"The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

[Jason Marko]

 

[crows]

Well when you have a crack team like the one Shane assembled, you need to "enhance" your Predator.


LEAKED PHOTO -- SPOILERS WARNINGS:

 

[rushmore223]

In time he became a Gap spokesman by his own hand, but that is another story...

*dun dun dun DUN dun dun dun DUN dun dun dun du NEH neh neh NEH nuh....*

I know it's days old, but I can't stop laughing! Good one!

The only thing funnier is the guy calling those that like MCU films sheep that aren't able to handle the depth and Artistry of the DCEU. That one's so funny my sides hurt.

 

[RIDDICK]

Readin' a review of the script right now. The source is legit. BRB.

 

[EVILFACE]

Does Dutch say he's back before getting his arms torn off?

 

[jye4ever]

lolololololol

 

[RIDDICK]

Holy ****, what a travesty...
It's an R rated action comedy for sure.
Characters are ****in' terrible and useless.
The story makes less sense than PREDATORS comic sequel.

. . .

I am literally sick after readin' this...

 

[Snake Plissken]

That's no surprise. The cast photo was enough for me to completely write this off more than I already had. This and Covenant are now head to head to see who is the ****tier sequel.

 

[Victοr]

Holy ****, what a travesty...
It's an R rated action comedy for sure.
Characters are ****in' terrible and useless.
The story makes less sense than PREDATORS comic sequel.

. . .

I am literally sick after readin' this...

Spoiler

Link?

 

[crows]

Link or highlights please

 

[RIDDICK]

Gotta go soon, will post highlights later.

 

[EVILFACE]

That is code for he's full of ****.

 

[crows]

 

[jye4ever]

For me it was 1 funnier than it was for crows.

 

[GasparZizou]

Riddiiiick!

Pasa la salsa ese.

Sauce!

 

[Khev]

You know I just watched AvP:R off HBO last night. First time watching it unedited all the way through. It actually wasn't bad for a guilty pleasure. I mean I wouldn't say it was *good* but it held my attention and had some really cool looking scenes. Kind of reminded me of the 1988 Blob remake.

But some things I couldn't help but notice was that it:

1. Took place in the suburbs
2. Featured a couple little kids
3. Had a "super" Predator/alien thing running around
4. Was a hard "R"

So what's the point of Black's flick again?

 

[crows]

You know I just watched AvP:R off HBO last night. First time watching it unedited all the way through. It actually wasn't bad for a guilty pleasure. I mean I wouldn't say it was *good* but it held my attention and had some really cool looking scenes. Kind of reminded me of the 1988 Blob remake.

But some things I couldn't help but notice was that it:

1. Took place in the suburbs
2. Featured a couple little kids
3. Had a "super" Predator/alien thing running around
4. Was a hard "R"

So what's the point of Black's flick again?

He just added predator 2 into the plot of avpr lol

 

[theuzi9mm]

You know I just watched AvP:R off HBO last night. First time watching it unedited all the way through. It actually wasn't bad for a guilty pleasure. I mean I wouldn't say it was *good* but it held my attention and had some really cool looking scenes. Kind of reminded me of the 1988 Blob remake.

But some things I couldn't help but notice was that it:

1. Took place in the suburbs
2. Featured a couple little kids
3. Had a "super" Predator/alien thing running around
4. Was a hard "R"

So what's the point of Black's flick again?

I too recently re-watched the unrated version of Avp-R. I still think the dumbest thing was the predalien and setting it with 'teens' just made it so cheap to me. Wolf predator was best thing. The quick gestational period thing the facehuggers have in the AvP world is a bit odd to me. IF Fox is indeed planning on making them canon, then Prometheus/Covenant totally contradict it IMHO. AvP-R Guilty pleasure yes I agree.

 

[YoNoSe]

By B-movie standards I enjoyed AVP:R. The only thing that really bothered me was the dim lighting, or I suppose it was a darkening of the image in post.

 

[SNIKT1950]

You know I just watched AvP:R off HBO last night. First time watching it unedited all the way through. It actually wasn't bad for a guilty pleasure. I mean I wouldn't say it was *good* but it held my attention and had some really cool looking scenes. Kind of reminded me of the 1988 Blob remake.

But some things I couldn't help but notice was that it:

1. Took place in the suburbs
2. Featured a couple little kids
3. Had a "super" Predator/alien thing running around
4. Was a hard "R"

So what's the point of Black's flick again?

AVPR was a low budget one-off the Strause Bros. pitched to FOX and shot for less than $30 Million (the only reason Rothman approved the R-rating). It was written by the Strause Bros. to emulate the B-Movies of the 80s (hence why it reminded you of the 80s Blob).

The Predator is a $100+ Million movie - making it the most expensive Predator movie to date and one that [today's] FOX still granted the R-rating (Predators cost $40 Million while AVP: Alien vs. Predator cost $60 Million but was PG-13). The Predator is supposed to revive the franchise, the way TFA brought back SW and FR brought back MM.

The Predator along with Logan, Ghost in The Shell, Alien: Covenant, Valerian and Death Note represent the end of the impasse that for over a decade prevented studios from paying for big budget mature content.

Mel Gibson said it best:

Unless the guy’s wearing spandex tights—you’re not going to be given a huge budget or a lot of time.

Times are changing though with films like The Predator being greenlit.