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1.5/4
Time to put this franchise out of its misery.
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/22/2019
An extraordinary misstep by director Shane Black, this latest addition to the Predator franchise commits to the R rating with gore and f-bombs aplenty. But it suffers tremendously from obvious studio interference and a watered down sense of machismo that prior filmmakers like John McTiernan and Stephen Hopkins could do in their sleep. Instead of ginormous burly men as the heroes that are forced to rely on wits not brawn, we get scrawny average joe schmoes who somehow can hold their own in a fight with an eleven foot tall super predator. The cast might be game for the jokey ott tone but it is out of place with the gruesome kills and exploitative violence. Shane Black normally balances such disparate elements far better than this. The budget and money thrown in might be on full display but …
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The Predator - Review
Matthew Brady - wrote on 10/13/2018
"You are one beautiful motherfucker".
Wow, this was embarrassing to watch.
‘The Predator’ is a mishmash of tones with a potty mouth. Really abusing that ‘R’ rating with every chance they get. You know it’s a bad sign when Arnold Schwarzenegger himself turned down the role to star in this movie. I mean, Arnold does not make the boldest choices, but he made the right decision with this one.
Not to say it doesn't have any entertaining moments and colorful characters, who are cartoonish enough to be enjoyable. On a film making side however, it fails to be a movie. The story, editing, and writing is atrocious - Especially the ridiculous story line surrounding the autistic kid and the Predator. Also, the portrayal of disability here is really inaccurate and comes across …
