Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Rating ***/*****, or 6/10

Second attempt at an epic battle between the two species of space monsters at least caters to the fans: this movie is rated R, and rightly so. Due to the sudden appearance of a vicious Xenomorph/Predator hybrid – the silly named 'Predalien' – a Predator spaceship crashlands in a rural American area, where there are plenty of humans to kill off in increasingly disturbing and gory ways. Soon the survivors fight to leave their overrun town alive, while a lone Predator seeks a way to cover the whole incident up and kill as many aliens as possible. The Predalien however, turns out to be a formidable opponent for both humans and Predator alike. The overall story is largely nonexistent and the cast list consists solely of no-names good only for getting brutally slaughtered, but the movie never pretends to be anything other than hardcore Alien and Predator action, and delivers in that regard, as well as in great creature design once more. Also, the many little references to almost all installments of both movie franchises make it obvious this is mostly intended as little more than a fanboy's dream.

Starring: Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz

Directed by Greg & Colin Strause

USA: 20^th Century Fox, 2007