Not bad, not great, but above average

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2005)

Alien Vs Predator has been slammed by many critics from around the world. While it is true this film is nowhere near Alien, Aliens or Predator in terms of quality, it is about the same as the underrated Predator 2 and is much better than Alien: Reserection. (I haven't seen Alien 3 so I can't compare it).
This film is good as long as you watch it and don't think to much. It doesn't try to scare you but it does try to entertain you with action which it mostly succeeds at.
It has been said that the plot has holes in it and in the terms of the movie that is bull****. In the terms of the Alien and Predator series their are some massive holes. One that springs to mind is how, and I quote Predator 2, predators are " attracted by heat and conflict." Antartica is freezing cold and there's no people there so theirs no conflict although it can be argued that they are going to make conflict with the aliens. Also due to the fact Aliens can breath underwater, as seen in Alien Reserection, the Alien Queen Didn't die at the end of the movie.
But that doesn't really matter because you will enjoy yourself as you watch this movie. Most of the SFX are good although their is a bit much slow motion. The aliens and the predators look amazing and is good to actually see them as opposed to them being in the shadows/ invisible.
The highlight of the movie has to be about half way in, when an alien and a predator fight it out. The alien kills one predator by surprise and then another predator attacks it and they have what has to be the best fight scene of 2004, due largely to the fact the result wasn't predetermined and you have to watch it to see who wins.
In conclusion AVP is a fun film to watch, but looks worse if you stop and think about what you saw. 7/10.