Falls in the category of what could have been!

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2004)

Both films have a cult following and when you put both together for one gigantic battle you are hoping for something equally special then someone like Paul WS Anderson signs on the dotted line to direct. I am not a keen fan of his to say the least but I loved Event Horizon which is his best work to date and by the way he's going it will be forever.
With something like Alien VS Predator you have to have a director who knows what he's doing. Because Paul Anderson directed films like Mortal Combat and Resident Evil so the studio bosses are likely to go with someone like Anderson, I think it's because he's cheap and not just in directing. I think everybody expects to much from a film like this, you just have to look at how Freddy VS Jason was treated. What I expected was an all out no holds barred action gore fest and I don't think I even got that granted that the theatrical version is not Anderson's full cut. Still since PG-13 and 12A were exposed over the years studio bosses know they can make more money if kids can get the chance to go and see it just like adults can, make it one big happy family occasion so when Alien VS Predator was announced with these certificates I straight away expected no gore but I would have least liked some action. The first fight we see between the Alien and Predator was quite good and it had me pumped up but they are not long enough to satisfy my needs.
In the middle of nowhere a pyramid buried thousands of feet under the snow lies a pyramid. Weland Bishop and his company come across it and want to lead a team down there to see it for themselves. There is not much information on what they are going to do when they get there, only to go down into this long shaft tunnel thing and look at it and apparently make history but of course this is not long lived. I don't want to say to much as the plot is quite interesting when it comes to the history of the Alien and Predator and you should see that for yourself really. I don't think this film is as cheesy as some say, the acting is very good and is hard to criticise, but what makes this film not that good is the plot holes which really leave you quite frustrated and wanting more. It's not as bad as they say and is highly enjoyable in parts but we really have expected a lot but the reason for this is there is so much to work on to make it quite epic especially when you learn how this all came about thousands of years ago so you can't help but feel cheated in that aspect.
Watch it and you will like it, but if you're a hardcore fan you are likely to dislike most of the film all together and we have Paul Anderson and Studio bosses to thank for this, Resident Evil anyone?