10 Things You Didn't Know About AVP 2

[@continuallyblessed44]

My biggest compliant was how dark the film was. It was hard to see what was going on most of the time.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

Aliens gave just the right amount of light ie hive fight AvP R needed a brightness level setting. I think it was to hide the low cost effects

[@shannonbayley3684]

@@JamesCraigWhoop watching behind the scenes and guys like James A Jannise etc, apparently the effects were excellent. It's just baffling.. Maybe the cinematographer was has an aversion to light 🤣

[@BELLA-mf6hb]

Wait.... You could see something? 😂

[@weretacotm207]

Absolutely agree, I couldn't see a damn thing

[@tomwells8093]

Small budget so not much CGI. They had costumes and animatronics that do not look good when shown in the light. So they artificially darkened it. You can tell by the extreme contrast. It was already dark but the bad effects and props made them do it even more

[@BASS131]

The part that sucks about the 3rd one getting cancelled is it sounded like they were finally going to make the type of movie everyone was wanting from the beginning

[@deepnecrosys]

The first one was meant to be in the future in space, but the producers thought it would cost too much. Sad.

[@BASS131]

@@deepnecrosys Its one of the main reasons a lot of people were disappointed in the AvP movies. Fox was too worried about spending too much to make the movies many fans were wanting. If they want fans to come out and support the movies, they have to make something that the fans wanted out of the films.

[@MrDman21]

Ain't that how it always goes? Hollywood is a strange mistress 😏

[@BASS131]

@@MrDman21 it’s just a matter of film companies thinking it’s would be too expensive to make it happen, that they will not make enough from its time in theaters to justify the cost. The main goal they have is to spend as little as they can get away with, and get as much as possible back. I’m all for not spending too much, but not when it makes the movie crap. These companies need to remember that the movie has to be worth a damn if they want us to go see it.

[@eddysandland58]

@@BASS131 , I didn't know about the 3rd Film! What was it gonna be n How was it meant to be The One We All Wanted? Cheers

[@mustangtel9265]

Could have been a decent movie if only they had TURNED THE DAMN LIGHTS UP !

[@MrWoodMan23]

This never needed a sequel. I was content with the first one.

[@pucknorris3473]

In my head I like to think Bill Paxton's character from Predator 2 is the ancestor of Bill Paxton's character from aliens it was a huge plot point in Predator 2 that the Predator would not kill that one lady cop because she was carrying his kid, he had this weird slightly uncomfortable thing for Vasquez in Aliens... I like to think that it's because of how much she reminded him of his grandmother LOL

[@gokugoma3258]

It's going to be okay

[@user-oz5xb9ed3w]

right? what a kook!

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

Awesome theory - love it 😂🤣👍

[@DrQuagmire1]

@@yesyesyesyes1600 actually....no!!!! because the bar scene in "Predator 2" was originally longer, where we actually meet Leona's husband (he was also featured in the script as well)

[@D3epb1u3]

This is still one of the only movies that I have ever seen get an entire movie theater to laugh. When the woman in the APC said "The government wouldnt lie to us" the whole theater laughed. That was the most memorable part of the movie for me.

[@Shadow__133]

US people are funny. Very unique how they interact with movies (clapping, cursing, etc) in a flamboyant way.

[@mbryson2899]

@@Shadow__133 I saw "Pulp Fiction" in the theater after it had been out a month or so (and was therefore pretty infamous) in the company of four international college students, two from Germany, two from Belgium. They enjoyed the fil but they were very nervous because of how loud and raucous the audience was. From the crowd reactions they thought that Americans were all genuine lunatics and they feared that they'd be violently crazy when the movie was over.

[@Shadow__133]

@@mbryson2899 I remember many movies with people clapping when the "hero wins" and I agree it can be quite creepy for non US people. I wonder: Do they know it's just a movie? Do they know the movie/clapping profits are probably going to sponsors in "less friendly" nations? Why do they behave like they are sitting in their living rooms? Not to mention dining in theater. Popcorn I get it, but eating chicken and pizza is too much 😣. Strange, but I admire the patriotism (to cheer for the hero) and, of course, the freedom to do. Sill, much better than trying to watch a movie in France, where I learned the hard way all movies are dubbed (not subtitled) out of pure arrogance 😂.

[@mbryson2899]

@@Shadow__133 A sociologist friend of mine attributes audience reaction in the U.S. to a holdover from live theater. I'm 58, and trust me habits have changed in the U.S. to internalizedl accolades instead of cheering toward crew and actors who aren't actually there. BTW, theater (and concert and sports venue) concession prices are outrageous and that is very much regognized. Unfortunately people still patronize them so I doubt that will change. In addition many entertainment sites ban outside food and drink by law and/or policy in pursuit of ephemeral "security" reasons. It's actually a license to gouge.

