History YMMV / ThePredator

** By that standard, were they also right that the Yautja were planning to [[spoiler:invade Earth because of global warming? In other media portrayals while they were always obsessed with the hunt, they were completely disinterested in organized warfare and would lose interest in a planet that challenged with open war. While this seems to be a huge departure from canon, it could easily be shrugged of as the humans misunderstanding the situation, since most of the exposition in the movie comes from them speculating rather than a Predator actually revealing anything about their motives.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Sterling K. Brown's Agent Traeger has been called a highlight of the movie by fans and critics alike. Some people called him more charismatic than the leads, and [[spoiler: his abrupt and anti-climactic death was a major point of criticism.]]

* SoBadItsGood: While few will say it's a good ''Predator'' movie, there are some who enjoy the '80s {{Narm}} schlockfest that it is and the NarmCharm that it delivers.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: An important complaint of the film is how out-of-character the Predator race feels in comparison with the rest of the franchise. The Predators genetically modifying themselves, taking part in a ''Film/{{Deadpool}}''-esque comedy scene, [[spoiler:seeking out body parts not only as hunting trophies but as genetic samples]], [[spoiler: calling an unarmed, mentally disabled child his species' "[[WorthyOpponent greatest warrior]]"]], [[spoiler:shooting enemies around with energy weapons without regard for their famous honor standards towards opponents]], [[spoiler:creating Predator-dogs out of their own race]], and [[spoiler:building super-suits]] are all ideas which stray so far away from known Yautja lore and culture that they seem like something out of a completely different movie, and not a good one. It is better exemplified by the main villain, who not only is genetically modified into barely resembling a Predator anymore, but does not even use any of his race's signature weapons and armor in the first place.

** Creator/KeeganMichaelKey had hoped to sneak in a shout out to ''Film/{{Dolemite}}'' into this movie, until the producers prevented it - now Keegan has the last laugh, with a role in the upcoming film ''Dolemite Is My Name''.

* NarmCharm: Most of the first part of the film runs on Creator/QuentinTarantino-esque dialogue, juvenile BlackComedy and unapologetic action film tropes from TheEighties, and whether it succeeds or not with them is up to the viewer. However, for good or [[SoBadItsGood bad]], it can be said it makes for a rather entertaining, even unpredictable product.

** Even in its own continuity, the movie still screws things up with the reveal that the Fugitive Predator was [[spoiler: actually trying to help humans. [[PlotHole So why was]] hunting down and killing Quinn's team in traditional Yautja fashion the first thing it did when it got to Earth, with no indication of ulterior motives?]]

** Did he really intend [[spoiler:to give the Predator-Killer supersuit to the humans to defend themselves from the Predators]] as Traeger and [=McKenna=] speculate? Or did he just come to Earth to hide it? Keep in mind that at the beginning of the movie the Predator [[spoiler:kills two of Quin's men even though he could have easily just evade the group and go on undetected, so it' more than likely that Traeger and [=McKenna=] were completely wrong about his noble intentions. Maybe he simply stole the suit for himself and by chance ended up on Earth after being chased by the Ultimate Predator.]]

** Did the first Predator [[spoiler:betray his race as a revenge for the genetic experiments he was subjected to, or out of genetic empathy for humans, whose DNA he received? Or both?]] Or, considering the longstanding canon of how there have been humans who have worked with Predators in not just comics and novels, but in films (case in point, ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Predators''), could this Predator who brough the armor see humans as potential allies to help fight the Ultimate Predators?

** By that standard, were they also right that the Yautja were planning to [[spoiler:invade Earth because of global warming? In other media potreyals while they were always obsessed with the hunt, they were completely desinterested in organized warfare and would lose interest in a planet that challenged with open war. While this seems to be a huge departure from cannon, it could easily be shrugged of as the humans misunderstanding the situation, since most of the exposition in the movie comes from them speculating rather than a Predator actualy revealing anything about their motives.]]

** Did the first Predator [[spoiler:betray his race as a revenge for the genetic experiments he was subjected to, or out of genetic empathy for humans, whose DNA he received? Or both?]] Or, considering the longstanding canon of how there have been humans who have worked with Predators in not just comics and novels, but in films (case in point, ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Predators''), could this Predator who brough the armor sees some humans as potential allies to help fight the Ultimate Predators?

* NarmCharm: Most of the first part of the film runs on Creator/QuentinTarantino-esque dialogue, juvenile BlackComedy and unapologetic action film tropes from TheEighties, and whether it succeeds or not with them is up to the viewer. However, for good or [[SoBadItsGood bad]], it can be said it makes for a rather entertaining product.

