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In its defence I didn't feel it pushed the global warming agenda directly.

I felt this was the victim of what you rightly argued with over-referencing / recycling from previous films.

It was used more as a convenient plot device to link the predators preference for warm environments to the DNA upgrade plot device.....that also tried to tie-in and link the Yautja's spine-ripping ways lol.

Honestly, I thought Predator 2 Extreme Heat Wave was more pushy in the global warming aspect.

I think modifying your DNA would upset the elders unless your part of a bad blood faction.

Oooooh joining Clans would be an awesome mechanic. Make the game similiar to mount & blade where you can either join a clan or make your own if you so choice.

well David may have created his own version of the xenomorphs or if David did make the xenomorphs, that severed xeno tail could have been from another engineer creation. Because the engineers have the technology to make xenomorphs and xenomorph-like creatures.

Social/political aspects like global warming could harm any movie imo. If nothing else, it might date the film to a specific time- that may not age well 5 years from now. The origional Predator is dated, but not for those reasons.

I have yet to see it, but I could agree on what sounds like marginalizing/minimizing psychiatric conditions could seem insensitive to those whom have or know of people whom suffer from similar issues. However, it doesn't sound like the movie sets out to make any serious statements about anything in particular. 

Nice review and it makes me want to see it even more now.

I think you should start off as a low ranked predator before they go on their first hunt. So as in all open world games you start off with nothing. And as the game progresses you earn new gear and weapons that you can choose from. Example.... heavy, medium and light armor types, close ranged weapons like wrist blade and the staff, or even become more of a stealth/trapper class. And even make up some kind of heavy class " a chain plasma gun would be dope". 

By doing that already allows role systems for co-op play. Also allowing a pretty deep skill tree. Let's say that after a hunt is over you get paid by "honor points" like some one on here already said. How cool would it be to go back to your home planet and spend that " money" at a predator armory. Then we could also get real deep and say you kill enough aliens you can then research their DNA and gain properties that you can apply to your own biology for example being able to climb on walls or grow an alien tail.

I say make the game have a planet or something where people can go and pvp. Or have other players be allowed to join in your hunt and try to steal it from you. Because in the comics the predators have a pretty bad ass rule set they have to abide by.

Just some ideas I think are cool

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The characters really made this movie for me. If it wasn't for the loonies I wouldn't have been invested to the point I was. Shame the movie kind of went downhill when the big Predator showed up. Really would have been better if they just had the small one chasing after its tech the whole time.

I think it's worse than Predator 1&2, but I'd watch it again over Predators.

^ If someone messed up the timeline technically it was the Alien prequels since AVP came first.

Xenotaris I liked it too, I was pleasantly entertained.

Hopefully there is many more Alien and Predators to come :)

Xenotaris

You remember that David created the xenomorph, right?

And in The Predator we see that spear made from a xenomorph tail?

Somebody must have messed up the timeline somehow.

@daliens

What?

The Weyland Yutani corporation doesn't exist during The Predator time (or even in that universe, if you ignore AVP).

Also i'm pretty sure the Yaut'ja Scientists gave Fugitive human DNA against his will.

David doesn't exist back 2018, (whether you include Alien/Prometheus as part of Predator canon or not) David wasn't created until the later half of the 21st century.

Those predators riding tanks in human clothing makes me think of the planet of the apes with predators instead of apes.

That could be a good story after the predators invaded the Earth.

Or was if for Weyland-Yutani to face the xenomorph army of David?

Why had that predator human DNA after all? Was he also created by the engineers on the predator home planet?

Or was it David?

By the looks is David’s hand, and that was probably his biggest frustration, being unable to create anything in his own perfect composure, only ugly MFs.

Agree, but I do hope there will be a (baseline)predator-human alliance

Ummm the Avengers are still humans(esque) depending on member.

I think the fugitive didn't want the humans to have the "predator killer", he left it on earth to hide it so either his fellow rebel preds could find it or when the time was right, he could use it against ultimate pred.

I would perfer if the female yaut'ja were more feminine looking.

