Hopefully not the final chapter

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2005)

I was very disappointed by this movie. As a fan of the original alien series(except resurrection) I was expecting something mildly decent; like all of my assumptions, I was wrong as usual.
The plot was really good but it was poorly executed. The introduction of how Weyland Yutani began was a nice add on. Where the movie goes wrong,however, is its cast. They tried to be too "Extreme". You've got all these "scientists" who rock climb and do extreme sports and what-not to make the "ultimate" cast. What happened to the non-extreme scientists that made "Alien" so great? Or the marines in "Predator" and "Aliens"? The great thing about "Alien" was the vulnerability in the characters.In this movie though(even though the characters are slightly vulnerable) everyone has a gun for some unknown reason; its not like they knew there would be aliens. I did like how they tied in the Alien and Predator theme though. It was disappointing.
*Spoiler*What stabs the movie in the back is the ending. The lady and the predator team up. What the hell is this? It seems like the writers were running out of ideas or had a time limit for the movie to run in; it just seemed so thrown in. It just does not make sense. She says "wait wait...I'm your friend" as if the predator could understand her. He then goes on to create a weapon. The finisher to this smack in the face is when the lady and the predator grab hands,look at each other in acknowledgment, and jump on to the elevator that whisks them away to safety. Poorly executed.
People who may like this: people who cant sit still for 5 minutes,someone looking for a cheap rental, and people who are not familiar with the originals.