Predators typically don't kill something they don't perceive as a threat. Like with Bishop Weyland, the predator saw he was sick and wasn't concerned until Weyland attacked him. It helped that she was able to kill a Xenomorph on her own. They respect the art of combat and like to hunt things that provide a challenge, like Dutch from the first film.
Its a nice trick that the Predators only hunt those they deem the most dangerous prey. ALIENS have a mind like a goldfish but are deadly enough physically to make it worth their time.
Correct but i would just add that it has nothing to do with respect, But more of a tradition within there culture, There's predator comics & novels that show that they treat non hostile species that survive the hunt not like there equals but there dogs or loyal slaves, Notice that he branded her with the symbol of the hunt, Predators typically don't seem to respect anything not even each other, Although they do have a class system in which they reward each other with titles & status, Based on overall performance, There kind of like vikings who worship the hunt more than anything else.
@@blackfox717 Predators do have respect for those who prove themselves worthy and have even accepted humans into their clans. Honor and respect are extremely important to them. They are not slasher villains or beasts. They are an intelligent civilization.
Basically, if the Predator doesn't consider you a "worthy" kill, it will generally leave you alone. That's why it didn't kill Weyland when it found that he was going to die anyway of lung cancer. Killing him would have been been considered "beneath" a Predator. When the lady killed the alien, she earned the Predator's respect.
Also in the first movie it didn't kill the unarmed girl and instead went for Dutch's squad, Dutch even explains that there's no merit in killing a defenseless life.
There's ALSO an interpretation that Weyland was clearly dying of cancer, and not a worthy target. BUT, Weyland as weak as he was, fought an opponent he had no chance to defeat for honor - "don't you turn you back on me". So that earned Weyland an 'honorable' death in combat (very short combat, but I guess that counts for something). Similar to DS9 'House of Quark'. -edit- for honor. -edit- closer to 'Bambi vs Godzilla" in practice. (cue toenail flex)
Predators have their own sense of honor. They do not kill children, and they usually do not kill unarmed people unless its hand to hand combat. The predator did no kill her initially as she was not a threat or a worthy target. He gives her the Shield and Spear because she killed that specific Alien, so he gave her the ability to defend herself. Predators version of honor is at odds with our own concept at times. Its in many ways a clan law of sorts perhaps rather than just a code of honor. Hunts must be done in certain ways. Children and pregnant woman are off limits as they are no threat. The more dangerous their prey is the greater the trophy, its why he dropped Weyland, he was sick and weak the kill was worth nothing.
Yeah I felt like it was kind of strange how the predator and the woman were working together in the end, it just didn't seem to line up with the overall concept of the predator. Lots of things kind of threw me off in this movie but perhaps I will be able to clear it up later with watching more predator movies. I appreciate your feedback DC! Thank you so much for watching😊
Just to add to this the only time all those rules are disregarded are with bad bloods, they're basically the Jason type slasher killer but they haven't really shown up in the movies yet
I think what's implied in this movie is that the Predators deliberately breed the Aliens so that they can hunt them. The Hunt is the central pillar of the Predators' religion. And the Aliens are the species that provide the greatest challenge. Them, and humans, of course. Love your reactions. Keep them coming. :)
I think you are right! After reading everyone's comments it's all starting to make a ton more sense to me lol. Really glad you enjoyed my reaction, thank you for watching😄
@@LoveLaurenn what were you doing when they explained it? The movie says that they're (the humans) breeds for the Aliens and the "ultimate hunt" for the Predators was fighting a huge ass amount of them (even blowing up everything if they start to fail). Since you cut out the lore parts in this one it just felt that you weren't paying attention, sorry.
@@UnlimitedSwordMagic I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained. EDIT: Missing scene ruclips.net/video/MOra-v2wCEA/видео.html
@@LoveLaurenn I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained. EDIT: Missing scene ruclips.net/video/MOra-v2wCEA/видео.html
I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained. EDIT: Missing scene ruclips.net/video/MOra-v2wCEA/видео.html
these three Predators were the Yautja's version of teenagers earning their passage to adulthood. The Celtic was the most experienced among them, so he was the team leader. By hunting and killing the Xenomorphs, these three would earn the right to join the elite of the elite among their people. They would have earned the right to carry the mark of their kin. Sadly, as often happens when batting the Xenomorphs. . .they didn't survive the trial. The one you saw at the end with the crimson cloak was the Elder Predator, the mightiest of them all, he's seen it all, done it all and he survived, that's why he's the boss.
Most times an unarmed female human that is not taking aggressive action towards them is not considered an honourable kill by the Predators. You see this in Predator when Anna is left unharmed as the Predator takes Hawkins. In Predator 2 Leona is about to be killed as she has been using a weapon but the Predator detects her pregnancy and spares her as the survival of the species is important.
The last predator is much wiser than the two predators. If a human help a predator in some way like to save his life or while fighting a common enemy they do also help that human in return.
Anyone can say what they want about AvP, but none can deny that fight scene with Grid against Celtic was God-tier, easily among the best fight scenes in cinema history.
I’ve always viewed the pyramid/temple as the Predator version of laser tag, except deadlier. They show up every once in a while, punch a hole down to the club, choose their weapons at the entrance then kick back and frag a few xenos. The only thing they didn’t show was the clubhouse at the end where they have a few drinks and compare trophies.
28:00 "You see the raptor, and you stare at it and it stares right back. And that's when the attack happens, not from the front, but from the side. By the other two raptors you didn't even know were there."
The Predator didn't kill her because she was unarmed and gave back the predator cannon. He made the makeshift weapons for her because he respected her as a warrior after she killed the Xeno (although it was really mostly luck) and yes the acid blood would've gotten on her.
I feel that a good amount of your questions would have been answered if you had watched "Predator 2". I don't want to give away any spoilers about that movie or to describe some of the content that took place in this movie. It'll ruin it for you. You may have to rewatch this a 2nd time (on your own) once you see the 2nd Predator movie and you'll have answers to the questions you brought up here. "Predators" (aka Predator 3) will introduce you to some of the weaponry found in this film. The best part of this movie, to me, was that ending - the baby Alien/Predator hybrid coming to life. I saw in my mind a kick-ass monster to be used in a sequel! I'm very glad that you enjoyed this movie. Put on your list to watch the "Evil Dead" trilogy, "A Nightmare on Elm Street", and the "Child's Play"/"Chuckie" franchises. 💕😊
You're probably right lol I had so many questions! I'm still so new to this whole universe so I am slowly learning but definitely eager to learn more. I will definitely be watching Predator 2 in the future and perhaps even rewatching this to see what I missed this first time around. I still really enjoyed the film despite having so many questions! I absolutely loved seeing the xenomorphs and the predators go at it, really cool. Didn't care for any of the characters too much, really liked the 1v1 action parts. LOVED the baby predator xenomorph in the end that was horrifying, yet cute lol😂I appreciate your feedback John thank you so much for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn Great reaction, thanks! The "hunter code of ethics" was also introduced in the first Predator movie. Recall that the Predator repeatedly attacked the armed Special Forces soldiers but spared the rebel hostage lady they had taken from the other rebel camp and were forcibly extracting, even though the soldiers were often literally right next to the hostage when they were dispatched. Predators are hunters, not mere killers, and they take the difference very seriously. Also worth noting that these Predators would presumably have been rookies, hence their vulnerability and lack of combat knowledge. The hunting party was there to get "blooded" in one of what are likely many "game preserves" the Predators have established on primitive worlds. That humanity would have advanced to the ability to interfere in the Hunt as they did was not a factor the Predators in general would have foreseen, nor one the greenhorn Predators were prepared to deal with. It also seems not allowing a world to become over-run with dangerous vermin like Xenomorphs is pretty high on the Predator priority list, and it's sorta hard to fault them for it. Imagine trying to clean-up billions of our steel-toothed friends. You could just leave them, sure, but, as Ripley discovered several times, the giant-ass rats have an uncanny knack for escaping worlds that should imprison them. They're sorta like those octopuses you hear of that baffle all attempts by zoos to contain them, in part because they can use a space the width of a credit-card to make a break, and in part because they're way smarter than anything without a "brain" has any right to be (smarter than a lot of people, come to think of it). You could also just glass the whole planet from orbit, but presumably the Predators have found, as we have, that worlds capable of sustaining any kind of (non-acid-blooded) life are hard to come by. Overall, I thought this was a pretty fun popcorn flick that had the good sense to lift most of its plot directly from the Dark Horse comics that did such a good job expanding the Predator lore. The sequel to this could also have been great fun, but (spoiler? Not really) it's so damned dark you honestly can't make out what's happening most of the time. Very disappointing.
This first AvP was decent action movie, if you just ignore the plot. Director of this movie always makes crap movies anyway. AvP2 is just bullshit lore wise and not really worth at all to watch. I really don't like that they based this movie timeline wise so out of context from alien/aliens. If they wanted to put this crap on Earth situation then they should have put the humans more in to the future, closer to "Aliens 2".
Anyone with a sense of honor understands why the Predator did not kill Lex. She proved herself by killing an Xenomorph, he returns the favor as he also needs someone to hunt with. It is honorable. It makes absolute sense.
These Yautjas were considered Youngbloods. Predators in training to achieve adulthood by showing they can go on missions by themselves. The first predator that died in that iconic face off with the xenomorph was called a Chopper Predator. The leader with the cool designed helmed that went against the xenomorph(dubbed Grid Alien because the grid mark scars left on it from the net) was the Celtic Predator. And the one that lasted the longest is the Scar Predator because he marked himself and helmet with the blood of the xenomorph. He was the one that if he had lived would've been the one that graduated.
As Arnold told the chick (at the end) before she boarded the chopper, she didn't got killed because she was unarmed, so we guess all people with weapon are a threat to the Predators, so they will get killed.
Long before the movie, back in 1990 when I was 11 years old, Alien Vs. Predator was my introduction to Dark Horse comics. I was totally blown away. They were the first comics I'd encountered that weren't the standard DC/Marvel superheroes. I was briefly diverted from my life's ambition of becoming an animator, to be a comic book artist instead. I even phoned up a local comic book artist out of the blue (this was back when phone numbers were collected in phone books) and asked for advice. He told me not to get into comics :p So, I became an animator instead. In later years I became friends with that artist (Ken Steacy) and I still enjoy bugging him about the advice he gave me when I was 11 :p
I was never into DC comics. Marvel and Dark Horse are on my list but Image comics is something else entirely. Their theme is often on the dark side of superheroes. Spawn been my favourite. Witchblade and Darkness also magnificent characters. Their artworks and ink jobs are phenomenal.
omg that's really cool! Thank you so much for sharing your experience Nonstop Pop! It's never too late to pursue becoming a comic book artist however if you really wanted to. Just because one person says it's difficult or not worth it doesn't mean it will be the same experience for you. Could be a whole new world! Thank you so much for watching😊
Allowing her to live is the Predators way of showing respect and acknowledgement of her skill. Considering he's the last of his clan, he needs all the help he can get so he chooses her as his companion. There is a comic that delves deeper into the character that this is based off of but essentially she is seen as a worthy ally to the predator, enough so that he let's her live and thrive on his home planet. But I digress 😁 , check out the comic for more in depth info.
