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Andy Graham · September 24th, 2010, 06:05 AM

dont waste you're time, for someone to take a great film and do this to it is just wrong. Its just a bunch of guys running about a forrest and talking to eachother.................you ever watched a fishing documentary where they dont catch any fish or a boxing match where no punches are thrown well this is just as dissapointing. Its an abomination and an insult to the good name that is predator.

And thats all i have to say about that.

Andy.

Rick Presas · September 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

I gotta disagree. I think this is the ONLY redeeming entry into the Predator Franchise SINCE the original.

The action scenes were very well done, and the movie kept a solid pace. The special effects were tasteful. The acting was decent at least by the central characters, and the storyline, while simple, told what I found to be a pretty enjoyable story.

Andy Graham · September 24th, 2010, 08:59 AM

Sure we were watching the same film? i watched it as far as when fishburne dies and i turned it off, it was as if the predators were sub characters, you never got to see them do anything....unless all the action was after the part i turned off in which case all the action was a fart at the end and thats not cool either.

What was Fishburnes part all about anyway....it was as if he was walking by the set one day and said hey i'll join in, there was no need for that part.

But if you enjoyed it thats cool, just saying i found it boring.

Andy

Brian Luce · September 25th, 2010, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy Graham

Sure we were watching the same film? i watched it as far as when fishburne dies and i turned it off, it was as if the predators were sub characters, you never got to see them do anything....
Andy

But that's why the original Predator worked so well, we never really saw much of the Predator. Ditto for Alien and even Forbidden Planet.

I agree with you that Fishburne's character was superfluous but generally I thought it was a good reboot of the franchise.

Alex Raskin · September 27th, 2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy Graham

Its an abomination and an insult to the good name that is predator

Amen!

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Rick Presas · September 30th, 2010, 01:57 PM

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Its an abomination and an insult to the good name that is predator
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the "good name" was pretty much soiled by the sequel, and both AVP's, and pretty much ANYTHING featuring the character SINCE the original movie.

if anything, I'd say this movie made at least some stride to take the "good name" out of the crapper.

Alex Raskin · September 30th, 2010, 02:31 PM

True, the sequel was uncanny.

Still, Glover was a joy, Predator vs Old Lady With The Broom was a classic scene (plus of course Predator operating on himself was awesome too), and the alien ship (plus its departure) were very impressive.

With this new one however, as soon as I saw fake a$$ alien sky panorama shot, it immediately went downhill for me.

Andy Graham · September 30th, 2010, 04:17 PM

predator 2 was class, 1 and 2 were scary the rest were not. I think we'll all agree that this dead horse has been flogged enough..............no more predator films are needed.

September 24th, 2010, 06:05 AM	#1
Andy Graham Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lanark,Scotland Posts: 736	Predators dont waste you're time, for someone to take a great film and do this to it is just wrong. Its just a bunch of guys running about a forrest and talking to eachother.................you ever watched a fishing documentary where they dont catch any fish or a boxing match where no punches are thrown well this is just as dissapointing. Its an abomination and an insult to the good name that is predator. And thats all i have to say about that. Andy. __________________ Actor: "where would that light be coming from?" DP: "same place as the music" -Andrew Lesnie-

September 24th, 2010, 08:59 AM	#3
Andy Graham Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lanark,Scotland Posts: 736	Sure we were watching the same film? i watched it as far as when fishburne dies and i turned it off, it was as if the predators were sub characters, you never got to see them do anything....unless all the action was after the part i turned off in which case all the action was a fart at the end and thats not cool either. What was Fishburnes part all about anyway....it was as if he was walking by the set one day and said hey i'll join in, there was no need for that part. But if you enjoyed it thats cool, just saying i found it boring. Andy __________________ Actor: "where would that light be coming from?" DP: "same place as the music" -Andrew Lesnie-

September 30th, 2010, 04:17 PM	#8
Andy Graham Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lanark,Scotland Posts: 736	predator 2 was class, 1 and 2 were scary the rest were not. I think we'll all agree that this dead horse has been flogged enough..............no more predator films are needed. __________________ Actor: "where would that light be coming from?" DP: "same place as the music" -Andrew Lesnie- Last edited by Andy Graham; September 30th, 2010 at 05:07 PM.

September 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM	#2
Rick Presas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brownsville Texas Posts: 74	I gotta disagree. I think this is the ONLY redeeming entry into the Predator Franchise SINCE the original. The action scenes were very well done, and the movie kept a solid pace. The special effects were tasteful. The acting was decent at least by the central characters, and the storyline, while simple, told what I found to be a pretty enjoyable story.

September 30th, 2010, 01:57 PM	#6
Rick Presas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brownsville Texas Posts: 74	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Its an abomination and an insult to the good name that is predator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the "good name" was pretty much soiled by the sequel, and both AVP's, and pretty much ANYTHING featuring the character SINCE the original movie. if anything, I'd say this movie made at least some stride to take the "good name" out of the crapper.

September 30th, 2010, 02:31 PM	#7
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	True, the sequel was uncanny. Still, Glover was a joy, Predator vs Old Lady With The Broom was a classic scene (plus of course Predator operating on himself was awesome too), and the alien ship (plus its departure) were very impressive. With this new one however, as soon as I saw fake a$$ alien sky panorama shot, it immediately went downhill for me.