Phatlightning,

I don't know what the budget was for AVP:R but if you give me a $60 million budget (reportedly the same as AVP1), you're damned straight I'll make a better film than AVP:R. In fact, if I go under budget, I'll go ahead and keep the difference.

Sure, the Wolf Predator is cool. I thought her work with the whip against the Alien drones was awesome. However, I'd think that more seasoned hunters don't waste shots at their prey. She should have gotten close to the drones (like at the power plant) and made sure to shoot to kill. The Wolf wasted 2, sometimes 3 shots on a single drone. Sloppy hunting work. I don't get it when people keep declaring her a badass.

Then again, Wolf's effectiveness is among the least of AVP:R's problems. At least, in my opinion.

I gotta agree with predatorfan1. I own all the Alien movies & Predator movies (including AVP1) on DVD (in other words, I am definitely a fan) but I gotta say, AVP:R is just plain shitty. People on the web rag on AVP1 all the time but I just don't get it. At least AVP1 featured Lex (Sanaa Lathan) as a main character that carried the story along. She is a strong character in the movie. She cowgirls up & kicks ass in the movie, even spearing one of the Preds & helps take on an Alien Queen. She leads Weyland's teams and looks out for their safety. What does AVP:R have? A sheriff that looks lost & confused for an hour & a half of movie? How about Reiko Aylesworth (who I love from "24" as Michelle Dessler) who has way less screen time than she deserves.

The Hybrid (PredAlien)'s never-before-seen reproduction stage is simply bogus in my book. Just plain crap.

I could go on but AVP:R just had too few good points to really carry it along. Sure, the blondie is hot but, oh well. I won't spoil the movie for anyone here.

AVP:R = disappointing. I think fans are better off just playing the original arcade game (with Lt. Linn Kurosawa) or reading the original comic book. Why can't Hollywood just bring those to movie screens in live-action?

I wish I had some blue liquid to pour over AVP:R so we could all deny the movie ever existed.