I’m not sure I agree with what other people have said about this film. I really liked it and rated it an 8. After a while, the plot seemed perfectly logical to me. The new characters were great, and I thought the relationships between the military personnel felt very genuine and believable. Having served in the U.S. Army myself, I found their interactions quite realistic. My only reservation is about how the “good gu…

The movie simply isn't successful. The initial Predator established an atmosphere where the viewer felt like they were being pursued, and Predators is the only other film in the series to replicate that feeling. This installment fails to live up to prior entries—every single one of them—but it does leave you with a clear sense that this was purely motivated by money, attempting to extract every last bit of value f…

I honestly couldn’t process what I was witnessing. At one point, I almost got up to confirm I hadn't wandered into the wrong screening. It was undeniably a Predator, but it felt completely out of place within such a silly film – a nonsensical plot, unbelievable characters, awful performances, everything just seemed absurd. I was genuinely disappointed; a truly excellent example of its kind had been mishandled and …

My thoughts were spinning as I watched _The Predator_ in the cinema tonight. Because I’d heard so little positive feedback about it, my anxious brain was working overtime throughout the entire film. As a result of that, I almost feel like I experienced three different movies while sitting there. First, obviously, the movie on the screen itself. Secondly, the really good movie I kept imagining could have unfolded base…

This film really squandered its potential. It’s obvious that studio meddling and poor choices were involved, as it begins reasonably well before falling apart around the middle point. There’s a sense that quite a bit was cut out during editing. The musical score felt overly present, and some scenes suffered from such inadequate lighting that you couldn't discern who or what had been attacked. It was appreciated th…