Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem [Blu-ray] DVD

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Visual effects specialists Greg and Colin Strause both make their feature directorial debut with this no-holds-barred monster mash that attempts to set itself apart from the 2004 Paul W.S. Anderson original by serving as a straight-up sci-fi horror scarefest. The aliens (and a predator) have landed on planet Earth, and small-town America is about to become the scene of an epic interstellar showdown. As these two breeds of cosmic killers clash in the small-town streets Gunnison, CO, the locals are sent running for their lives. From the murky sewers to the rain-soaked streets, Gunnison has become a total bloodbath. Nowhere is safe, especially from the unstoppable new hybrid known as the "predalien." Now, as the once-quiet community of Gunnison is overrun by Aliens, the only hope for humankind is a fierce hunter from the deepest reaches of space. But this predator is far from a benevolent savior of the human race, because he'll kill any man, woman, or child who gets in the way of his mission to destroy every last alien under these stormy Colorado skies. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Steven Pasquale as Dallas Reiko Aylesworth as Kelly John Ortiz as Morales Johnny Lewis as Ricky Ariel Gade as Molly Kristen Hager as Jesse Sam Trammell as Tim Robert Joy as Col. Stevens David Paetkau as Dale Tom Woodruff, Jr. as Alien Ian Whyte as Predator Chelah Horsdal as Darcy Meshach Peters as Curtis Matthew A. Ward as Mark Michal Suchanek as Nick David Hornsby as Drew Chris William Martin as Deputy Ray James Chutter as Deputy Joe Phil Buhler as Deputy Kevin Haaland as Deputy Gina Holden as Carrie Kurt Max Runte as Buddy Liam James as Sam Tim Henry as Dr. Lennon Tom McBeath as Karl Ty Olsson as Nathan Anthony Harrison as Ritchie Lloyd Berry as Homeless Harry Rekha Sharma as Nurse Helen Catherine Lough Haggquist as Tina Victoria Bidewell as Pregnant Sue Dalais Blake as Lt. Wood Tim Perez as Mr. Thomas Rainbow Sun Francks as Earl Juan Riedinger as Scotty Val Cole as Broadcaster Andrew Hedge as Tank Driver Ryan Robbins as Truck Driver Curtis Caravaggio as Special Forces Commander Françoise Yip as Ms. Y John Wardlow as Homeless Guy Nesta Chapman as Homeless Lady Ian Feuer as Predator Bobby "Slim" Jones as Predator Glen Brkich as National Guard Jay-Lyn Green as Pregnant Woman Lili Wexu as Pregnant Woman Adrian Hough as ER Resident Doc Karen Van Blankenstin as ER Doctor #2 Steve Alterman as Steve Apostolina as Kirk Baily as Derek Barton as David Cowgill as James D. Denver as Robin Atkin Downes as Kerry M. Gutierrez as Bridget Hoffman as Anne Lockhart as Jonathan Nichols as Paul Pape as Juan Pope as Michelle Ruff as Matt Santoro as Dennis Singletary as Warren Sroka as Kelly Stables as Peter Sweeney as Paul Tuerpé as

Crew Helen Veronica Jarvis - Supervising Art Director David Griffiths - Boom Operator Mindy Marin - Casting Heike Brandstatter - Casting Coreen Mayrs - Casting Sarah Haddleton - Costume Designer Heather Rupert - Costume Designer Petra Bergholz - Costume Designer Charis Tillson - Costume Designer Angus Strathie - Costume Designer Lars P. Winther - First Assistant Director Colin Strause - Director Greg Strause - Director Jeff Habberstad - Second Unit Director Daniel Zimmerman - Editor Robbie Brenner - Executive Producer Paul Deason - Executive Producer S. Steve Sach - Location Manager Brian Tyler - Composer (Music Score) Wayne MacConnell - Camera Operator Don Reddy - Camera Operator Andrew Neskoromny - Production Designer Daniel Pearl - Cinematographer Walter Hill - Producer David Giler - Producer John Davis - Producer Joel Iwataki - Recording Bob Wolfe - Recording Eric Flickner - Recording Tim Lauber - Recording Paul Benjamin - Special Effects Vance Salvalggio - Special Effects Chris Link - Special Effects Gary Heidrick - Special Effects Mark Obedzinzki - Special Effects Steve Collins - Special Effects Kurt Jackson - Special Effects Dale Shippam - Special Effects Rae Reedyk - Special Effects Chris Flemmington - Special Effects Randy Warren Parks - Special Effects Chris Schreiber - Special Effects Phillip Davis - Special Effects Tom White - Sound Mixer Joel Iwataki - Sound Mixer Patrick Ramsay - Sound/Sound Designer Daniel Cudmore - Stunts Jeffrey C. Robinson - Stunts Maira Carriconde - Stunts Eli Zagoudakis - Stunts Marny Eng - Stunts Raymond Sammel - Stunts Austin Dunn - Stunts Justin Sain - Stunts Mike Ching - Stunts Jon Kralt - Stunts Laura Lee Connery - Stunts Trevor Addie - Stunts Reg Milne - Stunts Cody Laudan - Stunts Lani Gelera - Stunts Colby Chartrand - Stunts Carolyn Anderson - Stunts Loyd Bateman - Stunts Mike Desabrais - Stunts James Bamford - Stunts Andrew Michael Hill - Stunts