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"Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem was released in North America on December 25, 2007, in 2,563 theatres. The film impressed $9,515,615 on its opening day for an average of $3,707 per theatres, and was number ten at the box office.[11] It impressed $5 million in Australia, $9 million in Japan and the United Kingdom, and $7 million in Russia for an international total of $86,288,761"
If you add that up it doesn't even come close to 86 million —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.41.21 ( talk) 00:30, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
I've been avoiding working on this article until the hype dies down, but today I took a stab at rewriting the plot section. Basically it was too detailed and had a lot of inappropriate terms in it, like the nicknames "Chet" and "Wolf" for the Predalien and the Predator. Though I've come to accept Predalien as an official production name for the creature, since they call it that in the DVD featurettes, the name "Wolf" is not used anywhere in the film, credits, or featurettes. I have no idea where that idea came from so I struck it from the plot summary & cast sections. Even if that was a nickname for him by the production team, it's not appropriate for the plot summary. It's credited as "the Predator", so that's how it should be presented in the plot section. It's perfectly appropriate to mention that "Chet" was the production team's nickname for the Predalien, but this belongs in the Production section and really not anywhere else. I also removed several things that only took place in the unrated DVD version (ie. the Predator mothership/scout ship separation). These should be discussed in a section on the DVD release; the plot summary aims to summarize only the theatrical version. Overall we should aim for simplicity and conciseness in plot sections and overall throughout the article. -- IllaZilla ( talk) 23:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Don't get me wrong, the rewrite of the Plot section is great. The only problem is that some of the paragraphs run on so long as to be difficult to follow. A paragraph should cover a single topic or thought; my interest is in making the text more readable and I will continue to edit to that effect. IllaZilla, you did a really great job of writing the plot synopsis but rapid or frequent changes in the locale or participants being described merit paragraph breaks. Perhaps we can agree on a middle ground that has neither too many nor too few paragraph breaks? Uncle Bubba ( talk) 22:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
One more thing: The Plot section of the excellent Alien_vs._Predator_(film) article has an easy-to-read structure that is quite similar to what I was attempting to accomplish here. I'd love to hear your thoughts... Uncle Bubba ( talk) 22:49, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
This was not a critically well received film - 15% at RT means that it pretty much received five negative reviews to every positive one. If the lead was going to be "balanced" then that's the ratio we should use. On that basis, the 2-1 ratio of negative to positive reviews is more than fair. Black Kite 01:00, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
"Colin estimates Hydraulx produced 460 of the 500 visual effects shots including the nuclear explosion which was created using Maya fluids and BA Volume Shader. "
Is there any way we could get the brand of memory or monitors they used?
I'm pretty sure the directors themselves wrote this article
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Can anyone see this film? I can't believe there is nothing in the article about the lighting in this movie. 79.66.8.137 ( talk) 12:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
The lead-in paragraph needs a section which summarises the plot in a single paragraph. The 'plot' section is too long to act as a synopsis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.49.45 ( talk) 08:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Just noticed that in the trophy room in the opening sequence, there is not only a Space Jockey's skull on the wall, but also that of a Triceratops, indicating that the Predators have been around for at least 65 million years... -- Imladros ( talk) 06:08, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Not sure the comic stance on Female Predators (or if they are both male/female), but the concern of the one Predator over the other when it reached earth seemed more of that of a parent, almost like a mother. Seems since they haven't been identified male or female, perhaps it should be referred to as it until clarified. 96.31.181.147 ( talk) 05:02, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
at least i have a movie on blu ray whose title is listed as that. perhaps it should be added to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.86.142 ( talk) 17:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Ok. A facehugger jumps Human and the resulting Creature is a Warrior. Not a Hybrid. A facehugger jumps on a Dog and the resulting creature is a Runner. Not a Hybrid. But when a Facehugger jumps on a Predator it's a Predalien and for some reason, just because it's a Predator, the resulting creature is now a Crossbreed... What? -- Werebereus ( talk) 04:18, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
http://easternsoil.com/ccc/popup_image.php?pID=64&osCsid=0b83bcab27f027343cdcf24739d9d906 http://www.popcultcha.com.au/alien-predator-requiem-predalien-scale-bust-p-5988.htmlSee where it says Predalien and NOT Hybrid? You probably got that crappy, lesser quality Neca figure. Thers merch for YOU Zilla Werebereus ( talk) 22:04, 14 August 2011 (UTC)Werebereus
Prometheus comes out soon. Until it is "proven" otherwise, the ALIEN/ XENOMORPH is in (movie) fact HUMAN. The "Engineers" aka Space Jockeys morph HUMANS into ALIENS. (Who better to kill us than us?) Therefore the Human/Alien hybrids are in (movie) fact NOT Hybrids at all. (This is just as lame as humans being cylons in the remade BSG, and Ridley's new idea of Deckard (Mark II) is a Replicant with the memories of a human Deckard Mark I, but thankfully Harrison Ford refused to make the Blade Runner Prequel) — Preceding
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I was wondering: were there any dogs or cats that were harmed in this movie? AdamDeanHall ( talk) 20:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Doesn't it seem confusing that the character of Mrs. Yutani isn't mentioned till the very end of the plot description—and then, not identified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndyFielding ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
