How Not To Reboot A Movie

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The Predator 2018 was a poor film, its writing was weak, and it failed to capture what made the original predator so great. In this video essay I ask why...
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[@okwrite7120]

A link to your patreon would help. Thanks.

[@LaNoLaCola]

If you want to talk controversy, I can't imagine the mixed thoughts some people may have over that p/ew/diep/ie clip used in the video

[@TheCloserLook]

@@okwrite7120 I honestly would like to have a link to my Patreon in my comment. But KZbin has essentially censored the link to Patreon's site from comment sections because they want you to use KZbin channel memberships. It's really scummy to be honest.

[@domnolan4286]

Can you try and set up your own webpage where people can pay instead? Lots of us are leaving patreon because of their obscene politics, but it would still be great to support you!

[@icthulu]

What's funny is the recent Predator commercials for the Blueray release better honor the franchise.

[@WanderinRaider]

Sadly, I think people and Hollywood have forgot that Predator, Alien and Terminator were dramtic horror movies with an action twist.

[@neurocell159]

Aliens actually ruined movies similar to this. People thought that Aliens was a horror movie, but it was actually an action movie with comedy and horror influences. Alien 3 was great because there were no weapons. It allowed the Alien series to return to being a thriller.

[@Cicadareal]

WanderinRaider it’s too offensive now haha

[@shadowhuntermoon4834]

I checked the best action movies on worldwide scaled, and terminator is first. So.. not sure what you meant by that. All the movies you cited are very very famous

[@Trimiant]

@@shadowhuntermoon4834 He meant that because of Terminator1984 is listed as an action movie people will forget that it is a horror/slasher really but with a robot. It has some actionscenes in it but it is not an action movie really. Same with Alien, the Thing, and the Predator.

[@josephschmoe9095]

Not only that, but Terminator had a compelling romance that was essential to the larger plot. Of those three films Predator is clearly the more action oriented one. For example, the unnecessarily long and gratuitous shoot 'em up western style battle with the guerrillas and their Russian overlords before they encountered the Predator (a minor weak point of the film, in my opinion). Alien was much more about mood in a cold futuristic setting. Terminator had a strong science fiction component. Reboots and remakes churned out by lesser mortals seem completely oblivious to these elements that made the originals so strong.

[@wangzhang9515]

When a director says” it doesn’t look scary in the day light so we changed the climate to night times”, you gotta know he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

[@troglodytezero1697]

At this point scary stopped in the first movie and now the goal is thrilling.

[@twilitezn]

Which is insane because it's Shane Black..! The man wrote the screenplays for "Lethal Weapon", "Last Boy Scout", & "Long Kiss Goodnight"...PLUS he wrote and directed "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" & "The Nice Guys"....He's not a hack!!! Between "The Predator" & "Iron Man 3" I was HIGHLY disappointed mostly because I revere him!

[@tryksta7247]

We knew he doesn't know what he's doing when he fucked up the Iron Man franchise with Iron Man 3.

[@aleahlrb]

Climate?!

[@bigl6218]

I wish I could give this 2 likes

[@samuelfaict5755]

Predator (1987) is like a video game where your cheat codes have no effect on the main bad guy.

[@alooro59]

And you have to beat it legit.

[@jojoface4940]

Except it's not

[@diegouy8277]

@@alooro59 you have to put the controller in the second player slot

[@joek4238]

You have to cover your controller in mud.

[@shadowpriest7386]

Metal gear soild robots are back in my mind, I'm gonna die.

[@myrnacaraig2681]

The OG Predator was John Wick that traded aggressive pursuit for tactical silence. The rebooted one was a Stormtrooper on steroid with Deadpool humor.

[@cashisgreat4700]

Predator came out way before john wick was even a thought

[@VideoSmarts1]

John Wick was made as a sort of callback to a time when action films had balls

[@brianwillis8447]

@@cashisgreat4700 I like John Wick, but I don't get how everybody ignores the fact that nobody is afraid of him and he gets his ass kicked in every movie.

[@abnnizzy]

Also, while there is a lot of good points in this video, the whole thing is pointless because of one thing: *IT ISN'T A REBOOT*

[@justbny9278]

@@brianwillis8447 because at the end of the day he's still a human man. What matters isn't that he got kicked in the ass,is that he's the one who survives for the next movie.

[@splinte111]

The fact that the original takes place during the day makes the monster even scarier. The original predator doesn't give a shit if it's day or night it knows that it's a far superior hunter than you.

[@somedudewhodraws9377]

Exactly the original takes place almost completely in the daytime and in the climax its at night

[@theodoregideonshisha7919]

because he is invisible. darkness itself isnt scary, its something invisible in darkness we are afraid of. so meh.

[@TheCloserLook]

The thing is i'm pretty sure the predator chose to attack during the day, because at night they were all vulnerable. Look at that time he snuck into their camp, stole the guys dead body and ran away. In that moment he could have killed them all, but he chose not to. I think he did it because there is no sport in killing them while their defences are down, he wants to attack them in the day when they are at their most capable. Now that's badass.

[@ChoJun69]

​@@TheCloserLook Predator are hunter species, they do not hunt THE "weak", like sparing the harmless woman if she's not a threat(wouldn't be a first time we saw that). They're the thropy type of race, the more dangerous and stronger the foe, the more scars and greater battle it gave the more honor and respect they will get(taking human spines in 2nd movie, and other monster skeletons we saw during the film in the ship decorated on altar shows the hunter/predator skills in the hunt). We know, that predator wants a fight, a hunt and not some silly assassinations lol. 2018 was really meh tbh.. We saw a hybrid and he was totally garbage, just walk in and get killed in 10mins... what if he actually was a proper predator, jesus fuck that would be painful to watch as a human lol.

[@supastar25]

Kind of reminds me of that famous shot in "Halloween" of Michael Myers stalking Jamie Lee Curtis...in broad daylight without a care in the world...it makes it even scarier and creepier. The Predator unleashed horror onto the soldiers in broad daylight and that made it even more badass.

[@toromisher]

Wait, you're telling me the 2018 Predator isn't a parody?

[@lugbzurg8987]

Honestly, I think the thumbs-up joke actually works pretty well. It's funny, but it also shows the predator's stealth and quick thinking really well. It's able to cause that kind of destruction and cover it all up quietly, right under your nose... and that's terrifying.

[@TurnerTim52]

@@lugbzurg8987 I can see what you mean, though i think it really only works with the concept that this predator was once human. Otherwise predator would ideally misinterpret the hand sign of a thumbs up as a proper response and so on and so forth. I think if he had his helmet at the time he could have just popped a recording of somebody giving the all clear. Since they seem to understand linguistics pretty well.