The baby alien at the end is named "Skippy"... And why is it that just because you burst out of a chest on your birthday your gonna be bad??? I say, he's just anxious to get started reeking havoc, cute little guy😀😀😀
I know loads of people are really critical of this movie and its sequels but growing up with both Alien and Predator I have to confess these are my guilty pleasures. I even bought an Atari Jaguar just for the AVP game.
My god, you need to see Predator 2. That`ll help understand some of the motives of the Predator race. This is a total popcorn movie but i rather enjoyed it like you did. ;-)
YES I definitely need to see Predator 2 lol I AGREEEEEE!!! I'm so eager to learn more about this universe! I really enjoyed the 1v1 fights those were so cool😝Thank you for watching Norwich Retro Gaming Chick!
The predators are "Celtic" "Chopper" and "Scar" Chopper is the first predator taken out by "Grid who also then gets lucky and takes out "Celtic" too "Scar" is the last one standing till the end of the movie. As I mentioned all 3 were young predators completing their rite of passage. All 3 got screwed over because of those 3 that took the plasma castors and triggered the egg release early.
I saw this in the theater and was so excited. When they finally faced off I literally said "oh yeah, here we go!!!". I wish I had some chicken nuggets & chocky milk at the time.
Yes, it was a merger of the Weiland and Yutani companies. The magnetic storms on the south pole are called aurora australis. The Xenomorphs can create a queen sort of like bees can create a new queen for the hive. Also, the guy playing Weiland is also the guy who plays Bishop in Aliens.
She proved her worth. And the Predators were basically children earning their worth in the Yautja (Predator) society. Theres numerous novels and comics that show humans being accepted as equals and fellow hunters.
Predators (Yautja) have a sense of honour in a way, if they don't consider someone/thing a threat they will generally leave it alone, unless it continues to attack or present itself as a threat, like the old guy, he was terminally ill so the Predator saw that weakness and left him alone, then he continued to flamethrower it so it finished him off. The one Predator (Scar) doesn't kill her because he doesn't see her as a threat, she didn't try to attack him or anything, plus she gave him the shoulder cannon, that probably was reason to spare her, she kind of helped him there, then her stubbornness and will to fight was obvious enough even if he couldn't really understand her so he ended up kind of valuing her as a warrior, which was proven when the chief/hunt leader rewarded her at the end.
LOL yeah I was expecting them to get LAUNCHED out of that tunnel, not just a little leap like they did 😂kind of took me out of the movie for a second but that's alright. Thank you so much for watching iAmEbola!😊
Also consider the weight if both the lady and the predator combined. The sled may have pulled fast enough to escape a small nuke, plus it was on ice, but they wouldn't necessarily fly very far once in the air because of their weight.
Sure, but they weren't really "outrunning" the explosion; they were merely keeping ahead of it to the point that they could escape it via leaving the tunnel. Think of it as similar to the old joke about being attacked by a bear when you're with a group of friends in the woods; you don't have to out-run the bear, so much as you just have to out-run your slowest buddy.
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 Yeah, Predators are noted for being exceptionally heavy, even when you take their massive size into account. Knowing that helps you appreciate the level of strength required to toss their bodily-mass around as easily as Predators do.
I believe it's called "the tongue mouth" or "smaller mouth" although if it's kept shut the Xenomorph will use it to pierce things! Another great video reaction Lauren 🤗😘💐 The reason for the electricity is to wake up/ keep the Queen and the Pred machine she's hooked up to. The restraints, is because the Queen is into naughty things 🤣🤣🤣 It's to keep her there so she doesn't try to escape. The reason that woman gave the Shoulder Cannon back to the Pred, was 1, as a "peace offering" (look I'm giving you back your weapon) 2, so she should no longer be seen as a threat!
I don't know if your much into reading novels but "Aliens vs Predator: Prey" heavily influenced many of the elements of this movie - I'd HIGHLY recommend it as an awesome read, its set in the same time period as Aliens with colonial marines, and introduces Machiko Noguchi (look up fanart, you won't be dissapointed) as the main protagonist whom the female lead of this movie is loosely based on.
I do love to read when I have time, been thinking of buying myself some comic books because I am really interested in the alien predator ones! Thanks for the book recommendation, may have to check that one out😊I appreciate your feedback, thank you for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn Anything in the Dark Horse stable that deals with Aliens or Predators (or Terminators, for that matter) tends to be worth a read. They're not all great, or canon, but they take the concepts in interesting directions. A rather underappreciated area of comic history.
But she did have a weapon technically. She had his shoulder gun that she slid back over to him. Perhaps it was because she gave it back? Idk that part seems odd to me. 🤔Glad you enjoyed my reaction Lugnut, thank you for watching!
There's actually an Asian chick in the comics who is so badass she gets taken in by the predator society and even gets her own gear. Plasma caster and all. Like you definitely can earn their respect. Not only that some predators are just more vicious than others. But I don't just kill indiscriminately at least the regular predators don't. They only kill you if you're a threat. When she killed that Xeno he was pretty much like "okay I guess you're good enough to get out of here with me"but literally every person the predator killed had a weapon or attacked them in some way and the ones that didn't were killed by the xenomorphs. So of course he's not going to attack her. The predators didn't attack anyone that didn't have a weapon or attacked them in this movie
As soon as a character reveals within minutes of being introduced, in a creature flick, that they have a family back home waiting for them, they may as well just follow up with a statement that they aren't even going to sort of survive this trip
The thing about xenomorphs is that they inherit traits from the host. Since we usually see them hatch from human hosts they have a more human-like bipedal body structure. If the host is a quadreped it will be also. So hatching from a predator gives it some unique characteristics. Just imagine if the host was something like a crocodile 😱 (which actually happens in a comic).
1:38 There are a lot of crows where I live, and they make a clicking, rattling sound just like that when they're sitting of roofs and lamp posts. Whenever I hear them, I laugh to myself and think of Predator.
Loved this movie!!! Ever since I first saw Celtic, his bio mask has always been my personal favorite. I read up on their backgrounds and Celtic was actually a badass but his flaws was what lead to his demise. He was the hot head out of the three and was a bit of a showboat which is what got him killed.
I know i'm a bit late on this one but I just wanted to point this out in case no one has yet. The 3 Predators you see in the film are all brothers. They were tasked with hunting the Xenomorphs as their first test in order to become men and slowly work to be better hunters. Its part of their culture. Celtic was the oldest. As the oldest, he was the biggest and most aggressive while also being the leader and undisputed Alpha of the 3. He also had a wild temper and acted more rashly. Similar to Ralph of the TMNT. The middle child was Chopper. He's described as being the most careless and was prone to taking more risks. Almost a daredevil type. And lastly, we have Scar, the more famous and youngest of the 3 brothers. Scar seemed to fight and think differently from his fellow Predator Young Bloods. Scar, on the other hand, seemed to be the most smarter fighter, using his senses to his advantage. He was also the most honorable, who abided the Yautja Honor Code accordingly. Additionally, he seemed to have a sense of humor as well. Kind of the most surprising part. But each of them were beefy as hell too with really cool looking designs that made them stand out. I also liked the fact that Grid, the Xenomorph with the gridded pattern on his head, was the only one who fought BOTH Predators alone and without help, killed both of them at once in the same duel. That's mad respect right there! What a badass. The Queen was great too!
Predator 2 is the film that established that Alien was in the same universe. It's a Predator temple. Killing a Xenomorph is a right is passage for the Predators. BTW there are a couple of related short films you might want to check out if you haven't already. One is Batman:Dead End and the other is ZVP (the Z stands for Zatoichi). Both are excellent.
Like many others have said, Predator 2 answers most of your questions. Even if you read the Dark Horse graphic novel of AVP (which isn't set on Earth) before seeing P-2, you'd still be asking the same questions.
Great Reaction :) The film isn't bad, but the Comics and books answer all of your "Why?" questions. Here, these 3 Predators were 2 students and one master. There are here to "blood" the youngsters......a bit of a coming of age ceremony. They have these worlds set up everywhere, but humans have come along and not understanding the dangers, totally bugger up their set ups the Xenomorphs and up running amok, Just like here. The Predators respect hunting prowess, combat skills and damn good instincts to survive. Any prey demonstrating that will be given equal respect but the combat will still happen.....a predator will never walk away from a fight. In the first book, at the end after the Predator burns his mark into the human and the queen has been killed, She waits, knowing that others will come to see what happened. She has the mark of a well respected Predator AND she has the skull of a Queen as a trophy......They let her travel and hunt with them.
I appreciate that this movie expects the viewers to have a certain amount of intelligence and doesn't force-feed exposition at every turn... like many recent movies.
The Predator started this game on a team of 3 and things have gone kind of sideways. Even if it isn't part of a cultural code, I'm not surprised he would take on help once she had proven herself to be capable.
Many many years ago Antarctica was not covered in ice. Back when it was part of Pangia, the continent was sub-tropical. Then because of plate tectonics it got pushed to the bottom of the world. So I think what happened is that the Predators have been coming here for a very long time, but you will find that out as you watch the movie. Oh yes he was in Aliens as Bishop the 'droid. But he was part of Weyland-Yutani it was an American/Japanese Megacorp.
she was not worthy prey but killed a xeno earning a place as a hunter meaning she joined the clan she hunted her self a xeno and thus earned a right as a predator hunting Xeno is a path to adult hood for predators.
Hey, Laurenn! MACHIKO NOGUCHI is the character that inspired Lathan's in the movie. Her AvP story from Dark Horse Comics started all this. There's even an action figure of her from NECA! The trades of the Noguchi Saga are somewhat pricey these days. They include "Aliens vs. Predator" (1990) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Phil Norwood, "Aliens vs. Predator: War" (1995) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Mike Manley and "Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War" (2010) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Rick Leonardi. Please remember to seek out the ASSEMBLY CUT for "Alien 3" and the UNRATED version of "AvP: Requiem" to get the most out of those films if you view them.
If you remember the first Predator and seen "Predator 2" before this one, The Predator only kills those who are a threat to them and consider them as "Sport killing" Arnold to girl: "He didn't kill you because you weren't armed. No sport." The woman helped him against the predator and so considers her as an equal to help kill the Xenomorphs.
