It’s a crossover of epic proportions. Two series with box office success and loyal fan bases meet, right here on earth, and petty humans don’t stand a chance. “Alien Vs. Predator” was a movie with high expectations from it’s fans, but crumbles under its own weight.

Both the “Alien” and “Predator” series were popular, and the idea of the two horror icons crossing over seemed inevitable. The concept never got off the ground and was stuck in developmental hell for a decade.

After last year’s successful crossover “Freddy Vs. Jason,” “Alien Vs. Predator” got the green light. Unfortunately, the people behind the flick spent too little time worrying about making a good project and instead, decided to rush out a movie that is full of nothing either series hasn’t shown before.

The plot goes something like this: A satellite over the Antarctic catches a previously unrecorded heat source far below the icy surface. It turns out to be an ancient temple, ripe for discovery. Mega-billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen, from the “Alien” movies) wants to be the first there, so he puts together a team of drillers, climbers and archaeologists.

What they don’t know is that they have come up on the Antarctic right on the eve of a ritual confrontation between the two alien species, held in that same temple. As the plot unfolds, the humans become entangled in the war and must choose to help one side in order to survive.

The most disappointing factor in the movie is the inclusion of humans. The film spends far too many scenes trying to develop characters the audience doesn’t even care about. One scene in particular is a perfect example of this; for about 10 minutes, the humans all sit around and try to explain to each other the logic behind finding a temple 2,000 feet beneath an ice surface.

Just get to the fighting already! That’s what people are paying to see! Everyone knows how implausible the initial concept is, but no one really cares. It takes 45 minutes of these scenes to finally introduce the Aliens and Predators into the mix.

This waste of time would be forgivable if the fight scenes were exciting. Confrontations are shot with shaky cameras, and you don’t know what’s going on until you see a dead body.

This movie does have a few bright spots. Once the humans leave the screen, there are some duels that are played out nicely.