[@nickb2208]

@@TurnerTim52 really? This ancient alien technically is human now and that make's sense how? It's as bad as RS making the Aliens human now too being made by a robot via human DNA.

[@TurnerTim52]

@@nickb2208 I mean I'm okay with it conceptually, it could have been done differently i guess. I think it does make sense that they are essentially DNA thieves though purely to breed them into stronger versions of themselves. It happens in a forced evolution sorta way. I guess it could have been done better though, i did hate the movie its an insult to the series. But if the direction taken is forced evolution then its not a bad one, pretty sure the alien series even used some of that in covenant.

[@Fmakegeo6]

Really?you guys are having a small debate and justification of why it can be acceptable for an ancient alien who just met humans and suddenly is using a human language symbolism of a thumbs up. Cool it's good to know. now I can justify my spitting into an aliens face as a sign of friendship. I think my changes that I'm right would be 1 in a billion, like this scene lol

[@BugFinder217]

The fact that the predators in this movie combined their DNA with other species instantly made me hate it. The council would have not tolerated this.

[@chickenwaffles9638]

The secondary plot about humanity going extinct because of global warming was terrible. And the part where the kid figures out the predators technology and at the end he works for the military could have been left out of the movie and the movie wouldn’t have been fine. I also hate how they killed off the only likable characters for no reason

[@raggispaggis2456]

@@chickenwaffles9638 witch one of them was likeable? ( I haven't seen the movie)

[@Lazekillerwhale]

@@chickenwaffles9638 Is the likeable character you're talking about is the Christian guy?

[@chickenwaffles9638]

@@Lazekillerwhale I forget, I haven’t seen that movie in a while, but it’s one of the guys that were on the bus. They were the only characters in the whole movie that I cared about, they weren’t great, but they were certainly better than the main dude

[@Lazekillerwhale]

@@chickenwaffles9638 how did he die?

[@Zedkiller1101]

Predator: satires 80s action movies Predator 2: satires 80s cop movies Predator 2018: satires horror movies

[@Zedkiller1101]

@Naufal Hafizh Predators: satires Predator

[@NinaNiterose86]

Predator 2018 satires itself

[@33dbz]

What about the AVP movies?

[@owyemen9367]

@@33dbz wolf exists so its fine

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

*satirizes But agreed.

[@Hundeputzmunter]

combining horror and comedy generally only works where the ultimate intention is to create a comedy film (eg Cabin In The Woods, Evil Dead 2, Braindead)

[@derfzgrld]

But then you are not combining horror with comedy but comedy with horror :P

[@morganwoolford2963]

What about Get Out? That movie was Scary as fuck but it definitely had some good laughs too

[@gleeman959]

I have to agree that Cabin in the Woods was an excellent blend between horror and comedy. It didn't reach to far to either end of the spectrum.

[@insanezombieman753]

@@morganwoolford2963 Yeah but like the guy in the video said, the humor was a lot more subtle and went with the flow of the movie.

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Ghostbusters is the best horror/comedy ever made.

[@antonackermann9620]

The Closer Look: ...and he is standing. Just standing still in the open. Predator: I'd like to see how fast YOU move in plot armor that heavy.

[@TheCloserLook]

Lol XD

[@vernonhampton5863]

Funny

[@ProjektBurn]

Lolol

[@articcenturion8387]

Plot armor piercing rounds are hard to acquire.

[@williamkanderson3]

Hahahaha

[@loicb4880]

13:39 exactly, I feel like if he’s killable, there’s tension in the movie. If he’s an immortal juggernaut, there’s no point to the movie.

[@ghornisbae1653]

In the original, the predator is well a predator (a hunter) it stalks its prey and takes them out 1 by 1, making sure it’s always in the advantageous situation. In the 2018 reboot it’s a generic alien villain, it’s exactly as you said just a movie monster,

[@rengachinzah5847]

There was a 2018 predator movie?

[@aluna1234]

Right, I didn't even know it came out till I saw it on tv and thought it was the original and turned it on to watch

[@reyntime1950]

Kinda... Not really.

[@stardustlordfinery8140]

Ikr

[@batenkhtehe]

it's another corporate trash.

[@UltimateTS64]

I didn't remember that either 😂

[@lugbzurg8987]

*Regarding the part where you compare the two scenes together...* Another reason why the predator in the old scene makes the eponymous monster more terrifying with its vulnerability and injury-treating process is quite simple. It establishes that the predator is intelligent.

[@-.-4595]

yeah invisible suit and weapons beyond there comprehension wasn't a giveaway of there intelligence

[@lugbzurg8987]

@@-.-4595 Of course it isn't. Do *you* custom-design every piece of tech you use? Even if he did built it, it means nothing without cunning tactics.

[@-.-4595]

@@lugbzurg8987 smh they hunt deadly species from different planets for sport if you thought they wherent smart I dont know what to say

[@lugbzurg8987]

@@-.-4595 The reboot doesn't exactly do much to display such intelligence nearly as effectively as the original.

[@-.-4595]

@@lugbzurg8987 alright I agree with that in the og films he was actually using genius level hunting tacticts. my favorite example was when he used a recording of the guy that he used as bait to lure the others in.

[@Kaefer1973]

9:51-9:53 shows how good Arnold could actually act, these facial expressions were point on.

[@waknart3559]

Heehoo caveman make surprise face

[@far0145]

Better than Mass Effect Andromeda lmao

[@GenericProtagonist7]

Actually, it's a little known fact that he wasn't acting, the studio executes actually abandoned Arnold in the jungle and sent an alien after him.

[@Dude-oh8vq]

Easily one of Arnold's best performances, and I'd place Predator in the top 3 best Schwarzenegger films. Personally Predator is my favorite Arnold film.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

@@Dude-oh8vq Predator is one of his best films, though I also like Conan. Mostly because it was done before he was super famous so I felt he tried a bit harder. In terms of non action movie roles I think he did amazing in Jingle All the Way.

[@IncoRabbit]

In contrast to this, the Ghost Recon Wildlands had a Predator fight in it. The predator _can_ be killed, but he felt invincible, much like the movie. It stopped being tense, and more "When is this thing gonna die."

