Better than i thought it would be

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2004)

I'm not going to give a detailed description of the movie because i know many of these will follow. I just wanted to share my thoughts. For those of your out there like myself that loved the first movies from the Aliens and Predator series you may have trouble with this film. I was a fan when i was like 10-13 and collected all the action figures, etc. When i heard this film was actually being made i couldn't wait. The moment the book came out for it I was at the local Waldenbooks and reading it before i left the store. The story is pretty good, the movie version however lacks a few things that could have made it great. First of all they never really flesh out the human characters. There is no point where I felt like i actually cared about what happened to them. Not like in the old movies where Ripley and Dutch would kick butt for two hours and by the end I was rooting for them. However, this is more than made up for with some sweet battles. Watching these two icons of film go head to head was amazing. The battles between the Aliens and Predators really shows off their skills and brutal tactics. If your simply looking for a good time then this movie will definitely deliver. But if your looking for something that will have some depth them you might want to look elsewhere.