[@iceghost1470]

As an American, I can tell you that flamboyant behavior and carrying on during a movie at the cinema is not normal. I find it quite annoying if someone starts acting loudly or distracting. If I am at a comedy and people are laughing, then sure. But clapping and commenting and whatnot? No thanks.

[@pangaeawriter8766]

I actually saw AVPR in theaters on opening day. That one woman's line "The government doesn't lie to people" had me laughing so hard I almost passed out! And Minty - "The Predator" did acknowledge the 1st AVP! If you look at the display case behind Jake Busey when he meets the incoming anthropologist, you can see Lexx's spear that the elder hunter gave her, as well as the improvised spear Scar made for her.

[@DrQuagmire1]

as much shit the 2018 movie has gotten, I do give Shane Black some major kudos for at least acknowledging that moment

[@RooCrew]

I remember as a kid being so hyped for this movie. I watched the bloody trailer so much

[@Dannyboyefc]

#1 It was filmed in complete darkness and you can’t even see it 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[@jean-mi1825]

Unfortunately that's not true. The movie was darkened afterwards (the reasons why were never fully revealed). If you compare some scenes from the trailers to the final theatrical release, it is obvious.

[@Dannyboyefc]

@@jean-mi1825 yeah it was a joke

[@greenkoopa]

If you change the color on your tv to almost negative exposure you can see it. Gory as fuck, which is why they darkened it, to keep it off the X or NC17

[@chichiboypumpi]

The ‘trophy’ girl getting shurikened is actually pleasing. Also, I don’t like prometheus and covenant

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Well, you can't expect EVERY Movie to be 100% perfect, but I get what Minty is trying to say at the beginning of the video

[@Viking_Luchador]

Liked that it was Rated R (improvement over its predecessor) but zero interest in the human characters. Even the woman who was a returning soldier felt like she could've had a lot more focus.

[@The_Based_Batman]

As bad as everyone says this is, it can't be as bad as the Predator (2018) and has a killer soundtrack. People often say that this movie doesn't have any memorable characters, but the Predalien and Wolf rivalry is actually my favorite part of this movie. Let alone, this introduced Wolf, quite possibly the BEST Predator since 2. It's not perfect, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@lancer737]

True! Wolf is the best Predator hands down.

[@Samaritan38]

I like Wolf in AvP2 as the only Predator that's not into 'hunt mode on humans' by far.

[@xevious21]

@@Samaritan38 Yeah, except when he's discovered and a "my bad" moment.

[@Samaritan38]

@@xevious21 The "my bad" moment the teen girl unexpectedly got in the way which I found a strange scene.

[@xevious21]

@@Samaritan38 me and my friends were laughing hysterically in the theaters at that scene.

[@Metalisalearning77]

Personally..... What is so frustrating for me about the AVP material is since their respected franchises starting out:- Dark Horse Comics from the late 80s all the way up to 2004 had tonnes of potential stories already there!!! So much potential & unique ideas they could've used! Instead they placed these movies within a contemporary setting! Hollywood had a treasure trove of ideas & not only did they not bother with them; it seams they flatout IGNORED them!!! & instead we've got wasted potential! & in AVP Requiem's case with the exception of the Predator character; the rest of the cast (no fault of the actors/actresses) it's a case of "8 Deadliest Words"

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

I know it is far from the best movie ever made but there is some fun to be had with this one. Personally, i really liked the Predator in this movie. He is probably my favorite of all the predators seen on the big screen. I just wish the movie had not been so damned dark.

[@NTJ1984]

Great video as usual, Minty. The scene in the hospital maternity ward still gets to me. Still waiting for a 10 things you didn't know about Minty. Keep up the good work.

[@mbryson2899]

Yes, "Ten Things We Didn't Know About Minty" would be awesome!

[@smally8499234]

Agreed, I love gore and horror but that maternity ward scene was fucked up and disturbed me.

[@ladiesgentswegothim]

Disturbing and unnecessary too. Why did they change the established xenomorph life cycle? (I know they tried this with Dallas and Brett in Alien 1, but it was cut and never revisited.)

[@NTJ1984]

@@ladiesgentswegothim I think that they were going with the fact that things changed because of the merger of Xenomorph and Predator genomes. In the books for Alien, if there isn't a queen, they'll have one that morphs into either a queen or a proto/psudo queen to grow the hive. And if memory is correct, in the novelization of the two AVP movies they state that the Xeno chestburster is a queen. So we're looking at a predalien queen ravaging a small town in Colorado. Besides, the ship that crashed didn't have enough facehuggers to cause the type of overrun that we see.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@ladiesgentswegothim Exactly, unnecessary is right. It just went too far. Just too far.

[@cgarciahfcu]

What made the movie bad was the human characters. If it had likeable characters, like in ALIENS or PREDATOR, then I think it easily would've ranked among the top Alien/Predator movies.