[@chickencurry420]

The fact that all of its attacks could one-shot you made an otherwise tense, scary fight into frustrating bullshit. It stopped being scary and became infuriating

[@punk5585]

As someone who loves this game, yeah, if he was gonna one shot you, they should have made his health WAY LOWER, like, sometimes the laser doesn't show up or the splash damage gets you thru a rock

[@austingoranson6116]

Lmao I remember dying over and over on that damn fight. And then my team finally killed him and he blew us all up with his damn self-destruct. From a storytelling standpoint, not very good, but it made for a fun game challenfe

[@Pengochan]

There is another aspect of the vulnerable vs. invincible predator: in the first movie the predator is a crafty hunter, and he plays out this craftiness, he plays with his prey like a cat with mice. That makes it much more interesting. Also the cloaking device is not perfect, so as a viewer we're also on the lookout.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Also there is that scene where he is hurt and runs to tend to his wound. Shows self preservation over victory at all cost.

[@Dudik28]

@@returnedtomonkey8886 I like in that scene that the healing technique also is very painful so it screams in pain. It shows that the predator can feel pain, just like humans.

[@vexjaeger4314]

Phthalo Blue it also shows the predator mindset a bit. I mean surely a species that had mastered interstellar travel could make some pain killers, but no, the predator rejects these. It will take the pain of his medical treatment for he is Strong.

[@Zaz5y]

Vex jaeger I’m pretty sure you’d still scream in agony after being shot even if you took painkillers.

[@jarzez]

@@Zaz5y I see you know a lot about hypothetical space painkillers

[@milo0904]

Comedy + horror? Shaun of the Dead. Simple.

[@goldendreams3437]

You can say that again! 😁

[@TheCloserLook]

The thing is I'd argue Shaun of the Dead isn't even a horror. It is a comedy that parodies a lot of other horrors out there. I will give it to you that the climax of the film, specifically the part where he flicks the lights on an off with the zombies behind the glass is befitting of a traditional horror. But overall, I would say for every scary moment that film has, there are 50 funny ones. It is a comedy that makes fun of the horror genre, but it barely classifies as a horror itself. If you get what I mean?

[@milo0904]

@@TheCloserLook yeah thats pretty accurate

[@ThomasLien1]

Cabin in the woods, simple.

[@hinglemccringleberry1255]

Tucker and dale vs evil. Simple.

[@CocainePirate]

The "I cant tell" line in the original will always give me the chills

[@MD-vs9ff]

I think the reason SciFi can be combined with any genre is because SciFi is a classification of the work's setting, while the other genres (action, horror, or romance) are classifying the plot. Trying to combine two setting genres (like SciFi and Medieval) has just as much potential for clash as trying to combine two plot genres.

[@drakkenmensch]

"It probably breaks the established lore of things, but..." That joke is funny because we assume that the movie producers care the slightest bit about maintaining Predator continuity.

[@Guru_1092]

It also implies that Predator lore is consistent in the first place lol.

[@slowmotionwriting8714]

@@Guru_1092 Isn't that the whole problem? After all, if you only consider the first movie then it's pretty consistent.

[@ashb7]

Literally no piece of media has stuck its dick so deep into the relatively simple lore the first movie set up, as much as this trainwreck of a movie. It's unbelievable Shane Black did this after being a part of the original.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Reminds me a bit of Highlander. Where every movie discarded any previous movie except the first one.

[@devian2364]

also characters being very comfortable of the predator's presence. back in '87 full grown soldiers were crapping their pants

[@waynewayne8419]

Devian Tart I mean in 87 they didn’t know what they were up against while in the recent one they were a bit familiar with what a predator is.

[@anthonyteasley3837]

@@waynewayne8419 thing is i know what a bear is ive seen a bear on a computer before hefk even through glass at a zoo But thing is if i saw a bear charging at me whrn i only have a tiny pistol im gonna be scared shitless rather than think oh ive seen this before im not scared

[@ashb7]

@@anthonyteasley3837 Seriously man, it's fucking terrifying to look at no matter how much exposure you've had to it, there's no way you'd be fine with this monstrous mythical hunter being walking around in front of you. Hell, the inmates on the bus don't even believe in aliens, and their first reaction to seeing the Predator is essentially, "oh so that's a thing... ok".

[@xyoungdipsetx]

Devian 23 he sort of said that in the video

[@francisoffilth7953]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is the best example of a movie successfully combining comedy with horror

[@etienneleroi9515]

I’d argue Shaun of the Dead, but perhaps that does lean toward comedy

[@pegleg2959]

The film 'Predators' with Adrian Brody was a really good sequel, its one of my favorite Predator films. It remembers they're supposed to be horror films with a dash of action, its got a very interesting plot that keeps you guessing but doesn't ruin the first film with uneeded explanations, and has some fantastic acting.

[@NoName_NoTitle]

Prey was even better.

[@abox7825]

Hollywood School of Writing Lesson 1: Make a monster movie Lesson 2: Make a sequel with the exact same monster but it's slightly bigger

[@daverobson3084]

Lesson 3:Now add more of same monster.

[@Shabanezloth]

Lesson 4 : Don't forget to make it bulletproof

[@tinle9]

Lesson 5: reboot it years later to do another series

[@MachinatedGames]

Lesson 6: SON OF PREDATOR

[@mhouston2968]

Also..What about temporary alliance between monster and heroes against bigger threat (monster)..ugh

[@kelvincasing5265]

Dog Soldiers, American Werewolf, Shaun of the Dead... plenty of movies manage it. Probably their writers weren't smoking huge amounts of crack.

[@fds7476]

Severance...

[@TheLuckySpades]

Cabin in the Woods Tucker and Dale vs Evil

[@prue5588]

Kelvin Casing even evil dead did, and that shit was 100% horror

[@ullinator]

Nobody wanna talk about ghostbusters?

[@grahamvandyke]

@@ullinator Great example, it's why Ghostbusters is such a classic film. It has truly terrifying scenes melded in with comedy gold. Honestly the only movie talked about here that successfully achieved it.

[@Boxghost102]

Terminator Salvation had some of the thickest atmosphere in any movie ever. The rest of it was kinda bad, but man that atmosphere.

[@lindascoon4652]

Just like 300, they shouldn't have even tried making a sequel.

[@chrisscott3071]

To be fair the idea of focusing on navy battles was a good one just not executed very well

[@Kaefer1973]

I kinda liked Predator 2. And I'm far from alone (not even close to the first, but you can watch it without feeling dirty otherwise so many sequels to stand alone movies)..

[@thesnailmail4259]

Predator 2 was the third movie I'd ever seen. I was like 3 and it was my favorite movie next to Barneys great adventure and power rangers, what I'm saying is pred 2 is good for your kids.

