Bad Character...Good Action

Rating: 5/10 (21 January 2011)

Now let me start by saying the characters in this movie aren't all that impressive. In fact you can flat out say they suck. What made the Aliens franchise, well at the every least the first two, so great is that you connected with the characters. You wanted them to make it out alive, and when they didn't, you actually gave a damn. When the characters die in this movie, I just don't care. Not to mention the story was complete bull.
Instead of taking place in the future, or on some distant planet, this takes place on Earth in the present day, Predators used to be Gods to the Mayans, Aliens treated like fodder for generic horror movie, temple was rebuilt after it got completely blown apart with the force of a nuclear bomb...what the hell?! This plot is complete and utter crap!! And the score was mostly..what else, sh*t.
But in the movie's defense, the Predators look awesome, as do the xenomorphs. It's been around six or seven years since this was released, so after all this time it comes down to the fact that simply don't walk into this movie expecting deep characterization, a flowing and coherent plot, memorable music or even R-rated violence. After all, it is no Steven Spielberg or James Cameron, it's Paul W.S. Anderson. That says it all right there. just expect a decent action flick.