Predators

Predators

                Predators, is the fifth movie in the predator franchise.  It begins with Royce, played by Adrien Brody, in a free fall to a jungle below.  His parachute opens and he meets up with six other strangers who are all for the most part armed to the teeth.  The group comes together and as they are talking they all realize that their jobs require them to be armed and it most cases it requires them to be killers.  Once they figure out who they all are that’s when the fun begins by first finding out they are on another planet and it is some kind of hunting reserve.  They also realize that they are not the only things on the planet being hunted when they come across cages attached to parachutes as well.   The hunters of course are the predators and they have a few new tricks up their sleeve this time, my favorite being the alien hunting dog they use.  The movie follows our group along as they are being hunted and picked off one by one. 

                This movie had so many problems that I am just not sure where to start.  The first problem is Adrien Brody in an action role. I have seriously had enough of him after seeing two of his last movies(Splice and Predators) he is just bad and not what I would consider an action hero.  The second problem was the music that played throughout sounded more suited for a spooky episode of Looney Tunes than a sci-fi action film.  The final problem was that the “surprise” twist that happens at the end of movie was not so much of a surprise and by that point you just did not really care.  All I can say is one of these things is not like the other one of these things just doesn’t belong.

                Overall I just had a hard time enjoying this movie the only parts I did enjoy were Laurence Fishburne’s part and the alien hunting dogs.  I just keep seeing predator movies hoping that one these times they will get it right and give these great characters a movie that does them justice.

I only recommend this movie if you really like the predator movies, or if you are in for a good not thinking movie.

I give Predators 2 out of 5 paw prints, and that is probably being generous

My next review will be over the fourth Resident Evil film Resident Evil: Afterlife

And as always “You don’t have to go home, but you have to get the hell out of here.”