AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Czech Republic, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Revolution Sun Studios, Impact Pictures, Studio Babelsberg, Davis Entertainment, Stillking Films, Lonlink Productions, Kut Productions, Inside Track Films, Charenton Productions Limited, 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions

Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Taglines: Whoever wins...we lose.

space marine, saving the world, predator, praise, pyramid, alien, creature, cosmos, xenomorph

When scientists discover something in the Arctic that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they know that they are about to step into a hunting ground where Aliens are grown as sport for the Predator race.

Reviews:

Author: Geronimo1967
If Paul WS Anderson had just taken a moment longer to look at the casting here, he might have had a decent property. A solid conflict between the ultimate ninja "Predator" and the ultimate killing machine from "Alien". Why didn't he? Instead, we find a truly C-list bunch of acting fodder exploring a temple wherein, aeons ago, these two titans of terror battled it out. On arrival in the sacrifice room, they inadvertently release some eggs, and some "Predator" creatures, and soon some of them are on the menu for both as a battle royal looms. The special effects are good, and the action elements work fine too. I even found myself taking sides - just not with the humans, who deserved every tortuous chewing, stabbing and nasty involuntary caesarians that they got. It's paced well, it looks eerie and sinister, and the ending is quite exciting - it's just a real shame the writing and the acting are really mediocre. Teed up for a sequel too - I can only hope it ups it's game for that!