A wild ride that lost some potential along the way

Rating: 5/10 (13 August 2004)

As a HUGE predator fan and solid Alien fan, I approached this movie with great anticipation. It turned out to be just average in my view - lots of potential that was not fully realized. Almost as if they had a time limit (90 minutes) that they couldn't exceed. Give this movie another 20-30 minutes to flush out a few things, add a few more sets, and build suspense...Oh well, still worth an afternoon viewing!
The aliens looked fairly good although I was a little disappointed by the Predator with his mask off. He looked a bit more "rubbery" than in previous films. The cast did well enough with the female lead stealing the show. If there is an AVP II, then please let it go 2+ hours and give it the build up it requires!