WTF Happened to Shane Black's THE PREDATOR (2018)?

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Fans of Fox’s lethal alien hunters were thrilled to learn that Shane Black would relaunch the PREDATOR franchise! The guy who made faves like KISS KISS BANG BANG and IRON MAN 3, and even tangled with the extraterrestrial himself back in the original 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, seemed like a perfect fit. But a leaked plot, questionable ideas, extensive reshoots, post-production controversy, and harsh critical and audience response all combined to decapitate Black’s 2018 reboot. Sharpen your claws and find out “WTF Happened to THE PREDATOR (2018)!”
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[@jamesprovosthemingway4285]

The practical effects of the first 2 Predator movies looks so much better than the CGI they used in this movie. It really looked bad 👎I think practical effects look better most of the time

[@Wimmig43at339]

The Thing 1982 vs The Thing 2011 is a perfect comparison of how good practical is compared to how horrible CGI can be. Same thing can be said for the first (and second in some scenes) Jurassic Park vs the modern ones.

[@nihilismistheonlyway4680]

@@Wimmig43at339 when i watched the behind-the-scenes of thing 2011 and found about all the beautiful painstakingly done pieces of ART that were cut from the movie for cgi i was pisssssssed! i hate cgi with a passion!

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Thank you so much! I think so too! =)

[@chriscarrete5303]

Yeah I'm beginning to hate cgi with a passion.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

@@chriscarrete5303 Yeah. It's definitely making filmmakers more lazy, for sure. =)

[@jeremiahhall4083]

It would have been so easy to have Olivia's character be the daughter of the woman that survived in the original predator. That would cover her motivation and drive. She finally gets to validate her mother's story

[@nick0tripp312]

Didn't the woman get her spin ripped out she died nobody was alive but Arnold

[@jeremiahhall4083]

@@nick0tripp312 GET TO THE CHOPPER!! She got to the chopper

[@faz6877]

Jake Busey was already playing Gary’s son from part 2. I think a better story is what would have helped this film.

[@jeremiahhall4083]

@@faz6877 definitely not trying to say that it would have saved this movie. It just shows the incompetence and lack of imagination from the writers

[@ahdamn6287]

That's a good idea tbh

[@nastee10]

Interesting to learn that Prey was originally titled Skulls. So glad that Prey was able to fix what this movie destroyed.

[@jasonwashere8016]

prey sucked it took 30 min of her showing us she could do it too please liberals…2018 was the best film bc it starts the action right away.In prey you got the Predator killing animals and a girl saying she can do it .Literally 40 minutes 💩🗑🙏

[@v8matey]

Prey is awesome. That bear scene was epic!

[@shamranibrahim862]

@@v8matey agreed.

[@ahajji87]

Absolutely, Shane black really ruined the movie.

[@sage_in_palmmall5301]

I think Skullls was just a work in progress name, or at first I think it was used to keep the project underwraps but people figured out pretty fast it was a predator movie anyway.

[@JoJoJoker]

This was one of the worst films I’ve seen in theaters. As someone who doesn’t usually notice things like editing, the problems were impossible to overlook.

[@ne3856]

100% agreed. One of the worst films I've ever seen

[@Peer165]

I blinked and missed the main villains death.

[@rimuladas3466]

with ya, i pretend it didnt happen

[@nihilismistheonlyway4680]

I'd be double pissed if i had wasted my time and money seeing this in the theater especially since I'm a huge fan of the first two (which were perfection!)

[@kreese-yi2nb]

@@Peer165 So did Traeger himself 😂

[@jarrettscott]

Predators is criminally underrated

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

100% agree.

[@srb2591]

It's a awesome movie and I really liked the Isabella and Royce characters. 1,2 and Predators are the best and in that order. Prey was decent and a step into the right direction but it only had to beat the Predator. A little to much plot armor but a good movie none the less

[@veldhuizenhenk]

Totally agree!! I thought 2010 Predators was epic!

[@freddykruger1118]

I enjoyed it better the second time around

[@venom74799]

It was my second favorite one until prey came but it’s still a great predator movie.

[@predatoruy]

I was devastated walking out of the theatre. Will never forget that.

[@DeBanked]

"Hugz"

[@tmclaug90]

Yea. Even the AvP movies that everyone hates, I didn't mind at all. But this one sucked.