[@chrischandler889]

Absolutely

[@catonthehowlingmoonrecords9529]

Hate to be pedantic, Minty. This is more of a Monster Movie than a Slasher. Slashers usually have human antagonists (Sometimes with a supernatural twist) Love your vids, sir

[@lemhanback9595]

I guess I view movies differently, I actually enjoyed both AvP movies and own them both on DVD.

[@Ghostwolf82]

The only thing I really liked about this movie was the introduction of the Predator’s ‘Laser Mines’ that Wolf used in the sewer tunnels. Wouldn’t mind seeing something like them show up in a computer game at some point.

[@leonefurlan137]

the "power-glove/fist" was cool as well

[@Rosseboi]

Wolf was brilliant. The way he hunted the aliens was spot on. He didn't try brawn but instead trapped, baited and tricked the aliens into leaving themselves vulnerable.

[@Rosseboi]

Wolf deserves his own backstory film.

[@ba5989]

Yes that's only best scene and grabbing 2 aliens by the throats

[@predator7939]

Wolf was really the best thing about this movie in general. The Predalien was cool too. But the human scenes felt like a teen drama and a knock off of Aliens.

[@marcomarterer7232]

I love the first AVP no matter the PG13 restriction. I like horror and gore for entertainment, but AVP2 showed me where I draw the line: Aliens mouth raping pregnant woman to let her incubate snakes. Thats a no go to me and a sign of desperation for the director.

[@footballdude4271]

When he said “or what I like to call it” I was pretty confident he was gonna call it Alien vs Predator: Rectum That would’ve been legendary…

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Personally, I enjoy these concepts of ___ vs. ___ more in comic book form than on screen. People go in expecting so much from one or the other that doesn't live up to expectations

[@patrickbrown1179]

I wrote an idea for the 1st Alien VS Predator movie that a lot of the fans liked including Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Bill Duke, Alicia Marie, Matt Winston, & Janette Goldstein. They All liked the idea and having Victoria Rowell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Henriksen & Bill Paxton all getting caught up in the middle of a war between the Aliens & Predators in the middle of an unstable erupting island on the biggest Hawaiian Island.

[@diabolo3214]

I just found your channel today and have been watching all your past episodes. I just wanted to say what an excellent channel! Your passion for the movies really stands out and you don't take anything too seriously. I subscribed right away and look forward to seeing many more in the future. Keep up the awesome work!

[@bullet3827]

Hands down the best Predator to ever appear on screen. Wolf was an absolute BADASS!

[@DrQuagmire1]

You know guys, it's funny how Minty talks about how nasty the maternity ward sequence was, but yet, he DIDN'T mention the part where there was a scene where the sheriff's deputy gets stabbed in the gut by Wolf and later skinned and hung upside-down. HOWEVER....... the part he left out, was the scene of Wolf actually skinning the deputy before hanging him upside-down (confirmed by both Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff. Jr), but got removed from the final cut of the film due to being "too horrific"!!!! Now I call "Bullshit" on that, because the studio executives had that skinning scene cut out of the movie, and yet, they kept the maternity ward massacre intact.

[@shanekixmiller2133]

You are the man, Minty! When I watched your video for the first AVP I commented on there that I wanted to see you cover this one and here it is! You remain one of my top favorite youtubers, sir. Keep up the good work!

[@neojason8349]

One of the things I think that is difficult about the AVP movies is it hard to really show the dynamic in the Yautja society. Their society is based on honor and glory, creating a serious hierarchy struggle. If Wolf was able to bring back the pred-alien trophy it would have catapult him to the upper levels his society. It reminds me of the story of the Spartan who was trying to kill a ghost because he wanted to be the first to kill something twice.

[@RisingBeast00]

I agree. I always felt like trying to make a movie set in their homeworld would prove difficult.

[@pkillatwill4292]

The dad & son dying from the chest burst got me!! I can’t help liking every movie that has either the Alien or the Predator, neither or both, any movie connected…at least this one was rated R

[@Wario7793]

I kinda like this movie. I really enjoyed the 1st AVP movie. I had so much trouble even seeing what was going on in this 2nd movie, so I passed.. until I came across a director's cut 2 pack blu-ray set of both movies. They kinda fixed the lighting issue and changed a few scenes in the movie, and it helped. I actually enjoyed watching it recently.

[@PLASTK_pizza]

Prometheus and Covenant are on another level. Thanks for sparking my interest to revisit Requiem

[@jamessullivan4391]

On another level in hell!

[@thebrodator]

Not gonna lie, I really enjoyed this movie. Slasher b movies are exactly my thing, and say what you want about this movie, but it's way better than the Predator 2018, atleast these poorly written characters didn't annoy me.

