AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Réalisateur:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Scénaristes (WGA):

Dan O'Bannon ("Alien" characters) and
Ronald Shusett ("Alien" characters) ...

Date de sortie:

13 août 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horreur | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

Whoever wins... We lose.

Intrigue:

During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in the Antarctic ocean, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realise that only one species can win.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Predator | Pyramid | Antarctica | Ritual

Récompenses:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

A guilty pleasure

Ensemble

Sanaa Lathan	...	Alexa Woods
Raoul Bova	...	Sebastian de Rosa
Lance Henriksen	...	Charles Bishop Weyland
Ewen Bremner	...	Graeme Miller
Colin Salmon	...	Maxwell Stafford
Tommy Flanagan	...	Mark Verheiden
Joseph Rye	...	Joe Connors
Agathe de La Boulaye	...	Adele Rousseau
Carsten Norgaard	...	Rusten Quinn
Sam Troughton	...	Thomas Parks
Petr Jákl	...	Stone
Pavel Bezdek	...	Bass
Kieran Bew	...	Klaus
Carsten Voigt	...	Mikkel
Jan Pavel Filipensky	...	Boris (as Jan Filipensky)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Alien vs. Predator (Germany) (USA) (short title)
AVP (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore.

Durée:

101 min | 109 min (unrated version)

Pays:

USA | Allemagne | Czech Republic | UK

Langue:

Anglais | Italien

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (re-rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Japan:U | Netherlands:16 (unrated version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40968) | Greece:K-13

Lieux de tournage:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Société:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

The heroine calling an Alien an "ugly mother..." is a reference to the two previous Predator films, in which both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover refer to the Predators as such.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When the first-killed Predator is thrown to the ground, its extended wrist blades bend when they hit the ground, revealing that they are actually made of rubber.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Technician: Hey. Hey, hey, come here, take a look at this.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Bande son:

La Bamba

A guilty pleasure

I know I'm in the minority when I say, "I really enjoyed 'Alien vs. Predator'". While skimpy in plot, Paul Anderson's movie looks every penny of its multi-million budget, there are many nods to the two franchises and the cast look great.

Sanaa Lathan is a beautiful and convincing action heroine and the various action set-pieces are impressive to watch.

The special effects are top notch and both Alien and Predator fans should be happy with the way the characters are portrayed on the screen.

With an impressive soundtrack to boot, this remains a guilty pleasure. Roll on a second "AVP"...