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Executive producer Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Spy Kids) is the driving force behind this energetic reboot of the popular Predator films, which pits the dreadlocked alien hunters against a rogues' gallery of human antiheroes, led by a bulked-up Adrien Brody. The Oscar winner acquits himself nicely in the role of a gritty mercenary who finds himself stranded on a jungle planet with a host of criminals and professional killers (among them such scene-stealers as Walton Goggins and Danny Trejo), as well as a seemingly innocent doctor, well played by Topher Grace. They've been deposited there to serve as living targets for a horde of Predators--whose looks, designed by Gregory Nicotero and Howard Berger, are impressively varied and sleek--that use the planet as their private hunting grounds. Laurence Fishburne is also on hand as a soldier who has managed to survive for years in the jungle; he, Brody, and Grace do much to make the pulpy dialogue by Alex Litvak and Michael Finch (adapting a premise penned by Rodriguez in the mid-'90s) palatable. Likewise, Hungarian director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) lends a great deal of atmosphere and Rodriguez-style momentum to the picture--perhaps more than necessary, since the end result is, like the 1987 original with Arnold Schwarzenegger, a fun B-movie and nothing more, designed entirely to give moviegoers a slick, unchallenging roller-coaster ride. Having said that, it's a vast improvement over the 1990 sequel and the dreadful tie-ins with the Alien franchise, and should provide movie monster aficionados with an afternoon's worth of thrills. --Paul Gaita
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ACTION - ADVENTURE- SC-FI.
A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.
Stars; Adrien Brody (The Pianist; The Jacket), Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do With It; Assault on Precinct 13), Topher Grace (In Good Company; Spider-Man 3), Alice Braga (I am Legend; Repo Men)) & Danny Trejo (Planet Terror; Machete).
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50 of 57 people found the following review helpful
By Paul
Format:DVD
This film does exactly what you would want from a predator film. It takes a little while to get going but once it does it goes at a very entertaining pace. It's a 15 rating so its not as blood thirsty as the first 2 predator films but there is plenty of action and enough blood to keep everyone happy. Adrien Brody plays the lead very well, the supporting cast is good and there are plenty of duels, explosions and laser cannons to go around.
The only disappointment for me is that a fight scene with a samurai sword wielding yakuza mumber against a predator was just not long enough, but still great fun. And if that wasn't enough, we even have the legendary predator fighting an even bigger, badder predator. What more could you want? Anyone who enjoyed the first 2 films will definately like this one. The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is because it was never going to be better than the original. GET TO ZE CHOPPER!!
The only disappointment for me is that a fight scene with a samurai sword wielding yakuza mumber against a predator was just not long enough, but still great fun. And if that wasn't enough, we even have the legendary predator fighting an even bigger, badder predator. What more could you want? Anyone who enjoyed the first 2 films will definately like this one. The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is because it was never going to be better than the original. GET TO ZE CHOPPER!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By ASH
Format:Blu-ray
Predator the original was a masterpiece. terrifying, clever, imaginative and a fantastic story line, cast and soundtrack. Everything about it, especially for its time, was great and the design of the Predator even today is brilliant.
So then why is it since then the Predator has been ruined. Predator 2, Predator Vs Alien and now this. It's just not the same. The films problem is that it focus' way too much on characters we don't give a toss about. The first predator was brilliant because there was one Predator that tore an entire group of soldiers to bits by itself yet now some random samurai man duels with the 7ft alien and equals its power.. I am sorry but Predator has been almost made human. the forest terrain is a welcome return from Predator 2's city attack which i felt ruined the whole fear factor as being in a jungle and being hunted is the ultimate fright.
Predators cast was poor and again the characters were just boring, nothing like the original cast. These fantastic designs for alien have been tortured since their original release in predator in 1986, and that's a shame since their designs are a masterclass.
this film deserves no more than 3/10, and that's coming from a real Predator fan
So then why is it since then the Predator has been ruined. Predator 2, Predator Vs Alien and now this. It's just not the same. The films problem is that it focus' way too much on characters we don't give a toss about. The first predator was brilliant because there was one Predator that tore an entire group of soldiers to bits by itself yet now some random samurai man duels with the 7ft alien and equals its power.. I am sorry but Predator has been almost made human. the forest terrain is a welcome return from Predator 2's city attack which i felt ruined the whole fear factor as being in a jungle and being hunted is the ultimate fright.
Predators cast was poor and again the characters were just boring, nothing like the original cast. These fantastic designs for alien have been tortured since their original release in predator in 1986, and that's a shame since their designs are a masterclass.
this film deserves no more than 3/10, and that's coming from a real Predator fan
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Gesika
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Usual story line, but I was expecting that. Good acting and nice twist BUT the Predator we have come to know and love hardly appears. The protagonists are a different specis of Predator. I was hugely disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of my favourite movies ever, the perfect balance of suspense fear violence and mystery. I highly recommend it for any fans of the alien or predator movies.
47 of 56 people found the following review helpful
By theone&only
Format:DVD
It's always good to see Predators back on the screen as they are so iconic. Recent efforts (AVP, AVP: Requiem) have not been the best films but we all love Predator and the film makers know this so they don't have to try very hard!
Now the new one 'Predators' is trying to redress the balance of being a good film which we should all be happy about!
