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Predators
It all began with Arnie in 1987, and now the Predator franchise is back for its third outing, produced and co-written by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City).
Adrien Brody is Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors brought together on an alien planet as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers - mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members - human "predators" that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien predators.
Starring Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears
Directed by Nimród Antal ('Vacancy', 'Armoured')
Written by Michael Finch, Alex Litvak, Robert Rodriguez
Produced by Robert Rodriguez ('Desperado', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Sin City', 'Planet Terror')
Thriller, Science Fiction, Action | 1hr 48mins | Rated (R16) | Contains Violence & Offensive Language | Origin: USA | Official Site »
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If the Alien vs. Predator films that have constituted the most recent installments of this famous franchise were a massive disappointment, this newest version will go some way to atoning for it. It’s not perfect by any means but features plenty of the qualities that made the original a cult favourite.
There’s no time wasted with excessive back-story or characterization – the film instead plunges straight into the heart of the action and stays there for the entirety of its running time. While this means that the plot isn’t as intricate or developed as it could be, it strings together human-against-monster scenes high on both violence and imagination. Hardcore fans of the earlier works will be glad to know that there are also a few nods to those films sprinkled in too.
Adrien Brody still seems a strange casting choice and his adopted speaking style, almost a rip off of Christian Bale’s growl as Batman, isn’t ever really convincing in portraying him as a tough guy. On the other hand, Topher Grace is perfect as the sissy comic relief with a secret and Laurence Fishburne’s unhinged cameo is his most memorable role since The Matrix.
For a movie with an all-action style, there’s a little more down time than you’d expect but both sci-fi and gore fans should easily get their fix.SHARE:
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie is mostly about our nasty heroes being attacked by terrifying antagonists in incomprehensible muddles of lightning-fast special effects. It lacks the quiet suspense of the first “Predator,” and please don't even mention the “Alien vs. Predator” pictures, which lacked the subtlety of “Mothra vs. Godzilla.”
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Empire (UK)
3
A solidly okay Saturday night effort, but unambitious considering the talent involved. Maybe Rodriguez should direct Predator Resurrection, but get a science fiction writer to script it.
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TVNZ (Darren Bevan)
Personally I feel this film was a missed opportunity to reinvent the Predator
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