Warnings:
Graphic Violence. Might not be appropriate for young children
SUMMARY:
Far above the surface of Earth, a satellite has discovered something buried under the ice of the Antarctic. Charles Weyland, the owner of the satellite, assembles a team of archaeologists to explore it, and claim it for himself. Unfortunately, this place is not the simple temple they thoguht it was, and something within awakens, somethign that if not defeated will threaten the world, and more.
My Opinion:
Another movie I've seen in the theater. Being that I am as old as the original Alien movie , I have watched it numerous times, including in the theater when it was rereleased recently. With the exception of a couple minor, explainable nitpicks, this movie stayed pretty true to Alien Mythos. Unfortunately, I am not as familiar with Predator mythos, so I can't say how true to them they were.
Overall, this is a great action movie with numerous nods to the previous Alien movies. This includes, but isn't limited to, Charles Bishop Weyland himself, since the name of the company from the first three movies is Weyland-Yutani Corporation. I enjoyed the strong characters, specifically Alex Woods, the lead female.That is another similarity to the Alien movies, she is strong and intelligent, like Ripley. I wish they would have expanded on some of the other characters more, but the scenes after the Predators and Aliens start fighting are worth it.
EXTRAS:
Full Length Audio commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson and actors Lance Henrikson and Sanaa Lathan
Full length audio commentary by visual effects supervisor John Bruno and creature effects designers/creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr
Deleted Scenes: There are only two of them, but pretty good scenes, and I am of the mind they should have left them in, as the length would not have added much.
"Making of" Featurette
Dark Horse Comics AVP Cover Gallery: In the form of a slideshow, this is an interesting lok at another media's take on the idea.
DVD Rom content-First Edition AVP comic book, AVP Background study, and exclusive preview of the upcoming AVP Graphic novel
Overall view of the DVD:
This is a movie that was given a lot less credit by fans and critics alike then it deserved. It wasn't as suspenseful as the previous Alien movies, but it made up for that in how well the fight scenes played out. It had more of the feel of the Predator movies then the original Alien. I would rate it higher, but there are those minor nitpicks that my own mind keep coming back to, though they shouldn't bother anyone who is not as much a fan. I loved the nods to previous movies, and that is something excellent to keep an eye out for. Overall this movie is worth at least the rental, and is a fun movie for a night in.
