I've been to quite a few sites and read a great deal of reviews so far, yesterday I went to see the movie. I can say one thing for sure, the film is a lot better than the reviews say it is, though the film does have some continuity issues probably too much time in the cutting room (pos. courtesy of Fox, Alien3 anyone?). On the whole I found it entertaining and very loyal to the franchise as a whole (the style of direction, NOT the script), and loved the way it very discreetly nodded to its predecessors. If you want my advice (as a major fan of both series, but not a fanboy), check it out, if you like the original films you'll at the very least appreciate the effort put in to the movie, I must say it's not earth shakingly amazing, definitely not Riddley Scott or John McTiernan, but these are the brothers Strausse, and yes no matter what its shortcomings it's trully much better than AVP.