djeb2004

I saw this movie opening night in the theater and it was surprisingly packed. Movies like this around here I didn't think would have a large fan-base. I'll start with the basics. First off the acting. Adrian Brody surprised me with his role. He was completely believable. Every actor seemed to pull there own character together. The cast worked great. Topher Grace was probably the biggest surprise. He seemed the odd man out but he fit his role just fine. The story was pretty bland with the Surviving the Game as the basic plot. It was the subtle little stories that fell into the movie that became more interesting. The ideas of more than one specie to hunt on this game preserve were pretty cool. The creature effects were top notch. It was nice seeing the original Predator design again. The new predator designs were pretty cool and they each seemed to represent there own character. The new face on the leader Predator I personally liked as the design wasn't too scewed from the original but was different enough. The predator hounds were a cool idea as well. The CGI in this movie was used very minimally. I would say about 15 to 20 percent was CG which I prefer since films these days are heavily reliant on computer effects. The music and sound effects were pretty good. The score by John Debney was excellent. It put the feeling of the original back into this one. The sound effects were just fine as it wasn't trying to copy really much of the original which is OK. The movie felt like an older action movie and it does fit as a worthy sequel to the original Predator. I am sure why some people will not like this movie as it will be an acquired taste to like it, but if you come in with the expectation to see a Predator movie you'll like it. It won't really fill the void as an awesome action picture, or sci-fi or horror flick, it screams Predator movie mostly. I give this movie an 8/10. Its not perfect by any means and it does have some minor plot holes which any nitpicker will find and exploit. The movie does keep you interested the entire time and the attitude along with classic like scoring and good acting brings back fond memories of the original. Predators is a worthy sequel in the franchise.

Well I went and saw this movie opening night on our local mega screen. I was happy that I did and this movie was worth the money. The acting was excellent. I was very surprised with "hit girl" performance. Some of the things you see are a little out there but well done none the less. The plot actually had some meaning and depth and turned into quite a serious movie. Nicholas Cage doesn't share too much screen time but when he does it is quite memorable. The music and atmosphere would get intense at times which gave the movie more props. If you watched the trailer you are getting something more than you would expect as that is all I have seen and knew nothing else about it. It contained a lot of teen humor and adult humor. The action sequences and gun fights were excellent. There were only a few moments in the movie where I thought "ok now this would never happen" but it didn't take away too much from my viewing pleasure. I am giving this movie an 8/10 simply because it started this summer out excellent with more great movies to come this year and if you in the mood for fun, laughter, and action, and Mclovin! Then this is your movie.

A movie I nearly forgot about until it became available on demand through my cable provider. Its your typical 80's movie for sure, however it possesses its own unique style. The visual and make up effects are excellent. There plenty of frightening moments in the movie which made me feel uneasy. Chris Sarandon played an excellent vampire. The acting was not top notch by any means but it was somewhat believable and it didn't take you away from the movie. The transformations were excellent which the wolf to teenager transformation was extremely creepy. There were plenty of funny moments along with the right amount of horror. This was a completely fresh movie which was professionally executed. I was quite pleased with watching this at my age and enjoying it quite a bit. Not a bad reaction for an 80's film. Kudos to the director for his story and his vision. This is definitely a movie to watch, however I am going to be adding it to my collection so I don't forget about it again 10 years later.