Devon Jones - Stunts Rhys Williams - Stunts Melissa R. Stubbs - Stunts Yves Cameron - Stunts Rob "Sluggo" Boyce - Stunts John De Santis - Stunts Duane Dickinson - Stunts Corry Glass - Stunts Gerald Paetz - Stunts Doug Chapman - Stunts Lloyd Adams - Stunts Carolyn Field - Stunts Michael Langlois - Stunts Simon Burnett - Stunts J.J. Makaro - Stunts Coordinator Warren Carr - Unit Production Manager Shane Salerno - Screenwriter Joel Ransom - Second Unit Director Of Photography Jason Moskie - Production Assistant Karen Major - Production Assistant Darius Deandrade - Production Assistant Nick Fletcher - Production Assistant Shaun Moskie - Production Assistant Jonathan Cohen - Production Assistant Conrad Sylvia - Production Assistant Alex Macleod - Production Assistant Damon Evans - Production Assistant Shannon Corrie - Production Assistant Holly Pinder - Production Assistant Jay Koenig - Production Assistant Peter Wilke - Second Unit Camera Rob Hodgson - Visual Effects Supervisor Dana Dube - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Mark Dumas - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Simon Coke - Special Effects Editor Dixie Cutler - Unit Publicist Hans Bjerno - Aerial Photography Tom Woodruff, Jr. - Creature Effects Amalgamated Dynamics - Creature Effects Alec Gillis - Creature Effects H.R. Giger - Creature Effects H.R. Giger - Creature Design Reg Gole - First Assistant Camera Simon Jori - First Assistant Camera Stuart Haggerty - Gaffer Scott Vere - Grip Chris Bamford - Grip Dean Reca - Grip Shane Kjar - Grip Drew David - Grip Tony Whiteside - Key Grip Joe Lisanti - Music Editor David McKimmie - Post Production Supervisor Christopher Dowell - Post Production Supervisor Terry Weaver - Properties Master Ron Bartlett - Re-Recording Mixer Doug Hemphill - Re-Recording Mixer Kelly Moon - Script Supervisor Kathy Houghton - Second Assistant Director Tony Lazarowich - Special Effects Coordinator James Dittiger - Still Photographer Jay Wilkinson - Supervising Sound Editor Jim Brookshire - Supervising Sound Editor Kendrick Wallace - Visual Effects Producer Lori West - Art Department Assistant Martina Javorova - Assistant Art Director Andrew Li - Assistant Art Director Ian C. Ballard - Assistant Hair Linda Yip - Assistant Location Manager Peter Munro - Assistant Location Manager Beth Boxall - Assistant Makeup Simon Carrigan - Assistant Production Coordinator Gavin De West - Assistant Properties Brian Epp - Assistant Properties Jason P. Dass - Assistant Sound Editor Niall Fraser - Best Boy Electric Matt Almas - Best Boy Grip Sergio Lavilla - Buyer Kara Lipson - Casting Associate John William Beatty - Construction Coordinator Benjamin Beardwood - Dialogue Editor Neil McBride - Dolly Grip Russell Hawkes - Dolly Grip Cedar O'Rourke - Electrician Paul Martins - Electrician Benn Harrison - Electrician Nina Jones - Electrician Andrea Brown - Extra Casting Ian Silverstein - First Assistant Editor Kirk Moses - First Assistant Editor Dan O'Connell - Foley Artist Linda Jones - Key Hairstylist Jayne Dancose - Key Make-up Bob Little - Leadman Brooke Brooks - Personal Assistant Marie Tongol - Personal Assistant Alex Deas-Hamrick - Personal Assistant Pakk Hui - Personal Assistant John Fletcher - Post Production Accountant Janet Lane - Production Accountant Jason Bogard - Production Accountant Julie Bygrave - Production Accountant Janette Hyland - Scenic Artist Camac Lyndon Sterling - Scenic Artist Renee Dundas - Scenic Artist Niki Charalambopoulos - Scenic Artist Rod MacDonald - Scenic Artist Ryan Ostiguy - Scenic Artist Gio Pasqua - Scenic Artist Jacqueline Dallamore - Second Assistant Accountant Thomas Yardley - Second Assistant Camera Richard Sinclair - Second Assistant Camera Spencer West - Set Dresser Chris Wishart - Set Dresser Sylvia D. Nablo - Transportation Coordinator Chris Beach - Set Decorator Shane "Pero" Viaeu - Set Decorator Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson - ADR Voice Casting Naan Spiess - Cable Person Kenny Becker - Color Timing Dale Menzies - Construction Foreman Nin Rai - Craft Service/Catering Amanda Dobson - Craft Service/Catering Nathan Jensen - Craft Service/Catering David Lee - Craft Service/Catering James Ashwill - Foley Mixer Richard Duarte - Foley Mixer Frank T. Smathers - Foley Supervisor Roger Bailey - Generator Operator Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Fleur Western - Production Secretary Ali Pounder - Production Secretary W.A. Andrew Sculthorpe - Special Effects Foreman Jody Ryan - Third Assistant Director Tanya Cook - Third Assistant Director David McKnight - Video Assist James Wong - Video Assist Ryan Chavez - Visual Effects Editor Sharon Thompson - Art Department Coordinator Kyle Clausen - Assistant Music Editor Skip Longfellow - First Assistant Sound Editor Chris Rodgers - Head Carpenter Marke K. Walker - Head Carpenter Kenneth Latour - Head Carpenter Cameron Senum - Head Carpenter Peter LaCroix - Head Carpenter Dale Ann Connery - Assistant Set Decorator Jim Filippone - Aeriel Coordinator David Penikas - Puppeteer Frank Meschkuleit - Puppeteer Geoff Redknap - Puppeteer Yuri Everson - Puppeteer Marc Irvin - Puppeteer Garth Winkless - Puppeteer Morris Chapdelaine - Puppeteer George Grove - Puppeteer Steve Frakes - Puppeteer Hiroshi Ikeuchi - Puppeteer Paul Hooson - Puppeteer James Rowley - Puppeteer Mike Fields - Puppeteer

