I seriously have no idea where to start on this one.
Going into this movie i had a mix of excitement (I like the Alien and Predator franchises so I'm a fan) and 'Meh' (after watching the trailers: which everyone was so excited over and that found boring and not exciting what so ever)
I was not disappointed on the last part. Honestly; I have seen better movies shot by fans in their back yard on a camcorder. At least those have heart and...whats the word I'm looking for? Oh yea, AN ACTUAL PLOT THAT WASN'T RIPPED OFF FROM A HUNDRED OTHER MOVIES BEFORE IT.
Forcing my way through this movie (I figured there had to be a good scene hidden i it somewhere. Spoiler alert: there wasn't) i wound up rolling my eyes more than anything. It was almost like they had a bunch of scripts, cut and paste the 'best' scenes from them all into one, added crappy jokes and that was they best they could produce.
The characters are thrown in and you are expected t like them, no back story other then they introduce themselves, some don't even get that before they are thrown into the action. The action itself seemed thrown in there for the sake of action, most of it was not needed, if the Predator is as smart as 'it should have been' it would never have gotten mixed up in any of the rag tag humans 'plans' or 'traps'.
But there were many other things that bothered me, such as:
1: This secret group has been studying the Predator for years, are supposed to be experts, then once they get an actual living specimen they call in a civilian that has no experience to tell them what they SHOULD have already known. If they knew nothing about them, what have they been doing there all those years other then making snazzy Predator weapon dioramas?
2: For being a sniper, this dude sure did move around a lot and talk too loudly into his too loud radio.
3: Alien equipment, government is going to kill me for it, need to hide it somewhere safe. I'll mail it to my wife and kid. That's a safe idea right?
4. Munns character is a scientist, then suddenly picks up a gun and becomes GI Joe, running and shooting and jumping faster and more organized than ALL THE MILITARY PEOPLE BASED AT THAT INSTALLATION? Come on.
5: The argument over the Predators name. Shut up! All it did was make all the men in those scenes look stupid and arrogant and the only woman there be the voice of reason.
6: So the kid finds the Predator tech and instantly thinks its a video game. Are you serious? It was addressed to his dad, so it wasn't his but he decides to hack into it and then WEAR it as a HALLOWEEN COSTUME?
7: The jokes. Oh dear god. Even with the red band trailer, i knew they were throwing all these modern looking cool guys that swore all the time in to make it relatable, the jokes (I assume) were supposed to do the same but they DID NOT. They did not add to anything but at the same time made you realize how desperate this movie was to try to be relevant and hip. Oh, we're in the middle an action scene, lets stop the scene to tell a joke, then go back to the scene.
8: The main characters wife. One of the group asks her to describe her husband. But instead of talking about him as a person o what type of father or man he is, she spouts out word for word every metal, war, kill and decoration hes ever had like she memorized it. What dependent knows ALL OF THAT? No one, that's who. That scene alone showed why we should NOT care about her.
9: The translator. So this Super Predator came to kill inferior humans (what else is new) but before it has a chance to blow up it's ship and kill everyone there, it translates what it's going to do to everyone there to give them a sporting chance. WHY?
10: The Predator dogs. Oh dear lord what the hell were you thinking people? They're so 'mean' then instantly turn to mans best friend and want to be friends with the people that not a few moments ago were shooting it trying to kill it and it's friend? Seriously, what was the point?
11. As with every movie, the military is bad and the DUMBEST organization on this planet. Their secret labs are easy to break out of, their buses are easy to take over, their bases are just wide open for any civilian to run around and steal equipment from.
12: The ending. This movie assumed it would be a huge hit and set itself up for a sequel (hopefully this does not happen) THIS was the (I assume plot of this movie)? If it was so important why didn't the Predator just walk into the lab (since it was so easy to break out of) and just hand it to us. They we could have joined together to defeat the Super Predator.
13: Munns character again. One second she's kicking butt taking names then all the sudden she's the 'oopsie' clumsy damsel in distress that keeps getting beat up of thrown down or knocked down. So much for strong female types.
14: So the Predator came to this planet because they discovered Autism was the next step in their evolution to become a Super Duper Extra Tough Predator? Wait, what? Really?
There were a ton more, but I will spare you.
As I said, this movie could have been done a million times better a million different ways. But this is what they put out under the assumption that the name and likeness of The Predator would carry it. I'll let you decide for yourself, but in my opinion it does not.
I'm unsure as to what the Predator was hunting for but he didn't find it in this movie.
