Predators: We Defend This Unpopular Entry
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2022
- 2010’s Predators is never going to be discussed above the first two entries in the series. It is what it is, but I think it gets unfairly forgotten and sandwiched between the AVP movies and what is the worst Predator sequel. Predators doesn’t match the out-of-nowhere success that the first movie achieved, nor has it hit the cult classic of the first sequel, but it has a lot more to offer than most either remember or would like to admit. Today we come to its defense!
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When I first saw this movie in theaters I thought it was good. Then I rewatched it again a couple of weeks ago. And I still like this movie. I don't know why this movie doesn't get more love. Underrated movie.
It definitely has its shortcomings, mainly being interesting ideas that aren't fleshed out. It's got an ensemble of interesting characters, most of whom don't get any development. Having more than one Predator didn't add much to the film, as most of them get taken out pretty easily and aren't that memorable. It also emulates the storybeats of the original a bit too closely despite having its own interesting setting. That being said, it's still an enjoyable Predator film, but it's one where I always have this lingering feeling that it would have been better with some tweaks to the script here and there.
@@windowsVD oh I agree with you. It always felt like there was something missing and that missing piece could of taken it to a better level. But for what it is and all it's fault I can still find enjoyment out of it.
I liked that one, yeah ok it had it's issue's, but over all it was a good film, the hunting grounds on another planet was a good idea, would like a follow up to this film.
@@rianmacdonald9454 yeah seeing more of the planet would be cool, and seeing other Predators would of been a sweet sequel. Improve on what was bad in this one and keep the stuff that worked.
eh the end is kinda shit, but its good for the most part
When they were casting Cuchillo; he was described as 'a guy who looked like Danny Trejo'. When Danny found out about this, he called Robert Rodriguez and said "hey, I heard there's a guy in the script for 'Predators' who looks just like Danny Trejo, and guess what, I look just like Danny Trejo"
LOLOLOL Dukes, I can hear Danny Trejo’s voice when you say this!!! LOLOL
Similar story: when Marvel was casting She-Hulk, they were looking for an “Allison Brie-type” to play the lead. Allison Brie heard about it and was interested…
But Marvel went with Tatiana Maslany instead lmao.
@@What.99 Disney is only allowed to cast brown girls now
@@mrbanshee1678 Tatiana Maslany isn’t brown though… 🤦♂️
I thought Royce was a great protagonist. He was quiet and methodical, and the whole theme of him being “alive” and playing off of Alice Braga’s Isabelle was great.
And his AA-12 is iconic, I just wish we got to see him actually take down a Predator with it.
Was just about to comment that imagine if he did it would be a pile of green mess lol
@@hangslow oh man full auto drum mag of 12 gauge explosive buck shot?
We do need to see a Predator die from firearms though one day… it’s actually more believable than 1v1 combat
@@c-secofficer123 well remember in predator 2 the Pred survived Danny Glover pumping like 6 shotgun slugs into him and the pred survived,you gotta decapitate them lol they are reptilian that can take massive damage
Not to mention Adrian Brody really put in the work and he looked the part as a former navy seal
@@Hits191 yea like, actual soldiers are not giant bulks or muscle, they’re shredded and lean
I never understood the hate for this one, saw it opening night with a packed house, and everyone in the audience was having a great time.
People suck.
@@isolatedmortalityband5718 thanks for being exhibit A
@@aliquidgaming1068 How do I suck?
@Welcome to Costco, I love you. Mr. Brody was also good in Peakies.
@@isolatedmortalityband5718 Maybe he's referring to himself?
I rather enjoyed Predators. Seeing a cast of character actors including Danny Trejo take on multiple hunters and their dogs was great. Topher Grace was awesome as the surprise villain.
I agree. Its like the Rouge one of the franchise. Didn't expect much but ended up liking it. Wish fishburn played a better character but I liked it
I totally bought Topher Grace as the control aspect of the hunt. How would a "regular" guy hold up/compare next to the more dangerous humans in the Predator's hunt.
Yes, Topher was good in this.
I kinda wish they would go back and make a sequel to this..
Was he the geeky guy who was basically a cereal killer??
