Movies from 2004 I don't like
AVP
Alexander
Hidalgo
The Village
The Alamo
White Chicks
Van Helsing
Pretty great year overall but those ones are stinkers imo.
I’m in the small minority of people who loved AvP. I was totally ready to hate it, being an Alien purist and all, but I thought it was a fun and well-made monster mash. Of course it doesn’t come close to the artistry of the original Alien, but if you watch it with no expectations I think it’s a hugely entertaining popcorn flick.
shareJames Cameron said it was the 3rd best Alien film in the franchise after the first 2 Alien movies.
shareLove how Cameron rates himself so highly, never one to let modesty get in the way 😂
I wouldn’t say I’d agree with him. I thought Alien3 was underrated and Resurrection, although it certainly had its problems, was one of the most visually striking of all the Alien movies.
It’s cool that Cameron isn’t a snob about it though and can see the value in AvP. To me its brilliance is that it’s a stupid concept and doesn’t try to hide it. It revels in its own stupidity and just goes balls-to-the-wall without pretending to be anything more cerebral. If I had a choice between watching Prometheus and AvP the latter would win every time.
AvP indeed has its issues. There are a ton of great ideas wedged in there, however, and it definitely delivers some popcorn classic fun.
If only the film series could incorporate something like the Dr. Church character from the comics...