[@raefinoh1172]

@@thesnailmail4259 Especially that graphic sex scene.

[@thesnailmail4259]

@@raefinoh1172 did not effect me at all so, yeah, I stand by my statement.

[@reeceb4622]

I’m not sure man Courage the Cowardly Dog nails humor and tension pretty well

[@EndoScorpion]

That show is certainly freaky. But I would never use the word "funny" to describe it.

[@Dragonfury3000]

@@EndoScorpion its funny man just remember the way courage reacts to each situation to save his owners.

[@Diana-ny4bc]

​@@EndoScorpion Disturbingly funny. But i laughed at most of the disturbing things when i was a kid. So I guess it affects different people differently. That show strikes a many different emotion. Sadness, happiness/heartwarming, shock, laughter, horror as the prominent ones. But then again, they had different emotions per different episodes.

[@Maxisamo1]

It's funny because of character reactions to the horrors they see. Unlike Predator where it's mostly "Your mom" jokes

[@cragnog]

and Get Out

[@DR3S1NGH]

You were spot on with that military joke reference. It's true, being in the military we tend to joke about serious situations from time to time to ease tension or take our mind off of the situation instead of making playground "your mom jokes".

[@whiteout0111]

Congratulations

[@theketaminekid1241]

@@whiteout0111?

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

@@theketaminekid1241 For making it into the military ig

[@aok9153]

2018s the predator is the perfect case study Lion king 2019: Hold my CGI

[@jcoliveira93]

As someone that it's struggling through depression right now, your personal story gave me a little hope that better things are coming. Thank you for your amazing work!

[@cabbyb111]

I think the music from the original predator is probably the best that I have ever heard in an action sci -fi/ horror. It brilliantly blends the over the top action feel with the genuine unease of the alien.

[@supastar25]

It still sounds fantastic...sets the mood perfectly

[@DruovanniDefoe]

Underrated and criminally under-discussed...

[@RedSwordfishEntertainment]

What is this trend of taking your scary monster and making a weird dog version in the sequel?

[@darkracer1252]

i think it's because the zombie dogs in resident evil were so fucking terrifying

[@ollieharket4517]

@The Sci-Fi Dragon or what they were on

[@grimlore3431]

lol alien 3 pretty much did that 😂😂😂😂

[@BajdonX]

@The Sci-Fi Dragon Have you seen Alien 3 Assembly Cut? He actually came from a bull, that's why he is so big when he is born. Assembly Cut is actually not that bad.

[@BajdonX]

@The Sci-Fi Dragon Of course, but what what interested me most was, that he was born from a dog but he is actually same size as one. The bull thing make little more sense (on the other hand, the Xeno in A3 skipped chestburster phase in both cases).

[@irishvader2193]

I love these types of vids, its funny how we can tear apart a movie that has little to no defense, but once we critique disney star wars, its toxic fans.

[@darlingdemon804]

Disney Star Wars raised more questions then created lore…. See KOTR created SO MUCH lore to SW as a Whole then the comics and books and encyclopedias added a HUGE amount of lore stacked upon a giant piece of L O R E. And now… that word lore is a fucking joke to Disney… the shows live action and animated are the only things promising coming out rn bad batch top notch Rebels was okay and the live action shows I like wit that little twist they do the sequel trilogy was written by people who played a few Star Wars games and watched maybe the IV and III

[@gavindajyajya]

It'll only ever be 1 & 2 for me, the others don't exist.

[@33dbz]

Predators wasn’t too bad

[@robgreive3657]

Thanks for convincing me to NEVER watch Predator 2018 and thanks for inspiring me to re-watch Predator 1987 soon.. 👍

[@lugbzurg8987]

I picked up some trilogy collection on blu-ray that has the classic films bundled together. Perhaps look into picking that up!

[@FootballJesus]

Man... it's good. Don't listen to everyone and make up your own mind on the movie. The predator IS the best since the original. Fun all the way through..

[@nukecorruption]

I watched the new predator on a plane flight many months ago, it didn't have anything memorable to me since I dont really remember what happened in it. It was just an average action movie, good to pass time but memorable not so much

[@ashb7]

It's mind-numbingly terrible, to the point that I was refusing to believe Shane Black made this garbage. Even 2010's Predators was way better than whatever this was.

[@MrsNiaboo2000]

Just watched the original, it holds up well.

[@ness6099]

If your solution for making a scene scary is by “making it dark,” you’re not doing it right. You need to set up an atmosphere with a payoff. The original Predator had Dutch’s crew in the jungle, knowing they were watched, and the payoff is the dread they feel and the suspended state of unease in the situation. There were no jump scares in the original predator, rather set up atmospheres and calculated emotions conveyed to viewers. If your atmosphere happens to be dark, that’s fine, but don’t act like it’s a causation of fear. You have to earn fear.

[@imjusthereeatingpopcorn5234]

The problem with predator is how high the first movie set the bar. Because there wasnt enough money to add more of the predator unmasked or where dutch finds the spaceship actually works better for the film. Plus as a kid the music in certain scenes scared the crap out of me.

@@imjusthereeatingpopcorn5234 I remember going to the cinema, seen the stills of the movie and thinking the monster was Dutch in the last fight because there weren't stills of the predator.

[@skylorharden8643]

Your personal story there at the end was quite relatable and I just wanted to say that you are doing wonderfully and I absolutely LOVE your content. You’re doing great!

[@camdenreed5369]

Dude the severed hand joke made me so angry I dont have words

[@bazinga743]

It’s so depressing that Shane Black directed this.

[@TrufanNW]

Well Predator killed him and Shane killed him back. I think it's fair. Not good but fair.

[@SnowLeopard784]

Remember Iron Man 3? The guy is a talentless back when working with established franchises.

[@bazinga743]

Falconwing I personally thought Iron Man 3 was really underrated and I love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and the Nice Guys.

[@bazinga743]

Falconwing wait what’s a talentless back lol

[@oneandonlysound3453]

didn't suprise me at all. Guy directed one of the worst MCU movies "Iron Man 3" disrespecting lore just like this with the Mandarin as well as adding in more comedy that somehow manages to feel out of a place in a movie with an egotistical character like Tony Stark. Let him direct original films, he shouldn't ever be allowed to touch another IP/property ever again.

