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Date: 2004-08-31 07:49:34

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>Come on, (don't read on if you don't want a spoiler) how can an Alien befriend a human the way the one in the movie did? ?

Are you on crack?  Do you have any concept of a warrior's code?  The predators live by the warrior's code, this really primitive thing that dates back centuries even in human culture.  It says if you're getting your ass kicked and some schmoe fodder comes along and helps you KILL your enemy, you owe them one.  What's more, if they kill your enemy and they were unproven before, even if they're 'kind' was originally beneath you in station, they have earned the respect of a warrior.  What's more if they were in the same trial to rank of warrior as you, they have also earned the same right of respect.  That's what being a worthy adversary or opponent is about.  

Another way to look at it is humans are fodder.  For a fodder to kill one of your enemies is respectable and damned useful.

Think of it this way- if you were playing the AvP game and you were a Predator and some schmuck unarmed human decides to help you by giving you a gun and kill an alien, would you object to having them along especially if their kills contributed to your numbers and score?  Hell no.  Outside of the warrior's code that's just common sense.

I know a lot of people don't get the whole warrior's code and honor thing so I'll explain it to you.  In a society of warriors you follow the rules.  Anyone who's taken a fighting art understands this.  If you don't, you get your ass wiped over the floor by your leaders.  It's just how it works.

>That crap completely had me pissed halfway through the movie. ?
>It completely destroyed the dark, sinister "Predator" we saw in the first movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Were you even paying any attention when you saw the first Predator movie?  You must have been so scared that you weren't paying attention to what was happening.  Everybody was armed.  Anybody who's armed is fair game.  The Predator was following the warrior's code.  It would not attack or kill an unarmed person.  That's why Anna lived- because Arhnold prevented her from taking a gun.

>?Heck, even the second one had a huge lead on this crap film I had to waste almost 2 hours of my life watching. ?

You are so full of sh*t it's not funny.  The second Predator movie was so bad it's not even on the same plane as AvP.  Predator 2 didn't even have a story and all the acting in it sucked except maybe Danny Glover.  The entire movie except the part with the sex scene was hilarious.  It was a plain old slasher movie.  Yeah, there was a little bit of hints at the Predator code and that cool alien skull at the end, but a decent movie it was not.

And let's get some things straight here, AvP pretty much ended the same way Predator 2 did.  The Predators follow their code.  I know that really upsets you, but get over it.

> On top of everything, way too little direction in the movie and a very goofy plot, in my opinion.

You have no credibility.  Predator 2's plot was goofier and totally hokey on top of everything and you consider Predator 2 a better movie.  What a load of crap.

Predator 2 was a worse movie in story, characters, premise, originality, AND dialogue and yet you still consider Predator 2 the better movie.  Let's put the Predator in LA and let it kill everyone and have Danny Glover chase it!  LAME!  That's not a fricking story!  I can daydream better than that.  That's not even fit for me to wipe my ass on.

Understand that you hated AvP because you had expectations for some orgasmic epic movie.  AvP definitely wasn't that, but it was way better than that crap Predator 2 or Aliens 3 and 4.  As a movie AvP actually does stand on its own.  It wasn't epic and it was short, but it was a good start that is making money for the first time in a long time.  The most important thing is that there is an opportunity for better movies later.


>?Hell, let Quentin Tarantino get in on the action if there is indeed a sequel. ?

Hell no.  Keep Tarantino away from AvP.  Talk about hiring the wrong director to kill a franchise.  I'd like to see Ridley Scott or James Cameron back behind the helm.