and of course the battles between both sides cooler. I especially found the Matrix-style stop-motion facehugger leaps to be pretty cool. My one gripe about it would be at how fast the Aliens matured from chestburster to adult, like in under an hour or so. I think it took a bit longer than that for Ripley's Alien to mature, but perhaps these were ready-for-battle accelerated-growth versions. The film also featured a nod to Bishop from the 2nd Aliens film, featuring the same actor as the human tech mogul for whom the android was named. And of course there was a hook at the end that could present the scariest Alien yet: a Predator Alien. I've already said too much - go see the movie.
Posted by jimbo at August 16, 2004 8:23 AM
Comments
Uh.... yes, you have said too much. Thanks.
Posted by: Andrew at August 16, 2004 11:06 AM
Rob and I saw the movie as well. We liked it lots.And the "hidden" references to the Alien saga were awesome as well. (Geeks would catch it)
Our gripe was the "Stargate-esque" History of the Predators and the Aliengod cult thingy.
Some one else must have caught the simularty cause a person in the audience did yell out "Hey we found the Chapa'Ai" And a few of us laughed (true story)
Posted by: Dax at August 16, 2004 12:32 PM