(Scare tactics were required to speed along the birthing process)Cast: Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz & Johnny Lewis
Directed by: The Brothers Strause
Screenplay by: Shane Salerno
Plot:
Aliens and Predators at war land in a small American town and the residents must band together to fight them off.
Verdict:
It would seem, that to all but kill off an already dying franchise is a popular thing in Hollywood. It happens all the time and the latest to receive the death sentence is actually two franchises in one. Alien and Predator were, once upon a time, classic motion pictures, and in the form of James Cameron's Aliens, we were treated to at least one good sequel, a bona-fide classic in its own right.
So Predator lost its momentum with a limp, city based sequel and after the tortured productions of Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, Alien Vs Predator emerged back in 2004 but failed to do justice to the characters. However by comparison to this latest mess, Alien Vs Predator doesn't look so bad after all. The Brothers Strause as they call themselves have taken two iconic characters and thrown them into an awfully cliche ridden teen horror picture; yes there is even a token hot chick who takes her clothes off.
The acting is risible at best and you wont care for a single character on screen, in fact you have a better chance at cheering on the Predator instead. But even that is still reaching because by the time any Alien Vs Predator action comes into play you wont actually be paying much attention anymore, add that to the fact that nearly every action sequence takes place in complete darkness and pouring rain, making it practically impossible to tell what is going on, and you have the final nail in the coffin for this movie and most likely, the franchise as well.
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