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    Called it.

    Which did you think had a better representation of autism as superpower, The Predator or Power Rangers?

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    Saw the Predator and thought it was absolute dogshit, just pure grade A dogshit. The franchise was on life support for years, but it's just time to pull the fucking plug, put it out of its misery and maybe try rebooting the thing in another 10 years or so because way too much damage has been done.

    The movie has lots of violence and a few funny quips here and there, which is okay if it's what you're into. There's so much that could be done with this franchise, such as a rich mythology that could be explored, expanded on, etc. instead of another run of the mill forgettable, C level action flick. Don't get me wrong, I like a good action movie as much as anyone else but the Predator is just par for the course as far as the franchise goes. The Predators themselves remain the same relatively one dimensional killing machine with only the slightest aspects of who and what they are as a species briefly touched on. The first two Predator films are great, Predators was okay and it did at least did something different but this is just...meh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack-Hammer View Post
    Don't get me wrong, I like a good action movie as much as anyone else but the Predator is just par for the course as far as the franchise goes.
    I like a good action movie as much as anyone else: The Predator is not a good action movie. Predator is better. Predator 2 is better. Predators is better. Alien vs. Predator is better. Alien vs. Predator Requiem is... marginally better. At least it has fanservice that I can comprehend fans wanting to see.

    At least Prometheus and Alien Covenant look nice... on the whole.

    This is just a new low.

    Oh well, I guess now we're just waiting for that new Terminator.

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    Called it.

    Which did you think had a better representation of autism as superpower, The Predator or Power Rangers?
    Power Rangers doesn't have a biologist claim that autism is the next step in human evolution, or a space alien claim that an autistic child is the human race's greatest warrior so... define "better."

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    I thought The Predator was great. I was expecting dumb fun, I got dumb fun. The autism thing was a bit weird but still.

    People seem to have the original on a pedestal but seem to forget that it also had dumb jokes and cheesy characters. Maybe it's because it's old/from the 80s people cut it some slack but I don't see anything different between the tone of the original and the tone of this one.

    The lore is expanded on a bit with the different kinds of Predators (I know they did it in the last movie but they did a little more this time round). I liked the idea of genetically modifying themselves. It's something a space alien race that hunt stuff all the time would do.

    The characters were all memorable and cool. Probably the best charactisation since the first one

    I thought the action was pretty good. Could've been better but I can say that for a lot of action movies nowadays.

    I'd give it a 6.5/7 out of 10
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    Predator is supposed to be absurd. The Predator is just absurd.

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    Such a shame. I love Predator and Shane Black. Can't believe it went so wrong.

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    September

    ☆☆☆☆ Searching and The Breakfast Club
    ☆☆☆ BlacKkKlansman, Upgrade, The Children Act, The Predator, Christopher Robin, King of Thieves, A Simple Favor and Edie
    ☆☆ Cold War and The House With A Clock In Its Walls
    ☆ The Nun

    I enjoyed The Predator the same way I enjoyed Justice League

    Seeing Fight Club and Vertigo tomorrow. October peaks on day 1

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    1. Lady Bird ★★★★★
    2. Coco ★★★★★
    3. Paddington 2 ★★★★
    4. Isle of Dogs ★★★★
    5. The Incredibles 2 ★★★★
    6. Mandy ★★★★
    7. Hereditary ★★★★
    8. The Shape of Water ★★★★
    9. A Quiet Place ★★★★
    10. Phantom Thread ★★★★
    11. Teen Titans Go to the Movies ★★★★
    12. Avengers: Infinity War ★★★
    13. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ★★★
    14. Annihilation ★★★
    15. Upgrade ★★★
    16. You Were Never Really Here ★★★
    17. Mute ★★★
    18. Black Panther ★★★
    19. Mission: Impossible Fallout ★★★
    20. BlacKkKlansman ★★★
    21. Deadpool 2 ★★
    22. Ocean's Eight ★★
    23. Garth Marenghi's Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom ★
    24. The Cloverfield Paradox ★
    25. The Predator ★


    Weirdly, that was exactly what I was expecting from Mandy.

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    Saw Venom yesterday. I was reading loads of comments saying it was like an early/mid 2000s superhero movie and I have to agree. It was good the same way the original X-Men movie was good. Standard plot, good action pieces (but not many) and carried by the charisma of the actors involved. I'd give it 2.5/3 out of 5


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    I can barely summon the enthusiasm to drag myself to Venom. "Not as total a trainwreck as you might expect" seems to be the consensus and, honestly, I'd be more interested if it was.

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