Not as bad as some purists here might make you think

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2008)

There's a bunch of really negative comments on this here, but it doesn't quite fit the idea that I got of the movie. To understand this movie you first have to understand that this game is not only based on the Alien and Predator movies, but also on the game series. And if you look at it from the game's perspective, this film is probably the best game adaptation I've ever seen because of the way it shows its characters.
*next part contains spoilers* The movie shows both Aliens and Predators in an interesting new light that adds nicely to the universe everything is based on. The Aliens freeing their Queen by their own force shows an interesting addition to the behavior as a swarm/nest, very much like ants. Using their own acid blood to do so, even if it means killing each other - what counts is that the race survives (remember Alien 4: Resurrection?).
The Predators are shown as hunters, but also as humanoid creatures that have honor and dignity. Although shown in the games, this might be a bit surprising to anyone who only knows them from the movies. Humans and Predators can work together against a common enemy, and our heroine even is accepted as a hunter. A very interesting and unsuspected outcome.
To sum it up: the movie itself is pretty standard. You get a good action movie without much of the "Alien" horror atmosphere. You get a pretty nice attempt to connect both the Alien and the Predator universe that could have been better, but is coherent at least. And last but not least, you get a very nice addition to the known characteristics of both species - perhaps that's the most interesting part of the movie. And I can pretty much guarantee: if you like Predators as much as I do and know about their backgrounds, their values, their society, then you might love this movie.