[@timothymclean]

I'd like to suggest that another reason the original _Predator_ movie wouldn't work today is that the genre of film _Predator_ was riffing on (with flipping power dynamics and horror elements and whatnot) no longer exists. Oh, we still have action movies, but not the same _kinds_ of action movies. Modern action heroes are more likely to be secret agents than soldiers; their plot armor usually takes the form of walking off the occasional serious injury rather than just not getting hurt; and they are less likely to use overwhelming automatic fire instead of highly-choreographed short-range action maneuvers. You'd need a different setting, a different plot, and a different monster (or at least a different set of alien gadgets) to flip the modern action genre into a horror film than you did in the 80's. And I am _not_ the guy to do that flipping; I don't like most action films. There are some standouts, but I don't feel like I have a good feel of the genre's pulse. But even I can see that _Red_ and, um, _The King's Men_ aren't the same as _Rambo_ and _The Expendables._

[@nickrude5977]

Did you just describe John Wick ?

[@jimd385]

....John Wick gives us all hope for the future of proper action movies, quippy, stoopid action movies (Deadpool) are barely worth a second look.

[@DadGeekUK]

It's the same reason the re-released Duke Nukem didn't work. Both original works lampooned current action tropes to achieve what they were going for. In the case of Predator it took those action heroes and made them vulnerable, for Duke Nukem it was holding up a mirror to their ridiculous machismo. You can't flip, lampoon or mirror something that hasn't existed in that form for 30 years. It ends up disconnected from its point of reference and satire gets mistaken for sincerity, which in Duke's case was a crass, gun-toting idiot spouting nonsense.

[@timothymclean]

@@jimd385 If you view Deadpool as an action movie with comedic elements, you're going to be as disappointed as if you view Transformers as a rom-com with action elements.

[@jimd385]

@Timothy McLean, I actually enjoyed the Deadpool movies, as dumb as they are. Transformers-mostly terrible. But Predator, Die Hard,John Wick, Jack Reacher...hard core action thrillers that will be remembered for years to come.

[@jettytheyeti]

So I just want to say it took me a while to find a video essay channel that didn't talk about backstage drama aspects or the directors problems. I wanted to find someone who analyzed the writing and the movie itself. You have earned yourself a subscriber with these videos. Thank you so much!

[@tinkererscrickets3102]

predator 2018 is how I play avp, I never make it far

[@my2randomcents]

My main problem, the predator creature DOES NOT need to be bigger and hulking, the original creature was already an"ultimate" hunter

[@harrisonbooth6129]

MY 2 CENTS I agree. That was just horrible.🤦🏾‍♂️ So disappointing.

[@Vorador47]

yeah, it's an issue with both predators and the predator, there is nothing wrong with the original predators, we don't need a bigger more badass version of them, it lazy as hell as an attempt to add something new, changes lore and makes the original design redundant. it's all completely unnecessary

[@Arcademan09]

I'm not too deep into the Predator lore (yet) but isn't there already a different class of Predators that are WAY bigger?

[@al112v4]

Ironically THAT Predator was a young one, according to lore of course, an actual badass Pred was the one in AVP2, so it kinda makes "sense" that a human killed a young Predator.

[@nsodin1818]

@@al112v4 I don't think these people know about the lore

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*_Cartoon Network should have taken some notes here..._*

[@eduard476]

they trashed at least 5 classic cartoons already

[@goldendreams3437]

You can say that again

[@amensomen8048]

What did cartoon network do?

[@markusnixon3156]

Teen Titans Go; turning an action packed character driven superhero cartoon into a goofy, "doesn't take itself seriously," every character is comic relief type superhero cartoon.

[@birdmoney]

This video was uploaded today.

[@alexgheorghita4583]

bruh, the part where you were talking about lacking motivation to get out of bed, that hit home with me. Glad you're better now

[@ciizar6941]

BTW your personal revelation made me sub... like your honesty, and I think you deserve to follow this path! As someone with similar problematics in my past I can absolutely emphasize... Keep up the good work... Looking forward to see your future videos!

[@GreenGearMood]

Horror/comedy is called Splatstick, which Evil Dead coined.

[@zyaicob]

Darn that's good

[@Darchelian]

I would definitely classify Evil Dead and its sequels as Splatstick, but I wouldn't call a movie like Scream or Cabin in the Woods as Splatstick. They are more satirical than slapstick as far as their humor.

[@BabyBearRudy]

When you get murdered in the 1987 Predator so you decide to murder the Predator franchise as payback. Shane Black (Hawkins) deserved to die the way he did in the original tbh

[@517Spidy]

He screwed Iron Man 3 up so badly with that fake manderain story line yuck

[@dead9247]

@TigerBloodMan what are you even saying? They just want good writing.

[@Gideon13397]

@@dead9247 I think that guy has lost his brain cells. Don't mind him.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

Thank you for the very, very personal share of your past and emotions. I can relate a great deal and this was helpful to me. I love your channel! You do a great job. I will start supporting you tomorrow as I feel the entertainment you provide me is worth paying you.

[@titanninjawarrior]

Keep at it man! Your input is very constructive and the industry would do well to listen!

[@Lalahmaria]

The first predador movie is pretty much perfect in every aspect: character introduction, theme, writing, the fighting scenes even now in 2018 still make me feel nervous and jumpy. That's why i was so excited for the 2018 predador and that's why i hate it with all of my strength. It shares nothing with its predecessors (in terms of quality) except for the name

[@BakaryD]

How not to reboot a movie : Just don't reboot it.

[@MunchingSawdust23]

Sometimes a reboot can be good. The Dark Tower should definitely be rebooted at a time and by people that can get it done properly.

[@Casanuda]

@@MunchingSawdust23 just don't remake a movie that's already good because you will double your chance of failure. You would have to make a movie that is good and then also make it better than the original at the same time.

[@-47-]

@@Casanuda Exactly, rebooting an excellent movie is an obvious cash grab, regardless of how good it is

[@MunchingSawdust23]

@@Casanuda That's true. My objection was to my interpretation of the original comment, which was that no movie should ever be rebooted. Some movies can be rebooted, but not good ones and certainly not classics.

[@bn3kr271]

@jack smith nonononono please i will cry thats like one of my favorite movies

[@nickx1754]

Thank you for sharing your story about finding purpose. I can definitely relate and it’s inspirational hearing stories such as yours. May you be well supported. Your content is very educational as well as entertaining. Thank you for the effort and dedication! Your passion really comes through in your work : )

[@l34l]

That hypothesis of Royce is just mind boggling. Amazing job structuring it.

[@LordHollow]

Picks up severed left arm, thumbs up with the right arm... smh

[@turtleanton6539]

Lol

[@grobsop6688]

= will never watch that pile of bantha pudu

[@centeroftheuniverse7196]

SOMEONE CALL CINEMA SINS!

