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Alien and Predator; Movie Maniacs V, McFarlane Toys Meat and Potatoes; 5.0 Perks; 5.0 Homer Factor; 5.0				Description;  Ah, THE two-pack with the ultimate, butt-kicking monsters of sci-fi. Both figures are just about in-scale with 5" figures.  The Alien is about 8" tall with tons o' articulation and a jaw-launching action.  Meanwhile the Predator is about 6" tall with less articulation, but moving shoulder cannon, retractable blades, and the control panel on the left gauntlet opens. The set comes with a stand that is a great reproduction of the floor of an Alien hive, with three eggs, all of which open and contain face-huggers.
Sasquatch.  Loch Ness Monsters.  Things people SWEAR they see, but there is never any conclusive proof, just an odd footprint here, a horrible photo there.   Add the notorious 'Aliens Vs. Predator' movie to the list of 'we saw something... REALLY, IT'S TRUE!'  Ever since the skull of an Alien popped-up on board the Predator ship in 'Predator 2,' the big question has been 'So are ya?  Are ya?'  Every few years, some fool somewhere posts up a rumor, rumor blazes for a bit, then drops out of sight faster then Enron stock.  Good news... comic fans NEVER forget.  There have been a number of comics and novels going over the meeting of these two extraterrestrial titans.  Assorted toy companies have also taken their shots at bringing the two Big Bads to life.  And now, who better then to put them together then Todd himself?  What are you getting for your $40?  A clash Vince McMahon would love to have at ANY pay-per-view... and one hell of a boxed set.  Toy of the Year for 2003?  Could be. Meat and potatoes?  Overall, just amazing.  The sculpt is incredible; slime, scales, armor plating, even the Predator's dreadlocks are recreated incredibly well.  Even the stand the figures are on is perfect; a slime-covered chunk o' turf with three Alien pods on it, one open, all three with that eerie, semi-translucent look.  Articulation?  On the Alien figure, very, very good.  I wish they used ball-joints for the hips, but beyond that, the knees, ankles, oh heck, EVERYTHING gives the figure a huge range of motion to capture the serpentine movements of the Alien.  The Predator's articulation is ok; ball-joints in the shoulders, ok articulation at the hips, unfortunately NOTHING on the knees.  Doh.  Oh, another nice touch is both figures are roughly in scale with each other and other super-hero figures.  Stand a 'Legends of the Dark Knight' Batman or a DC Direct Superman next to these, and they're juuuuuuuuuust about the right size beside each other.  Perfect to recreate all those awesome DC/Darkhorse cross-overs.  Woohoo! Perks?  Ah, here we trade-off.   The Alien's perks are minimal, which is understandable.  The boys in McFarlane do an ok job of recreating the double-jaw action of the Alien, although it could have been much better.  The Predator, though, is loaded;  the shoulder cannon moves, the nasty gauntlet-blades retract, you can open the control-panel on the left hand, and there's even a necklace of skulls on the creatures neck.  The only thing missing is the cool helmet the predator wore.  You would think it would be easy to just cast one and make it removable.  Oh well. Ah, and don't forget the stand.  Nice size to fit both figures, and the pods have removable  tops so you can see the face-huggers inside.  Coooooooooooooooooooooool. Homer factor?  Does Home like donuts?  Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  Over-all, this is an awesome set to have; two kick-ass aliens presented perfectly by McFarlane toys.  The only thing... no, wasn't kidding about the price-point.  Yeah, yeah, it's $40 bucks, although I have seen it for as low as $25 on e-tailer sites.  Hey, no one said being a discriminating toy collector was easy or cheap.  In this case, it's well worth it.