So… Adrien Brody is parachuting… and parachuting… and looking… and- oh! decapitation! This movie is really slow at times, and gory in a good way at other times. The movie is a truly well-done action- HAHAHA, almost said that without laughing! This movie sucked, and it is like Nimrod Antal just said “you know what? Have nothing but violence, some terrible character construction, and a damned destruction of the way Predators are. If you kill a Predator, as shown in Predator 2, you are respected and are not attacked by the Predator anymore. In this one, screw that, bud, you are gonna die regardless. The twist was weak as hell, and the ending was simply made to say “haha, we’re gonna make another one, glad you sat through that shit to find out that you have to watch another to get your fix on the raping of a franchise!” Oh, and Lawrence Fishburne is in the movie for like 5 minutes.
Adrien Brody (in one of the worst casting jobs ever) is the badass character who is supposed to save everyone, and the other 7 killers/weaponists are just there to whine and get killed. The gore and violent parts were cool simply because they were well done in the since of an action film, but the movie as a whole was weak.
Best Aspects: Violence and gore were at top level, but the actual film sucked.
Bottom Line: D. Not the worst film I have ever seen, but it is still pretty bad. If you are a fan of gore, though, you’d probably like this movie.
This was a pure popcorn movie, not a serious sci-fi thriller like the previous 2 predator movies, which it sounds like you wanted to see. The ridiculous final line in the movie is proof, making the movie feel like some sort of 30’s serial flick rather than hinting at a sequel. That’s what Robert Rodriguez does in all his movies, and I liked it as a new perspective rather than the same thing we’ve seen done again with a little twist (AVP, AVP:R, arguably Predator 2).
Well, for one, Rodriguez only produced and therefore had nothing to do with the story. But, the ending was VERY stupid, and it is just too stupid to have been made. It was really a movie that didn’t need to be made.
I think Nimrod Antal is competent, yet unimaginative director. This film is being billed as ‘Robert Rodriguez’s Predator’ and when looking at the credits on the screen I saw his name numerous times, therefore he is as culpable.
Well, I guess I’ll agree to that.
More and more, big-name directors are using these “puppet directors” for their movies while they take producer credits. The reason is that they can still control the artistic direction of the film without having to deal with the large time-commitment and energy involved in directing. Predators felt like one of those movies to me, as initially Rodriguez was set to direct, and then he dropped out.
It’s called giving yourself a promotion. When Guillermo Del Toro – Most fans felt it was and is Peter Jackson’s job to step in. Sam Raimi is in that position as well. I wrote several article about these two directors and their projects and up coming projects. So, you are right they do it a lot. Prime consideration George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Agreed on both of the previous comments.
The movie isn’t that bad, but, irregardless, I do kind of see your point. As soon as I walked out of that theater, I found myself questioning if the franchise was in good hands, to which, I found an immediate “no.” First of all, a Predator has TWO WRISTBLADES!!! Second, a Predator doesn’t just die with a slash to the back from a simple samurai sword, which, in turn, the wristblade should’ve cut through if Rodriguez paid any attention of Predator 2, or a few grenades. Finally, the film is so unoriginal, as soon as you dissect the references and cliches away, all that’s left is nothing.