mothmonty
Sr Member
Alright we've discussed the first Alien vs the first Predator. Now it's time to discuss Aliens and Predator 2. Here's what I think.
Predator 2 was cool because of the addition of weapons (spear, net, wrist rocket), the lost hunters and the Predator looked wicked. The main thing I didn't like about this movie was that Danni Glover killed the Pred. Sure the predator took a beating before he went down but common, Danni Glover is like the same age as my dad. Plus he finished him with melee combat, I can see killing the pred with a 50 cal rifle from 1 mile out but seriously hand to hand. I think not, especially when we see how well Arnie faired against the first Pred.
Aliens, had a slow start. But I love the Colonial Marines, I love the fact that they look like they just stepped off of a Vietnam battle field. I love Hudson and Vasquez (mind you Bill Paxton plays a good character is P2). I really like the look of the movie, I like the look of the ships. Big and ugly, totally utilitarian no aesthetic quality.
I did not like the how Rippley disposed of the queen. Opening and airlock with a two ton Xenomorph grabbing your foot is gonna rip your arms off, doesn't matter if you hook you elbow in the ladder.
In the end, once again it is a toss up. Both have great escapism qualities, both have good ass kickery....
Predator 2 was cool because of the addition of weapons (spear, net, wrist rocket), the lost hunters and the Predator looked wicked. The main thing I didn't like about this movie was that Danni Glover killed the Pred. Sure the predator took a beating before he went down but common, Danni Glover is like the same age as my dad. Plus he finished him with melee combat, I can see killing the pred with a 50 cal rifle from 1 mile out but seriously hand to hand. I think not, especially when we see how well Arnie faired against the first Pred.
Aliens, had a slow start. But I love the Colonial Marines, I love the fact that they look like they just stepped off of a Vietnam battle field. I love Hudson and Vasquez (mind you Bill Paxton plays a good character is P2). I really like the look of the movie, I like the look of the ships. Big and ugly, totally utilitarian no aesthetic quality.
I did not like the how Rippley disposed of the queen. Opening and airlock with a two ton Xenomorph grabbing your foot is gonna rip your arms off, doesn't matter if you hook you elbow in the ladder.
In the end, once again it is a toss up. Both have great escapism qualities, both have good ass kickery....