The expedition includes paleontologists, archaeologists, linguistic experts, drillers and a female guide named Alexa 'Lex' Woods, with security provided by Max Stafford and his team of mercenaries.Īs the team travels to Bouvetøya, a Predator ship enters Earth's orbit and fires an energy beam towards the source of the heat bloom. In response, billionaire industrialist Charles Bishop Weyland assembles a team of scientists to investigate the heat source and claim any related discoveries for his multinational communications company Weyland Industries. In 2004, a satellite detects a mysterious heat bloom beneath Bouvetøya, an island about one thousand miles north of Antarctica. The film, along with its sequel, has been widely condemned by many fans of the franchise. The film's financial success led to a sequel, titled Aliens vs. Predator was more commercially successful than any of the preceding films in the Alien and Predator franchises, grossing a total of $171 million. Some critics praised the special effects and set designs, while others dismissed the film for its 'wooden dialogue', and 'cardboard characters'. Predator received mixed to negative reviews from film critics, scoring a 22% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 29 on Metacritic. Released on Augin North America, Alien vs. However, the structure is revealed to be an ancient hunting ground where Predators stalk and kill Aliens as a rite of passage, and the humans become caught in the middle of a battle between the two species. Weyland and the group discover a pyramid buried beneath the ice cap and hope to claim the important find for themselves. Predator follows a group of paleontologists, archaeologists and others assembled by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland for an expedition to a remote island off Antarctica, after a mysterious heat signal is discovered under the ice. The screenplay, by Anderson and Shane Salerno, was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken. Predator franchise, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book, although the film features an original story written by Anderson, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Anderson and starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan, Carsten Norgaard, Tom Woodruff, Jr. Predator and often shortened to AVP, is a 2004 science fiction film directed by Paul W.

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