It was good for a bad movie.

Rating: 4/10 (16 August 2004)

This is one of those movies that gets worse the more that I think about it, so the trick is not to think about it. I gave it a 5/10 because while it kept me entertained (for the most part) there was some really stupid stuff in it; and I was laughing (along with the audience) at stuff we weren't supposed to be laughing at. I don't think anyone kept a straight face when the lady uses the Aliens head as a shield (!) or the explanation of how the Predators brought civilization to the world. One could go on for days about the inaccuracies and pure ludicrousness of such a premise, but it would be largely a waste of time (in one regard though I think the movie is asking for it since this historical premise is integral to the "plot", well what there is of a plot).
I can't believe how many "10s" this movie got either. People on this site are so easy to please, if they like it, it most likely gets a 10 and if they don't it gets a "1". This movie is nothing special and a far cry from Alien, Aliens, and the first Predator. The original Alien is such an original film and a touchstone for the Sci-Fi genre, in a way its kind of pathetic to see it come to this. On the other hand I liked AVP (as the cool people call it) better then the disappoint Alien3, the totally unnecessary Resurrection, and the largely forgettable Predator 2 (except I remember the Sega game cause it was really really hard). As mindless entertainment its fairly decent and this will be good for drunk college kids to see. With its anemically short run-time and now standard action and CGI it will largely be a forgotten film and to be rented much less frequently then Alien 1 and 2. If you are fans of the series I'd recommend seeing it, but with low expectations. If you think for a second this will be as good as Aliens then you are sorely mistaken.
Zoopansick