** The concept of Human-Predator hybrid was brought up in the 2005 video game ''VideoGame/PredatorConcreteJungle'' though the roles are reversed this time.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: An important complaint of the film is how out-of-character the Predator race feels in comparison with the rest of the franchise. The Predators genetically modifying themselves, taking part in a ''Film/{{Deadpool}}''-esque comedy scene, [[spoiler:seeking out body parts not only as hunting trophies but as genetic samples]], [[spoiler: calling an unarmed, mentally disabled child his species' "[[WorthyOpponent greatest warrior]]"]], [[spoiler:shooting enemies around with energy weapons without regard for their famous honor standards towards opponents]], [[spoiler:creating Predator-dogs out of their own race]], and [[spoiler:building super-suits]] are all ideas which stray so far away from known Yautja lore and culture that they seem like something out of a completely different movie. It is better exemplified by the main villain, who not only is genetically modified into barely resembling a Predator anymore, but does not even use any of his race's signature weapons and armor in the first place.

** Even in its own continuity, the movie still screws things up with the reveal that the Fugitive Predator was [[spoiler: actually trying to help humans. [[PlotHole So why was it]] hunting down and killing Quinn's team in traditional Yautja fashion the first thing it did when it got to Earth, with no indication of ulterior motives?]]

** Were all previously seen Predators [[spoiler:collecting DNA from their trophies to modify themselves this whole time]] like the movie alludes to? Or were the Fugitive Predator and the Ultimate Predator both members of a clan of "Bad Bloods", or Predators shunned by the rest of their species for abandoning their CodeOfHonour, similar to the Super-Predators? Do to the Yautja previously being shown as respecting and sparing prey if they managed to slay a fellow hunter, which would be counterproductive if [[spoiler:their objective was to collect DNA from strong specimens]], many prefer to believe the latter.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: An important complaint of the film is how out-of-character the Predator race feels in comparison with the rest of the franchise. The Predators genetically modifying themselves, [[spoiler:seeking out body parts not only as hunting trophies but as genetic samples]], [[spoiler: calling an unarmed, mentally disabled child his species' "[[WorthyOpponent greatest warrior]]"]], [[spoiler:shooting enemies around with energy weapons without regard for their famous honor standards towards opponents]], [[spoiler:creating Predator-dogs out of their own race]], and [[spoiler:building super-suits]] are all ideas which stray so far away from known Yautja lore and culture that they seem like straight out of bad fanfic instead of a serious script proposition. It is better exemplified by the main villain, who not only is genetically modified into barely resembling a Predator anymore, but does not even use any of his race's signature weapons and armor in the first place.

* MemeticMutation: The ImageBoards were having a lot of fun with this film's portrayal of autism as a DisabilitySuperpower, making it ''literal'' [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weaponized-autism "weaponized autism"]].

** The idea that autism is the "next step in evolution" is complete nonsense, and laughably outdated by modern scientific standards. Even taking the unrealistic EvolutionaryLevels trope into effect, it still doesn't work, because the effects of autism run directly counter to what evolution stands for. (Autism hinders social interaction, thereby diminishing an individual's chances of surviving and passing on their genes, and while its neurological effects might have some situational advantages in a survival scenario, they are much less useful in modern society.) While people with autism ''can'' have sometimes higher intelligence than people without it in certain fields, autism is still not something that many would argue is an evolutionary advancement since the negatives brought by it can be varied and difficult to gauge. The fact that Casey, an actual evolutionary biologist, is the one who says this makes it even more preposterous.

** Sean Keyes. For the son of an important character from a previous film, and despite being one of the most advertised cast additions, you could easily forget he is in the movie. He only appears near the beginning and does very little.

** Sean Keyes. For the son of an important character from a previous film, and despite he was one of the most advertised cast additions, you could literally forget he is in the movie; he barely has lines at all.

* SoBadItsGood: While very few will say it's a good ''Predator'' movie, there are some who enjoy the '80s {{Narm}} schlockfest that it is and the NarmCharm that it delivers.

* FanonDiscontinuity: While the movie is supposed to be in the same universe as the previous films, the vast majority of the fanbase wanted nothing to do with it. Usually they'll either ignore it out of disdain or treat it nothing more as poorly written AlternateContinuity or a WhatIf related story made with not too much brilliance.

