A Good Modern Day Monster Mashup

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2013)

I first went into this movie back in 2004 not sure what to expect, just hoping it wasn't going to be completely stupid, like a SYFY movie of the week, or a disappointment like Alien 3. What I got was an entertaining romp which although not as serious to the origins of the originals was quite entertaining. Surly there was problems with dialog and lighting (digitally brighten the faces being the worst). The problem with dialog being just the standard stuff people would say, some may call it cliché but there is a lot of reuse and cliché phrases in the common language.
The good things about this movie are the action, environments, creatures, and the fictional history created involving how all three species were connected. Some may find that last annoying, a mishmash of different elements of history to create a basis for a story (not unlike Stargate or Chariots Of The Gods), but this is fantastical fiction after all. The environments, although on Earth, are moody and atmospheric, not to mention dark and claustrophobic. The creatures, a mix of CGI and practical effects, have never been better (especially the slime!), and I appreciate the return to the original Alien head design. And the action is as good as you can get without being ridiculous.
This movie is not great, like Alien or Aliens, and maybe just on par with Predator but it is a lot of fun.