Some of the 1st memories as a child were the movies Aliens and Predator. Had the toys and comics, and I read an article in '92 saying they were making the AVP movie. Waited 10 years and...horrifically disappointed. Paul W.S. Anderson did great with Event Horizon, the 1st Resident Evil, but for this one...I would slap him.
The ending was based on the comicbook/novels. In the comicbook/novels a human female saved one of the Predators from the Aliens.They bring her into their tribe and she joins them.
I've always loved how the Predators, also known as Yautja, do not kill mindlessly and do have their own code of honor as hunters and that you sometimes get to see their experience and actions as a race of hunters that, while dangerous, advanced, etc are not unwilling to engage in conversation or allow someone they originally planned to kill to talk. such as when he obviously intended to kill her at first but hesitated when she tried to communicate with him and then showed her respect after she killed a xenomorph, which I think Yautja believe are the ultimate prey. Also there's a deleted scene that shows this one has a somewhat twisted sense of humor.
This was followed by a direct sequel Aliens vs Predator Requiem, which continues on immediately after this film. Both films were loosely adapted from the comics and videogames of the same name. Other videogame adaptations from director Paul W.S. Anderson include Mortal Kombat('95) and the Resident Evil films starring Mila Jovovich
If you recall from the first Predator, they don't kill if they don't find you armed. She never had a gun vs. the other humans that they killed. She helped him - maybe he saw his buddies were dead and shielded and armed her. AKA - just go with it?
I have a sneaking affection for this. Wouldn't go so far as to say it's *good*, and it's definitely not as clever as its parent films, but I feel like - on a basic level, if nothing else - it does get the Xeno and Predator 'right': the Predators have a hunting code, which is barbaric but they're acting in accord with it rather than just being rampaging slasher monsters, and the Xeno is ultimately uncontrollable, untameable; no matter how in charge you may think you are with your fancy technology or whatever advantage you think you have, you're always one tiny mistake away from the whole situation going spectacularly downhill real fast. This movie gets those points - not in any kind of sophisticated way, but if there's an Aliens and Predators party going on, I feel like it could get an invite, just for solidarity's sake. (Requiem, on the other hand, would get thrown out into the street by the bouncers, and serve it right.)
This special effects and action in this movie are enjoyable enough but they missed a big part of why Alien, Aliens, Predator and Predator 2 are so great - the characters. The humans in this movie are just nameless meat for the Alien and Predator grinder except for obvious final girl. I've seen this movie a couple of times and can't even name any characters except for Lance Henriksen being Weyland off the top of my head.
Yeah I agree, I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters. I enjoyed that with Alien and Aliens, those movies really made me connect with Ellen Ripley which I love! Definitely fell like this movie fell a bit short when it came to that. I didn't even notice that Lance Henrikson played both weyland and that robot from aliens! (that clicked afterwards lmao). I appreciate your feedback a ton! Thank you so much for watching Timmah😊
The Southern Lights are called the Aurora Australis. The northern lights are the Aurora Borealis. I was stationed in Iceland for two years, and many times watched the Northern Lights. They are mesmerizing. I even wrote a poem about them, many, many, many years ago.
The fight scenes between the superior (i.e. not human) warriors is really the draw of this film. Beyond that, it doesn't rise to the level of the first Predator film, and doesn't even deserve a comparison to Alien or Aliens. Being solidly in the Xenomorph cheering section myself, I do appreciate that they portrayed the predators as largely outmatched without their guns.
You got so many questions because you didn't understand Yautja (Predator race) way of hunting/living. You watched Predator and skip to AVP straight away. You should watch all Predator series before AVP to get the meaning of why Yautja in this movie behaves like that.
Amalgamated Dynamics Incorporated redesigned a huge amount of elements of the Queen for AVP. The height was increased from 14ft to 20ft & it’s arms were repositioned, so that they actually came out of its shoulders. 14ft was actually more accurate, based on the size difference between Queen Bees / Ants to the workers. Along with that, the waist & hips were changed. This was to allow for it to move like a real bipedal creature; the one in Aliens spent most of its time suspended & therefore it’s anatomy had developed differently due to this.
In this movie it is explained by the Sebastian that these are teenage predators who are basically having a coming of age ceremony. Think of it like predators have a practical exam for becoming an adult. Hence these teenage predators are as we've seen eager to hunt and kill, reckless/careless and somewhat merciful. In the sense that they rush head first into combat without confirming the presence of a third party (Xenomorphs) like the first two did, 3rd didn't check or secure his surroundings before marking himself and since he's not an adult and this is basically an exam with examiners watching, it would make sense he would like to score some brownie points with the examiners by showing he is respectful and helpful to fellow warriors even if they are not the same species.
When I watched this in the theater I initially hated it, to be honest. Nowadays I think it is fine, a solid B-Movie, with many flaws but also with really enjoyable parts (like the actual AvP fights, which were far too sparse throughout the movie). As others already pointed out, definitely watch the second Predator movie! I remeber it getting a lot of hate some time ago, but that was totally unfounded in my opinion. It might not be as perfectly condensed as the first one, but they did a really nice shift in scenery there and also laid the foundation for much of the Predator lore which is later explored in the comic books etc. (and also in AvP, concerning the Predator's code of honor etc., but other commenters already laid that out). I also really loved the teaser with the predalien at the end of AvP, sadly the second movie... *sigh* That might be the only one in the combined franchise that I would actually advise to skip, except you really want to be a 100% completionist. ;) (By the way, I would love to see you react to Alien3, 4, Prometheus and Covenant. ;) :) ) In general, if you are really into both univeres, as well as the shared universe I would highly recommend the comics and perhaps even some of the novels (I only read the newer ones, don't know if there are older ones, or if they are worth a look, if so). But you have to be prepared to give the overall lore some leeway here and there. As with all things which have contributions from countless authors, things not always work 100% the same everywhere. And already the Alien filmmakers somehow ignored some things established in earlier movies (as an example: Ridley Scott more or less ignores every movies not done by himself in Prometheus and Alien Covenant). Myself I am a huge Alien fan, and "only" liked the Predators very much, but the combined Universe is so much fun and also I get more into the Predator's lately (read "The Rage War" books lately, and although they kind of differ from most other Alien, Predator and Crossover-Material, as they kind of focus a huge part on humans, I really enjoyed it as a kind of campy "space war" epic, with Aliens and Predators, also I really liked the even more expanded Predator lore there. ;) ) Long story short, really enjoyed your reaction, as always, keep going! :)
Shouldn‘t the mask of the predators normally prevent the headbite. I mean come on…Seems weird to me that the second jaw can get through a non-humanic metal with ease
People already answered most questions, but I'll just say, Queens aren't made to move. Obviously she can still move fast since she's huge and an advanced species, but she's lanky and clumsy.
The honor code is also seen in the first 2 predator movies. In the Jungle the predator leaves Anna alone because she is unarmed. In predator 2 there are two characters spared by the city hunter one was completely unarmed and the other was armed being a police officer but was spared because of a different reason I don't want to spoil.
The Yautja are hunters with honor, typically favoring more dangerous game. The Xenomorph is basically the ultimate targets, with humans apparently as a close second. However, if they deem a human worthy of a hunt, or as a comrade, it is a sign of respect to 1 v 1 the target, or give them their tech, respective to order.
So at the start of the movie, the Predator was hunting a lone human. Then it was ambushed by the Xenomorph. Later in the movie, we saw an entire chamber of Facehugger eggs. It seemed inconsistent to have so many after a several hours. I have a theory though. The hunt in 1904 took too long; the maze changed its layout every ten minutes, for test the Predator’s adaptability. But the Xenomorphs and Facehuggers made it to the surface. The Predators had to contain their numbers, or be overrun, as it happened in the past. Predators started killing the village population - no humans, no more Alien births. Meanwhile, the Queen laid more eggs than normal in the chamber, Predators are unaware of this fact. The hunt ends, the Predator returns the weapons to lockup, placed the Queen in the freezer, and shutdown the pyramid chamber, preserving the eggs for the century. The current Human group screwed up by taking the plasma cannons; they became targets of both parties. Your thoughts…
Hey, Laurenn! I'm glad you had fun but it's unfortunate you chose to jump the gun and skip ahead because most of your questions would have been answered had you been properly prepped by "ALIEN 3" and "PREDATOR 2"! I do hope you go back and see them. Predator ethics are elaborated upon in "Predator 2" as is the idea of a crossover between franchises. In fact, the next Predator movie being made will be derived from an element seen in "Predator 2". Alien hybridization is the next physiological revelation about the xenomorph in "Alien 3" in addition to two more discoveries. Had you seen the movies in their proper sequence, you would have been equipped with this information and would have enjoyed "AvP" more. Don't skip out on "PREDATORS" either because that one is definitely worth a watch, too. "AvP: Requiem" is a DIRECT SEQUEL to this movie and starts where this one ends! I wish you had kept the ancient ritual flashback with the jungle city being overrun in your edit. It's my favorite part of the movie! A Yautja isn't considered 'blooded' until his first xenomorph kill much like a Masai youth of Africa who must hunt and kill a lion to be regarded as a man by the tribe! I'm surprised you didn't recognize Lance Henriksen as Bishop from "Aliens". He played the CEO of the Weyland Corporation, the co-founding partner of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation of the 22nd-century. In "AvP: Requiem", you meet Ms. Yutani, the head of the other co-founding company. The setting is 2004. The pulse rifles were in use by the Colonial Marines in 2179! C'mon, now. The Queen will likely freeze or implode in the Antarctic depths. Sanaa Lathan was spared because she was unarmed and was aiding the Predator by deferentially returning his plasma-caster to him when he needed it most. She then kills a xenomorph which earns his respect. Everyone else who was killed by a Predator was armed and/or aggressive. Weyland would have been spared because he was defective prey. Killing him would have been unchallenging and, therefore, dishonorable until he made himself a threat. The team-up concept between a human and a Yautja is from the Dark Horse Comic series that kick-started the crossovers although the setting is on a colonized world in the future. At the end, the female protagonist, Machiko Noguchi, travels with the Predator clan and learns about their culture but is never accepted by any other Yautja. It's fascinating stuff! Great concepts in this movie. "Chariots of the Gods"-type stuff! The Yautja shaped early civilizations which is why ziggurats and pyramids dot the world. The Yucatan Basin just might be a nuclear crater caused by a hunt they lost control of! Yautja can capture and cryogenically freeze Queens. The gestation period for sacrificial humans is sped up for convenience either by genetic engineering or hormonal accelerants. We witness a Yautja rite of passage that requires the young Predators to best a xenomorph much the same way that Masai youth must hunt and kill a lion to become a man in the tribe. They use the alien's acidic blood for scarification to make a clan marking. Humans are seen as cattle but are a husbanded resource which is why they have the nuclear fail-safe in order to protect the wider world. It's also why pregnant humans are spared so that the livestock isn't depleted as seen in "Predator 2". We learn that infirm humans like Weyland are spared because such a kill is dishonorable. Same goes for unarmed prey which was established in "Predator". As established in "Alien 3", host characteristics are carried over to the chestburster. The drone in "Alien 3" was a quadruped because its host was an ox or a dog depending on the version seen. The Predalien hybrid born of the Predator host in this movie has the mandibles and the dreadlocks of a Yautja! We meet the co-founder of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Charles Bishop Weyland, who would later serve as the facial template for the Bishop android! You meet his 22nd-century descendant in "Alien 3"! The company mandate that Ash and Burke follow is the result of this encounter and the next one in "Requiem"! THIS MOVIE LEADS DIRECTLY TO THE NEXT FILM, "REQUIEM", WHERE YOU GET TO SEE AN INFESTATION ON EARTH! VIEWING ORDER: Alien Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL] Predator (1987) Predator 2 Predators Alien vs Predator Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) Prometheus [OPTIONAL] Covenant [OPTIONAL] INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY: Predator (1987) Predator 2 Alien vs Predator Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated) Predators Predator (2018) [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLING REBOOT] Prometheus [OPTIONAL] Covenant [OPTIONAL] Alien Aliens (Special Edition) Alien 3 (Assembly Cut) Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Definitely will be watching them I am eager to learn more about this universe! All the comments have already cleared up a lot for me lol I appreciate your feedback Oxhine. I may even pick up some of the comic books to read because I am really curious about those. Thank you so much for watching😊 (P.S. Thanks for the viewing order and chronology lol)😄
@@LoveLaurenn Some years back there was an awesome "omnibus" collection of comics, consisting of three lines, one for the Alien comic books, one for the Predators and one for the crossover stories, all in the same layout. This is how I got started with the comics to A, P and AvP and I think they are a entry point. I don't know, if these are still available, just wanted to give a hint. :) (IIRC there where 12 Issues in total, 4 Predator, 2 AvP, 6 Alien, but this might have changed, as there a many more comic books now.)
