not half as disappointing as I feared

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2005)

As a die-hard fan of sci-fi horror movies and even greater fan of the Alien and Predator series in particular, I found that the movie was not so bad after all.
Yes, it has it's downsides, it seems to be made for some stupid people who have not come to some conclusions watching the first movies. Yet it tells nothing new. Everything could be concluded from watching the other movies.
But it is still good, as it is an epic. Battle between two predators with men in between. With a choice of side and nature - to become predators themselves.
The fighting scenes are good, no Matrix-style camera angles and pace, but that made it even better. Everything moves fluidly to please the eye. In most movies with at least a bit of martial arts in them have it edgy, but here, where the huge predator is fighting perhaps the most agile creature in the universe, even predator's own agility can be seen.
It draws out well the different natures of the species - predators are trained hunters, ready for anything, aliens ruthless species that will do anything to survive and even human soldiers can be scared shitless.
Watch it, not for plot, not even nifty gadgets and great decisions, but the thrill of the hunt.