Contrived PG13 films squanders the franchise

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2005)

This film was a major let-down. Anderson is not a bad director, and Event Horizon and Resident Evil were passable horror films. Unfortunately, I think AvP had too many writers and producers involved, and any original vision got watered down into a PG13 movie that looks like it was made by a committee.
Although technically slick, AvP is a pastiche of clichés with the most contrived plot I've had the misfortune to witness for some time. Just because I'm willing to suspend disbelief in Aliens and Predators doesn't mean you can expect me to swallow the 'deus ex machina' plot of this movie. At least Alien 4 managed to come up with some unique twists. AvP on the other hand is entirely predictable.
The most disappointing aspect is squandering the strength of one great franchise (Alien) and one good franchise (Predator) on this mediocre movie.