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[The Take Out Bandit]

Watched this tonight while visiting friends, and it wasn't at all as awful as the critics and Paul Anderson haters would have one believe. I suspect part of the hatred was from the 50% of the Aliens fanbase that was half of the film's target audience being pissed off at the wholesale ownage of Aliens by the Predators.

THEY HAVE THE BOMB!

Your acid blood don't mean crap to bad ass delicious seafood weapons!

That said - I'll watch a Paul Anderson movie over another fucking dull Brett Rattner movie any day of the week. Not even Salma Hayek can save Rattner!

 

[demon]

Apparantly there was a shitload cut from the movie, too. I bet the uncut version (which I think will come out on DVD some time) will be significantly improved. I thought it was entertaining, and most popcorn action flicks bore me.

 

[kgHavok23]

are you serious? This movie was bad, plain and simple. Entertaining at parts----and by parts i mean like 3 scenes-----the best praise i can offer it, but as a movie as a whole, I wanted my money back.

 

[demi]

Even the movies you watch are poor, TToB.

 

[Fuzzy]

It was an ok movie but I'm not looking forward to the sequel at all.

 

[Dead]

Apparantly there was a shitload cut from the movie, too. I bet the uncut version (which I think will come out on DVD some time) will be significantly improved. I thought it was entertaining, and most popcorn action flicks bore me.

That was a lie by Paul Anderson. What you saw was essentially what the final film would be. All the excuses about "subplots" and more gore were made up by Anderson.

I suspect the so-called extended cut of Event Horizon doesn't exist either

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Even the movies you watch are poor, TToB.

I don't dispute $FREE.95!

are you serious? This movie was bad, plain and simple.

Elaborate before I file you in with the Aliens fanboy side of the argument.

I enjoyed the movie for what it was, and how they attempted to tie it in to ancient cultures and bring the two movie universes together.

My only real complaint was the obviously stupid idea of keeping a queen alien chained up in the basement. That's a bit retarded, but I didn't pop this in the DVD player expecting feelm.

Oh, and poor Colin Salmon. Not only does he buy it in the movies I see him in, but he's always fucking getting diced into cubes. >:|

 

[Zaptruder]

The preds got their ass kicked pretty good...

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I like the movie for only one reason... the "Love and Basketball chick" I got a big crush on that chick.

 

[Warm Machine]

That was a lie by Paul Anderson. What you saw was essentially what the final film would be. All the excuses about "subplots" and more gore were made up by Anderson.

I suspect the so-called extended cut of Event Horizon doesn't exist either

There was never a lie by Paul Anderson, the rumored meeting and showing of the film with Paul Anderson was a lie.

 

[Manick Joe]

Aliens Vs. Predator, not so bad. :/

DIE

 

[karasu]

yeah. I like how Sanaa Lathan and the Predator were running side by side from an explosion. In slow motion. With the predators dreadlocks flowing in the wind. I thought I was watching Lethal Weapon 5. I would like to stab Paul Anderson in the ear with my penis.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

yeah. I like how Sanaa Lathan and the Predator were running side by side from an explosion.

l00fles!

I dunno, if that ultra fast sled on ice were an amusement park ride - I'd keep going on it until they kicked me out of the park.

 

[Warm Machine]

I actually thought the movie was pretty competent though the entire story is as dumb as dirt. The pyramid 1000 feet under the ice where predators and aliens fight is about as contrived as you can get.

I like the pyramid concept and the Predators being reveared as gods but the thing didn't need to be in Antarctica. There are thought to still be pyramids in Mexico that are still undiscovered because they are covered in 25 feet of jungle debris.

I'd rather have seen archaeologists break the seal on a newly discovered pyramid and explore the inside. I'd then have the predators alerted to this intrusion via a signal and then have the happenings occur inside the structure.

 

[FoneBone]

yeah. I like how Sanaa Lathan and the Predator were running side by side from an explosion. In slow motion. With the predators dreadlocks flowing in the wind. I thought I was watching Lethal Weapon 5. I would like to stab Paul Anderson in the ear with my penis.