[@chuckpryde2629]

Another Great Video, mate! Been watching for years. 👌🏾

[@jonmcgee6987]

I still can't believe a friend of mine convinced me to go see this movie in the theater on Christmas. The film was literally too dark and more of how they could shock the audience more kind of movie. Plus it fealt more like a more gory remake version of Aliens. Minus this movie being any good. Take charge strong female lead character. Plenty of aliens, an actual APC, and the site gets nuked at the end.

[@troyf.9050]

Yeah, that hospital scene with the babies and the 'deep-throat' was crazy. Dam near scar worthy

[@mentlinc]

So on brand for Alien tho!

[@diogogomes3238]

The only problem i have with AVP2 is the lack of light. Its too dam dark. They should be punished for making such a dark movie where u cant barely see anything

[@RodRod82]

@Jazzy Blade yeah I heard that excuse I think they were just inexperienced.

[@kevinhansen8211]

Agreed, liked the action, but some of it was hard to see, even in the theatre.

[@diogogomes3238]

@Jazzy Blade smells inexperienced team x)

[@peteranderson7260]

All I can say is that in every single you tube video that you release you always hit the nail on the head and say exactly what I am thinking 100% of the time !!! Honestly straight up your opinion is exactly what my opinion is 👍🏻

[@dougshaffer5524]

Babies getting eaten by alien embryos seemed to be a big part of this movie. From the pregnant waitress, to the maternity ward. It was never explained if the Predalien was a queen, or do Predators reproduce asexually thus giving it the ability to force embryos down women's throats.

[@ladiesgentswegothim]

Seemed unnecessary. A baby is a zero calorie snack compared to an adult human. I never understood this decision/departure from the lore.

[@dougshaffer5524]

@@ladiesgentswegothim I agree that it was all for cheap shock value. There was also the missed opportunity of different alien types like bears, deer, etc... Imagine a bear alien, that would have been awesome. I agree with you, that the original predators should have been able to detect the alien inside their comrade.

[@kyohel3]

That scene disturb me so much and it's sad too. All those woman came just to give birth. End up being use for making alien babies and kill off

[@RisingBeast00]

They made that shit up.

[@apex2000]

Well every supplimentry source says Predators have Males & Females, the later tending to be more powerful.

[@callanfrancais7954]

AvP Re-k-rium "It is was it is and it's not what it isn't." Love it Minty 😅

[@McPh1741]

I’m still holding out for a “Batman vs The Predator” movie based on the DC comic.

[@xeroabyss9597]

There's a fan made short I saw years ago, that you might find on youtube. It's more like a trailer, but the production is top notch,

[@beece16]

He's not Arnold and I never read that issue but I'm thinking Batman can take the Predator. Does he win??

[@blackc1479]

Yeah, batman dead end. Its on yt. I highly recommend it. They even had cast/crew from the first 2 pred movies working on it. So if they made it into a movie, which batman gets the nod? I'm a huge Keaton fan, but for once I think batflek would actually be a better choice.

[@blackc1479]

@@beece16 bats gets his shebs handed to him initially, as I recall.

[@McPh1741]

@@beece16 There were 3 comics written in the 90s. The first came out in 1991, I think. In that one, aA Predator goes to Gotham during a heatwave. Batman starts to investigate the murders and runs into the Predator. He proceed to get his ass kicked until he pushes the panic button on his key fob and the batmobile saves his life. He takes time to heal and make a power suit for the second fight.

[@coffeecocaine8878]

In my opinion this movie has the best Predator of all predator movies with the original being the contender. I loved his tactical mindset and gadget's and you could tell hes a badass veteran of many hunts. Wolf

[@davidwatsonillustrations3445]

I really enjoyed this movie, it's well paced and has great action, and great kills.. it's a far superior movie to the most recent addition "The Predator" (2018) that was awful, couldn't believe Shane Black "Hawkins" could mess it up so badly

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

The Predator was just freaking horrible

[@erikwilliams1562]

The Predator....nope never heard of it. Ever.

[@SharKwORDT95]

I enjoyed it till they made the plot revolve around trying to weaponize autism. Then I enjoyed it less.

[@RisingBeast00]

This movie is garbage but yeah I do agree that The Predator is also bad and even ruins the mythology of the Predator race by changing their motivation. I only know that by reading reviews of it and I was appalled by what Shane Black went with.

[@RisingBeast00]

@@SharKwORDT95 did you also enjoyed it when they changed the Predators' motivations too?

[@theidahotraveler]

Yes i love when you do these ones. Your channel is the only channel i can watch about movies. I'm not even interested in that kind of stuff but your channel changes that for me. K love it thank you so much. And i love your cool stuff. I would love to send you stuff from Idaho. I live in a state with only 1.7 million people and we have s tun of super old stuff here. I still watch laser disc and the dark crystal when k get bored

[@FunkyBukkyo]

Basically, they should've just, "Let them fight."