@@LoveLaurenn Cool. MACHIKO NOGUCHI is the character that inspired Lathan's in the movie. Her AvP story from Dark Horse Comics started all this. There's even an action figure of her from NECA! The trades of the Noguchi Saga are a somewhat pricey these days. They include "Aiens vs. Predator" (1990) by Randy Stradley and Phil Norwood, "Aliens vs. Predator: War" (1995) by Randy Stradley and Mike Manley and "Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War" (2010) by Randy Stradley and Rick Leonardi. Please remember to seek out the ASSEMBLY CUT for "Alien 3" and the UNRATED version of "AvP: Requiem" to get the most out of those films if you view them.
You are right about the lights visible in Antarctica being the southern lights. Northern lights are Aurora Borealis and southern lights are Aurora Australis.
The Predator honor code was introduced in Predator 2 (1990) when the predator gives the hero a trophy from a previous hunt, or the gift they left for humanity's chosen warrior in The Predator (2018). Sometmes tthey give their prey respect for being worthy opponents which is why they like hunting humans in the first place, but sometimes they reward those humans for being badass. Besides the predator in AVP (2004) knew he was going to die after being impregnated by the alien. The predator in Predator (1987) was actually a spoil sport in predator society by commiting suicide, he was supposed to give Dutch his due. That idea may be a rewrite of the original Predator film, but it has been followed through in every film except for Predators (2010) where the situation meade that outcome impossible, or AVP:R (2007) When the predator had to hunt an alien abomination.
I find this movie very watchable, but it fails to make me care about what happens to any of the characters, so I would grade it a solid C...maybe a C+ because it does deliver on some good AvP action. I wonder if anybody will ever do a Yautja (i.e. Predator) vs Alien (or vs. some other challenging space species) movie without humans muddying things up. I know the rationale is that the audience needs human characters to relate to, but uncharismatic human characters are worse than no human characters, and many people find warrior cultures fascinating, and so a Yautja-centric story has a lot of potential.
I totally agree, I didn't find myself caring about really any of the characters but I did really enjoy the action parts especially the 1v1 fights! It would be cool to see a movie without humans I wonder what that would be like😮Made some solid points waterbeauty! Thank you so much for watching!😊
@@joaquinlechen8611 I really liked the AvP G-novel, so as I watched the movie I couldn't help thinking "There was good source material you could have drawn from yet you came up with this."
@@LoveLaurenn Talking about alien perspectives reminded me of two interesting examples from sci-fi. In an episode of the 1988 "War of Worlds" TV series, an alien was telepathically explaining to a human friend the alien rationale for the war. The telepathic vision stared with two weird looking aliens making weird sounds, then the picture blurred, and when the picture cleared, it was two attractive humans speaking English, so the human friend could empathize with the aliens more easily as well as understand what they were saying. In James White's novel "Hospital Station" set in a space station that provided medical care for a wide variety of species from different planets, a computer asked the main character to identify what species he was (because different species required different environmental conditions to survive). The character replied that he was "human," and the computer told him that he had to give the official alphanumeric identification code for his species because, in translation, every species refers to itself as "human."
This is a really fun movie and as you mentioned there are a few things that you had to double take on. But it was entertaining so a good movie overall. I did enjoy your reactions and your ink. I think he didn't kill the lady because she earned his respect by helping him and killing a zeno. I always loved the reasoning the security lady had for carrying her gun, that was so cool. Great job young lady and hope to catch more of your work.
I appreciate the kind words Flastew! Really glad to read that you enjoyed my reaction😇I felt overall it was definitely an entertaining movie! I think you are correct about why the predator didn't kill her, I was thinking it was their honor code and the respect he had for her for killing the xenomorph. Thank you so much for watching!
"Weyland-Yutani- Building Better Worlds" is the slogan you're probably thinking of, and that's definitely from the Alien franchise. There's a lot of crossover between them.
I think the reason why she was out running the queen was that now the queen was above ground and it was cold which would slow her down. Where I believe in the chamber she was thawed in was a lot warmer to help be able to incubate her babies.
I remember buying a movie on dvd and it had a free ticket to see AvP in theater. I've always enjoyed scifi. I also remember my washer going out (water was everywhere) hours before I planned on seeing the movie. I still saw it, though! lol
Northern/Southern lights occur at the magnetic poles and the magnetic poles create a sort of magnetic shield blocking the massive radiation from the sun that protects the surface. The liquid iron core of the planet creates these magnetic poles. They can slowly shift or move entirely. They can also form more than two poles that can unbalance how the shield operates. However, it would take enormous core changes to have more than two poles.
I agree with you. The predator was VERY willing, and was trying to kill her earlier when she was with her friend. Why the change? Were they going to run off and get married? SHE was going to help HIM? With a SPEAR? Major plot flaw, but necessary to have her live to the end.
The Northern Lights. I remember me and friends of mine saw them once when we were in High School, and it was kinda freaky looking, lol we thought we were being invaded by aliens or something, but, it was cool at the same time seeing the night sky lit up the way it was...
It didn’t kill her because she didn’t actively attack it with a weapon like the rest of the group. Plus she gave it its weapon back. In other predator movies when they’re around a populace, they don’t attack or hunt unarmed helpless people.
the original Dark Horse comics AvP followed along the line of "Predator 2", where they gave a gift to a respectable human who survived a hunter. In AvP, this follows the comic book where the hunters see her fighting bugs but she makes peaceful gestures to the hunters to help them get the bugs, and so earns respect. Humans have colonized a planet with native animals which the predators previously would seed with bug eggs to allow hunters to train, but they didn't know that humans were there. The leader of the former human colony is Machiko Noguchi who helps her surviving people to escape and then becomes "Little Knife" in their language to join their hunting pack for a while. Weyland Yutani was the "Company" in the "Alien" franchise and Mr.Weyland is the model for the "Bishop" artificial person model in "Aliens" 1986. Lance Henrickson is one person to have been killed by the first "Terminator", the Predator in this movie, and the Alien queen and a baby in "Aliens" 2 & 3.
Predators typically don't kill something they don't perceive as a threat. Like with Bishop Weyland, the predator saw he was sick and wasn't concerned until Weyland attacked him. It helped that she was able to kill a Xenomorph on her own. They respect the art of combat and like to hunt things that provide a challenge, like Dutch from the first film.
Its a nice trick that the Predators only hunt those they deem the most dangerous prey. ALIENS have a mind like a goldfish but are deadly enough physically to make it worth their time.
Correct but i would just add that it has nothing to do with respect, But more of a tradition within there culture, There's predator comics & novels that show that they treat non hostile species that survive the hunt not like there equals but there dogs or loyal slaves, Notice that he branded her with the symbol of the hunt, Predators typically don't seem to respect anything not even each other, Although they do have a class system in which they reward each other with titles & status, Based on overall performance, There kind of like vikings who worship the hunt more than anything else.
No need to explain, this movie is dumb and shouldn't of never been made
@@blackfox717 Predators do have respect for those who prove themselves worthy and have even accepted humans into their clans. Honor and respect are extremely important to them. They are not slasher villains or beasts. They are an intelligent civilization.
@@wiseguy01 In what comic book what novel OR movie?
Basically, if the Predator doesn't consider you a "worthy" kill, it will generally leave you alone. That's why it didn't kill Weyland when it found that he was going to die anyway of lung cancer. Killing him would have been been considered "beneath" a Predator.
When the lady killed the alien, she earned the Predator's respect.
Also in the first movie it didn't kill the unarmed girl and instead went for Dutch's squad, Dutch even explains that there's no merit in killing a defenseless life.
Scar was willing to let Waylen live because he was sick, but when he continued to fight, Scar was like "Very well, if you insist."
"Dick move, guy".
So... You've chosen Death
There's ALSO an interpretation that Weyland was clearly dying of cancer, and not a worthy target.
BUT, Weyland as weak as he was, fought an opponent he had no chance to defeat for honor - "don't you turn you back on me".
So that earned Weyland an 'honorable' death in combat (very short combat, but I guess that counts for something).
Similar to DS9 'House of Quark'. -edit- for honor.
-edit- closer to 'Bambi vs Godzilla" in practice. (cue toenail flex)
Predators have their own sense of honor. They do not kill children, and they usually do not kill unarmed people unless its hand to hand combat. The predator did no kill her initially as she was not a threat or a worthy target. He gives her the Shield and Spear because she killed that specific Alien, so he gave her the ability to defend herself. Predators version of honor is at odds with our own concept at times.
Its in many ways a clan law of sorts perhaps rather than just a code of honor. Hunts must be done in certain ways. Children and pregnant woman are off limits as they are no threat. The more dangerous their prey is the greater the trophy, its why he dropped Weyland, he was sick and weak the kill was worth nothing.
