Review

by Joel B

Flawed, but decent

I enjoyed it. I'm a huge Aliens and Predator fan, and honestly I will pretty much watch anything they make around these creatures. Having said that, AVP1 is a super cheese fest that is almost unwatchable. AVP-R pays much more homage to the original series. The creature sounds, score, themes etc. It's very violent, which is good given the subject matter. Stereotypes for the humans, but they're just fodder anyway. My only problem still, is this need to have the AVP setting be modern day earth. WHY? At least make up some planet and have a colony setting. Overall, I was satisfied with it. Good creature FX, minimal CG, rated R, good sets and a better story than AVP1. Is it Aliens? No. If you're a fan of the creatures, you will enjoy it.