The best thing about Predators is that it takes place off Earth. The cast of Characters is the most memorable in any Pred sequel, also. I find myself re-watching this film every year and still being entertained by it!
and they could have done more things with the ending sequence for future film and explanations. After this film came out people learned their was different types of Predators, stronger, smaller and how they fought somewhat. Makes sense why the small one was chained up and others was bigger and meaner.
@@dspsblyuth Yeah that's what he said.
I was hoping for a sequel with the two survivors and it was awesome that one of the predators helped him out even though he got cut short
Kind of weird the preds just grabbed humans thou. They could have just done that on earth somewhere in the south american jungle.
Makes no sense why they didnt have other criminals from other homeworlds.
And they just happened to have a yakuza guy that knew how to wield a katana lol feels more like a fan fiction than an chapter in the series.
@@OceanBloke Literally overthinking things here.
As the comments section suggests, I’ve never met a fan of this franchise who disliked this movie.
Indifferent? Sure. I can see that. But it’s a stripped-down, super-tight dose of hyper violent cheese that moves the needle on the Predi-verse in some really cool ways, and I’d sure as hell rank it ahead of any of the AVP pap or poor Shane Black’s last stab at the material.
Nice to meet you. This movie sucks.
Let's just not forget that this movie gave us one of the most badass scenes in the entire franchise. The fight between the predator and the yakuza/ronin character was done masterfully.
Yes!!!
It blows my mind that people don’t love this movie. It’s great.
Me too fucking love this movie
Yep. The twist that the doctor is a serial killer is genius! I just assumed he was there to patch up the others if they got hurt
This video is the first im hearing about ppl not liking it
I think most people actually like it, it's just the loud mouths online that don't.
My Predator Ranking:
1. Predator (Masterpiece)
2. Predators 2010 (Enjoyable)
3. The Predator 2018 (Extremely dumb but entertaining)
4. Prey 2022 (Woke as hell)
5. Predator 2 (A boring waste of time)
I’ve always liked this movie. I don’t care where it “ranks” in the pantheon of Predator films; I liked it, enjoyed it for what it was and that’s it. I also watched ‘Prey’ just recently so this is good timing.
Prey was definitely better than I thought it would be
Was Prey good? Rank?
@@michaelpenirelli9003 I have to watch it again but I think it might rank 2d. I like part to alot and not sure if I like prey better than part to or not but prey was very good
There a 4 Predator movies worth watching: Predator, Predator 2, Predators, Prey.
Man ... I keep hearing people say Prey is a good movie, but then, every description I hear about it makes it sound like absolute garbage....
Thank you! I've been saying this since the movie's release. "Predators" was so unfairly crapped on and it deserves more respect than it gets. I respect the gripes you had with it, but other than "Royce not figuring things out sooner," my biggest gripe was Laurence Fishburne in the second act. It felt like a time-eating subplot when the movie could've taken time to explore why these two predator factions were in-fighting. I would've preferred to just stay with the main cast, see their characters develop, and watch as they continued piecing things together.
agree fully there - drop Lawrence side plot, and should of explored the predator infighting, hell could of had the smaller one fighting a bit more with the humans, expanding a lot of their cultural. But tbf have no idea how they could of done that, as language barrier would of been a huge issue. Suppose that could of been the thinking and cut due to these issue's, and went with the fight we got. Just guessing, but yeah would of liked this explored. There is so much they can do with predators film, due to the huge amounts of worlds, other races, and the different clans, races with in the predators species. (currently reading some of the books, bought 8 for now, on my 3rd one, and really enjoying them) would love to see forever midnight made into a film, really enjoyed that book.
Still CAN'T believe why this incredible film needs to be "defended". It is STILL the only "Predator" movie to give us (4) variations of the Yautja. We got a "Gaming Planet", an ensemble of kick-ass characters and the coolest Predator yet....."The Falconer" (literally my Icon)
I will certainly agree that this one doesn't deserve all the hate. But I GOTTA defend the dogs; I won't say anything about their hunting-style, but I think the design was effectively scary. And a DAMN-sight better than the one in 'THE Predator'! LOL!
Yeah I thought the Predator dogs were a great design; so much better than the predator face dreaded ones from the comedy Predator
@@isiahmartin7510 Right? Glad I'm not the only one who noticed. =)
Criminally underrated. I've loved it since I saw it in theaters back in the day
You arn’t alone.