[@paulr.j.rosser2709]

I watched this DVD; then donated it to charity! The Predator in the Arctic with Aliens in an underground Pyramid...... whose actual name I can't remember; that was good 😊

[@F13fan]

I enjoyed this one! Predalien was badass! And the seeing the Predator planet was pretty cool and they sent a badass warrior to stop the aliens. I’ll agree the humans in both AVP films weren’t that interesting and the first felt like an Alien movie and the 2nd a Predator one. I liked both AVP movies(saw both in theaters) and the original Predator and Predators, The Predator, and Alien & Alien 2. So I’m a little partial to the series. I’m a fan of both creatures and never get. enough!

[@razorjake6839]

....... confession time: I use to have NIGHTMARES of that horrific hospital scene. In order to CONQUER this fear.... I had to play like a Dream Warrior and give myself a @#$%ing ROCKET LAUNCHER or something. 😂 still gives me the heebie jeebies.... I'm surrisied though that I FACED my FEAR and DID NOT fast forward through that part of this video. Your wise words helped calm me down there in the end. Thank you Minty. 😁

[@KrazyStrain]

Love your content!! Keep up the great work man!

[@williamjackson6705]

A vs. P Requiem was lit too darkly for Me. I thought overall that it was okay but casual sci-fi viewers of both series that I loaned My copy to, loved it. They enjoyed the kills.

[@dbluwlf3596]

Requiem wasn't all *that* bad. But, I can understand the hate for it. I did appreciate that we saw the Yautja(predator) home world, albeit briefly. And Wolf was pretty badass. He seemed like a specially trained predator for going after especially dangerous game. Not to mention the predalien, I imagine, was considered an abomination among the Yautja because of how dangerous it was and how quickly it could populate with Xenomorphs. Which would give more weight to Wolf's involvement.

[@Lirka_906]

Oh the movie is terrible, but I agree that the Wolf Predator was amazingly done, and a fantastic expansion to the predator franchise. Unfortunately, everything else in the movie is just really bad. All the human characters are just there to be killed and even the aliens are just dumb creatures that don't feel anything like the original perfect organisms. The predalien was pretty cool, but can't save the movie.

[@AlexTTzer0]

@@Lirka_906 I mean, the main reason you watch an AVP movie is to see aliens fight predators and in my point of view you get that a ton. Sure its lackluster in all other aspects but at least it gets a solid praise on its main purpose.

[@eliashuapilla]

According to the Yautja rules and honor code. Hunting Xenomorphs is supposed to be done only by those who have proved themselves worthy, becauseof how difficult they are. However the same can be said about humans. I could be wrong.

[@dub3140]

Oh boy. I’ve been waiting for this one! Thanks Minty! 🍻 Also. Wolf in this movie is one of the coolest predators revealed to date imo.

[@Andrimner78]

I also like the AVP movies like a guilty pleasure kinda way. I remember watching the second one Requiem on dvd with the directors commentary or someone else from the production and that they mention something about details you would miss out on if you were watching a dvd rather than Blu-ray, and sure enough some years later I rewatched it, this time on Blu-ray, and it still felt porly lit and all that, but something was different. You could see more details when ¨Wolf¨ was investigating the wrecked ship and probably a couple more scenes didnt feel so poorly lit. Anyway, nice upload as always. And thanks for the heads up consearning the uncut version. did not know about that, but will be sure to check it out. Greetings from Norway.

[@irishgotee]

It's like the Jason vs Michael Myers film we never got. Also I think the predator in this film was a total badass

[@p4rt_t1me_g0d]

I have to wonder how Marvel is going to fold the two into its universe, specifically the MCU. Street level characters would work best, Punisher, Daredevil, etc, but you know they have to throw in their popular characters to capitalize off them. The downside is that there's no real peril, they won't be in any real danger, except for The Hulk, he can survive a xenomorph implementation and the resulting creature would be terrifying.

[@Utubesanarc]

Well they did do a green lantern vs alien comic so anything goes

[@NStuffGuitars]

Yes I love this movie I'm so glad you're doing this one

[@DeepeyeLV]

AvP 99' by Rebellion was the game for both franchises, primitive in story, but fantastic in multiplayer, very Quake'y due to it's speed. Then AvP2 is an incredible story / atmosphere game. The multiplayer was even better. Fantastic game, one of the best mutiplayer experiences. AvP 2010 is a decent game, but felt like a downgrade after AvP2. Comics have been there since forever, yet only after Predator 2 easter egg, path for movies was opened. Too bad they were made with so little piety for the originals. It could be much, much, much better. Predators movie was decent, but bit lacking the depth. Predator 2018 is an absurd comedy. And Prometheus/Covenant are by default non-canon. Making something like that out of established franchise and with such downgrades all around (except the visuals) is at the very least embarrassing and insulting.

[@BeatRoot14]

Predator 2018 was one of the worst and most disappointing sequels ever made. Was horrible.

