A fun, if underwhelming experience

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2004)

After several years in development hell, "Alien Vs. Predator" finally made it to the big screen. I enjoyed "Freddy vs. Jason" but I can't say that this film made as strong an impression on me as the above mentioned monster fest. While an entertaining flick in it's own right, "AVP" is a bit of a disappointment that just doesn't live up to the hype. The trailer's depiction of an all-out war between the monsters seemed a bit misleading, and some parts of the film bordered on laugh-out-loud action-parody. That being said, Sanaa Lathan held her own as a "Ripley-wanna-be" and the movie did offer some good moments. In other words this is little more than a moderately entertaining clichÃ©-filled horror flick whose only distinction is the meshing together of two well-know franchises. Wait for the video.