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The Official "Predator" movie thread; Discussion of the "Predator" films and also "Predators"
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I was surprised to find out that while we have a thread for the Aliensnarl Aliens Quadrilogy Aliensnarl (soon to be a pentalogy and later hexilogy jackazz ), there are no threads here for the Preddy Predator Preddy movies!

(and if they are here and I missed them, please say so)

Discuss the predator movies here. Your favorite lines, what you liked and didn't like about the movies, what you thought about them, the creature itself and it's weapons, and the new movie, "Predators."

Also, you can post youtube videos dedicated to the Predator, if you like.

PREDATORS RED BAND TRAILER! (I'm clicking red. Why the hell is this orange?)

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This just-in! Rodriguez Confirms Predators 2!

http://movies.ign.com/articles/110/1108015p1.html
Nice, hopefully the next movie expands more on the different kinds of predators instead of more of the same. They have a lot of options to expand from the first movie...should be good.
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Gregg, what kind of story line(s) would you like to see in the sequel? heyo
Well I think that the whole idea of the Predators as this unseen foe threatening a group of humans has been done enough. I think it's time to move on.

I'd like them to delve much deeper into Predator culture. Maybe send some humans to the Predator homeworld where they can fight Predators, and prove themselves as worthy opponents. Then I'd like to see some human characters go on a hunting trip alongside Predators, as they hunt some other type of alien life. Or maybe have humans get caught up in a war between Predators and some other race, or between each other. They briefly touched on that in Predators, but it didn't amount to much. I want the Predator culture to get much more fleshed out in the form of a much grander and more epic story with deeper development of both human and Predator characters. The bottom line is: Do something bigger, different, and more daring that fleshes out the Predators without sacrificing the emphasis on the human characters.
Predators and humans teaming up to go on hunting trips? Not too crazy about that...but the idea of the humans invading the Predators home world I do like, not sure if that's possible though if they continue from "Predators" (I'm assuming based on the movie that humans haven't mastered intergalactic space travel yet).

I could definitely enjoy an all predators movie with little human interaction/involvement
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Well, I can understand not liking that aspect of it. But I think Predators have been so demystified that we now need to go in a different direction with them. I want to see more of their culture. But I think it would be a waste of time without fleshed-out human characters, for me anyway. The first Predator was my favorite because it had the best human characters. Without that, I could care less.
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Gonna wait for it to come out on video sounds like it's going to be a fun picture.
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Well, I just saw it over the weekend.

I was relieved to see that it didn't suffer from "Superman Returns Syndrome," and be a rehash of the first flick with only a few lame plot additions (like Superman Returns was to the first movie).

Predators was different enough to be it's own movie, and never gets so carried away with paying tribute to the original that it feels like the first movie all over again. The expansions it makes feel like they belong as a genuine part of the Predator mythos. What it does, it does right.

The addition and explanation of new hunting tactics is thrilling, to say the least.
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I bought Predators(2010) on DVD this AM at Best Buy and watched it a short while ago. I liked the film overall and the many homages this movie paid to the 1987 film Predator and while still not being a copy of the '87 film.

Among the things I liked:

-the varying masks worn by the "super" predators, especially the one worn by the main antagonist predator, its mask incorporating a jawbone from one of its victims sickko thumbz up

-the fight between the Yakuza member and a super predator

-the predator's "guard dog" like creatures, especially the horns on these vicious, fanged and four legged monsters

-the somewhat different look of the super predator's face as opposed to the standard predator in this film. The super predator's features were more exaggerated and the creature looked even more menacing which is saying a lot

Things I didn't like:

-Adrien Brody's nose: give the actor credit for buffing up and getting into prime physical condition for his role of mercenary "Royce" in this film. Royce is absolutely a badass but also a badass with a beak that a vulture would have enough room to perch on

-not catching a glimpse of an alien xenomorph in this film. Obviously this is a "Predator" movie but I would still have liked seeing a brief shot of a xenomorph, either dead or alive

A sequel is being planned for this film and I look forward to it as I'm a big fan of both "Alien" and "Predator" film franchises.

As sci-fi/action films go I'd rate Predators(2010) an 8/10. While I like the 1987 "Predator" film better Robert Rodriquez has done a great job helming another "Predator" film that should appeal to both casual and hard core fans of the "Predator" character and films featuring this creature.

