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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 17:11:05 GMT
Did y’all see this garbage? I did and wow it’s terrible as fuck. I don’t know even where to begin with this. The action is bland, the acting is god awful and pretty much everything else is cringe inducing. This might be the worst plot I’ve seen in a film this entire year. Not gonna spoil it for you I’ll just say weaponized autism. You’ll understand when you watch it. Also I’m not a hater of this franchise, loved the first one then enjoyed at least in a guilty pleasure way the rest of the films but this is Jaws Revenge of the Predator saga. The last 30 minutes reminded me of the newest Fantastic 4 movie ending. Not joking here it’s jaw droppingly bad!
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 17:53:38 GMT
Still better than Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 18:13:31 GMT
Still better than Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. 1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind.
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 18:16:11 GMT
Still better than Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. 1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind. "They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit:
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Sept 19, 2018 18:21:34 GMT
1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind. "They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: That smirk is glorious. You leave it alone.
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 18:24:33 GMT
1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind. "They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: At least you know what's happening in that scene. There's stuff that happening near the end of The Predator that's absolutely incoherent. Sometimes you don't even know who died that's how horrible the editing is. Whole narratives that were set up in the beginning and the middle of the movie were completely killed off or just thrown away while you're watching it happen in real time...
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Post by jakesully on Sept 19, 2018 18:25:15 GMT
Thats a damn shame. It sounds like Shane Black turned it into an unfunny action / comedy which is just so wrong on so many levels.
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 18:25:40 GMT
"They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: That smirk is glorious. You leave it alone. Fuck you, I will not. This movie actually made me actively hate dinosaurs, something I never thought was possible. In fact, I'm surprised at you, Ryan. This spits in the face of what made Spielberg's initial film so glorious, spits in it like a dilophosaur in a fat man's eyes. The Predator isn't a good movie, I'll freely admit it, but it didn't retroactively sour my opinion on an entire franchise like this film did. It's an abomination that should be destroyed, to paraphrase Muldoon. P.S. Note that the "fuck you" was in jest . . . but only barely.
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 18:27:12 GMT
"They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: At least you know what's happening in that scene. There's stuff that happening near the end of The Predator that's absolutely incoherent. Sometimes you don't even know who died that's how horrible the editing is. Whole narratives that were set up in the beginning and the middle of the movie were completely killed off or just thrown away while you're watching it happen in real time... I won't argue that, but the studio-imposed reshoots did a lot to gut the movie. Especially in regards to Sterling K. Brown.
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 18:35:40 GMT
At least you know what's happening in that scene. There's stuff that happening near the end of The Predator that's absolutely incoherent. Sometimes you don't even know who died that's how horrible the editing is. Whole narratives that were set up in the beginning and the middle of the movie were completely killed off or just thrown away while you're watching it happen in real time... I won't argue that, but the studio-imposed reshoots did a lot to gut the movie. Especially in regards to Sterling K. Brown. I understand but I can only go by what I see on screen. And what I saw was embarrassing and this is coming from someone who's a casual guilty pleasure fan of the franchise and a huge fan of the first one. What's your thoughts on the first Predator?
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Sept 19, 2018 18:37:55 GMT
1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind. "They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: The gun they point at people to make the dinosaur kill them is the dumbest fucking thing ever. You already have them in your sights just fucking shoot them!!! And stop with the weaponizing of dinosaurs bullshit. We can launch rockets using drones and satellites. We don’t need to use living things.
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 18:41:01 GMT
I won't argue that, but the studio-imposed reshoots did a lot to gut the movie. Especially in regards to Sterling K. Brown. I understand but I can only go by what I see on screen. And what I saw was embarrassing and this is coming from someone who's a casual guilty pleasure fan of the franchise and a huge fan of the first one. What's your thoughts on the first Predator? It's loud and dumb, but extremely entertaining and quotable. I don't love it (I actually prefer The Running Man when it comes to Arnold movies in 1987), but it's endlessly rewatchable. I actually think Predators is the best in the franchise. I can understand your complaints in regards to The Predator, because it does a lot of stupid, stupid things. But at least it wasn't a cut-rate Thing-esque beat-by-beat replication of a poor sequel that lacked any of the magic and majesty of the first film, like Fallen Kingdom was. At least The Predator tried to do something new, even if it didn't work.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Sept 19, 2018 18:48:28 GMT
"They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: The gun they point at people to make the dinosaur kill them is the dumbest fucking thing ever. You already have them in your sights just fucking shoot them!!! And stop with the weaponizing of dinosaurs bullshit. We can launch rockets using drones and satellites. We don’t need to use living things. It is, but our citrus dictator still wants to build an impractical wall. There’s clearly “president” for dumb decisions. You guys are making me scared to rewatch this.
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 18:49:11 GMT
I understand but I can only go by what I see on screen. And what I saw was embarrassing and this is coming from someone who's a casual guilty pleasure fan of the franchise and a huge fan of the first one. What's your thoughts on the first Predator? It's loud and dumb, but extremely entertaining and quotable. I don't love it (I actually prefer The Running Man when it comes to Arnold movies in 1987), but it's endlessly rewatchable. I actually think Predators is the best in the franchise. I can understand your complaints in regards to The Predator, because it does a lot of stupid, stupid things. But at least it wasn't a cut-rate Thing-esque beat-by-beat replication of a poor sequel that lacked any of the magic and majesty of the first film, like Fallen Kingdom was. At least The Predator tried to do something new, even if it didn't work. Yea it tries to do some new stuff but then it completely drops it by the end. It becomes a rushed to shit mini remake of the first movie. You know the director and crew have given up when a character commits suicide by throwing himself or let himself be sucked in by the spaceship thrusters so he can then take it down. One of the most illogical and dumbest things I've ever witnessed...
