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Predators (2010)

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Connections: Predator

A mercenary reluctantly leads a motley crew of warriors who soon come to realize they've been captured and deposited on an alien planet by an unknown nemesis. With the exception of a peculiar physician, they are all cold-blooded killers, convicts, death squad members... hunters who have now become the hunted. --TMDb
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Review by Crispy
Added: December 19, 2010
When I found out a third Predator movie was in the works, I was more than a little excited. Even more so when I read that they were looking to the first movie for their main inspiration, because while I liked Predator 2 and the two AVP movies more than most people, neither one of them could touch that first effort. With that said, the end result was certainly not what I was expecting, and even as I'm writing this I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

We pick up with a rather unsavory group of individuals waking up in free fall above an unfamiliar jungle. As these total strangers regroup on the ground, they realize that none of them can remember how they ended up in this predicament, and that, save for one man, they are a collection of some of the most dangerous men on the planet: Mexican drug cartel enforcer, Spetznaz, Yakuza, RUF soldier, FBI's most wanted, IDF sniper, ex-Black Ops soldier turned mercenary, and the odd man out, a timid surgeon. After coming to the realization that they're all in the same boat, they form an uneasy alliance, hoping to find some safety in numbers. Turns out to be a good choice, as the group suddenly discovers this jungle is so unfamiliar because it's on a completely different planet, a planet that serves as a game preserve for a certain alien species that takes great pride in hunting the most dangerous prey the galaxy has to offer.

While he didn't direct the movie, Robert Rodriguez produced it, and his influence is absolutely dripping. From the action scenes to a whole new species of predators, everything is more, more, more; and he piles the camp high. For example, there is a scene where the Yakuza and the predator engage in a sword fight that's straight out of an old kung fu movie. It's a fun scene, but this is not the type of material I want to see from this particular franchise. Plus, with all those issues going on, add in Robert Rodriguez's complete inability to get his mouth off of the first movie's dick. Yes, we get it. You loved Predator. That doesn't mean you had to throw in all those countless "homages" in. Oh, and by the way, blatantly repeating lines and complete scenes is not an homage, it's just fucking annoying. The traps scene, the mud scene, it's just too much.

One thing he did do right was assemble a decent group of actors, even if the script he handed them could have used some work. You see, the character interaction we're dealing with here is extremely shallow; nowhere near the level of the camaraderie between Dukes and Blain, Dylan's double agenda, or even the team of Harrigan, Cantrell and Lambert. However, that is not the fault of the people in front of the camera. Adrien Brody is our main merc, and while I, along with every else, had a tough time seeing him in a bad-ass role, he definitely proved his worth. Granted, we could have done without the Bale rasp that's so prevalent these days, but what can you do? The IDF sniper, the only female in the group, was played by Alice Braga, who was doing her very best to channel Michelle Rodriguez. Nothing amazing here, but she got the job done. Bonus kudos to Topher Grace for not completely annoying the shit out of me and Walton Goggins as the highly entertaining, highly deranged Stans. Laurence Fishburne was given top billing, but he's only there for ten minutes in a ridiculously stupid role for the sole purpose of explaining the new predators.

In the end, as "Predator 3" it kind of sucked, but as "Predators" it was good violent campy fun. Pick your poison. Personally, I'll judge the film on its own merits with around a high 6 or low 7, but that could easily have been about a 3/10. Apparently they're going to push forward with this new direction in future sequels, which is all well and good, but I'd still like to see a proper Predator 3 released.
BuryMeAlive #1: BuryMeAlive - added December 19, 2010 at 9:53am
Your review is spot on. Problems I had with the movie:
- Adrien Brody as a 'bad ass' (complete with Batman voice)
- None of the other characters comes off as likeable and I don't care for them
- Super Predators (just a dumb idea)
- Overkill of references to the first movie
- Mediocre storyline

Sadly "Predator" will never get the sequel it deserves (no I didn't like "Predator 2")
AttnDefDis #2: AttnDefDis - added December 19, 2010 at 2:45pm
I agree with most of this review as well. Although, I will say that I had no problem buying Adrien Brody as a badass. He was the main reason I wanted to see this Predator effort because I haven't liked any of them since the original. He was my favorite part. I thought the storyline was awful, Topher Grace annoyed me as much as he always does playing the only character he seems to be able to pull off, I didn't care for the lead a girl at all because she was totally doing a Michelle Rodriguez impression and I hate her and I wanted to see more of Danny Trejo and Laurence Fishburne. Yes, they did have top billing and yes Laurence Fishburne's character was a total joke and I didn't care for any of the other characters either or the lame CGI. Yeah, I probably would have liked it a bit more if it was a stand alone movie, but the sequel aspect completely killed it for me. I don't think I'll be seeing anymore Predator movies.
Lucid Dreams #3: Lucid Dreams - added December 19, 2010 at 3:26pm
I'm in the same boat as Chris. Sure it wasn't a great Predators flick, but it was still entertaining. Also the overkill on the first one was spot on, I could see the back of my head when Brody was screaming at the Predator in the end. 6/10
Nirrad #4: Nirrad - added December 19, 2010 at 6:01pm
Hmm. I seem to be the only person who actually really enjoyed this and I'm a little shocked to see these comments. I figured most people would be going for 7.5 or an 8. I would give this an 8. I really found nothing wrong with it and it looks even better when compared to Predator 2 and the AvP movies.
bluemeanie #5: bluemeanie - added December 20, 2010 at 3:55pm
I enjoyed the hell out of this one and thought it worked pretty damned well. The story was engaging and the actors were better than any other "Predator" film ever. Yeah it was tough buying Adrien Brody as a bad-ass but he was no worse than Christian Bale as Batman. I thought they went for all-out entertainment with this one and it really did make sense for me. The best since the original and, production wise, better than the original. 8/10.
Lucid Dreams #6: Lucid Dreams - added December 21, 2010 at 1:54am
I will also that I enjoyed Topher Grace in this one.
Ginose #7: Ginose - added January 30, 2012 at 3:19pm
Gotta back Billy-Ray here. I loved the hell out of this. I agree it dick-rode the original something terrible, but that didn't hardly effect my enjoyment of it in the least. It was just a great action-film and truly one of the best films with the Yaujta in a long time.
8.3/10
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