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 Posted: Fri, 9th Jul 2010 00:09 Post subject: Predators Mini review by me :-) |
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BEWARE!!!! SOME MINOR SPOILERS!!!!!!
This is my first review so bear with me 
I have just come home from the theater. I will give it 9/10 because it
doesn't pretend to be more than it is, and that is a solid
action/horror film with a good cast (I love Fishburne as the soldier
gone crazy hermit) and it treats me like an intelligent being by NOT
over explaining EVERYTHING, it's nice to see it leave certain things
unexplained so the viewer can decide for him/herself, what is what with
certain things happening throughout the movie.
And there is several nice little nods to the original Predator film but
not too much (ok maybe a little And, it's NOT watered down when it
comes to the gory stuff, but at the same time it's not overdone so it
seems silly.
I'm overjoyed that the Pred's once again are shown as hunters with a
code of conduct, like not killing unarmed prey.
And it's really awesome to see a pred going Mano a Mano using only
it's blade against the Yakuza guy who is only armed with a Katana, that
fight is btw. beautifully made, like it was plucked right out of a
Samurai classic That fight is an honorable fight where the 2
combatants respect each other (love the part where the Yakuza salutes
the pred with he's sword and the pred returns the gesture by raising
he's blade. And I think it was really great that I got the feeling that
the Yakuza really had a chance (it's not a David VS Goliath fight).
And last but not least, I'm overjoyed that the film managed to surprise
me several times, halfway through the film I actually got the feeling
that anybody is up for grabs and not just the obvious types.
All in all, a great Genre film and a worthy sequel to the 1987 classic,
and btw. this doesn't need a sequel, but if they do it anyway I will
only go watch it if it's the same team that does it.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Jul 2010 00:20 Post subject: |
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Sounds very very good!
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Jul 2010 15:38 Post subject: |
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thanks man,
I'm actually looking forward to this one. The cast seems pretty decent, I'm just hoping its nothing like aliens vs predator cause that shit sucked big time.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Jul 2010 17:25 Post subject: |
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I'm shocked.. a good sci-fi remake/re-dux? Could TRON be that too? *gasp*
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 03:02 Post subject: |
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I watched this earlier today. I have to say although it was good, it wasnt as good as I was expecting. I mean I really really wanted this to be something along the lines of awesome and it just wasnt. I didnt like main character and could have better cast but what really annoyed me is when I watched one of the trailers, there was a scene at the end when Adrien Brody's character's body is covered with multiple targets from the Predators signature targetting reticule. Much to my disappointment, this scene was not in the movie I watched at all.
Overall I thought it a bit slow paced at the start and a tad predictable. It had paid plenty of homage to the original Predator movie and retains the basic score from the soundtrack, which is totally awesome and some of the best movie music to ever grace my ears. Its not a patch on the 1987 version, which is without a doubt the original and best.
Id give it a generous 7/10.
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 04:32 Post subject: |
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@headshot
That scene was in the script as a possible cameo of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he didn't want to do it, so I guess they scrapped it altogether.
A quote of mine from the other thread:
| iNatan wrote: |  Spoiler: | Everything can be lies, I don't claim otherwise. Just saying what I read.
So the Fishborne character is there just for the known actor and for shock value. He has supposedly been on that planet for very long, and has always betrayed the others to survive. This time it backfires and he gets.
The shot in the trailer where Adrien Brody is illuminated with many Predator lasers is consistent with the Arnold ending - The survivers kill every predator, a ship lands, and a group of Predators comes out, targets them with the lasers and then one of the Predators removes his mask and it's Arnold. 
Dutch's existence is acknowledged by someone mentioning that the original Predator was killed by a marine which was later brought in for questioning but he disappeared. |
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Looks like the leaked script was right. 
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 05:41 Post subject: |
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I dont think real Predators fans will enjoy this movie since its PG13 when both Predator Movies (not that AVP crap) were rated R.
I might go see it with my daughter tomorrow and see how this turn out in a big pile of shit.