AvP 2 took that lore and crapped all over it though. This one at least had good visuals.
Yeah I felt like it was kind of strange how the predator and the woman were working together in the end, it just didn't seem to line up with the overall concept of the predator. Lots of things kind of threw me off in this movie but perhaps I will be able to clear it up later with watching more predator movies. I appreciate your feedback DC! Thank you so much for watching😊
Just to add to this the only time all those rules are disregarded are with bad bloods, they're basically the Jason type slasher killer but they haven't really shown up in the movies yet
@@DarkheartedMKGames Aren't the super predators in Predators bad bloods?
@@LoveLaurenn this is what you get when you watch the movies out of order. This movie assumes you already watched Predator 2 and Alien 3
I think what's implied in this movie is that the Predators deliberately breed the Aliens so that they can hunt them. The Hunt is the central pillar of the Predators' religion. And the Aliens are the species that provide the greatest challenge. Them, and humans, of course. Love your reactions. Keep them coming. :)
I think you are right! After reading everyone's comments it's all starting to make a ton more sense to me lol. Really glad you enjoyed my reaction, thank you for watching😄
@@LoveLaurenn what were you doing when they explained it? The movie says that they're (the humans) breeds for the Aliens and the "ultimate hunt" for the Predators was fighting a huge ass amount of them (even blowing up everything if they start to fail). Since you cut out the lore parts in this one it just felt that you weren't paying attention, sorry.
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I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained.
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@@LoveLaurenn
I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained.
EDIT: Missing scene
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I think there is a missing scene where they decipher the symbols on the walls and the backstory is explained.
EDIT: Missing scene
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these three Predators were the Yautja's version of teenagers earning their passage to adulthood. The Celtic was the most experienced among them, so he was the team leader. By hunting and killing the Xenomorphs, these three would earn the right to join the elite of the elite among their people. They would have earned the right to carry the mark of their kin. Sadly, as often happens when batting the Xenomorphs. . .they didn't survive the trial. The one you saw at the end with the crimson cloak was the Elder Predator, the mightiest of them all, he's seen it all, done it all and he survived, that's why he's the boss.
All that space samurai stuff is cringe
@@SpecialOrder_937 Your comment is cringe.
@@Campbellot93
Ok
They would have been "Blooded" predators. Elite would be the next rank up from blooded. The Predator "Wolf" in AVPR was an Elite
@@CDRhammond
Lol
None of that is remotely hinted at in the movies …
All this bullshit , they hunt for FUN
When Scar marked Lex, that was the Yautja`s way of recognizing her as a honorable warrior and ally.
Most times an unarmed female human that is not taking aggressive action towards them is not considered an honourable kill by the Predators. You see this in Predator when Anna is left unharmed as the Predator takes Hawkins. In Predator 2 Leona is about to be killed as she has been using a weapon but the Predator detects her pregnancy and spares her as the survival of the species is important.
The last predator is much wiser than the two predators. If a human help a predator in some way like to save his life or while fighting a common enemy they do also help that human in return.
Anyone can say what they want about AvP, but none can deny that fight scene with Grid against Celtic was God-tier, easily among the best fight scenes in cinema history.
I’ve always viewed the pyramid/temple as the Predator version of laser tag, except deadlier.
They show up every once in a while, punch a hole down to the club, choose their weapons at the entrance then kick back and frag a few xenos. The only thing they didn’t show was the clubhouse at the end where they have a few drinks and compare trophies.
LOL😂love that. Predator laser tag, you know I can see what you mean!🤣
LETHAL laser tag. Where the field trip waiver is there for a reason.
28:00 "You see the raptor, and you stare at it and it stares right back. And that's when the attack happens, not from the front, but from the side. By the other two raptors you didn't even know were there."
The Predator didn't kill her because she was unarmed and gave back the predator cannon. He made the makeshift weapons for her because he respected her as a warrior after she killed the Xeno (although it was really mostly luck) and yes the acid blood would've gotten on her.
I feel that a good amount of your questions would have been answered if you had watched "Predator 2". I don't want to give away any spoilers about that movie or to describe some of the content that took place in this movie. It'll ruin it for you. You may have to rewatch this a 2nd time (on your own) once you see the 2nd Predator movie and you'll have answers to the questions you brought up here. "Predators" (aka Predator 3) will introduce you to some of the weaponry found in this film. The best part of this movie, to me, was that ending - the baby Alien/Predator hybrid coming to life. I saw in my mind a kick-ass monster to be used in a sequel! I'm very glad that you enjoyed this movie. Put on your list to watch the "Evil Dead" trilogy, "A Nightmare on Elm Street", and the "Child's Play"/"Chuckie" franchises. 💕😊
You're probably right lol I had so many questions! I'm still so new to this whole universe so I am slowly learning but definitely eager to learn more. I will definitely be watching Predator 2 in the future and perhaps even rewatching this to see what I missed this first time around. I still really enjoyed the film despite having so many questions! I absolutely loved seeing the xenomorphs and the predators go at it, really cool. Didn't care for any of the characters too much, really liked the 1v1 action parts. LOVED the baby predator xenomorph in the end that was horrifying, yet cute lol😂I appreciate your feedback John thank you so much for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn Great reaction, thanks!
The "hunter code of ethics" was also introduced in the first Predator movie. Recall that the Predator repeatedly attacked the armed Special Forces soldiers but spared the rebel hostage lady they had taken from the other rebel camp and were forcibly extracting, even though the soldiers were often literally right next to the hostage when they were dispatched. Predators are hunters, not mere killers, and they take the difference very seriously.
Also worth noting that these Predators would presumably have been rookies, hence their vulnerability and lack of combat knowledge. The hunting party was there to get "blooded" in one of what are likely many "game preserves" the Predators have established on primitive worlds. That humanity would have advanced to the ability to interfere in the Hunt as they did was not a factor the Predators in general would have foreseen, nor one the greenhorn Predators were prepared to deal with.
It also seems not allowing a world to become over-run with dangerous vermin like Xenomorphs is pretty high on the Predator priority list, and it's sorta hard to fault them for it. Imagine trying to clean-up billions of our steel-toothed friends. You could just leave them, sure, but, as Ripley discovered several times, the giant-ass rats have an uncanny knack for escaping worlds that should imprison them. They're sorta like those octopuses you hear of that baffle all attempts by zoos to contain them, in part because they can use a space the width of a credit-card to make a break, and in part because they're way smarter than anything without a "brain" has any right to be (smarter than a lot of people, come to think of it). You could also just glass the whole planet from orbit, but presumably the Predators have found, as we have, that worlds capable of sustaining any kind of (non-acid-blooded) life are hard to come by.
Overall, I thought this was a pretty fun popcorn flick that had the good sense to lift most of its plot directly from the Dark Horse comics that did such a good job expanding the Predator lore. The sequel to this could also have been great fun, but (spoiler? Not really) it's so damned dark you honestly can't make out what's happening most of the time. Very disappointing.
This first AvP was decent action movie, if you just ignore the plot. Director of this movie always makes crap movies anyway. AvP2 is just bullshit lore wise and not really worth at all to watch. I really don't like that they based this movie timeline wise so out of context from alien/aliens. If they wanted to put this crap on Earth situation then they should have put the humans more in to the future, closer to "Aliens 2".
Anyone with a sense of honor understands why the Predator did not kill Lex.
She proved herself by killing an Xenomorph, he returns the favor as he also needs someone to hunt with.
It is honorable.
It makes absolute sense.
These Yautjas were considered Youngbloods. Predators in training to achieve adulthood by showing they can go on missions by themselves. The first predator that died in that iconic face off with the xenomorph was called a Chopper Predator. The leader with the cool designed helmed that went against the xenomorph(dubbed Grid Alien because the grid mark scars left on it from the net) was the Celtic Predator. And the one that lasted the longest is the Scar Predator because he marked himself and helmet with the blood of the xenomorph. He was the one that if he had lived would've been the one that graduated.
As Arnold told the chick (at the end) before she boarded the chopper, she didn't got killed because she was unarmed, so we guess all people with weapon are a threat to the Predators, so they will get killed.
Long before the movie, back in 1990 when I was 11 years old, Alien Vs. Predator was my introduction to Dark Horse comics. I was totally blown away. They were the first comics I'd encountered that weren't the standard DC/Marvel superheroes. I was briefly diverted from my life's ambition of becoming an animator, to be a comic book artist instead. I even phoned up a local comic book artist out of the blue (this was back when phone numbers were collected in phone books) and asked for advice. He told me not to get into comics :p So, I became an animator instead. In later years I became friends with that artist (Ken Steacy) and I still enjoy bugging him about the advice he gave me when I was 11 :p
I wish they would the "Batman vs. the Predator" comics into a movie. Dark Horse and DC made 3 comics with that crossover.
I was never into DC comics. Marvel and Dark Horse are on my list but Image comics is something else entirely. Their theme is often on the dark side of superheroes. Spawn been my favourite. Witchblade and Darkness also magnificent characters. Their artworks and ink jobs are phenomenal.
@@OvDevilz Yeah, Image comics were still a few years away at that time.
omg that's really cool! Thank you so much for sharing your experience Nonstop Pop! It's never too late to pursue becoming a comic book artist however if you really wanted to. Just because one person says it's difficult or not worth it doesn't mean it will be the same experience for you. Could be a whole new world! Thank you so much for watching😊
@@McPh1741 there's a batman v alien v predator live-action fan-made short on youtube called "batman: dead end" you might appreciate
I loved this movie when it came out & couldn’t wait for part 2 of it & didn’t realise people hated it until years later .
I love the fact that the predator worked with the human
That really threw me off, wasn't expecting that!😮
Allowing her to live is the Predators way of showing respect and acknowledgement of her skill. Considering he's the last of his clan, he needs all the help he can get so he chooses her as his companion. There is a comic that delves deeper into the character that this is based off of but essentially she is seen as a worthy ally to the predator, enough so that he let's her live and thrive on his home planet. But I digress 😁 , check out the comic for more in depth info.
The baby alien at the end is named "Skippy"... And why is it that just because you burst out of a chest on your birthday your gonna be bad??? I say, he's just anxious to get started reeking havoc, cute little guy😀😀😀
lol he was a little cutie, bustin out of the predators chest like weeeee😃
I know loads of people are really critical of this movie and its sequels but growing up with both Alien and Predator I have to confess these are my guilty pleasures. I even bought an Atari Jaguar just for the AVP game.
My god, you need to see Predator 2. That`ll help understand some of the motives of the Predator race. This is a total popcorn movie but i rather enjoyed it like you did. ;-)
YES I definitely need to see Predator 2 lol I AGREEEEEE!!! I'm so eager to learn more about this universe! I really enjoyed the 1v1 fights those were so cool😝Thank you for watching Norwich Retro Gaming Chick!
