The PREDATOR Appreciation Thread

[crows]

Was watching the original Siskel & Ebert reviews of P1 & P2 earlier:

YouTube - ‪Siskel and Ebert: Predator‬‏

YouTube - ‪Siskel and Ebert: Predator 2‬‏

thoughts, gentlemen?

well, Siskel sounds like a complete idiot, either you like the movies or not, first he criticized the pred with arnold because of Rambo and alien, then in the second one, he criticized it because it was not like the first one

their review makes no sense, of course it feels like rambo, so what, So just because there is an alien he gets reminded of "Alien" wtf? then I guess ET remind him as well,

anyways, those reviews are really old, old and gone, nothing you can say about them, it just that he made no sense at all,

but, I am used to critics hating the movies I like, I know the wolfman sucked and everyone hated it but, I liked it, I mean, I love the universal monsters, so I was kinda biased when I saw it,

 

[blood]

i made my mother watch all the movies yesterday
she got all interested when i recieved my tracker maquette

 

[herzograven]

They found the dialogue in P2 that insulting?...
The first guy is a complete moron, also.

They're both good movies.

haha, that makes me laugh that they found the language insulting!
my wife has loved this film since she was a teen

these guys are terrible critics! they say stupid things like "the dialogue is used to further the plot" ... what else do you want them to use to further the plot?

predator 2 is a great freaking film, just as amazing to me as the first one - what i loved about it was the fact that is wasn't a copy of the first film (like these idiots claim it was) - too many sequels do that, they either copy the entire first film and just add more flashy stuff to it - predator 2 was daring enough to make it entirely different and the result was awesome. you get to see more of their culture, you get to see new weaponry, and a totally different personality predator.

also, a lot of people complain about the 2nd predator being lame because he was killed by danny glover. first of, the predator had to dodge A LOT more (on screen) gun fire in the 2nd film than the predator in the first film, he had a research time after him, and say what you want about glover being "old", he was relentless in the film. it's not about how "big" someone is physically, it's how dangerous someone is (John McClain, not physically a very big guy, but took on A LOT of bad guys single handedly!)

critics will always dislike fun films and favor dramas, that's just how it's going to be, i usually have a few people i trust when it comes to reviews, but for the most part i have to see a film before i can make up my mind and say it was good/bad.

 

[nothingface35]

The best review for an Alien/Predator movie is the review from High Def Digest for AvP: Requiem. Check it out. The reviewer didn't even pay attention to the movie!! Didn't think following an AvP movie was difficult!!



https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1369/alienvspredatorrequiem.html


Reading his synopsis of the movie is enough to make anyone pissed. Love or hate the flick, at least pay attention to write a proper review.

PredAlien experiments?

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

The best review for an Alien/Predator movie is the review from High Def Digest for AvP: Requiem. Check it out. The reviewer didn't even pay attention to the movie!! Didn't think following an AvP movie was difficult!!



https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1369/alienvspredatorrequiem.html


Reading his synopsis of the movie is enough to make anyone pissed. Love or hate the flick, at least pay attention to write a proper review.

PredAlien experiments?

Holy crap, rebelious Predator? Predalien experiments? How pathetic is this guy?

This guy is going on about how horrible AvP was, when he probably doesn't even know what's going on in it.
People like him need to be shot out of a cannon. Into the sun.

 

[nothingface35]

Holy crap, rebelious Predator? Predalien experiments? How pathetic is this guy?

This guy is going on about how horrible AvP was, when he probably doesn't even know what's going on in it.
People like him need to be shot out of a cannon. Into the sun.

Agreed 100%!!! I hate musicals, but if I was paid to watch, and write a review, of 'Chicago' then you can guarantee that I'd at least pay attention to do my job!!

 

[greygoose]

Holy crap, rebelious Predator? Predalien experiments? How pathetic is this guy?

This guy is going on about how horrible AvP was, when he probably doesn't even know what's going on in it.
People like him need to be shot out of a cannon. Into the sun.

 

[herzograven]

Agreed 100%!!! I hate musicals, but if I was paid to watch, and write a review, of 'Chicago' then you can guarantee that I'd at least pay attention to do my job!!

no kidding man! i'm not a big fan musicals either but i had to write a few reviews for film class and such so at least i sat down and watched the whole thing (as agonizing as it was) and reviewed it with fairness

some critics are just idiots, i rarely listen to what they have to say, and that's how i feel about rotten tomatoes also

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

From what I've seen, critics aren't "fair". They state their opinions, and only their opinions. AND their opinions are usually SEVERELY FLAWED because they want to stand out from everyone else.

Never, EVER, see/not see a movie based on a "critic"'s review.

 

[greygoose]

Critics chat the biggest load of bollocks ever! In fact the only opinion that matters is your own.

 

[Fu_Manchu]

Critics chat the biggest load of bollocks ever! In fact the only opinion that matters is your own.

Wisest sentence ever

 

[crows]

The way I see critics, you can read their reviews and check their reviews out but, you really have to read between the lines, a lot of times bad reviews make me want to see a movie more, a lot of times there are like 1 star reviews that talk about how gory and how bad taste a movie is,
well, Im there lol

 

[Jake207]

Stan Winston & Predator Tribute:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AddXP_M3dRU&playnext=1&list=PL9CDCBED64E57EA56"]YouTube - ‪My STAN WINSTON TRIBUTE‬‏[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8fUF5IuyXA&feature=related"]YouTube - ‪A tribute to Yautjas Accept Predator‬‏[/ame]

 

[greygoose]

Wisest sentence ever

Fact.

Stan Winston & Predator Tribute:

Great videos bud.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

And..... In goes Predators.

20th time Maybe someday he'll catch up to P1 at 32, and P2 at 33...

 

[greygoose]

And..... In goes Predators.

20th time Maybe someday he'll catch up to P1 at 32, and P2 at 33...

One more for P2...interesting.

 

[sprig0701]

Winston was unquestionably the greatest FX artist of all time. His decisions to not go with CGI in so many situations where other studios would have paid dividends for the movies he was involved with. And, seeing his studio's work on films before it even existed is amazing. I think his greatest feat was the queen in Aliens. Unbelievable work.

 

[azurepred]

Winston was unquestionably the greatest FX artist of all time. His decisions to not go with CGI in so many situations where other studios would have paid dividends for the movies he was involved with. And, seeing his studio's work on films before it even existed is amazing. I think his greatest feat was the queen in Aliens. Unbelievable work.

I would have to say his Dinosaur work was the best imo. I don't think we will ever see studios make 1:1 Dinosaurs like they did it.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

I would have to say his Dinosaur work was the best imo. I don't think we will ever see studios make 1:1 Dinosaurs like they did it.

I actually agree with this..

 

[greygoose]

Stan Winston T-Rex, Predator and Aliens Queen.