Aliens vs. Predator Unrated 2-Pack: DVD, Blu-ray Review (2008)

Two reasonably well-crafted, B-horror movie cheapies from Fox.

If you’re up for this sort of thing and willing to roll with each film’s illogical punches, the movies provide a visceral ride, featuring a lively pairing of two infamous screen monsters--the aliens from the “Alien” franchise and the predatory beasts from the “Predator” franchise.

In this way, the set evokes the past, specifically the time in which Universal routinely merged its classic horror franchises. In Fox’s case, they do so without the humor and a lot more gore, but what price pop art?

What unfolds is just what you expect--overblown and ripe, with everyone here given so little to work with, the performances are almost pantomime. But who cares? It’s the monsters that matter, and while at this point they absolutely are eligible for AARP, they nevertheless have retained at least some of their bite.

Unrated. Grade: B-