Well-worth the ticket price

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2004)

I would recommend this film to anyone who loves the Alien and Predator franchise, obviously. It has some superb set-pieces and is very well made. WS Anderson has finally mastered the amount of light and dark needed on the set, and the Aliens in particular are well-utilised here. OK, so the characters, with the exception of Weyland, are a bit thin, but that was inevitable. This film is about the Alien and the Predator. The Aliens are as evil and deadly as ever, and the Predators are finally shown to the honourable warrior race they really are. Don't expect Shakespeare, but expect a darn good action film. I rate it as the 3rd best Alien film, behind Alien and Aliens; and the second best Predator film, behind Predator itself. A worthy addition to the series and well-worth the ticket price.