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Hopefully I'll be getting Predators for Christmas since the BD was on sale for $9.99 at BB today. I just need to pick up Predator and Predator 2 if I do get it, both will be bought on BD.
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I found this website and post about the "Super" predators: http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Predator
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I still have not purchased or seen Predators yet either. Added it to my Christmas list my Mom asked me for, who knows, maybe she picked it up on Amazon or at BB, I know it was only 10 bucks on black friday at both those places.
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Nov 27 2010, 02:31 PM
I know it was only 10 bucks on black friday at both those places.
heyo

I paid $19.99 plus tax for my DVD copy of Predators @ Best Buy on Black Friday. loco2
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Nov 27 2010, 02:31 PM
I know it was only 10 bucks on black friday at both those places.
heyo

I paid $19.99 plus tax for my DVD copy of Predators @ Best Buy on Black Friday. loco2
You got hosed Lee because I'm pretty sure the BD copy comes with a DVD version as well as a digital copy.
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If I get a PS3 for Christmas, I bet I'll be getting Predators on Blu-ray to go with it.
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If I get a PS3 for Christmas, I bet I'll be getting Predators on Blu-ray to go with it
And if you don't...get a PS3 for Christmas that is? heyo tongue-2
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I'll probably exchange it for a DVD copy.

Chances are that I will get a PS3, though. My mom dropped a few hints this morning, trying to be vague, but I can't remember exactly what they were...
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Hmm...I could have swore I saw that Predators was 9.99 on Black Friday at BB. Maybe it was only at Amazon though.
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Josh it was that price but from 5am-1pm I believe.
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Josh it was that price but from 5am-1pm I believe.
I see. What a bunch of cheap bastards. Should've left it that price all day. crazy2
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Josh it was that price but from 5am-1pm I believe.
I see. What a bunch of cheap bastards. Should've left it that price all day. crazy2
But that's the point of Black Friday is they run stuff on sale between certain time periods. crazy2
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Josh it was that price but from 5am-1pm I believe.
I see. What a bunch of cheap bastards. Should've left it that price all day. crazy2
But that's the point of Black Friday is they run stuff on sale between certain time periods. crazy2
I know. I was just being facisous. rabbit1
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Josh it was that price but from 5am-1pm I believe.
I see. What a bunch of cheap bastards. Should've left it that price all day. crazy2
But that's the point of Black Friday is they run stuff on sale between certain time periods. crazy2
I know. I was just being facisous. rabbit1
Oh okay, I got this movie in today from Netflix but I'm thinking about sending it back since I should be getting it for Christmas.
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Well, I did get a PS3 and a Blu-ray Predators for Christmas yesterday! Woot! (cue the creepy predator laugh)

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I started thinking about what we might see in the "Predators" sequel film and here are two things that immediately came to mind:

1. will "Royce" and the hispanic female return?

2. will we learn more about the differences, and hostility, between the Predators and Super Predators?

3. will we see other alien life forms that are hunted by the Super Predators?

4. will we see any xenomorphs in the sequel?
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I started thinking about what we might see in the "Predators" sequel film and here are two things that immediately came to mind:

1. will "Royce" and the hispanic female return?

2. will we learn more about the differences, and hostility, between the Predators and Super Predators?

3. will we see other alien life forms that are hunted by the Super Predators?

4. will we see any xenomorphs in the sequel?
Four I can tell you will be a no because then it'd be AvP crazy2

Hopefully RR has something cool planned, I did enjoy Predators but sadly didn't get it for Christmas :(
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I know Adrien Brody really wants to return. So I hope they let him.
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I wonder if they'll at least pull a "Predator 2" and show a xenomorph skull (or few)...

I mean, come on, whether you loved or hated Predator 2, and even though the new movie treats it as removed from the series cannon, you have to give it credit for that scene, at least. Sure, it completely ignores Predator 2, AVP, and AVP-R, but I doubt they'd be able to resist another tease...
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I was pretty impressed with the film. I've watched it a couple times now and although they went off on tangents a bit in a couple aspects and lost some focus here and there I thought it was a commendable effort. I really liked the cast diversity and how they pulled killers from different parts of the globe. It made each character less predictable and more unique in my opinion.

One thing I was bummed out about was how the survivors inspected those cages that had dropped, and found that other alien species, but the story then kind of just left it as a loose end after Fishburne shot one of them. I wish those other creatures had been a bit more involved in the story.
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One thing I have thought might be featured as a part of the story line in a "Predators" sequel is the human survivors from the first film forming an alliance of sorts with another alien species to fight the super Predators. winky
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Yeah, they should flesh out the Super-Pred vs. Normal Pred aspect. And that one alien that got shot in the new movie (as well as all the trophies at the Pred camp) is something I'd like to see more of: hunting a few other creatures.
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I'm still waiting on a Predator movie where all the humans die and the Predator is the final victor...but I guess that's a pipe-dream...
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