I loved Predators 2010!!! It expanded the lore a bit with another different variation of the Hunters we know with the Badblood Super Predators and them taking their quarry to a controlled environment instead of engaging on honorable hunts elsewhere. The idea of infighting within the species is an interesting concept that could be further exploited in future entries. Also the fact the Badblood Clan here is persecuted both by the Predators we have already seen like the Jungle Hunter as well as by other Super Predators stands out to be explored how different ethnic groups interact within their society.
This is 100% under rated movie. Seriously people are missing out
In all fairness, Royce _does_ attempt to do something about Grace’s character….but the scene was deleted. Check the deleted scenes if you have the Blu-Ray. I think on the commentary it’s discussed that the scene in question makes Royce seem a little too cognizant of everything going on.
Predators was and always will be an AWESOME entry into the series. 1000 times better than that ridiculous Predator reboot and even Prey to be honest. Topher and his character twist was excellent. This is a top notch Predator film.
I loved Prey. I will say its up there under it
Def not better than Prey, but it's decent.
Saying that Prey is one of the lower tier predator movies is an insult
Hah… The Topher twist was the tackiest reveal in cinema history…
Prey was trash.
I liked it. It is the best sequel. Wish we would've gotten another entry with this premise outside the comic series. 👍
It needs a proper sequel. It's so underrated and the films after make it look a masterpiece.
For me, it's 50/50. You have more than 1 Predator and they get easily defeated whereas in the previous films one predator did so much damage and was difficult to defeat. And you have a scene that doesn't make sense where the girl explains how Arnie defeated the predator yet no one does the same thing until the very end. Oh well, at least it's better than The Predator that's for sure.
I wouldn't say easily killed once you put mud on the Predator is pretty much screwed lol. The other one had to be blown up which killed the guy as well and the next one had to be sliced into with a sword which would have killed the Predator anyway but the guy also died doing it. The last one is killed by the same mud trick everyone else dies from the different between Predators and predator is in the first movie half the characters die before they even know whats trying to kill them while in Predators they know more about whats going on and are prepared from the start.
@@boomstickcritique902i would say they knew after blaine died but didnt want to believe what was going on because it didnt make sense, but to me when mac said "i saw it" dutch pretty much knew it was something that wasnt human
I think the writer was telling you what to expect by copying the Alien/Aliens naming convention, so Predator/Predators is the same, multiple bag guys which ow seem a lot easier to take down than the singular part 1's ... I like all the Predator movies, except for 4, Shane Black go stand facing the wall for a year please.
Arnold faced an alpha predator who hunts game in it's own environment, this movie has the type of hunter who flies to a game ranch and pays by the head to hunt captured prey released inside a confined area. Some fishermen use flys to trick the fish into biting, other's throw dynamite tied to rocks in the pond and scoop up what floats.
Meaning I don't think these preds are the same caliber as what ran into Dutch on earth and that is why they died easier. I got a laugh one viewing thinking that this planet might be an old age home for pensioner predators who can't hunt without help any more. Instead of watching TV in the rec room all day they roam around a continent looking for confused and mismatched prey that gets air dropped into the Shady Hectares Retirement planet every 5 days.
The problem is falconer and trackers death was impactful. We don’t see much of them at all, barely any screen time. Don’t care for pred dogs they should of gave the predators wayyy more screen time
This was such a great movie! It doesn’t deserve a fraction of the hate it gets
This was actually the first predator film I watched. When I was a kid my uncle rented it and me and my cousins watched it. It’s had a special place in my heart since
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"No ... I'm ... Not... But I'm fast."
I thought the opinion was that this was a good Predator movie! But the I only really dislike The Predator, the AvP ones were crap but kinda OK to watch.
Prey however really shows the potential of what this series could have been and Predator 2 had some stuff in it, mainly because how great Glover is in it.
still waiting for an all pred film following it alone. see the pred culture and language. matt reeves made sign language apes work. Handled right they could expore preds being the sole focus of a film.
Personally, this was my favorite in the series, even above the original. I really have no clue what people don't like about it. It's a solid action thriller.
