Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (stylized as AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem) is a 2007 American epic science fiction action film starring Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis and Ariel Gade. The directorial debut of The Brothers Strause, the film was written by Shane Salerno and is a direct sequel to Alien vs. Predator (2004) as well as the second and latest installment in the Alien vs. Predator franchise, the sixth film in the Alien franchise and the fourth film in the Predator franchise, continuing the crossover between the Alien and Predator franchise.

Set immediately after the events of the previous film, the film begins with a Predator ship crashing into a forest outside of homeplanet, where an Alien-Predator hybrid known as the Predalien escapes and makes its way to the nearby small town. A skilled veteran "cleaner" Predator is dispatched to kill the Predalien, and the townspeople try to escape the ensuing carnage.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem premiered on November 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. It was released theatrically on December 25 in the United States. The film was panned by critics for its poor lighting, editing, and lack of originality. It grossed $130.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $40 million. Plans for another sequel were abandoned, with further independent entries in both franchises released in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

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Following the events of the previous film, a Predator ship leaves Homeplanet carrying Alien facehuggers and Scar's body before a chestburster with traits of both species emerges. It quickly matures into an adult Predalien and starts killing the Predators on board. The hull gets punctured and the ship crashes in a forest outside of Gunnison, Colorado. The last surviving Predator sends a distress signal before being killed by the Predalien.

The Predalien and several facehuggers escape, implanting embryos into several humans. On the Predator homeplanet, a skilled veteran Predator, Wolf, receives the signal and decides to kill all the Xenomorphs on Homeplanet. He arrives at the crashed ship, uses an acid-like liquid to dissolve evidence of the Xenomorphs' presence, and triggers an implosion to destroy the vessel.

Meanwhile, ex-convict Dallas Howard returns to Gunnison after serving time in prison. He reunites with his younger brother Ricky, who is in love with his classmate Jesse but is constantly harassed by her boyfriend Dale and his two friends. Kelly O'Brien also returns to Gunnison after serving in the US Army and reunites with her husband Tim and daughter Molly.

Wolf starts killing Xenomorphs in the sewer, but four manage to escape. He pursues some to the power plant, where collateral damage from the fight causes a citywide power outage. Ricky and Jesse meet at the high school swimming pool but are interrupted by Dale and his cohorts just as the power goes out. A Xenomorph then appears and kills Dale's friends, but Dale, Jessie, and Ricky escape. Another Xenomorph invades the O'Brien's home, killing Tim while Kelly escapes with Molly.

Ricky, Jesse, Dale, Dallas, and Sheriff Morales gather at a sporting goods store to collect weapons, where Kelly and Molly meet them. Reinforcements from the Colorado Army National Guard arrive but are quickly slaughtered by the Xenomorphs. Wolf captures Dallas inside the store to use as bait to lure the Xenomorphs, but Dallas escapes. Several Xenomorphs arrive, but Wolf kills them. Dale is killed during the battle, and one of Wolf's shoulder plasma casters is damaged, but Wolf reconfigures it into a plasma pistol.

As the survivors attempt to escape Gunnison, they learn Colonel Stevens is staging an air evacuation at the town center. Dallas and Kelly, however, are skeptical since going there would cause them to become surrounded by Xenomorphs. They, along with Ricky, Jesse, Molly, and a few others, go for the helicopter at the hospital to get out of town while Sheriff Morales and Darcy head to the evacuation zone. However, the hospital has been overruned by Xenomorphs and the Predalien. Wolf arrives at the hospital and dispatches more Xenomorphs. During the battle, he accidentally kills Jesse. Distraught, Ricky rushes Wolf with rifle fire only to be injured by the Predalien. A Xenomorph attacks Wolf, and both tumble down an elevator shaft. Dallas takes possession of Wolf's plasma blaster.

Dallas, Ricky, Kelly, and Molly reach the roof and fight off several Xenomorphs before escaping in the helicopter. Wolf, having survived the fall, battles the Predalien on the roof. The two mortally wound each other just as an F-22 Raptor arrives and drops a tactical nuclear weapon, which obliterates the entire city, killing Wolf, the Predalien, the remaining Xenomorphs, and surviving civilians. The shock wave causes the fleeing helicopter to crash in a clearing, where the military rescues the survivors. Wolf's plasma blaster is confiscated, and Colonel Stevens presents it to Ms. Yutani.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

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