An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
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Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
Derek Malcolm's rating
Reader rating
Dir: Colin Strause, Greg Strause.
Cast: John Ortiz, Steven Pasquale, Johnny Lewis, Reiko Aylesworth
Description: A spaceship containing a deadly hybrid of the Predator/Alien species and some facehuggers crash-lands in Colorado, unleashing its voracious denizens on the poor townsfolk. Sheriff Eddie Morales struggles to maintain control of the situation, aided by Iraq veteran Kelly, one-time convict Dallas and his brother Ricky. Help of sorts arrives in the form of one of the Predators, who has been despatched to earth to clear up the infestation of Aliens, and slay the pernicious hybrid. Before the final showdown, the invaders cut a swathe through half of the residents of the state, leaving devastation and entrails in their wake.
Country: US. 2007. 93mins
A C-list cast and a B-list set of special effects adorn this hopeless rehash of the original Alien vs Predator movie (2003) - which was itself no great shakes.
It's the first feature of the brothers Colin and Greg Strause, who are said to be "passionate about the material". If only.
This time round the aliens and predators do battle against each other and a new composite monster called the Predalien - whom I at first thought might be a Republican Presidential candidate.
The creatures have dropped from the ether into a small Colorado town where ordinary people (very ordinary in this case) must fight to save themselves. John Ortiz, a theatre actor worth more than this, plays the policeman who calls in the National Guard.
The Strause brothers cloak most of the proceedings in the darkness of night, possibly to disguise the unconvincing nature of the slobbering nasties.
A lugubrious death hits both a little boy and a pregnant woman, which seems a bit beyond the pale. But a dog is spared, so that's OK.
Otherwise, a confused and confusing plot winds its way towards a conclusion that suggests a further episode. But after this mess another go is not worth even thinking about.
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