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Rating: Null/10 (12 September 2004)

Right. i just want to make this clear. I am a huge Aliens and Predator fan. Ever since I saw the Alien skull in the trophy room in predator 2 back in 1990 I have waited eagerly for the Aliens vs Predator film. now it is here. And, although i enjoyed it, I couldn't help feel disappointed.
When i first heard it was going to be made i was like "YES!" I was like a child being told he was about to spend a year at Disneyland. Then that dream was shattered when I heard who was writing AND directing. Now, Paul Anderson, in all honesty is not my fave person. He ruined Resident Evil in my view. Sorry, but he did. So i was very skeptical that he could pull this off.
I saw the trailer and thought, well yeah maybe this could work. then I saw the film. Now, there were some brilliant parts in it. Some real great parts where i was jumping out of my seat going "YES!" But, when the end came round i was left feeling hugely disappointed. It was over too soon. There could have been so much more to this film.
Before it came out I was told there was going to be a scene where the predators lock a teenage predator in a room with a dozen or so Aliens and it must kill them all to be 'accepted'. That really got my juices flowing, but the scene was no where to be found. Whether or not it was going to be in there in the first place I don't know.
I won't go into too much detail, but the final scene in the film didn't disappoint. I was waiting for it the whole way through and it has left it open for a (Hopefully) better sequel.
Overall i would give it 3/5. which is a good solid score, but for me this film deserved to be so much more.