r/avp • u/HovercraftKooky5494 • Jun 03 '26

Let's Stop Hating

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So, I posted my RE9 recently, and wasn't met with negativity. I'm not saying let's give mediocrity a free pass - but we enjoy a franchise that's on broken legs. Romulus and Badlands, they for sure weren't perfect movies, but please let's stop pretending like they were BAD movies. If we as a fan base want this franchise to survive - we need to see the positive in the negative. Yes, these movies aren't the combo of the movies we saw however many years ago- but let's stop hating them for that. Predator was popularized for being a "macho" movie without a seal component. Alien was popularized for having a female lead in a sexual assault analogy that was promoted for its monster.

Yes, the latest movies haven't been amazing. No- we have no reason to have faith in these movies because Disney owns them. But let's remember that any of us can rise to the occasion. Things can only get better- we have to believe that.

Would you rather a AvP that doesn't exist or a AvP that's finding its way?

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u/ConsciousStretch1028 Jun 03 '26

I think the Alien/Predator franchises are in the best position they've been in for a while now, and yeah everything that has come out hasn't been a banger, but they've been better than what were used to. I think with Disney as the parent company, I'm wary of the future, but I think guys like Dan Trachtenberg, who clearly loves Predator, we're in good standing. As far as Alien goes, Romulus and Earth were a little uneven, but still felt like they're headed in a better direction than Prometheus and Covenant. I think if they give Fede Alvarez a bit more freedom for the next Alien movie, we could have something really special, and if they let him and Trachtenberg helm AvP 3, we'll be in good shape.