[@willardtk2979]

@@centeroftheuniverse7196 This whole movie is a sin.

[@megumi6499]

4:31 *Star Wars First Order PTSD flashbacks*

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Wow...I never realized how un-threatening the new Stormtroopers are until now...these guys are supposed to be space-nazis, heartless and terrifying, but they act more like disgruntled hired guards with no sense of direction in life.

[@hatefulgaming1800]

But is Kylo is threatening, no.

[@laughingmac]

even better, he picked up a left arm and the thumbs up was a right arm

[@thaddeushenry9730]

@Heliax you know, except when they incinerated the main characters parents and left their skeleton. I mean of course they've been the butt of jokes for years now bu back when the movies were new no one thought about it that way.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@Heliax Yeah, true, but I do think they could've done better with them.

[@siva2727]

Predator in Samurai era Japan or in the Wild west would be awesome

[@wuebboltc]

The Closer Look: Horror and comedy don't mix Tremors: Am I a joke to you?

[@Raptorworld22]

oh my god i need to rewatch the original 4 tremors movies now, thanks

[@MrBazBake]

Predator (2018) gets wrong what Predator 2, written by the original writers, got right but didn't quite do perfectly. The Predator is a slasher franchise, not an action flick. And if you're going to make it an action flick, better to do like Aliens and subvert it by tearing apart the action cliches early and then going back to an action flick. Shane Black made a movie where he couldn't lose his main characters until the third act, so all of the fights were toothless and safe. No one was under a threat except nameless side characters, and no one took the threats seriously. For a movie of this length, adding MORE conflict means you have to make each conflict less relevant. The first Predator has only a 5 minute action sequence and a lot of the deaths happen off-screen for the rest of the film. It's paced and written like an action movie that stumbles into a horror movie 15 minutes in and stays there. Predator is an ensemble action flick that stays an ensemble action flick the whole film and never subverts itself or comments on itself, instead falling into cliches.

[@elitesparky5859]

You should make KZbin videos.

[@Dissociare]

I have to say, predator 2 is my favourite, simply for the opening scene. *rubs cocaine in wounds*

[@bigskippa]

My ranking of the Predator films: 1. Predator 2 2. Predators 3. Predator 4. The Predator

[@markkoetsier6475]

@@bigskippa Me = chronologically confused about sequel titles.

[@JOCoStudio1]

@@bigskippa Umm. They didn't really think through those titles did they. It's worse than planet of the apes. Almost.

[@YTRingoster]

5:13 it's almost as if sci-fi is an *aesthetic* and not a narrative genre! Reminds me of the "animation genre..."

[@KupaMan]

I agree with what you're saying, but I do think scifi is both an aesthetic and a genre, though I do think it is increasingly used as an aesthetic and not a genre. Old school scifi was about exploring some common ideas, like how technology will shape our culture, and how it affects society. Books like Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and others all explore these ideas to talk about where we're going. Movies like Star Wars are not that. Aesthetically, they're scifi, but thematically, they're fantasy adventures, with the same structure, themes, and sensibilities.

[@vsratoslava]

I live for your remaking ideas man!❤️

[@johnoliverfainsan3115]

12 days to make a video of this quality is simply amazing.

[@henchmen999]

Don't forget that they somehow found a reason for Olivia Munn to take off her clothes.

[@Tome4kkkk]

I'd rather point out that she is effectively a lookalike to Elpidia Carrillo from the original Predator m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjI3MzI4MTUxNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTg4NjkyNA@@._V1_SX1138_CR0,0,1138,999_AL_.jpg

[@TheLightSideReactions]

That moment when you realize you were cast for the wrong Schwarzenegger movie sequel.

[@DRnick2359]

Olivia Munn was possibly the BEST thing about The Predator....kinda' glad she wasn't killed off during the film, either....lol

[@r.j.penfold]

(Plus there was that whole fiasco where a sexual predator was working on the film and when Olivia spoke up about it her co-workers weren't particualrly nice to her about it...)

[@elliepredator_fan1111]

She just looks so amazing when she’s weak and cowering in fear... just kidding she sucks too

[@papabean4208]

Another boring aspect to the film was Olivia mun's character. Bog standard "Action female", looks like a 90 pound runway model, can take a hit that would knock an NFL player unconscious. Strength of character does not mean being a durable punching bad.

[@MegaZeta]

Whine whine whine

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

@@MegaZeta so you've got no arguement to dispute his point with then.

[@BR-cq2hm]

Linda in Terminator or Sigourney in Aliens. Real female action heroes.

[@thetayeti]

Idk if it's just me, but I also hate it whenever they add in these child masterminds into movies because they become the perfect thing to chase after and or make really shitty jokes of if they're working in a high security area. I feel like it's too cliché, I've seen it done way too many times where theres some child that's just able to do shit with no reason

[@postumus.]

@@BR-cq2hm, there was also Cynthia whatever her name is and that Latina chick. I think she was also in Total Recall. I blame the fanboys for untalented O. Munn. The other women are at least believable and progressed to badass level.

[@noelkorf5018]

You have the coolest voice. I would listen to you narrate almost anything

[@alexandermartins65]

I'm glad you are doing these because you are my go to guy for story telling. 💪💪💪

[@scifino1]

19:38 FYI: that sounds one hell of a lot like psychological depression(s). If you ever have that extreme feeling of senselessness again, it might be a good idea to talk to a psychologist about it. You seem to be doing very well though. This video was great. Keep it up!

[@optillian4182]

@Romano Coombs Molded by it. They didn't see the light until they were men, and by then it was blinding.

[@Mrjcraft00]

+

[@Mrjcraft00]

I really hope more people reply to this so he can see it, depression and senselessness is a thing to take very seriously.

[@zakuhtet3775]

== How Not To Reboot A Movie == 1. No weaponized autism ~ FIN ~

[@megashark1013]

As an autistic person, I am happy not to be weaponized.

[@zakuhtet3775]

@@megashark1013 *laughs in Shane Black*

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@Emberson-9000]

Help! They turned my condition into a prepubescent Tony Stark! That's...not how aspergers works, fellas.

[@thereallowtiergod4267]

I feel exactly like you felt every single day. I have no purpose. I'm happy that you have found something that gives you life. Be proud of yourself because there are those of us out there who are simply unable to defeat the demons you have encountered and overcome. You are very exceptional.