This is my favorite too. The action holds up better than the original, and so does the acting. The expansions on the lore could've been a drawback, but throwing them on an alien planet still kept the right amount of mystique for the 3rd/5th entry
@@famousthaneus9810 Ehh no.
@@MachineHead783 Ehhh different opinions exist. Movies are subjective
@@famousthaneus9810 Ehh no
@@MachineHead783ehh no
Was Topher’s character brought in to be killed bc he was a serial killer or was be brought in to be the medic of the group by the predators?
They probably just go by body count
It warms my heart to see this film getting the love it deserved a decade ago.
I've watched predators several times and enjoyed every time. Yes it's nicking bits from the first but overall I thought a great action film
Watched this again today. It honestly is a fun movie with everyone doing a great job in their roles.
I liked this one, I wish that the planet they were on was the actual Predator home planet. Also like Predator 2 I love that they add more interesting lore because in this movie we find out there’s multiple clans of Predators also with Lawrence Fisburne’s character we also see that humans can learn how to use Predator tech. Also the Berserker Predator’s mask has to be my all time favorite
There's actually a deleted scene available on TH-cam where the Doctor guy goes for a leak and Royce actually puts a knife to his throat and interogates him.
Honestly i think it's fine as is in the film. Royce simply doesn't care enough about any of these people to waste his time with em. Hell he even used them to draw out the preds.
I've always seen it anyway as Royce biding his time until Grace makes a move, and that exactly how it played out.
@@TheDalinkwent who's grace?
@@TheDalinkwent Yea, he faked dropping his guard at the end. Such a cool n satisfying scene. Man, i wish they continued this storyline. There is a ton of potential here.
@@nigeldean3726 Topher Grace...his characters name escapes me for some reason.
Thank you for this. This movie has always been one of my favs since it came out. It deserves so much more credit for how good it is. I watch this movie all the time over and over.
3:25, I don't think Royce ignored the red flag, he just didn't want to break down the team too early, before he was sure what he was dealing with. I also think he kept the doctor close just in case he needed an expendable useless team member, in case he decided to give someone as baite to the predators.
Yes… it was a dumb criticism by the guy making the video. As if Royce, one of a group of multi-National weirdos thrown together hours before is supposed to suss out and quarantine one of the group before he or any of them have fully figured out where they are, why they’re there or what they’re up against.
@@colin5577 Not really a dumb criticism. Royce was heavily implied to have figured out that there's something off about the doctor but the payoff was disappointing. He figures out that the doctor paralyzed Isabelle and took him out and used him as a grenade trap, but the grenade trap didn't really do anything except disorient the Berserker for a few seconds.
That twist was just thrown in there just to add a bit of drama and excuse Isabelle from directly participating in the final fight. Also the doctor should've been doing things throughout the film that sabotaged the group, instead of just revealing everything in the final act. Maybe he could've even stolen some of Nolan's predator gear and used it against the group given how his whole motivation is that he thinks he's just like the Predators.
The twist isn't bad, but could've been better. (Oddly enough, this is how I feel for the entire film.)
@@analogicaleuphimism2078 Perhaps, but you're sort of talking about something else and I don't disagree with what you're saying. I was just thinking that expecting Royce to have figured out the doctor from very early on was a bit much. As was said by someone else, a scene from the cutting room floor showed that Royce had figured things out earlier, but it was dumped because it undermined Royce's believability as a character. If he's too omniscient it's no fun for the audience. As for being disappointed by Predators... my expectations were low after the previous efforts and I was hit by a great opening scene throwing a bunch of elites back into the jungle, the Silvestri music was back and I loved the premise of the Predator game preserve. Throw in a great cast, the original Predator and ... bingo. Happy me. On the other hand, I watched Prey last night and was quickly bored watching Mary Sue Stands With Angry Face kick everyone's ass, figure out alien tech and then defeat a Predator single handedly just to prove to her tribe that a woman could.