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"Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem was released in North America on December 25, 2007, in 2,563 theatres. The film impressed $9,515,615 on its opening day for an average of $3,707 per theatres, and was number ten at the box office.[11] It impressed $5 million in Australia, $9 million in Japan and the United Kingdom, and $7 million in Russia for an international total of $86,288,761"
If you add that up it doesn't even come close to 86 million —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.41.21 ( talk) 00:30, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
I've been avoiding working on this article until the hype dies down, but today I took a stab at rewriting the plot section. Basically it was too detailed and had a lot of inappropriate terms in it, like the nicknames "Chet" and "Wolf" for the Predalien and the Predator. Though I've come to accept Predalien as an official production name for the creature, since they call it that in the DVD featurettes, the name "Wolf" is not used anywhere in the film, credits, or featurettes. I have no idea where that idea came from so I struck it from the plot summary & cast sections. Even if that was a nickname for him by the production team, it's not appropriate for the plot summary. It's credited as "the Predator", so that's how it should be presented in the plot section. It's perfectly appropriate to mention that "Chet" was the production team's nickname for the Predalien, but this belongs in the Production section and really not anywhere else. I also removed several things that only took place in the unrated DVD version (ie. the Predator mothership/scout ship separation). These should be discussed in a section on the DVD release; the plot summary aims to summarize only the theatrical version. Overall we should aim for simplicity and conciseness in plot sections and overall throughout the article. -- IllaZilla ( talk) 23:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Don't get me wrong, the rewrite of the Plot section is great. The only problem is that some of the paragraphs run on so long as to be difficult to follow. A paragraph should cover a single topic or thought; my interest is in making the text more readable and I will continue to edit to that effect. IllaZilla, you did a really great job of writing the plot synopsis but rapid or frequent changes in the locale or participants being described merit paragraph breaks. Perhaps we can agree on a middle ground that has neither too many nor too few paragraph breaks? Uncle Bubba ( talk) 22:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
One more thing: The Plot section of the excellent Alien_vs._Predator_(film) article has an easy-to-read structure that is quite similar to what I was attempting to accomplish here. I'd love to hear your thoughts... Uncle Bubba ( talk) 22:49, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
This was not a critically well received film - 15% at RT means that it pretty much received five negative reviews to every positive one. If the lead was going to be "balanced" then that's the ratio we should use. On that basis, the 2-1 ratio of negative to positive reviews is more than fair. Black Kite 01:00, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
"Colin estimates Hydraulx produced 460 of the 500 visual effects shots including the nuclear explosion which was created using Maya fluids and BA Volume Shader. "
Is there any way we could get the brand of memory or monitors they used?
I'm pretty sure the directors themselves wrote this article
2601:18D:87E:10E0:8936:2D1D:2129:3D68 (
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Can anyone see this film? I can't believe there is nothing in the article about the lighting in this movie. 79.66.8.137 ( talk) 12:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
The lead-in paragraph needs a section which summarises the plot in a single paragraph. The 'plot' section is too long to act as a synopsis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.49.45 ( talk) 08:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Just noticed that in the trophy room in the opening sequence, there is not only a Space Jockey's skull on the wall, but also that of a Triceratops, indicating that the Predators have been around for at least 65 million years... -- Imladros ( talk) 06:08, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Not sure the comic stance on Female Predators (or if they are both male/female), but the concern of the one Predator over the other when it reached earth seemed more of that of a parent, almost like a mother. Seems since they haven't been identified male or female, perhaps it should be referred to as it until clarified. 96.31.181.147 ( talk) 05:02, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
at least i have a movie on blu ray whose title is listed as that. perhaps it should be added to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.86.142 ( talk) 17:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Ok. A facehugger jumps Human and the resulting Creature is a Warrior. Not a Hybrid. A facehugger jumps on a Dog and the resulting creature is a Runner. Not a Hybrid. But when a Facehugger jumps on a Predator it's a Predalien and for some reason, just because it's a Predator, the resulting creature is now a Crossbreed... What? -- Werebereus ( talk) 04:18, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
http://easternsoil.com/ccc/popup_image.php?pID=64&osCsid=0b83bcab27f027343cdcf24739d9d906 http://www.popcultcha.com.au/alien-predator-requiem-predalien-scale-bust-p-5988.htmlSee where it says Predalien and NOT Hybrid? You probably got that crappy, lesser quality Neca figure. Thers merch for YOU Zilla Werebereus ( talk) 22:04, 14 August 2011 (UTC)Werebereus
Prometheus comes out soon. Until it is "proven" otherwise, the ALIEN/ XENOMORPH is in (movie) fact HUMAN. The "Engineers" aka Space Jockeys morph HUMANS into ALIENS. (Who better to kill us than us?) Therefore the Human/Alien hybrids are in (movie) fact NOT Hybrids at all. (This is just as lame as humans being cylons in the remade BSG, and Ridley's new idea of Deckard (Mark II) is a Replicant with the memories of a human Deckard Mark I, but thankfully Harrison Ford refused to make the Blade Runner Prequel) — Preceding
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I was wondering: were there any dogs or cats that were harmed in this movie? AdamDeanHall ( talk) 20:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Doesn't it seem confusing that the character of Mrs. Yutani isn't mentioned till the very end of the plot description—and then, not identified? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndyFielding ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
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