Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Aliens vs Predators: Requiem - 2 Tubs

I suppose if more people were coming to see this movie that it would earn up to four tubs; but the truth is that it’s no better than the first meeting of these two villains. Even though it’s a movie that attracts mostly guys, it must attract guys who only have enough money for the price of admission and an occasional beer they snuck in – which is easier to do during the winter than summer. I sat and watched the first half hour of this movie while on break and pulled for the Predator, who despite his dreadlocks, at least has the appearance of a warrior – the Alien on the other hand looks like a cross between an otter and a dragon. I have no idea how it turns out. I would neither use a free pass nor purchase the DVD when it comes out based on what I saw in the first half hour. The movie is filmed mostly in the dark so we won’t notice how lame the special effects are. Fortunately, viewers have no interest in the credits and the ushers are able to clean this auditorium before the stupid songs from L.A.’s top 100 unsigned artists blasts at us through the speakers and we can’t hear ourselves complaining about the mess we’re having to clean.

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