Short and Bittersweet; a sprinkling of errors...

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2004)

To begin with, I like many other reviewers, am a huge Alien and Predator Fan. While I was not expecting to be completely amazed by this film, knowing full-well that it could never surpass the original Alien or Aliens, I was indeed pleased with much of the film, itself.
The action, while poorly edited, was heightened by good effects and the storyline, while admittedly a bit far-fetched, was decent overall. I was also pleased to see the re- emergence of the insect-like head of the alien, complete with the translucent dome upon its crown from the first Alien film.
But quickly my favor for the film turns bittersweet. For one, as mentioned by other reviewers, having AVP be PG-13 after having six R-rated movies is potentially a bit dissuading. After all, an avid fan like myself wonders what unparalleled gore, frights, and effects may have been compromised for FOX to rake in some extra dough.
Secondly, and this one is a bit of a SPOILER, how do you kill-off a character in a movie that takes place several hundred years BEFORE his reappearance in a previously made film? Or are we as viewers simply supposed omit the "real" Bishop's appearance Alien 3 en masse?
Oh well, nobody's perfect...but with a budget like that of AVP, one would hope such errors would not be overlooked.