The Pitch:
Didn't see a lot of advertising for this one... WHY?!?!? This movie should have been marketed A LOT better than it was. The trailer suggest that there are a group of people that ended up on this planet unknowingly. Apparently, the planet is a game preserve for the unthinkables and now the group has to survive... Will they?
The View:
Conroy- From the start I was concerned if we would receive a good story, we did:) Also, from the same start, I was mesmerized by the original 'Predator' score and a detailed jungle. Two ingredients, if put together right, would predetermine a favorable movie experience by me. ALL the characters were intriguing from start to finish not to mention a few a few SURPRISES!
Action was plentiful, the twist were more random than they were calculated and even the parts that slowed down were still intense to me. Subplots and plenty of arcs in the cast of the 'unfortunates' to keep you INTO the flick till the finality of the retro 80's font credits hit the screen.
Gave this movie a solid A!!! Even though I would of liked to see more emotion when they realized that they were not on earth... that was not a spoiler per trailer.
Action was plentiful, the twist were more random than they were calculated and even the parts that slowed down were still intense to me. Subplots and plenty of arcs in the cast of the 'unfortunates' to keep you INTO the flick till the finality of the retro 80's font credits hit the screen.
Gave this movie a solid A!!! Even though I would of liked to see more emotion when they realized that they were not on earth... that was not a spoiler per trailer.
The Worth: $$$$$
2 comments:
Looks like I'm about to pop the cherry on this blog. Alright, my assessment of the movie, I'd give it a B-. It wasn't the most riveting movie I've ever seen.
First of all, I think they could have cast a more convincing lead character. The lead character was supposed to be a bad-ass, the dude they cast looked like a pencil-necked geek (totally unbelievable).
Second, i think the whole part of the movie with lawrence fishbourne could have been taken out. not knockin the man, i think he's a hell of an actor. but that whole clip was so unnecessary. it' didn't add anything to the movie, there was no point.
Third, (spoiler alert) I think the ending was total bs. there's no way in hell that big ass predator should have lost. the main character blinded him with fire? he could have taken that mask off at any time and pulverized him. the predator was fully armored. the main character had nothin! what the hell... BS ending. the predator should have won.
SPOILER ALERT PART 2!!!!
Agree with your first comment although the lead character didn't bother me as much as it bothered you. I warmed up to him being an 'action star hero' in the new King Kong.
Incredibly I also agree with your second point. It didn't add much to the film but what it did ad was MORE than memorable to me. I had totally forgot that he was even in the flick till he showed up.
SPOILER ALERT ONE LAST TIME} The ending was beautiful AND stayed consistent and within the confines, the laws and logic of ALL the Predator movies. Realistically none of this stuff is believable...but if you allow your imagination to submerge you into their world, blah blah blah blah. Arnold shouldn't have beat that first Predator in the first movie but he did. How UN-awesome would the franchise be if he missed his calling?
-Conroy
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