AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator  
Podcast: Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast
Published On: Wed Jun 30 2010
Description: A pyramid under the Antarctic ice sounds like a James Bond villain's lair. After Freddy vs. Jason proved that horror crossovers could rake in serious cash, 20th Century Fox fast-tracked another long-anticipated showdown: Alien vs. Predator. Having already clashed in comic books and video games, cinema’s most iconic extraterrestrials finally shared the screen in a battle set beneath the Antarctic ice. Blending the mythology of the Alien and Predator franchises, the film centers on an ancient Predator rite of passage, with a team of human explorers caught in the middle, including Charles Bishop Weyland, played by Lance Henriksen. But does this cinematic face-off deliver the ultimate fan fantasy, or does combining two distinct horror legacies dilute what made each great? Arnie, Brock, and Stuart enter the pyramid to decide whether this crossover earns its place in genre history or collapses under the weight of its own concept.   {Predator Series} {Alien Series}