"The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)

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my goodness, seeing this again...stupidest thing in the franchise BY FAR
 
Making something new and different that changes what the franchise can be in a positive way =/= Making a cash-grab style Marvel flick no one will remember for ez monies.

I've never physically cringed more while watching a movie. That's a great pic Kaiju. :lol
 
I've been roominating on it since I saw it. Imho the only part that flowed ok and 'felt' like a Predator movie was the first 20-30 mins, then it just seemed to get sillier and sillier.

I thought the whole 'super predator' thing/concept/story line was just dumb. It didn't need it and made the movie feel silly. At least in AVP-R Wolf Predator was cool and a normal 'PREDATOR'. As I think we all agree the Pred-Alien was just insipid.

The dogs while dumb at first, I found myself pulling for the one who survived, was kinda ok, which I assume he is still in the truck....

I also thought the super predator NOT having a shoulder cannon was silly, as well as a lack of a mask/helmet. Ok so if he's evolved so that he doesn't need the atmospheric benefits the mask provides, that's fine, but still I thought it lame.

Also, predator 'heat vision'. Way, way too late in the movie to show it, and (again) he's not got a helmet, which tended to augment JUST the heat signatures vs the surroundings. What seemed to be implied to me when he took the mask off in the first movie, is he seemed to have more of a 'general' heat vision view, seeing all ambient heat of everything vs. really just the hot body objects the mask tended to accentuate (or at least that is what I took it to be).

Keyes character was a stupid casting and just a silly failed nod to P2. They could have done so much more with it if they wanted to do a proper nod to P2 (something with Harrigan or show the old pistol or something) If you didn't catch him say his name you would not even know at all that was the nod (save for the screen still on the iPad Munn looked at).

The overall 'story' arc/angle they are going with was just stupid. Why make them out to be terraforming (indirectly) earth and try trying to adapt themselves to it vs. just being interstellar hunters who kill for sport of it. I never needed any other 'reason' for their existance other than than. Interstellar *******s pretty much (loving said btw as any species with interstellar/galactic travel to only go for sport are kinda ******* if you really think about it, but hey, I"m good with it!!

Overall I think it was a waste of a 'sequel' as there were only a few lame 'nods' to P1 and P2. Not that I needed dozens of hat tips to the originals, P2 was WAY more of a direct 'sequel' than this. I felt like I was watching AVP-R at times TBH.

I give it a C-...didn't totally HATE it and it was better than I was fearing, but it was pretty disappointing. I think it's a franchise killer for sure, the same way Alien Covenant was and Genisys was...None of them (not Alien, Terminator or Predator) will ever be able to rekindle the original mastery and captivating feel the first movies had. Newer/better effect aside, the stories they are coming up with are just drivel.

And yes the ending was just utterly ridiculous, cringe worthy.
 
Just reading the thread about what people "like" or think should be in a Predator movie proves there will never be a good Predator movie. Ever.

We already got our good Predator movie with Arnold in the 80's I still go back and watch it every year and I am good with that.
 
Yeah original is a twice a year for me. Once in 3D and then 2D.

I don’t mind sequels, remakes or reboots because it gives me a chance to see Aliens and Predators with modern cgi and modern practical effects so that can be fun as long as the rest of the movie is also well done.
 
Yeah original is a twice a year for me. Once in 3D and then 2D.

I don’t mind sequels, remakes or reboots because it gives me a chance to see Aliens and Predators with modern cgi and modern practical effects so that can be fun as long as the rest of the movie is also well done.

Plus these new sequels tend to bring restored 4K versions of the originals to watch at home. I hear the new Predator transfer is absolutely fantastic.
 
Ok, I just got back from this with no expectations.

I liked it...

My Predator Movies Rank as follows:

P1
Shane Black Predator
AVP
Predators
P2
and way last AVPR
 
Plus these new sequels tend to bring restored 4K versions of the originals to watch at home. I hear the new Predator transfer is absolutely fantastic.

Damn how many copies can he own says my wife lol

Ok, I just got back from this with no expectations.

I liked it...

My Predator Movies Rank as follows:

P1
Shane Black Predator
AVP
Predators
P2
and way last AVPR

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What a piece of ****.

Every predator movies made so far including the avp movies are miles better than this. I wanted to leave half way through, just couldn’t believe how terrible this is.
 
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