Predator | 14th September, 2018 | Shane Black to Co-Write and Direct

[Krissykins]

The review consensus seems to be “a mess, but not boring”

[Elessar]

Since some mods left the standards on this board seem to have lowered....

[Valonqar]

Bombs away. haven't they learned anything? no Arnie, no hit. Someone clearly underestimates how big a factor in the success of the original he was. Oh, and not to forget it's stars Hunnam or one of his clones. 

[WittyUsername]

The reviews are kind of disappointing. I was already on the fence about seeing this movie to begin with, but now I’m thinking that I might just wait till this thing is available for streaming. 

[Elessar]

24 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

Bombs away. haven't they learned anything?

First of all your movie has to be good...

[Valonqar]

Just now, Elessar said:

First of all your movie has to be good...

which this one isn't based on reactions. So what's second of all? 

[John Marston]

53 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

Bombs away. haven't they learned anything? no Arnie, no hit. Someone clearly underestimates how big a factor in the success of the original he was. Oh, and not to forget it's stars Hunnam or one of his clones. 

 

 

Disagree. The monster is the star of this franchise 

 

[MrGlass2]

3 minutes ago, John Marston said:

 

 

Disagree. The monster is the star of this franchise 

 

Then it is a franchise with limited appeal...

 

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	Predator	Fox	$141,623,700	$59,735,548	6/12/87
2	Alien Vs. Predator	Fox	$119,841,600	$80,282,231	8/13/04
3	Predator 2	Fox	$67,211,700	$30,669,413	11/21/90
4	Predators	Fox	$62,520,400	$52,000,688	7/9/10
5	Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem	Fox	$54,911,100	$41,797,066	12/25/07

[Jake Gittes]

 

[John Marston]

Doubt Disney will make Predator movies so this is probably the last film in the franchise 

[Ozymandias]

27 minutes ago, John Marston said:

 

 

Disagree. The monster is the star of this franchise 

 

Of the original?  I'd say the cast is half of what made that movie so good, maybe more.  The Helicopter scene in the beginning is a goddamn classic.

[Ozymandias]

really really good re-cap of why the original is so good via RLM

 

 

Edited September 7, 2018 by Ozymandias

[Firepower]

1 hour ago, WittyUsername said:

The reviews are kind of disappointing. I was already on the fence about seeing this movie to begin with, but now I’m thinking that I might just wait till this thing is available for streaming. 

Did you really expect 85%+ for this on RT? Critics don't like this franchise, even the first one. Reviews are okay, even a little better than expected, they shouldn't be a problem for those who really wanted to see it.

[aabattery]

@Jessie has been threadbanned for a week.

[Hatebox]

17 hours ago, Jessie said:

yeah those films do require you to have a sense of humour for maximum enjoyment

 

11 hours ago, aabattery said:

@Jessie has been threadbanned for a week.

😂

[DMan7]

It's rotten amongst top critics. 40% 🤢

[Crainy]

If you take the recent controversy into account, its hard to take critics seriously on this movie. In todays movie culture, most critics seem to be more interested in "going with the flow" when it comes to rating movies. Its pretty obvious that the scores they give out are less about the movie itself, but more about how the movie is viewed in the public eye and they try to appeal to that. Not just for "The Predator", but for most Blockbusters really.

 

Not saying this movie is going to be of great or lesser quality, I think its hard to tell based on the trailers, but make up your own mind instead of relying on other people to tell you what to think of a piece of art.

[Elessar]

Based on the trailers critics seem spot on. I'll probably still watch it coz i'm a sucker for Predator... 😐

Edited September 8, 2018 by Elessar

[TMP]

43 minutes ago, Crainy said:

If you take the recent controversy into account, its hard to take critics seriously on this movie. In todays movie culture, most critics seem to be more interested in "going with the flow" when it comes to rating movies. Its pretty obvious that the scores they give out are less about the movie itself, but more about how the movie is viewed in the public eye and they try to appeal to that.

This thread is like a breeding ground for bad hot takes

[Brainbug]

A german film magazine (TV Spielfilm) completely trashed the film. Which is baffling to me since they gave even BvS and the Transformers sequels good reviews. I come to completely distrust them, so i might...love this film now?

 

Well, we'll see.