[@lordslamzer1403]

If the message wasn't clear, In order to make a good reboot you must understand and respect the original movie, while not just making the same thing or the same thing with a bigger badder threat, villain, or conflict.

[@lee3r24]

Combine sci-fi with lens flare = JJ Abrams movie

[@NoNameAtAll2]

I enjoyed Predator 2. The policeman vs alien one There. I said it. Come at me.

[@TheCloserLook]

It wasn't too bad in my opinion. But it felt a little like most sequels out there where it was just in the original's shadow rather than really adding to the series and bringing something truly new to the table. I'd say terminator 2 is a far better example of a good sequel than predator 2.

[@harrisp584]

sometimes you've just gotta shrug your shoulders and decide the odds of a sequel being amazing and original vs it being bad are leaning towards it being bad. So like yeah it wasnt too bad for a sequel, but for a fucking movie about *insert plot of predator 2*! Its pretty amazing considering how fucking awful it could've been. just saying, hollywood has fucking ruined some amazing movies with sequels

[@retardedvaxxedliberal]

Are you 10 years old?

[@blyzer7373]

It's really badly directed

[@samiamtheman7379]

I liked it too.

[@voxlabnet]

Wow... Great works... Thanks for sharing your personal story too

[@dewey70]

You have such compelling ideas!

[@YoniIsrael]

i literally forgot this reboot has happened

[@stalebread9825]

Yoni The K I wish I never watched it

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Well, at least Halloween reboot is better than Predators reboot.

[@Horrormaster13]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Yep

[@blyzer7373]

It's not a reboot

[@kennethsatria6607]

I wish I could've...

[@miguelvidal2335]

I gotta a *reboot* *of* *predator* on my mind: Russia, 1945 - World War II. The germans try to survive to the hard terms of the country. Some germans die frozen, some others die in combat, until they are only 9 soldiers (the protagonist would be like, for instance, Viggo Mortensen :D). Mean while, appears a Predator which haunt them camouflaging in the snow. And now, the soldiers will have to face the Predator in the middle of blizzards and snowfalls while they run out of supplies...

[@Darchelian]

Yep. Sign me up.

[@miguelvidal2335]

@@Darchelian Thank you!!! :D

[@angelcalderon5680]

Sounds like a decent set up, however it will run Into the same problem the closer look briefly mentioned: it will essentially just become a remake of the original film, just in different setting.

[@miguelvidal2335]

@@angelcalderon5680 You're right, just like with Predators. But there's no more with Predator, it's just "The hunted hunter" so it's not the kinda of movie to make a reboot, because there's no more, at least in my perspective. But as a random prequel sounds not that bad

[@MALICEM12]

I feel like 70% of people's ideas to "try something new" with predator just end up with throwing the same story but in a WWI/WWII setting, which is about as far from new as one could get.

[@abramo7700]

"There's so many "your mum" jokes." XBOX 9 Year-Olds: The Expert.

[@CarloGoiff666]

3:58 "Just because it was funny, it doesn't mean it's good" - It wasn't funny to begin with pal.

[@mrsnikeersneerph4nt0m13]

The reason so many die hard predator fans had a problem with this film was the constant shitting on the lore of the universe for example a predator is not to evolve their bodies but their tactics, you must not harm the offspring. It breaks them so casually as well that's why I think it would've been best if one of the predators was labeled a bad blood, or one that was dishonorable to the overall view of the clan. Then you can say he modified his body and attempts to kill the kid all you want, because he isn't a honorable predator he's bad blood which is essentially a pile of shit to the more honorable ones. And have the entire movie based around the more honorable predator hunting down the bad blood for a nice trophy, and some honor points. Also to the more general populace that ain't so die hard you labeled the issues very well about the cinema choices

[@ArmondoOrtiz76Lincol]

Thats sounds like a better idea for the movie than the one we got.

[@SaleemFrazer]

I try to call people by their name when I recognize something cool that they did, but your username is a bit much lol. I'll just say "Dude, THAT is a much better movie concept than the crapfest that we had here". There are several ideas that I've read online that were 10 times better than what the writer(s) came up with. I really disliked Predator. Almost to the point where I feel the franchise has officially been killed...again. Guess we gotta wait almost another decade to see this species return hopefully with a better director, writer behind it.

[@dinokaiser]

Just watched the film, at no point does he hurt the kid, sure he kidnaps him but otherwise doesn't even attempt to hurt him.

[@SuperMurray2009]

They should have just made the movie about The Predator originally coming to hunt but ends up teaming with the Humans because the Super Predator doesn't go by a code. It just murders defenseless women and children with no remorse or honor.

[@dinokaiser]

​@@SuperMurray2009 Again at no point does it even harm any children and the one women killed is killed more due to the people shooting at him than anything else (he used her as a shield, which is still a war crime but it's not like the predators were ever above using people to defend themselves). The super predator does very little differently aside from his approach (which is notably less stealthy than the ordinary non-bulletproof predator).

[@High_Key]

To be fair, your point about the opening scene in the original barely showing the Predator and how it adds to the mystery and suspense cannot be applied to the 4th movie of a franchise since by now, we know what it is, we know what it can do, and we know what it looks like. Still a terrible movie but I think you also neglected the fact that it was a product of the studio demanding reshoots and an overall runtime of around 90 minutes. That said, your point about the humor is completely on point. The humor in the original was a product of character development and background sharing whereas, in the 2018 version, it was played for laughs that 90% of them missed.

[@ProSrbgames]

Predators did it,so...

[@isidroundercover]

we as an Audience might know everything about the predator but the Characters in the move shouldn't

[@wolfshade5020]

Yeah for those of us that have seen the predator films up to this point know what a predator is but the reboot was for people who haven’t seen the previous films. I For a movie monster like the Predator you want to make sure that this monster is scary as fuck and is a deadly tactical silent killer, not a hulking beast that’s overpowered and attacks in the open. The same thing for the Xenomorphs in the Alien movies. Both of these creatures are deadly and are scary in their own ways so you want the new audience to know exactly how deadly and scary they are.

[@Seb94Argent]

In the original Predator, Shane Black was brought on to write in some jokes for the film, which he declined because he knew the film's tone didn't have room for jokes, the studio went as far as offering him an acting role in it which he took (hence why he's in the film) but he still refused to write them any comedy (akin to Lethal Weapon) so they killed his character off first. I'm not sure what's happened since but if I had to guess I'd say he approached the writing for The Predator with comedy in mind and realised he had to add horror but couldn't deliver on it, and this is what we got. The jokes in the original Predator should never have been there, they were the result of studio interference trying to shoehorn in comedy where it didn't belong, and Black points this out on the special features of The Predator DVD

[@FinetalPies]

Okay but rewatching the original is still enjoyable and benefits from that tension. Even though you knoe EXACTLY what's going to happen, the tension and dramatic irony is a huge part of what makes the movie good.