[@Maulyr]

Nailed on the games front! 🤘🏼

[@dannyplatt6161]

I agree with predators it is so underrated movie it my second favourite predator film after the original

[@DrQuagmire1]

and funny enough, I actually count the first 2 "AvP" games as legit sequels to "Alien 3". especially when you consider the fact, that the Predator Campaign for the original 1999 game has a level taking place in Fury-161, and the Marine Campaign starts you off in Hadley's Hope (10 years after the events from "Aliens")

[@RisingBeast00]

Who says the Prometheus films are non canon? Is that true? I personally didn't mind Prometheus but I hated Alien Covenant. So if they want to remove them from canon I guess I don't mind. But thing is what was even the point in making them.

[@DavidRJones82]

I liked it. I thought it was better than the first entry and fun. And the Jessie girl was a nice piece of eye candy till she got tacked onto the wall of the hospital.

[@wstine79]

This was a weird movie. The hospital pregnancy scene was odd, the gore was cool but hard to see at times.

[@gokugoma3258]

Yeah the movie was dark and I mean filmed in the dark but I still like it

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

The conversation went down Strauss Bros - We know effects. We can make it for 40 million dollars 20th Fox - Yeah it'll suck but pretty sure we can get more than 60 million DEAL

[@Christolclear101]

I actually went and saw this movie on Christmas Day in ‘07, I personally enjoyed it (it’s most definitely a guilty pleasure for me). And I must agree, I will definitely take this movie over Alien: Covenant anytime.

[@brandonking2679]

No way Jose

[@Christolclear101]

@@brandonking2679 👍 ok, cool. That’s your opinion.

[@RisingBeast00]

This movie is fucking garbage but at least it doesn't ruin the backstory of the Alien mythology.

[@RisingBeast00]

I cant agree with you about liking AVPR as a good movie but calling it a guilty pleasure is understandable. In a way I kind of agree that it's not as bad as Alien Covenant. AVPR is absolute trash but Alien Covenant goes back and undoes the whole backstory for the aliens. Wasn't it Ridley Scott that said the xenomorphs eggs were originally being transported by the Space Jockeys as a biological weapon? I really liked that idea. Alien Covenant pretty much shat on that idea.

[@Christolclear101]

@@RisingBeast00 all I said was I enjoyed it, I never said it was a good movie. 😄 The way I see AVPR and Covenant is similar to what James Rolfe from Cinemassacre said when comparing Alien 3 to Resurrection: “Alien 3 went for artistic tone, and failed. Alien Resurrection went for summer blockbuster trash, and succeeded.” And that’s basically how I would compare Covenant to AVPR: Covenant went for artistic tone, and failed, while AVPR went for B-Slasher entertainment trash, and succeeded.

[@deepnecrosys]

Yeah, that was a Xmas present to myself. We were at my in-laws and I asked who wants to see a movie. Well, needless to say I was alone. I love many aspects of the film.

[@JustinBrown25]

Me too only me and total hardcore fans was in the theater on Christmas Day good times

[@LandofMert76]

I really enjoyed this movie. the face hugger on the young boy and the face pumping the pregnant woman were so brutal. Really stand out scenes. There is always an action / sci fi movie released around Christmas. For some of us, this had become a Christmas tradition to go see it in the afternoon Christmas day.

[@crayzmarc]

Oh the pumping of eggs was bordering pornographic and too much!

[@darkwingdave79]

Yeah... the boy & his dad got it pretty bad. That's for sure.

[@LumpyAdams]

You're the type that likes every movie huh?

[@Yxalitis]

@@LumpyAdams I agree, I founf Requien hibghly enjoyable. And no, I certainly don't like every movie. Was the movie brilliant No Was it great cinema? No Did I enjoy it none the less? Yes.

[@Matt.Thompson.1976]

@@crayzmarc

[@rndmpinkiepie64]

Honestly, I *LOVE* this movie. I've always wanted to see a battle happening in a town that wasn't a huge city or a place far from civilization. This was the perfect setting, it was bloody, the humans were more or less just caught in the crossfire. One well equipped, skilled hunter vs a horde of drones and their cross-species leader

[@danielwilliamson6180]

1:18 AVP2 is great. I went to see it at the cinema with my brother. We both enjoyed it. It got really action packed and suspenseful towards the end. A shame we didn't get a 3rd movie. Would had loved to had seen a AVP3 with the Colonial Marines which it was more true to the original comics and video games.

[@RisingBeast00]

You have no reason to call AVP2 a "great" movie!!! It's fucking garbage!!! Oh yeah??? If it was great why wasn't there a 3rd movie???? Yeah I thought so. You seriously don't know any better. Even Minty who always seems to be very lenient on bad films and the filmmakers behind them acknowledges how garbage this movie is.

