Alien vs Predator Saved Both Franchises Whether You Like It or Not
2024 marked a significant milestone for me as a cinephile when “Alien: Romulus,” the newest addition to the venerable “Alien” franchise, graced our screens. Coincidentally, this was exactly 20 years after “Alien vs. Predator” premiered on the ominous date of August 13th, 2004. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, “Alien vs. Predator,” or AVP as it became known, promised an epic collision between the “Alien” and “Predator” universes. The film was a modest box office success, but the critical response to the movie was far from warm, with only its 2007 sequel, “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem,” preventing it from being the most panned entry in either series.