[@Prawnsacrifice]

@@tmclaug90 right when a films that bad it's worse than AVP 😅😅👍

[@undudeme]

I kept telling myself 'It's not so bad' as I walked out of the cinema. As kept thinking about it and watched it for the second time, I realised it's as bad as the reviews say it is. Huge disappointment.

[@grantterlecky1248]

Me and my 2 friends had a discussion for about 20 minutes in the parking lot to try and figure out what we saw…..in the pouring rain.

[@awesomestuffonly5483]

It's beyond belief how bad this movie actually is.

[@Prawnsacrifice]

Honestly when a films this bad it fucks with the lore of films you love bad Time all around 😞

[@4Everlast]

And the guy who made Lethal weapon and the Nice guys made this shit show?! How?

[@xVikXtorx]

@@4Everlast the way I've always viewed it is that just because he is a GOOD director doesn't make him the RIGHT director. His strength has always been buddy-cop style stories with humor. That doesn't work with a Predator film.

[@4Everlast]

@@xVikXtorx Probably, but damn it man, making films is not as enigmatic as people think, if you're good at something you MUST be good at it, if you're a master mason, it doesn't matter what you're working with, you'll do a good job. Same with movies, you just can NOT fuck up as badly as he did. A good filmmaker MUST make at least a good film, nothing less then that.

[@xVikXtorx]

@@4Everlast haha, well I'd say Shane Black is NOT a master at the craft of filmmaking. He's good at a specific type of film, a "one trick pony" even.

[@LikeCarvingACake]

I can't believe Shane Black was ultimately the reason this bombed.

[@ravenroulette5559]

True but it was the studio that okayed the script

[@Dream0Asylum]

It needed more time and maybe a writer's room to really clean it up and iron it out.

[@blopp6240]

Yeah he had good movie like 2 years beforehand (nice guys) but this was horrible writing

[@LikeCarvingACake]

@@blopp6240 And Iron Man 3 and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He has a good track record.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Well when the writing team is named Black and Dekker, you know it won't be great since it was written by tools. 😂

[@allancolorado2080]

My cousin streamed this through a site for us during a family gathering and we still wanted our money back.

[@sammuslu2992]

😂😂😂😂

[@redshift912]

I reported you to the authorities

[@angelareele858]

A+.......

[@anubusx]

Predator 2 is awesome. Way better than half the sci-fi films that get released today.

[@Eth3realwarrior]

The lions The tigers And the bears Oh my!

[@khahinmetameta7826]

A police officer vs hunter that can tear apart gangs (granted city hunter was new but still)

[@slyaspie4934]

@@Eth3realwarrior he's on safari 😂

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

An underrated comic book flick. Was adapted from Concrete Jungle, one of my favorite Predator comics.

[@jamiedolan5601]

Correct!

[@shadowleon659]

Alien Covenant and this movie are a spit in the face of the entire Alien and Predator franchises. Both of those films are so abysmal that they make Highlander The Source look like a Martin Scorsese film.

[@shadowleon659]

@@matthewdaley746 I disagree Predator 2 was the last truly fantastic Predator movie.

[@jothishprabu8]

When you don't make movies with enough passion you ain't gonna get results.

[@ApologyforPepology]

You obviously haven't seen AvP: Requiem then, what a blessing. Well, technically, nobody has really seen what was going on in half of that movie. The other half you could see were just dreadful.

[@anubusx]

Predator 2 is.

[@sethhauck1283]

Predators wasn’t even terrible. I’m a fan at it brought something new and fresh.

[@simondennis9460]

I was amazed that my colleague recommended this movie after I had avoided it so I finally relented. The original is in my top ten of all time. This latest iteration is an utter mockery of all that made the first one great. I will take my colleagues recommendations with due caution from now on.

[@lubtp7133]

I think that's worthy of a HR complaint.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Unless they're close freinds that understand my taste in film, I never, ever listen to people's recommendations. I worked with one guy that had garbage taste in film, he was one of those 'rotten tomatoes/metacritic tells me what to like' morons, and he would constantly ask me about movies then argue with me when I disagreed. He eventually gave his notice and told the other manager that he couldn't stand working with me. He was a real loser.

[@F34R_Slayer]

@@Axolotl_Mischief well as far as were concerned,you could be the one with the trashy taste

[@lsufantc0409]

This was honestly one of the worst films I have ever seen. It's like they sat down and said "Ok, how can we KILL the Predator franchise for good?".

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Between this and Genisys I can't decide which made me more angry.

