Rate-the-movie 15

Works the same as Rate-the-song. Rate from 1-10, 1 being horrible and 10 being brilliant. It's that simple. You can request one movie for the list at a time. So once you're movie goes on the Request List, you can't choose another til it's been posted as a Rate-the-movie. This rule is in place so I don't have a request list 100 films long and so no one person hogs the request list.

RTM 15: Alien vs Predator (Benjawi)

Alien vs. Predator (also known as AVP or AVP: Alien vs. Predator) is a 2004 science fiction action horror film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen and Raoul Bova. It is the first installment of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, adapting a crossover bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett wrote the story; and Anderson and Shane Salerno adapted the story into a screenplay. Their writing was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken.

Set in 2004, this film follows a group of archaeologists assembled by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Henriksen) for an expedition near the Antarctic to investigate a mysterious heat signal. Weyland hopes to claim the find for himself, and his group discovers a pyramid below the surface of a whaling station. Hieroglyphs and sculptures reveal that the pyramid is a hunting ground for young Predators who kill Aliens as a rite of passage. The humans are caught in the middle of a battle between the two species and attempt to prevent the Aliens from reaching the surface.

The film was released on August 13, 2004 in North America and received negative reviews from film critics. The film grossed over $172 million at the worldwide box office. The film was followed by a sequel, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). Rick Kisonak of Film Threat praised the film stating, "For a big dumb production about a movie monster smackdown, Alien vs. Predator is a surprisingly good time". Ian Grey of the Orlando Weekly felt, "Anderson clearly relished making this wonderful, utterly silly film; his heart shows in every drip of slime." Staci Layne Wilson of Horror.com called it "a pretty movie to look at with its grandiose sets and top notch creature FX, but it's a lot like Anderson's previous works in that it's all facade and no foundation." Gary Dowell of The Dallas Morning News called the film, "a transparent attempt to jumpstart two run-down franchises". Ed Halter of The Village Voice described the film's lighting for fight sequences as, "black-on-black-in-blackness", while Ty Burr of The Boston Globe felt the lighting "left the audience in the dark".

Request List
-The Fountain (Reamer)
-Planet of the Apes (1968) (Surreal)
-Army of Darkness (Ninjak)
-Batman (1989) (Snake!)
-Ex Machina (Rhys)
-The Evil Dead (1981) (Benjawi)

BACKLOG:
(Will be added once your request on the list has been done - requests off people with no movie on the list take priority).
-Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Reamer)
-Scarface (Reamer)
-Watchmen (Rhys)
-Django Unchained (Rhys)
-Minority Report (Rhys)
-Training Day (Rhys)

Don't forget to request a movie, guys. 🙂

# | Movie (Year) | Rating /10 (Average)
1 / Interstellar (2014) / 9.5
2 / Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) /  9.4
3 / Fight Club (1999) / 9.0
4 / Alien (1979) / 8.8
5 / Hot Fuzz (2007) / 8.5
5 / The Shawshank Redemption (1994) / 8.5
7 / Dawn of the Dead (1978) / 8.3
8 / Predator (1987) / 8.1
9 / Total Recall (1990) / 8.0
9 / Inception (2010) / 8.0
11 / Snatch (2000) / 7.7
12 / The Green Mile (1999) / 7.4
13 / 13 Hours (2016) / 5.7
14 / Marley & Me (2008) / 5.0

(Bold - Latest Entry)

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