Ok, I know all the critics are ripping this film to shreads. I can already feel the pressure to give a SERIOUSLY negative review. But screw it, I’m gonna tell you what I really thought of it. Ready? Here it is in a nutshell. It’s a sub par film‚Ķ but it doesn’t suck nearly as much as many are making it out to be.
I’ll be honest with you here folks. I walked out of Aliens vs. Predator disappointed‚Ķ disappointed because I was all excited about seeing one of the worst movies ever made. Maybe it was that extremely low expectation that did it. Perhaps I thought the film was going to be soooo bad, that it was bound to exceed my expectations creating the illusion that I moderately liked the film. Perhaps. But whatever the cause, I simply didn’t think AVP was all that bad. It was bad‚Ķ just not all that bad.
The first 15-20 minutes of the film (before the Aliens or Predators show up) are actually quite good. The mystery of an ancient pyramid 2 kilometers bellow the ice, a powerful billionare who realizes his mortality and wants to leave some sort of mark or legacy on the world. It all sets itself up pretty well.
Unlike that piece of crap known as “Freddy vs. Jason”, where Freddy and Jason hardly fight at all, and only near the end of the flick, this movie gives you a healthy does of Aliens fighting the Predators‚Ķ and you know what‚Ķ except fro the periodical use of F&%@ing annoying shaky camera work, the fights are pretty damn good.
The premise of the film is good, the plot and story line of the film are laughably weak, the acting (from the human actors) is just horrible, and the background story they set up was a joke. But still‚Ķ it’s Aliens vs. Predator! It’s all about flash and slash, and AVP delivers that. Nothing else mind you‚Ķ but it at least delivers that.
I know no one will take me seriously now‚Ķ because after all, all the other critics are ripping it. But I’m not going to whore out my opinion. AVP isn’t a good film‚Ķ but it’s not the trash others are making it out to be. Go into it with the right expectations, and you even might slightly enjoy it. I’m giving AVP a 4/10.
