Fun Action Just Barely Overshadows Unnecessary Mix To Alien Storyline

Rating: 7/10 (19 February 2006)

As perhaps the most loathed of all Alien and Predator movies combined, AVP has often been the easy target for screwing up both the Alien and Predator movies.
Like Alien Resurrection before it, AVP puts its focus on fun and mindless action scenes and off of logic and a real storyline. In that regard, AVP isn't much more than a silly but fun spin off mostly to the Alien movies. The action in AVP is about what you'd expect out of a movie with aliens and predators in it; action scenes with both that end with results that will have someone complaining.
AVP tries to capture a plot that is supposed to seem good to the audience. But after the last Alien movies I think that we can all agree that the so-called story in AVP almost purposely tries to confuse fans of both movies. If AVP really sets any real winner to the two foreign-to-Earth creatures watch the Predator movies, then watch this followed by the Alien movies. The first few scenes of LV-426 in Alien should tell you who won the "war" AVP creates.
AVP sets the audience up with the impression that there will be sequel with the inclusion of the "Predalien", the new addition to the Alien/Predator species. After the style of action that AVP contains and the plot it sets forth, you can expect AVP2 to probably be focused on the Predalien giving the predators a run for their money. The prediction: another mindless action movie without much purpose for storytelling.
As for AVP itself, the movie is worth watching, but the storyline it has just begs for a shredding in the Alien movies. Along with that, the Predator fans will face the fact that the serpent-like aliens over-powered the predators. Only a select few will find AVP to be at least enjoyable, and I'm one of them.