Alien vs. Predator
Editor's Note
When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes between the deadly foes were played out on the printed page. Fans have had to endure a lengthy wait for a cinematic match-up, but writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson (EVENT HORIZON) has finally delivered the blood-splattered goods in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Set in the near future, a team of archaeologists lead by Charles Wiedland (Lance Henriksen, returning for more ALIEN action after appearances in the second and third films) ventures towards an inexplicable "hot zone" detected in Antarctica. Joined by Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) and the requisite amount of human fodder for the otherworldly creatures to feast on, Wiedland and his cohorts discover a sizeable underground pyramid. Chaos ensues as they awake the Queen alien from her blissful slumber, causing face-hugging and chest-bursting scenes aplenty. But the ailing crew has a further quandary to grapple with in the shape of some fearsome Predators, who are using the aliens as bait for their offspring to brawl with in an ancient initiation ritual. With the human team trapped in the labyrinth-like pyramid, the battle evolves into a nail-biting three-way tussle between the archaeologists and their extraterrestrial adversaries. Fans of both the ALIEN and PREDATOR movies should find much to satiate their appetites here, and with an ending suggesting further hostilities between the pernicious coupling, this one looks set to run and run.
Features Audio Commentary By Alec Gillis, Tom Woddruff & John Bruno
Audio Commentary By Paul W.S. Andreson, Lance Henriksen & Sanaa Lathan
Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound
Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
D-Box Motion Sensor Track
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Seamlessly Branched Unrated Cut
Subtitles: French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Trivia Track
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Foxvideo
Release Date: 9/23/2008
Running Time: 108 minutes
Original Release Date: 2004
Catalog ID: 2241415
UPC: 00024543414155
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Cast & Crew Ewen Bremner
Lance Henriksen
Raoul Bova
Sanaa Lathan
Alexander Berner - Editor
Dan O'Bannon, et. al. - Based On Characters By
David Johnson - Cinematographer
Gordon Carroll - Producer
Harald Kloser - Original Music By
Paul W.S. Anderson - Director
Paul W.S. Anderson - Screenplay
Ray Chan, et. al. - Art Director
Thomas M. Hammel - Executive Producer
When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes between the deadly foes were played out on the printed page. Fans have had to endure a lengthy wait for a cinematic match-up, but writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson (EVENT HORIZON) has finally delivered the blood-splattered goods in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Set in the near future, a team of archaeologists lead by Charles Wiedland (Lance Henriksen, returning for more ALIEN action after appearances in the second and third films) ventures towards an inexplicable "hot zone" detected in Antarctica. Joined by Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan) and the requisite amount of human fodder for the otherworldly creatures to feast on, Wiedland and his cohorts discover a sizeable underground pyramid. Chaos ensues as they awake the Queen alien from her blissful slumber, causing face-hugging and chest-bursting scenes aplenty. But the ailing crew has a further quandary to grapple with in the shape of some fearsome Predators, who are using the aliens as bait for their offspring to brawl with in an ancient initiation ritual. With the human team trapped in the labyrinth-like pyramid, the battle evolves into a nail-biting three-way tussle between the archaeologists and their extraterrestrial adversaries. Fans of both the ALIEN and PREDATOR movies should find much to satiate their appetites here, and with an ending suggesting further hostilities between the pernicious coupling, this one looks set to run and run.
Features Audio Commentary By Alec Gillis, Tom Woddruff & John Bruno
Audio Commentary By Paul W.S. Andreson, Lance Henriksen & Sanaa Lathan
Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound
Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
D-Box Motion Sensor Track
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Seamlessly Branched Unrated Cut
Subtitles: French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Trivia Track
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Foxvideo
Release Date: 9/23/2008
Running Time: 108 minutes
Original Release Date: 2004
Catalog ID: 2241415
UPC: 00024543414155
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Cast & Crew Ewen Bremner
Lance Henriksen
Raoul Bova
Sanaa Lathan
Alexander Berner - Editor
Dan O'Bannon, et. al. - Based On Characters By
David Johnson - Cinematographer
Gordon Carroll - Producer
Harald Kloser - Original Music By
Paul W.S. Anderson - Director
Paul W.S. Anderson - Screenplay
Ray Chan, et. al. - Art Director
Thomas M. Hammel - Executive Producer
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Review
Variety 6 of 10
Variety 6 of 10
The thing-a-ma-jigs have it out with the whatch-a-ma-call-its -- as several humans scurry and scream between -- in "Alien Vs. Predator," the kind of two-for-one dogfight (last repped by "Freddy Vs. Jason") that usually does more to bury a franchise than revive it. Starless current B-pic brings the uneven but hitherto A-budgeted "Alien" series down a peg or two...Film fails to explain how the humans managed to bounce back from that scorched-Earth interlude, why the Aliens stayed popsicle-fresh, or what made the Predators decide to stop by again after several millennia's absence. - Dennis Harvey
The thing-a-ma-jigs have it out with the whatch-a-ma-call-its -- as several humans scurry and scream between -- in "Alien Vs. Predator," the kind of two-for-one dogfight (last repped by "Freddy Vs. Jason") that usually does more to bury a franchise than revive it. Starless current B-pic brings the uneven but hitherto A-budgeted "Alien" series down a peg or two...Film fails to explain how the humans managed to bounce back from that scorched-Earth interlude, why the Aliens stayed popsicle-fresh, or what made the Predators decide to stop by again after several millennia's absence. - Dennis Harvey
