It's been years, and not one sequel to 1987's PREDATOR was worthy. PREDATOR 2, ALEIN vs PREDATOR, and AVP 2:REQUIEM all were pretty much below average films. They weren't successful in the box office and with the critics. So when people found out Robert Rodriguez was producing the next sequel(some people say it's a reboot), hope in fans were revived. The cast is also efficient, even though it's hard to believe Adrien Brody can be an action hero.
What's the final verdict? Is it as epic as people have wanted it to be or as bad as the sequels?
The answer i s that it's nothing great, but a fairly entertaining ride. The energy in the movie is great, and the visual feel of the first movie is there. The actors are great, but Adrien Brody and Alice Braga make the bigger impacts. Don't expect great one-liners, because the dialogue is just tolerable(there was some bad dialogue, but I wouldn't focus on that too much).
The plot is basic, a group of killers have to destroy the Predators. Before I get into the real criticism here, I have to point out the flaw in the design of the classic Predator. I have to agree with Robert:how would it eat anything if the big horns/fangs are there?? Back then, it was alright for the design to be like that. Now, they should have been much smarter.
Now for the real problems. The plot is very formulaic and the action sequences could have been more well-shot, as well as less repetitive. Even so. they were still fun to watch. The culmination was the real problem, and it should have been simpler and not so overdone. Sadly, Antal went too far. Even the thrills weren't genuine. It just didn't have the suspense.
I would like to point out that this isn't a bad film, not at all. It's packed with energy and I was fairly entertained.
Overall, PREDATORS is much better than the sequels, and pretty entertaining. Still, it needed to be much more.
Rating:5.8/10
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