[@HP_Ken]

Great channel! Love the content!!

[@gummybearzz5083]

i love your content man, movies are a big part of my life and you've educated me so much on the topic of movies ty so much

[@brianm5563]

Huge item discussed here.. The push for comedy in today's movies where it absolutely doesn't belong. I have no idea why the creators of movies today have no idea how to create an effective tone anymore.

[@samthecowboy]

Thanks for putting out another great vid like I love watching your essays and I always learn something so thanks for being an inspiration my man.

[@TheCloserLook]

Thanks Sylas, glad to hear you liked it :)

[@ZeroFighter]

@@TheCloserLook You never even watched the movie. If you had, you'd know The Predator isn't a reboot.

[@khalilthomas4694]

The end was touching man, I'm 18 and that's how I feel atm, Dope videos btw

[@sheilam5248]

The thumbnail is what brought me here. I thought there should have been a caption reading, "L'oreal - because you're worth it." Halfway through the video, I had to pause and leave a compliment. Sir, you've done an amazing analysis so far. Thank you for the insights and explanations. Keep up the good work!

[@ModernDayGunSlinger]

You what know what I think fundamentally killed THE Predator reboot? The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Much like what happened to the Disney-owned Star Wars, some execs must’ve thought the best way to profit would be to utilize the MCU formula- lots of comedy and a set up for an expanded universe. At no point could I take the new movie serious, because it was littered with constant comedy, and this issue was compounded by how at ease the characters were. As for expanding the universe, they chose to lazily link the original film with a generic reason, introduce a new predator that is nothing more than a bigger predator, and that end scene... That last scene was something you’d totally expect in the typical Marvel film. I could talk about how poorly executed the reboot is for hours, but I think the MCU comparison is a very simple means for describing what happened to THE Predator, and what we can expect for any action film today.

[@randomguy6679]

Except for mission impossible fallout and mad max fury road

[@benwalker3068]

The MCU works cos it's the MCU. Try to spy that formula to another franchise and you get a shitshow!

[@ZeroFighter]

But it's not a reboot, it's a sequel.

[@TimZoet]

The same with the Bird Box which has all hype around is. They explain the whole plot through dialogue in the first 15 minutes; lazy writing. And also too many plot holes. It really frustrates me how lots of people don't understand movies, to that extent I think that is what killed the horror genre: we don't know what's scary anymore; they just fill it with jump scares

[@Senumunu]

lmao. bird box is so vulgarly anti white its rediculous how crude it is.

[@bobbywilliams2839]

@@Senumunu how so?

[@TheEnigmaticBM39]

@@bobbywilliams2839 cuz he says so

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@Senumunu did you see the article on Yahoo news saying that Bird Box is an analogy for how white people avoid seeing racism, hence the blindfolds.... Seriously, that was the authors take on that movie.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

@@Senumunu Get out was also blatantly anti-white

[@Chris-ci8vs]

Loved your fan-fic idea, that is awesome.

[@xiaolong201280]

I couldn’t agree more! Love your analysis btw! Great channel!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@INMATE2468]

Why does every film try to be a Marvel film? Same thing happened with the new Starwars movies. Its all a cringey mess.

[@angusng816]

That is the real problem with the Terminator movies and the Godzilla movies. They focused on humor and special effects.

[@arkanasrevenge3079]

But I thought Marvel was trying to be Star Wars? You want real cringe go watch Dc. dear god it's awful .

[@bulletbraino4]

@@angusng816 what?

[@bulletbraino4]

That is not what happened to star wars. Star Wars in no way tried to be like Marvel. What happened was the writers tried to do something new and it pissed off star wars fans (people who hate star wars to begin with). Almost everyone who actually went to see Solo and wasn't a youtuber trying to not get shredded by fanboy hatemail loved the movie. But fans boycotted and Disney released too early, so the movie did not attract the crowd it deserved. The last Jedi was one of the best movies I've ever seen. Up there with reservoir dogs and The Dark Knight. Any problem that ive seen with the movie, people quite frankly should've had a problem with over 30 years ago when the original trilogy came out lol

[@INMATE2468]

@@bulletbraino4 Keep telling yourself that buddy.

[@rhysevans8691]

The 2012 movie "Predators" is a million times better than this film, soo much better

[@1973vanguard]

Agreed. After watching this 2018 version, I revisited Predators, and combined with AVP and AVP requiem, my conclusion is that there are only two good predator movies: The first Predator circa 1987, and 2012's Predators. End of line.

[@paulconrad7302]

+Charles Austin Agreed! Predators should of gotten way more love. It was a great way to reboot the series by pretty much given the fans what they wanted in the first place, a movie with a similar premise to the original that stayed true to the action and suspense. Instead of building on top of that, they decide to reboot again with a sci-fi/comedy. Weird!

[@miguelvidal2335]

@@1973vanguard Predator 2 was awesome!

[@1973vanguard]

@@miguelvidal2335 actually you know what? Now that I think about it, predator 2, although not better than the first one, was definitely better than this 2018 version

[@danielkuehn8597]

Rhys Evans that’s was 2010

[@4v3nir]

I love your ideas for the alternative Predator script! Brilliant backstory & good continuation on the human warrior - predator relation. I hope the directors read this!

[@tomiantenna7279]

I can relate to the monologue in the end, I hope you get what you want in life, man.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

1:15 The 80s style was only in the attack on a village scene. Producers put different director on it.

[@I_am_ENSanity]

How hard is it to make a semi competent Predator movie? Edit: Wow, there are a lot of stupid, arrogant people leaving really hilariously bad comments one.

[@onyx081]

I don't know. Maybe you should try

[@notkjjk]

Really fucking hard bud

[@I_am_ENSanity]

@@onyx081 Gladly, give me the budget these idiots got and it'll be better than this shit.

[@2headedtasman200]

If you got a big budget, good writers, a good director, good actors, and these vids, not very hard. But you only have access to one of those....

[@I_am_ENSanity]

@@2headedtasman200 Sadly yes, but in all honesty it still is pretty disappointing at how my hallucinations of the Predator long before this crappy "entertainment" came out were more suspenseful and terrifying than this.

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we love you. dont stop making us great content!!!! Im enjoying evry vid everyday, ily man, ye yeeeeeeeeee