[@petermorrissey3698]

Agreed

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

Amazingly they're doing another Predator movie. A teenage girl, who according to get synopsis, fights cultural norms and gender stereotypes, is taking on the Predator. Can't wait.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

You must not watch many movies...this flick sucks, but there are soooo many that are waaaay worse. Things, Manos, Birdemic, Rollergator...I mean, come on. You're just being hyperbolic.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

@@bjrnhalfhand2258 That's the natives vs Predator flick. I'm psyched for that one, I love the idea of tribalism vs alien hunter and the old school weapons over guns and technology.

[@chriscarrete5303]

I think Thomas Jane should have been the main character.

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

The Punisher vs The Predator then

[@chriscarrete5303]

@@charlespuruncajas9663 oh yeah... 😁😁😁

[@camrunner6633]

His punisher is an excellent film

[@chriscarrete5303]

@@camrunner6633 yeah it was a cleaner version unlike War Zone but I still really like it. I thought Dolph Lundgren's 1989 Punisher was pretty good.

[@monteestowes1245]

@@camrunner6633 his Punisher short film is WAAAAAAY better than the Punisher films.

[@EriqOrtiz]

The Predator's tone was all over the place, even with the language, gore and violence, it felt like a PG-13 film.

[@Tightt88]

Nothing will beat the original Predator!

[@Tightt88]

@Tyrone Kinard I agree, it’s underrated.

[@cliffarthur6549]

Alien does .

[@dedoxedcaliber8440]

Until skull

[@VexterSyvallen]

@Tracker Myers same

[@Programm4r]

Arnold beat the original predator

[@davee.9906]

Predator worked because you didn't see him for most of the movie. So the suspense was high not knowing where the danger is coming from. Now that everyone knows what the Predator is it's not suspenseful. And just adding more aliens only makes them less scary. Less is always more when it comes to action adventure movies and scary movies.

[@anubusx]

Predator 2 is a decent sequel.

[@dougreed736]

@@anubusx after #2 they go down hill fast

[@anubusx]

@@dougreed736 They definetly do. Predator 2 is far superior to most of the sci-fi action films that get released today. In some ways i prefer it to the first one.

[@mattyt1961]

@@anubusx you and me both.

[@mattyt1961]

@@nathanwaight I think they forget that predator is a horror film. The originals opening action sequence is character development not setting the tone for the film.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

I left my new born baby and wife in the hospital to go see this opening night! I may have made a HUGE mistake!

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

That's a harsh thing to say about your kid and wife

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Lame.

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

@@user-zh4vo1kw1z That I made a mistake leaving them? That doesn't strike me as that harsh.

[@skyreapery2n164]

@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@teppeiando]

@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout no that you made a big mistake

[@G0DLIKE92]

As a kid who grew up on watching Predator 1 and 2, it just sad to see what happened to the name. Shane Black was one of the last hopes since he personally witnessed why the first was great. This was so horrendous. Predators is probably the best since the first 2.

[@anubusx]

Predator 2 is a really good sequel.

[@bigneon_glitter]

_"Portal..crash..mailbox..kid..scientist...super-Predator..jokes..Predator dogs...Predator exo-suit"_ When you hear the film's plot spoken aloud, it's amazing that script got greenlit.

[@baronvg]

Nicely pointed out! 😂

[@rubensantos7]

Sexual Predator

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

Although all those things were all in the original script for the movie (apart from the stupid Iron Man suit at the end - that was a last minute addition) the movie was fairly drastically changed and large parts refilmed and new stuff filmed. The actual script that was green lit sounds even weirder than what we got.

[@bluevenom50]

You forgot "autism"

[@JoJoJoker]

Predator: The Kevin Spacey Story

[@bribriarwhitey7781]

I one upped you.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

I'd hire the hell out of Kevin Spacey right now.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

He used to live in London. He reported to police someone stole his phone in a park at 3am. When they asked what he was doing in a park at 3am, he withdrew the charges. Nothing sketchy there. 😂

[@plisskenetic]

Fuckoff tht crap has nothing to do with Predator

[@elbarto6668]

thank you sir!

[@jwnj9716]

I don't think Shane remembers the first movie other than his scenes, "Oh yeah, I remember saying pussy jokes, it was definitely a comedy movie". For me, Predator 1 & 2. That's it. Predators is eh ok, of course better than this garbage.

[@aydenvavra2153]

Shane was like I am going to make a Predator film with a lot of jokes with my good buddy Fred Dekker.

