Whoever whines, Anderson still redeems himself.

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2004)

Well... "Redeems" may be the wrong word, because while his work has ranged between Decent and Alright he's never produced anything that was complete unremittable garbage.
This movie is what I hope he'll be remembered for -- It has excellent visuals, a powerful score, a good cast, as good a script as one could hope for, and some truly brilliant shots. (The opening sequence, for example, in which the satellite's silhouette is evocative of the queen). Paul's working on it all the way to the days before its release really paid off.
The damning point it, it won't be accepted critically. This movie was not made for critics; it was made for fans, and the constant homages to the other films and John Carpenter's "The Thing" really shows this. Also, the fact the Fox forced it into a PG-13 rating hurt him also as it turned off many of the fans he was making it for. Future DVD releases will surely rectify this, though.
Give this movie a chance before you go making assumptions; it is not another Freddy Vs. Jason.