We don't know that the fugitive predator wanted to give the suit to mankind, these are only allegations. He was not cooperative with the humans he met save for Ms. Bracket whom he did not kill as she was naked and performing the quarantine procedure.

My guess is he wanted to deliver the suit for the next Avengers film but he was captured by the Fox guys so he could not accomplish his mission, ugly MF.

I liked the film, sure it has its flaws like Alien Covenant has its flaws. But, its still better than AVP (2004)

I just hope there are still "normal" yaut'ja left in the galaxy.

But at first I thought a female predator was going to come out of the pod, like a yaut'ja huntress princess.

What if the ultimete predator was a female, the big mama predator in the mating season, killing the cheating male predators. She was hot, she was on fire. She even had friendly dogs. And she saved Quinn McKenna's life killing the predator that was strangling him.

At one time one of the Loonies asked if that's a male. Unfortunately nobody answered the question.

If they do include females, lets hope it is what the fans want, and not cheesy version of whoever is behind the movie.  I think their look and character should be something that adds to the movies, and not just another missed opportunity.  I've read pretty much all of the books.  Not sure I like the idea of them looking the same, but idea of females being a bit more of a handful has potential to add humor etc to the movie.

My confusion was that the predator who came with it, didn't do a great job at being "friendly" to deliver the tech.  What's up with that? 

I'm with ya, I just want more of each. I don't care if they retcon and attack the timeline from different angles, I just want The Predator to perform well enough that we get a sequel. More Alien and Predator for years to come. I hope.

But maybe it earned its place in Disneyland. Time will tell. The intentions are obvious.

If Ridley succeeds with Merlin I hope we will get the Covenant sequel.

I wished The Predator could help somehow.

Given this moment when there is so much uncertainty about the future of both franchises I had expected more from The Predator.

For me, it did not deliver.

Definitely it's by no account a classic or on par with the original 2 films, but it did do a good job of keeping the audience engaged and pacing at a decent rate. I much preferred the Loonies to the crew chosen for Predators.

I think I went in with pretty low expectations given the reshoots and whatnot, but I found myself pleasantly entertained throughout the entire film. Even though the ending was questionable haha

After Covenant I've given up comparing new sequels and reboots to the original movies and am accepting them for what they are and in all fairness I'm glad to see new Predator movies being made. This film really opened up the lore quite a bit and sets up for all kinds of new avenues which can be explored in new films.

Unlike Alien: Covenant I expect a Predator movie to gross me out, be chalk full of cliche 80s style cheese and contain a relentless amount of passive comedy mixed with serious action. With The Predator, that's exactly what I got. Alien however is a whole other ball park - that I expect true suspense and realism.

I noticed that the new predator looks more like a frog than a crab. Is this another attempt to involve romantically with Disney?

Only 55 mil? Is that not considered a flop if it does not make it's money back in the first weekend? Go watch Mandy instead... 

In my screening they went 'oh shit' when the guy pushed the ultimate predator (the King Kong sized) over the edge of the cliff and then when the ultimate predator's arm was cut off by the shield of his own predator ship there was a nervous laughter. Like some earlier when the same superhero slided on the plasticky shield of the ultimate predator and simply opened the door from outside and entered the ship. Those Shane Black predators really need some genetic improvement to get at least as smart as an autist boy who deciphered just like that the predator language. And the loysy suit in the end that was called no less than the "predator killer".

Talking about spoonfeeding, how come the human scientists knew so much about the predators intentions? It felt like a bloody voice over all the time. Like the ultimate predator using the translating machine and loudspeakers to talk some platitudes to the humans. Worst than Transformers.

And the dogs, suddenly so cute and friendly after their initial ferocious appearance. What tamed them?

All movie felt like a silly grotesque Halloween costume party, nobody was terrified by the predators as they knew it's a suit, the bullets were fake and way too many. So the charactees could go home between predator encounters to drink a beer and talk more nonsense jokes.

The suspense was only fuelled by the dark because you really have to concentrate to see something.

How good was the original Predator, shot in broad daylight.

