Fresh off last year’s successful Star Wars Day movie marathon, it occurred to us that an Alien vs Predator universe marathon would also be awesome. Between the Alien movies, Predator movies, and the crossovers, there are eight films, so it would require either an earlier start, or a multi-day commitment.
The first question is what order to watch them in:
by movie release date…
- Alien (1979)
- Aliens (1986)
- Predator (1987)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Alien 3 (1992)
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Alien vs Predator (2004)
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
or by timeline…
- Predator
- Predator 2
- Alien vs Predator*
- Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
- Alien
- Aliens
- Alien 3
- Alien Resurrection
* Contains flashbacks to early visits by the Predators, but the main story line places it here.
(See also Alien and Predator Timeline.)
My inclination, as it was for the Star Wars marathon, is the latter: by timeline.
The next question is when to hold the marathon. Again, with Star Wars, I declared Star Wars Day as May 25th, which in 2007 was the 30th anniversary of the release of the original film.
Coincidentally, May 25th, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Alien, the first picture in the AvP universe. This gives me enough time to amass all the DVDs. Actually, I think I have the first three Alienses already, so I’m ahead of the game…unless I decide to get the Alien Quadriology set. ;)
So, more to come.
