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The Predator - Review

9/13/2018

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Release Date: September 14, 2018​​​
I Think the Series Just Died

Someone asked if making an 80s action movie today would work. The Predator answers that with a strong no. This movie is such a weird mix of comedy, seriousness, action, gore, and whatever else they decided to throw at the wall. It places funny moments in weird spots and serious moments in even weirder spots. Its inconsistency is definitely a problem, but there are small moments where the movie does work.

When stuff is exploding, people are dying, and the Predator is doing something, this movie works as dumb fun. These scenes act as a distraction from the rest of the movie. But they aren't great themselves so the movie still ends up feeling disjointed. There are stretches of the movie where it does start to flow but something always interrupts it.

I actually felt really uncomfortable in a really early scene with Olivia Munn's character. I felt like the only reason her character was put in that situation was that she was a girl. I guess that scene was meant for the movie's target audience but it didn't feel appropriate in 2018.
I think there were some really good ideas in this movie that weren't executed well. Like how there is an air gap between a ship and its cloaking shield and how a character can use that to their advantage. But all the little stuff that works conceptually doesn't make the movie better. It's a jumbled mess that doesn't take the time to set up the story points it wants to address.

Is there any scenario where you should see this movie? Maybe if you really don't have anything to do, but there are very few instances where you should. It comes down to this movie just not being very good for a multitude of reasons. 
4/10
The ending is trying to set up a sequel, its real dumb

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