My idea for a sequel to the predators movie is as follows: It start with the survivals on the Yatuja planet has digged a big ring in the ground where they
have seen the Yatuja spaceship land.When they comes out,they are supposed to fall down the round pit around the spaceship and the prisoners sets fire
to it since they have poured something flamable down in it.The Yautjas dies and they try to fly the spaceship back to earth,but it's autopilot instead it
takes them to the Yautjas homeplanet. When there the prisoners has to hide.And sees the Yautjas has millions of other human prisoners that they use
for food by sending them through a slaughterhouse instalation. Our proteganoist decidedes to free all the humans and to kill the Yautjas. They finds a weapon storage
and gives weapon and training to the freed human prisoners meant for food processing.A war breaks out,and they make their way to a Yatuja ship and manages
to shortcut the autopilot so they can set their course to earth.
But when they arrive at earth they realize that two Thousand years have gone by,and they doesn't reckognize anything.
And that makes an eerie ending.
You had me at "we'll fight you over Predator 2"
Ever since Prey, Predators is my favorite sequel in the Predator franchise.
Predators is solid, it has some fun things. I loved the three different Predators with their own style of tech and technique of tracking and attack. I LOVE Laurence Fishburne in this as a crazed Survivor. But yeah, Predator 1 & 2 are far better imo. I really loved the scene of Danny Trejo's character being dead and used as bait with the repeated lines of "help meee" and them shooting him, thinking they put him outta his misery, only for the call for help to eerily continue.
And gonna disagree heavily with your remark that The Predator has anything fun about it. I know it has it's fans and defenders but it's such a trash movie and just besmirches the Predator license and character. It was non-stop joeks, an awful plot line thinking it was championing Autism and retcons the whole point of Predators hunting and their tribal way of life of the hunt & code. Nah, it can burn in the dogshit pile it is. The first AVP is for better than it and at least treats the Predator franchise with respect. It's unfortunate it wasn't a R rated movie and didn't do a bit better on the human characters...but I'll take them any day over Shane Black's godawful writing & jokes (yeah he had a decent role in the first Predator movie but the whole film wasn't that style, unlike The Predator).
AVP Requiem is awful with its terrible post production of making everything pitch black and spending too long on the human characters.
I'm no film snob but The Predator was actually offensive at how bad it was. I actually felt offended anyone could have made a film that bad and expect people to watch it.
And Shane Black disguised his contempt for the audience with pretending it's 'funny'.
And then there's the Feral Predator from Prey who is an entirely different kind of savage. Knocked it out of the park with this new design.
I'd been following Walton Goggins career, my very favorite actor, for many years when this came out. To see him get a role in a big release like this was so exciting for me.
I adore this movie, there's something about the actors chosen, atmosphere, and occasionally dark humor has made it a favorite of mine. Glad to see it being given its due!
Also love Movie. Great assortment of actors/characters, weapons….Larry Fishburne showing up as a loony ultra-survivalist is icing on a great cake.
Love the movie. Would love to see Predator World as a setting again.
That and go into who put them there and maybe some back lore of different predator hunting grounds. These movies could go on forever with the amount of content from the comics. Fingers crossed!
This movie is so freaking fun. Probably my second favorite of the Predator movies.
This is the first time we see the predators using dead bodies as bait, yet thats something which is almost seen as iconic to the series now
Predator, Preditor 2, Predators, and Prey are probably the only real entries to this franchise.
righttt !!!
Predator 2 is still my favourite Predator film. I on the other hand consider this film decent at best and felt there were several missed opportunities.
Better than everything since.
I think 2 was the worst of all of them. Tried watching it yesterday and its painfully bad
@@CDABC645 I absolutely disagree. Have you seen the crap Hollywood is making nowadays. At least Predator 2 was not a retread of the first film, it took full advantage of the city setting, the characters were taking the monster threat seriously and it didn't shove in forced and out of place comedy. Alien vs Predator Requiem and The Predator are the absolute worst Predator films in my opinion.
@@CDABC645 Predator 2 is so much better than The Predator or the AvP films!
Wow, so I love Predator 1 and 2. When I heard about this back in 2009 I was hyped. Then it was finally released and everyone shit on it. I assumed it was bad and forgot it existed. Then I watched your review....
I just went back and watched it for the first time on Tubi today, I loved it!! It was awesome, mindless fun. What the hell did people expect out of this? Thanks for the review, I sometimes forget I usually never agree with the popular opinion on films, especially horror films.
