The battle of the franchises

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2004)

It was better by far than I expected after the track record of the last couple Alien films. It was well paced and the special effects and sets were very well done. Some of the characters could have been a little more fleshed out though.
Even if the Predators had not been present it would have worked as a good Alien film.
The biggest problem I had was that the Predators seemed too big and bulky. Seems if you were a great hunter you'd want to be a little more flexible.
There were a few genuinely suspenseful moments and scares enough to keep you jumping once in a while.
I saw the film with my 12 year old son and he absolutely loved it.
All in all it did a good job of not further trashing these franchises I love and hopefully we will see more of them.