I think Fox understood this film is not worth a rats ass when they saw the daylight shot scenes so they were willing to spend some more, at least to confuse the die hard fans and the underaged.

If I would see it again? Only after I drink more beers than the characters on screen.

The Predator earned $24.0 M on domestic and $30.7 M on foreign market in the openig weekend.

The Nun made only $18.0 M this weekend, the second one since its release (the opening weekend for The Nun cashed in $53.8 M).

Great review Gavin! Although my review will disagree with a few points I do agree with most of what you've said. Expect the young man's take very soon ;) haha thanks for posting! Upvoting this!

I wouldn't be so quick to assume the kid's disability isn't an evolutionary step. Many with autism are able to perform some truly remarkable mental processes, things most of us without autism are unable to replicate. I'm no expert but one could speculate that the heightened mental capacity of those with these "disabilities" is an attempt at evolution. Some adjustments would be required as our minds expand beyond basic social cues and primal instincts. We view them as disabled but many of their minds are functioning on significantly higher levels than ours. Their minds simply have better things to think about than focusing on how to act in a social setting. My opinion of course.

I think the Upgrade Predator saw that potential and clearly wanted to exploit that next level cognitive ability for their own race.

As for the concern with "fart jokes", there were no such jokes in the entire film. There were some crude jokes but as an adult, I was able to see the humor in it and enjoy every single moment without taking offense.

I too noticed that every single person in my screening was engaged throughout the entire film. Everyone laughed at the jokes. Everyone went "oh shit"when someone got ripped apart. This movie was engaging and entertaining. Leave the sensitive considerations for real life, not a movie. A movie is meant to give you an escape from the real world and in today's society, where you can't talk openly about anything without someone getting offended over something so trivial, it's a real breath of fresh air to be able to sit back, relax and laugh without fear of ridicule or judgement.

I plan on seeing The Predator again within a few days.

Well, the article fails to mention that adjusted with inflation, Predators made more than 28 mil.

If seen the movie, at the first showing. And it was not very funny as some jokes are simply not good. And the kid was truly awful, not in acting but the idea that mental illness is the next step of human evolution is idiotic. 

I know if I would have lived in the US I would have gone to Mandy, a movie that is truly bat-shit crazy and is loved by the critics. 

I dont think he did, not permenantly.

Nowhere in the film does it specify that there was more than one "super-predator". It mentions the species were upgrading their DNA, but not specifically to all be "Super Preds"

I am going to give it a try. Even only for the unintended funny scene Dark Nebula  mentioned in his post.

Thanks for the olive branch. 

I mean no offense either even if I sound harsh or mean. I wish for success for both franchises. I will ride the ride. I think we all want to see success but we as a forum seem to differ on what that is. Some want cerebral stuff while others like the glorious action; others focus on production and debate CGI vs practical, and still others go deep into tertiary novels and comics. 

Then again, robust debate and arguments fuels this site! 

(dk offers olive branch to daliens).

No offense, I'm not trolling. Maybe I'm getting the Tourette's too.

I'm concerned about the future of the Alien / Predator franchise. No news from the Alien front. And I am not fond of the direction the Predator is heading into. I wish it to succeed financially but not to set the course for the next film. No Marvel super heroes, no more AVP.

And I cannot stop thinking that Ridley Scott would have used that money better.

Sorry.

It seems if one objects to the movie without seeing it and states he/she will not see it that is fine. It seems pointless to shred it without even seeing it though. It is hard to understand why someone would even bother posting on a thread about a movie that is perceived as trash without even watching it first. Sounds a bit trollish. At any rate, I look forward to the decadent violence and over the top humor! 

To quote again from Vulture, while comparing the first and the last Predator films, in the original one "The humor works because it comes in small doses."

I apologise if I sound like an insensitive a-hole ( I promise I'm anything but) im just frustrated how hard it is please people today. We seemed to have lost our ability to just sit back and enjoy things

Ok, maybe they smile hearing a fart once in a while, but continuously for one hour?

I bet they will start crying, sensing something is out of line.