[@DrKuryakin]

It only shows Hollywood is out of juice, lets just try to cash in on former glories

[@chriscarrete5303]

People say Shane had a grudge with the Predator killing him off first in the 87 movie. It's funny and not funny at the same time. 😂😂😂😒😒😒😡😡😡

[@corpusvile1]

Nice to see another fan of part 2, I love that flick, not as good as the first but still a classic in its own right.

[@camerongage1237]

Predators gave me hope for the franchise. Then this came out.

[@chriscarrete5303]

I personally love the Dutch tapes from Predator Hunting Grounds. That script was a hundred times better than what we got and gives us the closure we needed for Dutch. If Arnold loved the script and lended his voice for it then you know It's good and did Dutch justice.

[@mugen1r_art891]

That's probably only good thing that came out of the game.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Big Shane Black fan. This was the first film of his that felt like it could have been written/directed by anyone.

[@boshirahmed]

A lot can happen in thirty years, some directors actually get worse and forget what made them successful in the beginning..even Arnold ended his career making awful movies .

[@BoyNamedSue4]

@@boshirahmed he just made the Nice Guys is the thing though.

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

Iron man 3 sucked. So did iron man 2.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

@@floreamariussorin8652 “just made” refers to time passing not that it’s his only film. Like I said I’m a fan of his movies.

[@tonymoviechappied9neillblo526]

Fun fact Shane Black wanted the home media release to include both versions of the film, Predator AM and Predator PM, but the studio declined, not wanting to pay to complete the daylight version's digital effects.

[@diogogomes3238]

studios fucking movies since... well ever!!! shame =\

[@tonymoviechappied9neillblo526]

@@diogogomes3238 ?

[@hashvendetta7226]

@@diogogomes3238 stop acting like both versions wouldn't suck absolute balls.

[@Emulous79]

Black and Dekker's tools were very rusty.

[@wopjohn]

Thomas Jane should have played lead role

[@JoBloOriginals]

Absolutely

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Yes.

[@TurnStyleGames]

This movie made the ALIEN prequels look like stunning Oscar-worthy (well, real Oscars) films of genius...I'd argue this was my biggest cinematic disappointment ever.

[@blopp6240]

All of them was good besides Alien Vs Predator 2 that gives me this movies vibe

[@hypeman1825]

@@blopp6240 Yeah but AVPR has Wolf!?.. easily the coolest Predator we’ve seen in the films.

[@Astartes-6969]

I like the Predators film with Adrian Brody. It was one of the first Predator films I ever saw when I was a kid.

[@rafaelyc2639]

Me too

[@tkskagen]

I totally forgot this Movie. AVP was decent though...

[@alienboy1322]

@TK Skagen The problem with AVP (among other things), is that it's rated PG 13. Which feels so misguided. As if the film studio formerly known as 20 Century Fox didn't have high hopes that the franchises themselves would will over audiences. So they need to tone down everything in hopes that it will win back its earnings.

[@mihirlavande]

Lmao nope

[@stuartbagley2586]

I liked AvP as well. And being R wouldn’t have changed much. Extra swearing and gore rarely make a movie better.

[@alienboy1322]

@@stuartbagley2586 Even without the R rating, AVP still has a weak ass screenplay.

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

Can't agree that AvP was "decent". It was a bad Alien movie, a bad Predator movie and a bad movie overall.

[@TehMorbidAtheist]

One of the three movies I walked out on. And that wasn't only because I detested the film, I just didn't want to know the ending in order to minimize the damage it has done to the original movie.

[@hunterclark5345]

What were the other 2 movies ?

[@goodxd701]

@@hunterclark5345 go search it up💀

[@mubalicious]

One minor suggestion... mix the background music a bit quieter overall or be aware of the dynamics of the background music. It at times slightly obfuscates the person who is giving the exposition. At some points it's great, but at some points it's distracting.

[@alanblanks]

Yeah I can't hear the back half of the video.

[@Piece-O-Pie]

And get a different narrator.

[@couchaholic]

I heard Shane Black was upset because the studio kept suggesting things in the movie. "Producer feedback". So he said fuck it, and added everything they wanted. Even if it didn't make sense. Part of me thinks this because it is a jumbled mess.

[@faz6877]

Well changing the entire mythology of the Predator with hunting for spinal fluid to upgrade instead of sport is 100% on Black.

