The Predator

Name: The Predator
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: September 14, 2018
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Boyd Holbrook, Edward James Olmos, Jacob Tremblay

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: September 14, 2018 | R

Starring: Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Boyd Holbrook, Edward James Olmos, Jacob Tremblay, Jake Busey, Keegan-Michael Key, Lochlyn Munro, Niall Matter, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Trevante Rhodes, Yvonne Strahovski

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The original Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, made just under $60 million in domestic box office in 1987 and has a Metascore of 45.

Summary: From the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the endFrom the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race.… Expand

Director: Shane Black

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 107 min

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The Playlist Victor Stiff

Sep 7, 2018

Insanely violent, packed with off-color jokes, and of course, sentimentality, “The Predator” is one of the most enjoyable popcorn flicks hitting multiplexes this fall season. Read full review

Samantha Incorvaia

Sep 13, 2018

Despite a solid storyline that adds to the series with a lively team of characters, there are parts of the film that could've been better. Read full review

Nick Vadala

Sep 12, 2018

The Predator suffers from serious tone and pacing issues.

Pat Padua

Sep 12, 2018

In his effort to inject fresh blood into this gory franchise, which has already seen four sequels (including two “Alien” crossovers), the filmmaker can’t seem to summon up that old Black magic. Read full review

Rebecca Pahle

Sep 13, 2018

In story and in visual style, The Predator feels less like a Shane Black movie than a generic, middling Hollywood blockbuster helmed by a workmanlike studio hack who occasionally asked Shane Black for advice. Read full review

Matt Singer

Sep 14, 2018

The Predator gets off to a promising start, and there are a couple of memorable flashes Black’s verbal wit. Then the action kicks in and the film gets worse and worse. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Sep 12, 2018

Racially offensive quips, flagrant sexism and Tourette syndrome gags all contribute to this witless, scare-free junk. Read full review

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febvelano

Sep 22, 2018

I say, this is the best predator version ever created. While the previous previous one is also nice but more thrilling without having any meaning of who or where they come from in the beginning. This version brought us to even larger scope of all of the predator ever created, I am curiousI say, this is the best predator version ever created. While the previous previous one is also nice but more thrilling without having any meaning of who or where they come from in the beginning. This version brought us to even larger scope of all of the predator ever created, I am curious and I hope that they continue with the next sequel.… Expand

5 of 40 users found this helpful535

Detento4587

Nov 27, 2018

Note:6.6
The Predator is a film that knows how to differentiate humor from seriousness, humor is used in a very creative way and the relation between the characters is formed in a very legal way, the script of the film is mediocre, and with a messy direction.The Predator is more violent andNote:6.6
The Predator is a film that knows how to differentiate humor from seriousness, humor is used in a very creative way and the relation between the characters is formed in a very legal way, the script of the film is mediocre, and with a messy direction.The Predator is more violent and brutal than ever, but the script tries to bring the "The bigger the character, the more terrifying it is," which has not happened, has scenes and characters totally unnecessary, plus some of the protagonists are even well developed. The Predator is the kind of movie you've seen once, and you're satisfied forever, not wanting to see again.… Expand

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Compi24

Sep 14, 2018

Who better to direct a sequel to one of the greatest action movies of all time than one of the actor-turned-directors who was along for the ride in the first place? Shane Black's "The Predator" may not contain any of the simplicity or subtlety of that masterful first installment, but it doesWho better to direct a sequel to one of the greatest action movies of all time than one of the actor-turned-directors who was along for the ride in the first place? Shane Black's "The Predator" may not contain any of the simplicity or subtlety of that masterful first installment, but it does contain a decent amount of the fun, ultimately shaping out to be one of the best "Predator" sequels I've seen yet. Well cast and featuring a bevy of jaw-dropping action scenes, the movie is almost ceaselessly entertaining, save for a few moments where the narrative tread a bit too far into left field for my tastes. Overall, though, it was a noted effort and an unquestionably good time, to say the least.… Expand

4 of 11 users found this helpful47

ajzeg01

Sep 15, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m gonna start this off by saying that I’m not a huge fan of the Predator movies (I’m more into Alien) but I’ve liked all the movies I’ve seen from the series. I like the original a lot, I haven’t seen the second one, Alien vs Predator is a guilty pleasure of mine, I haven’t seen the second one, and I thought Predators was okay. As for The Predator, it was definitely a bad movie, but I actually thought it was pretty funny. A lot of the intentional Marvel-style humour fell pretty flat for me, but there’s another aspect of the film that I found pretty hilarious. One of the main characters is an autistic kid, but he’s movie autistic. He’s shy, he gets bullied and he can’t handle loud noises (except for explosions apparently?), but he’s actually a genius. Pretty stereotypical portrayal. Mary & Max and Ready Player One did it a lot better. What makes it hilarious is how they use his autism as a plot device. How can he figure out how to use the Predator technology? Autism. Why is the Predator after him? Also autism. Why? Get this. They are using humans to make super-powerful hybrid Predators and one of them wants to use the power of autism to make them even stronger. Yes, you heard that right, the Predator wants to weaponize autism. But that’s not all! There’s also an environmental message and a cute animal sidekick! I swear, I’m not making any of this up! This movie’s plot is insane! As for the rest of the movie, it was honestly nothing special at all. It’s pretty much just a generic action movie. There are some neat practical effects, but there’s also a lot of bad CGI. I didn’t care about any of the characters, but there were some good kills. This movie wasn’t a bad way to kill 100 minutes, but if you don’t like so-bad-it’s-good type movies, I’d say just stick with the original.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

BtBOSteve

Sep 14, 2018

The film is a parody of a 'Predator' movie, it's a spoof of the franchise and the current mindset of studio executives with their "MCU, MCU, MCU" envy. The film wreaks of meddling, studio and test audiences.

Due to the re-shoots, there's plenty of barely finished CGI and it's hard to getThe film is a parody of a 'Predator' movie, it's a spoof of the franchise and the current mindset of studio executives with their "MCU, MCU, MCU" envy. The film wreaks of meddling, studio and test audiences.

Due to the re-shoots, there's plenty of barely finished CGI and it's hard to get too invested in some of the action sequences when the VFX look straight out of 'Star Trek Generations' and some creature CG that's borderline as bad as the VFX in 'An American Werewolf in Paris'. But, those were mid-90's movies, not a major release in 2018.

It's not just the rushed CG, the re-shoots have taken their toll and crippled the film both structurally and narratively, it's an absolute cluster mess, overflowing with pacing issues, tonal imbalances, massive continuity issues and plot holes. It is one of the worst edited movies I have ever seen put out as a major release. I have never had so many - "WTF? Who, when, how do you know that? You don't know that?! You weren't there or didn't see it so how do you know that?! No, you didn't read his file, you were there for 2 minutes!" - moments in a film for a long time. I spent a lot of it going in my head "oh, so they're over there now, weren't they just over there a minutes ago?", "hang on, where did they get all those guns? Where did they get the trucks? They were in the house, now they've got all that... what?" and the worst moment was, "where did they get that helicopter? How did they get that in less than two cuts?"… Expand

16 of 26 users found this helpful1610

SamLoboda

Nov 2, 2018

What? This movie suck! How they can create something worse than alien vs predator 2. Only one thing in this movie i love, this movie so bad that i started loving all old series more than before i watch "predator 2018". Even AvP2 good movie.

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Yester

Jan 28, 2020

This is the worst movie I have seen in years. The sad thing is, terrible movies can be hilarious and enjoy in that way, but not this one. It's not even good at being a terrible movie.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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