A perfect mix

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2004)

After waiting nearly 15 years for this match up, Paul W.S. Anderson gives us AvP fans everything we could have hoped for, and then some. The master of movie adaptations has seamlessly blended the suspenseful, "look out behind you" moments that we've come to expect from these movies, with the action packed fight sequences we've always wanted to see. He includes references to everything that has come before regarding AvP. The video games, novels, comic books, and previous movies, a little of everything can be found here.
Originally I thought that because two franchises that have never before seen less than an R rating were coming together and only garnering a PG-13, that would somehow take away from the series; but once again Paul Anderson shows that it doesn't take gratuitous blood and swearing to make a good movie. The movie faithfully adheres to tradition and canon. Even the "inconsistencies" can be explained if you look for the right clues.
I highly recommend seeing this movie if you are a fan of either series, and if you haven't yet, I urge you to read the AvP novels by S.D. Perry as well. They are an invaluable tool for putting the movie into perspective.