[@RisingBeast00]

I saw the movie with my brother in 2008 and I wasn't scared at all. I remember trying to be scared and I couldn't feel it. The movie is a big fat failure and you know it!!!!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@RisingBeast00 If you didn't enjoy AVP2. Don't take out on me! I thought it was great. If you don't like it, that's you opinion. Each to their own.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@RisingBeast00 I don't care. Now go away.

[@chrisburrows9758]

1 thing I didn't know about this movie was what was going on during the night scenes due to fact they filmed them entirely without any source of light.

[@ACARDtvMusic]

Predator: Concrete Jungle was way better than the AVP game. It came out in 2005 or 2006 I believe and I still own it.

[@adammyers7824]

I still play it! I want the same team to make a new one for PS5 🤞

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

It's just theater - Thank You Minty If it's garbage we can turn it off rather than letting it ruin our day

[@chichiboypumpi]

I’m not familiar with xenomorph biology but how was the predalien able to procreate via oviposition, I thought only queens could lay eggs

[@SharKwORDT95]

As a professional nerd, I can help. Xenomorphs have 2 forms of reproduction: laying eggs and converting living hosts into eggs. Converting the host into an egg is rumored to bypass needing a facehugger since the DNA the Xeno gets from the egg itself is sufficient to make a xenomorph from the get go. I say that it’s rumored because Ridley Scott likes pretending this doesn’t exist anymore so it’s only shown secondhand or though technically non canonical media according to Scott. Either way, the predalien used a unique form of that kind of reproduction that works by literally attaching a Xenomorph fetus to an infant and getting them to grow like that. It’s unclear if the predalien was the only one that could reproduce that fast because of its DNA being hybridized with the Predator DNA, but the one thing for sure is that the Predalien was definitely slated to become a queen if left unchecked.

[@chichiboypumpi]

@@SharKwORDT95 and knowing’s half the battle

[@ultramaximusreviews]

The pregnant women hospital scene was probably the best of the entire movie.

[@skooterbrah]

Yeah, I remember being excited about this when it first came out. Then I watched it once, and that was it. There was nothing that stood out about it. Don't get me wrong, I love a good, brainless popcorn movie, but this was just too mindless for me. If I find a used copy of it, I will give it another try, but I am not going out of my way to make it happen.

[@pucknorris3473]

I was just scrolling to the bottom of KZbin looking for something to watch... love it when I get a minty notification! Cheers from Florida mate!

[@Samaritan38]

...at least is not as bad as 'The Predator' 🤷‍♂️. It's surprising that the movie felt awfully like a fan fiction flick.

[@darkwingdave79]

Compared these 2 versus films, Requiem SMOKED the first versus film by far. It was absolutely brutal, violent and fun than the first and... it's Rated R. Something that this series REALLY needed.

[@christopherb.2658]

I saw this movie is theatre. I was shocked at the amount of violence compared to to the first AVP film. The scene that made me shudder and sink in my chair was when the predalien goes into the nursery in the hospital and all the babies started crying all at once.

[@smally8499234]

That whole maternity ward scene really got to me.

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

Strange, right? I mean, everybody knows that if Zombies conquer the world or H-bombs are dropped pregnant women and babies will die violently. But nobody wants to see it in a movie. Not even in a horror movie.

[@christopherb.2658]

@@yesyesyesyes1600 there is a BIG difference between imagining what something could be and actually seeing it (even if it was “staged”).

[@RisingBeast00]

Yeah too bad the film fucking sucked. 😒 Seriously the characters are terrible and unlikable and forgettable and the story is lackluster. I'd enjoy it for the action but the lighting and editing is terrible

[@jimjesus6057]

I had AVP for atari jaguar ...it was cool cause you could play as human,alien or predator

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

The only bad thing about AVP Requiem is that the Predalien is not even shown well in the movie, all the time it was in the darkness and only could be seen by the Predator's different aspect chang view, to me the movie is quite enjoyable and fun

[@bartistclord1916]

uh, no. and yes the Predalien should have been seen more, but the problem was the setting and the excessive screen time given to the human characters who should not have been in the movie at all. it should have taken place on the Predator ship, floating in space. no sausage lover's pizza, no bullies picking on pizza boy, no pizza boy is late to work, no pizza boy has a crush, no pizza boy is flirting, no pizza boy lets his keys get taken and thrown in the drain because he doesn't know the most basic self defense.

[@RisingBeast00]

Ummm no. That is certainly not the only bad thing about the movie. Shitty, unlikable characters and a boring, uninspired story is what killed it as well.

[@ascensionindustries9631]

The alien home world, or one they had completely overrun, was shown in the comics. Would be a kool scene to see a massive domed hive with swarms of aliens running around.

[@grapeshot]

We find out in this movie the humans are the most dangerous creatures of all. They just nuke the town.

[@dalton6739]

You made the reference and now I gotta ask for it! We need a "10 Things" Requiem for a Dream video!

