Comments on: 'Alien vs. Predator' was 'a pity,' says Ridley Scott

By: b. arthur

b. arthur — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:33:18 +0000

alien is a tremendous movie – it is a brilliant suspense, with the perfect amount of horror tossed in. aliens, on the other hand, has never really been anything more to me than an above average action movie.

By: Randall Arnold

Randall Arnold — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:46:36 +0000

Alien and Aliens were both excellent movies IMO. But Alien 3 lost me. It was just too surreal. Alien 4 was a bit better than 3 but not up to par.

The first AvP movie was decent enough, but I could not understand that gratuitous killing of humans by the Predators, especially at the camp. That was a bit ridiculous– even better would have been to have the Predators ignore the terrified humans.

But Requiem was absolutely horrible. I can forgive the pointless killing of AvP 1 based on the senseless slaughter in the second. No real story at all, just the usual slasher film mentality.

By: Marcel

Marcel — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:29:23 +0000

Alien is a very good movie.
Aliens however is better and Alien: Ressurection is almost as good as Aliens.
AVP is nice but haven't seen AVP2 yet. Maybe never will...

By: Ilhana, Bosnia

Ilhana, Bosnia — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:24:17 +0000

There is no better SF horror than "Alien". I have the Alien quadrilogy at home, and I think what each sequel has brought to the series is something new, but it also inevitably took something from the original concept which was brilliant. As for AVP 1 & 2, it's mostly designed to ensure cheap thrills, and it suceeds in that, and nothing more. Though I've never liked Predator anyway.

By: Ronaldo Camargo

Ronaldo Camargo — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:28:57 +0000

That’s not “ensaio sobra a cegueira”, but “ensaio sobre a cegueira” two completely different words in portuguese.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:32:10 +0000

Wow Peter I totally remember that episode, and yeah it was definitely the scariest thing I've ever seen! That hissing/rattling noise messed me up for life!

By: Ten Science Fiction Movie Series that Sank | Mike Brotherton: SF Writer

Ten Science Fiction Movie Series that Sank | Mike Brotherton: SF Writer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:28:41 +0000

[...] ‘Alien vs. Predator’ was ‘a pity,’ says Ridley Scott [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:28:30 +0000

I also liked Alien 3, so I have to agree with the one poster above who said it was beautifully shot. It has a great look and feel to it, and there are a FEW great moments: the heartbreaking scene with Newt's autopsy, the doctor's unexpected death, the warden being snatched up into the cieling in front of everybody and an inmate's one word reaction to it, having no weapons to defend themselves, trying to herd the alien in corridors where doors don't work half the time. I will agree that it was disappointing overall, but it has its merits. The original was the best, and Aliens was excellent- part of the fact that it is so good is that it went in a different direction than the first while still keeping some of the same "monster in the dark" scares. When a team of heavily armed marines can't defend against an oncoming horde of monsters, it's time to be scared. Anybody who isn't genuinely creeped out by the suspenseful pinging of the aliens approaching on radar is missing something.

By: Mikkel Hartvig Andersen

Mikkel Hartvig Andersen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:37:12 +0000

Please don't make a "Blade Runner II"...

By: jay

jay — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:06:16 +0000

I think AVP 3 should jump into the future and have a human / predator first contact. Go from there, make it a real memorable thriller/sci-fi. After that just end the AVP series. I loved all the Aliens and AVP but I'm a sci-fi junkie not a critic. I've watched Riddick at least 30 plus times but the movie didn't do that well at the box office. I'm just hard core into the sci-fi rambo type movies so I'm not as critical as the cultural elite critics who write for the big magazines and papers.