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I was confused on the thing chasing after Topher Grace. I thought Fishburn said it was the other pred race. I was kinda hoping that Topher was one of those Preds instead of a serial killer and that they were shapeshifters. Kinda hoping that whole scene in the pit would have gone a lot differently.
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The movie does not suck But the music does suck the most annoying piece is when you go from the last scene to the credits.
Then a couple minor nitpicks is that there were several scenes shown in the Japanese trailer that were missing from the theater movie, I hate when they do that and my wife complained about the stereotype that if you give a Katana to a Japanese he will get automastery on it after saying how ancient it is.
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Miguelsan wrote:The movie does not suck But the music does suck the most annoying piece is when you go from the last scene to the credits.
Dig the music, man. Don't fight it, just dig it.
Then a couple minor nitpicks is that there were several scenes shown in the Japanese trailer that were missing from the theater movie, I hate when they do that...
I swear there was soemthing like 9-10 dots on the guy in the trailer, but in the scene there is only 1. *shrug*
...and my wife complained about the stereotype that if you give a Katana to a Japanese he will get automastery on it after saying how ancient it is.
M.
Duh. Newtons 5th Law:
Jap + Samurai Sword = Awesome X Age of Sword
Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
So I go to the movie theatre and ask for a ticket to see Predator, It's sold out. So I bought a ticket to see Toy Story. Well the door for the room where Predators was playing is wide open, so I snuck in, and lieterally got like the last seat.
5 mins prior to the movie starting some guy comes in, and looks around, and clearly is pissed off. "ONE OF YOU STOLE THE SEAT I PAID AN EXTRA 20$ TO HAVE!!!!
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Guy carries on for abit, then sits on the floor, right next to me grumbling half the movie.
I've sold so many armies. :(
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I really liked the movie. It's a great new movie in the franchise and a worty successor to the first Predator, though I did miss the lack of Choppas and getting to them.
Also: First 5 minutes, two guys standing in the jungle. Suddenly someone starts shooting at them with a GATLING GUN and when they meet him he talks with a thick russion accent. I know the gatling gun was meant as an hommage to the original but I still couldn't get this guy out of my head.
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Anung Un Rama wrote:I really liked the movie. It's a great new movie in the franchise and a worty successor to the first Predator, though I did miss the lack of Choppas and getting to them.
Also: First 5 minutes, two guys standing in the jungle. Suddenly someone starts shooting at them with a GATLING GUN and when they meet him he talks with a thick russion accent.
I know the gatling gun was meant as an hommage to the original but I still couldn't get this guy out of my head.
big thumbs up from me. i liked it alot . it had a lot of stuff that worked in the first one . i was surprised a couple of times to . acting i was surprised was good. overall very sastified . i just wish they make the aliens vs predator strait from the comic s . in the future with colonial marines . the avp omnibus volume 1 is a must !
Liked it a lot, I could even overlook how impossible the hand-held minigun is (yes carrying a minigun is within possibility, carrying the car batteries to power it and the half ton of ammo to fire it is not).
Definite thumbs up! I didn't know Robert Rodriquez was involved or I would have been first in line to see it.
Predators is a fantastic movie for its genre and a lot of fun to watch. I almost never do this, but I actually may go and see it again.
Miguelsan wrote: But the music does suck the most annoying piece is when you go from the last scene to the credits.
The Little Richard song played in the credits is a nod to the first movie, where Dutch's boys are listening to it as their chopper comes in. Specifically, Blain Cooper (played by Gov. Jesse "the Body" Ventura) is blasting it on his boom box.
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Kid_Kyoto wrote:Definite thumbs up! I didn't know Robert Rodriquez was involved or I would have been first in line to see it.
Apparently, he wrote the script before Predator 2 was even released and it just got lost in the mix after Fox decided to bring the AvP stories to the screen. He wasn't even thought of as a possible director for it back when he wrote it. Also, he tried to get Arnold to play in it after Predator 2 was released. The first thing Arnold said in response was: "No more of this city stuff. We have to go back to the jungle!" The man knew what he was talking about, I guess.
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LunaHound wrote:New Predator will suck.
It'll try to keep what made the original Predator good but they'll throw in modern day culture.
And it'll mix as well as water and oil.
Not even close! Now go see it. It won't disappoint.
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HBMC: I see the point you're making with the names. But naming the guys from the first Predator film would be a tall order for almost everyone who has seen it. They had hints of personalities (I'm thinking off stuff like Hawkins reading Sgt. Rock or Mac's Bic razor) that were pitch-perfect for that movie but nothing super memorable. Most people would remember "the dude Ventura played who had the big chain gun" rather than "Blain Cooper, who served in Nam with Mac." Furthermore, the new movie's characters are much more . . . well, characterful! The fact that you're having trouble remembering the names also speaks to the success of one of the movie's main themes. I can tell you, I only remember three of their names:
Spoiler:
Nikolai, Isabelle, and Royce. Why these guys and no one else? Well, remember Isabelle's line: "we're the monsters of our planet, we were chosen because we're predators, too"? How about the recurring conflict between her and Royce regarding leaving people behind? Or Edwin's (I had to look at the website for his name) deconstructive, chamelon-like personality? The idea is that, just like the Predators, these guys are animalistic killers. Isabelle eventually convinces Royce that, as human beings, they should be and act like more than that. It's only at that point, you'll notice, that either of them reveal their names. As for Nikolai, he's the only character throughout the rest of the movie that has any humanity. He shows Edwin and Stans (the convict, again had to go to the website) pictures of his kids and, depsite seeming like he won't do so, he goes after his "buddy" Edwin when everyone else--including Isabelle--leaves him to die.
So, to respond to you generally, Predators may not be Godfather II but I don't think it's merely hollow fan-fiction. Then again, maybe we both need to go back to the cinema.
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Names? I don't think any of them got names until Royce and Isabelle spoke at the end. I thought that was supposed to be a theme in there, they were no longer human, they were already predators.
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Liked it a lot, I could even overlook how impossible the hand-held minigun is (yes carrying a minigun is within possibility, carrying the car batteries to power it and the half ton of ammo to fire it is not).
Not to mention that you wouldn't be able to stand while firing the damned thing...
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Liked it a lot, I could even overlook how impossible the hand-held minigun is (yes carrying a minigun is within possibility, carrying the car batteries to power it and the half ton of ammo to fire it is not).
Not to mention that you wouldn't be able to stand while firing the damned thing...
It's a 5.56 mini gun, not a howitzer.
mattyrm wrote: I will bro fist a toilet cleaner.
I will chainfist a pretentious English literature student who wears a beret.
the most annoying piece is when you go from the last scene to the credits.
Or something along those lines.
