Forsaken Lover
03-17-2015, 09:17 PM
So I've been on a Predator film binge of late. Why? 'cuz I'm a goddam sexual Tyrannosaurus.
See the thing is, I'm a bit of an odd duck.
For one, I don't think the original Predator film was that good. In fact it was kinda hokey in a lot of ways. It doesn't help Arnold just ruins everything he's in, unless it's a comedy.
Secondly, I think Predator 2 was an awesome frickin' movie. I've always thought the Predator in it was way better than "Jungle Hunter" in 1.
Three, I love Alien vs. Predator: Requiem and hate the first AVP. First AVP was entirely too human-centric. AVP:R was the film we actually deserved with an awesome Predator killing a ton of Aliens.
Finally, the worst movie in the franchise is Predators. It was a soul-crushing disappointment to me. For one thing, it introduced the completely unnecessary concept of "Super Predators." What's so super about them? The fact they are super-crappy compared to the original?
I mean seriously, one of them got killed by a random gang guy with a sword. You know what happens when random gang guys with blades fight Predators? This is what happens. (https://youtu.be/AxvRCR0pb1E?t=47m36s)
Because Predators are several times stronger, faster and tougher than any human being alive ever could be.
And this was a "Super Predator." Give me a break.
So my ranking would be something like...
Predator 2
Predator
AVP: Requiem
AVP1
Predators
God that movie was bad. It was just as full of horrible cliches and stupid violence as AVP:R but it had none of the awesome Predator goodness that "Wolf" in Requiem gave us.
See the thing is, I'm a bit of an odd duck.
For one, I don't think the original Predator film was that good. In fact it was kinda hokey in a lot of ways. It doesn't help Arnold just ruins everything he's in, unless it's a comedy.
Secondly, I think Predator 2 was an awesome frickin' movie. I've always thought the Predator in it was way better than "Jungle Hunter" in 1.
Three, I love Alien vs. Predator: Requiem and hate the first AVP. First AVP was entirely too human-centric. AVP:R was the film we actually deserved with an awesome Predator killing a ton of Aliens.
Finally, the worst movie in the franchise is Predators. It was a soul-crushing disappointment to me. For one thing, it introduced the completely unnecessary concept of "Super Predators." What's so super about them? The fact they are super-crappy compared to the original?
I mean seriously, one of them got killed by a random gang guy with a sword. You know what happens when random gang guys with blades fight Predators? This is what happens. (https://youtu.be/AxvRCR0pb1E?t=47m36s)
Because Predators are several times stronger, faster and tougher than any human being alive ever could be.
And this was a "Super Predator." Give me a break.
So my ranking would be something like...
Predator 2
Predator
AVP: Requiem
AVP1
Predators
God that movie was bad. It was just as full of horrible cliches and stupid violence as AVP:R but it had none of the awesome Predator goodness that "Wolf" in Requiem gave us.