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 06:04 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | Thanks for that but they didnt need to keep it in for the trailer! As far as I knew scenes from a trailer should be in the movie ffs!  |
Well, there have been a lot of cases where they show some cool scene in the trailer and leave it out, haha. |
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 11:06 Post subject: |
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| Kommando wrote: | I dont think real Predators fans will enjoy this movie since its PG13 when both Predator Movies (not that AVP crap) were rated R.
I might go see it with my daughter tomorrow and see how this turn out in a big pile of shit. |
Well you got that completely wrong. This is rated 18 and btw. AVP was rated 13, can't remember AVPR. And I'm taking about the rating for the theatrical versions and not for some extended edition on dvd.
Of course the films are most likely rated differently in different countries, but I guess were are both talking about the US rating...
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 11:24 Post subject: |
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AVPR was definitely R Rated...
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 17:41 Post subject: |
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| maul_inc wrote: | | Kommando wrote: | I dont think real Predators fans will enjoy this movie since its PG13 when both Predator Movies (not that AVP crap) were rated R.
I might go see it with my daughter tomorrow and see how this turn out in a big pile of shit. |
Well you got that completely wrong. This is rated 18 and btw. AVP was rated 13, can't remember AVPR. And I'm taking about the rating for the theatrical versions and not for some extended edition on dvd.
Of course the films are most likely rated differently in different countries, but I guess were are both talking about the US rating... |
In Canada its 13+, i dont understand why its R in the US
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 18:07 Post subject: |
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| Kommando wrote: | | maul_inc wrote: | | Kommando wrote: | I dont think real Predators fans will enjoy this movie since its PG13 when both Predator Movies (not that AVP crap) were rated R.
I might go see it with my daughter tomorrow and see how this turn out in a big pile of shit. |
Well you got that completely wrong. This is rated 18 and btw. AVP was rated 13, can't remember AVPR. And I'm taking about the rating for the theatrical versions and not for some extended edition on dvd.
Of course the films are most likely rated differently in different countries, but I guess were are both talking about the US rating... |
In Canada its 13+, i dont understand why its R in the US |
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 18:25 Post subject: |
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And still no release date in Israel.
If they don't release this soon and set a date for The Expendables I'm going on a killing spree.
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Believable and relatable...Yep, sounds like Call of Duty
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 18:32 Post subject: |
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| EyePatchLives wrote: | And still no release date in Israel.
If they don't release this soon and set a date for The Expendables I'm going on a killing spree. |
Don't cos nobody will notice you...they'll just belive its another palestinian terror attack
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 18:41 Post subject: |
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Who cares about release dates... In most cases, by the time they come to cinema, there is already 1080p out. 
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 19:25 Post subject: |
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| Kommando wrote: | | maul_inc wrote: | | Kommando wrote: | I dont think real Predators fans will enjoy this movie since its PG13 when both Predator Movies (not that AVP crap) were rated R.
I might go see it with my daughter tomorrow and see how this turn out in a big pile of shit. |
Well you got that completely wrong. This is rated 18 and btw. AVP was rated 13, can't remember AVPR. And I'm taking about the rating for the theatrical versions and not for some extended edition on dvd.
Of course the films are most likely rated differently in different countries, but I guess were are both talking about the US rating... |
In Canada its 13+, i dont understand why its R in the US |
Maybe it has more than one utterance of the word "fuck" or shows some women ankle ?
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 20:09 Post subject: |
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This is the movie you want to waste your money and energy on (having to tolerate idiot Arsim and dumb bitches talking on the phone - "שומעת, אני מה זה לא בטוחה שאני רוצה לראות את הסרט הזה אבל איזה חתיך השחקן אה? יא אללה"  )?
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 20:33 Post subject: |
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Yeah, I agree on Expandables, but Predators? 
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 22:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Jul 2010 23:59 Post subject: |
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| Hfric wrote: | | is it out in the scene ? |
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Just come back from the theater and holy fuckin shit....this movie is a complete Bore Fest. 2 couples got out half way through not to mention poeple who fell asleep including my wife.
The movie is really bad, barely no actions and alot of talkings. I should have follow my instincs and not go see it since its PG13.
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Jul 2010 00:31 Post subject: |
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Where are you getting PG-13 from?
It is an R rating, and there is no way they could fit the level of violence and language that this film has into a teen friendly rated film.
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