“Collateral” is a pretty good movie. Tom Cruise can really act, when he hasn’t simply been told “act like Tom Cruise, that’s what’s selling”. The movie, for all that it’s billed as an action flick, really has a lot of drama. The vast majority of it is shot in a taxi, with the two main characters just interacting and talking. They even gave Jason Stratham a cameo as some random badass who knows the Tom Cruise character. Cruse does a convincing job of being dangerous and quick on his feet. I would see this one again.
“Alien vs. Predator” on the other hand is not a great movie. It’s not campy and brilliant like Jason X…it’s just a genre film putting in the time and pulling out the bucks. I like both series (Alien a lot more than Predator) so it was sort of fun. The short version is, on open, level ground with good sight lines, $10 on the Predator every time. Add in dark and twisty passages and multiple enemies and it goes about 50/50. Predator is quick and can think strategically. The Aliens are *fast* and they just keep coming. Throw in an Alien queen and all bets swing to the Aliens. Unless, of course, the Predators decide to forgo honorable combat and use ranged weapons. Ranged weapons (preferably with splash damage) are the way to go when dealing with Alien queens.
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