When was alien vs predator made

A decent action movie marred by an overly critical fan base, an irresponsible studio and director, and a broad shadow cast by its predecesors. Okay, so this isn't Alien or Predator. Did any of you really think it would be?

Seriously, now. Let's get some perspective here. There will never be another Alien, or Aliens, or even Predator. What a lot of your die-hard fans fail to recognize is that this movie CAN'T be those films. If they made it like Alien, namely much suspense and very little alien, we would have people balking at how it copies Alien or how you never see the aliens. If they made it like Predator or Aliens, namely with a lot of heavily armed guys blasting creatures down right and left, we would get people complaining and comparing it to those movies.

AvP is a movie that can never be as good as the films that came before it, for many reasons. First, and most obviously, it has some mighty big shoes to fill. It also has an overbearing fan base that was way, WAAAAAY too demanding, a studio that is more concerned with raking in dollars than making sure they have a good and faithful movie, and a director that prefers to blame everyone but himself for his own mistakes.

Beyond all that, however, one must recognize the general malaise that weighs heavily on the Alien franchise. The bitter truth is that with each new Alien sequel that comes out, it becomes increasingly difficult for writers and directors to make new and exciting Alien movies. I mean, how many times can you see a face hugger scurry across the floor after a guy, or an Alien drone creep out of the darkness, or a queen rise 20 feet over some hapless victim?

After 5 films, this is all old hat. I give credit to AvP for at least maintaining the entertainment value of these Alien standards with some very well done special effects. Who cares if it's CGI? CGI is here to stay. Deal with it. Truth be told, AvP is a decent movie. It isn't the best Alien or Predator movie, and it isn't the worst. Beyond all the fake history and the screaming human victims, there were enough entertaining moments between the Preds and Aliens to prove that there is potential here for a great movie franchise.

All they need is for Fox to leave the film-making to the filmmakers, an extra 30 minutes, and an R rating FAQ Why did Scar kill Quinn he was unarmed, isn't that dishonorable? How did Lex shove her hand down into an alien's newly decapitated head and not lose it? Why is it so critical to stop the Aliens?

Even if they reach the surface, what are they going to do? Swim hundreds of miles in order to reach civilisation?

If they wanted to create tension from a threat of the Aliens escaping into the world at large, they probably shouldn't have set it in the most remote place on Earth. Details Edit. Release date August 13, United States. Official Facebook Twentieth Century Fox.

English Italian. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 41 minutes. DTS Dolby. Related news. The Alien franchise wandered in the wilderness for a very long time, but now Ridley Scott has returned with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant to get things back on track or die trying.

Whatever you think of his new entries, you won't find many arguing against Alien vs Predator and its sequel Aliens vs Predator: Requiem being anything but the worst movies the xenomorph's second mouth has thrown up. A weird old mess they may be, but a question remains — are they still considered part of Alien canon?

The Prometheus problem. The seeds for AvP were sown in 's Predator 2 , where a xenomorph skull was included in the trophy room on the Predator's ship. This led to comic book and video game crossovers, apparently culminating in 20th Century Fox's decision to unite the franchises in its movie and sequel. But the cracks began to show between the franchises when Scott returned with 's Prometheus after a year-break, and they have widened further with Alien: Covenant.

Questions were raised in Prometheus when the film introduced us to Peter Weyland Guy Pearce , the founder of Weyland Corp, a company that has loomed large in Alien mythology. So unless there are two completely unrelated companies that just happen to appear in related movies…. This seems unlikely, but doesn't quite feel canon-breaking. We're sure Fox could offer a reasonable explanation if they really needed to. Brothers, rival cousins, something like that. But the troubles don't end there.

And that was more than enough to sell. Prometheus would later pass it. People really, really wanted to watch Alien and Predator fight. It would even get a sequel three years later. Has it held up? And there is a cathartic kick, no question, when Alien and Predator finally do face off, even if it takes a while. The movie has no reason to exist other than its title and, yes, its tagline , so now, in a world where you can just watch the clips on YouTube in two minutes, the rest of it is entirely beside the point.

But you do get that fight, which may justify the existence of the movie in the first place. And ultimately the movie won over its biggest initial skeptic. I actually liked it. I actually liked it a lot. Whether you believe him or not, such an endorsement almost makes the whole thing worthwhile.