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WHAT, ARE YOU DOIN' IN MY SWAAAAMP
Still better than both AvP, and 2018 Predator movie
This gets better in subsequent viewings. Great movie IMO. It's especially great when you compare it to The Predator. That said, Prey blows them all out of the water. Oh, and I really enjoyed Requiem, to be honest. It was fun fluff.
i hated prey it was the worst film i have ever seen it was full to the brim with feminist propaganda and the main character was so arrogant and dislikable i had to turn it off before it finished,i really cant understand the love people are giving to this mega woke film,but that is life
@@Blobby192 Yikes, I feel bad for you, pal. If Prey is feminist propaganda, then every single braindead action film with big buff action heroes doing ridiculous things for the past 40 years is "manist propaganda." You're such a clown, and you don't even realize it. Do me a favour, though, maybe lay off Pool or Crowder or Tucker or whatever other reactionary grifter you allow to kill your braincells. That sh*t's bad for you.
@@Blobby192 Yikes buddy
@@oscarm4095 shhhhh not everyone is going to like this film that shouldnt be a shock to you
@@Blobby192 how many buzzwords can you use?
Brody is amazing in this movie. He doesn't seem like a soldier, action hero or protagonist... he comes off as a killer. A genuine match for the more savage predators
Such a great opening. Throws you in with questions right away.
Actually I like this movie and I like the concept of getting the deadliest warriors on Earth and putting them on a planet, which I think might have been one of the moons of Jupiter that the Predators terraformed. Where I disagree is that they would take a prisoner that had been captured by human authorities and a doctor who more than likely killed his patients. I would think the Predators would think they would be unworthy.
Good movie. Great cast, fun twists and an actual script! The ending is a faceplant, but it's my second favorite in the series anyway
My biggest gripe with this movie was that it Introduced some really cool/interesting concepts but barely expanded on them
If you step back and look at it from a quasi military perspective, the addition of a Doctor to the group makes sense. Think of the group of soldiers/killers as a squad, with the Doctor as the "medic". I think that was how the audience was supposed to view Topher's character, as a resource that the Predators put with the rest of the quarry to keep them patched up, on the run and in the fight as long as possible to add more "sport" to the hunt. The fact that he turned out to be a serial killer was simply a twist that a bit of poor writing made obvious before the big "twist/reveal" was meant to be unveiled.
That's not what I took, he simply is a human predator like the rest of the team, so he got "Selected" for being a predator, I don't think predators evaluate 9-5 standard jobs, so you can be a tool, that's overthinking it, just if you are a killer or not.
I freaking loved this movie. It wasn’t perfect by any means but it was damn close to exactly what I wanted. With some better practical effect gore over the course of the film and I think Laurence Fishburne’s character deserved better exploration and should’ve lasted till the end. And I also think the music score was almost too muted. The original and sequel Predator films played their scores almost above the in scene effects which when as good as they are make them more memorable. In many scenes in predators the original/remixes scores aren’t played quite loud enough IMO.
Always enjoyed this movie and glad to see it get the love it deserves.
Even after Prey, I’d say this is my favorite sequel of the bunch.
Doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does stick a bunch of likable character actors on an alien planet to be hunted and killed in a tight, cheesy scifi action package.
It hits the spot for me.
3:00 "sun hasn't moved since we got here"
though the entire last act of the movie plays at night
I actually like this movie and Part 2 is my all time favorite !
Predator 2 is better than predator. I said what I said
My only issue is when there is more than one predator in a movie, all but one goes out without doing much and the last predator always looks super strong.
That's because it's hard to balance multiple characters and give all equal screen time.
I will never forget seeing this movie alone in a theater with many other people also alone in the theater during its opening weekend. That’s never happened before and never happened since. First movie I think of when I think of under appreciated movies
I prefer Predator 2.
It's a good movie in the franchise...fuck what the critics say...1 , 2, and this one and prey.....good movies!
There's a reason why Royce didn't do anything to Edwin when he figured out that he was a POSSIBLE threat. And that reason is because Edwin hadn't made any moves to confirm that he was an ACTUAL threat. Reconnaissance is the military observation of an enemy to ascertain strategic movements. He knew Stands was a bad guy from the start. He didn't do anything to him either. But when Edwin made his move, Royce didn't fall for his act and shanked him to save Isabella. His "Wait And See" tactic made perfect sense to me.