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Two of the biggest movie stars of monsterdom are back once again in this throw-back thriller that despite its best intentions, fizzles in comparison to the legacy it so desperately tries to connect to. To be fair, this rock 'em sock 'em match up is yards better than its sorry predecessor, yet there are still many things that are missing in the Brother Strause's tale of small town meets intergalactic men-in-suits, the first of which is a script. Shane Salerno must be a lucky guy -- who else could ride a screenplay this lacking all the way through production and to the third highest grossing Christmas release of its time? Apparently Mr. I Wrote Armageddon knows exactly what the public wants out of these bad street brawlers -- and that's teen love. Not only that, but Salerno also has the gall to throw in a dime store Ripley and Newt relationship that couldn't be more transparent if he tried (which he didn't). Essentially, it's the same problem that lies underneath the whole production -- and that it's all some sort of rehash. The same goes for many other pieces of the production's pie -- with music, sets and themes steeped in reverence, with little cohesion to create an organic product. Amazingly, none of this is what truly ankles the production -- that esteemed privilege is held by none other than the dynamic duo at the helm of this sinking ship, The Brothers Strause. As these former FX gurus-turned-directors have proven, idolatry is a double-edged sword -- worship the right things and you have good taste, but failing to realize why those things worked in the first place makes for a hollow end product. The result is a terror flick with no terror. What's even worse is that they fail to deliver on the whole reason to see the film in the first place -- to actually see the monsters! It might be a given that these newbies aren't the hottest with creating suspense, but at the very least they should have the know-how to light the creatures in a way so that the audience gets their money's worth. Basically the only way to see the fantastic effects done by Amalgamated Dynamics is by checking out the film's publicity stills, because you'll see a whole lot more of their hard work there than anything that ever ended up on the big screen. Shot in close-up, mostly in extreme darkness, the two big baddies don't have a chance to shine as they have before, with the newest addition to the series, the predalien hybrid getting the biggest shaft of them all. One would think that Colin and Greg Strause would want to showcase their old trade's fine craftsmanship, but again and again, they snip the cords of the ballsy action and leave the viewer highly irritated and yearning for more. Sure, there's gore and yes, it's much welcomed after the silly PG-13 of its precursor, but more blood does not make these franchises. Despite the evidence that much of the production's heart was in the right place, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem delivers exactly what its title promises -- a memorial service to each franchise, except here the mourners actually pay to attend the ceremony. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Sound Processing: DTS: Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1) DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Disc 1: Includes both the theatrical and unrated versions of AVP-Requiem Full-length audio commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis Full-length audio commentary by creature effects designers/creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr. Added footage marker Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R featurette Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R featurette AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns - Creating the Aliens featurette Crossbreed: The PredAlien featurette Building the Predator Homeworld featurette Design photo galleries On-set photo galleries Theatrical trailers Disc 2: Digital Copy of AVP-R for portable media players DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1: 2.40:1 MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: A Content Length: 94 min