@@LoveLaurenn yeaaa Predator 2 is so under rated!
Predator 2 is fun. It has King Willie, the Prince of Powder!
The predators are "Celtic" "Chopper" and "Scar" Chopper is the first predator taken out by "Grid who also then gets lucky and takes out "Celtic" too "Scar" is the last one standing till the end of the movie. As I mentioned all 3 were young predators completing their rite of passage. All 3 got screwed over because of those 3 that took the plasma castors and triggered the egg release early.
I saw this in the theater and was so excited. When they finally faced off I literally said "oh yeah, here we go!!!". I wish I had some chicken nuggets & chocky milk at the time.
Yes, it was a merger of the Weiland and Yutani companies. The magnetic storms on the south pole are called aurora australis. The Xenomorphs can create a queen sort of like bees can create a new queen for the hive. Also, the guy playing Weiland is also the guy who plays Bishop in Aliens.
And I'm sure that wasn't a coincidence as Bishop was most likely made in the image of his "creator".
@@fubar1217 Definitely not a coincidence, just look at Alien 3 (where not so incidentally Mr Weyland also is played by the same actor).
She proved her worth. And the Predators were basically children earning their worth in the Yautja (Predator) society. Theres numerous novels and comics that show humans being accepted as equals and fellow hunters.
She was no threat. So not an honorable hunt. Then she killed one so he saw her as a fellow hunter. Respect earned in his eyes.
😂😂I love how the action is reflected off of your glasses especially the gunfire 😂 and what enhances it even more is when your eyes open wide 😂
Predators (Yautja) have a sense of honour in a way, if they don't consider someone/thing a threat they will generally leave it alone, unless it continues to attack or present itself as a threat, like the old guy, he was terminally ill so the Predator saw that weakness and left him alone, then he continued to flamethrower it so it finished him off. The one Predator (Scar) doesn't kill her because he doesn't see her as a threat, she didn't try to attack him or anything, plus she gave him the shoulder cannon, that probably was reason to spare her, she kind of helped him there, then her stubbornness and will to fight was obvious enough even if he couldn't really understand her so he ended up kind of valuing her as a warrior, which was proven when the chief/hunt leader rewarded her at the end.
"The physics didn't quite seem right in that scene."
I love you for noticing this.
LOL yeah I was expecting them to get LAUNCHED out of that tunnel, not just a little leap like they did 😂kind of took me out of the movie for a second but that's alright. Thank you so much for watching iAmEbola!😊
@@LoveLaurenn I'm fangirling here now that you replied to me and
Also consider the weight if both the lady and the predator combined. The sled may have pulled fast enough to escape a small nuke, plus it was on ice, but they wouldn't necessarily fly very far once in the air because of their weight.
Sure, but they weren't really "outrunning" the explosion; they were merely keeping ahead of it to the point that they could escape it via leaving the tunnel. Think of it as similar to the old joke about being attacked by a bear when you're with a group of friends in the woods; you don't have to out-run the bear, so much as you just have to out-run your slowest buddy.
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 Yeah, Predators are noted for being exceptionally heavy, even when you take their massive size into account. Knowing that helps you appreciate the level of strength required to toss their bodily-mass around as easily as Predators do.
I believe it's called "the tongue mouth" or "smaller mouth" although if it's kept shut the Xenomorph will use it to pierce things!
Another great video reaction Lauren 🤗😘💐
The reason for the electricity is to wake up/ keep the Queen and the Pred machine she's hooked up to. The restraints, is because the Queen is into naughty things 🤣🤣🤣
It's to keep her there so she doesn't try to escape.
The reason that woman gave the Shoulder Cannon back to the Pred, was 1, as a "peace offering" (look I'm giving you back your weapon) 2, so she should no longer be seen as a threat!
I don't know if your much into reading novels but "Aliens vs Predator: Prey" heavily influenced many of the elements of this movie - I'd HIGHLY recommend it as an awesome read, its set in the same time period as Aliens with colonial marines, and introduces Machiko Noguchi (look up fanart, you won't be dissapointed) as the main protagonist whom the female lead of this movie is loosely based on.
I do love to read when I have time, been thinking of buying myself some comic books because I am really interested in the alien predator ones! Thanks for the book recommendation, may have to check that one out😊I appreciate your feedback, thank you for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn Anything in the Dark Horse stable that deals with Aliens or Predators (or Terminators, for that matter) tends to be worth a read. They're not all great, or canon, but they take the concepts in interesting directions. A rather underappreciated area of comic history.
Yes Prey is good, it’s apart of a trilogy story, it’s also based on the graphic novel series, which was the first AvP series in comics to be released.
@@LoveLaurenn There was a video game too :) my brother and I used to play it at the movie theater!
I'm just waiting for Laurenn to recognise " Bishop! " :)
LOL it did not click in my head until afterwards I was like OMG that's the same guy! 😂
36:14 she had no weapon, no hostile intent,... no fun for the predator 😂 great reaction!
But she did have a weapon technically. She had his shoulder gun that she slid back over to him. Perhaps it was because she gave it back? Idk that part seems odd to me. 🤔Glad you enjoyed my reaction Lugnut, thank you for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn yeah, i see what you mean. but still an overall fun movie to watch 👍
There's actually an Asian chick in the comics who is so badass she gets taken in by the predator society and even gets her own gear. Plasma caster and all. Like you definitely can earn their respect.
Not only that some predators are just more vicious than others. But I don't just kill indiscriminately at least the regular predators don't. They only kill you if you're a threat. When she killed that Xeno he was pretty much like "okay I guess you're good enough to get out of here with me"but literally every person the predator killed had a weapon or attacked them in some way and the ones that didn't were killed by the xenomorphs. So of course he's not going to attack her. The predators didn't attack anyone that didn't have a weapon or attacked them in this movie
As soon as a character reveals within minutes of being introduced, in a creature flick, that they have a family back home waiting for them, they may as well just follow up with a statement that they aren't even going to sort of survive this trip
The thing about xenomorphs is that they inherit traits from the host. Since we usually see them hatch from human hosts they have a more human-like bipedal body structure. If the host is a quadreped it will be also. So hatching from a predator gives it some unique characteristics. Just imagine if the host was something like a crocodile 😱 (which actually happens in a comic).
1:38 There are a lot of crows where I live, and they make a clicking, rattling sound just like that when they're sitting of roofs and lamp posts. Whenever I hear them, I laugh to myself and think of Predator.
Loved this movie!!! Ever since I first saw Celtic, his bio mask has always been my personal favorite. I read up on their backgrounds and Celtic was actually a badass but his flaws was what lead to his demise. He was the hot head out of the three and was a bit of a showboat which is what got him killed.
The predator didn’t kill her because he respected her after witnessing her kill a xenomorph by herself. They have a code of honor.
I know i'm a bit late on this one but I just wanted to point this out in case no one has yet. The 3 Predators you see in the film are all brothers. They were tasked with hunting the Xenomorphs as their first test in order to become men and slowly work to be better hunters. Its part of their culture. Celtic was the oldest. As the oldest, he was the biggest and most aggressive while also being the leader and undisputed Alpha of the 3. He also had a wild temper and acted more rashly. Similar to Ralph of the TMNT. The middle child was Chopper. He's described as being the most careless and was prone to taking more risks. Almost a daredevil type. And lastly, we have Scar, the more famous and youngest of the 3 brothers. Scar seemed to fight and think differently from his fellow Predator Young Bloods. Scar, on the other hand, seemed to be the most smarter fighter, using his senses to his advantage. He was also the most honorable, who abided the Yautja Honor Code accordingly. Additionally, he seemed to have a sense of humor as well. Kind of the most surprising part. But each of them were beefy as hell too with really cool looking designs that made them stand out. I also liked the fact that Grid, the Xenomorph with the gridded pattern on his head, was the only one who fought BOTH Predators alone and without help, killed both of them at once in the same duel. That's mad respect right there! What a badass. The Queen was great too!
This movie took place in a time before pulse rifles were invented.
Predator 2 is the film that established that Alien was in the same universe.
It's a Predator temple. Killing a Xenomorph is a right is passage for the Predators.
BTW there are a couple of related short films you might want to check out if you haven't already. One is Batman:Dead End and the other is ZVP (the Z stands for Zatoichi). Both are excellent.
rite of passage
Did you know they also linked firefly? Lol and fingers crossed guys prey the new predator movie out in August is good
Like many others have said, Predator 2 answers most of your questions. Even if you read the Dark Horse graphic novel of AVP (which isn't set on Earth) before seeing P-2, you'd still be asking the same questions.
The Predator face when he see the queen get's me every time 😅
Great Reaction :)
The film isn't bad, but the Comics and books answer all of your "Why?" questions.
Here, these 3 Predators were 2 students and one master. There are here to "blood" the youngsters......a bit of a coming of age ceremony.
They have these worlds set up everywhere, but humans have come along and not understanding the dangers, totally bugger up their set ups the Xenomorphs and up running amok, Just like here.
The Predators respect hunting prowess, combat skills and damn good instincts to survive. Any prey demonstrating that will be given equal respect but the combat will still happen.....a predator will never walk away from a fight.
In the first book, at the end after the Predator burns his mark into the human and the queen has been killed, She waits, knowing that others will come to see what happened. She has the mark of a well respected Predator AND she has the skull of a Queen as a trophy......They let her travel and hunt with them.
8:05 again, you are correct. The Southern Lights, or aurora australis, as seen from Antartica.
The team up we never knew we needed.
I appreciate that this movie expects the viewers to have a certain amount of intelligence and doesn't force-feed exposition at every turn... like many recent movies.
The Predator started this game on a team of 3 and things have gone kind of sideways. Even if it isn't part of a cultural code, I'm not surprised he would take on help once she had proven herself to be capable.
Many many years ago Antarctica was not covered in ice. Back when it was part of Pangia, the continent was sub-tropical. Then because of plate tectonics it got pushed to the bottom of the world. So I think what happened is that the Predators have been coming here for a very long time, but you will find that out as you watch the movie. Oh yes he was in Aliens as Bishop the 'droid. But he was part of Weyland-Yutani it was an American/Japanese Megacorp.
she was not worthy prey but killed a xeno earning a place as a hunter meaning she joined the clan she hunted her self a xeno and thus earned a right as a predator hunting Xeno is a path to adult hood for predators.
The're just asking you if you want some candy.
@@jean-paulaudette9246 As predators tend to...