I remember renting this one on Dish Network lmao the stuff with Topher Grace had my 13 year old jaw to the floor.
The worst part of “Predators” is Topher Grace. Which can basically be said of anything with Topher Grace in it.
Strongly disagree, I thought he was really good in this. What dont you like about his performance?
@@bloodmime I agree with the OP, but I don't necessarily have an issue with his performance. The problem is that his character was unnecessary. He was a creepy guy in the background that was going to be a "surprise" villain or an over the top kill to an unlikable character. It was a slasher trope in a movie that didn't need a slasher trope.
Disagree FOREMAN FOREMAN FOREMAN
No body caught the aliens reference? "When it comes to that, I'll do us both?"
Spetsnaz guy is a former ufc fighter back when they used to do one night tournaments and you had to fight 3 times.
My biggest let down was how the trailer was edited to make it seem more exciting than it was and it felt like too many callbacks to the original
Predators was pretty cool tbh i liked the concept of internal warfare between races of Predators and Lawrence Fishbournes character was really interesting
I can't take Adrien Brody seriously as a badass. Especially with that voice he was putting on.
i remember actually getting hyped when long tall sally starting playing over the credits haha thought it was a cool reference to the og
Adrian Brody hopped out the battle bus
I like how the predators learned from Prey that having a dog will go a long way.
Oooh sasha with a tidbit all the reviewers on youtube missed. Nice
I never saw Predators when it was released in theaters. I completely forgot it existed until a few years ago when I bought a digital collection of the Predator movies. I saw the line-up and was like, predators? I don't remember that one. So, I went in blind and gave it a watch and was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed it quite a bit and watch it every n ow and then.
First time I watched it went a little like this. Who's that? Who's that? Hey, the cool Mexican guy from the movie From Dusk Till Dawn. Hey, the kid from that 70's show. Hey it's Morphius. And I still don't know who any of the other actors in the film are.
The only odd plot hole I kind of wonder about is the Dr. played by the 70's show kid. Each of the characters that the Predators abducted came from a background where they would do a lot of fighting, either street, battlefield, or guerilla. That would make sense as the Predators could watch the individuals in action, they could see their fighting prowess and pick and choose which victims to abduct. But the Dr. was a serial killer who killed his patients. The patients would have been laying in a hospital bed. And from observation alone him killing the patients would look no different than taking care of patients and administering medications. So, his character just never made sense to me.
My biggest thing with this movie is all the dark lighting. I get its night time, but I feel like there was this big stretch for a couple of years that movies had bad dark lighting to mask or hide a lot and it's almost a pet peeve of mine.
I LOVE Predator Predator2 Predators, PvA was a blast as well so looking forward to the latest one as a new spin is offered :)
I liked it a lot more than Prey. Only real major mistake was bringing Topher Grace into a franchise like that, but it beats a rebellious teenage girl with a chip on her shoulder any day.
I really enjoy this one. Fun follow up. Biggest flaw is Trejo dies to quick.
I remember I was skeptic with Brody and The Man became my favorite character in a predator movie!
"Hes's faaaast" *Royce's voice *
Btw the comic book that shows what happened after they stayed in the planet its super awesome!
I like Predator 2 slightly better than Predators but that is also because I was in my early teens when it came out and gives me a ton of nostalgia. Love the Los Angeles setting since I lived in L.A. for 27 years as well. Just a fun film that mashes up the plucky buddy cop films of the 80s into the sci-fi genre nicely. Predators is a great entry and I watched it in the Theater in Marina Del Rey right when it came out. I never really was squeamish since I grew up watching 80s horror and sci-fi films, but that scene where the two Predators fight near the end turned me a little. Like... damn man, all that training and battling and he just beheads it. Existential dilemma for sure. Also, props to Brody for really taking a role you would never assume he would pull off. He goes full on aces in the role. Lots of fun to watch.
There's a lot to like about Predators. It's a mash-up of Battle Royale and The Most Dangerous with Predators but there's something that doesn't quite click. I don't know what it is but it doesn't quite land.
