10/16/2005

Lost in America & Alien Vs. Predator

Lost in America was funny and insightful, but I imagine I'd have liked it more were I a rich person in the mid-80s. The scene with Albert Brooks trying to convince the casino manager to give him back his nest egg was worth watching the movie for.

Alien Vs. Predator ruined both franchises. Well, it would have had Alien not ruined itself with Alien: Resurrection, which Joss Whedon is still paying for. Too bad I'm more and more convinced that it's the executives' choice of Jeunet as director that screwed up that movie. Could have been a good movie. AVP was doomed from the instant Paul W.S. Anderson was attached to do anything for the movie. What a blight upon the name Paul Anderson. At least Joss Whedon is no longer responsible for writing the worst Alien film. And it's definitely the worst Predator film, as I sort of like Predator 2, and little is as goofy as a Schwarzennegger film. Anyway, Lance Henriksen could be completely wasted in this movie, even if the Weyland thing was nice. Too bad it made no sense. Wasn't the Bishop in Alien 3 the real one? Why the hell did it have to take place in the present day? So many wasted opportunities in this movie. Too many of them were unfortunately made too early for it.

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