Hey, Laurenn! MACHIKO NOGUCHI is the character that inspired Lathan's in the movie. Her AvP story from Dark Horse Comics started all this. There's even an action figure of her from NECA! The trades of the Noguchi Saga are somewhat pricey these days. They include "Aliens vs. Predator" (1990) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Phil Norwood, "Aliens vs. Predator: War" (1995) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Mike Manley and "Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War" (2010) written by Randy Stradley and illustrated by Rick Leonardi. Please remember to seek out the ASSEMBLY CUT for "Alien 3" and the UNRATED version of "AvP: Requiem" to get the most out of those films if you view them.
You really have to include a "wow/woah"-Counter. No kidding.
If you remember the first Predator and seen "Predator 2" before this one, The Predator only kills those who are a threat to them and consider them as "Sport killing"
Arnold to girl: "He didn't kill you because you weren't armed. No sport."
The woman helped him against the predator and so considers her as an equal to help kill the Xenomorphs.
Some of the 1st memories as a child were the movies Aliens and Predator. Had the toys and comics, and I read an article in '92 saying they were making the AVP movie. Waited 10 years and...horrifically disappointed. Paul W.S. Anderson did great with Event Horizon, the 1st Resident Evil, but for this one...I would slap him.
The ending was based on the comicbook/novels. In the comicbook/novels a human female saved one of the Predators from the Aliens.They bring her into their tribe and she joins them.
I've always loved how the Predators, also known as Yautja, do not kill mindlessly and do have their own code of honor as hunters and that you sometimes get to see their experience and actions as a race of hunters that, while dangerous, advanced, etc are not unwilling to engage in conversation or allow someone they originally planned to kill to talk. such as when he obviously intended to kill her at first but hesitated when she tried to communicate with him and then showed her respect after she killed a xenomorph, which I think Yautja believe are the ultimate prey. Also there's a deleted scene that shows this one has a somewhat twisted sense of humor.
This was followed by a direct sequel Aliens vs Predator Requiem, which continues on immediately after this film. Both films were loosely adapted from the comics and videogames of the same name. Other videogame adaptations from director Paul W.S. Anderson include Mortal Kombat('95) and the Resident Evil films starring Mila Jovovich
If you recall from the first Predator, they don't kill if they don't find you armed. She never had a gun vs. the other humans that they killed. She helped him - maybe he saw his buddies were dead and shielded and armed her. AKA - just go with it?
10:45 no one ever expects a penguin till it's too late
I have a sneaking affection for this. Wouldn't go so far as to say it's *good*, and it's definitely not as clever as its parent films, but I feel like - on a basic level, if nothing else - it does get the Xeno and Predator 'right': the Predators have a hunting code, which is barbaric but they're acting in accord with it rather than just being rampaging slasher monsters, and the Xeno is ultimately uncontrollable, untameable; no matter how in charge you may think you are with your fancy technology or whatever advantage you think you have, you're always one tiny mistake away from the whole situation going spectacularly downhill real fast. This movie gets those points - not in any kind of sophisticated way, but if there's an Aliens and Predators party going on, I feel like it could get an invite, just for solidarity's sake. (Requiem, on the other hand, would get thrown out into the street by the bouncers, and serve it right.)
R.I.P. Kevin Peter Hall(Jungle Hunter,City Hunter,Helicopter Pilot and Greyback the Elder Predator from the first two films)
This special effects and action in this movie are enjoyable enough but they missed a big part of why Alien, Aliens, Predator and Predator 2 are so great - the characters. The humans in this movie are just nameless meat for the Alien and Predator grinder except for obvious final girl. I've seen this movie a couple of times and can't even name any characters except for Lance Henriksen being Weyland off the top of my head.
Yeah I agree, I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters. I enjoyed that with Alien and Aliens, those movies really made me connect with Ellen Ripley which I love! Definitely fell like this movie fell a bit short when it came to that. I didn't even notice that Lance Henrikson played both weyland and that robot from aliens! (that clicked afterwards lmao). I appreciate your feedback a ton! Thank you so much for watching Timmah😊
The Southern Lights are called the Aurora Australis. The northern lights are the Aurora Borealis. I was stationed in Iceland for two years, and many times watched the Northern Lights. They are mesmerizing. I even wrote a poem about them, many, many, many years ago.
the 3 teen brothers! it's amazing how little people know how these movies came from the Predator comics just like the Marvel Universe
The fight scenes between the superior (i.e. not human) warriors is really the draw of this film. Beyond that, it doesn't rise to the level of the first Predator film, and doesn't even deserve a comparison to Alien or Aliens. Being solidly in the Xenomorph cheering section myself, I do appreciate that they portrayed the predators as largely outmatched without their guns.
This movie leads to the next movie at the end. Alien vs Predator Requiem. You need to watch that.
You got so many questions because you didn't understand Yautja (Predator race) way of hunting/living. You watched Predator and skip to AVP straight away. You should watch all Predator series before AVP to get the meaning of why Yautja in this movie behaves like that.
Amalgamated Dynamics Incorporated redesigned a huge amount of elements of the Queen for AVP.
The height was increased from 14ft to 20ft & it’s arms were repositioned, so that they actually came out of its shoulders. 14ft was actually more accurate, based on the size difference between Queen Bees / Ants to the workers.
Along with that, the waist & hips were changed. This was to allow for it to move like a real bipedal creature; the one in Aliens spent most of its time suspended & therefore it’s anatomy had developed differently due to this.
In this movie it is explained by the Sebastian that these are teenage predators who are basically having a coming of age ceremony. Think of it like predators have a practical exam for becoming an adult. Hence these teenage predators are as we've seen eager to hunt and kill, reckless/careless and somewhat merciful.
In the sense that they rush head first into combat without confirming the presence of a third party (Xenomorphs) like the first two did, 3rd didn't check or secure his surroundings before marking himself and since he's not an adult and this is basically an exam with examiners watching, it would make sense he would like to score some brownie points with the examiners by showing he is respectful and helpful to fellow warriors even if they are not the same species.
When I watched this in the theater I initially hated it, to be honest. Nowadays I think it is fine, a solid B-Movie, with many flaws but also with really enjoyable parts (like the actual AvP fights, which were far too sparse throughout the movie).
As others already pointed out, definitely watch the second Predator movie! I remeber it getting a lot of hate some time ago, but that was totally unfounded in my opinion. It might not be as perfectly condensed as the first one, but they did a really nice shift in scenery there and also laid the foundation for much of the Predator lore which is later explored in the comic books etc. (and also in AvP, concerning the Predator's code of honor etc., but other commenters already laid that out). I also really loved the teaser with the predalien at the end of AvP, sadly the second movie... *sigh* That might be the only one in the combined franchise that I would actually advise to skip, except you really want to be a 100% completionist. ;) (By the way, I would love to see you react to Alien3, 4, Prometheus and Covenant. ;) :) )
In general, if you are really into both univeres, as well as the shared universe I would highly recommend the comics and perhaps even some of the novels (I only read the newer ones, don't know if there are older ones, or if they are worth a look, if so). But you have to be prepared to give the overall lore some leeway here and there. As with all things which have contributions from countless authors, things not always work 100% the same everywhere. And already the Alien filmmakers somehow ignored some things established in earlier movies (as an example: Ridley Scott more or less ignores every movies not done by himself in Prometheus and Alien Covenant).
Myself I am a huge Alien fan, and "only" liked the Predators very much, but the combined Universe is so much fun and also I get more into the Predator's lately (read "The Rage War" books lately, and although they kind of differ from most other Alien, Predator and Crossover-Material, as they kind of focus a huge part on humans, I really enjoyed it as a kind of campy "space war" epic, with Aliens and Predators, also I really liked the even more expanded Predator lore there. ;) )
Long story short, really enjoyed your reaction, as always, keep going! :)
Shouldn‘t the mask of the predators normally prevent the headbite. I mean come on…Seems weird to me that the second jaw can get through a non-humanic metal with ease
I have little bad day, but listening your "baby aliens" and "face punchers" make me smile. ❤️
People already answered most questions, but I'll just say, Queens aren't made to move. Obviously she can still move fast since she's huge and an advanced species, but she's lanky and clumsy.
The honor code is also seen in the first 2 predator movies. In the Jungle the predator leaves Anna alone because she is unarmed. In predator 2 there are two characters spared by the city hunter one was completely unarmed and the other was armed being a police officer but was spared because of a different reason I don't want to spoil.
Now that I've eaten peanut butter and then ate jelly, I will now eat peanut butter AND jelly together. 😋😁
The Yautja are hunters with honor, typically favoring more dangerous game. The Xenomorph is basically the ultimate targets, with humans apparently as a close second. However, if they deem a human worthy of a hunt, or as a comrade, it is a sign of respect to 1 v 1 the target, or give them their tech, respective to order.
So at the start of the movie, the Predator was hunting a lone human. Then it was ambushed by the Xenomorph. Later in the movie, we saw an entire chamber of Facehugger eggs. It seemed inconsistent to have so many after a several hours. I have a theory though. The hunt in 1904 took too long; the maze changed its layout every ten minutes, for test the Predator’s adaptability. But the Xenomorphs and Facehuggers made it to the surface. The Predators had to contain their numbers, or be overrun, as it happened in the past. Predators started killing the village population - no humans, no more Alien births. Meanwhile, the Queen laid more eggs than normal in the chamber, Predators are unaware of this fact. The hunt ends, the Predator returns the weapons to lockup, placed the Queen in the freezer, and shutdown the pyramid chamber, preserving the eggs for the century. The current Human group screwed up by taking the plasma cannons; they became targets of both parties. Your thoughts…
Hey, Laurenn! I'm glad you had fun but it's unfortunate you chose to jump the gun and skip ahead because most of your questions would have been answered had you been properly prepped by "ALIEN 3" and "PREDATOR 2"! I do hope you go back and see them. Predator ethics are elaborated upon in "Predator 2" as is the idea of a crossover between franchises. In fact, the next Predator movie being made will be derived from an element seen in "Predator 2". Alien hybridization is the next physiological revelation about the xenomorph in "Alien 3" in addition to two more discoveries. Had you seen the movies in their proper sequence, you would have been equipped with this information and would have enjoyed "AvP" more. Don't skip out on "PREDATORS" either because that one is definitely worth a watch, too.
"AvP: Requiem" is a DIRECT SEQUEL to this movie and starts where this one ends!
I wish you had kept the ancient ritual flashback with the jungle city being overrun in your edit. It's my favorite part of the movie! A Yautja isn't considered 'blooded' until his first xenomorph kill much like a Masai youth of Africa who must hunt and kill a lion to be regarded as a man by the tribe!
I'm surprised you didn't recognize Lance Henriksen as Bishop from "Aliens". He played the CEO of the Weyland Corporation, the co-founding partner of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation of the 22nd-century. In "AvP: Requiem", you meet Ms. Yutani, the head of the other co-founding company.
