Straight Edge Life

Alien vs. Predator… Yeah, this was a fun movie. I probably don’t need to go into much detail about the plot because their really wasn’t any, and if there were it wouldn’t matter because it’s a sci-fi horror movie. As everyone knows, a plot is secondary in a horror movie. But the long and short of it is that a group of people go deep into the ice to explore a pyramid. The pyramid is an ancient hunting / battle ground between Aliens and Predators. You do the math. Chaos, blood and action ensue.

Surprisingly the merger of the Alien and Predator dynasties is fairly plausible. I didn’t have to make much of leap to go “yeah, ok I can accept that”. So that was cool. And overall I’m happy that the Alien franchise hasn’t gone completely b-rate. Even though Alien IV was pretty lame, they spent good money on the effects and kept it action packed. AVP is much the same way. Sorta lame, but still pretty good.

There’s plenty of action, a bit of suspense and a new alliance that will either make or break the movie for you. It’s worth a matinee ticket. I’ll probably see it again when it hits the $1.50 theater. 6 out of 10.