[@wstine79]

So space truckers couldn't kill the Xenomorphs, Space Marines couldn't kill them, space prison monks couldn't kill them, space pirates couldn't kill them, but a pizza boy could with no problem.

[@joshuabrucemellis7933]

Never underestimate Pizza.

[@lancer737]

Considering all we know about the Aliens in the lore, its likely he didn't kill any of the aliens, since they can regenerate even after being crushed & dropped from super high distances in the air, as Riddle Scott stated in Covenant, and that compliments the lore, as we see from the Aliens perspective in AvP:Extinction & ALiens Colonial Marines, they do have powerful regenerate abilities, they have to be totally destroyed OR significant head destruction probably head removal also.

[@orinanime]

one space trucker DID kill them. and she did it again after becoming a dick worker when the Marines couldn't get the job done. pretty sure the pizza boy was nearly dead by the end of the movie. but his badass older brother and the soldier that were partnered up managed to survive long enough for the predator to do 99% of the work for them.

[@jonnyc8675]

Another great addition Minty! Can’t wait to see Ice Pirates!

[@Rosseboi]

Underated gem. Bad soap opera backdrop but Wolf is the best predator put to film. And it had a Predalien. And full of homage scenes. And it was R rated. Time will be kinder to this movie.

[@namelessandsouless1]

Alien vs Predator Requiem holds a special place in my heart for me. It was the last movie my mother and I watched together.

[@tammy6610]

I can't watch this movie. Seriously I can't see what's going on.

[@donnywilliams9494]

I've watched prometheus and covenant multiple times and I still don't know if I like them. At the very least it's fun to watch michael fassbender chew up scenery as David.

[@geardog24]

And this is why the Alien vs Predator arcade game has the only well written story.

[@Samaritan38]

Agreed. I also loved the Machiko Noguchi series as well.

[@xenoserum]

I enjoyed the graphic novels that had Aliens and Predators way before the movies and didn't mind the AVP2 film

[@xenoserum]

Also I like that you have easter eggs for links to the alien films and links in other graphic novels showed that Weyland Yutani knew about the creatures but kept it all secret.

[@setaside2]

The director's cut of AVP Requiem is by far my favorite of the anti-predator movies. Followed by Predators. It's a guilty pleasure, for sure but a pleasure it remains.

[@skylined5534]

I remember me and my mate Col going to see this at the Odeon at Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent. There used to be a bar inside and we'd put away 7 pints of Stella each then we tried to watch this 😂 After laughing loudly and taking the piss for the first 25 minutes we left... likely much to the relief of those trying to watch the film in earnest and resisting the urge to come and throttle us 😂

[@gryndkor]

It's a terrible film but an utter bloodbath and that's why I love it.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

How bad is it?

[@robd1329]

@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 extremely bad

[@antoniobotello4996]

I don't care what anyone says I like it even the 1st was cool. Both of them are entertaining to watch. 😊

[@mentlinc]

AVP2 is a classic

[@MrZombay]

I'd make the argument AVP2 is one of the absolute worst theatrical films released. It's basically unwatchable .

[@moonabys]

I loved it

[@shawndixon4536]

The original AvP PC game was the first and only game to ever give me a jump scare. That game was amazing, and I still have it with the original box.

[@pillboss1987]

I wish I could have seen this movie, but unfortunately the production forgot to include lighting into the budget and it was shot in complete darkness.

[@natsune09]

I enjoyed the movie, especially when compared to the previous movie.

[@247tubefan]

Could it have been taken seriously? Should it have been taken seriously?

[@tokyosmash]

“And in my opinions and I an an idiot” You’re so relatable, minty

[@infinitysynthesis]

This movie was soooo bad lol. It felt like an embarrassment to the franchises.

[@MindEyeMediaVR]

What gets me about the Alien vs. Predator movies is how much they have in common with Resident Evil. In the first Resident Evil movie (which was also directed by Paul W.S. Anderson), the characters go to an underground lab; in the first AvP movie, the characters go to an underground temple. In Resident Evil 2, characters have to leave Raccoon City before it's destroyed; in AvP 2, the same thing happens but in a different city.

[@gokugoma3258]

I enjoyed this one more than the first alien versus predator movie 👍🏾

[@RB-qh7ix]

Surely you can't be serious!

[@gokugoma3258]

@@RB-qh7ix I am serious and don't call me Shirley

[@loganSydney3024]

Great top 10. I loved the alien vs predator pc game and in it, u could be the marine, predator or alien and it was (from what i know) the first invention of the predalien, which didnt have the lay egg ability (lay egg was a movie invention). When i got avp and avp2 on dvd, i would just skip to the pred vs alien fight scenes. I was never interested in boring humans, so u were spot on. Top efforts Minty. Ur a champ. Keep it up. -ur fellow aussie fan from sydney