The setting is 2004. The pulse rifles were in use by the Colonial Marines in 2179! C'mon, now.
The Queen will likely freeze or implode in the Antarctic depths.
Sanaa Lathan was spared because she was unarmed and was aiding the Predator by deferentially returning his plasma-caster to him when he needed it most. She then kills a xenomorph which earns his respect. Everyone else who was killed by a Predator was armed and/or aggressive. Weyland would have been spared because he was defective prey. Killing him would have been unchallenging and, therefore, dishonorable until he made himself a threat.
The team-up concept between a human and a Yautja is from the Dark Horse Comic series that kick-started the crossovers although the setting is on a colonized world in the future. At the end, the female protagonist, Machiko Noguchi, travels with the Predator clan and learns about their culture but is never accepted by any other Yautja. It's fascinating stuff!
Great concepts in this movie. "Chariots of the Gods"-type stuff! The Yautja shaped early civilizations which is why ziggurats and pyramids dot the world.
The Yucatan Basin just might be a nuclear crater caused by a hunt they lost control of!
Yautja can capture and cryogenically freeze Queens.
The gestation period for sacrificial humans is sped up for convenience either by genetic engineering or hormonal accelerants.
We witness a Yautja rite of passage that requires the young Predators to best a xenomorph much the same way that Masai youth must hunt and kill a lion to become a man in the tribe.
They use the alien's acidic blood for scarification to make a clan marking.
Humans are seen as cattle but are a husbanded resource which is why they have the nuclear fail-safe in order to protect the wider world. It's also why pregnant humans are spared so that the livestock isn't depleted as seen in "Predator 2".
We learn that infirm humans like Weyland are spared because such a kill is dishonorable. Same goes for unarmed prey which was established in "Predator".
As established in "Alien 3", host characteristics are carried over to the chestburster. The drone in "Alien 3" was a quadruped because its host was an ox or a dog depending on the version seen. The Predalien hybrid born of the Predator host in this movie has the mandibles and the dreadlocks of a Yautja!
We meet the co-founder of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Charles Bishop Weyland, who would later serve as the facial template for the Bishop android! You meet his 22nd-century descendant in "Alien 3"!
The company mandate that Ash and Burke follow is the result of this encounter and the next one in "Requiem"!
THIS MOVIE LEADS DIRECTLY TO THE NEXT FILM, "REQUIEM", WHERE YOU GET TO SEE AN INFESTATION ON EARTH!
VIEWING ORDER:
Alien
Aliens (Special Edition)
Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Predator (1987)
Predator 2
Predators
Alien vs Predator
Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated)
Prometheus [OPTIONAL]
Covenant [OPTIONAL]
INTERNAL CHRONOLOGY:
Predator (1987)
Predator 2
Alien vs Predator
Alien vs Predator: Requiem (Unrated)
Predators
Predator (2018) [SKIP THIS AWFUL FRANCHISE-KILLING REBOOT]
Prometheus [OPTIONAL]
Covenant [OPTIONAL]
Alien
Aliens (Special Edition)
Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
Alien Resurrection (Director's Cut) [OPTIONAL]
Perfect explanation of everything
Definitely will be watching them I am eager to learn more about this universe! All the comments have already cleared up a lot for me lol I appreciate your feedback Oxhine. I may even pick up some of the comic books to read because I am really curious about those. Thank you so much for watching😊 (P.S. Thanks for the viewing order and chronology lol)😄
@@LoveLaurenn Some years back there was an awesome "omnibus" collection of comics, consisting of three lines, one for the Alien comic books, one for the Predators and one for the crossover stories, all in the same layout. This is how I got started with the comics to A, P and AvP and I think they are a entry point. I don't know, if these are still available, just wanted to give a hint. :) (IIRC there where 12 Issues in total, 4 Predator, 2 AvP, 6 Alien, but this might have changed, as there a many more comic books now.)
@@LoveLaurenn Cool. MACHIKO NOGUCHI is the character that inspired Lathan's in the movie. Her AvP story from Dark Horse Comics started all this. There's even an action figure of her from NECA! The trades of the Noguchi Saga are a somewhat pricey these days. They include "Aiens vs. Predator" (1990) by Randy Stradley and Phil Norwood, "Aliens vs. Predator: War" (1995) by Randy Stradley and Mike Manley and "Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War" (2010) by Randy Stradley and Rick Leonardi. Please remember to seek out the ASSEMBLY CUT for "Alien 3" and the UNRATED version of "AvP: Requiem" to get the most out of those films if you view them.
Face puncher. I’m going to be stuck calling the Alien’s inner jaw a face puncher now lolol. Awesome.
LOL, I didn't know if there was a technical name for it, so I went with "face puncher thingy"😂
You are right about the lights visible in Antarctica being the southern lights. Northern lights are Aurora Borealis and southern lights are Aurora Australis.
The Predator honor code was introduced in Predator 2 (1990) when the predator gives the hero a trophy from a previous hunt, or the gift they left for humanity's chosen warrior in The Predator (2018). Sometmes tthey give their prey respect for being worthy opponents which is why they like hunting humans in the first place, but sometimes they reward those humans for being badass. Besides the predator in AVP (2004) knew he was going to die after being impregnated by the alien. The predator in Predator (1987) was actually a spoil sport in predator society by commiting suicide, he was supposed to give Dutch his due.
That idea may be a rewrite of the original Predator film, but it has been followed through in every film except for Predators (2010) where the situation meade that outcome impossible, or AVP:R (2007) When the predator had to hunt an alien abomination.
I find this movie very watchable, but it fails to make me care about what happens to any of the characters, so I would grade it a solid C...maybe a C+ because it does deliver on some good AvP action. I wonder if anybody will ever do a Yautja (i.e. Predator) vs Alien (or vs. some other challenging space species) movie without humans muddying things up. I know the rationale is that the audience needs human characters to relate to, but uncharismatic human characters are worse than no human characters, and many people find warrior cultures fascinating, and so a Yautja-centric story has a lot of potential.
The G-Novel was better and more involved. This and Pt 2 were...cashgrabs...imo. Screwed with the lore.
I totally agree, I didn't find myself caring about really any of the characters but I did really enjoy the action parts especially the 1v1 fights! It would be cool to see a movie without humans I wonder what that would be like😮Made some solid points waterbeauty! Thank you so much for watching!😊
@@joaquinlechen8611 I really liked the AvP G-novel, so as I watched the movie I couldn't help thinking "There was good source material you could have drawn from yet you came up with this."
@@LoveLaurenn Talking about alien perspectives reminded me of two interesting examples from sci-fi. In an episode of the 1988 "War of Worlds" TV series, an alien was telepathically explaining to a human friend the alien rationale for the war. The telepathic vision stared with two weird looking aliens making weird sounds, then the picture blurred, and when the picture cleared, it was two attractive humans speaking English, so the human friend could empathize with the aliens more easily as well as understand what they were saying. In James White's novel "Hospital Station" set in a space station that provided medical care for a wide variety of species from different planets, a computer asked the main character to identify what species he was (because different species required different environmental conditions to survive). The character replied that he was "human," and the computer told him that he had to give the official alphanumeric identification code for his species because, in translation, every species refers to itself as "human."
"The alien with the facepuncher" Alwyas new ways to describe something lol, it's also fine to just say alien xD
This is a really fun movie and as you mentioned there are a few things that you had to double take on. But it was entertaining so a good movie overall. I did enjoy your reactions and your ink. I think he didn't kill the lady because she earned his respect by helping him and killing a zeno. I always loved the reasoning the security lady had for carrying her gun, that was so cool. Great job young lady and hope to catch more of your work.
I appreciate the kind words Flastew! Really glad to read that you enjoyed my reaction😇I felt overall it was definitely an entertaining movie! I think you are correct about why the predator didn't kill her, I was thinking it was their honor code and the respect he had for her for killing the xenomorph. Thank you so much for watching!
@@LoveLaurenn Your reactions were cool and you earned my respect too. Keep up the great work
Would you believe it but a lot of people say this movie is crap when it's brilliant. I loved this film and I'm glad you liked it too.
"Weyland-Yutani- Building Better Worlds" is the slogan you're probably thinking of, and that's definitely from the Alien franchise. There's a lot of crossover between them.
I think you summed it up very well. I liked the movie overall but some of the plot holes knocked it down a few notches for me. Great reaction 😊
Yeah wasn't completely a homerun for me but definitely still enjoyed it! Glad you enjoyed my reaction Ben, thank you for watching😊
I think the reason why she was out running the queen was that now the queen was above ground and it was cold which would slow her down. Where I believe in the chamber she was thawed in was a lot warmer to help be able to incubate her babies.
I remember buying a movie on dvd and it had a free ticket to see AvP in theater. I've always enjoyed scifi. I also remember my washer going out (water was everywhere) hours before I planned on seeing the movie. I still saw it, though! lol
Northern/Southern lights occur at the magnetic poles and the magnetic poles create a sort of magnetic shield blocking the massive radiation from the sun that protects the surface. The liquid iron core of the planet creates these magnetic poles. They can slowly shift or move entirely. They can also form more than two poles that can unbalance how the shield operates. However, it would take enormous core changes to have more than two poles.
1:19 So the Thing is somewhere buried under the ice right now...
Alien vs Predator vs Thing (2024)
I agree with you. The predator was VERY willing, and was trying to kill her earlier when she was with her friend. Why the change? Were they going to run off and get married? SHE was going to help HIM? With a SPEAR? Major plot flaw, but necessary to have her live to the end.
I would definitely watch Alien vs. Predator vs. The Thing.
The Northern Lights. I remember me and friends of mine saw them once when we were in High School, and it was kinda freaky looking, lol we thought we were being invaded by aliens or something, but, it was cool at the same time seeing the night sky lit up the way it was...
It didn’t kill her because she didn’t actively attack it with a weapon like the rest of the group. Plus she gave it its weapon back. In other predator movies when they’re around a populace, they don’t attack or hunt unarmed helpless people.
the original Dark Horse comics AvP followed along the line of "Predator 2", where they gave a gift to a respectable human who survived a hunter.
In AvP, this follows the comic book where the hunters see her fighting bugs but she makes peaceful gestures to the hunters to help them get the bugs, and so earns respect.
Humans have colonized a planet with native animals which the predators previously would seed with bug eggs to allow hunters to train, but they didn't know that humans were there.
The leader of the former human colony is Machiko Noguchi who helps her surviving people to escape and then becomes "Little Knife" in their language to join their hunting pack for a while.
Weyland Yutani was the "Company" in the "Alien" franchise and Mr.Weyland is the model for the "Bishop" artificial person model in "Aliens" 1986.
Lance Henrickson is one person to have been killed by the first "Terminator", the Predator in this movie, and the Alien queen and a baby in "Aliens" 2 & 3.