Predators

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I shall do my best to do this without spoilers! My partner and I took advantage of the 2-for-1 Orange Wednesdays deal last week and went to see Predators. I went in with no expectations really because although the predator genre is very cool, I’ve always been more of a fan of the aliens, which are obviously amazing! It’s definitely a nod to the format of the first film, with the humans being hunted in a dense rainforest environment, although unlike any that any of the people have ever experienced before. The casting was mostly good, although I would have liked to have seen more of Danny Trejo and Laurence Fishburne. I don’t think they got enough screen time. As for Adrien Brody, although he looked the part physically, there’s something about him that just doesn’t ring true to me as a suitable action hero. He just comes across as someone more suited to French farce than kicking predator bottom. The only other flaws I would list about this film (as I’m still trying to avoid spoilers!) are that there was a lack of gore. It could have done with a bit more to be scarier and also I didn’t see the point in the new class of predator as the originals are plenty scary enough to get the job done! All in all, not a bad venture. Certainly entertaining and worth a watch.