Oh, yeah. I didn't hate the movie as much as some did (though I still thought it sucked), but that "running in slow-motion silhouetted by a fireball" shot was so cliched that I couldn't help but crack up right in the theater. That might be the first time that I did that, actually (well, due to unintentional humor).

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I like the pyramid concept and the Predators being reveared as gods but the thing didn't need to be in Antarctica.

I suspect this was a convenient non-excuse for all this shit to go down, without attracting gobs of attention. Sure, that's ignoring spy satellites and such; but they also ignored the fact that you would be dead from exposure in Antarctica within minutes.

 

[Spectral Glider]

They find the fucking plot of the movie written on a stone fucking tablet! Are you kidding me with this shit? Get it outta here. I can't see how anyone who liked either Predator or Aliens, even a lil bit, could find anything redeeming about this bitch, bastard of a film.

 

[Dan]

Thanks to all you asshats that supported this fucking godawful looking movie, they announced they're making a sequel earlier this week.

 

[demon]

Thanks to all you asshats that supported this fucking godawful looking movie, they announced they're making a sequel earlier this week.

Well certainly you didn't support it, otherwise you'd know it doesn't deserve a sequel...

 

[android]

Thanks to all you asshats that supported this fucking godawful looking movie, they announced they're making a sequel earlier this week.

And weren't Ridley Scott and James Cameron both willing to direct in the Alien franchise again, if only they didn't have to join it with Predator. Now we will probably get neither director.

 

[Dan]

Well certainly you didn't support it, otherwise you'd know it doesn't deserve a sequel...

Huh? Your post makes no sense. I didn't see this piece of shit. It was painful just seeing ads and the trailers. I sure as fuck don't want a sequel.

And weren't Ridley Scott and James Cameron both willing to direct in the Alien franchise again, if only they didn't have to join it with Predator. Now we will probably get neither director.

I know at least Ridley Scott was interested in doing another Alien film, as long as he could do it right.

 

[Odnetnin]

its an entertaining B movie with A franchise characters (the customed guys). That said, it isn't as bad as some guys made it out to be, it ain't rocket science either and a tad too short.

0 personality cast too. They die, we don't care.

 

[demon]

Huh? Your post makes no sense. I didn't see this piece of shit. It was painful just seeing ads and the trailers. I sure as fuck don't want a sequel.

My post makes perfect sense. You haven't even seen it, therefor I am justifiably not interested in what you have to say about it.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I can't see how anyone who liked either Predator or Aliens, even a lil bit, could find anything redeeming about this bitch, bastard of a film.

Hey now, calm the f' down.

I didn't say anything about it being as good as, or better than, Predator - which is probably up there as one of my All Time Favorite Movies. Just that it's not the gaping case of open pit ass most folks would have you believe.

Then again, I don't have the adverse reaction to Paul Anderson most folks do. He's not the greatest director, but he's made a few flicks I've enjoyed, and a few stinkers.

 

[Spectral Glider]

I don't care one way or another about Paul Anderson, until this movie I didn't even realize he did MK and some other flicks. My adverse reaction comes from the piece of crap I saw on the screen. I saw it, and you're right, it wasn't a gaping case of open pit ass. It was gaping pit ass. And I'm sure that doesn't make any sense whatsoever, just like this bitch bastard of a film.

 

[Flynn]

yeah. I like how Sanaa Lathan and the Predator were running side by side from an explosion. In slow motion. With the predators dreadlocks flowing in the wind. I thought I was watching Lethal Weapon 5. I would like to stab Paul Anderson in the ear with my penis.

That scene still makes me laugh. Paul Anderson is a master of unintentional comedy.

 

[Wraith]

This movie was truly horrible. The plot was just TERRIBLE. I mean monumentally bad. I could list some more detailed reasons this movie sucked, but for that I'd have to watch it a second time.

that "running in slow-motion silhouetted by a fireball" shot was so cliched that I couldn't help but crack up right in the theater. That might be the first time that I did that, actually (well, due to unintentional humor).

I cracked up too. I couldn't help myself. People looked at me and I just laughed harder.