Predator General Thread

A thread to discuss everything about the Predator franchise.

A New Predator Movie Is in the Works

A bit more details about the upcoming movie:

Edited by Akirakan on Nov 23rd 2020 at 8:19:34 AM

So first nations people vs predators ?

Sounds interesting. Don't think we've done a film set in the past yet.

That sounds like a concept that could be really good or really bad depending on the execution. I hope it's the former.

So is this going to count as a Disney movie?

The comics have done plenty of Predator stories set in distant pasts.

Wonder if it'll have the ancestors of Billy in there.

Could be a super interesting concept. Given the track record of... everything, however. Can't say I'm genuinely enthused.

Sounds like an interesting premise. I mean there's no way this can be worse then the last Predator..... Right?

As a side note am I the only one who really likes 2? I know when it first came out it wasn't well received, but I think it's better then the other sequels.

Edited by Bullman on Nov 24th 2020 at 8:29:48 AM

I recall there were fan-films about Predators fighting either Vikings or knights, plus Dan Trachtenberg pretty much started off as a fan-filmmaker himself (*cough cough* Portal *cough cough*), equals an experiment worth seeing where this goes.

(If this works out, I can't help but wonder if they'll try a similar approach with an Alien movie. And maybe we can get a proper Alien vs. Predator movie.)

I think that's the near-universal consensus? "Probably not as good as one but the only sequel to be anything resembling good" plus its additions to the lore are pretty amazing.

I remember one compliant of the second movie was that the predator's design was racist but I don't see it.

Pretty Much. At the very least it's way better then the garbage we got later.

Predators wasn't too bad but I do think it's basically more of a remake of the first movie.

I really like Predator 2 and Predators. I think they're fun movies and manage to add new twists to make them interesting. It's the 2018 film I think is a flaming pile of garbage.

And while I don't think the Predator design in the second film is particularly problematic, I will say it features... questionable depictions of the gangsters. "Fuckin' voodoo magic" and all that...

Edited by chasemaddigan on Nov 24th 2020 at 4:51:24 AM

My ranking would be:

• Predator: The classic.
• Predator II: Inferior to the original but I like the idea of setting it in the "urban jungle" rather than just redoing the first movie. Characters are pretty good. Solid film.
• Predators: The setting had potential and there's an atmosphere, but I found all the characters incredibly bland.
• Shane Black's The Predator: It's dogshit.

Honorary shout-out to Predator: Dark Ages, which pioneered the whole "let's make a Predator period piece" that everybody (me included) craves:

While being a short the parameters are different I would probably rank it above both the last two movies.

Predator, AVP 1, and Predators are all great at what they're each trying to do.

Predator II's problem is besides Danny Glover being awesome and the Xenomorph Easter egg, it's just very bland.

The Predator has an autistic child plot device that is unforgivable but it's better than...

AVP 2, because its default light setting is way too damn dark.

Predator 2 was the first movie I saw in the series, when I was way too young to watch it so it's always had a special place for me. The original is a near perfect movie. I didn't mind the 2010 movie but Brody is badly miscast as an action hero. Didn't see the most recent one as universal consensus is it's shite.

https://gizmodo.com/the-next-predator-movie-has-a-name-release-date-and-a-1848045950

And the director is Dan Trechtenberg, who's also done The Boys (2019) and Film/10CloverfieldLane. So yeah, this seems like it'll be a big upgrade from the failure that was the last movie.

People said The Predator was going to be a great and respectful entry based on who was creating it and look how that turned out. ^note And that's enjoying it more than anyone else I know.

Teaser for Prey

I do think that's the best pitch the franchise has had in decades. Cautiously optimistic.

I really enjoyed 10 Cloverfield Lane, so I hope this holds up.

I wonder if this is going to lean into a metaphor on the predatory aspects of colonialism. Shane Black's Predator tried that too but its other flaws kind of detracted from it.

I dont know, since predator a least have a code of honor, which you cant said that of colonialism in general.