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Alien vs. Predator

(2004, Rated PG-13, Science fiction, Starring Lance Henriksen, Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Horrid horror. Not for kids. (Or anyone else...)

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Girl power, after a fashion...
  • Violence:

    Acid-spitting aliens, gunfire, monsters bursting through stomach, decapitations.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Minor cursing.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Alien vs. Predator

Parents need to know that this is a horrid movie (not horror movie). It will scare the pants off kids and make those older howl with laughter at how ridiculous it is. Still, the images are so gruesome and frightening that it's almost guaranteed to induce nightmares.

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0

    The predators and the aliens movies were the greatest space monsters and now the A vs P are the best movies of space monsters there is.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    i seen it it was cool, and predator would win

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    This one is better than the R-rated sequel

    Even though this one is PG-13 not only is it better than the R-rated sequel, but it actually is more violent. It doesnt show as much as the other one ut there is so much more action which makes this one surprisingly better than the sequel

  4. I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    Extremely gruesome. Some use of swear words.

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

    Very violent and unnecessary mix-up of two classic sci-fi films.

    Parents should know that this film contains graphic creature violence. Nets made of wire slice humans. Acid burns predators. Aliens are blown up. Human stomachs explode. Children are likely to be frightened by the gruesome imagery. There is some strong language.

  6. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    not scary but pretty violent

    It was a pretty good movie but way too much violence like acid spitting aliens,a man tuned a lighter into a flamethrower, and claws going into people. But otherwise really good movie.

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it 4.0

    don't suck your pants!

    it is not scary! it's awesome!

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    It's very bloody........ I like it but if you not a horror movie person don't watch it....

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 4.0

    Not extremely scary

    I saw this when I was 9. It was a little scary but I didn't get nightmares. Will probably give nightmares to younger kids.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    its alright...

    i want to start by sayin ill be 14 in 2 months, and they still havnt updated my age. this movie is ok...it couldve been worse, it couldve been better. the setting is very unbelievable. a pyramid under antarctica...ya, sure whatever. anyway if you can overlook that the action is pretty good. i just dont like that there wasnt as much blood and gore (on the alien and predators part) as the original movies. and they cut way back on the blood on the chestbursters so the kiddies could get in. thats the problem. its not very realistic like the original predators and alien movies were. but of course, to make up for that you have overkill and overly gory and bloody deaths in alien vs predator requiem. i really miss arnold and sigourney. its like they put two movies worth of blood and gore into avpr. anyway, avp is for 13 and up even though it isnt that great

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Lots of action

    This movie is filled with action and lots of good fights to watch between the aliens and predators.

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Better Than Expected

    Okay when you think of Alien or Predator you generally think of mindless blood and swearing, but I really enjoyed this movie. I mean, males would enjoy it much more than females, but generally pretty good. It does have some langauge and gore, but overall, its generally harmless to anyone over 11 years of age.

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    i actually really liked this movie

    when i first saw this i fell asleep so i rented it again,and i loved it.the language one f-bomb four uses of s**t and one bastard and some other mild ones.violence is an issue,there is a graphic deception of an alien chestburster,implied decapitations and lots of killing/blood.sex no issue there just a condom reference that is extremely mild.parents all you need to look out for is violence and language

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

    Awesome...

    This movie has the best action ever, it is one of the most violent PG-13 movies you'll see, and if you don't like language just mute it when he sets up a bomb. Sex, Drugs, and Social Behavior not an issue, an awesome movie for you to see.

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

    The movie is good, the only problem is language and violence. Language is only bad in the last 15 min. (An alien is placing a bomb in it's enemy's area that is full of there eggs and then the human woman understands and says "I hope it blows every F##kin' one of them.

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

    VERY GOOD

    This was a very good movie for 12yrs and up. Lots of guy stuff! Not for kids who scare easy!

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Fantastic horror flick...

    I usually don't enjoy these kind of crossover horror films, much less horrors at all. But I got forced into seeing this, and I was actually surprised. The acting and plot were terrible, but other than that, this film is quite enjoyable; the flick even revives the good name of both franchises after all those god-awful sequels. As soon as the movie ended, I wanted to see it again it was so good! Parents, in the way of sex, there is none. In the way of violence, it's not AS bad as some horrors, but the movie isn't totally non-graphic. I'd say 12 and up would enjoy this very much. Like I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and I can't wait for the sequel, out Christmas 2007!

  18. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    okay not scary

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    i hated this movie

    I watched this when I was either 122 or 13 and it scared me to death. I watched most of it but I thought some of what they did was stupid. one thing that happened was they made it look like a guy dies then they show he's alive then they kill him. also only one character survived. spoiler it's the black girl in the pimk coat that you see at the start. the movie had absolutely no point as gfar as I could tell and it didn't even end. when this one predator dies and the other predators put him in this one room and leave an alien pops out of the predator. there is also a second one which I might see if my mom will let me but only because my uncle worked on it. I think nobody should watch this people younger than fourteen might be frightened and people older will laugh at how pointless this is. don't watch it

  20. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

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