[@crackedhammer4612]

Can’t directors just put “producer suggestions” in the trash?

[@hectorborzelli6418]

I saw this in the theatre and without hesitation left during the “climactic” battle on the ship to relieve myself. ‘Nuff said.

[@kloakovalimonada]

This guy had like two hits in the 90s yet somehow became a big name.

[@Thomas.deNorth]

I pretty much knew it would be a disaster when I first heard Keegan would have one of the leading roles. I like Keegan, but not in a movie like this, and it ended up exactly as I feared. Not Keegans fault, but the weird casting choice indicated that something was just off with the direction they had in mind.

[@Spider-Too-Too]

The protagonist should have been the small predator who was trying to save humanity

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

I thought exactly that.

[@alexeybagirov6635]

That plotline is so dumb Why would he annihilate all these people if he came to help

[@jeebuschristos8423]

Why tho? Why does it care? It's a Predator... I want to know what the Predator Scientists and Shipbuilders look like... do THEY walk around with the spines and skulls of the greatest scientific minds in the universe, that they bested in an academic setting, around their necks and hips as well?

[@dedoxedcaliber8440]

OR AT LEAST TEAMING UP

[@thebigblippity5221]

The predator didn’t come to help, he opened a portal to escape the alpha. He just happened to end up crash landing on earth.. however I don’t like how he died in the first scene. It was meant to show how threatening the alpha is(as if his size wasn’t threatening enough)

[@KarimJovian]

This was an amazing, well worded, fully encompassing review and straight to the point. Loved every second of it, I was excited for this film the Predator fan in me want to love all predator films but yes...this film was a damn mess

[@lyndy101]

Pretty sad when the Predator from the first movie ever made looks miles better than the shit CGI-fest these movies seem to go with. It will ALWAYS look awkward when a CGI character has to interact with a real person. CGI should be used sparingly to enhance what's already there, not as a blanket.

[@DeathCultFan]

A truly appalling film. Shane Black's 'new direction' ? It was 6ft downwards. It was surely divine intervention that Dutch never appeared in this drivel.

[@MJFLIX]

I’d love to see the original directors cut of this film

[@fabioferrari4098]

Me too #ReleaseTheBlackCut

[@RumblesBettr]

Really? Id love to wipe my brain of ever seeing this turd

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Can we just let the franchise sleep?

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

@@RumblesBettr what was originally filmed was very different to what we got. The original version of the film sounds crazy but I'd love to see a finished version of it (hugely doubtful it'll ever happen). Who knows if it'd be any better than the mess we actually got though.

[@zaltmanbleroze]

In the DC we can see Edward James Olmos saying "how do I reach these keeds" to the predator.

[@mediasawdust2458]

This film wasn't released, it escaped.

[@jakenapier6925]

I love these Vidz!! Thanks for the Years of great content!

[@snoo333]

fantastic analysis as always. love your channel. Never leave disappointed. thank you

[@Blitzo8390]

I can’t believe I saw this in cinemas

[@edvaira6891]

Yeah, I was embarrassed by that too…thankfully, I believe I used MoviePass for this, so, technically it was free

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

You ain't alone there.

[@RMC342]

Man I was so disappointed with this film. I practically spent most of that year waiting for The Predator to come and I was so annoyed. I had high hopes for this movie, clearly not.

[@BerniesBastelBude]

thx for this interesting background information!

[@DrKuryakin]

Anyone else tired of predators growling with sampled bear growls and dont seem to have a decent language? How do you build space ships when all you can do is raawr to vocalise theories.

[@sethbrundels]

They spoke in Predator 2

[@zaltmanbleroze]

How the hell can they build spaceships with bad vision. Even the helmet barely made them see better. There must be a higher predator race that build the spaceships. Does anyone know? I'm not familiar with the comics.

[@sethbrundels]

@@zaltmanbleroze They see better on there home planet

[@KD-kl4sx]

@@sethbrundels How the fudge do you know ? Have you been there

[@steffenehlert8472]

@@zaltmanbleroze look up the Neca Alpha Predator lore. There was a race called Amengi who conquered the Predator race. It was their technology who made the Predators the hunting race we know today

[@ionutcristian9650]

I don't get what people have against alien vs predator 1, that movie imitated the games perfectly, and i loved the games. You even had a main xenomorph character(the one with the net marks on his head).

[@yakuza01]

It's better than what came after but that's not exactly a high bar to clear.

