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Rating: 3/10 (19 September 2013)

*Possible Spoilers!*
Have you ever noticed that the bigger the budgets have gotten for these tiresome Alien movies the worse and more convoluted their story-lines have become?
And, if you, yourself, haven't grown totally sick and tired of the whole rehashing of the Alien story - Well, I certainly have.
I don't know about you, but, I now find that this once hideous-looking creature's image has become so familiar that it no longer has the ability to generate any awe or fright, whatsoever. It only looks stupid, almost laughable, with its excessive drooling, its mouthful of projectile teeth, and its watermelon-shaped head that appears to be without any eyes. (Like, how does this creature actually see what it's doing?)
And, speaking about stupid-looking (and, I do mean "STUPID!") - When the dread-lock headed predator removed its helmet I know that I was supposed to be aghast with horror at the sight of its intended ugliness - But, when the big moment of unveiling came, I, literally, burst out laughing at this wheezing, pig-faced, prong-toothed bozo. I really did.
And, to add insult to injury here - Wasn't it awfully clever and cute how Pepsi-Cola managed to make its underhanded, little product-plug in this terrible excuse for an Alien movie-sequel? Yep. I thought that it was pretty damn low and completely humorless that a frickin' Pepsi-Cola bottle-cap turned out to be the great, all-important find discovered at an archaeological dig amongst some ancient ruins in Mexico.
And, yeah, it was bad enough that this blasted bottle-cap made one appearance in this movie, but, it actually showed up 3 more times. It was all because the dude who initially uncovered this precious (?) item kept it on himself as some sort of a lucky charm, making certain to pull it out and clutch it possessively whenever the going got rough.
Ho-Hum!
Anyways - I've just about said all that I want to say about this tres disappointing Sci-Fi blunder, except to add that I thought actor Lance Erickson, as the Weyland character, looked like death warmed over. In fact, his ravaged face was 10 times more frightening to behold than either that of the Alien's or the Predator's.
And, finally - Let's face it - The mousy, little Sanaa Lathan, as the heroic "Lex" Woods character, certainly turned out to be a mighty poor replacement for the overbearing and aggressive Ripley character who had appeared in the original Alien pictures.
How the hell Woods managed to actually befriend the ferocious Predator creature was truly ridiculous beyond words. By the end of the movie I was half-expecting these 2 bosom-buddies to join hands and go merrily skipping down the set's darkened corridors together, so pleased with themselves in their happy, little bond of brotherly/sisterly love.
All-in-all - It would be an understatement to say that AVP's screenplay could've been a whole lot better - But, with that said, it certainly couldn't have been much worse considering its big-bucks budget and the apparent combined talents of the production team who were there in the driver's seat, making all of the important decisions.
Yep. Give me Godzilla Vs. The Smog-Monster over AVP - Any day - Any day - Any day!