Now after Predator 2 and that whole Aliens Vs Predator sham I was a little sceptical about yet another Predator movie. All the sequels to this franchise have not even come close to the original Predator of 1987 starring the governator.
That's the reason why I was pleasantly surprised with the latest installment. The general plot is that a whole bunch of super violent killers ,soldiers and mercenaries wake up in a jungle and can't remember how they got there. They slowly start to realise out of place things like the sun doesn't move and strange structures with skulls.
As these guys are predators among puny humans at least. You can probably guess what's going down right? The title of the movie Predators also plays on the fact that it could be talking about the humans instead of our friendly alien buddies.
The movie has a pretty solid cast in Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Derek Mears and directed by Nimrd Antal
Now Adrien Brody as an action star? The guy in the pianist? I was like what? But surprise surprise he did really well and I was very impressed. I actually hope he does more action stuff from now on.
The action and story is engaging and the characters are colourful and believable. I especially liked the Yakuza guy. We also learn more about our Predator friends in this one. Apparently there are two different types of Predators, and because of a series of "yo mama so ugly" jokes that got out of hand they don't like each other very much. Overall this movie felt very much like the original Predator movie with Arnie. You actually feel a little scared of the Predators again unlike the AVP franchise. Where you feel more like laughing.
Now here is some interesting trivia for you, if you watched the trailer and then the movie you will notice that there is a missing scene. The one where Adrian Brody is covered is Predator lights. Yeah the movie makers decided that they wanted to throw you off a bit and surprise you when you watch the movie.
It was a very entertaining movie and I'm sure the fans will be happy as this does more justice to our beloved alien pals that want our skulls for trophies than any other sequel to date. A nice horror action sci-fi like this doesn't come around very often and I really like this genre. What I didn't like though is the ending. Don't worry I'm not going to ruin it but let's just say the moment the movie finishes you will want a sequel immediately. Think Planet of the Apes. I would even consider watching it again because I'm a bit of a nerd and that's how I roll.
My Movie Review rating 4.0/5.0
That's the reason why I was pleasantly surprised with the latest installment. The general plot is that a whole bunch of super violent killers ,soldiers and mercenaries wake up in a jungle and can't remember how they got there. They slowly start to realise out of place things like the sun doesn't move and strange structures with skulls.
As these guys are predators among puny humans at least. You can probably guess what's going down right? The title of the movie Predators also plays on the fact that it could be talking about the humans instead of our friendly alien buddies.
The movie has a pretty solid cast in Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Derek Mears and directed by Nimrd Antal
Now Adrien Brody as an action star? The guy in the pianist? I was like what? But surprise surprise he did really well and I was very impressed. I actually hope he does more action stuff from now on.
The action and story is engaging and the characters are colourful and believable. I especially liked the Yakuza guy. We also learn more about our Predator friends in this one. Apparently there are two different types of Predators, and because of a series of "yo mama so ugly" jokes that got out of hand they don't like each other very much. Overall this movie felt very much like the original Predator movie with Arnie. You actually feel a little scared of the Predators again unlike the AVP franchise. Where you feel more like laughing.
Now here is some interesting trivia for you, if you watched the trailer and then the movie you will notice that there is a missing scene. The one where Adrian Brody is covered is Predator lights. Yeah the movie makers decided that they wanted to throw you off a bit and surprise you when you watch the movie.
It was a very entertaining movie and I'm sure the fans will be happy as this does more justice to our beloved alien pals that want our skulls for trophies than any other sequel to date. A nice horror action sci-fi like this doesn't come around very often and I really like this genre. What I didn't like though is the ending. Don't worry I'm not going to ruin it but let's just say the moment the movie finishes you will want a sequel immediately. Think Planet of the Apes. I would even consider watching it again because I'm a bit of a nerd and that's how I roll.
My Movie Review rating 4.0/5.0
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