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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    More violent, bloody extraterrestrial mayhem. Ick.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Bullies pick on Ricky; ex-con Dallas is selfless and brave; mother/Iraq war veteran Kelly is selfless; the sheriff makes some wrong decisions; federal government representative is dishonest.
  • Violence:

    Typical Aliens-style violence includes chests exploding, teeth ripping flesh, acidic blood burning human faces. Standard Predator business includes hunting prey, shooting with lasers. Several scenes stand out: A small boy watches his father get attacked by an alien and cries in terror; the father's arm falls off, and after the boy is also attacked, both of their chests explode to "birth" toothy, hissy little aliens. A small girl sees her father assaulted by an alien who crashes through her bedroom window and rips him up. An alien enters the pregnancy ward, sucks babies out of women, and implants its own babies inside; a later scene shows their bellies bursting open bloodily to reveal little aliens. Other images include a space ship crashing, heads blown off or shot through with Alien's penetrating jaw, a girl pinned to a wall by Predator's throwing star, bullies hitting and kicking Ricky, shooting at the aliens that produces blood and burning flesh, and blood all over. Alien-Predator fights feature punching, kicking, biting, shooting, throwing bodies against/through walls. Nuclear explosion kills some protagonists.
  • Sex:

    Some women's T-shirts show cleavage. Brief flirtation between teenagers leads to her invitation to "go swimming": she removes her top to reveal lacy black bra and boy-short underpants; they kiss passionately, interrupted first by bullies, then aliens.
  • Language:

    Repeated uses of "f--k" (two with "mother"), plus other profanity, including "hell," "s--t," "damn," "dickhead," "a--hole," "bitch," "slut," and "ass." A joke about a "sausage-lover's pizza" is meant to suggest that the boy who ordered it is gay.
  • Consumerism:

    GMC truck.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A couple of scenes show protagonists in a bar with drinks. Two clerks in a sporting goods store admit to being "stoned."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Parents need to know that this violent sci-fi action sequel is loud and gory, with multiple exploding chests and heads; lots of mangling, penetrating, and acid-burning; bloody injuries; screaming children; and gross-out assaults. There's a bit of cleavage, a scene that lingers on a girl's skimpy-underwear-clad bottom, a bit of drinking, and references to being stoned. Language includes repeated "f--k"s, plus other profanity.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about what makes a movie scary. Why do some succeed, and some fail? How is this movie similar to and different from the franchises that it was spun off from? Do you think the aliens are meant to represent any specific threat in the real world? If so, what? Are they standing in for terrorists (as referenced in the film)?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title off for age 15 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    Too Dark

    I couldn't tell what was going on for the last 45 minutes of the movie because it was night time and it was raining. So if your ok with not being able to see anything watch this movie. kids 10+ can watch it. Apart from the violence and some languaga it's not bad at all

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    perfect for tweens

    I loved this movie! I saw the unrated version. So they said the f-word 19 times,There was breif topless female nudity,and a LOT of violence. But overall it wasn't that bad for horror or Sci-Fi people. I say good for 12 and up.

  3. I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    I've read about it, and it is WAY worse than Alien vs Predator!!

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title off for age 14 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Not for kids under 14.

    This movie had one scene of a boy flurting with 2 girls.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title off for age 14 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    More graphic sequel to "AVP"

    Parents should know that this sequel to "AVP" is more violent and gory. One particularly gruesome scene includes the stomach of a woman in labor being ripped open, revealing baby aliens. There is strong language throughout, and no positive role models. There is mild sensuality.

  6. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Way to predictable but has a lot of good action

    This movie was way worse then the first in 3 ways. 1: it was way to predictable. 2: way unnecesarily violent (three people got there heads blown off in very graphic scenery). All but 4 people in the town were ethier killed by an alien or a predator or just blown up!!!! Last but not least 3: Language. First of all they can hardly go five sentences with out using F--K!!! if they don't say F--k, they say s--t, d--n, h--l, or b--h (usally with son of a in front of it). they MUST curse at least every five sentences if not more. the first one is much better, don't waste your money and/or time. If you saw the first one and thought it was to violent or they cursed to much THEN DO NOT SEE AVP 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i love this movie

    on the scale of 1 to 10 1 being the worst ten being the best this gets a 9.i loved it,if you'r wondering which is better AvP or AvP-R this is much better.the violence is a 9 also cause there is a lot of gore [makes it even better].language 6 because of the 11 f-words,sex 2 because of some cleavege awesome movie just see it love it

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    What age should watch it

    To me i think that at the age of 15teen is a good age to start at horror movies and this on is really awesome it shows you definding for your land and fight for servival. A lot of blood and gore. When I grew up I started watching rated (R) movies when I was about 5 or 6 and I had bad dreams all the time but now I am seventeen and I love them and this is a great movie if you are one of those scary movie or violince watchers.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    Very BAD film

    What can you say about a movie that shows children and babies being killed by monsters? I'm not a prude when it comes to TV and movie violence but this film crossed way over the line. Not to mention the acting is horrible, the plot is weak and there really is no entertainment value to this film unless you're going to see the blood and gore.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    must see for Alien and/or predator fans

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 2.0

    Movie was ok, but the first movie was better

    I was a little disappointed with this movie. The first movie had a guessing what was going to happen next. This movie did not. At the beginning of the movie is a little boy and his father hunting and of course the alien attacks the father, however; the little boy is not out of the woods. I did not like that part; I don't like to see children hurt even if it is in the movies. My husband and son liked it, but I will not be seeing this one anytime soon. I was very disappointed!!

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 3.0

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    The best alien movie since...well, Alien!

    Despite what the critics may say, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. If you hated the first AVP, then bring yourself to this; trust me, it's 2 times better than the original AVP movie. Now, me being the average teenager, I loved how they used LOTS AND LOTS of gore to solidify the two species' "Freaky Factor", but of course, parents with sensitive kids won't, despite the fact that there's no actual nudity. But hey, what sensitive kid is going to want to see this in the first place? Plus, the deus-ex-machina ending was (literally) mind-blowing. All in all, you should see this just for the heck of it...and the pregnancy ward scene!

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great follow-up to a great movie

  15. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    Parody on Horror Flicks

    Requiem is a mess of special effect graphic horror scenes run amuck...lacking sensibility and feeling. The gratuitous pornographic horror parody presented by the Requiem was so bad, I didn't know whether to get up and leave or just start laughing. The graphic maternity ward scene looked like it belonged on Saturday Night Live. The characters were like a herd of trapped cattle being led down the ramp to slaughter. The camera spared no predictable detail. The original Alien and Predator movies were much much better with great acting and suspense that left you on the edge of your seat. Folks who enjoyed this movie would probably have their hearts warmed with a tour of a meat processing plant. The cows go in ... you watch the efficient cutlery and predictably ... the meat comes out.

  16. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

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