Alien vs. Predator Review
You would think that substance over style would be better than style over substance. However, when you take into account that just as an idea is a different form of substance then execution is also a form of style (especially when watching the end result in motion). It was hard not to be fascinated by the idea of what united the Aliens and the Predators to begin with (even if the way it incorporates history would have yet to be perfected (see “Prey”)). The issue, though, lies in the fact that, unlike Freddy vs. Jason (which, despite failing anyway, still took at least a decade to do something with both franchises) neither Alien Resurrection nor Predator 2 gave any way to a guarantee that the crossover was on its way and, due to that, rendered its existence almost uncalled for. Yes, we got a fan film a year prior in the form of “Batman: Dead End”, but this was done without any affiliation to the 2004 film. Although this might sound subjective in nature the decision to have AVP be the first PG-13 outing from either of the respective franchises may have also worked to its detriment. And to add insult to injury the existence of this movie was only exacerbated by not only the notoriously worse “Requiem” sequel (which, in a little too late sort of case, was rated R by comparison) but by the way each franchise improved once they were separate entities again. To wrap things up it might also add to how the 2000s’ constant reliance on CG was notably bad when you compare this Alien queen’s final scene with the one from Aliens.