So the first thing you have to wonder when watching this movie is WHY?? Why try to remake the original so closely?? Predator 2 managed to be a really good film without jungles and soldiers so couldn't they have done the same here? Its hardly an original idea - soldiers running around in the jungle being hunted. Oh. I've seen that before somewhere.... Adrien Brody has been getting all kinds of accolades as being an excellent actor in this film. I'm not sure why as there's not the greatest amount of acting and emotion here. Just American hero bluster as usual. The supporting cast does an OK job but they were never going to be iconic as Blain, Billy, Poncho, et al so why bother trying to do that again?
Another downside is the Predator planet itself. It looks like Earth, has the same gravity, atmosphere, vegetation etc. Couldn't they have at least tried to make it look like an alien planet....just a little?
Those gripes aside, once we finally get into the action, Predator fans do get a treat. The Predators look cool and make short work of the heroes one at a time which is what we want to see. The dark edge and Royce's escape plan finally give the movie some direction and go on to build the tension nicely (even though its not difficult to guess where its all going) towards the end. The ending is where the film finally pays off and it all gets good so its all worth it!
Overall this is a weird film to judge.... Read more ›
Now the new one 'Predators' is trying to redress the balance of being a good film which we should all be happy about!
So the first thing you have to wonder when watching this movie is WHY?? Why try to remake the original so closely?? Predator 2 managed to be a really good film without jungles and soldiers so couldn't they have done the same here? Its hardly an original idea - soldiers running around in the jungle being hunted. Oh. I've seen that before somewhere.... Adrien Brody has been getting all kinds of accolades as being an excellent actor in this film. I'm not sure why as there's not the greatest amount of acting and emotion here. Just American hero bluster as usual. The supporting cast does an OK job but they were never going to be iconic as Blain, Billy, Poncho, et al so why bother trying to do that again?
Another downside is the Predator planet itself. It looks like Earth, has the same gravity, atmosphere, vegetation etc. Couldn't they have at least tried to make it look like an alien planet....just a little?
Those gripes aside, once we finally get into the action, Predator fans do get a treat. The Predators look cool and make short work of the heroes one at a time which is what we want to see. The dark edge and Royce's escape plan finally give the movie some direction and go on to build the tension nicely (even though its not difficult to guess where its all going) towards the end. The ending is where the film finally pays off and it all gets good so its all worth it!
Overall this is a weird film to judge.... Read more ›
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The average rating here for this DVD doesn't really do it justice - there's no way it can be compared with the unholy mess that was Aliens v Predators; the cast are much better, there are actually some reasonably-developed characterisations, the Predators themselves are great, and it's got Larry Fishburne as a crazed survivor - what's not to like?!
I wasn't sure about Adrien Brody initially but he proves to be a strong lead and the chemistry between him and Alice Braga's Israeli sniper is good too. The format, whereby the seemingly disparate bunch are picked-off one by one sticks closely to the original's template, and there is even a fleeting reference to Arnie's character from the 1987 movie.
Overall this isn't a cerebral film or a thoughtful Sci-fi study; it's a wham-bam Hollywood popcorn movie, and with that in mind it certainly ticks all the right boxes.
I wasn't sure about Adrien Brody initially but he proves to be a strong lead and the chemistry between him and Alice Braga's Israeli sniper is good too. The format, whereby the seemingly disparate bunch are picked-off one by one sticks closely to the original's template, and there is even a fleeting reference to Arnie's character from the 1987 movie.
Overall this isn't a cerebral film or a thoughtful Sci-fi study; it's a wham-bam Hollywood popcorn movie, and with that in mind it certainly ticks all the right boxes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
good movie
good spin off from all the other predator movies highly recommended to watch,I enjoyed this movie I hope other people do just like me
Published 29 days ago by david lovell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Film
What a fantastic buy I had with this, triple play package. Well worth the money and cant wait for the sequel if they make one. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lee Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great film
I love all the Predator/alien films. I liked the whole concept of this film, the story, the special effects and the action. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Bruford
4.0 out of 5 stars
action action action
DVD (2nd hand) arrived in time and was in good quality. Its good to have in the collection and I wonder if a follow on film wil be produced?
Published 2 months ago by the bill payer
4.0 out of 5 stars
AVP what?
A fine entry into the Predator canon with a peach of a set up for sequel(s). This is a fine example of cinema as escape for a couple of hours.
Published 2 months ago by CrazyJools
2.0 out of 5 stars
boooring
The worst film of the franchise , bugger all happened , a bit of action at the end but that was it , total bore of a film
Published 4 months ago by barney
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
This Movie/Game has really been great for my entertainment, and have really enjoyed the time watching/playing this product :D !
Published 4 months ago by Malcolm Hesketh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kindle free games
the film was really A1 and the free games I downloaded kept me busy for a very long time, Im very impressed with
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the free games but sadly I cant find them again on your site... Read more
Published 5 months ago by suzannekerry
3.0 out of 5 stars
not a complete travesty
I was actually pleasantly surprised by this, though I was expecting it to be absolutely dire, so that is a backhanded compliment. Read more
Published 5 months ago by tallmanbaby
5.0 out of 5 stars
the last of the long series of the monster
have a lot of action, not in the same way as the first ones but is very entertaining, have to sit and enjoy the last of the 5 movies series
Published 5 months ago by samuel lijovitzky
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