Agathe De La Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard, Colin Salmon

A billionaire finances an expedition to the Antarctic to uncover a pyramid long-since buried. However, when the team of scientists arrives, they come to realize that the frozen continent is the battle...( read more  read more... )field for two alien races--and now they are caught in the middle. No matter who wins, we lose.

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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005

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  • October 3, 2009
    Overall, I'd recomend the comicbook of Alien Vs. Predator over this film. The Comicbook come out first and was done much better. But the movie was pretty good. so, oh well.
  • August 28, 2009
    Paul W.S. Anderson really missed the mark here, this could have worked! I'm guessing he never read the comics, a faithful adaptation would have been ace!
  • April 7, 2009
    OK, if you see the cinema version this is kinda lame but if you get the US uncut DVD its much better. Overall its still a shame they went with the kiddie less violence and blood approach, I love these two franchises and they HAVE to be for adults only,no question. It still looks...( read more) good, the queen fight is great, it just needed alittle more care and attention with the plot. Rumours of Arnie making a cameo if he lost the governors election were true and that would have really raised the bar, a Dutch cameo, damn shame there.
  • February 10, 2009
    "Whoever wins... We lose."

    During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in the Antarctic ocean, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realise that only one species can win. ...( read more)

    REVIEW
    This movie is laughably bad. So bad, I found myself cheering for the Aliens. Once I was able to think of it as anything but an Alien/Predator movie, I stopped being offended and started laughing.

    The script is awful, and the acting is worse. The action (for lack of a better word) was badly filmed, and did not once mirror the suspense of Alien or the thrills of Predator. As the "plot" developed, I was astounded at Paul W.S. Anderson's inability to make a movie. This movie is a joke. Provided you have a sense of humour, it's actually possible to watch this as a joke and not as a movie. I watched in mirth as the actors struggled to deliver the simplest of lines with the correct emphasis or emotion.

    Still, I absolutely cannot recommend this movie to anyone who doesn't like inflicting pain on themselves.
  • October 21, 2008
    Adele Rousseau: What did you say this room was called?
    [an Alien egg hatches]
    Thomas: Sacrificial chamber.

    It's not Starship Troopers in terms of best guilty pleasure, but I have fun watching this movie...and I'm for Predator all the way.

    Born out of the idea sparked in Preda...( read more)tor 2, only to be expanded upon in comics and video games, this is the best I guess I could have hoped for from a PG-13 combination of two really cool creatures. If only it could have went all out and gored everything up a notch, let alone exist as a credible movie.

    The "story" surrounds the same company that will rule all in the Alien movies, discovering an underground pyramid in Antarctica. A group decides to go explore this pyramid.

    After 30 minutes of subpar character development and plot stuff, the movie really gets underway with the Predator's facing off against the Aliens. And I didn't even mention the part where things turn into a buddy movie of sorts.

    Director Paul W.S. Anderson who is almost as far down fanboy hated director lists as Uwe Boll, does what he does best. Anderson knows how to set up well made production design, good sets and fine use of practical and visual effects. This is a well made movie in terms of visuals and creature action as far as a PG-13 movie can go.

    [to the Alien]
    Mark Verheiden: You want a piece of me? You ugly son of a bitch!

    Overall you have a neat enough movie with some impressive sequences. One shot of the film features three predators on top of a pyramid, panning out to hundreds of aliens coming after them. While that promise is not met throughout, it is a decent enough film for genre fans.

    Note: The r-rated trailer for the sequel AVP:R has more gore and violence in it than all of this movie. This only means that at least a setup was made for the absolute version of and Alien vs. Predator film.

    Charles Bishop Weyland: [to the Predator] Don't turn your back on me!
  • November 19, 2009
    MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. THOUGH THE PG-13 RATING IS QUESTIONABLE
  • November 18, 2009
    itz rli bludi =P ewwie
  • November 16, 2009
    An easy watch and easy to make fun of at least.
  • November 14, 2009
    I thought it might worked out well but sadly not!
  • November 11, 2009
    Not for everyone's liking, but I get a kick out of them. Something intriguing about it.

Critic Reviews


May 3, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Unsurprisingly mediocre. full review

August 16, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Take a wretched premise. Imagine the worst picture that could be made from it. Then imagine something even worse. full review

August 16, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

In the battle of the ugly syrup creatures with teeth, can anyone really be declared a winner? full review

August 16, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A movie based on a video game based on two entirely separate sci-fi horror series -- so whatever was interesting in the originals has long been bred out, like double-jointedness. full review

August 13, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate

Anderson is terrible at giving us our bearings; and he's the only franchise director who fails to generate even a drop of empathy for screaming people who have aliens erupting from their chests. full review

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Comments


  • allstarcassella
    March 20, 2009
    This movie is great. With amazing fx and action.
  • bmxkid01
    April 21, 2008
    this is a fat movie i saw it like 12 times in 1 night im lovin it
  • sportboy
    February 21, 2008
    Well I have not watched this but I was told this movie is great saw when I hyave a chance I will watch this movie.
  • YautjaHuntress
    December 30, 2007
    This movie is ok, but they realy messed up with the predator's, the aliens don't quite look right either. AVP Requiem is much better but the original movies of both Aliens and Predator ACE all over AVP 1.
  • blairrobertson02
    August 30, 2007
    AVP 2 comiin out cheak out the trailer it lookes awesome!!!! www.avp-r.com
  • babytyphoon000
    August 7, 2007
    This movie was awesome, I've seen the other alien and predator movies and they rock too. Im a really big fan of movies so I like to have a verity and most movies are best when different then the others, this is one of them.
  • catchmeifyoucan25
    June 16, 2007
    i like this movie,nice.
  • MovieDude1221
    June 2, 2007
    I watched it in 04 and i thot it was sweet-now iv seen the A/P movies and Paul A. screwed the whole series up
    Completely watchable but the mythology is goofed up
    So is the rating,wheres the R?
  • Legion563
    May 7, 2007
    This Movie Should Of Been Ace But It Is Shite. An Alien/Predator Movie Should Have Been An 18 Rating. Should Be Violent Like The Other Alien & Predator Movies.
    Predators Kick The Crap Out Of Aliens So Why Did Some Die So Early In The Film.They Made This A PG 13 Why ? So More People Can Go Watch It So The Movie Will Make More Money.If They Make A 2nd 1 It Will Prob Be Shit Like This 1 Anyway.
  • AutoBotsRollOut
    April 15, 2007
    Hae AVP fanz my namez ben and im new 2 flixster so jst drop us acomment and b my frnd lol!!!

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