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Featurette #2 Analysis Advertisement Amalgamated Dynamics, the good people who brought us the creature FX in Spider-Man and Starship Troopers, are responsible for the creature FX in the upcoming Alien vs. Predator movie. Anyone who saw Starship Troopers is no doubt already foaming at the mouth. For those who aren't, keep reading. Those who are, read slowly -- or you might miss something in your rabid-frenzy state. The master behind it all is none other than Tom Woodruff, who has promised the hard-core fans a few little eye-candy goodies to look out for. Alien fans will be a little disappointed to hear that the hydraulic version of their Alien will only appear in 6 shots of the movie, but each one will absolutely own. As for the predator, a fully robotic face has been devised, controlling each mandible independently. The plasma cannon has been made in two calibres: "oh, Hell..." and "don't come near me, smacktard." Everyone's favourite wristblades have been made longer, which means twice the impalement for the bloodthirsty AvP freaks. To top the predator off, the helmets have been revised dramatically. No, they haven't destroyed the classic predator mask look. They have made a unique mask for each predator in the clan, though, sporting a look that would make GW himself drop a brick. Remember the mandibles I was talking about? They're all remote-controlled. Although not as bewilderingly complicated as the full-scale alien puppet, it is nevertheless quite vexing. Alien fans, I promised you wouldn't be too disappointed with the hydraulic alien only being featured in 6 different scenes. First, instead of taking the painless route of CG, Paul Anderson and Tom Woodruff have opted to make a completely remote-controlled, full-size alien prop. For those who are thinking of upgrading from their blowup dolls, don't get too hasty; it'll take 5 of your sex buddies to control this beast. But the fluent, haste-like movement will blow you away (no pun intended). So, is this going to be a 5-star movie? Knowing all the movie critics out there -- of course not. The name of the movie isn't Gladiator. But for every red-blooded AvP fan, the FX will dominate over anything ever known. If you're mouth isn't foaming, it should be; go and drink something to re-hydrate your exhausted body. That should allow the mouth to naturally foam. By Acidbyte Comments? Flames? Praise? Mail feedback!