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 18:51:04 GMT
It's loud and dumb, but extremely entertaining and quotable. I don't love it (I actually prefer The Running Man when it comes to Arnold movies in 1987), but it's endlessly rewatchable. I actually think Predators is the best in the franchise. I can understand your complaints in regards to The Predator, because it does a lot of stupid, stupid things. But at least it wasn't a cut-rate Thing-esque beat-by-beat replication of a poor sequel that lacked any of the magic and majesty of the first film, like Fallen Kingdom was. At least The Predator tried to do something new, even if it didn't work. Yea it tries to do some new stuff but then it completely drops it by the end. It becomes a rushed to shit mini remake of the first movie. You know the director and crew have given up when a character commits suicide by throwing himself or letting himself being sucked in by the spaceship thrusters so he can then take it down. One of the most illogical and dumbest things I've ever witnessed... Eh, that part actually didn't bother me, because the themes of Trevante Rhodes's character seemed to be leading up to him making such a decision. I personally was hoping it wouldn't work, though, making his sacrifice all for nothing (and it would be perfectly in line with Shane Black's sensibilities).
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Sept 19, 2018 18:53:32 GMT
1 thing that Fallen Kingdom has that's going for it is that it's completely forgettable. Like I literally forgot I saw it 3 hours after leaving the cinema. This shit though is still not leaving my mind. "They're alive... like me" is like a cancer worming its way deeper and deeper into my brain. And let's not forget this bullshit: Holy god-awful movie logic, Batman!
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Sept 19, 2018 19:34:22 GMT
Anyway, getting back to the point, I haven’t seen it, but I’m curious to see how I’ll react to the autism representation. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when movies and shows that paint autism as either “unfunctional loner” or “super gifted genius.” There is such a thing as everyday regular people who just happen to have autism.
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 19:54:21 GMT
Anyway, getting back to the point, I haven’t seen it, but I’m curious to see how I’ll react to the autism representation. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when movies and shows that paint autism as either “unfunctional loner” or “super gifted genius.” There is such a thing as everyday regular people who just happen to have autism. Oh this goes beyond super gifted genius. That’s all I have to say I don’t want to spoil it for you. It’s one of the most baffling movie plots I’ve seen in a while...
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Post by stephen on Sept 19, 2018 19:55:20 GMT
Anyway, getting back to the point, I haven’t seen it, but I’m curious to see how I’ll react to the autism representation. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when movies and shows that paint autism as either “unfunctional loner” or “super gifted genius.” There is such a thing as everyday regular people who just happen to have autism. It doesn't go quite into Mercury Rising territory, and I do think Shane Black's heart was in the right place in trying to approach it from a positive side, but yeah, I don't think this will allay your pet peeves about it. My wife works with autistic children day-to-day and she was not very pleased about it.
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Post by Christ_Ian_Bale on Sept 19, 2018 20:04:59 GMT
This might be the worst plot I’ve seen in a film this entire year. This is the most roundabout way ever to tell us you haven't seen Rampage.
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Post by Joaquim on Sept 19, 2018 20:05:03 GMT
Did y’all see this garbage? I did and wow it’s terrible as fuck. I don’t know even where to begin with this. The action is bland, the acting is god awful and pretty much everything else is cringe inducing. This might be the worst plot I’ve seen in a film this entire year. Not gonna spoil it for you I’ll just say weaponized autism. You’ll understand when you watch it. Also I’m not a hater of this franchise, loved the first one then enjoyed at least in a guilty pleasure way the rest of the films but this is Jaws Revenge of the Predator saga. The last 30 minutes reminded me of the newest Fantastic 4 movie ending. Not joking here it’s jaw droppingly bad! So it’s /pol/ the movie?
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Post by mrimpossible on Sept 19, 2018 20:06:25 GMT
This might be the worst plot I’ve seen in a film this entire year. This is the most roundabout way ever to tell us you haven't seen Rampage. Rampage was a fcking masterpiece compared to this.
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Post by AKenjiB on Sept 19, 2018 21:33:04 GMT
Damn shame all of the bad buzz around the film (haven’t seen it yet). I’m curious how much is Shane Black’s fault and how much is Fox’s because I know the entire third act was reshot after poor audience test screenings.
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Post by agent69 on Sept 20, 2018 10:58:59 GMT
Reading these reactions is really sad. I had such high hopes for this. It had Shane Black for crying out loud. But after seeing the trailer I can't say it surprises me. So that's 3 sequels and two studio produced fan fiction movies and not a single success among them. It really shouldn't be that hard.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 11:17:44 GMT
I enjoyed it. 🤷🏽♂️ You touch on some fair points but I guess it satisfied my bloodlust, and I found it funny for the most part, and I liked the characters. There are some things that did leave me scratching my head, like the “good” Predator dog, or the human DNA subplot, but I was entertained regardless.
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