I like Boyd, he's great in Narcos. But they really ****ed up losing Benicio. His name got the film a lot of buzz. Now all that is replaced with a wet fart.
"The Predator" by Shane Black (2018)
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Affleck, Cooper, Del Toro passed, Hardy free but no contact. What started as an event movie with an ensemble cast of A-List actors is turning into the usual Fox standard movie.
yeah thats sad.
I'll go see it anyway, it's a Predator movie, but even with all of Black's hype, the taste of a Predator film doesn't sit well in the general public's mouth. You can't change its perception no matter what you do. Especially when there's a new DC/Marvel film around too. I think this opens the same time as Black Panther. If it's the same weekend, it's guaranteed to open in a lower spot. That's automatically a bomb to Fox.
to be honest this guy wasnt great in Narcos. he was okay but he wasnt like amazing or anything.
He reminds me of the soldier guy in suicide Squad. not bad but not memorable. I Hope he does a good job and i hope the movie is awesome but i was hoping they get someone more recognizable.
plus this guy is skinny and short. so for everyone that hated Brody in Predators.... well.... congratulations
He reminds me of the soldier guy in suicide Squad. not bad but not memorable. I Hope he does a good job and i hope the movie is awesome but i was hoping they get someone more recognizable.
plus this guy is skinny and short. so for everyone that hated Brody in Predators.... well.... congratulations
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You realize at one point Affleck, Cooper, Del Toro & Hardy were not A-list, right?
Dismissing a movie because its lead is up and coming is incredibly myopic.
Holbrook is 6'3", Hugh Jackman's height and an inch taller than Arnold back in his prime.
Sorry but you're the one bein' myopic in this case.
Original films had Schwarzenegger/Weathers/Ventura and Glover/Busey/Paxton - big names at the time.
It's only natural that people would expect the same kind of names for another sequel.
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The only big name you mentioned is Schwarzenegger and he wasn't even an A-Lister yet in '85 when Predator was greenlit. The rest of the people you listed weren't even B-List.
Its foolish to judge a movie based on its collection of big names. The Expendables movies are crap. Take Mel Gibson & Mickey Rourke outta those films and they're even crappier.
If this were 1996 and this same exact movie was announced with BDT as the star you'd be saying "this blows. Who the hell is BDT?!?".
okay he isnt short but hes definitely thin. which everyone hated of Brody.
also this is not an original, this is the 4th sequel to a beloved franchise that they are marketing as this HUGE blockbuster event. you cant blame us for hoping a big name actor would face the predator in this "big summer movie" event.
the guy might do a good job but i cannot deny disappointment in the people that passed. he could have been fine as part of the team but i wish the leader was someone else
if this was an original movie or just a reboot it would be different
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It might be a reboot.
But even if it ends up being a direct sequel to McTiernan's Predator, I'm confident Holbrook can carry it.
jye4ever
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I'm in the middle, SNIK is not wrong but I also get why big name stars would also be needed to show that this isn't just another lame AvP type movie.
It should just be Terry Crews v Predator lol.
I'm also undecided which would be better:
A. Arnold is now the baddie secret keeping CIA guy.
B. Arnold fights the Predator again.
Raise your hand if you think Arnold should battle the Predator again.
That question is key to what this movie should be about.
It should just be Terry Crews v Predator lol.
I'm also undecided which would be better:
A. Arnold is now the baddie secret keeping CIA guy.
B. Arnold fights the Predator again.
Raise your hand if you think Arnold should battle the Predator again.
That question is key to what this movie should be about.
I vote no. What made the first two Predators cool was that they took on the "Big Game" action heroes of the time. Arnold isn't that anymore. In 1987 it kind of felt like Commando vs. Predator. That was great. In 1990 it was Murtaugh vs. Predator which was also really cool. For it to work again we need a film that feels like Jack Reacher/John Wick/Taken guy vs. Predator. Get Cruise, Keanu, Neeson, Craig, or someone of their ilk. Guys who we have already mentally accepted as being the "best of the best" like we had done with Arnold and Glover.
The main reason Predators sucked is because there was no way in hell anyone could buy into the notion that Adrian Brody, Topher Grace, etc., were champions of the human race. Looks like this new scrawny dude is following in the footsteps of Brody and Grace. Not good.
jye4ever
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While I ultimately will agree with this hence my Crews comment (he is a beast) an aged Arnold is more badass than that guy they just announced.
So are you suggesting The Rock then? Crews like me?
Is PeeWee Herman back on his game lol
I say no since The Rock is better known for goofy comedies. He still doesn't have one single "ultimate badass" character that was actually decent. So I'd go with a Reacher or John Wick clone. Or maybe Andy Lincoln or the guy who played The Comedian. The Native American actor from Fargo Season 2 and Longmire would make an awesome supporting badass in the tradition of Billy.
jye4ever
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C'mon khev I want muscles...not Neo. 
But I get where you're coming from....therefore Captain America v Predator it will have to be.
Ummm, that actually sounds good lol
But I get where you're coming from....therefore Captain America v Predator it will have to be.
Ummm, that actually sounds good lol
C'mon khev I want muscles...not Neo.
Glover wasn't muscles though.
You know that'd probably work. Evans did a good job hacking people up with hatchets while covered in filth in Snowpiercer. He could go native against the Predator and we as the audience would feel like we're watching this intergalactic clash of champions instead of "Predators Part Deux."
If they get someone who is simply buff but not an icon then I think that more likely than not it'd be another Firestorm/Stone Cold situation.
jye4ever
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I hate Predator 2 so there's that lol.
Imagine a dirty shirtless Steve Rogers in the jungle with just his blue pants and dirty red boots and his shield with mud in his hair and steely stare.
Predator is toast lol.
Imagine a dirty shirtless Steve Rogers in the jungle with just his blue pants and dirty red boots and his shield with mud in his hair and steely stare.
Predator is toast lol.
But not because of Glover right?
"He didn't kill you because you aren't from the MCU. No sport."
*Henry Cavill runs off to the chopper*
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