Why you shouldn't see this movie

Rating: 1/10 (13 August 2004)

One word summary of the movie: Insulting. Or maybe blasphemous.
Alien was a work of art, setting the atmosphere just right, along with a healthy amount of death. Predator was nonstop and stunning action, making sure you knew each of the characters before they died, and making sure that the Predator was as awesome and VILLAINOUS as possible.
Alien vs. Predator did nothing of this.
Acting: poor. I've seen better acting in soap operas
Plot/Story: very weak. Predator's plot never really holds up to too much scrutiny, but it's so enthralling that you're willing to overlook that. AvP's plot is even weaker, but without the enthralling movie part. It's the kind of story a nerd in 7th grade might find cool, but the rest of us, especially those old enough to have seen the Alien and Predator movies in theaters, will break out laughing in the theater.
Direction: It deprived the Aliens of all their horror and made the Predators less predatory and hunter-like. In short, it was boring, cheesy, and often insulting to both the Alien and Predator movie franchises.
Effects: lame. Had the movie been rated R like all of the Predator and Alien movies, this might have been better.
Overall: This movie really isn't worth your time. If you're not familiar with either the Alien or the Predator movies, you should stay away from AVP because it's not that good of a movie. More importantly, if you ARE a fan of either of the two movie franchises, don't see AVP or you'll come out of the theater wanting to tar and feather Paul Anderson, or maybe sic a face-hugger on him. He managed to take the two coolest movie creatures and transform them into something trite, stupid, and boring.
Save your money. Don't see this movie.