If we never got a fourth movie this would have made a solid capper on a suprisingly good trilogy, but at least from the sound of things Prey raises the bar again. I do like this movie but I would certainly rate it behind the first two, my major complaints being Adrien Brody's Batman voice, Lawrence Fishburne being wasted and the obvious twist with Topher
Who said this movie is unpopular? Thought it was great in the theater, still think it's great now.
The one thing I never understood about this film and I do really like it, is the season thing ? Laurence's character says he has been there for 8 or 9 seasons, I can't really remember. But the group have only been there for what seems to be maybe 3 or 4 days ? I'm not sure. And then at the end, more chosen people parachute in. I've been a bit confused by that for a while. For someone to go mad and I hear 8 or 9 season, sounds like years to me but if it is nothing more than say a month then I don't think you would go mad that quickly.
This movie is awesome! It has everything. Action, horror, suspense, masculinity, awesome characters and acting, diversity, romance, etc. It irritates me that Fox didn’t continue with this storyline. It irritates me that we have no ideal of what becomes of Royce and Isabella.
How can anyone not like this movie? It 1000 times better than both AVP and “The Predator”.
Predators was like And there was none by Agatha Christie. Like both stories have characters that are doomed when they trapped in the planet/island. Both are being hunted and no one is innocent..It ended almost the same
I always liked the fact the film wasn’t based around earth, we are watching the predators in their hunting grounds, playing by their rules, awesome!
I got a hold of the script for this movie about a year or two before it came out. I thought it was HORRIBLE. It sounded like it was written by a 13 year old lol. Then I watched the movie when it came out. I fucking LOVED it! This movie is underrated. It’s a better than decent sequel/reboot.
This was a good sequel. It felt like a return to form after the flawed AVP movies. I liked how they used the idea that the difference of the Predators is the difference between dogs and wolves. A simple line that conveyed so much information and meaning without the need for a long explanation.
None of the Predator films were critical successes, so I don't know why people get up in arms over it. They're still mostly enjoyable films. That being said, 'Prey' is likely going to be the first critical success of the lot.
I didn't hate 'Predators', but tbh, it's completely forgettable. The cast & production design do their best, but the writing was "just okay". I found the Super Predators & Predator Dogs to be silly looking. On top of that, a lot of the mystery surrounding the Predators is ruined simply by showing them so much.
I think it had some neat ideas, but it was trying to be serious cinema, while also an action schlock homage.
It can't have its Arnold and keep its Brody too. 🍰
For sure the biggest issue with the movie is the Edwin "twist." I just watched it for the first time today. They made numerous points about everyone there being a bad person, and I kept waiting to find out what his deal was. No way would they not question him very soon after have this realization. Also, I found the cgi a bit weird looking, where the predators and dogs didn't seem to have much weight behind them (and the aforementioned sword fight scene - the predators generally felt very clunky and awkward). As for the dogs, they showed up for 1 scene and fucked off which was weird. Still enjoyed the movie overall, I'd give it a low 7
Say what you will about the predator hounds in this film, but I think most of us can agree they were at least a better attempt than the ones from Predator 2018.
First of all - NOTHING will ever come close to the original - that outing was lightning in a bottle. It was the 80s - Arnie was riding his crest of popularity - GREAT cast and most importantly John McTiernan was at the helm. It’s like Godzilla - you have the ‘54 and then everything else after. Predators is IMO the best following the first 2 films - and the one time we’ve been given a rendition of the “bad blood” preds - ones for whom honor doesn’t really play much of a role - ie whatever it takes to get the job done (albeit Falconer went hand-to-hand with Hanzo). Thanks for defending this ‘kind of’ lacking but entertaining entry!
I don't think this movie gets the hate we think it does. I was always under the impression that most people thought it sucked, but everyone i talk to, or see their comments on it, say they liked it.
I think for the most part, the majority of people think the movie is atleast decent, and many think it's underrated.
If they didnt have the pointless Laurence Fishburne role and the Toper Grace twist it couldve been much better. Grace couldve just been the standard medic for a military group. They couldve used the time those 2 took on other characters
This isn't a bad entry at all. Light years ahead of some of the other movies. Interesting concept with them being dumped on the planet. It easily fits behind Predator 2