I found the words in bold to be profoundly disturbing...the Brothers wanted to set the franchise up for a showdown in space not some silly earth war, Fox executives better not interpret it that way
Quote
"AVPR is marginally better than Anderson's 'At The Mountains Of Madness'-meets-WWE AVP exercise, and AVPR potentially sets the franchise up for a bigger 'Earth War' type scenario. It's still a stupendous squandering of the material though, considering AVPR has its origins in two of the best science-fiction films ever made.
Verdict
This feature directing debut from former visual effects men Colin and Greg is enjoyable enough in rudimentary tension/splatter/scrap terms, but it still doesn't live up to its heritage."