Predators (2010) demonstrates brilliantly how to bring back an iconic series by going back to what made it special—a raw, action-driven core. With Robert Rodriguez producing and Nimród Antal at the helm, the film manages to recreate the same sense of understated anticipation and unsettling atmosphere that distinguished the 1987 movie, while also adding to the backstory in a way that seems natural and well-deserved. …

They can hear you. Smell you. They see you. Predators is directed by Nimród Antal and stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Oleg Taktarov & Danny Trejo. It was co-produced by Robert Rodriguez, John Davis & Elizabeth Avellan through 20th Century Fox, with Michael Finch, Alex Litvak and Jim & John Thomas credited as writers. The film’s cinematography is handled by Gyula Pados, and John D…

A collection of familiar action archetypes—a mercenary with specialized skills, a Russian soldier, a cartel enforcer, members of the Yakuza, assassins, and various other violent individuals—each get a chance to showcase their abilities before being eliminated, all within an environment meant to recall the atmosphere of the 1987 film’s jungle setting. It's just okay. I wasn’t completely convinced that Adrian Brody wor…