Doomed from the start

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2004)

I can only recommend not to pay the money for a ticket to go see this film in a theater. If you really must see it, wait for DVD. Why did Fox give two of their greatest characters to this director? His past movies have been pretty bland, no real stories to say the least. What made Alien and Predator so interesting was the way in which they were told on film by directors. Scott made us scream even when nothing happened, but we expected something to happen. Cameron created an all out battle ground, but managed to remain close to the characters and allow for development. As for Predator (1), no one knew when it would show up, what it was, until the end. These were fright effects, movies based upon some sort of Alien stalking it's prey. However, they lived off of their suspense, and of course, the characters. All elements Aliens Vs Predator lacks in every aspect. Fox certainly managed to kill off two of their best characters here, too bad actually. Given to a proper director (one that really knows his craft, and that of story telling), it could have been much more. So much in fact, as to revive both series.