Predators

[lzzy]

I'm hoping, eventually, for an extended cut.

 

[chapin]

i enjoyed the movie. although the "predator dog" werent my fav part

 

[chapin]

i would like to see a sequel.

 

[chapin]

For the next 'Predators' movie, could they use a better cinematographer?

really? i thought the movie looks good enough

 

[rogue trooper]

^^^me too. The film may have some flaws, but I didn't think cinematography was one of them.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

i enjoyed the movie. although the "predator dog" werent my fav part

Yeah, I thought that part was very inconsistent, one minute, we see a Predator dog take mini-gun fire straight in the face and it barely slows it down, the next minute Royce chops one head off with a machete, bit of an indurance difference there!

 

[Dave McFly]

dumb question time: I have not seen the movie does Predators use any of the Alan Silvestri "Predator 1/2" music ques at all?

 

[sabetoonth]

I'm pretty sure it does, i saw it months ago so i cant say for sure

 

[Rezzo]

dumb question time: I have not seen the movie does Predators use any of the Alan Silvestri "Predator 1/2" music ques at all?

Yes, John Debney used several of Silvestri's cues from Predator.

 

[CELTICPRED]

dumb question time: I have not seen the movie does Predators use any of the Alan Silvestri "Predator 1/2" music ques at all?

Debney used most of the major motifs from both movies.

 

[Dave McFly]

Yes, John Debney used several of Silvestri's cues from Predator.

Debney used most of the major motifs from both movies.

cool, as a fan of movie music I love when they keep the scores the same from film to film in the series even though they have different cast/directors (007 films for example, a 007 film would not be a 007 film without 007 style music ).

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Same here, just got this on blu-ray today and have to say, for a relatively low budget movie, the picture and sound are stunning, I still have the same complaints about the movie, but it is a very enjoyable and a good entry to the franchise, still not sure if I like it better than Pred 2 but it beats the AvP movies hands down, hope they just go a bit further with certain things in the sequel, namely the Predator blood fued going on.

 

[lzzy]

I hope with the next one they're not afraid to go large, really expand the universe rather than merely hinting at it.

 

[Eelectro 2]

i loved this movie however i could have dun without the 'kill me im here come on' at the end cuz the way he says it is just not serious enough and its too reminescent of the first. there are a lot of things that hint at the first but they work imo, however thats just a little much. but im still ok with it. they definetly need to expand in the next one in every way.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Yeah I know what you mean, heck, I could have done without the mud also and just have him using fire to confuse the heat signature's, I think at times it did go a bit far with the homages, but it was still a good movie, personally though I cant decide whether I enjoy this or Pred 2 more.

Also, one thing confusing me in Predators is how/why Royce loses his gun, he has it when they leave the mining facility but when they climb out of the hole it is suddenly gone, I dont get it, he seemed to still have ammunition so why dump it when its a very effective weapon?

 

[marvelman2006]

^Yeah I know what you mean, heck, I could have done without the mud also and just have him using fire to confuse the heat signature's, I think at times it did go a bit far with the homages, but it was still a good movie, personally though I cant decide whether I enjoy this or Pred 2 more.

Also, one thing confusing me in Predators is how/why Royce loses his gun, he has it when they leave the mining facility but when they climb out of the hole it is suddenly gone, I dont get it, he seemed to still have ammunition so why dump it when its a very effective weapon?

good observation, I never noticed that, I always thought when he was getting ready to grab it thats when the berserker attacked and he didnt have time to grab it.

 

[co2]

While we are talking observations...what about the fact that when Topher's character steps into a "bear trap" he's maimed to the point he can barely walk, while shortly after, he is able to walk without bellowing in pain or limping....Was he faking it?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

good observation, I never noticed that, I always thought when he was getting ready to grab it thats when the berserker attacked and he didnt have time to grab it.

No, he just seems to lose it at some and we never find out why, its not even in the deleted scene's, hopefully he manages to get it back for the sequel.

While we are talking observations...what about the fact that when Topher's character steps into a "bear trap" he's maimed to the point he can barely walk, while shortly after, he is able to walk without bellowing in pain or limping....Was he faking it?

I suppose for this one you could use the excuse he was faking it, as he didnt want to leave the planet and being the sick guy that he is he probably wanted to test Isabelle and Royce to see if any of them would help given the chance. I did notice that one myself and jumped to the same conclusion as you.

