Alien vs Predator starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner (2004)
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Alien vs Predator starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner (2004)
The iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, battle each other on Earth for the first time on film. The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. No matter who wins, we lose.
DVD Movie Rating for: Alien vs Predator
Rating 4 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Alien vs Predator
An incredible and horrific adventure begins when billionaire industrialist Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) gathers an international team of archaeologists, scientists and security experts, led by environmentalist and adventurer Alexa "Lex" Woods (Sanaa Lathan), to investigate a mysterious "heat bloom" emanating from deep under Antarctica.
What they witness 2000 feet below the frozen surface at first excites, and then terrifies them. They discover a pyramid bearing a mixture of Aztec, Egyptian and Cambodian cultures. Inside the pyramid they find a matrix of chambers so technologically advanced that it becomes obvious that an extraterrestrial influence has been at work there for thousands of years. The chamber walls reconfigure unexpectedly, trapping members of the team and cutting them off from their colleagues.
Moving from chamber to chamber, the horrific truth finally reveals itself: Predators have been keeping alive a captive Alien Queen who lays eggs at 100 year intervals. Young Predators warriors are tested by fighting the Alien offspring. The team stumbles into the middle of an incredible rite of passage -- and a war between Aliens and Predators
DVD Production Details of: Alien vs Predator
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Full Screen, DTS Surround Sound
Rated: PG-13
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
Run Time: 101
DVD Features
Available subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson, Lance Henriksen, and Sanaa Lathan (theatrical version only)
Commentary by Alec Gillis (alien effects), Tom Woodruff Jr. (alien effects), and visual effects supervisor John Bruno (theatrical version only)
Includes theatrical version and an extended version with a new beginning
Deleted scenes
Making-of featurette
Dark Horse comic book cover gallery
DVD-ROM: the first edition of the AVP comic book, AVP comic book background study, exclusive 16-page preview of the upcoming AVP graphic novel
Cast of the movie: Alien vs Predator
- Sanaa Lathan .... Alexa Woods
- Raoul Bova .... Sebastian de Rosa
- Lance Henriksen .... Charles Bishop Weyland
- Ewen Bremner .... Graeme Miller
- Colin Salmon .... Maxwell Stafford
- Tommy Flanagan .... Mark Verheiden
- Joseph Rye .... Joe Connors
- Agathe De La Boulaye .... Adele Rousseau
- Carsten Norgaard .... Rusten Quinn
- Sam Troughton .... Thomas Parks
- Petr Jákl .... Stone
- Pavel Bezdek .... Bass
- Kieran Bew .... Klaus
- Carsten Voigt .... Mikkel
- Jan Pavel Filipensky .... Boris (as Jan Filipensky)
- Adrian Bouchet .... Sven
- Andy Lucas .... Juan Ramirez
- Liz May Brice .... Supervisor
- Glenn Conroy .... Technician
- Eoin McCarthy .... Karl
- Karima Adebibe .... Sacrificial Maiden
- Ian Whyte .... Scar
- Tom Woodruff Jr. .... Grid
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Reviews of the movie: Alien vs Predator
In delivering PG-13-rated excitement, Alien vs. Predator is an acceptably science-fiction action thriller with some noteworthy highlights, even if it squanders its opportunity to intelligently combine two popular and R-rated franchises. Rabid fans can justifiably ask "Is that all there is?" after a decade of development hell and eager anticipation, but we're compensated by reasonably logical connections to the Alien legacy and the still-kicking Predator franchise (which hinted at AVP rivalry at the end of Predator 2); some cleverly claustrophobic sets, tense atmosphere and impressive digital effects; and a climactic AVP smackdown that's not half bad. This disposable junk should've been better, but nobody who's seen Mortal Kombat or Resident Evil should be surprised by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson's lack of imagination. As a brisk, 90-minute exercise in generic thrills, however, Anderson's work is occasionally impressive
The Predator, with its humanoid form and familiar-looking arsenal of weaponry, is practically an old mate. Albeit, one who's had some really bad plastic surgery, become a misanthropic Rastafarian and joined the NRA. Plus there's no reasoning with an Alien (here called "serpents"). It'd be like trying to remonstrate with a shark.
This movie exists mainly because people will pay good money to see an Alien take on a Predator - it's like the ultimate pro-wrestling bout. And much like a pro-wrestling match, don't expect this movie to have much of a plot, character development or any decent lines. Just sit back, wait for the big smackdown and admire the shiny costumes.
An ancient pyramid structure is discovered deep under the ice of an island off Antarctica. Billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen, Aliens) assembles a team of experts to be the first to explore this incredible find. His team includes an obligatory gutsy female, called Lex (Sanaa Lathan, Out of Time), a cute Italian archeologist called Sebastian (Raoul Bova, Under the Tuscan Sun), a nervous Scots engineer called Graeme (Ewen Bremner, Trainspotting), and various other disposable characters, soon to be cannon fodder and Alien din-dins.
They arrive in Antarctica to find a mysterious hole has already been neatly drilled 600m down to the pyramid temple and blithely decide to descend anyway. Lex lays down three rules: no-one goes anywhere alone, maintain communication at all times, and don't be a hero - all designed to be ignored immediately.
The Predators take out a few anonymous crewmen, before the snap-frozen Alien queen thaws out and starts hatching her brood - then it's game on.
Lance Henriksen provides a link back to the original Aliens franchise and does a wee pen trick as reference to his role as the android Bishop, way back in 1986. Here, he is the owner of the corporation that will build the lookalike Bishop in the future, presumably as homage to the billionaire.
Sanaa Lathan is a disappointment as the would-be leader. She's nowhere near as intense or believable as Sigourney Weaver was, and fails to convince us of her capabilities. There are a few small scares but you never feel like the female lead is ever in real danger.
AVP is not as cerebral and creepy as Alien (or Aliens), and nor is it as meat-headedly macho and fun as the original Predator movie. It's enjoyable enough if you're looking for mindless M-rated thrills, but as a successor to either franchise - it's not worthy
Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) is hired by Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henrikson) to join a team of scientists and adventurers to investigate an apparently ancient pyramid found deep beneath the ice in Antarctica.
After the team arrive at the pyramid they are caught out by a nightmarishly changing labyrinth inside, and a terrible danger they don't see until it's far too late.
As they delve deeper they discover evidence that far from being man-made, the pyramid was built by the precursor to three of the biggest civilisations known to man, and the reasons behind its construction are far more sinister than a simple tomb.
Worse, they find themselves caught in the middle of a battle between to of the most brutal species ever to hit the big screen.
Once the fighting starts, the team find themselves running for their lives as they are hunted down by their two unseen foes.
With defeat and death staring them in the face, the team realise that if they are to survive they must choose a side. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" as Sebastian De Rosa (Raoul Bova) so rightly states.
AvP is everything that audiences have come to expect with this kind of generic action-fest, and a bit more too.
It is crammed with slick CGI effects, however, there is a nice balance between live-action and computerised imagery.
The cast do an adequate job, but the true stars here are definitely the Aliens and the Predators who dominate the action every time they are on screen.
Some fantastically choreographed action set pieces will cannot fail to disappoint audiences and fans alike. The role of the gladiator-like predator is played by a 7ft former basketball player and as a nice contrast to the stealthy lethal Alien.
Anderson also thrown a few surprises into the generic mix. Despite first impressions it is not always easy to see which characters will live or die. And in spite of holding little surprises for those familiar with this type of move, the ending is satisfying enough.
Overall, AvP is a good blend of action and horror that thrill seeking audiences and creature feature lovers should see at least once, and the frequent references to both the previous Alien and Predator films will keep avid fans happy throughout.
