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[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Such a dissapointment...

I like the Alien movies and the Predator ones were ok too, but this one...well...missed the essence of the genre by much. It started out way too slow with useless dialogue and character developement...who cares. The movie was more about the ignorant humans getting in the way of the real purpose of the movie...the battle between Alien and Predator.

The suspense was not there, the sheer terror of facing an unknown superior enemy and against all odds was not important here. The battle itself was like preparing to watch a championship boxing match and only seeing two rounds dancing around each other.

Cheap "psych-outs" were abundant. The confrontations were rather simplistic and entertaining for the simple mind. Poorly written, it is the worst of the Alien/Predator bunch I am sorry to say. It was an "ok" movie, and had it's moments, but it would have been ok for a rental.

We waited for this for quite sometime, looks like for naught.

[NatureDevil]

I was interested in seeing it as well, but read nothing but bad reviews on it. I heard that it takes place in Earth's past for some reason, like a prequel, and that in itself helped it lose a lot of its luster.

Maybe I'll make it a blockbuster night.

NatureDevil

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

I heard that it takes place in Earth's past for some reason

No, on the contrary...it really takes place a couple of months from now in late 2004. But there is a lot of ancient Cambodian, Aztec and Egyptian mythology thrown in.

This movie will amuze the simple mind, but of course...Chicago Astronomers seek higher entertainment!

Yes, it is a blockbuster night, but I prefer Hollywood Video instead.

[atomant]

Well, I guess this will not be in my stocking stuffer list.

Thanks, guys!

[rmiller]

I agree: this movie was a big disappointment. On their own, both the aliens and the predators are fascinating creatures. I enjoyed the opportunity to see more of both species, but I was hoping to learn more than the movie offered.

The story was too convoluted; the writers apparently tried to put too much into one movie: a couple ancient mysteries, the pyramid, etc. The story could have been set elsewhere than a pyramid that kept rearranging itself, and people would have been happy. After all, (I believe) fans of these two species are going to see the movie to see the creatures, setting is hardly a factor.

(Incidentally, there is a set of Alien/Predator graphic novels that provides a lot of extra background on these two species. Good reading for anybody who cannot get enough of these two species.)

The DVD with “extra footage” was a real disappointment too (I rented it). That extra scene was a 15-second clip of a whaler being hunted and then cringing in terror. After viewing the “Lord of the Rings” DVDs with all their extra footage (about twelve hours of living in “Middle Earth”), this DVD was a huge disappointment. I am so glad I didn’t buy it.


Robert

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Robert,

I had forgotten about this horrible movie until you now re-visited it.

I don't know if I like remembering such drivel.

This could have so much better, but the terror was not here, the human component could have been taken right out without any loss, and there was no hunt.

Having the Predator run scared while the Alien chased it would have been good, and watching the Alien hunted down with the Predator technology could have been interesting. But instead we got a script that not even the Taliban would cringe at...

Not even worthy of a rental fee.