So when Alien Vs Predator: Requiem arrived in 2007, offering a hard-R take on the material, fans were understandably excited for the do-over. The film was a sanitized disappointment for many fans, and although Alien Vs Predator has its defenders, the consensus was that both movie monsters deserved more gore and a more engaging story.
Fans were desperate to see a Freddy Vs Jasonstyle face-off between the sci-fi icons, and only a year after those famous slashers finally had their cinematic showdown, Alien Vs Predator was released. With similar but distinct tones, it was clear that the action-adventure-focused Predator franchise could pair perfectly with the darker, more horror-oriented Alien movies. Related: Why David’s Covenant Plan Causes A Huge Alien Movie Plot-Hole Although the Predator movies featured plenty of violence, the franchise wasn’t focused on body horror the way Alien was, and although the Alien movies featured plenty of suspenseful sequences, only Cameron’s Aliens could be called a full-blown action movie. The Terminator actor didn’t return for the blockbuster’s 1990 sequel Predator 2, but this futuristic follow-up took the action out of the jungle and into the concrete jungle of LA for more gory human-hunting. Meanwhile, Arnold Schwarzenegger took to the jungle to face off against the Predator in the 1987 sci-fi adventure thriller of the same name.
After a solid start, the Alien series trailed off into less impressive territory with the much-delayed, eventually disowned Alien 3 and the less awful, but even less interesting, Alien: Resurrection in 1997. 2007’s Alien Vs Predator: Requiem was a low point for both franchises according to fans and critics, but how did the dud manage to mess up both the iconic Alien and Predator? Beginning with the legendary “haunted house in space” sci-fi horror Alien in 1979, the Alien franchise soon expanded from that sparse Ridley Scott effort into the larger-scale James Cameron-helmed sequel Aliens in 1986.
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