*** What happens seems to be that it grows dermal armour rather than an Exo or Endo-skeleton somewhat similar to crocodilian skin only in an InstantArmor sort of way.

* AssPull: The movie decides to up and rewrite 30 years worth of film continuity by saying [[spoiler:the Predators were never just trophy hunting, but stealing DNA to modify themselves. This is especially jarring as previous lore showed that Yautja were disgusted and offended by genetic modification, as it diluted bloodlines.]]
** Even in its own continuity, the movie still screws things up with the reveal that the Fugitive Predator was [[spoiler: actually trying to help humans. [[PlotHole So why was]] hunting down and killing Quinn's team in traditional Yautja fashion the first thing he did when he got to Earth, with no indication of ulterior motives?]]

** Did the first Predator [[spoiler:betray his race as a revenge for the genetic experiments he was subjected to, or out of genetic empathy for humans, whose DNA he received? Or both?]]
*** Or, considering the longstanding canon of how there have been humans who have worked with Predators in not just comics and novels, but in films (case in point, ''Alien vs. Predator'', ''Predators''), could this Predator who brough the armor sees some humans as potential allies to help fight the Ultimate Predators?

** "Scientists" within the film repeatedly refer to the Predator's natural armor as "an exoskeleton under their skin". Note that an exoskeleton is only an exoskeleton if it's specifically an ''outer layer'' (as in, that's literally what exoskeleton means), and otherwise would be an endoskeleton.

*** Or, considering the longstanding canon of how there have been humans who have worked with Predators in not just comics and novels, but in films (case in point, ''Alien vs. Predator''), could this Predator who brough the armor sees some humans as potential allies to help fight the Ultimate Predators?

** Did he really intend [[spoiler:to give the Predator-Killer supersuit to the humans to defend themselves from the Predators]] as Traeger and [=McKenna=] speculate? Or did he just come to Earth to hide it? Keep in mind that at the beginning of the movie the Predator [[spoiler:kills two of Quin's men even though he could have easily just evade the group and go on undetected, so it' more than likely that Traeger and McKenna were completely wrong about his noble intentions. Maybe he simply stole the suit for himself and by chance ended up on Earth after being chased by the Ultimate Predator.]]

** Possibly influenced by the aforementioned ''Predators'', many people were expecting at least one heroic Predator to make it to the end of the movie and help the heroes against the wicked Super Predator in the final battle. In fact, judging by leaked pics of the film's production (which show not one, but two Predators helping them), this was actually the original plan for the third act before it was reshot.

*** By that standard, were they also right that the Yautja were planning to [[spoiler:invade Earth because of global warming? In other media potreyals while they were always obsessed with the hunt, they were completely desinterested in organized warfare and would lose interest in a planet that challenged with open war. While this seems to be a huge departure from cannon, it could easily be shrugged of as the humans misunderstanding the situation, since most of the exposition in the movie comes from them speculating rather than a Predator actualy revealing anything about their motives.]]

** The idea that autism is the "next step in evolution" is complete nonsense, and laughably outdated by modern scientific standards. Even taking the unrealistic EvolutionaryLevels trope into effect, it still doesn't work, because the effects of autism run directly counter to what evolution stands for. (Autism hinders social interaction, thereby diminishing an individual's chances of surviving and passing on their genes, and while its neurological effects have some advantages in a survival scenario, they are much less useful in modern society.) While yes some people with autism do have, to some degree, have higher intelligence than people without it, autism is still not something that many would argue is an evolutionary advancement since the negatives brought by it can be varied and difficult to gauge. The fact that Casey, an actual evolutionary biologist, is the one who says this makes it even more preposterous.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: An important complaint of the film is how out-of-character the Predator race feels in comparison with the rest of the franchise. The Predators genetically modifying themselves, [[spoiler:seeking out body parts not only as hunting trophies but as genetic samples]], [[spoiler: calling an unarmed, mentally disabled child his species' "[[WorthyOpponent greatest warrior]]"]], [[spoiler:shooting enemies around with energy weapons without regard for their famous honor standards towards opponents]], [[spoiler:creating Predator-dogs out of their own race]], and [[spoiler:building super-suits]] are all ideas which strays so far away from known Yautja lore and culture that they seem like straight out of bad fanfic instead of a serious script proposition. It is better exemplified by the main villain, who not only is genetically modified into barely resembling a Predator anymore, but does not even use any of his race's signature weapons and armor in the first place.

** Sean Keyes. For the son of an important character from a previous film, and despite he was one of the most advertised cast additions, you could literally forget he is in the movie.