 

[marvelman2006]

No, he just seems to lose it at some and we never find out why, its not even in the deleted scene's, hopefully he manages to get it back for the sequel.



I suppose for this one you could use the excuse he was faking it, as he didnt want to leave the planet and being the sick guy that he is he probably wanted to test Isabelle and Royce to see if any of them would help given the chance. I did notice that one myself and jumped to the same conclusion as you.

good point also maybe Im off my rocker but in the end with the ship I have a timing question, when the ship is revealed via an overhead shot. the ship looks to be about maybe 20 feet from the camp but yet it takes royce and the berserker predator forever to reach it. like take this for example, after the berserker beats the other predator he runs after the ship. now during this time royce comes back and does what he does to edwin and even has time to put mudd all over his body and rig a camp to catch on fire. all of that in the time it takes the berserker to walk back.

 

[Wolfwood]

Well the Beserker did just kill another Predator and blew up a ship, he probably figured he earned himself a smoke break.

I loved the movie, but as others have said the inconsistency of the Predator dogs threw me off. I liked the idea behind them, but it was just weird seeing one take a full on arsenal and then another get downed with one shot.

Highlight of the movie had to be the Predator/Yakuza fight for me. That was pure bad ass.

 

[marvelman2006]

Well the Beserker did just kill another Predator and blew up a ship, he probably figured he earned himself a smoke break.

I loved the movie, but as others have said the inconsistency of the Predator dogs threw me off. I liked the idea behind them, but it was just weird seeing one take a full on arsenal and then another get downed with one shot.

Highlight of the movie had to be the Predator/Yakuza fight for me. That was pure bad ass.

lol thats a great image in my head.


about the dogs, you know I thought the same thing, when the russian is firing the mini gun it just keeps coming slowly and the sniper takes one shot and bam.

the yakuza fight was awesome because of the simplicity of it. It was great because it wasnt too flashy with guns and explosions, just a simple one on one with 2 swords and it just had a sense of honor around it. It was nice to see one of the predators have a sense of honor unlike the other 2.

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

maybe the mini gun did nothing cause it wasn't hitting any vital parts of the animal, and the sniper hit it at the right spot.

 

[Wolfwood]

lol thats a great image in my head.


about the dogs, you know I thought the same thing, when the russian is firing the mini gun it just keeps coming slowly and the sniper takes one shot and bam.

the yakuza fight was awesome because of the simplicity of it. It was great because it wasnt too flashy with guns and explosions, just a simple one on one with 2 swords and it just had a sense of honor around it. It was nice to see one of the predators have a sense of honor unlike the other 2.

I read that a few people complained about how the Yakuza was too much like Billy from the first one and that it was better not to see Billy fight the Predator. Me personally, I've always wanted to see how that Predator/Billy fight went down ever since I saw that movie as a Kid. In fact I still get disappointed when I'm watching Predator and it cuts from Billy to his scream. So this Yakuza fight kind of made up for that for me.

maybe the mini gun did nothing cause it wasn't hitting any vital parts of the animal, and the sniper hit it at the right spot.

Yeah, that part made sense since you could see that the Russian was pretty much hitting everything, but the dog. The first time you see the dogs though, everyone pours their ammo into one dog and it takes forever for it to drop. That's what bugged me.

Also I saw it mentioned that Laurence Fishborne was a negative for this movie, I just wanted to say that I thought he was hilarious. His little side conversations had me rolling.

 

[co2]

good point also maybe Im off my rocker but in the end with the ship I have a timing question, when the ship is revealed via an overhead shot. the ship looks to be about maybe 20 feet from the camp but yet it takes royce and the berserker predator forever to reach it. like take this for example, after the berserker beats the other predator he runs after the ship. now during this time royce comes back and does what he does to edwin and even has time to put mudd all over his body and rig a camp to catch on fire. all of that in the time it takes the berserker to walk back.

I thought about that one too.

Also I saw it mentioned that Laurence Fishborne was a negative for this movie, I just wanted to say that I thought he was hilarious. His little side conversations had me rolling.

I don't think it was meant to be taken as comedic.

Don't get me wrong, overall, it was a decent enough Predator movie, but it does have some story and plot issues.

 

[MadVillainy]

I thought it was

but to me it just wasnt