Below Average

Rating: 4/10 (22 February 2005)

The Alien films, as they stand as a whole, are good. Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3 are all wonderful films that will stand the test of time. Alien Resurrection is mediocre at best. But, as a set, it's a good set. I've viewed some of Predator, but really could not get into it. I saw this filmed based upon my love for the Alien saga. I went into it knowing it would be bad, and guess what, I was right.
It's nothing more than an action flick with a few aliens thrown around. It doesn't have the charm from the cast, nor does it provide ANY screams, or even ATTEMPTS to scare it's viewers. Any characters that are even a hint of interesting (Which, there are VERY few) are killed off fairly quickly. When they are killed off, it's rather confusing. With the pyramid shifting and all that junk, it's hard to tell who's still alive and who had been taken.
The basis of the film isn't bad, since the connection was already made in Predator 2. This could have actually been a good film, but in all reality, it could have easily been Predator 3. This is the Predator's film. Even the fights between the two weren't interesting, nor was the whole shifting of the pyramid chaos. It's odd, because, by the movie's standards, they were only in there less than thirty minutes. I've heard there's an uncut, R-Rated, Director's Cut coming out sometime soon, so perhaps this will tie up the loose ends and flesh out these characters a bit more.
Is it worth watching, even if you're an Alien fan? Nope. Is it worth watching if you're a Predator fan? Not being one, I can still say no.