Predators (2010)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  5 / 10

  Predators travels back to its jungle roots but feels drier than its humid environment. After a lacklustre sequel and collaboration with a far more successful sci-fi franchise, Rodriguez attempts to resurrect this carcass of a film series. While the primitive nature of this sequel is an undeniably smart move, it unfortunately feels like a carbon copy of the original with limited alterations. A group of humans are mysteriously dropped onto a foreign planet, where their survival instincts are tested when extraterrestrials hunt them down. Infamous "Predators" utilising cloaking technology, supremely powerful energy weapons and an arsenal of strategies to hunt their prey. Audiences wanted gory action, and they most certainly received it. From a "Predator" ripping the spinal cord out of a body in true 'Mortal Kombat' style (fatality!) to a sword fight in the middle of a blustery field. The visceral action excels in harking back to the campiness of the original, with a decent cast supporting this perspective. Brody releasing his inner masculinity but with Grace succumbing to his typecast role. Innocent geeky outcast who suddenly shifts personality in what is an absolutely unnecessary plot twist. And that's exactly where several issues creep in. A horrifically dull screenplay, that attempts to imitate the cheesiness of "Get to da choppppa!", creates monotonous characters that have no natural interactions at all. Coincidentally, each individual is very different, with the protagonist feeding the audience the plot as the film progresses. "They are hunting us!", "they want us to run!" and "they are stronger than us!". Several lines of dialogue that result in no imagination, consequently becoming derivatively straight forward that contains limited captivation. Conversely, the ambiguity that the plot conceals did manage to occasionally hold my attention. However the blatant replication of the original feels lazy and becomes rapidly forgettable, which is a shame as the cinematography, infrequent sci-fi action, visual effects and performances were good.

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