The reviews for Shane Black’s The Predator are out! Comicbook.com rounded up some reviews for the new film that you can read here and from what I can read, it is looking like a fun movie to go see. The cast includes Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane as Baxley, Alfie Allen, and Sterling K. Brown. With a star-studded cast and a great looking trailer, I’m not surprised at the reviews.
“Taking up the reins of the franchise after a few underwhelming sequels and an even more problematic handful of tie-ins with the Alienmovies, writer-director Shane Black strays rather far from the original film — in which he co-starred as a bifocaled trooper who literally gets turned inside out — but he also takes things in a fun direction. Beyond adding a definite article to the title, Black applies a more-is-more approach to the material, revealing the extraterrestrial hunter in the very first sequence, then doubling down on the number of predators and corpses we see on screen, introducing a bigger, badder species and even a pair of predator pit bulls.” – The Hollywood Reporter.
“Some may long for the franchise to return to its serious roots. After you exit the theater into the real world, the flaws of The Predator become more and more apparent. The plot doesn’t make sense. A lot of the jokes fall flat. There’s a pointless sequel set-up. But while you’re watching the movie, it’s hard not to get caught up in all the fun. Black and company are having a blast here, and it’s infectious.” – Slash Film.
There are a few reviews that are not so positive, but I chose to focus on the fun ones. Because, The Predator shouldn’t be taken too seriously and we are not looking at Shakespeare here. The movie looks like a fun, rag-tag adventure that will be a good Friday or Saturday night trip to the movies.
You can look at the other reviews, but you should see it for yourself!
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— Predator (@Predator) August 31, 2018
The Predator comes out September 14th.
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