[@faz6877]

Because Alien is a masterpiece and Predator is an amazing 80s action sci-fi film. That’s cool if you are a fan of it based on the games, but it’s a big drop in quality to the original films. AvP was made to please a wider audience (kids). It feels dumbed down and rated Pg13. The action feels more mindless and Anderson certainly has flaws as a director. Simply not on the same level as the original films.

[@MickMcGarnackle]

You've clearly never read the original AvP four-part miniseries from Dark Horse Comics. Read it once, and you'll despise the AvP movies just as much as everyone else who wanted that movie instead of the turd that we got.

[@fmsyntheses]

I can't believe he called Paul Thomas Anderson Paul WS Anderson.

[@reubenseldo1048]

Paul WS Anderson directed AvP.

[@Dream0Asylum]

I rented this on RedBox and, halfway through watching it, I had to walk out of my own home.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Sounds about right

[@JAM92]

A kid with Autism on that level wouldn't be attending a regular School and he definitely wouldn't be there without any school provided help such as a learning support assistant with him! How did the Writers, Directors or just anyone on set not think of this??

[@tigerted100]

I’d rather see another Ridley Scott directed “alien” sequel…

[@deepzone31]

Savage :)

[@carlosandresgomezreyes9846]

oh god no ridley shot his charm with his trash prequels

[@matthewbailey1782]

I was born in 1980 and predator, the terminator, robocop, total recall, have always been in my top 20 films ever. myself and two mates went the pictures to watch this and all I remember is the film ended and we left and nobody spoke all the way to our cars, we fist bumped goodbye and went home. I have been to my daughters school plays over the years which were better than this shite

[@natani___7666]

What I wouldn’t give to see the original cut of the film. This and Predator 2’s NC-17 cut are two films that would be a dream to see. There’s just so much they cut and changed in the final product.

[@MickMcGarnackle]

The penthouse scene in Predator 2 leaves no doubt in my mind that the NC-17 cut included clear shots of that naked chick's bootyhole

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Now do with HELLBOY (2019)

[@nicklander3301]

I had no issue with introducing a more advanced Predator BUT COME ON at least write a balanced fight between the original Predator and the new Predator. FOX really dropped the ball by not having a follow up to Predators.

[@Peer165]

Predators did this fight better. Well, atleast it was a fight.

[@nicklander3301]

@@Peer165 EXACTLY!!!!!

[@plisskenetic]

ThePred was a wholesome abomination in every shape and form! That Ironman ending was the absolute worst of the worst - a franchise leaning on another franchise just to be cool is not only goddamn sacrilege but spells instant doom!

[@derpfrog5625]

This was hilarious.

[@MickMcGarnackle]

I'm glad I never saw it in theaters. I wouldn't have been able to handle all of the awkward stares I would've gotten from everyone else in the theater after they heard me finally lose my cool and yell, "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!" at that scene.

[@mrkrunch4340]

Thanks for the rundown of this movie, I was in two minds about whether to bother or not and as a fan of the first two and Predators I think I'll give this a miss.

[@td8778]

Adrian Brody's film was right up there with the original in my opinion. Wish that avenue would be explored again.

[@faz6877]

Predators was fine but nowhere close to the original. The best parts of Predators are lifted from the original, which did it better.

[@MickMcGarnackle]

​​@@faz6877At least Predators understood what worked for the original and tried to reproduce it. On the other hand, The Predator discarded even the lore in favor of "aUtiStiC sPiNaL fLuiD, bRo! WhAt a GrEaT tWiSt, RiGhT?!"

[@bernierose719]

Hollywood doesn’t even try anymore

[@Phoenix-xn3sf]

As a "Big 3" fan who actually likes Alien Covenant, Predators and Terminator Dark Fate, warts and all, I'm still baffled by how wonky this movie turned out. Especially with Black at the helm. I wanted to like it, I really did, but alas.

[@Dragonlochd0815]

Sad, but true. I will not give up hope to see another great Predator movie one day.

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

8:50 I had no idea who this actor was till you said his name but that is Lilly Allen's brother who she sings about in her song "Alfie" about her brother who gets high all the time.

[@RetiredMegatron]

I was sooo annoyed when that superpredator showed up. And that crazy super armour ending made me laugh out loud, god that was terrible.

[@iidensama]

I enjoyed it, but also recognized that it was just another one of those rental vehicles Olilvia Munn used for a day on her way to a real movie career. Wondering when she'll get there.

