Check out the Japanese trailer for Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem here

In interviews, the makers of Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem seemed to acknowledge the fact that making the first one PG-13 was a mistake (after all, this is just B-movie alien-gore porn).  They also claim to be focusing more on traditional special effects rather than CGI. It could be good, in a let’s-get-really-high kind of way. 

Anyway, the trailer captions are in Japanese, so I can’t tell whether or not they explain why the poster has a giant phallic thing in the middle of it.  But it is interesting to note that, in a tradition that goes back to Commando [linked video is a must watch], deer [deer comes 2 minutes in] seem to be movie shorthand for “Once upon a time, everyone got along and things were good… (and then the aliens / terrorists / vampires / zombies / Aussie villains in chainmail shirts came).”

On a related note: One time I was with Brasky in the back of a pickup truck, along with a live deer. Brasky goes up to the deer and says, ‘I’m Bill Brasky! SAY IT!’ Then he manipulates the deer’s lips in such a way as to make it say, ‘Billbrasky’ … It wasn’t exactly like it, but it was pretty good for a deer!’

You owe it to yourself to watch this at least until the 2:15 mark. I promise you will not be disappointed.

From Arnold cutting off a bad guy’s arm with a machete to him gently feeding a deer, to a villain who’s just a fat Aussie in a chain mail shirt, Commando is one of the best B-movies of all time.  It’s got so many classic lines: "You’ll have to excuse my friend; he’s dead tired."  "Remember when I said I’d kill you last? I lied."  and of course "These guys eat too much red meat!" 

That’s why it is with great satisfaction that I report the release of the Commando director’s cut.  From Collider:

This new director’s cut doesn’t feature any longer scenes, really, just a few more shots of gore, mostly in my favorite scene in which Arnie uses the various items in a toolshed to mutilate some guards.  It’s long been rumored that there was a bit where he beats a dude with his own severed arm, but that’s unfortunately nowhere to be found.

Of course there’s also upgraded video and sound quality, and this:

Also included is a rather sleepy but still entertaining commentary by director Mark L. Lester.  The highlight is when he says that Arnie’s intro in the film (for those who don’t remember, he emerges from the forest carrying a massive chainsaw) was inspired by the work of Leni Riefenstahl.

Awesome. Of course the guy who directs the ultimate Arnold movie would love Nazi propaganda.