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12 THE M'OANIEL FREE PRESS NOVEMBER1 2007 Features I Entertainment A VP 2: Your Christmas present is on the way Who cares if the movie is any good? The trailer is likely the best ever and undoubtedly the most violent By Patrick Stinson, Contributor paper, I threw in a joke about how Nevertheless, the film was As anyone who read my last review I could do a review of an excel- reviled. Ordinary people could will know, [ am a pretry big &0 of lenr trailer I had seen recenrly She quite fatrly make rhe case that chc monster movies. ru anyone who found this idea most amusing and movie Slicked. Diehard fans of the knows me must come to under- bade me do so. rwo franchises made rhe further stand, I bear a particular love of The trailer, if you hadn't al- criticism rhar the film was a rather monster movies from Asia, which ready gathered, is that of the up- tame PG-13. All previous films had characterize rheir crearures as enor- coming film Aliens vs. Predator: been much darker and gorier: the mous, unstoppable, god-like beasts. Requiem. This is a sequel to rhe ramer raring was seen as an insult- Godzilul is of course rhe firs[ and most recenr emry in the Alien se- ing attempt to appeal to rhe lowest finest example of this form, and ries, which united the Alien-a common denominator, [n short, its many sequels and np-offs have bestial, insect-like killer-with the the movie alienated the very core formed a sub-genre of their own. Predator-c-an intergalactic big- of fans that it had to rely upon to Occasionally, American filmmak- game hunter. The two franchises, succeed. ers will try to ape this style-the both owned by 20th Cenrury Fox, Movie studios, bless their currencly-unticled upcoming proj- actually had been brawling in a greedy hearts, really do listen when ect from ).J. Abrams (rhe first trail- money's at stake. The trailer may The promotional poster reads, "This Christmas, there will be no peace on earth!' er for it played before TTamformm) be found at hrtp:llmedia.mov- appears to be rhe latest example. The trailer earns its ies.ign.comimedia/746/746237/ times over: a man's face is dissolved Wolfis prominently featured in the Bur American monster movies R-rating many times vids_l.hrml. You'll never sec ir in by an Alien's acid blood, a Preda- trailer. He is seen to slice apart an also have their own style. Usually, a theater because this particular [or throws a weapon and nails a Alien with a futuristic whip, wrestle a more manageably-sized monsrer over: a man's face preview is restricted to over-17s by woman to a wall, and then pro- two Aliens at once, and fight a duel sralks the characters until they rally is dissolved by an the MPAA. Yes, the two-minute ceeds ro blow rwo people's heads with the Predalien. rogerher and fight back. I would Alien's acid blood, trailer is more violent than the last off at once ... so consider yourself If you consider yourselfa fan of argue that Alien is the archetype film in the franchise. The message warned. There also appears to be a either of these franchises, J recom- for the modern American monster a Predator throws a [hat Greg and Colin Strause, the sub-plot about the military want- mend catching this in the theater movie: though derivative of many weapon and nails a directors of the upcoming film, are ing ro bomb the town to destroy this winter. You could always wait works that preceded it, it was the woman to a wall, and sending to fans is that this one will the Alien outbreak. for a proper review, but based on first Hue blending of science fiction be "very different." The movie's lead character this trailer I can predict it delivers and horror, and it proved a slgnifi- then proceeds to blow The trailer depicts a Predator appears rather similar to Ripley, whar the fans want in the area of cam commercial SUCC<::l;S. Its sequel, ship crashing near a Colorado sub- Sigourney Weaver's iconic char- action. As far as whether it will be Aliens, w"" also successful and is two people's heads off urb. The ship has been overrun by acter from previous installments. a good movie ... 1 honestly couldn't generally considered one of the: at once ... so consider Ati"ns, induding [he ~Prc:datien.H a This is a lint" disappointing; I tell you yet, but no doubt a lugc finesr (and most-imirared) acrion yourself warned. genetic hybrid glimpsed at rhe end love strong women as characters part of me will enjoy it either way; films ever made. Though its furrher of the previous film. Disturbingly, a bur some creativity would be nice. sequels are universally considered young boy and his father appear to Hopefully, the character will prove Alien us. Predator: Requiem does inferior, [he series is notable in that franchise of comic books, novels, be early victims-they are attacked distinct from Ripley. However, nor exist yet, and this reviewer real- all of them are filmed with artistry and compurer games ever since by larval "facehuggers" in the open- in their interview with MTV, the ly needs to make mote friends with and seriousness .. .in short, they are Aliens and Predator first came out ing moments of the nailer, mean- Strause brothers claim that the real the time, inclination, and resources all ar least wonh watching. in the late 1980s, but not until ing that full-fledged Aliens will star of the film is a Predator. "We to drive him to the cinema so char Hopefully, all this meta-analy- 2004 did somebody make a movie burst from their chests before long. call him the Wolfinternally because he may review a movie with actual sis has distracted YOll from the fact Out oftc. To be fair, Alien tn. Preda- The trailer next offers various shots basically he's Harvey Keitel from plot and dialogue. [hat I don't actually have a review tor had some good fight scenes, of mayhem, including whar appear 'Pulp Fiction.' He's the cleaner. He for you this week. JUSt plain didn't well-executed practical effects and [Q be some deliberate homages to shows up and he's not there for the Check out the trailer at have the time. 'When I confessed actually made an attempt to unite shots from Predator and Aliens. trophies .... lf anybody gets in his McDanielFreePres!I.com rhis to the Matriarch of this fine the stories of the two franchises. The trailer earns irs R-rating many way, he'll JUSt cur 'em in half." 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