[@jasonwashere8016]

No stand with me in saying this was the best Predator film period.The action starts right off the bat.They hate it because it was made by a Trump supporter and than everyone suddenly said he had sexual allegations 🙏Predator 2018 non biased is the film I wanted fun funny action and horror in one film.I loved it F these people they are the same ones too say f Donald and love rap.Their opinions hold no weight.It is always the few who see it 🙏

[@DankReaper420]

@@jasonwashere8016 Are you smoking with Hunter? Aliens hunting for weaponized autism is the most retarded movie plot line ever. If you are being serious you need to get your head examined. Politics have absolutely nothing to do with the amount of suck this movie produced.

[@MickMcGarnackle]

​@@jasonwashere8016 Your comment is further proof that only morons are politically partisan. It's quite frankly one of the stupidest fucking things I've ever read in my entire life. It's also proof that you don't read beyond headlines, because Shane Black wasn't the one who had "sexual allegations." Like ffs, grow a fucking brain. 🤣

[@KalomikaArts]

This was ATTROCIOUS my goodness

[@JOn87_STRONG]

Yes.... indeed

[@georgehgordy1690]

11:38 Skulls turned into the Predator movie Prey and with a much lower budget it's so much beyond better than the sequels and as good if not better than the original, and i seen the original in the theatre when it opened in 1987

[@baronvg]

I can still remember my reaction in the theater watching Thai movie d wondering where in the fuck Traeger’s character disappeared to 🤣 I literally had zero clue he blew his own head off. It was only on a rewatch that I figured it out smh

[@TyphonNeuron]

That scene was so bad I could barely believe what I was seeing. The antagonist just offs himself by mistake. I don't even....

[@Joobkl]

I only just found out from this clip lol

[@MickMcGarnackle]

​@@TyphonNeuronYou gotta wonder if the actor who played him even knew what happened to his character until he saw the final cut

[@TyphonNeuron]

@@MickMcGarnackle Yeah, he looks and goes: "oh shit that's where I died. Huh".

[@MickMcGarnackle]

@@TyphonNeuron Right? His last shoot probably went something like... Shane: "Alright, Sterling, now quickly look to your left and focus on the middle distance... Excellent! Cut! Great work, Sterl. It's been a real pleasure working with you and I hope we get to do it again in the future." Sterling: "Uhm, okay, but isn't my character supposed to die? I can't help but notice that we haven't filmed my death sce--" Shane: "Like I said, Sterl, excellent work. Thanks. Security, please escort Mr. Brown off the premises."

[@shadyb1449]

Tbh the predator is supposed to be a frightening stalker. This movie just tried so hard to be a film. It tried to do too much. And in the end just lost all of the charm of the original concepts.

[@cupidstunt22]

Hard to believe Black had no idea by how much he misjudged this horrendous effort

[@nosha47]

I knew it was a parody Predator movie when they showed Iron-Pred at the end

[@wopjohn]

KNew it would suck as soon as I saw the kid in the cast photo

[@critiquecorner679]

I wouldn’t call Iron Man 3 a “fan favorite” Fans hated that movie because of what Shane Black did to the Mandarin.

[@tmclaug90]

Ironman 3 is probably my favorite Marvel movie. I doubt you care. But it has more fans than is let on.

[@offspringfan1288]

@@tmclaug90 iron Man 3 is one of the rare Marvel films I can even tolerate. It’s a fantastic movie.

[@jeffthompson9622]

I liked Iron Man a lot. The two sequels were a disappointment.

[@tmclaug90]

P)@@jeffthompson9622 Ironman is a very good movie. 2 is the only one that isn't;

[@couchaholic]

Hi. My name is Trevor. Trevor Slattery.

[@Vlabar]

I was excited about this movie. It's the only Predator movie I haven't seen.

[@nerdmaster6976]

They did a good job with the 2018 movie it has it's flaw but still well worth seeing continue this to part 2

[@shainewhite2781]

11:33, that Lawsuit is still happening.

[@YnseSchaap]

AVP was a fun movie so was Predators. The Predator is just silly

[@baronvg]

Silly is one way of putting it. I prefer the classic “SHIT” adjective/noun. 🤣

[@YnseSchaap]

@@baronvg I'm a nice person 😁

[@seanahmed9079]

The narrator honsetly seems perplexed by some of the decisions made by the director and the studio!!

