The Predator (2018)
Genre
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Horror | Science Fiction | Action | Adventure Rating
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5 / 10
Release Date
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13 September 2018 Resolution
:
1920x1080
Duration
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1 : 41 minutes
Spoken Language
:
English Status
:
Released Overview
:
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
Cast Overview :

Quinn McKenna
by: Boyd Holbrook

Nebraska Williams
by: Trevante Rhodes

Rory McKenna
by: Jacob Tremblay

by: Keegan-Michael Key

Casey Bracket
by: Olivia Munn

by: Thomas Jane

by: Alfie Allen

by: Sterling K. Brown

by: Augusto Aguilera

by: Jake Busey

Emily
by: Yvonne Strahovski

by: Edward James Olmos

Sapir
by: Niall Matter

Sgt. Gomez
by: Dean Redman

Doug Amaturo
by: Steve Wilder

Derek
by: Nikolas Dukic

Lieutenant
by: Andrew Jenkins

Security Guard
by: Crystal Mudry

Biker
by: Paul Lazenby

Lt. General Marks
by: Lochlyn Munro

Lead Merc
by: Devielle Johnson

Agent Church
by: RJ Fetherstonhaugh

Actor
by: Jay Hector

Security Tech
by: Eduard Witzke

F22 Pilot
by: Rhys Williams

Barn Merc #5
by: Sean Kohnke

Emmisary
by: Kyle Strauts

Cryptographer
by: Anousha Alamian

Sobbing Vet
by: Marcio Moreno

Diaz (Bartender)
by: Javier Lacroix

Soldier
by: Sarah Ziolkowski

F22 Pilot #2
by: Harrison MacDonald

F-22 Pilot #1
by: Malcolm Masters

Stargazer Tech
by: Colin Corrigan

EJ
by: Gabriel LaBelle

Emissary #1
by: Brian A. Prince

Sonny
by: Vin Asim

Woodhurst's aid (uncredited)
by: Inka Malovic

Merc
by: Patrick Sabongui

Merc #5
by: Mathew Yanagiya

Mercenary
by: J.C. Williams

Merc #2
by: Byron Briscoe

College Student
by: Kathryn Marie Robinson

Surveillance tech
by: Kory Grim
Member Reviews :
A complete waste of opportunity. The film smacks of studio interference and bad decisions. It starts off decent enough but at the halfway point it turns into a shambles and it does feel as if a lot of it ended up on the cutting room floor. The music was very intrusive and some scenes were so badly lit you had no idea who was just killed or even what killed them.
Some knowing nods to the earlier Predator films was a nice touch and it was good they didn't skimp on the gore and violence but all in all it's a bad movie. Stick to Predator and Predators.
My mind was racing as I watched _The Predator_ in the cinema tonight. I'd heard virtually nothing good about it so my anxious brain kicked into overdrive the whole time the film was going on. As a result of that, I almost feel like I experienced three movies in that theatre. First, obviously the movie on the screen. Secondly, the awesome movie I was theorising could unfurl at the result of each new sequence and plot point, but that sadly never did. And thirdly, the inexcusably awful and franchise-ruining movie that I feared it was about to take a hard left turn into at any minute, and thankfully never did.
And that's really my experience on _The Predator_ overall, and the reason for a stalemate "2.5 outta 5" review: It wasn't as good as it should have been, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Unfortunately, when the movie I'm writing in my head alongside watching it is better than what's actually on screen, when you take into account that I'm an unimaginative, talentless hack, really doesn't cut it for a sequel to _Predator_, one of of only five movies I've ever given a perfect rating to.
The best parts of _The Predator_ are when there is an eponymous Predator on screen. So you might think, "Oh it's not a good movie, but it's a good _Predator_ movie", and fair enough a conclusion to draw, but no. Part of the problem is, this movie really could have been pulled off with any aliens at all. Take out the Yautja and replace them with... I dunno, the blue skinned pogo-stick people of Planet Hurfadump, and it can still play out functionally the same. See, although I enjoyed watching the Predators do their thing, there was really nothing beyond cosmetic similarities that made them the Predators we've seen in every movie preceding this one.
I think possibly part of the reason for that is that every other movie with a Predator in it has been an Action Horror movie (albeit Action Horror with ever-increasing Sci-Fi elements from film to film) whereas _The Predator_ is an Action Comedy, just one with some gore. Now I don't think that taking it that route was necessarily and... abysmal failure, let's say, but was Action Comedy the **best** way to take the _Predator_ franchise? I think it's pretty clear that the answer is no.
Ironic that that direction is being taken by Shane Black, the man who has a history with _Predator_ purely because the crew of the first film were determined to have him to work on the script, which he refused. Now here we are more 30 years later and Shane Black finally **has** put his name on a Predator movie, and it's not even good.
Fuck. At least it's better than _AvP: Requiem_!
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was inclined to step out of the theater to check if I was sitting in the right room. But there it was, definitely a Predator, but obviously totally misplaced in a ridiculous movie - ridiculous story, ridiculous characters, ridiculous acting, ridiculous everything.
I was so upset. One of the diamonds of a movie genre thrown in the dirt and made fun of. If you want to see how that's done, watch this one.
A total waste of money - on production side and on cinema visitor's side.
Its just not good. The first predator created atmosphere; you were being hunted. The only "Predator" film to deliver another dose of this was Predators.
This film falls completely short of its predecessors (yes, all of them), but does leave you with a strong impression that this was a cash grab to squeeze any life out of a franchise that surpassed its EOL a long time ago.
