Review of The Predator (2018) by Tonyjohn — 17 Sep 2018

If you are a fan of the Predator creature, i.e. you are a nerd, you should like this movie. It's a mindless monster action movie. Sadly, most people are not fans of the creature and there is too much 90's action flick in this to appeal to modern audiences - more focus on action than smooth story line and good acting. Lots of cool predator weapons on display. If you're looking for award winning quality, you will not find it here. I was worried they would try to put too much comedy in this, and I didn't feel that was the case. You won't get some of the comedy if you haven't seen the original with Arnold.

I did like the amount of screen time the creatures got. In past movies, you only got to see glimpses of the Predator through most of the movie until the end when the hero and predator go toe-to-toe. That wasn't the case in this movie, a good amount of screen time where you get to soak in the nerdiness of the predator tech and weapons. I didn't think it was over-the-top like AVP Requiem and the ending hints and some potential future fun. However, it remains to be seen if there is a large enough audience of the franchise for the studio to continue making them; which, saddens me, 'cause I like the predator creature.