About what I expected

Rating: 5/10 (13 September 2004)

Paul Anderson does it again. Here comes another standard, sub-standard movie which is wildly debated on online message boards. Here is my take on the film (contains spoilers).
Alien Vs. Predator is just standard Anderson fare. No spectacular battle scenes or meaningful dialogue here. We do get an incoherent storyline, action scenes filmed by a 5-year old, and almost no character development. Instead of just critiquing and bitching about the film as a whole, which would take way too much time, I thought I would list the positive, if brief, aspects of the movie.
Both the ship that looked like a Queen alien and the actual Queen alien chase scene in the snow were impressive. I enjoyed the Predator's stylish reverse jump slash. My favorite shot by far was the laser shooting from the Predators' ship. Well, that's about it.. .
I seriously wonder if Paul Anderson thinks scenes like the buddy-cop team-up between the lead character and the Predator are good ideas. The shield and crude spear? Or the slo-mo dash which had the audience in stitches?
5/10 (Watch it when it comes out on DVD unedited and pray it gets a 6/10)