If you are not a huge Aliens/Pred geek than you may like it

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2004)

But unfortunately, I am. And to say that this movie was disappointing is to be nice to it. It is a brainless action movie. Not to say that all brainless action movies are bad, but with the kind of expectations that were riding on this movie, they really should have picked someone else to direct it, Anderson was a terrible choice. The movie is done with in a little over an hour and a half. The whole time you feel no connection whatsoever with any of the characters. Remember the fierce dedication and belief in Lt. Ripley that was inspired in the first couple of Aliens? Well in this movie, I could have cared less who got killed and who didn't. It just didn't matter. The plot line was completely unbelievable, so when the going got bad, I took a nap. And by far, the very worse thing I can say about this movie is that it took the Alien out of the dark. Yes, much of the movie is spent in the dark, but from the previous movies the fact that the Alien spent time lurking in the shadows and was around every corner was the fear factor. In this movie, the Aliens were much more in your face, and this was a major disappointment.
Now... on to the good part of the movie... which is that there are enough people that care about this series. And if we, the fans make a big enough stink Fox may just get the b@llz and decide to hire a decent director for the next one. The hope lies in the future, my friends.