"The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

[RIDDICK]

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I see certain someone's already reposted in on avpgalaxy. Oh, you!

 

[Magpie 7]

Where did you find that?

Written by someone who can't spell caught.....hmmm what does that tell you?

 

[abake]

Oh well...
I'm not too invested in the Predator franchise, so I don't get too caught up with the apparent craptasticness of this new movie, but I was hoping for a decent action/sci-fi flick.
At least Predators managed to do that.

 

[Python]

I just hope there is a silver lining in the form of a cool Predator design from the ADI guys...

 

[greygoose]

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I see certain someone's already reposted in on avpgalaxy. Oh, you!

Yeah! Didn't want to miss out on the scoop if true. If not then some of it adds up.

Were you joking around then?

 

[RIDDICK]

There's no jokin' around when it comes to TERMINATOR, RoboCop, ALIEN and PREDATOR.
These franchises are my childhood and I take then pretty damn seriously. )

 

[greygoose]

There's no jokin' around when it comes to TERMINATOR, RoboCop, ALIEN and PREDATOR.

So was your post made up by you or did you actually read it?

If it's made up then some of it adds up regardless.

 

[jye4ever]

Fake spoiler

 

[RIDDICK]

So was your post made up by you or did you actually read it?

kiri2ll on livejournal.
I trust the guy, his stuff's 90% accurate every time.

 

[greygoose]

kiri2ll on livejournal.
I trust the guy, his stuff's 90% accurate every time.

Cheers.

 

[Centurion]

Re: "The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

Maybe this is finally it!

The one movie where the Predator wins! Woo hoo!

 

[Snake Plissken]

As promised:

Spoiler

- Steve McKenna and his US special forces squad are in Cuba with orders to eliminate some drug lord and free the hostages. Suddenly an escape pod falls from the skies. The squad finds and unconscious Predator there and McKenna quickly expropriates helmet and weapon as evidence of an alien contact. They see a CIA chopper headin' to their location, McKenna runs away. Predator's up and kills USSF men then gets cought by CIA. McKenna mails the items to his storage cell right before gettin' cought as well. Because McKenna didn't pay for the storage the items are sent to the adress... where we meet his ex-wife and autistic son Robie. Of course little fella is a linguistic genius and bein' bullied at school.

- Casey (Munn's scientist character) is sent to a secret CIA base where Predator's held captive. While studying Predator's biology she learns that he was easily caught and that the base stores a lot of alien weaponry (from previous movies). Too late tho.
- Meanwhile... McKenna is bein' transported to a madhouse with six other ex-soldiers via bus when guards are ordered to deliver him to the very same "secret" base for more questioning (what the hell?). They arrive just in time for the Predator's break out and McKenna uses the moment to escape. With the support of other prisoners he rescues Casey and they all make it to the chopper ("get to the chopper" line drop).
- Meanwhile... Robie examines the items, "hacks" them and learn alien language. This starts a chain of events which resulted in another Predator comin' to Earth (he's called "Upgrade" in the script). He's three meters tall and looks more like humna than classic Predators. He needs those items.
- McKenna & co make it to his son just in time to save him from both Predators.
- When Upgrade and runaway Predator first meet face to face the tall one kills the other with one blow.
- Upgrade is some kind of an intergalactic assassin. His task is to kill dissident Predators who are hiding on Earth in Area 52 and work for the organization which protects it from aliens (umm... seriously?).
- Closer to the end our heroes find Upgrade's "hidden" ship in Florida (it was stolen from him by dissident Predator). Soon the ship's owner arives, releases a bunch of hybrids (three-legged Predators, spider Predators, etc) and they go to attack Area 52 (on foot... go figure). McKenna & co fly ahead and after a brief exposition get explained that there's urgent need to bring the rest of dissident Predators to the very same ship. From there they use cars for transportation (movie logic).

. . .

What to expect:

- Robi puts on Predator's mask / shoulder canon and decides to walk the the streets in the midst of Halloween. He stumbles on school bullies, one of them throws an apple at him which Predator tech automatically perceive as an attack... with corresponding consequences.
- Yes, it's a Halloween movie instead of Black's usual Christmas Eve.

- More Predator dogs. One of them gets an "accidental lobotomy", becomes friendly, helps the heroes and overall very cute (because we gotta sell toys).

- Obligatory "Robie drivin' the alien ship" scenes.

- Predator-kidnapper

- Predator is forced to use a machine gun (unmade AvP movie reference).

- Lots of references, line drops and easter eggs.

- Predators actually take spinal cord to collect human DNA and inject it into themselves in order to become stronger (because hunting trophies is sooo last century, right?)

- There's a Dutch cameo but the scene can be easy cut from the story and the character can be easily replaced with Glover's or Baldwin's characters from P2.

What'd I'd like to do to every writer in Hollywood involved with these sequels to classic 80s cinema.

Hollywood has gone far beyond being just hacks at this point. Talentless ****s. Yeah... Shane Black was going to save the franchise. Give me a break.

 

[jye4ever]

Re: "The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

Maybe this is finally it!

The one movie where the Predator wins! Woo hoo!

 

[Centurion]

Re: "The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

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Right?!

 

[Rambler]

How are we supposed to believe those characters can take down a predator? I mean, one took down Pablo Escobar, but he's no predator.

 

[RIDDICK]

How are we supposed to believe those characters can take down a predator?

If the spoilers are true... they cannot.

 

[Snake Plissken]

How are we supposed to believe those characters can take down a predator? I mean, one took down Pablo Escobar, but he's no predator.

Well they made big nose Brody kill that dumb Berserker. Anything is possible

 

[crows]

Re: "The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

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Too dark dude...

 

[greygoose]

Well they made big nose Brody kill that dumb Berserker. Anything is possible

RIDDICK forgot to mention that Brody shows up for the final act and delivers the line "If it bleeds, we can kill it!"

 

[Centurion]

This thing can kill the Predator: