Rating of
2.5/4
At least it's not "Freddy vs. Jason"
The M.O.W. - wrote on 08/01/08
Two of the most popular modern-day movie monsters square off in this highly anticipated, though somewhat weak, motion picture.
A millionaire (Lance Henriksen) hires a group of archaeologists and other experts to investigate a pyramid which lays 2,000 feet below the surface of Antarctica. What they find are two alien species -- one a hunter, the other its prey.
They also discover that the pyramid has moving walls and chambers which cut them off from one another. They then discover, after many have died from being killed by mainly the ones we know as the Alien, that the Predators have kept an Alien Queen so it could produce offspring for the Predators to hunt for practice.
The movie is very slow moving, and does not have much of a good build to the first appearance by the extraterrestrials. It does. however, have great fight scenes between the Predators and Aliens.
One problem with this movie is the character development of the human cast. There are many characters who are just there to be killed by a Predator or an Alien -- and none of those are developed well enough for you to really care when they are killed.
Another problem with the movie is that there are too few real suspenseful moments after the Alien and Predator come on-screen. The movie moves way too quickly from one attack scene to the other for the audience's psyche to play with their fears for a good scare.
The acting is a lot better than the movie itself. However, the characters are not expanded upon very well except for the lead actress (Sanaa Lathan). In fact, with exception of the Aliens and Predators, Lathan carries the movie and the rest of the cast.
In my opinion, this movie would be good enough for a Saturday movie night at home with help from your local Blockbuster -- if you can look past the flaws.