Going into this movie i had a mix of excitement (I like the Alien and Predator franchises so I'm a fan) and 'Meh' (after watching the trailers: which everyone was so excited over and that found boring and not exciting what so ever)
I was not disappointed on the last part. Honestly; I have seen better movies shot by fans in their back yard on a camcorder. At least those have heart and...whats the word I'm looking for? Oh yea, AN ACTUAL PLOT THAT WASN'T RIPPED OFF FROM A HUNDRED OTHER MOVIES BEFORE IT.
Forcing my way through this movie (I figured there had to be a good scene hidden i it somewhere. Spoiler alert: there wasn't) i wound up rolling my eyes more than anything. It was almost like they had a bunch of scripts, cut and paste the 'best' scenes from them all into one, added crappy jokes and that was they best they could produce.
The characters are thrown in and you are expected t like them, no back story other then they introduce themselves, some don't even get that before they are thrown into the action. The action itself seemed thrown in there for the sake of action, most of it was not needed, if the Predator is as smart as 'it should have been' it would never have gotten mixed up in any of the rag tag humans 'plans' or 'traps'.
But there were many other things that bothered me, such as:
1: This secret group has been studying the Predator for years, are supposed to be experts, then once they get an actual living specimen they call in a civilian that has no experience to tell them what they SHOULD have already known. If they knew nothing about them, what have they been doing there all those years other then making snazzy Predator weapon dioramas?
2: For being a sniper, this dude sure did move around a lot and talk too loudly into his too loud radio.
3: Alien equipment, government is going to kill me for it, need to hide it somewhere safe. I'll mail it to my wife and kid. That's a safe idea right?
4. Munns character is a scientist, then suddenly picks up a gun and becomes GI Joe, running and shooting and jumping faster and more organized than ALL THE MILITARY PEOPLE BASED AT THAT INSTALLATION? Come on.
5: The argument over the Predators name. Shut up! All it did was make all the men in those scenes look stupid and arrogant and the only woman there be the voice of reason.
6: So the kid finds the Predator tech and instantly thinks its a video game. Are you serious? It was addressed to his dad, so it wasn't his but he decides to hack into it and then WEAR it as a HALLOWEEN COSTUME?
7: The jokes. Oh dear god. Even with the red band trailer, i knew they were throwing all these modern looking cool guys that swore all the time in to make it relatable, the jokes (I assume) were supposed to do the same but they DID NOT. They did not add to anything but at the same time made you realize how desperate this movie was to try to be relevant and hip. Oh, we're in the middle an action scene, lets stop the scene to tell a joke, then go back to the scene.
8: The main characters wife. One of the group asks her to describe her husband. But instead of talking about him as a person o what type of father or man he is, she spouts out word for word every metal, war, kill and decoration hes ever had like she memorized it. What dependent knows ALL OF THAT? No one, that's who. That scene alone showed why we should NOT care about her.
9: The translator. So this Super Predator came to kill inferior humans (what else is new) but before it has a chance to blow up it's ship and kill everyone there, it translates what it's going to do to everyone there to give them a sporting chance. WHY?
10: The Predator dogs. Oh dear lord what the hell were you thinking people? They're so 'mean' then instantly turn to mans best friend and want to be friends with the people that not a few moments ago were shooting it trying to kill it and it's friend? Seriously, what was the point?
11. As with every movie, the military is bad and the DUMBEST organization on this planet. Their secret labs are easy to break out of, their buses are easy to take over, their bases are just wide open for any civilian to run around and steal equipment from.
12: The ending. This movie assumed it would be a huge hit and set itself up for a sequel (hopefully this does not happen) THIS was the (I assume plot of this movie)? If it was so important why didn't the Predator just walk into the lab (since it was so easy to break out of) and just hand it to us. They we could have joined together to defeat the Super Predator.
13: Munns character again. One second she's kicking butt taking names then all the sudden she's the 'oopsie' clumsy damsel in distress that keeps getting beat up of thrown down or knocked down. So much for strong female types.
14: So the Predator came to this planet because they discovered Autism was the next step in their evolution to become a Super Duper Extra Tough Predator? Wait, what? Really?
There were a ton more, but I will spare you.
As I said, this movie could have been done a million times better a million different ways. But this is what they put out under the assumption that the name and likeness of The Predator would carry it. I'll let you decide for yourself, but in my opinion it does not.
I'm unsure as to what the Predator was hunting for but he didn't find it in this movie.