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Robert Rodriguez, so I will reserve judgment instead of coming right out with "It's gonna suck."

http://www.mania.com/predators-production-nears_article_117034.html
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Plot Concept: The story involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors - that are not always from outside their group.


Fuck. I was w\ them until that last bit.
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Heh, I damn near quoted that bit as a "Looks good, however..."
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I wasn't a fan of Rodriguez's half of "Grind House".
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Leisher wrote:I wasn't a fan of Rodriguez's half of "Grind House".

Did he do Planet Terror or Deathproof?




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Planet Terror
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Leisher wrote:Planet Terror
Odd. I liked that one way better than Deathproof.
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Website is up, with some footage.

I remain cautiously optimistic.

http://www.predators-movie.com/
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GORDON wrote:Website is up, with some footage.

I remain cautiously optimistic.

http://www.predators-movie.com/
Actual trailer up at that site. ^
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Saw it. It was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be, so no surprises. I give the film an A for being a predator flick that they didn't screw up too badly, and a B- for execution. They could have done a couple things a little better to give the audience a hint at some of the characters' real personalities, I thought.
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I think less characters that you were supposed to give a crap about, and more meatshields would have helped a bit.

Even the slightest hint at that one guy's offenses at any point would have helped the ending.




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Was reading another discussion that said The Blair Witch Project was a better Predator movie than this one was.

Interesting thought.
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GORDON wrote:Was reading another discussion that said The Blair Witch Project was a better Predator movie than this one was.
Ouch.
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Was just interesting to think of that movie as a predator flick.... from what I am remembering, it could fit.
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GORDON wrote:Was just interesting to think of that movie as a predator flick.... from what I am remembering, it could fit.
Minus real action, the interesting antagonist, the special effects, and a host of other things ... yeah.
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Was just a REALLY GOOD predator. His targets never even caught him on film.
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GORDON wrote:Was just a REALLY GOOD predator. His targets never even caught him on film.
Neither did the audience.
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Exactly!

From now on, the Blair Witch was actually a predator.

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GORDON wrote:Exactly!

From now on, the Blair Witch was actually a predator.

"It comes in the hot years... men disappear.... and it grows very hot this year."
Picked some real tough prey. Dumb-ass, broke film students with no military training.
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But they were HIGHLY annoying. He killed them to add to the mystique of that area, and attract real prey.
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