A mate came over last night to watch Alien Vs Predator so I got a chance to have a really critical look at it.
This time I chose to watch the ‘extended opening version’. I’m not sure why this bit got left off the theatrical release, it’s not like it really gives anything away. It didn’t add much either, ‘cept for a little minor excitement at the start of the movie.
A little more excitement throughout the movie would have been good though. Good movies can be watched multiple times; great movies can be watched over and over again. Hell, I’ve watch Band of Brothers about 7 or 8 times!
Watching AVP for the second time was a struggle at times. It became very apparent that the movie lacked any pacing – the movie was dull and boring for long stretches.
When the action finally came, it was great, even watching the second time around it was a thrill to watch. But with the quick demise of most of the human characters, there was a feeling that the story hadn’t been well thought out, and the whole move was only an excuse to have CGI Aliens battling it out for supremacy.
Granted, these were the two baddest alien breeds in the known celluloid universe, but I think most movie watchers will agree; story line goes a long way to making a movie enjoyable.
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2 comments to "DVD | Alien Vs Predator | 2nd Look"
5:56 PM
So why then are so many science fiction movies so thin on plot? Esp. compared to science fiction writing, which is all plot (i.e. often no character development).
8:19 AM
Hmmmmm, maybe this is worth a full post rather than just a short comment - I'll mull it over today and see if i can come up with anything intellegent or interesting is reply to you very good point.
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