People always have their first time they watched a certain Alien movie or the first time they sat down and literally watched the first two Predator movies long before 2004. And sure I can lie to all of you and say that I at a young age sneaked down stairs and watched the original Alien movie or the Predator films but the truth of that lie would be not at all true, mainly because my parents weren't at all big on the horror movie genre and even if they were having me watch any scary films it would most certainly be films that they would find appropriate that didn't have any blood or naked women or any sexual content. So, being a junior in high school and seeing a poster of the film Alien vs. Predator (which was a trend in 2003 with Freddy vs. Jason) and it was PG-13 for which was a perfect opportunity for me for many reasons it was the one movie that I can get away with watching. Furthermore, yes, we've past the point of Halloween, but this movie is set in Antarctica so, really this is technically a Holliday movie or winter season film.
When the wealthy and ambitious Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Hendrickson) funds an expedition to Antarctica, he hopes to find a mysterious source of heat that has been detected. Led by a tough guide, Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan). Basically, they become cattle to both Predator hunters and Xenomorph parasites and a game of cat and mouse later becomes a survival of the fittest.
Alien Vs. Predator was my first ever movie into the world of the Alien Universe and the Predator Universe and the one person that you'd never expect would introduce me into that world is none other than Paul W.S. Anderson the same man who made one to many Resident Evil movies but most importantly made some hits at least with Mortal Kombat and the first Resident Evil movie that literally only needs one movie but you all should know what happens when you live in LA (EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE). But more importantly the first Alien Vs. Predator movie, which is not at all bad granted it does have some plot holes that don't make sense but still is a fun and entertaining movie to watch from start to finish. Paul W.S. Anderson was a huge fan of Alien movies after seeing the first Alien movie in the movie theaters and was always interested in making Alien Vs. Predator movie after reading the comics that came out in the early nineties. I remember first seeing Alien Vs. Predator on DVD and the first image I can remember is the fight scene between the Alien and the Predator furthermore just loved the Predator grabbing the Xenomorph by the leg and throwing him across the room and through the course of my life always though the Predator was the coolest because of its gadgets and weaponry and never quite understood the Alien until I began watching the first two Alien movies and Ridley Scott's prequel Aliens until I understand how scary the Xenomorph is. Now twenty years ago when this movie came out this was literally released as a PG-13 movie and I believe that was a victim of producers saying can we make more money so the kids can see or even the teenagers can see it which sure you can but I think this was one of those things where they weren't sure if this would be a success or not but more importantly this film was really the end of Paul W.S. Anderson's career because after this movie came out literally was his final good movie because later down the line through the 2010 decade he made nothing but crap. So, back to the PG-13 version there's that version and a unrated version or directors cut of the movie where there's a ton of human blood and sure the director’s cut is better though there's a lot of things that both PG-13 and directors cut which the editing just doesn't add up and granted they had to make this film's runtime to like a 90 minute movie or 95 minute movie and sure you most certainly need to go quickly from point A to point B quickly so you can get to the main center which is the Alien and the Predator but again the editing was just really not so great that I can't even explain. The Story is decent from start to finish though I think the one thing that puzzle's me is that in the movie the mysterious pyramid that the film is centered on contains all cultures of the Egyptians, Aztecs and Cambodian's out in Antarctica? Which twenty years ago sure it's awesome because all you cared about was the predator and the xenomorph, now something about that idea just doesn't make any sense and I'm just stopping there because I'm just going to continue and on about what you can do better to improve the story, but the definition of insanity comes to my mind. After twenty years of its release I still say that the movie holds up even with its flaws I mean it's not scary but some of the ideas where the human and the Predator work together to survive I like a lot mainly because it shows more respect as well as honor between the two characters. I would highly recommend watching this movie (the film itself is on Hulu along with the Alien films and Predator films) with your kids I believe since kids these days can watch almost anything why not give them a chance to see a movie like this though watch it first before you get your kids into watching a movie though if you want to ask my opinion I'd imagine they would enjoy it from start to finish without feeling the need of being scared, or will they?
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