[@KerioFive]

I burst out laughing when the big predator was in the trees, worst cgi I've seen in the theater

[@patrickcharles6983]

The loonies,some of the humor and the dude shooting his own head off with the shoulder mount Canon were the only part I really liked. Other than that, Predator 1&2 are only films i love from the franchise.

[@petitlouis5010]

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug." - Shane Black aka Rick James

[@chasetalkshiphop9029]

I love the first Alien Vs. Predator movie. One of the funnest entries.

[@Crimson_Hawk_01]

This movie is like a session of D&D Gone awry.

[@High_Key]

This was one of my most anticipated movies of 2018..quickly turned out to be a disappointing mess.

[@iLLWiLL173]

I could not finish this this movie in one sitting...it was so boring...all the characters were just there... Olivia Munn is a beautiful woman but she is just a terrible actor...and this movie certainly didn't do her any favors...also sucks to see Thomas Jane in such a crappy part.. I really hope they fix this franchise...on another note Predators was actually a pretty good movie...

[@shrewmastercomics]

I met the stunt man Brian Prince who played predator for this movie through parkour and he was telling me about all the studio interference behind the scenes. Pretty much summed up what you covered. Such a shame. I was so excited for a Shane Black Predator movie.

[@faz6877]

That in no way means Black wrote a good script. Why would Black change the motivation of the Predators hunting for sport to wanting spinal fluid to upgrade? That’s betrayal to the lore is on Black. So i don’t see any indications there was a good movie in this mess.

[@johnhughes5134]

I can tell reading through these comments and even from the narrator talking about the predators specifically, a lot of people are clueless to the fact that there is an extended universe for predator. After P2 there were a swath of books written that are all separate stories from each other and introduce and explain the differences between predator species or “races” and groups or tribe differences. I can agree the editing and all that were a mess and the movie wasn’t great, but I understand exactly what they were attempting in this movie and it was to introduce new predators and not stick with just the jungle and city hunters, as neither one in this movie were either of those, and bring the expanded universe to film. In the books there was 1 predator human hybrid that wanted to help humans fight back on an equal playing field, hence the predator killer suit, and there was a race called super predators that hunted and harvested the best dna they could find on planets to implement into their own. They had one goal and it was to be the best hunters that ever existed. Not only did the kid have autism but he was an autistic savant with technology which was why the super predator wanted him. The film fell short but I appreciate the attempt and I completely understood the aim of it. Personally I felt like the narrator just fed into confirmation bias and was ignorant to the finer points being aimed at with this film. Again I agree it had to many jokes and the editing was bleh and all that, but there was a point and direction it was attempting but even some of the self proclaimed “predator fans” missed it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@DankReaper420]

The movie was pure garbage and the plot points sound like they were written by someone who has an autistic child that they think way too highly of. No amount of extended anything could fix this pile of garbage.

[@Cousinsburger]

“Fan favorites like…. Ironman 3” said no one ever

[@josey6877]

Arnold should have done another Predator movie instated of wasting his time on going back to The Terminator movies

[@eldude-iv8dw]

I was so shocked how bad this movie was, it was just horrible. The good news is Prey on Hulu delivered and is awesome

[@Redmist-se7ld]

I heard there was a character played by Edward James Olmos as a general but sadly was cut

[@GRORGvideot]

Edward James "Almost" made it.

[@dredd1981]

Wow, what a let down. I had seen some Shane blacks movies….kiss kiss bang bang was awesome…he was in the first predator movie I mean what could go wrong? Everything, apparently. Not even the awesome Thomas Jane or Jake busey could save this turd. Omg it sucked so bad.

[@theresidentteacher2438]

🤣you inadvertently pointed out ALL NEW BULLSHIT with this movie lol

[@dary0097]

I hate when I get sooo Hyped to see a Movie only to hear it's Soo bad that I even don't see it and still haven't

[@CamPopplestone]

The Predator using the arm to give a thumbs up is the moment the franchise and character died for me. I'll never be able to take it seriously again

[@MenaCourtadeProductions]

I wanted to love it so much cause of the material but it was disgusting.

[@shainewhite2781]

6:52, too much humor is what killed the action in the movie.

[@kennethbryant5819]

not just too much humor. Really unfunny, out of touch humor.

[@riggs2992]

This was just another movie that I excitedly waited for and I walked out of that theater with that same disappointment that I feel feom about 90% of movies in the last 15 years

[@CharlezMalasana]

“Benichio del toro” 😂