| Show Alien S Predator or My Buddy Predator and lie w Allen Johnson Staff Writer The idea of combining the worlds of the classic space horror series of in Aliens with the ultimate hunter Predator is one that has spawned many comic books video games and fans everywhere When the announcement was made that they were finally going to make this movie reached our ears we were giddy with excitement Then they told us it was to be written and directed directed direct direct- ed by Paul W. W S. S Anderson- Anderson and with that all hope was lost Anderson is responsible for such bottom dwellers like Mortal Event Horizon Soldier and Resident Evil all films devoid of any kind of talent At least he remains consistently bad so we can know to avoid him still If the hiring of Anderson wasn't enough to tick-off tick the fans the surprising surprising surprising sur sur- sur- sur announcement of a PG 13 rating rating rat rat- ing mg certainly set them off Since both bothof bothof bothof of the Predator movies and all four of the Alien movies were rated fated R its it's only natural to assume this was going to be as well There is still some mystery as to whether it was originally shot as an R movie and then edited down to a PG 13 or if it was intended from the beginning to be a 13 Either Anderson or the studio or both decided to succumb to the box office rather than remain faithful to the wonderfully gory series It matters matters matters mat mat- little as I imagine most fans will throw this sequel into the bin along with Highlander 2 and Kevin Costner movies as films they wished never existed This hybrid film offers a strange chronology as it is placed laced in the pre pre- re- re sent The I Predator series took place pace in the and the Alien series takes place far in the future The story begins in October 2004 with a crew of scientists gathered to investigate what appears to be an ancient fortress buried beneath the ice of Antarctica Upon arriving they IN tr k 0 l le v U 5 v e w oJ o iA J II v 1 r o ou oo u o c 0 L 1 x a In the newest film Alien Vs Predator reach a new level of horror learn a shocking tale of earths earth's past and that there are powerful creatures lying dormant in the fortress They quickly learn that this place is isa isa isa a safari of sorts for these Predators who come to hunt Aliens as a passage to manhood Everyone's lire life is at stake as well as of course the fate of the world Predictably the script is filled with moments that were not intended to be funny but drew peals of laughter from the audience because of their stupidity Anderson has dozens of inconsistencies inconsistencies inconsistencies where he ignores the rules from the classic films as well as contradicts contradicts contradicts con con- things within this one One well known feature of the Alien series is that the creatures have an acidic blood that burns bums through pretty much anything As a Predator and Alien fight the former stabs the Alien with a blade which results in inthe inthe inthe the melting of the weapon A few minutes later the same thing occurs but the blade is fine This happens several times I dont don't know if Anderson is stupid or if he just thinks we are are Im Im I'm leaning toward Anderson being stupid One of the worst moments was when a Predator befriends and helps out one of the humans This is a kinder gentler Predator- Predator for a more sensitive age The real disappointment is that there are a few pretty talented actors in the cast Its It's a pity they were mired down with a horrible screenplay penned by their inept director Lance Henriksen reprises his role as Bishop though not the android Bishop of the original Alien series series Ewan Bremner most notably of makes an appearance as a skittish geologist Other talent lies in Colin Salmon Tommy Flanagan and Carsten Norgaard Too bad their talent went to waste There was groan after groan from the audience as the film continued to get het m more re and more ridiculous and inconsistent What about the ending Le Lets Let's s 's just say this if you were standing outside the theatre during the thelast thelast last few seconds of this movie you'd I think it was a comedy so many people were laughing- laughing its it's that bad It feels i like a group of year old boys made it up 10 1 0 I I |
